List of role-playing games
This is a list of notable role-playing games. It does not include computer role-playing games, MMORPGs, 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.
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Game | Publisher | System | Dates | Setting | Notes |
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13th Age | Pelgrane Press | d20 | 2013 | Fantasy | By Jonathan Tweet and Rob Heinsoo |
2300 AD | Game Designers' Workshop | 1989 - | Future of the Twilight 2000 universe | Originally called Traveller 2300AD | |
3D&T | Editora Talismã (formerly Trama Editorial) | A Brazilian generic system, turned to anime-style campaigns | |||
7th Sea | Alderac Entertainment Group / John Wick Presents | 1999, 2016 | Pirates / Swashbuckling | Designed by John Wick (game designer) | |
9th Generation |
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Game | Publisher | System | Dates | Setting | Notes |
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Aberrant | White Wolf Publishing | Modified Storyteller | 1999 | Super-hero characters in the near future | Part of the Trinity series |
d20 | |||||
Aces & Eights: Shattered Frontier | Kenzer and Company | 2007 | A Western role-playing game. | ||
Active Exploits | Precis Intermedia Gaming | 2002 | |||
Advanced Dungeons & Dragons | TSR, Inc. | (See also Dungeons & Dragons) | |||
Advanced Fighting Fantasy | Cubicle 7 | ||||
Adventure! | 1985 | ||||
Adventure! | White Wolf Publishing | Modified Storyteller | 2001 | A pulp adventure | Part of the Trinity series |
Adventures in Fantasy | |||||
The Adventures of Indiana Jones Role-Playing Game | TSR, Inc. | 1984 | |||
Adventures in Middle-earth | Cubicle 7 | d20 | 2016 | fantasy | Based upon The One Ring RPG |
After The Bomb | Palladium Books | 1986, 2001 | |||
Aftermath! | Fantasy Games Unlimited | 1981 | |||
Age of the Tempest | |||||
Agone (French) | Multisim Editions | 1999 | Edited in French by Multisim Editions and translated in English by Multisim Editions | ||
Albedo | Thoughts & Images, Chessex | 1988, 1993 | Based on the furry comic book series, Erma Felna by Steve Gallacci | ||
Aliens Adventure Game | Leading Edge Games | 1990 | Science Fiction | ||
All Flesh Must Be Eaten | Eden Studios, Inc. | Unisystem | 1999, 2003 | Zombie survival horror game | |
Alma Mater | Oracle Games | 1982 | Comic high school | ||
Alshard (Japanese) | Far East Amusement Research / Enterbrain | 2002, 2005 | Fantasy with mecha like Final Fantasy | ||
Alshard Gaia (Japanese) | Alshard system | 2006 | A contemporary fantasy | ||
Alternity | TSR, Inc. | 1998 | SciFi | ||
Amazing Engine | TSR, Inc. | 1993 | |||
Amber Diceless Roleplaying | Phage Press | Diceless | 1991 | Based on the works of Roger Zelazny | |
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 World | Lumpley Games | PbtA | 2010 | A post-apocalyptic RPG of politics and survival | Created by D. Vincent 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 | Designed by David A. Hargrave | |
Aria | |||||
Arianrhod RPG (Japanese) | 2004 | Japanese MMORPG-like | |||
Armageddon: 2089 | |||||
Armageddon: The End Times | Mongoose Publishing | 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 | |
Ars Magica | Lion Rampant (editions 1 & 2) | Fantasy | |||
White Wolf Publishing (edition 3) | |||||
Atlas Games (editions 4 & 5) | |||||
Artesia: Adventures in the Known World | Based on the Comic/Graphic Novels by Mark Smylie | ||||
Ashen Stars | Pelgrane Press | GUMSHOE System | 2011 | Gritty investigative Space Opera | |
Atlantis | |||||
Attack of the Humans | |||||
The Authority Role-Playing Game | |||||
Ave Molech | Morbidgames Publishing | modified d20 modern with 3.5 edition races | Fantasy setting with Steampunk technology |
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Game | Publisher | System | Dates | Setting | Notes |
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EABA | Blacksburg Tactical Research Center | A generic RPG system | aka End All Be All | ||
Earthdawn | FASA | Fantasy post-apocalypse; ambiguously past of Shadowrun setting | |||
Eclipse Phase | |||||
Eden: the Deceit | |||||
El-Hazard Role-Playing Game | |||||
Eldritch Role-Playing System | |||||
Element Masters | |||||
Elemental Axes | Crosstime Games | ||||
Elfquest | Chaosium | Based on the works of Richard Pini and Wendy Pini | |||
Elfs | |||||
Elven Fire | By George F. Rice[6] | ||||
Elric! | Chaosium | Based on Michael Moorcock's Elric of Melniboné stories | |||
Empire of the Petal Throne | TSR, Inc | Set in M. A. R. Barker's world of Tékumel | |||
En Garde! | Game Designers' Workshop and SFC Press | Duelists from 17th century France | |||
Endyval | Sivosten | Bulgarian | |||
Enforcers | 21st Century Games | 1987 | |||
Engel | |||||
Enhanced: Humans and Heroes | Impact Engine | A superhero RPG | |||
Eon | NeoGames | Swedish fantasy game | |||
Epic Role Playing | Dark Matter Studios | ||||
ERA | Clinica TBF | ||||
Erdor | |||||
E-RPG System | Ironwood Omnimedia | ||||
The Esoterrorists | Pelgrane Press | ||||
Espionage! | Hero Games | Based on Second Edition Champions | |||
Eternal Soldier | Tai-Gear Simulations | 1985 | Free Universal Role-Playing system | ||
Etherscope | Goodman Games | ||||
The Everlasting | Visionary Entertainment Studios Inc | ||||
EverQuest Role-Playing Game | White Wolf Publishing | Pencil & paper version of the popular MMORPG | |||
Everway | |||||
Evolve Gaming System | Inkwell Gaming | Plug-and-Play System with multiple complexity tiers for all skill levels. | |||
EW-System | Extraordinary Worlds Studio | Open game system | |||
Ex Machina | |||||
Exalted | White Wolf Publishing | Epic fantasy; potential pre-history of World of Darkness | |||
Exodus: Post Apocalyptic RPG | Glutton Creeper Games | ||||
EXO | Ediciones Sombra | Spanish | |||
Expendables | |||||
The Extraordinary Adventures of Baron Munchausen | Ediciones Sombra | A storytelling RPG based on the stories about Baron Munchausen | By James Wallis |
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Game | Publisher | System | Dates | Setting | Notes |
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Fading Suns | Holistic Design | ||||
Faery's Tale | Firefly Games | An interactive storytelling game of fairy folklore suitable for younger players | |||
Faith: the Sci-Fi RPG | Burning Games LTD | RPC54 | 2015 | Hard science fiction | |
Faldon | Illusory Studios | ||||
Fanhunter | Spanish game based on the series of comics of the same name | ||||
Fantasy Craft | Crafty Games | Mastercraft | |||
Fantasy Heartbreaker Roleplaying Game | SubCellar Games | D20 | |||
Fantasy Hero | |||||
Fantasy Imperium | Shadowstar Games, Inc. | An interactive storytelling game of historical fantasy | |||
The Fantasy Trip | Steve Jackson, published by Metagaming Concepts | The precursor to GURPS | |||
The Fantasy Sagas | E-RPG System | A Player's Guidebook for Ironwood Omnimedia | |||
Fantasy Wargaming | A project by dissatisfied British Dungeons & Dragons players, it was considered incomplete and insufficient yet featured noteworthy elements and qualities that are still yet unseen in most role-playing games | ||||
Farscape Roleplaying Game | Alderac Entertainment Group | ||||
Fastlane | Twisted Confessions (Alexander Cherry) |
Roulette | 2004+ | Generic Dissipation | The first role-playing game designed around the roulette wheel. |
Fate Core | Evil Hat | Fate System | Generic | Fantastic Adventures in Tabletop Entertainment based on the FUDGE engine. No longer an acronym.[7] 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 | Viking Historical/Fantasy | ||
Fates Worse than Death | Vajra Enterprises | cyberpunk-influenced game set in Manhattan in 2080 | |||
Fear Itself | |||||
Feng Shui | Hong Kong martial arts movies | ||||
Fiasco | |||||
Field Guide to Encounters | |||||
Fifth Cycle | |||||
Fight the Evil Power | A role-playing game designed for people who haven't played before | ||||
Fighting Fantasy: The Introductory Role-Playing Game | Based on the Fighting Fantasy book series. | ||||
Fireborn | Fantasy Flight Games | ||||
Firefly | Margaret Weis Productions, Ltd | Cortex+ | Firefly | A separate game from Serenity due to licensing issues despite the same company producing both at different times. Due out 2014, with a preview released at Gen Con 2013 | |
Firelight | HobbyHorse Games, LLC | 2017 | World of 'Firelight' | A card-based role-playing game due for launch on Kickstarter in July 2017 and wide release in 2018. Attempts to simplify traditional RPG mechanics in order to make the genre more accessible. | |
Flash Gordon & the Warriors of Mongo | |||||
Flashing Blades | |||||
Forbidden Kingdoms | |||||
Forgotten Futures | Marcus L Rowland | ||||
Freedom Fighters | |||||
Fragged Empire | Design Ministries | 2015 | Post-Post-Apocalyptic Sci-Fi. | ||
Friendly Wars | Undecided Studios | ||||
Fringeworthy | Tri Tac Games | ||||
FTL:2448 | Tri Tac Games | ||||
FUBAR | Vulpinoid Studio | ||||
FUDGE | Steffan O'Sullivan | FUDGE | "Free, Universal, Do-it-Yourself Gaming Engine" | ||
Furry Outlaws | |||||
Furry Pirates | |||||
Fusion | Høst og Søn | Near Future | A Danish RPG | ||
Future Worlds | |||||
Fuzion | R. Talsorian Games and Hero Games | Modified from R. Talsorian's Interlock System and Hero Games' Hero System | A simple and customizable generic open gaming system |
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Game | Publisher | System | Dates | Setting | Notes |
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A Game of Thrones | A Game of Thrones | ||||
Gamma World | TSR, Inc. | Modified D&D | Different versions are based on different versions of D&D | ||
Gangbusters | TSR, Inc. | 1930s urban crime adventure | |||
Ganghedge | Empire Wargames | ||||
Gangster! | |||||
Gatecrasher | A tongue-in-cheek science-fiction & fantasy setting | ||||
Gaterunner | Based on the novel Gatecrash | ||||
Gear Antique | |||||
Gear Krieg | |||||
Geist: The Sin-Eaters | White Wolf | Storytelling | New World of Darkness | ||
Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai | |||||
Ghostbusters | West End Games | Ghostbusters film series | First RPG to use a dice pool system. | ||
Ghosts of Albion | Eden Studios | Based on the Ghosts of Albion animations and novels by Amber Benson and Christopher Golden. | |||
Godbound | |||||
Ghoulash: The Last Game on Earth | |||||
Godlike | Hawthorn Hobgoblynn Press | ||||
Golden Heroes | Games Workshop | ||||
Gossip Beverly Hills | Based on the Gossip Girl TV series | ||||
The Great Commission | d20 | A Christian RPG | |||
Grey Ranks | Jason Morningstar | ||||
Grimm | |||||
Guardians | StarChilde Publications | ||||
GUMSHOE System | |||||
Gunslingers and Gamblers | The American Wild West of 1876 | ||||
GURPS | Steve Jackson Games | GURPS | Generic | Gurps is an acronym for"Generic Universal Role Playing System" |
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Game | Publisher | System | Dates | Setting | Notes |
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Icar by Rob Lang | a free science-fiction game | ||||
Imagine Role Playing | |||||
Immortal: The Invisible War | Ran Valerhon | ||||
Ironhedge | Empire Wargames | ||||
In Dark Alleys | Vajra Enterprises | ||||
In Nomine | based on In Nomine Satanis / Magna Veritas | ||||
In Nomine Satanis / Magna Veritas | Croc (Siroz) | satiric gang/spy wars involving angels and demons in the contemporary world | (French) | ||
Incursion | Tri Tac Games | ||||
Infernum | |||||
Infinity | |||||
Inner City | Inner City Games | ||||
Inou Tsukai | |||||
InSaNiTy the role-playing game | Haphazard Projects | uses the in-house DPS System | |||
Insight RPG System | Even V. Røssland / NEVR | ||||
InSpectres | Memento Mori Theatricks | ||||
Ironclaw | Sanguine Productions Ltd | ||||
Iron Kingdoms | Privateer Press | ||||
Iron Gauntlets: Heroic Fantasy Roleplaying | |||||
Ironhedge | |||||
Iron Heroes | d20 system | based on making D&D playable without magic | |||
It Came From The Late, Late, Late Show | Stellar Games | ||||
It Was a Mutual Decision | |||||
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Game | Publisher | System | Dates | Setting | Notes |
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Jadeclaw | Sanguine Productions Ltd | ||||
Jags | |||||
JailLords - Are You a Jail Lord or a Jail Fish? | |||||
James Bond 007: Role-Playing in Her Majesty's Secret Service | Victory Games, a branch of Avalon Hill | 1983 | |||
Jeremiah: The Roleplaying Game | based on the TV series | ||||
John Carter, Warlord of Mars | |||||
Jorune (or Skyrealms of Jorune) | |||||
Jovian Chronicles | Dream Pod 9 | ||||
Judge Dredd: The Role-Playing Game | Games Workshop | ||||
The Judge Dredd Roleplaying Game | Mongoose Publishing | d20 System | 2002 | ||
The Judge Dredd Roleplaying Game | Mongoose Publishing | Traveller | 2009 | ||
Justice, Inc. | Hero Games[8] | 1930s Pulp fiction oriented adventure | |||
Justifiers | StarChilde Publications | Play as human/animal hybrids (Betas) that are owned by the Corporation; locate new resources, eliminate threats, and buy your freedom. |
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Game | Publisher | System | Dates | Setting | Notes |
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KABAL | |||||
Khymir | Daes Irae Press | (set in Mark E. Rogers fictional world for his Zorachus series of books) | |||
kill puppies for satan (sic) | Lumpley Games | ||||
Killer | Steve Jackson Games | (live action) | |||
Kindred of the East | (spinoff of Vampire: The Masquerade) | ||||
Kindred of the Ebony Kingdom | (spinoff of Vampire: The Masquerade) | ||||
Kingdom of Nothing | Galileo Games | ||||
Knights and Magick | |||||
Knights of the Round Table | |||||
Kobolds Ate My Baby! | 9th Level Games | ||||
Krysztaly Czasu | MAG | (Polish, Crystals of Time) | |||
Kult | Swedish game based on Gnostic concepts with some Kabbalistic undertones | ||||
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- Labyrinth Lord
- Lace and Steel, published originally by TAGG and re-released by Pharos Press - an Australian RPG set in a world of civilised Centaurs and Harpies with a musketeers/swashbuckling feel
- Lamentations of the Flame Princess
- Land of the Rising Sun by Fantasy Games Unlimited - Samurai and Ninjas using the Chivalry & Sorcery system.
- Lands of Adventure
- The Laundry
- Legacy
- Legend of the Five Rings Role-Playing Game by Alderac Entertainment Group - Asian-themed RPG
- Légendes Celtiques (French)
- Légendes de la Vallée des rois - French RPG set in Ancient Egypt
- Legendy Armandie by Skaven - fantasy RPG created
- Legends and Loot by Wintertree - fantasy, based around plastic dice device
- Legends of Anglerre
- Legionnaire by FASA - standalone role-playing game for the Renegade Legion universe
- Lejendary Adventure, created by Gary Gygax and published by Hekaforge Productions
- Leverage, based on the Leverage TV series, game written by Cam Banks and Rob Donahuge and using the Cortex+ System
- Lightspeed by Christian Conkle - an overtly generic space opera RPG, using the Instant Fuzion ruleset
- Little Fears - The Role-playing Game of Childhood Terror by Key 20 Publishing
- Live Free or Die, the Game of Suburban Insurgency - a post UN invasion RPG written by an Army officer and Iraq veteran
- Living Steel by Leading Edge Games - futuristic game on the world of Rhand
- Lone Wolf - a series of Choose Your Own Adventure-style books and Lone Wolf: The Roleplaying Game, a d20 game by Mongoose Publishing; also a second game by Mongoose, the Lone Wolf Multiplayer Game Book
- Lord of the Rings Adventure Game (Iron Crown Enterprises)
- The Lord of the Rings Roleplaying Game by Decipher, Inc. - based on the fantasy works of J. R. R. Tolkien
- Lords of Creation by Avalon Hill
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- Mach: The First Colony
- Macho Women with Guns by Blacksburg Tactical Research Center
- Macross II: The Role-Playing Game by Palladium
- Malls and Morons indie publication by Orion Cooper - "Silly modern role-playing in the malls of America"
- Maelstrom by Puffin Books
- Mage: The Ascension by White Wolf Publishing - set in the original World of Darkness
- Mage: The Awakening by White Wolf Publishing - set in the new World of Darkness 2.0
- Mage: The Sorcerer's Crusade
- M.A.G.U.S. (Hungarian)
- Maji by Wasteland Games - modern-day alien conspiracy game
- Malefices (French)
- Man, Myth & Magic by Yaquinto - RPG drawing on 4000 B.C. to 1000 A.D. Earth legends
- Manhunter
- Marvel Heroic Roleplaying by Margaret Weis Productions and using the Cortex+ system.
- Marvel Super Heroes Adventure Game (TSR)
- Marvel Super Heroes Role-Playing Game by TSR, Inc.
- Marvel Universe Roleplaying Game by Marvel Publishing Group
- Masterbook
- The Masters of the Universe Role Playing Game
- Mashou Denki La Valeur
- Mecha - a game based on Anime Mecha science fiction
- Mechamorphosis by Fantasy Flight Games
- Mechanical Dream
- The Mechanoid Invasion by Palladium
- MechWarrior
- Mega - les Messagers Galactiques (French) - parallel universe
- MEGA Role-Playing System
- Megaverse by Palladium Books
- Meikyu kingdom (Japanese) - members of tiny kingdom's court explore dungeons
- Mekton by R. Talsorian Games - based on Anime Mecha science fiction
- Melanda: Land of Mystery
- Men In Black: The Roleplaying Game
- MERC by Fantasy Games Unlimited: A Modern Role Playing Game of Counter Insurgency
- Merc 2000 - Twilight 2000 updated for the post-Cold War '90s
- Mercenaries, Spies and Private Eyes by Flying Buffalo
- The Metabarons Roleplaying Game by West End Games
- Metal Magic and Lore by 5th Epoch Publishing
- Metamorphosis Alpha (1976)
- Michtim: Fluffy Adventures (2012)
- Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor
- Middle Earth Role Play - based on the fantasy works of J. R. R. Tolkien
- Midgard - the oldest German fantasy RPG
- Midnight - A fantasy world were the bad guys have won
- Midnight at the Well of Souls Role-Playing System
- Miles Christi (French) - (Crusades and knights Templar)
- Millennium's End - by Chameleon Eclectic Entertainment
- Mind Games RPG - by Deiron e Yangsmoth
- M.I.S.S.I.O.N.
- Mistborn Adventure Game
- The Modern Sagas - A Player's Guidebook for Ironwood Omnimedia Company's E-RPG System
- Mojo, by Polymancer Studios, Inc.
- Monastyr (Polish), Monastery by Portal
- The Monster Horror Show by James Herbert Brennan a very tongue in cheek basic fantasy role play system.
- Monsterhearts - a game about the messy lives of teenage monsters by Joe Mcdaldno using the Powered by the Apocalypse system
- Monsters! Monsters!
- Monsters and Other Childish Things
- Mordheim by Games Workshop
- Morpheus
- The Morrow Project - Post apocalypse USA 150 years after WW III. By Timeline Ltd
- Morton's List
- The Mountain Witch
- Mouse Guard by Luke Crane using a version of the Burning Wheel engine
- Multiverser by E.R. Jones and M. Joseph Young
- Mummy: The Resurrection (original World of Darkness)
- Murphy's World by Peregrine Creative Services
- Mutant by Target Games
- Mutant Chronicles currently by Modiphius
- Mutant City Blues - superhero detectives using Robin Laws GUMSHOE System, by Pelgrane Press
- Mutant Future
- Mutant RYMD
- Mutant: Undergångens Arvtagare by Järnringen Förlag AB
- Mutants & Masterminds by Green Ronin Publishing
- Mutazoids
- My Life with Master by Half Meme Press
- MYFAROG - Mythic Fantasy Role-playing Game by Varg Vikernes
- Myrskyn aika by Mike Pohjola
- Mystic Realms
- Mystic Quests
- Mystos: The Role Playing Game
- Mythworld
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- The Nearside Project by Greymalkin Designs - adventure between 13 alternate Earths while avoiding insanity (previously released in 1996, new edition in 2011).
- Necroscope
- Neighborhood
- Neiyar: Land of Heaven and the Abyss by Bards and Sages
- NeoKosmos (in Portuguese) by Krypteia Estúdio Criativo - a setting of Greek Mythology
- Nephilim by Chaosium - modern occult
- Neuroshima (Polish) by Portal
- Nexus: The Infinite City
- Nicotine Girls by Paul Czege
- Nightbane
- Nightlife by Stellar Games
- Night of the Ninja
- Night's Black Agents
- Nights of the Crusades by Ætheric Dreams
- Night Wizard! (Japanese) - wizards in contemporary
- Ninja Burger by Steve Jackson Games
- Ninjas and Superspies by Palladium Books - martial arts and espionage adventure
- Nobilis by R. Sean Borgstrom
- Noctum by Mischa L. Thomas
- Noir by Archon Gaming, Inc.
- Normality, a Dada/ergodic role-playing game by Hugh Dingwall and Vishãla Jekic.
- Northern Crown
- Novus, by Firehawk Games.
- Now Playing, by Carnivore Games.
- Numenera, by Monte Cook Games.
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Game | Publisher | System | Dates | Setting | Notes |
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Obsidian - The Age of Judgement | Apophis Consortium | ||||
Odysseus | |||||
The Official Superhero Adventure Game | |||||
Old Dragon | Redbox Editora | the first old school RPG in Brazil | |||
Omnigon | |||||
The One Ring: Adventures over the Edge of the Wild | |||||
Only War | |||||
Ops and Tactics | |||||
Ork! The Roleplaying Game | |||||
Orkworld | |||||
Orpheus | |||||
OSRIC | |||||
Other Suns | Fantasy Games Unlimited | ||||
Outbreak: Undead | Hunters Books | ||||
Outime | |||||
Over the Edge' | Atlas Games | ||||
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- Paladin
- Palladium Fantasy Role-Playing Game by Palladium Books
- Pandemonium! by MIB Productions - roleplaying in the world of tabloid news
- Pantheon
- Path of the Oracle role playing game
- Paper Computer Games - a series of illustrated roleplaying games with simple rules and a complex universe. Any gaming session played by anyone at any time is added to the overall storyline and considered canon.
- Paranoia originally by West End Games, later by Mongoose Publishing - a satire of dystopian futures
- Passion Play - the Fading Suns live action role-playing game
- Pathfinder - fantasy role-playing game by Paizo Publishing (2009)
- Pax Draconis by Technicraft Design - a detailed rules heavy space opera with a percentile system
- Pendragon (or King Arthur Pendragon) - Arthurian legend
- A Penny for My Thoughts
- Phantasia
- Phantasy Conclave
- Phase VII
- Phoenix Command by Leading Edge Games
- Pirates!
- Plüsch, Power & Plunder (German)
- Pirates and Plunder
- Polaris (1997)
- Polaris (2005)
- Point Blank by Wasteland Games - modern-day Action movie game
- The Pokéthulhu Adventure Game by Cumberland Games and Diversions
- The Pool
- PowerGame
- Powers and Perils by Avalon Hill
- Praedor - based on the eponymous comics by Petri Hiltunen
- The Price of Freedom by West End Games - America loses the Cold War and is Occupied, but Resistance is in our blood
- The Primal Order
- Prime Directive by Task Force Games
- Primetime Adventures
- Prince Valiant: The Story-Telling Game by Chaosium
- Privateers and Gentlemen by Fantasy Games Unlimited - naval adventure in the Napoleonic era
- Project A-ko: The Roleplaying Game
- Project: Paradigm by Eschaton Media Inc
- Promethean: The Created by White Wolf Publishing (new World of Darkness)
- Psiworld by Fantasy Games Unlimited - SF adventures with a focus on psi abilities
- Pulp Adventure by Planet Pulp Productions - High Adventure Gaming cinematic style.
- Puppetland
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Game | Publisher | System | Dates | Setting | Notes |
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Q10 | |||||
QAGS | |||||
Qin | |||||
Quest of the Ancients | |||||
Quill: Quill: A Letter-Writing Roleplaying Game for a Single Player | Trollish Delver Games | 2016 | A solo RPG, about writting letters. | Translated in 2016 in french by the editorial house 500NDG and in 2018 in portuguese by a fan. | |
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- Rangers of Taradoin by Sean-Robert Shaw
- Raex: The roleplaying adventure experience by T. Julian Bell & Raex games publishing
- Rapture: The Second Coming by William Spencer-Hale, Quintessential Mercy
- The Realm of Yolmi
- Recon by Palladium Books - Vietnam War adventure
- Red Dragon (Japanese)
- Red Dwarf: The Role Playing Game by deep 7 - based on BBC comedy Red Dwarf
- Reich Star by Simon Bell and Ken Richardson (1991) as Creative Encounters - fight Nazis in space.
- Reign by Greg Stolze (2007)
- Rêve: the Dream Ouroboros by Denis Gerfaud (French, Rêve de Dragon)
- The Riddle of Steel by Driftwood Publishing
- Rifts by Palladium Games - crossover system
- Rifts Chaos Earth by Palladium Games
- Ringworld by Chaosium
- Risus
- Robot Warriors
- Robotech by Palladium Games; based on the Robotech anime television series
- Robotech: The Shadow Chronicles Role-Playing Game by Palladium Games
- Rogue Trader developed by FFG[9]
- RMSS (Rolemaster Fantasy Role Playing) by Iron Crown Enterprises - fully expandable and customizable rules system
- Roleplayer
- Rules to Live By from Interactivities Ink - generic customizable live action rules system, with expansions for horror and fantasy
- Rune
- Rune Striders
- Runebearer by Chris Magoun - "Magic and religion clash in a ruined world"
- RuneQuest[10] by Chaosium, versions also by Avalon Hill and Mongoose Publishing
- RuneSlayers
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- Tagmar - Brazilian fantasy game
- Tales from the Floating Vagabond by Avalon Hill
- Talislanta by Bard Games
- Taste My Steel!
- Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and Other Strangeness by Palladium Books - based on the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles comic books.
- Teenagers from Outer Space - an anime based RPG
- Tékumel: Empire of the Petal Throne
- Ten Thousand Worlds - a free "universal" system distributed under a Creative Commons license
- Tenchi Muyo!
- Tenra War (Japanese)
- Tephra: The Steampunk RPG
- TerraDrive
- Terra Incognita
- Terra Primate by Eden Studios, Inc.
- Terra the Gunslinger (Japanese) - western and steampunk, use playing cards instead of dice
- Testament (role-playing game) by Late Gaming - game set during the End Times
- Theatrix by Backstage Press (1993)
- Thieves' Guild
- Thieves' World
- Tibet: The Roleplaying Game by Vajra Enterprises - historical fantasy set in Tibet
- Time & Time Again
- Timehunter by Red Axe
- Time Lord — Adventures through Time and Space - a Doctor Who RPG based on the 1963–89 run of the BBC television series
- Timelords by Blacksburg Tactical Research Center
- Timemaster
- Timeship by Yaquinto
- To Challenge Tomorrow
- Tokyo NOVA (Japanese) - cyberpunk
- Toon - cartoon adventure inspired by the classic cartoon series from Warner Brothers and MGM by Steve Jackson Games
- Top Secret by TSR, Inc. - espionage adventure
- TORG by West End Games
- Total Eclipse RPG by Steve N. Jackson published by Shrapnel Games - Smart phone optimized role playing game.
- Trail of Cthulhu by Pelgrane Press
- Transhuman Space by Steve Jackson Games
- Trauma (French) by Chroniques d'Outre-Monde - contemporary police and counter-terrorism adventures
- Traveller by GDW, Marc Miller
- Traveller: 2300
- Trevas - Brazilian game about other worlds
- Tri-Stat dX
- Tribe 8 by Dream Pod 9
- Tribes by Steve Jackson Games
- Thrilling Tales : Pulp Amazing Stories
- Trinity by White Wolf Publishing
- Trollbabe
- True20
- Truth & Justice
- Trystell by Tab Creations
- Tunnels and Trolls by Flying Buffalo
- TWERPS by Lou Zocchi
- Twilight 2000 by GDW (1984)
- Twilight Imperium: The Role-Playing Game
U
Game | Publisher | System | Dates | Setting | Notes |
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Uncharted Worlds | by Sean Gomes | ||||
Underground | Mayfair Games | ||||
Underworld | Synister Creative Systems | Urban fantasy set in modern day New York | |||
The Unexplained | Carnivore Games | ||||
Unhallowed Metropolis | Eos Press | ||||
Unisystem | Eden Studios, Inc. | ||||
Universalis | |||||
Universe | SPI | subtitle The Role-Playing Game of the Future | |||
Unknown Armies | |||||
URPG | a free and universal RPG Rules System | ||||
Usagi Yojimbo | based on the comic book series, Usagi Yojimbo, by Stan Sakai | ||||
USS Infinity | a new and different RPG | ||||
Uuhraah! | |||||
V
Game | Publisher | System | Dates | Setting | Notes |
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Valley of the Pharaohs | Palladium Books | ||||
Vampire: The Dark Ages | White Wolf | ||||
Vampire: The Masquerade | (original World of Darkness) | ||||
Vampire: The Requiem | (new World of Darkness) | ||||
Vanishing Point (role-play game) | Sane Studios | ||||
Victorian Adventure | SKS Distribution | ||||
Victorian Age: Vampire | White Wolf | ||||
Victoriana - 2nd edition | Cubicle 7 Entertainment | ||||
Villains and Vigilantes | Fantasy Games Unlimited, Monkey House Games | ||||
Violence | Hogshead Publishing | ||||
W
- Warcraft the Roleplaying Game by White Wolf Publishing -- a roleplaying game book based on the popular computer game by Blizzard
- Warhammer 40,000 Roleplay
- Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay by Games Workshop[12]
- Warheads: Medieval Tales by Urban Mammoth -- a comically based tabletop roleplaying war game.
- WARS Roleplaying Game by Mongoose Publishing
- Waste World by Manticore Productions Ltd
- Wayfarers by Ye Olde Gaming Companye
- Weapons of the Gods by Eos Press - a wuxia-style game based on the manhua comic of the same name
- Weird Wars by Pinnacle Entertainment Group
- Werewolf: The Apocalypse (original World of Darkness)
- Werewolf: The Forsaken (World of Darkness 2.0)
- Werewolf: The Wild West by White Wolf
- Westhedge by Empire Wargames
- What Price Glory?!
- The Wheel of Time Roleplaying Game - based on The Wheel of Time novel series by author Robert Jordan by TSR, Inc.
- When Worlds Collide
- The Whispering Vault - an RPG about god-hunting
- Wiedźmin (Polish) by MAG
- Wild Talents by Arc Dream Publishing
- Wild West
- Witchcraft by Eden Studios, Inc.
- Witch Hunt
- Witch Hunter: The Invisible World
- With Great Power...
- Wizards' Realm
- Wizards' World
- Woof meow (role-playing game) by Game Systems (1988)
- World Action And Adventure
- World of Darkness (original) and the World of Darkness (new) "2.0" product line by White Wolf Publishing
- The World of Indiana Jones by West End Games
- The World of Kystrel Fantasy RPG
- World of Synnibarr by 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 by Chaosium
- Wraith: The Great War
- Wraith: The Oblivion (original World of Darkness)
- Wushu by Dan Bayn released under the Creative Commons license.
- WWE: Know Your Role
- Wyrd is Bond by Key 20 Publishing
X
Game | Publisher | System | Dates | Setting | Notes |
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Y
Game | Publisher | System | Dates | Setting | Notes |
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Y-Modus | Dark Juju Games | written by Zach Owens and Jeremy Sanecki. This is a strategic role-playing game. | |||
Year of the Phoenix | |||||
Year of the Zombie | UKGames Publishing | D20 Modern | |||
Ysgarth | written by Timothy Willard | ||||
Z
Game | Publisher | System | Dates | Setting | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Zen and the Art of Mayhem | |||||
Zone | (French) by Siroz (satiric gang wars in the contemporary suburbs) | ||||
The Zorcerer of Zo | |||||
Zweihänder | Grim & Perilous Studios | (Written by Daniel Fox. Deliberately similar in tone and rules mechanics to Warhammer FRP) | |||
References
- ↑ Ryan, Michael. "Author". Retrieved 6 February 2012.
- ↑ "d20 Modern website". Retrieved 6 February 2012.
- ↑ "d20 Past website". Retrieved 6 February 2012.
- ↑ "d20 System website". Retrieved 6 February 2012.
- ↑ "Das Schwarze Auge". Ulisses Spiele. 2012. Retrieved 21 November 2014.
- ↑ Rice, George. "Author". Retrieved 12 December 2011.
- ↑
- ↑ "Justice, Inc". Retrieved 6 February 2012.
- ↑ "Rogue Traders website". Retrieved 6 February 2012.
- ↑ Maranci, Peter. "The History of RuneQuest". Retrieved 6 February 2012.
- ↑ "SLA Industries website". Retrieved 6 February 2012.
- ↑ "Warhammer Website". Retrieved 6 February 2012.
External links
- A longer list can be found at http://www.darkshire.net/jhkim/rpg/encyclopedia/
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