List of tabletop role-playing games
This is a list of notable tabletop role-playing games. It does not include computer role-playing games, MMORPGs, play-by-mail/email games, or any other video games with RPG elements.
Most of these games are tabletop role-playing games; other types of games are noted as such where appropriate.
Game | Publisher | System | Dates | Setting | Notes |
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13th Age | Pelgrane Press | Modified d20 OGL ("The Archmage Engine") | 2013 | High fantasy | Designed by Jonathan Tweet and Rob Heinsoo |
2300 AD | Game Designers' Workshop | 1989 | Hard science fiction future of the Twilight 2000 universe | Designed by Frank Chadwick, Timothy B. Brown, Lester W. Smith, Marc W. Miller, originally called Traveller 2300AD | |
3D&T | Editora Talismã (formerly Trama Editorial) | 1994 | A Brazilian generic system, turned to anime-style campaigns | ||
7th Sea | Alderac Entertainment Group / John Wick Presents | Roll-and-Keep system, d20 System | 1999, 2016 | Pirates, swashbuckling | Designed by John Wick (game designer) |
Aberrant | White Wolf Publishing | Modified Storyteller | 1999 | Superhero characters in the near future | Part of the Trinity series |
d20 | |||||
Active Exploits | Precis Intermedia Gaming | 2002 | |||
Advanced Dungeons & Dragons | TSR, Inc. | 1977-2000 | (See also Dungeons & Dragons) | ||
Advanced Fighting Fantasy | Cubicle 7 | 1989 | Based on the Fighting Fantasy and Sorcery! gamebooks | ||
Adventure! | Tori Bergquist | 1985 | |||
Adventure! | White Wolf Publishing | Modified Storyteller | 2001 | Pulp adventure | Part of the Trinity series |
Adventurers Guild | Adventurers Guild | 1987 | Line of "generic fantasy" supplements | Consists of The Adventurers' Guild Bestiary, Adventurers' Guild Bounty Hunters' Handbook, Adventurers' Guild Sage's Tome, The Adventurers' Guild Tome | |
Adventures in Fantasy | Excalibre Games, Adventure Games | 1979, 1981 | Fantasy | Designed by Dave Arneson and Richard Snider | |
The Adventures of Indiana Jones Role-Playing Game | TSR, Inc. | 1984 | Pulp action, fictionalized history | Designed by John Byrne and David "Zeb" Cook | |
Adventures in Middle-earth | Cubicle 7 | d20 | 2016 | Epic high fantasy | Designed by Dominic McDowall-Thomas et al., based on The One Ring RPG |
After The Bomb | Palladium Books | 1986, 2001 | Post-apocalyptic science fiction | Designed by Erick Wujcik | |
Aftermath! | Fantasy Games Unlimited | 1981 | Post-apocalypse | Designed by Paul Hume and Robert N. Charrette | |
Age of the Tempest | Tactic | 2013 | |||
Age of Ruin | Cutting Edge Games | 1990 | |||
Agone (French) | Multisim Editions | 1999 | Edited in French by Multisim Editions and translated in English by Multisim Editions | ||
Albedo | Thoughts & Images, Chessex | 1988, 1993 | Furry, science fiction | Designed by Craig Hilton and Paul Kidd, based on the comic book series Erma Felna by Steve Gallacci | |
Alice is Missing | Hunters Entertainment | 2020 | Designed by Spenser Starke | ||
ALIEN: The Roleplaying Game | Free League | Year Zero Engine | 2019 | Science fiction, survival horror | |
Aliens Adventure Game | Leading Edge Games | 1990 | Science Fiction | ||
All Flesh Must Be Eaten | Eden Studios, Inc. | Unisystem | 1999, 2003 | Zombie survival horror game | Designed by George Vasilakos |
All-Star Wrestling | Afterthought Images | 1991 | |||
Alma Mater | Oracle Games | 1982 | Comic high school | ||
Alshard (Japanese) | Far East Amusement Research / Enterbrain | Standard RPG System | 2002, 2005 | Fantasy with mecha like Final Fantasy[citation needed] | Far East Amusement Research / Enterbrain |
Alshard Gaia (Japanese) | Far East Amusement Research / Enterbrain | Standard RPG System | 2006 | Contemporary fantasy | |
Alternity | TSR, Inc. | 1998 | Science fiction | Designed by Bill Slavicsek and Richard Baker | |
Amazing Engine | TSR, Inc. | 1993 | |||
Amber Diceless Roleplaying | Phage Press | Custom diceless | 1991 | Based on The Chronicles of Amber by Roger Zelazny | Created and written by Erick Wujcik |
Anima: Beyond Fantasy | Edge Entertainment | 2005, 2010 | Spanish RPG, a collaboration of Eastern and Western developers RPG with anime-style artworks | ||
Angel | Eden Studios, Inc. | Cinematic Unisystem | 2003 | Urban fantasy | A spin-off of the Buffy the Vampire Slayer game |
Apocalypse Keys | Evil Hat Productions | PbtA | 2023 | ||
Apocalypse World | Lumpley Games | PbtA | 2010 | A post-apocalyptic RPG of politics and survival | Created by D. Vincent Baker and Meguey Baker. First RPG using the Powered by the Apocalypse (PbtA) system |
Arcana Unearthed | Malhavoc Press | d20 OGL | 2003 | Fantasy | Developed by Monte Cook |
Archaeron | Archaeron Games | 1980 | |||
Arduin | Grimoire Games, Emperors Choice Games | 1977-1980, 1992 | The first cross-genre RPG[citation needed] | Designed by David A. Hargrave | |
Aria: Canticle of the Monomyth | Last Unicorn Games | 1994 | |||
Arianrhod RPG (Japanese) | Fujimi Shobo | 2004 | Japanese MMORPG-like | ||
Armageddon: 2089 | Mongoose Publishing | 2003 | |||
Armageddon: The End Times | Myrmidon Press (first edition); Eden Studios, Inc. (second edition) | d20 OGL | 2003 | Mek-based warfare | |
Armored Trooper VOTOMS: The Roleplaying Game | R. Talsorian Games | Fuzion | 1997 | SciFi game based on the Armored Trooper Votoms anime | |
Army of Darkness Roleplaying Game | Eden Studios, Inc. | Cinematic Unisystem | 2005 | Zombie horror | Designed by Shane Lacy Hensley, based on the film of the same name. |
Ars Magica | Lion Rampant (editions 1 & 2) | 1987, 1989, 1992, 1996, 2004 | Medieval fantasy | Originally developed by Jonathan Tweet and Mark Rein-Hagen, who originated the term "troupe-style play" for it.[1] | |
White Wolf Publishing (edition 3) | |||||
Atlas Games (editions 4 & 5) | |||||
Artesia: Adventures in the Known World | Archaia Studios Press | Modified Fuzion system | 2005 | Written and illustrated by Mark Smylie, based on his comic book series of the same name. | |
Ashen Stars | Pelgrane Press | GUMSHOE System | 2011 | Gritty investigative Space Opera | Designed by Robin D. Laws |
Atlantis | Bard Games | 1984, 1985, 1996, 2014, 2019 | Historical fantasy, sword and sorcery | Designed by Stephan Michael Sechi, Vernie Taylor, Steven Cordovano, J. Andrew Keith | |
Atomic Robo: The Roleplaying Game | Evil Hat Productions | Fate system | 2014 | Sci-fi pulp | Based on the comic book of the same name, written by Brian Clevinger. |
Attack of the Humans | Rapport Games | 1990 | |||
The Authority Role-Playing Game | Guardians of Order | 2004 | |||
Avatar Legends: the Roleplaying Game | Magpie Games | Powered by the Apocalypse | 2022 | Based on Avatar: The Last Airbender | |
Babylon 5 | Mongoose Publishing | d20 (2nd ed.) | 2003, 2006 (2nd ed.) | Based on the Babylon 5 TV franchise | |
BASH! | Basic Action Games | 2005 | |||
Barony | Better Games | 1990 | |||
Basic Fantasy RPG | Chris Gonnerman | 2006 | One of the first Old School Revival retro-clones | ||
Basic Role-Playing | Chaosium | 1980, 1982, 2002, 2004, 2008 | Generic role-playing game system designed by Greg Stafford and Lynn Willis | ||
Batman Role-Playing Game | Mayfair Games | 1989 | |||
BattleDragons | Spartacus Publishing | 2002 | Play as dragons in a fantasy world | ||
Battlelords of the 23rd Century | SSDC, Inc. | 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 2000, 2019 | |||
Battlestar Galactica Role Playing Game | Margaret Weis Productions | Cortex System | 2007 | Based on the SciFi TV series | |
Behind Enemy Lines | FASA | 1982 | The first tabletop RPG set during World War II | ||
Beyond the Supernatural | Palladium Books | 1987, 2005 | Modern Day Horrors | ||
Bifrost | Skytrex Ltd. | 1982 | |||
Big Bang Comics RPG | Pisces All Media | 2006 | |||
Big Eyes, Small Mouth | Guardians of Order | 1997, 2001, 2007, 2020 | Anime-based RPG | ||
Black Crusade | Fantasy Flight Games | Warhammer 40,000 Roleplay | 2011 | ||
Blade of Arcana | Enterbrain, Game Field | 1999, 2001, 2006 | High fantasy | Japanese-language RPG | |
Blades in the Dark | Evil Hat Productions | Powered by the Apocalypse | 2017 | Urban fantasy | |
Blood Dawn | SSDC, Inc. | 1996 | |||
Blood of Heroes | Pulsar Games | 1998, 2000 | |||
Blue Planet | Biohazard Games | 1997, 2000, 2012 | 2nd Edition by Fantasy Flight Proposed 3rd Edition by Biohazard Games | ||
Blue Rose | Green Ronin | 2005, 2017 | |||
Bluebeard's Bride | Magpie Games | PbtA | 2017 | Gothic horror based on the Bluebeard folktale | Designed by Whitney "Strix" Beltrán, Marissa Kelly, and Sarah Richardson |
Boot Hill | TSR, Inc. | 1975 | Wild West adventure | ||
Brave New World | Pinnacle Entertainment, Alderac Entertainment Group | 1999 | |||
Breaking the Ice | Black & Green Games | 2005 | |||
Brindlewood Bay | Gauntlet Publishing | 2022 | Murder mystery about elderly women amateur detectives | Inspired by Murder, She Wrote and H. P. Lovecraft | |
Bubblegum Crisis | R. Talsorian Games | Fuzion | 1996 | Scifi, Cyberpunk | |
Buccaneer | Adversary Games | 1979 | Pirate-themed RPG | ||
Buck Rogers XXVC | TSR, Inc. | 1990-1992 | Science fiction | Written by Flint Dille | |
Buffy the Vampire Slayer | Eden Studios, Inc. | Unisystem | 2002 | Designed by C. J. Carella, based on the TV show of the same name | |
Bullwinkle and Rocky Role-Playing Party Game | TSR, Inc. | 1988 | Designed by David Cook and Warren Spector, based on characters and settings from The Rocky and Bullwinkle Show | ||
Bunnies and Burrows | Fantasy Games Unlimited | 1976 | Player characters are rabbits | The first game to encourage players to have non-humanoid roles, and the first to have detailed martial arts and skill systems. | |
Bureau 13: Stalking the Night Fantastic | Tri Tac Games | 1992 | |||
Burn Bryte | Roll20 | 2020 | Science fantasy | Design tailored to be played on a virtual tabletop platform | |
Burning Empires | Luke Crane | 2006 | Science fiction | Based on Christopher Moeller's Iron Empires graphic novels | |
The Burning Wheel | Luke Crane | 2002 | High fantasy | ||
Bushido | Fantasy Games Unlimited | 1979, 1980, 1981 | Samurai RPG set in Feudal Japan | ||
By the Gods | Ragnarok Enterprises | 1986 | |||
Cadillacs and Dinosaurs | Game Designer's Workshop | 1990 | Designed by Frank Chadwick, based on the comic Xenozoic Tales | ||
Cadwallon | Rackham | 2006 | |||
Call of Cthulhu | Chaosium | Basic Role-Playing | 1981 | Designed by Sandy Petersen, based on the works of H. P. Lovecraft | |
Capes | Muse of Fire Games | 2005 | |||
Capes, Cowls & Villains Foul | Spectrum Games | 2010 | |||
Cartoon Action Hour | Spectrum Games | 2002 | |||
Car Wars | Steve Jackson Games | 1980 | |||
Cassiopean Empire | Norton Games | 1982 | |||
Castles & Crusades | Troll Lord Games | OGL System | 2004 | Fantasy RPG | |
Castle Falkenstein | R. Talsorian Games | 1994 | Steampunk fantasy | ||
The Castle Perilous | West Wind Simulations | 1980 | |||
Challengers | Ragnarok Enterprises | 1985 | |||
Champions | Hero Games | Hero System | 1981 | ||
Changeling: The Dreaming | White Wolf (1st and 2nd editions) Onyx Path Publishing ( 20th anniversary edition) | Storyteller System | 1995 1997 2017 | Original World of Darkness | |
Changeling: The Lost | White Wolf Publishing; Onyx Path Publishing | Storytelling System | 2007 | New World of Darkness | |
Children of the Sun | Misguided Games | Token System | 2002 | Dieselpunk fantasy | |
Chill | Pacesetter Ltd; Mayfair Games; Growling Door Games | 1984 | Horror | ||
Chivalry & Sorcery | Fantasy Games Unlimited | 1977 | |||
Chronicles of Ramlar | Whitesilver Publishing | The A/B System | 2006 | ||
City of Mist | Son of Oak Game Studio, Modiphius Entertainment | Powered by the Apocalypse | 2017 | Urban fantasy, neo-noir | A noir (detective) RPG set in a modern-day city where once-ordinary people hold the power of ancient myths and legends |
Commando | Simulations Publications, Inc. | 1979 | |||
Conan Role-Playing Game | TSR | "ZeFRS" (Zeb's Fantasy Roleplaying System) | 1985 | Hyborian Age | The official TSR Conan role-playing game, finally published in 1985 |
Conan: Adventures in an Age Undreamed Of | Modiphius Entertainment | 2d20 system | 2017 | Hyborian Age | Conan: Adventures in an Age Undreamed Of was developed by a team of game designers, writers and artists, all led by Chris Birch of Modiphius Entertainment. The rights to publish this derivative work were licensed from Conan Properties International |
GURPS Conan | Steve Jackson Games | GURPS | 1989 | Hyborian Age | A year before the release of the core rulebook, in 1988, Steve Jackson Games published a solo adventure titled GURPS Conan: Beyond Thunder River |
Conan: The Roleplaying Game | Mongoose Publishing | d20 System | 2004-2010 | Hyborian Age | One of the role-playing games in the Mongoose Publishing OGL System series |
The Confederate Rangers | SoLar-Way Games | 1989 | |||
Conspiracy X | Eden Studios, Inc. | 1996 | Extraterrestrials, UFOs, and government coverups | ||
Continuum | Aetherco; Dreamcatcher | 1999 | Time travel adventure | ||
Core Command | Dream Pod 9 | Silhouette game engine | 2003 | Science fiction, space opera | |
Corporation the Roleplaying Game | Core Games Publishing | Brutal Engine | 2006 | Scifi, Cyberpunk | |
CORPS | Blacksburg Tactical Research Center | 1990 | |||
Creeks and Crawdads | Crustacium Games | 1986 | |||
Crime Fighter | Task Force Games | 1988 | |||
Crimefighters | TSR | 1981 | |||
Crystalicum (Polish) | 2006 | ||||
CthulhuTech | Wildfire | Framewerk | 2007 | Horror in the style of H.P. Lovecraft but with mecha and anime influences | |
Cutthroat: The Shadow Wars | StormWorld Games | d20; D12 | 1988 | ||
Cybergeneration | R. Talsorian Games | 1993 | Alternate setting for Cyberpunk 2020 | ||
Cyberpunk 2013 | R. Talsorian Games | 1988 | An alternate cyberpunk version of the USA, specifically in 2013 | Out of print and superseded by Cyberpunk 2020 | |
Cyberpunk 2020 | R. Talsorian Games | 1990 | An alternate cyberpunk version of the USA, specifically in 2020 | ||
Cyberpunk RED | R. Talsorian Games | 2020 | A sequel to Cyberpunk 2020 and prequel to Cyberpunk 2077 | ||
Cyberspace | Iron Crown Enterprises | Spacemaster system | 1989 | ||
Cyborg Commando | New Infinities, Inc. | 1987 | |||
D6 Adventure | West End Games | 2004 | |||
D6 Fantasy | West End Games | 2004 | |||
D6 Space | West End Games | 2004 | |||
D6 System | West End Games | In-house system, based on the Star Wars RPG | 1996 | ||
d20 Future | Wizards of the Coast[2] | d20 System | 2004 | Generic futuristic | |
d20 Modern | Wizards of the Coast[3] | d20 System | 2002 | Generic modern | |
d20 Past | Wizards of the Coast[4] | d20 System | 2005 | Generic historical | |
d20 System | Wizards of the Coast[5] | Based on Dungeons & Dragons 3rd Edition rules | 2000 | ||
Dallas | Simulations Publications, Inc. | 1980 | Based on the popular television soap opera Dallas. | ||
Danger International | Hero Games | 1985 | Espionage adventure | ||
Dangerous Journeys | Game Designers' Workshop | 1992 | Fantasy | Designed by E. Gary Gygax, eventually discontinued because of lawsuits by TSR [6] | |
Daredevils | Fantasy Games Unlimited | 1982 | Pulp-era mystery | ||
Dark Ages | White Wolf Publishing | 1996, 2002, 2003 | Series of RPGs, including Vampire: The Dark Ages, Dark Ages: Werewolf, Dark Ages: Mage, Dark Ages: Fae, and Dark Ages: Inquisitor | ||
Dark Champions | Hero Games | Hero System | 1993, 2004 | Designed by Steven S. Long | |
Dark Conspiracy | Game Designers' Workshop | 1991 | Cyberpunk, near-future dystopia, horror, urban fantasy | Designed by Lester W. Smith | |
Dark Dungeons | 2010 | Retroclone emulating the Dungeons_&_Dragons_Rules_Cyclopedia | |||
The Dark Eye | Schmidt Spiel & Freizeit GmbH and Droemer Knaur Verlag, Fantasy Productions, Ulisses Spiele GmbH | 1984, 1988, 1993, 2001, 2006, 2015 | High fantasy | Created by Ulrich Kiesow, the most popular German RPG,[7] known in Germany as Das Schwarze Auge | |
Dark Heresy, the Warhammer 40,000 Roleplay Game | Originally by Black Industries, now developed by Fantasy Flight Games | 2008 | |||
Dark Streets | Cakebread & Walton | 2012 | |||
Darwin's World | RPGObjects | 2001, 2003, 2005 | Post-apocalyptic RPG | ||
Dawning Star | d20 System | 2005 | |||
DC Adventures | Green Ronin | Mutants & Masterminds | 2010 | ||
DC Heroes | Mayfair Games | Mayfair Exponential Game System | 1985, 1989, 1993 | ||
DC Universe Roleplaying Game | West End Games | D6 System | 1999 | ||
De Profundis | Michał Oracz | 2001 | |||
Dead Inside | Atomic Sock Monkey Press | PDQ | 2003 | A small-press RPG where the characters attempt to rebuild their lost souls through selfless and noble actions (and get superhuman powers along the way) | |
Dead Reign | Palladium Books | Megaversal | 2008 | ||
Deadlands: Hell on Earth | Pinnacle Entertainment Group | 1998 | |||
Deadlands: Lost Colony | Pinnacle Entertainment Group | 2002 | |||
Deadlands: The Weird West | Pinnacle Entertainment Group | 1996, 1999, 2006 | GURPS version by SJGames | ||
Deathwatch | Fantasy Flight | Warhammer 40,000 Roleplay | 2010 | ||
Deliria: Faerie Tales for the New Millennium by Phil Brucato | Laughing Pan Productions | 2003 | |||
Delta Force: America Strikes Back! | Task Force Games | 1986 | Modern military, espionage | Designed by William H. Keith Jr. | |
Delta Green | Arc Dream Publishing | Call of Cthulhu, d100 "Misery Engine", GUMSHOE | 1996, 2016 | Modern Lovecraftian horror and conspiracy | |
Degenesis: Rebirth | SIXMOREVODKA | KatharSys | 2014 | Primal Punk | |
Demon City Shinjuku Role-Playing Game | Guardians of Order | Tri-Stat System | 1999 | Anime-inspired supernatural horror | Based on the novel and anime series of the same name |
Demon Hunters Role Playing Game | Margaret Weis Productions | Cortex System | 2008 | Based on the films Demon Hunters and Demon Hunters: Dead Camper Lake by Dead Gentlemen Productions | |
Demon: The Fallen | White Wolf Publishing | Storyteller System | 2002 | Original World of Darkness | |
Demon's Lair | Lasalion Games | 1997 | |||
Deryni Adventure Game | Grey Ghost Games | Fudge RPG | 2005 | ||
Diana: Warrior Princess | Steve Jackson Games | 2003 | By Marcus Rowland | ||
Diaspora | VSCA Publishing | FATE | 2009 | Hard science fiction | |
Dinky Dungeons | Doc's Games | 1985 | |||
Dinosaur Planet: Broncosaurus Rex | Goodman Games | d20 System | 2001 | ||
Diomin | OtherWorld Creations | d20 System | 2000 | ||
Do: Pilgrims of the Flying Temple | Evil Hat Productions | 2011 | |||
The Doctor Who Role Playing Game | FASA | 1985 | Based on the 1963–89 run of the BBC television series | ||
Doctor Who – Adventures In Time And Space: The Roleplaying Game | Cubicle 7 Entertainment | Vortex | 2009 | Based on the 2005–present run of the BBC television series | |
Doctor Who – Time Lord (role-playing game) | Virgin Publishing | 1991 | Based on the 1963–89 run of the BBC television series | ||
Dogs in the Vineyard | Lumpley Games | 2004, 2005 | Loosely based on the Mormon State of Deseret in pre-statehood Utah | Designed by D. Vincent Baker | |
Domination | StarChilde Publications | 1989 | |||
Dominion Rules | An open-source fantasy twelve-sided-die-based RPG encouraging innovative combat system | 1999 | |||
The Dominion Tank Police Role-Playing Game | Guardians of Order | Tri-Stat System | 1999 | ||
Donjon | Anvilwerks | 2002 | Fantasy | Designed by Zak Arntson and Clinton R. Nixon | |
Don't Look Back | Mind Ventures | 1994 | |||
Don't Rest Your Head | Evil Hat Productions | 2006 | |||
Drací doupe | ALTAR | Loosely based on Dungeons & Dragons | 1990, 2004, 2011 | The most popular Czech fantasy RPG system[citation needed] | |
Dragon Age | Green Ronin | 2010 | Based on the Dragon Age video game series by BioWare. | ||
Dragonlance: Fifth Age | TSR | SAGA System | 1996 | Dragonlance | |
Dragon Lords of Melniboné | Chaosium | d20 System | 2001 | ||
DragonMech | Goodman Games | A cross between fantasy and mecha | 2004 | ||
DragonQuest | Simulations Publications | 1980, 1982, 1989 | A now out-of-print RPG, suppressed by TSR[clarification needed] | ||
DragonRaid | Dick Wulf | 1984 | A Christian RPG | ||
Dragonroar | Standard Games | 1985 | |||
Dragonstar | Fantasy Flight Games | d20 | 2001 | "Where science fiction and fantasy blend" | |
Dragon Storm | Black Dragon Press | 1996 | |||
Dragon Warriors | Corgi Books | An easy-to-use RPG system published in paperback format | 1985 | ||
Drakar och Demoner (Dragons and Demons) | Target Games | 1982 | Swedish fantasy RPG | ||
Dread RPG | The Impossible Dream | 2005 | Uses a Jenga tower for action resolution | ||
Dread: The First Book of Pandemonium | Rafael Chandler | 2002, 2007 | |||
Dream Park: The Roleplaying Game | R. Talsorian Games | 1992 | Based on the 1981 novel Dream Park, which is itself about a live-action role-playing game amusement park. | ||
The Dresden Files | Evil Hat Productions | A variant of the FATE game | 2010 | Urban fantasy | Based on the books by Jim Butcher |
Droids | Integral Games | 1983 | |||
Dune: Chronicles of the Imperium | Last Unicorn Games | 2000 | Supposedly limited to 3000 copies[citation needed] | ||
Dungeons & Dragons | Created by Dave Arneson and E. Gary Gygax, further editions by TSR, Inc. and Wizards of the Coast | 1974–present | |||
Dungeon Crawl Classics | Goodman Games | Based on System Reference Document | 2012 | Old school fantasy | An OGL system that cross-breeds Appendix N with a streamlined version of 3E[clarification needed] |
Dungeon Squad | Jason Morningstar | 2005 | |||
Dungeon World | Sage Kobold Productions | Powered by the Apocalypse | 2012 | Dungeon fantasy | |
Durance | Bully Pulpit Games | 2012 | |||
Dust Devils | Chimera Creative | 2002, 2007 | |||
Dying Earth | Pelgrane Press | Dying_Earth_(genre) | 2001 | Designed by Robin D. Laws, based on the stories of Jack Vance | |
Dzikie Pola (Wild Fields) | Wydawnictwo MAG | 1997, 2005 | Set in 17th century Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth | ||
EABA | Blacksburg Tactical Research Center | 2003 | A generic RPG system | a.k.a. End All Be All | |
Earth 2020 | Self-published | 1983 | Role-playing game | By Stephen Kyffin | |
Earthdawn | FASA | 1993-2015 | Fantasy post-apocalypse; ambiguously a predecessor in the timeline of the Shadowrun setting | ||
Eat the Reich | Rowan, Rook and Decard | 2023 | World War II, horror | A one-shot game of heroic vampires sucking the blood of Nazis, esigned by Grant Howitt | |
Eclipse Phase | Posthuman Studios | d100 | 2009 | Sci-fi | |
El-Hazard Role-Playing Game | Guardians of Order | 2001 | |||
Eldritch Role-Playing System | Goodman Games | 2008 | |||
Element Masters | Escape Ventures | 1983 | |||
Elfquest | Chaosium | Basic Role-Playing | 1984 | Based on the works of Richard Pini and Wendy Pini | |
Elfs | Adept Press | 2001 | |||
Elric! | Chaosium | Basic Role-Playing | 1993 | Based on Michael Moorcock's Elric of Melniboné stories | |
Empire of the Petal Throne | TSR, Inc | 1974, 1987, 2005 | Set in M. A. R. Barker's world of Tékumel | ||
En Garde! | Game Designers' Workshop and SFC Press | 1975, 1977, 1988, 2005 | Duelists from 17th century France | ||
The End | Scapegoat Games | 1995 | Banned from Gen Con by TSR[8] | ||
Enforcers | 21st Century Games | 1987 | |||
Engel | Feder & Schwert | d20 System | 2002 | ||
Eon | Neogames | 1996 | Swedish fantasy game | ||
The Esoterrorists | Pelgrane Press | GUMSHOE System | 2006 | Occult, investigative horror | Designed by Robin D. Laws |
Espionage! | Hero Games | 1983 | Designed by George MacDonald and Steve Peterson, based on Second Edition Champions | ||
Eternal Soldier | Tai-Gear Simulations | 1985 | Free Universal Role-Playing system | ||
Etherscope | Goodman Games | d20 Modern | |||
The Everlasting | Visionary Entertainment Studios Inc | 1997 | |||
EverQuest Role-Playing Game | White Wolf Publishing | d20 System | 2002 | Fantasy | Pencil & paper version of the popular MMORPG series of the same name, designed by Owen K.C. Stephens et al. |
Everway | 1995 | ||||
Ex Machina | Guardians of Order | Tri-Stat d8, d20 System | 2004 | Scifi, Cyberpunk | |
Exalted | White Wolf Publishing | Storyteller System | 2001, 2006, 2016 | Epic fantasy; potential pre-history of World of Darkness | |
Exodus: Post Apocalyptic RPG | Glutton Creeper Games | d20 | 2008 | ||
Expendables | Stellar Games | 1987 | |||
The Extraordinary Adventures of Baron Munchausen | Hogshead Publishing | 1998 | A storytelling RPG based on the stories about Baron Munchausen | Created by James Wallis | |
Fading Suns | Holistic Design | d20 System | 1996, 1999, 2001, 2007, 2012 | ||
Fabula Ultima | Need Games | 2023 | Inspired by Japanese role-playing video games such as the Dragon Quest and Final Fantasy series | ||
Fanhunter | Gusa Comics/Farsa's Wagon | 1992 | Spanish game based on the series of comics of the same name | ||
Fantasy Craft | Crafty Games | Mastercraft | 2009 | ||
Fantasy Earth | Zody Games | 1994 | Includes Fantasy Earth: Basic Rules, Fantasy Earth: The Book of Magic, and The Essential Fantasy Earth | ||
Fantasy Hero | Hero Games | Hero System | 2003 | ||
The Fantasy Trip | Steve Jackson, published by Metagaming Concepts | 1977, 2019 | The precursor to GURPS | ||
Fantasy Wargaming | Patrick Stephens Limited | 1981 | |||
Farscape Roleplaying Game | Alderac Entertainment Group | d20 System | 2002 | ||
F.A.T.A.L. | Byron Hall | Custom | 2001-2004 | Fantasy | Adult-oriented role-playing. "Fantasy Adventure To Adult Lechery" |
Fate Core | Evil Hat | Fate system | 2003, | Generic | Fantastic Adventures in Tabletop Entertainment based on the FUDGE engine. No longer an acronym.[9] There are other games that use the FATE engine |
Fate of the Norns | Andrew Valkauskas | Runic Game System (RGS) – Previous editions used a 2D10 based system | 1993, 2002, 2006, 2012 | Viking fantasy | |
Fates Worse than Death | Vajra Enterprises | Cyberpunk-influenced game set in Manhattan in 2080 | |||
F'Dech Fo's Tomb | Judges Guild | 1981 | |||
Fear Itself | Pelgrane Press | Gumshoe System | 2007 | Horror | Designed by Robin D. Laws |
Feng Shui | Daedalus Entertainment, Atlas Games | 1996, 1999, 2015 | Hong Kong martial arts movies | Designed by Robin D. Laws | |
Fiasco | Bully Pulpit Games | Custom | 2009 | Various | Designed by Jason Morningstar |
Field Guide to Encounters | Judges Guild | 1982 | |||
Fifth Cycle | Shield Games | 1990 | |||
Fighting Fantasy: The Introductory Role-Playing Game | Puffin Books | 1982 | Created by Ian Livingstone and Steve Jackson, based on the Fighting Fantasy book series | ||
Fireborn | Fantasy Flight Games | 2004 | |||
Firefly | Margaret Weis Productions | Cortex+ | 2014-2015 | Based on the television series Firefly | Designed by Monica Valentinelli and Cam Banks, a separate game from Serenity due to licensing issues, despite the same company producing both at different times |
Flash Gordon & the Warriors of Mongo | Fantasy Games Unlimited | 1977 | The first role-playing game to be based on a pre-existing media property. | ||
Flashing Blades | Fantasy Games Unlimited | 1984 | |||
Forbidden Kingdoms | OtherWorld Creations | d20 System | 2001, 2006 | ||
Forbidden Lands | Free League Publishing | Year Zero Engine | 2018 | Medieval fantasy post-apocalypse | |
Forgotten Futures | Marcus L. Rowland | 1993, 1998, 2005 | |||
Freedom Fighters | Fantasy Games Unlimited | 1986 | |||
Fringeworthy | Tri Tac Games | 1982, 1984, 1992, 2009 | |||
FTL:2448 | Tri Tac Games | 1982, 1985, 1990 | |||
FUDGE | Steffan O'Sullivan | FUDGE | 1992 | "Free, Universal, Do-it-yourself Gaming Engine" | |
Furry Pirates | Atlas Games | 1999 | |||
Future Worlds | Stellar Gaming Workshop | 1987 | |||
Fuzion | R. Talsorian Games and Hero Games | Modified from R. Talsorian's Interlock System and Hero Games' Hero System | 1998 | A simple and customizable generic open gaming system | |
A Game of Thrones | Guardians of Order | d20 | 2005 | A Game of Thrones | |
Gamma World | TSR, Inc., Wizards of the Coast, Sword and Sorcery Studios | Custom (1st–4th edition) Alternity (5th edition) d20 System (6th–7th edition) | 1978, 1983, 1986, 1992, 2000, 2003, 2010 | Post-apocalypse science fantasy | Originally designed by James M. Ward and Gary Jaquet, with different editions based on different versions of D&D |
Gangbusters | TSR, Inc. | 1982, 1990, 2019 | 1920s American Prohibition-era urban crime adventure | Designed by Rick Krebs and Mark Acres | |
Gangster! | Fantasy Games Unlimited | 1979 | |||
Gatecrasher | Grey Ghost Press | Fudge | 1996 | A tongue-in-cheek science-fiction & fantasy setting | |
Gear Krieg | Dream Pod 9 | 2001 | |||
Geist: The Sin-Eaters | White Wolf Publishing | Storytelling System | 2009 | New World of Darkness | |
Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai | Guardians of Order | Tri-Stat System | 2000 | ||
Ghostbusters: A Frightfully Cheerful Roleplaying Game | West End Games | Precursor to D6 System | 1986, 1989 | Supernatural comedy | Created by Sandy Petersen, Lynn Willis, and Greg Stafford, based on the Ghostbusters film series. First RPG to use a dice pool system[10] |
Ghosts of Albion | Eden Studios, Inc. | Unisystem | 2008, 2011 | Horror, drama, Victoriana | Based on the Ghosts of Albion animations and novels by Amber Benson and Christopher Golden |
Ghoulash: The Last Game on Earth | Mike Suchcicki | 1982 | |||
Godlike | Hawthorn Hobgoblynn Press | One-Roll Engine | 2001 | ||
Golden Heroes | Games Workshop | 1984 | Superheroes | ||
Good Society | Storybrewers | 2018 | Regency romance | Based on the Regency era novels of Jane Austen | |
Grey Ranks | Bully Pulpit Games | 2007 | |||
Grimm | Fantasy Flight Games | Linear D6 | 2004 | ||
GUMSHOE System | Pelgrane Press | Gumshoe System | 2007 | By Robin D. Laws | |
Gunslingers and Gamblers | FJGaming | 2006 | The American Wild West of 1876 | ||
GURPS | Steve Jackson Games | GURPS | 1985, 1986, 1988, 2004 | Generic | Gurps is an acronym for "Generic Universal Role Playing System" |
HackMaster | Kenzer & Company | Custom, derived from AD&D system | 2001, 2009, 2011 | Based on the comic Knights of the Dinner Table | |
Halcyon | Neuwerld Studios | Prodigy System | 2008 | ||
Happy Birthday, Robot! | Evil Hat Productions | 2010 | A storytelling game specifically aimed at children | ||
HârnMaster | Columbia Games | 1986, 1996, 2002 | Hârn | ||
Haven: City of Violence | Louis Porter Jr. Design | d20 System | 2003 | ||
Hawkmoon | Chaosium | Basic Role-Playing | 1986 | An addendum to the Stormbringer RPG (a.k.a. Elric!) | By Kerie Campbell-Robson, based on Michael Moorcock's The History of the Runestaff |
Heart: The City Beneath | Rowan, Rook & Decard | 2020 | Dark fantasy | Designed by Grant Howitt and Christopher Taylor | |
Heaven & Earth | Event Horizon Productions | Tri-Stat System | 1998 | ||
Heavy Gear | Dream Pod 9 | 1994 | |||
Hercules & Xena Roleplaying Game | West End Games | D6 System | 1998 | Based on the syndicated action series Hercules: The Legendary Journeys and Xena: Warrior Princess | |
Hero System | Hero Games | 1990, 2002, 2004, 2009 | |||
HeroQuest/Hero Wars | Issaries, Inc. | Narrative | 2000, 2003, 2009, 2015, 2020 | ||
Heroes | Tabletop Games (UK) | 1979 | |||
Heroes of Olympus | Task Force Games | 1981 | |||
Heroes Unlimited | Palladium Books | Megaversal system | 1984, 1987, 1993, 1998 | Superhero | Written by Kevin Siembieda |
Hidden Kingdom | New Rules Inc. | 1985 | |||
High Adventure Cliffhangers Buck Rogers Adventure Game | TSR, Inc. | 1993 | Science fiction | Based on the novel Armageddon 2419 A.D. and subsequent Buck Rogers comic strips | |
High Adventure Role Playing (HARP) | Iron Crown Enterprises | 2003 | |||
High Colonies | Waterford Publishing House, Ltd. | 1988 | |||
High Fantasy | Fantasy Productions, Reston Publishing | 1978, 1981 | |||
Hillfolk | Pelgrane Press | Dramasystem | 2013 | Designed by Robin D. Laws | |
Hol | Black Dog Game Factory | 1994, 2002 | |||
Hollow Earth Expedition | Exile Games Studio | 2006 | 1930's style pulp adventure | ||
Hollyworld | Blacksburg Tactical Research Center | 2005 | |||
Honey Heist | Rowan, Rook & Decard | Modified Lasers & Feelings | 2017 | Comedy heist | Designed by Grant Howitt |
Hong Kong Action Theater | Event Horizon Productions | 1996, 2001 | |||
Houses of the Blooded | 2008 | ||||
How We Came To Live Here | Galileo Games | 2010 | |||
Hunter Planet | H-PAC | 1986 | |||
Hunter: The Reckoning | White Wolf Publishing | Storyteller System | 1999, 2022 | World of Darkness personal horror | Designed by Andrew Bates, Phil Brucato, Ken Cliffe, Jess Heinig, Mike Tinney, Stewart Wieck, et al. |
Hunter: The Vigil | White Wolf Publishing, Onyx Path Publishing | Storytelling System | 2008, 2022 | Chronicles of Darkness personal horror | Designed by Justin Achilli, Rich Thomas, and Chuck Wendig (1st ed.), and Monica Valentinelli (2nd ed.) |
Hyborian War | Reality Simulations Inc. | 1984 | Hyborian Age | Based on the world of Conan the Barbarian by Robert E. Howard | |
Immortal: The Invisible War | Ran Valerhon | 1993 | |||
In Dark Alleys | Vajra Enterprises | 2007 | |||
In Nomine | Steve Jackson Games | Based on In Nomine Satanis / Magna Veritas | 1997 | ||
In Nomine Satanis / Magna Veritas | Croc (Siroz) | 1989, 1993, 1997, 2003, 2015 | Satiric gang/spy wars involving angels and demons in the contemporary world | French | |
Incursion | Tri Tac Games | 1992 | |||
Infernum | Mongoose Publishing | ||||
Infinity | The Infinity Company | 1979 | |||
Inner City | Inner City Games | 1982 | |||
Inou Tsukai | Enterbrain | ||||
InSpectres | Memento Mori Theatricks | 2002 | |||
Invisible Sun | Monte Cook Games | Related to Cypher System | 2018-2020 | The Actuality, comprising eight worlds arranged in the Path of Suns | Surreal fantasy where the players take the roles of powerful magic-users |
Iron Kingdoms | Privateer Press | d20 System | 2004 | ||
Ironhedge | Empire Wargames | 1979 | |||
Iron Heroes | Fiery Dragon Productions | d20 system | 2005 | Based on making D&D playable without magic[clarification needed] | |
Ironsworn | Shawn Tomkin | Powered by the Apocalypse | 2018 | ||
It Came From The Late, Late, Late Show | Stellar Games | 1989 | |||
It Was a Mutual Decision | Ron Edwards | 2006 | |||
Jadeclaw | Sanguine Productions Ltd | 2002 | |||
James Bond 007: Role-Playing in Her Majesty's Secret Service | Victory Games, a branch of Avalon Hill | 1983 | The world of the James Bond franchise | ||
Jeremiah: The Roleplaying Game | Mongoose Publishing | Based on the TV series | |||
Jiangshi: Blood in the Banquet Hall | Wet Ink Games / Game and a Curry | 2021 | Designed by Banana Chan and Sen-Foong Lim | ||
John Carter, Warlord of Mars | Heritage Models | 1978 | |||
Jorune (or Skyrealms of Jorune) | SkyRealms Publishing | 1984 | |||
Jovian Chronicles | Dream Pod 9 | 1997 | |||
Judge Dredd: The Role-Playing Game | Games Workshop | 1985-1989 | Set in the world of Judge Dredd from the British comics 2000 AD | ||
The Judge Dredd Roleplaying Game | Mongoose Publishing | d20 System | 2002 | Set in the world of Judge Dredd from the British comics 2000 AD | |
The Judge Dredd Roleplaying Game | Mongoose Publishing | Traveller | 2009 | Set in the world of Judge Dredd from the British comics 2000 AD | New edition of the previous 2002 game, with different rules. |
Justice, Inc. | Hero Games[11] | Hero System | 1984 | 1930s Pulp fiction oriented adventure | |
Justifiers | StarChilde Publications | 1988 | Play as human/animal hybrids (Betas) that are owned by "the Corporation"; locate new resources, eliminate threats, and buy your freedom | ||
KABAL | Kabal Gaming Systems | 1982 | |||
Kids on Bikes | Hunters Entertainment | 2019 | |||
kill puppies for satan (sic) | Lumpley Games | 2001 | Designed by D. Vincent Baker | ||
Killer | Steve Jackson Games | 1981 | Live action role-playing game | ||
Kindred of the East | White Wolf Publishing | Storyteller System | 1998 | Old World of Darkness | Spinoff of Vampire: The Masquerade |
Kindred of the Ebony Kingdom | White Wolf Publishing | Storyteller System | 2003 | Old World of Darkness | Spinoff of Vampire: The Masquerade |
Knights and Magick | Heritage USA | 1980 | |||
Knights of the Round Table | Little Soldier Games | 1976 | Set in Camelot | ||
Kobolds Ate My Baby! | 9th Level Games | 1999, 2001, 2005 | |||
Krysztaly Czasu | MAG | 1993 | Polish, Crystals of Time | ||
Kult | Äventyrsspel | 1991 | Swedish game based on Gnostic concepts with some Kabbalistic undertones | ||
Labyrinth Lord | Goblinoid Games | D&D Basic Set | 2007, 2009 | ||
Lace and Steel | Published originally by TAGG and re-released by Pharos Press | 1989 | An Australian RPG set in a world of civilised Centaurs and Harpies with a musketeers/swashbuckling feel | ||
Land of the Rising Sun | Fantasy Games Unlimited | Chivalry & Sorcery | 1980 | Samurai and Ninjas | |
Lands of Adventure | Fantasy Games Unlimited | 1983 | |||
The Laundry | Cubicle 7 | Basic Role-Playing | 2010 | Lovecraftian horror, spy thriller, science fiction, workplace humour | Based on Charles Stross's The Laundry Files series |
Legacy | Legacy Press | 1978 | |||
Legend of the Five Rings Role-Playing Game | Alderac Entertainment Group | Roll & Keep | 1997, 2000, 2005, 2010, 2018 | The game uses the Legend of the Five Rings setting, primarily the nation of Rokugan, which is based on feudal Japan with influences from other East Asian cultures. | |
Legends of Anglerre | Cubicle 7 | 2010 | |||
Legionnaire | FASA | 1990 | Standalone role-playing game for the Renegade Legion universe | ||
Lejendary Adventure | Hekaforge Productions | 1999 | Created by Gary Gygax | ||
Leverage | Margaret Weis Productions | Cortex Plus | 2010 | Based on the Leverage TV series | Game written by Cam Banks and Rob Donahuge |
Little Fears – The Role-playing Game of Childhood Terror | Key 20 Publishing | 2001 | |||
Living Steel | Leading Edge Games | Phoenix Command | 1987 | Futuristic game on the world of Rhand | |
Lone Wolf | Mongoose Publishing | d20 System | 1984 | A series of gamebooks and Lone Wolf: The Roleplaying Game; also a second game by Mongoose, the Lone Wolf Multiplayer Game Book | |
Lord of the Rings Adventure Game | Iron Crown Enterprises | 1991-1999 | Based upon the fantasy works of J. R. R. Tolkien | ||
The Lord of the Rings Roleplaying Game | Decipher, Inc. | 2002-2006 | Based upon the fantasy works of J. R. R. Tolkien | ||
Lords of Creation | Avalon Hill | 1983 | |||
Mach: The First Colony | Alliance Publications | 1983 | |||
Macho Women with Guns | Blacksburg Tactical Research Center | 1988, 1994, 2003 | |||
Macross II: The Role-Playing Game | Palladium Books | Megaversal | 1993 | ||
Maelstrom | Puffin Books | 1984 | |||
Mage: The Ascension | White Wolf Publishing (1st, 2nd and revised editions) Onyx Path Publishing (20th anniversary edition) | Storytelling System | 1993 1995 2000 2015 | Set in the original World of Darkness | |
Mage: The Awakening | White Wolf Publishing | Storytelling System | 2005, 2016 | Chronicles of Darkness | |
Mage: The Sorcerer's Crusade | White Wolf Publishing | Storyteller System | 1998 | World of Darkness | |
Malefices | Jeux Descartes | 1985 | The first original French-language horror role-playing game. | ||
Man, Myth & Magic | Yaquinto | 1982 | RPG drawing on myths and legends of cultures from 4000 B.C.E. to 1000 C.E. | ||
Manhunter | Kingslayer Productions | 1988 | |||
Marvel Heroic Roleplaying | Margaret Weis Productions | Cortex Plus | 2012 | ||
Marvel Super Heroes Adventure Game | TSR | SAGA System | 1998 | ||
Marvel Super Heroes Role-Playing Game | TSR, Inc. | 1984, 1986 | |||
Marvel Universe Roleplaying Game | Marvel Comics | 2003 | |||
Masterbook | West End Games | 1994 | |||
The Masters of the Universe Role Playing Game | FASA | 1985 | |||
Mechamorphosis | Fantasy Flight Games | d20 System | 2004 | ||
Mechanical Dream | SteamLogic | 2002 | |||
The Mechanoid Invasion | Palladium Books | 1981 | |||
MechWarrior | FASA Corporation, Fantasy Productions LLC | 1986 | |||
MEGA Role-Playing System | MEGA Games Ltd. | 1987 | |||
Megaverse | Palladium Books | ||||
Mekton | R. Talsorian Games | Interlock System | 1985, 1987, 1994 | Based on Anime Mecha science fiction | |
Melanda: Land of Mystery | Wilmark Dynasty | 1980 | |||
Men in Black: The Roleplaying Game | West End Games | D6 System | 1997 | Science fiction comedy | Based on the first Men in Black film |
MERC | Fantasy Games Unlimited | 1981 | A Modern Role Playing Game of Counter Insurgency | ||
Merc 2000 | GDW | 1990 | post-apocalyptic military | Twilight 2000 updated for the post-Cold War '90s | |
Mercenaries, Spies and Private Eyes | Flying Buffalo | Custom Tunnels and Trolls derivative | 1983, 1986, 2019 | ||
The Metabarons Roleplaying Game | West End Games | ||||
Metamorphosis Alpha | TSR,_Inc. (1st and 2nd editions) | Custom (1st edition), Amazing Engine (2nd edition) | 1976 | Set on a generation spaceship, the starship Warden, long after an unknown cataclysmic event | 3rd edition published by Fast Forward Entertainment, 4th by Mudpuppy Games |
Michtim: Fluffy Adventures | 2012 | ||||
Middle Earth Role Play | Iron Crown Enterprises | Streamlined Rolemaster | 1984, 1986, 1993 | Based upon the fantasy works of J. R. R. Tolkien | |
Midgard | Midgard Press | 1981, 1985, 1989, 2000, 2013 | The oldest German fantasy RPG[citation needed] | ||
Midnight | Fantasy Flight Games, Edge Studios | Dungeons & Dragons | 2003 | A dark fantasy world where the bad guys have won | |
Midnight at the Well of Souls Role-Playing System | TAG Industries | 1985 | Based on the "Well of Souls" novels by Jack L. Chalker. | ||
Millennium's End | Chameleon Eclectic Entertainment | 1991 | |||
M.I.S.S.I.O.N. | Kabal Gaming Systems | 1982 | By Deiron e Yangsmoth | ||
Mistborn Adventure Game | Crafty Games | 2011 | Based on American author Brandon Sanderson's Mistborn novel series | ||
Mojo | Polymancer Studios, Inc. | 2004 | |||
Monastyr | Wydawnictwo Portal | 3d20 system | 2004 | Polish, Monastery | |
Monsterhearts | Buried Without Ceremony | Powered by the Apocalypse | 2012, 2017 | Teen drama, paranormal romance, horror | A game about the messy lives of teenage monsters by Joe Mcdaldno (1st ed.), designed by Avery Alder (2nd ed.) |
Monsters! Monsters! | Metagaming Concepts | 1976 | Fantasy system where the player characters are monsters | ||
Monsters and Other Childish Things | Arc Dream Publishing | One-Roll Engine | 2007 | ||
Mordheim | Games Workshop | 1999 | A variant of the company's Warhammer Fantasy game set on a warband or "skirmish" scale. | ||
Mörk Borg | Free League Publishing | 2020 | Heavy metal music-inspired fantasy | ||
Morpheus | Rapport Games | 1990 | |||
The Morrow Project | Timeline Ltd. | Timeline System | 1980, 1983, 2013 | Post apocalypse USA 150 years after WW III | |
Morton's List | Dark Carnival Games, LLC | ||||
Mothership | Tuesday Knight Games | Old School Revival-style d100 rules | 2018, 2024 | Science fiction horror | |
Mouse Guard | Archaia Entertainment | A version of the Burning Wheel engine | 2008 | By Luke Crane, based on David Petersen's comics series of the same name. | |
Multiverser | Valdron, Inc. | 1997 | By E.R. Jones and M. Joseph Young | ||
Mummy: The Resurrection | White Wolf | Storyteller System | 2001 | World of Darkness | |
Murphy's World | Peregrine Creative Services | Weapons & Wonder | 1995 | ||
Mutant | Target Games | Basic Role-Playing | 1984, 1989 | ||
Mutant Chronicles | Target Games | 1993 | |||
Mutant City Blues | Pelgrane Press | GUMSHOE System | 2009 | Superhero detectives | |
Mutant Future | Goblinoid Games | 2008, 2010 | |||
Mutant RYMD | Target Games | 1992 | |||
Mutant: Undergångens Arvtagare | Target Games | 2002 | By Järnringen Förlag AB | ||
Mutants & Masterminds | Green Ronin Publishing | d20 System | 2002 | ||
Mutazoids | Whit Productions Inc | 1989 | |||
My Life with Master | Half Meme Press | 2003 | Comic horror, Gothic horror | Written by Paul Czege | |
Myrskyn aika | Johnny Kniga Kustannus | 2003 | By Mike Pohjola | ||
Mythworld | Hippogriff Publications | 1986 | |||
Neighborhood | Wheaton Publications | 1982 | |||
Nephilim | Chaosium | 1992 | Modern occult | ||
Neuroshima | Portal | 2003 | Polish | ||
Nexus: The Infinite City | Daedalus Games | 1994 | |||
Nicotine Girls | Half Meme Press | 2002 | "A roleplaying game of teenage, lower-income girls looking for happiness."[12] | Designed by Paul Czege | |
Nightbane | Palladium Books | 1995 | Dark fantasy | ||
Nightlife | Stellar Games | 1990 | Horror | ||
Night of the Ninja | IIE Games Corporation | 1986 | |||
Night's Black Agents | Pelgrane Press | GUMSHOE System | 2012 | Horror-espionage vampire-hunting | Created by Kenneth Hite |
Night Wizard! | Enterbrain | 2002, 2007 | Wizards in contemporary times | Japanese | |
Ninja Burger | Steve Jackson Games | PDQ | 2001 | ||
Ninjas and Superspies | Palladium Books | Megaversal | 1987, 1990, 2000, 2001 | Martial arts and espionage adventure. | |
Nobilis | Pharos Press, Hogshead Publishing, Eos Press | Diceless resource-management, optional live action system | 1999, 2002, 2011 | Created by Jenna K. Moran, writing as R. Sean Borgstrom | |
Noctum | Mongoose Publishing | 2005, 2007, 2009, 2015 | |||
Northern Crown | Atlas Games | d20 System | 2005 | ||
No Thank You, Evil! | Monte Cook Games | Cypher System variant | 2016 | ||
Numenera | Monte Cook Games | Cypher System | 2013 | Science fantasy | Designed by Monte Cook |
Odysseus | Fantasy Games Unlimited | 1980 | |||
The Official Superhero Adventure Game | Brian Phillips | 1981 | |||
Omnigon | Omnigon Games | 1989 | |||
The One Ring Roleplaying Game | Free League Publishing | 2011, 2022 | Epic high fantasy | Set in J. R. R. Tolkien's Middle-earth, at the time between The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings. Originally published by Cubicle 7 as The One Ring: Adventures over the Edge of the Wild | |
Only War | Fantasy Flight Games / Black Industries | 2012 | |||
Ork! The Roleplaying Game | Green Ronin Publishing | 2000 | |||
Orkworld | Wicked Press | 2000 | |||
Orpheus | White Wolf Publishing | Original World of Darkness | 2003 | Contemporary, Horror | Wraith: The Oblivion spinoff. Stand-alone setting, divorced from the generic World of Darkness, with a finished metaplot, published across six books. |
OSRIC | Knights-n-Knaves, Black Blade Publishing and Usherwood Publishing | Advanced Dungeons & Dragons | 2006, 2013 | ||
Other Suns | Fantasy Games Unlimited | 1983 | |||
Outime | Valhalla Simulation Games | 1983 | |||
Over the Edge | Atlas Games | WaRP System (Wanton Role-Playing System) (custom dice pool-based) | 1992, 1997, 2019 | Surreal conspiracy set in the fictitious Mediterranean island of Al Amarja | Created by Jonathan Tweet with Robin D. Laws |
Palladium Fantasy Role-Playing Game | Palladium Books | Megaversal | 1983, 1984, 1996 | ||
Pandemonium! | MIB Productions | 1993 | Roleplaying in the world of tabloid news | ||
Pantheon | Hogshead Publishing | 2000 | |||
Paranoia | originally by West End Games, later by Mongoose Publishing | 1984, 1987, 1995, 2004, 2009, 2017 | A satire of dystopian futures | Written by Greg Costikyan | |
Pathfinder | Paizo Publishing | 2009 | Fantasy role-playing game | ||
Pax Draconis | Technicraft Design | A detailed rules heavy space opera with a percentile system | |||
Passion Play | Holistic Design, Inc. | 1999 | |||
Fading Suns | Holistic Design, Inc. | 1996, 1999, 2001, 2007, 2012 | Live action role-playing game | ||
Pendragon (or King Arthur Pendragon) | Chaosium | Basic Role-Playing variant | 1985, 1990, 1993, 1999, 2005, 2023 | Arthurian legend | Designed by Greg Stafford |
A Penny for My Thoughts | Evil Hat Productions | 2009 | |||
Phantasia | |||||
Phantasy Conclave | Phantasy Conclave | 1984 | |||
Phase VII | Cheshire Games | 1982 | |||
Phoenix Command | Leading Edge Games | Phoenix Command | 1986 | ||
Pirates and Plunder | Yaquinto Publications | 1982 | |||
Polaris (1997) | Halloween Concepts | 1997 | |||
Polaris | These Are Our Games | 2005 | |||
Powers and Perils | Avalon Hill | 1983 | |||
Praedor | Burger Games | 2000 | Based on the eponymous comics by Petri Hiltunen | ||
The Price of Freedom | West End Games | 1986 | America loses the Cold War and is occupied, but resistance is in their blood | ||
The Primal Order | Wizards of the Coast | Capsystem | 1992, 1995 | ||
Prime Directive | Task Force Games | Custom, GURPS, d20, d20 Modern, Traveller | 1993, 2002, 2005, 2008 | ||
Primetime Adventures | Dog Eared Designs | 2004 | |||
Prince Valiant: The Story-Telling Game | Chaosium | 1989 | Designed by Greg Stafford, based on Hal Foster's comic strip of the same name | ||
Privateers and Gentlemen | Fantasy Games Unlimited | 1983 | Naval adventure in the Napoleonic era | ||
Project A-ko: The Roleplaying Game | Dream Pod 9 | 1995 | |||
Promethean: The Created | White Wolf Publishing | Storytelling System | 2006, 2016 | Chronicles of Darkness | |
Psiworld | Fantasy Games Unlimited | 1984 | SF adventures with a focus on psi abilities | ||
Puppetland | Arcane Magazine, Hogshead Publishing | 1997 | Horror ("a grim world of make-believe") | Written by John Scott Tynes | |
QAGS | Hex Entertainment | 2003 | |||
Qin: The Warring States | Cubicle 7 | 2007 | Translated from the French publisher Le Septième Cercle's 2005 game | ||
Quest of the Ancients | Unicorn Game Publications | 1982, 1988 | |||
The Quiet Year | Buried Without Ceremony | 2013, 2019 | Designed by Avery Alder | ||
Rapture: The Second Coming | Quintessential Mercy Studio | 1995, 2002 | By William Spencer-Hale, Quintessential Mercy | ||
The Realm of Yolmi | West Coast Games | 1977 | |||
Recon | Palladium Books | 1982 | Vietnam War adventure | ||
Red Dragon | Japanese | ||||
Reich Star | Creative Encounters | 1991 | Fight Nazis in space | By Simon Bell and Ken Richardson | |
Rêve: the Dream Ouroboros | Nouvelles Éditions Fantastiques Malcontent Games | 1985, 1993 | By Denis Gerfaud (French, Rêve de Dragon) | ||
The Riddle of Steel | Driftwood Publishing | 2002 | |||
Rifts | Palladium Games | Megaversal | 1990, 2005 | ||
Rifts Chaos Earth | Palladium Games | Megaversal | 2003 | ||
Ringworld | Chaosium | Basic Role-Playing | 1984 | Hard science fiction | Greg Stafford, Lynn Willis, Sandy Petersen, et al., based on Larry Niven's Ringworld novels |
Risus | Cumberland Games and Diversions | 1993 | Designed by S. John Ross | ||
Robot Warriors | Hero Games | Hero System | 1986 | ||
Robotech | Palladium Games | Megaversal | 1986, 2008 | Based on the Robotech anime television series | |
Robotech: The Shadow Chronicles Role-Playing Game | Palladium Games | Megaversal | 2008 | ||
Rogue Trader | Fantasy Flight Games | Warhammer 40,000 Roleplay | 2009 | ||
RMSS (Rolemaster Fantasy Role Playing) | Iron Crown Enterprises | Fully expandable and customizable rules system | 1980, 1982, 1984, 1999 | ||
Rune | Atlas Games | 2001 | Norse mythology-inspired fantasy | Written by Robin D. Laws, based on the computer game of the same name | |
RuneQuest[13] | Chaosium, versions also by Avalon Hill and Mongoose Publishing | Basic Role-Playing | 1978, 1979, 1984, 2006, 2010, 2012, 2018 | Greg Stafford's mythical world of Glorantha | Originally designed by Steve Perrin, Ray Turney, Steve Henderson, and Warren James |
RuneSlayers | 1998 | ||||
Ryuutama | Kotodama Heavy Industries | 2016 | Pastoral fantasy | Influenced by the animation of Hayao Miyazaki | |
SAGA System | |||||
Sandman: Map of Halaal | |||||
Savage Worlds | Pinnacle Entertainment Group | 2003 | Generic rule system, with supplements for fantasy, horror, pulp, science fiction, etc. | Written by Shane Lacy Hensley | |
Scion: Hero | White Wolf Publishing | Modern day children of the gods | |||
Second Dawn | |||||
Sengoku | Gold Rush Games | Historical fantasy set in feudal Japan | |||
The Shab-al-Hiri Roach | Bully Pulpit Games | 2005 | 1920s academic black comedy horror | GM-less single-session game designed by Jason Morningstar | |
Shadow Lords | A world of epic heroes, immortals, titans, angels and demons. | ||||
Shadow of the Demon Lord | Schwalb Entertainment | d20 | 2015 | Dark fantasy, grimdark fantasy, sword and sorcery | Written by Robert J. Schwalb |
The Shadow of Yesterday | |||||
Shadowdark | Arcane Library | d20 | 2023 | Dark fantasy | An Old School Renaissance treatment of 5th edition Dungeons & Dragons, designed by Kelsey Dionne |
Shadowrun | FASA/Fantasy Productions/Catalyst Game Labs | 1989, 1992, 1998, 2005, 2009, 2013, 2016, 2019 | Cyberpunk Fantasy | Set in the same world as Earthdawn; designed by [Robert N. Charrette]], Paul Hume, Tom Dowd, L. Ross Babcock III, Sam Lewis, et al. | |
Shard | |||||
Shatterzone | |||||
Shock: Social Science Fiction | |||||
Silver Age Sentinels | Guardians of Order | ||||
Simian Conquest | |||||
Sine Requie | Horror | Italian role-playing game | |||
Skulduggery | Pelgrane Press | 2010 | Designed by Robin D. Laws | ||
Skull and Crossbones: Roleplay on the Spanish Main | Fantasy Games Unlimited | ||||
Skyrealms of Jorune | SkyRealms Publishing, later Chessex | ||||
SLA Industries | Nightfall Games[14] | ||||
Sláine: The Roleplaying Game of Celtic Heroes | Mongoose Publishing | d20 System, Runequest | 2002, 2007 | Based on the 2000 AD (comics) comic book of the same name. | |
S/lay w/Me | |||||
The Slayers d20 | Guardians of Order | d20 System | 2003 | Fantasy comedy, sword and sorcery | Based on the Slayers anime and light novel series |
Smallville | Margaret Weis Productions | Cortex Plus | 2010 | Superhero drama | Based on the Smallville television series, designed by Cam Banks |
A Song of Ice and Fire Roleplaying | Green Ronin Publishing | Chronicle System | 2009 | High fantasy | Written by Robert J. Schwalb, designed by Schwalb, Steve Kenson, Nicole Lindroos, Chris Pramas, based on the series of the same name by George R. R. Martin |
Sorcerer | Adept Press | 1998, 2001 | Horror, Fantasy | Written by Ron Edwards | |
Sovereign Stone | |||||
Space 1889 | GDW | Victorian Era Sci-Fi (steampunk) | |||
Space Infantry | |||||
Space Opera | Fantasy Games Unlimited | The game is based on, "the grand tradition of Space Opera, in the vein of E.E Doc Smith and ... Star Wars from George Lucas." | Based on these sources the game includes: "psionic powers so prevalent in the Lensman series and in Star Wars with 'the force.'"[citation needed] | ||
Spacemaster | SF adaptation of Rolemaster | ||||
Space Quest | |||||
Spaceship Zero | Green Ronin Publishing | ||||
SpaceTime | Blacksburg Tactical Research Center | ||||
The Spawn of Fashan | |||||
Spione: Story Now in Cold War Berlin | Ron Edwards | 2007 | |||
Spirit of the Century | Evil Hat Productions | FATE system | 2006 | A pulp game | Designed by Fred Hicks, Rob Donoghue, and Leonard Balsera |
Splicers | |||||
Splittermond | Uhrwerk-Verlag | Lorakis | German Fantasy RPG | ||
Spycraft | Alderac Entertainment Group | Espionage adventures | |||
Stalking the Night Fantastic | |||||
Standard RPG System | |||||
Star Ace | |||||
Star Crossed | Bully Pulpit Games | 2019 | Romance | Designed by Alex Roberts | |
Starblazer Adventures | Cubicle 7 | FATE | 2008 | Science fiction | Based on the Starblazer comics anthology |
StarCraft Adventures | TSR, Inc. | ||||
Star*Drive | TSR, Inc. | ||||
Starfaring | Flying Buffalo | ||||
Starfinder Roleplaying Game | Paizo Publishing | d20 System | |||
Starfleet Voyages | |||||
Star Frontiers | TSR | ||||
Stargate SG-1 | AEG | Spycraft/d20 System | 2003-2004 | ||
Star Hero | Fantasy Hero | SF adaptation of Hero System | |||
Star Patrol | |||||
Star Riders | Ianus Games | Parody of space opera | |||
Star Rovers | |||||
Starship Troopers (RPG) | Mongoose Publishing | ||||
Starships & Spacemen | Fantasy Games Unlimited | 1978 | |||
Starstone | Northern Sages | Adaptation of D&D rules | 1982 | Feudal fantasy | Thinly disguised effort to create unlicensed D&D adventures |
Star Trek: Adventure Gaming in the Final Frontier | Heritage Models | 1978 | |||
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Role Playing Game | Last Unicorn | 1999-2000 | |||
Star Trek Role Playing Game | Last Unicorn | 1999 | |||
Star Trek Roleplaying Game | Decipher | 2002-2005 | |||
Star Trek: The Role Playing Game | FASA | 1983-1988 | |||
Star Wars: The Roleplaying Game | West End Games | D6 System | 1987-1999 | Written by Greg Costikyan | |
Star Wars Roleplaying Game | Fantasy Flight | 2012 | |||
Star Wars Roleplaying Game | Wizards of the Coast | d20 System | 2000-2010 | ||
Star Wreck Role-playing game | Mike Pohjola | Parody game based on the Star Wreck movie franchise | |||
Steve Perrin's Quest Rules | 2008 | Perrin's successor and alternate to his RuneQuest rules | |||
Stormbringer | Chaosium | Basic Role-Playing | 1981 | Based on Michael Moorcock's Elric of Melniboné stories | |
Storytelling System | |||||
The Strange | Monte Cook Games | Cypher System | |||
Street Fighter: The Storytelling Game | |||||
Strontium Dog | Mongoose Publishing | Traveller | 2009 | ||
Super Squadron | Super-Hero game | Australian | |||
Supergame | |||||
Superhero 2044 | |||||
Supernatural | Margaret Weis Productions | Cortex Classic | 2009-2010 | Based on The CW's Supernatural television series | |
Supervillains | |||||
Superworld | Chaosium | Basic Role-Playing | 1983 | ||
Swashbucklers of the 7 Skies | |||||
Swordbearer | Heritage Games and Fantasy Games Unlimited | ||||
Swords & Wizardry | Mythmere Games | A free "clone" of the original version of Dungeons & Dragons | |||
Sword World RPG | Group SNE | 2d6 System | 1989, 1996, 2008, 2018 | Fantasy, set in the same universe as Record of Lodoss War | Designed by Ryo Mizuno and Miyuki Kiyomatsu, the Japanese answer to Dungeons & Dragons |
Synnibarr (a.k.a. The World of Synnibarr) | Craig McCracken | Notorious for a nonsensical, poorly explained game-world and huge power-levels granted to beginning player characters | |||
Systems Failure | Palladium Books | ||||
Tales from the Floating Vagabond | Avalon Hill | 1991 | Comedy-fantasy | ||
Tales from the Loop | Free League Publishing | Year Zero Engine | 2017 | Alternative history science fiction | |
Talislanta | Bard Games | Omni System | 1987 | ||
Taste My Steel! | Phantasy Network | 1982 | |||
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and Other Strangeness | Palladium Books | Megaversal system | 1985-2000 | Based on the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles comic books | |
Teenagers from Outer Space | R. Talsorian Games | 1987 | Anime-based RPG | ||
Tékumel: Empire of the Petal Throne | Guardians of Order | 2005 | |||
Tenchi Muyo! | Guardians of Order | 2000 | |||
Tenra War | Enterbrain | 2007 | Japanese | ||
Tephra: The Steampunk RPG | Cracked Monocle | D12-based "Clockwork System" | 2012 | Steampunk, Fantasy | |
Terra Incognita | Grey Ghost Press | 2001 | |||
Terra Primate | Eden Studios, Inc. | Unisystem | 2002 | Sci-fi, Fantasy | |
Theatrix | Backstage Press | 1993 | |||
Thieves' Guild | Gamelords | 1980 | |||
Thieves' World | Chaosium | multiple | 1981 | Sword and sorcery | Based on the Thieves' World series of novels, included statistics and gaming notes for Advanced Dungeons & Dragons, Adventures in Fantasy, Chivalry & Sorcery, DragonQuest, Dungeons & Dragons, The Fantasy Trip, RuneQuest, Traveller, and Tunnels & Trolls |
Thousand Year Old Vampire | Tim Hutchings | 2020 | |||
Tibet: The Roleplaying Game | Vajra Enterprises | 2004 | Historical fantasy set in Tibet | ||
Time & Time Again | Timeline Ltd. | 1984 | |||
Time Lord — Adventures through Time and Space | Virgin Publishing | 1991 | A Doctor Who RPG based on the 1963–89 run of the BBC television series | ||
Timelords | Blacksburg Tactical Research Center | ||||
Timemaster | Pacesetter Ltd; Goblinoid Games | 1984; 2011 | |||
Timeship | Yaquinto Publications | ||||
To Challenge Tomorrow | Ragnarok Enterprises | 1983 | |||
Tokyo NOVA | Enterbrain | Playing card-based | 1993 | Cyberpunk | Japanese |
Toon | Steve Jackson Games | 1984 | Cartoon adventure inspired by the classic cartoon series from Warner Brothers and MGM | Written by Greg Costikyan | |
Top Secret | TSR, Inc. | 1980 | Espionage adventures | Written by Merle M. Rasmussen | |
TORG | West End Games | 1990 | Cross-genre | Ceated by Greg Gorden and Bill Slavicsek | |
Total Eclipse RPG | Shrapnel Games | By Steve N. Jackson – Smart phone optimized role playing game | |||
Trail of Cthulhu | Pelgrane Press | GUMSHOE System | 2008 | Cthulhu Mythos horror | Designed by Kenneth Hite, based on Call of Cthulhu by Sandy Petersen and Lynn Willis |
Transhuman Space | Steve Jackson Games | ||||
Traveller | GDW | 1977 | Space Opera | By Marc Miller, Frank Chadwick, John Harshman, and Loren K. Wiseman. | |
Traveller: 2300 | Game Designers Workshop | 1986 | Hard science fiction | Designed by Frank Chadwick, Timothy B. Brown, Lester W. Smith, Marc W. Miller | |
Tri-Stat dX | |||||
Tribe 8 | Dream Pod 9 | 1998 | |||
Thrilling Tales | Pulp Amazing Stories | ||||
Trinity | White Wolf Publishing | Storyteller System (1st edition), d20 System (d20 edition) | 1997, 2004 | Futuristic, Superhero | Designed by Andrew Bates, Ken Cliffe, Richard Dansky, Robert Hatch, Stephan Wieck, et al. |
Trollbabe | Adept Press | 2002 | Fantasy | Written by Ron Edwards | |
True20 | Green Ronin Publishing | True20 | 2005 | ||
Truth & Justice | Atomic Sock Monkey Press | 2005 | |||
Tunnels and Trolls | Flying Buffalo | ||||
TWERPS | Lou Zocchi | ||||
Twilight 2000 | GDW | 1984 | |||
Twilight Imperium: The Role-Playing Game | Fantasy Flight Games | 1999 | |||
Underground | Mayfair Games | 1993 | |||
Unisystem | Eden Studios, Inc. | 2003 | |||
Universalis | Ramshead Publishing | 2002 | |||
Universe | SPI | 1981-1983 | Subtitled The Role-Playing Game of the Future | ||
Unknown Armies | Atlas Games | 1998 | Postmodernist-occult horror | Designed by John Scott Tynes, Greg Stolze | |
Usagi Yojimbo Role-Playing Game | Gold Rush Games, Sanguine Productions | 1998, 2005 | Fantasy Edo-period Japan | Designed by Greg Stolze (1st ed.), Jason Holmgren and Pieter van Hiel (2nd ed.), based on the comic book series of the same name by Stan Sakai | |
Uuhraah! | Blackhawk Games | 1976 | Prehistoric setting with cavemen | ||
Vaesen | Free League Publishing | Year Zero Engine | 2020 | Horror mystery monster-hunting in 19th-century Europe | Based on Vaesen: Spirits and Monsters of Scandinavian Folklore by Johan Egerkrans |
Valley of the Pharaohs | Palladium Books | 1983-1985 | |||
Vampire: The Dark Ages | White Wolf Publishing | Storyteller System | 1996 | ||
Vampire: The Masquerade | White Wolf Publishing (1st, 2nd and revised editions) Onyx Path Publishing (20th anniversary edition) Modiphius Entertainment(5th edition) | Storyteller System | 1991 1992 1998 2011 2018 | World of Darkness | Created by Mark Rein-Hagen |
Vampire: The Requiem | Storytelling System | 2004 | |||
Victorian Adventure | SKS Distribution | 1983 | |||
Victorian Age: Vampire | White Wolf | Storyteller System | 2002 | ||
Victorian Gothic | Arcanus Press | Epic Dice System | 2020 | Gothic Horror | A dark world of the penny dreadful |
Villains and Vigilantes | Fantasy Games Unlimited, Monkey House Games | 1979 | |||
Violence | Hogshead Publishing | 1999 | |||
Visigoths vs. Mall Goths | Hit Point Press | 2020, 2023 | 1996 Los Angeles | Designed by Lucian Kahn | |
Wanderhome | Possum Creek Games | 2021 | |||
Warcraft the Roleplaying Game | White Wolf Publishing | Roleplaying game book based on the popular computer game by Blizzard | |||
Warhammer 40,000 Roleplay | Games Workshop | ||||
Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay | Games Workshop[15] | ||||
Warheads: Medieval Tales | Urban Mammoth | A comically based tabletop roleplaying war game | |||
WARS Roleplaying Game | Mongoose Publishing | ||||
Waste World: Roleplaying in a Savage Future | Manticore | 1997 | |||
Wayfarers | Ye Olde Gaming Companye | ||||
Weapons of the Gods | Eos Press | 2005 | A wuxia-style game based on the manhua comic of the same name | ||
Weird Wars | Pinnacle Entertainment Group | d20 System; Savage Worlds | 2001 | ||
Werewolf: The Apocalypse | White Wolf Publishing | Storyteller System | 1992 | ||
Werewolf: The Forsaken | White Wolf Publishing; Onyx Path Publishing | Storytelling System | 2005 | ||
Werewolf: The Wild West | White Wolf Publishing | Storyteller System | 1997 | ||
What Price Glory?! | 1978 | ||||
The Wheel of Time Roleplaying Game | Last Unicorn Games | d20 System | Based on The Wheel of Time novel series by author Robert Jordan | ||
When Worlds Collide | 2010 | ||||
The Whispering Vault | Pariah Press; Ronin Publishing | 1993 | An RPG about god-hunting | ||
Wild Talents | Arc Dream Publishing | ||||
Wild West | Fantasy Games Unlimited | 1981 | |||
Witchcraft | Eden Studios, Inc. | ||||
Witch Hunt | StatCom Simulations Inc. | 1983 | |||
Witch Hunter: The Invisible World | Alligator Alley Entertainmenf | 2007 | |||
With Great Power... | Incarnadine Press | ||||
Wizards' Realm | |||||
Wizards' World | |||||
Woof meow (role-playing game) | Game Systems | 1988 | |||
World Action And Adventure | |||||
World of Darkness (original) and the World of Darkness (new) "2.0" | White Wolf Publishing | Product line | |||
The World of Indiana Jones | West End Games | ||||
World of Synnibarr | WonderWorld Press | ||||
World Tree | Roleplaying in a high-magic, highly civilized world populated by many sentient species, none of them human | ||||
Worlds Beyond | |||||
Worlds of Wonder | Chaosium | Basic Role-Playing | 1982 | Fantasy, superhero, and science fiction settings | Designed by Steve Perrin, Steve Henderson, Gordon Monson, Greg Stafford, Lynn Willis |
Wraith: The Great War | |||||
Wraith: The Oblivion | Original World of Darkness | ||||
Year of the Phoenix | Fantasy Games Unlimited | 1986 | |||
Ysgarth | Ragnarok Games | 1979 | Written by Timothy Willard | ||
The Zorcerer of Zo | Atomic Sock Monkey Press | 2006 | Fairy tales | ||
Zweihänder | Grim & Perilous Studios | 2017 | Written by Daniel Fox, who first described it as a "Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay retroclone"[16] |
See also
- List of play-by-mail games
- List of role-playing game designers, annotated with a few significant games to which each designer has contributed.
- Timeline of tabletop role-playing games
- List of role-playing game publishers
- List of game manufacturers
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