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.

0-9

Game Publisher System Dates Setting Notes
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

A

Game Publisher System Dates Setting Notes
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

B

Game Publisher System Dates Setting Notes
Babylon 5 Mongoose Publishing d20 (2nd ed.) 2003, 2006 (2nd ed.) Based on the Babylon 5 TV franchise
BASH!
Basic Fantasy RPG
Basic Role-Playing Chaosium Role-playing game system
Batman Role-Playing Game
BattleDragons Spartacus Publishing Play as dragons in a fantasy world
Battlelords of the 23rd Century SSDC, Inc.
Battlestar Galactica Role Playing Game Margaret Weis Productions, Ltd Based on the SciFi TV series
Behind Enemy Lines
Beyond the Supernatural Palladium Modern Day Horrors
Bifrost Skytrex Ltd. 1982
Big Bang Comics RPG
Big Eyes, Small Mouth Guardians of Order Anime-based RPG
Black Crusade
Blackwatch
Blade of Arcana
Blades in the Dark
Blood Dawn SSDC, Inc.
Blood of Heroes
Bloodlust (French) Edited by Asmodée Editions
Blue Planet Biohazard Games 2nd Edition by Fantasy Flight

proposed 3rd Edition by Biohazard Games

Blue Rose Green Ronin
Boot Hill TSR, Inc. Wild West adventure
Brave New World
Breaking the Ice
Bubblegum Crisis
Buccaneer
Buck Rogers XXVC TSR, Inc.
Buffy the Vampire Slayer - Eden Studios, Inc. Unisystem Based on the TV show of the same name
Bullwinkle and Rocky Role-Playing Party Game
Bunnies and Burrows Steve Jackson Games Out of print
Bureau 13: Stalking the Night Fantastic Tri Tac Games
Burning Empires
The Burning Wheel High fantasy
Bushido Fantasy Games Unlimited Samurai RPG set in Feudal Japan
By the Gods Ragnarok Enterprises 1986

C

Game Publisher System Dates Setting Notes
Cadillacs and Dinosaurs Game Designer's Workshop
Cadwallon Rackham
Call of Cthulhu Chaosium Based on the works of H. P. Lovecraft
Capes
Capes, Cowls & Villains Foul
Cartoon Action Hour Spectrum Games
Cassiopean Empire
Castles & Crusades Troll Lord Games OGL System Fantasy RPG
Castle Falkenstein Steampunk fantasy
The Castle Perilous
Challengers
The Challenges Game System
Champions Hero Games
Changeling: The Dreaming (Original World of Darkness)
Changeling: The Lost (New World of Darkness)
Children of the Sun Misguided Games
Chill
Chivalry & Sorcery
Chronicles of Ramlar White Silver
Les Chroniques d'Erdor French RPG of oneiric fantasy using a 54 card deck Edited by Boite a Polpette
City of Heroes Eden Studios, Inc. The tabletop companion to the City of Heroes MMORPG
Commando
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
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
Conspiracy X Eden Studios, Inc. extraterrestrials, UFOs, and government coverups
C°ntinuum Time travel adventure
Core Command Dream Pod 9
Corporation the Roleplaying Game Core Games Publishing
CORPS Blacksburg Tactical Research Center
Corum An addendum to the Stormbringer RPG (aka Elric!)
Creeks and Crawdads
Crime Fighter
Crimefighters TSR 1981
Crystalicum (Polish)
CthulhuTech Wildfire H.P. Lovecraft's horror with Mecha and Anime influences
Cursed Empire Chris Loizou Dark fantasy Formerly known as Crimson Empire
Cutthroat: The Shadow Wars
Cybergeneration R. Talsorian Games Alternate setting for Cyberpunk 2020
Cyberpunk 2013 R. Talsorian Games Out-of-print and superseded by Cyberpunk 2020
Cyberpunk 2020 R. Talsorian Games
Cyberspace Iron Crown Enterprises
Cyborg Commando New Infinities, Inc.

D

Game Publisher System Dates Setting Notes
D6 Adventure West End Games
D6 Fantasy West End Games
D6 Space West End Games
D6 System West End Games In-house system, based on the Star Wars RPG
d20 Future Wizards of the Coast[1] d20 System Generic futuristic
d20 Modern Wizards of the Coast[2] d20 System Generic modern
d20 Past Wizards of the Coast[3] d20 System Generic historical
d20 System Wizards of the Coast[4] Based on Dungeons & Dragons 3rd Edition rules
Dallas
Danger International Hero Games espionage adventure
Dangerous Journeys by E. Gary Gygax Game Designers' Workshop
Daredevils Pulp era mystery
Dark Ages White Wolf Publishing Series of RPGs, including Vampire: The Dark Ages, Dark Ages: Werewolf, Dark Ages: Mage, Dark Ages: Fae, and Dark Ages: Inquisitor
Dark Champions
Dark Conspiracy Game Designers' Workshop
Dark Dungeons
The Dark Eye Most popular German RPG,[5] 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
Dark Streets
Darwin's World RPGObjects Post-apocalyptic RPG
Dawning Star
DC Adventures Green Ronin
DC Heroes Mayfair Games
DC Universe Roleplaying Game West End Games
De Profundis
Dead Inside 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
Deadlands: Hell on Earth Pinnacle Entertainment Group
Deadlands: Lost Colony Pinnacle Entertainment Group
Deadlands: The Weird West Pinnacle Entertainment Group GURPS version by SJGames
Deathwatch
Deliria: Faerie Tales for the New Millennium by Phil Brucato Laughing Pan Productions
Delta Force: America Strikes Back!
Demon City Shinjuku Role-Playing Game
Demon Hunters Role Playing Game
Demon: The Fallen White Wolf (Original World of Darkness)
Demon's Lair Lasalion Games
Deryni Adventure Game
Diana: Warrior Princess By Marcus Rowland
Diaspora VSCA Publishing FATE 2009 Hard science fiction
Dice & Glory
Dinky Dungeons Doc's Games 1985
Dinosaur Planet: Broncosaurus Rex
Diomin OtherWorld Creations
Do: Pilgrims of the Flying Temple
The Doctor Who Role Playing Game FASA Based on the 1963–89 run of the BBC television series
Doctor Who - Adventures In Time And Space: the roleplaying game Cubicle 7 Entertainment Based on the 2005–present run of the BBC television series
Doctor Who - Time Lord (role-playing game) Virgin Publishing Based on the 1963–89 run of the BBC television series
Dogs in the Vineyard Lumpley Games Loosely based on the Mormon State of Deseret in pre-statehood Utah
Domination
Dominion Rules An open-source fantasy twelve-sided-die-based RPG encouraging innovative combat system
The Dominion Tank Police Role-Playing Game Guardians of Order Tri-Stat System 1999
Donjon Clinton R. Nixon, Donjon Anvilwerks
Don't Look Back Mind Ventures 1994
Don't Rest Your Head Evil Hat Productions
Double Cross Superhero (Japanese)
Drací doupe Loosely based on Dungeons & Dragons The most popular Czech fantasy RPG system
Dragon Age Green Ronin
Dragon Ball Z - Anime Adventure Game https://web.archive.org/web/20021120023158/http://www.talsorian.com/
Dragonlance: Fifth Age
Dragon Lords of Melniboné
DragonMech A cross between fantasy and mecha
DragonQuest A now out-of-print RPG, suppressed by TSR
DragonRaid Dick Wulf A Christian RPG
Dragonroar
Dragonstar Where science fiction and fantasy blend
Dragon Storm
Dragon Warriors An easy-to-use RPG system published in paperback format
Drakar och Demoner (Dragons and Demons) Swedish fantasy RPG
Dread RPG
Dread: The First Book of Pandemonium Rafael Chandler
Dream Craft
Dream Park: The Roleplaying Game
The Dresden files A variant of the FATE game Urban fantasy Based on the books by Jim Butcher
Droids
Dune: Chronicles of the Imperium Last Unicorn Supposedly limited to 3000 copies
Dungeons & Dragons Created by Dave Arneson and E. Gary Gygax, further editions by TSR, Inc. and Wizards of the Coast
Dungeon World Sage Kobold Productions Powered by the Apocalypse Dungeon fantasy
Durance
Dust Devils
Dying Earth Based on the stories of Jack Vance
Dzikie Pola (Wild Fields) Set in 17th century Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth

E

Game Publisher System Dates Setting Notes
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

F

Game Publisher System Dates Setting Notes
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

G

Game Publisher System Dates Setting Notes
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"

H

Game Publisher System Dates Setting Notes
Habitica (formerly HabitRPG)
HackMaster Kenzer & Company based on the comic Knights of the Dinner Table
Hakobune by Tim Peare
Halcyon Neuwerld Studios
Happy Birthday, Robot!
HardNova II
HârnMaster/Hârn Columbia Games
HARPE the "Hugely Adaptable (action/anime) Role-Playing Engine", Free and quite adaptable
Haven: City of Violence
Hawkmoon an addendum to the Stormbringer RPG (aka Elric!)
Heaven & Earth
Heavy Gear Dream Pod 9
Hercules & Xena Roleplaying Game
Heretics Wasteland Games modern-day horror
Hero System Hero Games
HeroQuest/Hero Wars
Heroes
Heroes of Olympus
Heroes Unlimited Palladium Books
Hidden Kingdom
High Adventure Cliffhangers Buck Rogers Adventure Game
High Adventure Role Playing (HARP) Iron Crown Enterprises
High Colonies
High Fantasy
Hillfolk
Hol
Hollow Earth Expedition Exile Games Studio 1930's style pulp adventure
Hollyworld
Hong Kong Action Theater
Houses of the Blooded
How We Came To Live Here
Hunter Planet
Hunter: The Reckoning (original World of Darkness)
Hunter: The Vigil New World of Darkness
Hogwarts School of Witchcraft & Wizardry Kale Co.

I

Game Publisher System Dates Setting Notes
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

J

Game Publisher System Dates Setting Notes
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.

K

Game Publisher System Dates Setting Notes
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

L

M

N

O

Game Publisher System Dates Setting Notes
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

P

Q

Game Publisher System Dates Setting Notes
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.

R

S

Game Publisher System Dates Setting Notes
Saga fantasy Swedish
Shadow Fight 2 Nekki For Android and iOS
SAGA System
Sanctum Polis - Rest Eternal Memory indie anthropomorphic
Sandman: Map of Halaal
Satasupe (Japanese)
Savage Worlds
The Sci-Fi Sagas Ironwood Omnimedia Company E-RPG System A Player's Guidebook
Scion: Hero White Wolf Publishing Modern day children of the gods
Sea Dracula (The role-playing game of lawyers in animal city) Nick Smith and Jake Richmond
Second Dawn
Sengoku Gold Rush Games Historical fantasy set in feudal Japan
SenZar notorious for its blatant encouragement of munchkinism
Serenity Margaret Weis Productions, Ltd Serenity film (The Firefly (television series) is getting its own RPG also from MWP due to licensing).
Seventh Sea Alderac Entertainment Company
The Shab-al-Hiri Roach
Shadowforce Archer Alderac Entertainment Group a setting for Spycraft
Shadow Lords about epic Heroes, Immortals, Titans, Angels and Demons.
Shadow Nations Obsidian Europe Horror, Scifi, fantasy
Shadow of the Demon Lord by Schwalb Entertainment
The Shadow of Yesterday
Shadowrun cyberpunk fantasy
Shatterzone
Shock: Social Science Fiction
Silver Age Sentinels Guardians of Order
Simian Conquest
Simply Roleplaying! Microtactix a simple and customizable generic open gaming system similar to Fuzion and the Action! System
Simple System Dashing Inventor Games
Sine Requie horror Italian role-playing game
Skulduggery
Skull and Crossbones: Roleplay on the Spanish Main Fantasy Games Unlimited
Skyrealms of Jorune SkyRealms Publishing, later Chessex
SLA Industries Nightfall Games[11]
Sláine: The Roleplaying Game of Celtic Heroes Mongoose Publishing
S/lay w/Me
The Slayers d20 d20 System
Smallville Margaret Weis Productions, Ltd based on the Smallville television series
Sojourner's Quest: A Fantasy Role Playing Game Randall C Ellis
A Song of Ice and Fire Roleplaying
Sorcerer by Ron Edwards
Sovereign Stone
Space 1889 GDW Victorian Era Sci-Fi (steampunk)
Space Dragon Redbox Editora pulp sci fi
Space Gothic German crossover between military science fiction, space opera and horror
Space Infantry
Space Opera Fantasy Games Unlimited
Spacemaster SF adaptation of Rolemaster
SpaceNinjaCyberCrisis XDO Crucible Design a tongue-in-cheek anime game
Space Quest
Spaceship Zero Green Ronin Publishing
SpaceTime
The Spawn of Fashan
Sphinx
Spione: Story Now in Cold War Berlin
Spirit of the Century Evil Hat Productions FATE system a pulp game
Splicers
Splittermond Uhrwerk-Verlag Lorakis German Fantasy RPG
Spycraft Alderac Entertainment Group espionage adventure
The Squared Circle Day Dreamer Interactive
Squawk Game Arts Guild intelligent archosaurs in another star system
Stalking the Night Fantastic
Standard RPG System
Star Ace
Starblazer Adventures
StarCraft Adventures TSR Inc.
Star*Drive TSR, Inc.
Starfaring Flying Buffalo
Starfinder Roleplaying Game Paizo Publishing
Starfleet Voyages
Star Frontiers TSR
Stargate SG-1 (RPG) AEG
Starhedge by Empire Wargames
Star Hero Fantasy Hero SF adaptation of Hero System
Star Legend (Japanese)
Star Patrol
Star Riders Ianus Games parody of space opera
Star Rovers
StarRun QaEG
Starship Troopers (RPG) Mongoose Publishing
Starships & Spacemen
Star Trek: Adventure Gaming in the Final Frontier Heritage
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Role Playing Game
Star Trek Role Playing Game Last Unicorn
Star Trek Roleplaying Game Decipher
Star Trek: The Next Generation Role-playing Game
Star Trek: The Role Playing Game FASA
Star Wars: The Roleplaying Game West End Games D6 System (1987-1999)
Star Wars Roleplaying Game Fantasy Flight
Star Wars Roleplaying Game Wizards of the Coast D20 System 2000-2010
Star Wreck Roleplaying Game Mike Pohjola parody game based on the Star Wreck movie franchise
SteamCraft Perilous Journeys Publishing Steampunk, Neo-Victorian
Steve Perrin's Quest Rules
STOCS Wasteland Games modern-day generic system
Stormbringer, Chaosium based on Michael Moorcock's Elric of Melniboné stories
Storytelling System
St. Palmer's Pirate/West Indies
The Strange Monte Cook Games
Street Fighter: The Storytelling Game
Strontium Dog Mongoose Publishing Traveller
Sundered Epoch: Generations Randal Snyder multi-genre game system
Super Crusaders Lee Walser modern-day super hero system
Super Powers Unlimited Super Powers Unlimited, LLC
Super Squadron Super-Hero game Australian
Supergame
Superhero 2044
Supernatural Margaret Weis Productions, Ltd based on The CW's Supernatural television series.
Superworld by Chaosium
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 (Japanese)
Synnibarr (aka 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

T

U

Game Publisher System Dates Setting Notes
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
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

X

Game Publisher System Dates Setting Notes
Xcrawl

Y

Game Publisher System Dates Setting Notes
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)

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