List of tabletop role-playing games explained

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.

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13th AgePelgrane PressModified d20 OGL ("The Archmage Engine")2013High fantasyDesigned by Jonathan Tweet and Rob Heinsoo
2300 ADGame Designers' Workshop1989Hard science fiction future of the Twilight 2000 universeDesigned by Frank Chadwick, Timothy B. Brown, Lester W. Smith, Marc W. Miller, originally called Traveller 2300AD
3D&TEditora Talismã (formerly Trama Editorial)1994A Brazilian generic system, turned to anime-style campaigns
7th SeaAlderac Entertainment Group / John Wick PresentsRoll-and-Keep system, d20 System1999, 2016Pirates, swashbucklingDesigned by John Wick (game designer)
AberrantWhite Wolf PublishingModified Storyteller1999Superhero characters in the near futurePart of the Trinity series
d20
Active ExploitsPrecis Intermedia Gaming2002
Advanced Dungeons & DragonsTSR, Inc.1977-2000(See also Dungeons & Dragons)
Advanced Fighting FantasyCubicle 71989Based on the Fighting Fantasy and Sorcery! gamebooks
Adventure!Tori Bergquist1985
Adventure!White Wolf PublishingModified Storyteller2001Pulp adventurePart of the Trinity series
Adventurers GuildAdventurers Guild1987Line of "generic fantasy" supplementsConsists of The Adventurers' Guild Bestiary, Adventurers' Guild Bounty Hunters' Handbook, Adventurers' Guild Sage's Tome, The Adventurers' Guild Tome
Adventures in FantasyExcalibre Games1979
The Adventures of Indiana Jones Role-Playing GameTSR, Inc.1984
Adventures in Middle-earthd202016Epic high fantasyDesigned by Dominic McDowall-Thomas et al., based on The One Ring RPG
After The BombPalladium Books1986, 2001Post-apocalyptic science fiction
Aftermath!Fantasy Games Unlimited1981Post-apocalypseDesigned by Paul Hume and Robert N. Charrette
Age of the TempestTactic2013
Age of RuinCutting Edge Games1990
Agone (French)Multisim Editions1999Edited in French by Multisim Editions and translated in English by Multisim Editions
AlbedoThoughts & Images, Chessex1988, 1993Furry, science fictionDesigned by Craig Hilton and Paul Kidd, based on the comic book series Erma Felna by Steve Gallacci
Alice is MissingHunters Entertainment2020Designed by Spenser Starke
Free League2019Science fiction, survival horror
Aliens Adventure GameLeading Edge Games1990Science Fiction
All Flesh Must Be EatenEden Studios, Inc.Unisystem1999, 2003Zombie survival horror gameDesigned by George Vasilakos
All-Star WrestlingAfterthought Images1991
Alma MaterOracle Games1982Comic high school
Alshard (Japanese)Far East Amusement Research / EnterbrainStandard RPG System2002, 2005Fantasy with mecha like Final FantasyFar East Amusement Research / Enterbrain
Alshard Gaia (Japanese)Standard RPG System2006Contemporary fantasy
AlternityTSR, Inc.1998Science fictionDesigned by Bill Slavicsek and Richard Baker
Amazing EngineTSR, Inc.1993
Amber Diceless RoleplayingPhage PressCustom diceless1991Based on The Chronicles of Amber by Roger ZelaznyCreated and written by Erick Wujcik
Edge Entertainment 2005, 2010Spanish RPG, a collaboration of Eastern and Western developers RPG with anime-style artworks
AngelEden Studios, Inc.Cinematic Unisystem2003Urban fantasyA spin-off of the Buffy the Vampire Slayer game
Apocalypse KeysEvil Hat ProductionsPbtA2023
Apocalypse WorldLumpley GamesPbtA2010A post-apocalyptic RPG of politics and survivalCreated by D. Vincent Baker and Meguey Baker. First RPG using the Powered by the Apocalypse (PbtA) system
Arcana UnearthedMalhavoc Pressd20 OGL 2003FantasyDeveloped by Monte Cook
ArchaeronArchaeron Games1980
ArduinGrimoire Games, Emperors Choice Games1977-1980, 1992The first cross-genre RPGDesigned by David A. Hargrave
Aria: Canticle of the MonomythLast Unicorn Games1994
Arianrhod RPG (Japanese)Fujimi Shobo2004Japanese MMORPG-like
Mongoose Publishing2003
Myrmidon Press (first edition); Eden Studios, Inc. (second edition)d20 OGL2003Mek-based warfare
R. Talsorian GamesFuzion1997SciFi game based on the Armored Trooper Votoms anime
Army of Darkness Roleplaying GameEden Studios, Inc.Cinematic Unisystem2005Zombie horrorDesigned by Shane Lacy Hensley, based on the film of the same name.
Ars MagicaLion Rampant (editions 1 & 2)1987,1989,1992, 1996, 2004Medieval fantasyOriginally 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)
Modified Fuzion system2005Written and illustrated by Mark Smylie, based on his comic book series of the same name.
Ashen StarsPelgrane PressGUMSHOE System2011Gritty investigative Space OperaDesigned by Robin D. Laws
AtlantisBard Games1984,1985,1996,2014,2019Historical fantasy, sword and sorceryDesigned by Stephan Michael Sechi, Vernie Taylor, Steven Cordovano, J. Andrew Keith
Atomic Robo: The Roleplaying GameEvil Hat Productions Fate system2014Sci-fi pulpBased on the comic book of the same name.
Attack of the HumansRapport Games1990
The Authority Role-Playing GameGuardians of Order2004
Avatar Legends: the Roleplaying GameMagpie GamesPowered by the Apocalypse2022
Babylon 5Mongoose Publishingd20 (2nd ed.)2003, 2006 (2nd ed.)Based on the Babylon 5 TV franchise
BASH!Basic Action Games2005
BaronyBetter Games1990
Basic Fantasy RPGChris Gonnerman2006One of the first Old School Revival retro-clones
Basic Role-PlayingChaosium1980,1982,2002,2004,2008Generic role-playing game system designed by Greg Stafford and Lynn Willis
Batman Role-Playing GameMayfair Games1989
BattleDragonsSpartacus Publishing2002Play as dragons in a fantasy world
Battlelords of the 23rd CenturySSDC, Inc.1990,1991,1992,1993,2000,2019
Battlestar Galactica Role Playing GameMargaret Weis ProductionsCortex System2007Based on the SciFi TV series
Behind Enemy LinesFASA1982The first tabletop RPG set during World War II
Beyond the SupernaturalPalladium Books1987,2005Modern Day Horrors
BifrostSkytrex Ltd.1982
Big Bang Comics RPGPisces All Media2006
Big Eyes, Small MouthGuardians of Order1997,2001,2007,2020Anime-based RPG
Black CrusadeFantasy Flight GamesWarhammer 40,000 Roleplay2011
Blade of ArcanaEnterbrain, Game Field1999,2001,2006High fantasyJapanese-language RPG
Blades in the DarkEvil Hat ProductionsPowered by the Apocalypse2017Urban fantasy
Blood DawnSSDC, Inc.1996
Blood of HeroesPulsar Games1998,2000
Blue PlanetBiohazard Games1997,2000,20122nd Edition by Fantasy Flight

Proposed 3rd Edition by Biohazard Games

Blue RoseGreen Ronin2005,2017
Bluebeard's BrideMagpie GamesPbtA2017Gothic horror based on the Bluebeard folktaleDesigned by Whitney "Strix" Beltrán, Marissa Kelly, and Sarah Richardson
Boot HillTSR, Inc.1975Wild West adventure
Brave New WorldPinnacle Entertainment, Alderac Entertainment Group1999
Breaking the IceBlack & Green Games2005
Brindlewood BayGauntlet Publishing2022Murder mystery about elderly women amateur detectivesInspired by Murder, She Wrote and H. P. Lovecraft
Bubblegum CrisisR. Talsorian GamesFuzion1996Scifi, Cyberpunk
BuccaneerAdversary Games1979Pirate-themed RPG
Buck Rogers XXVCTSR, Inc.1990-1992
Buffy the Vampire SlayerEden Studios, Inc.Unisystem2002Designed by C. J. Carella, based on the TV show of the same name
Bullwinkle and Rocky Role-Playing Party Game1988
Bunnies and BurrowsFantasy Games Unlimited1976Player characters are rabbitsThe first game to encourage players to have non-humanoid roles, and the first to have detailed martial arts and skill systems.
Tri Tac Games1992
Burn BryteRoll202020Science fantasyDesign tailored to be played on a virtual tabletop platform
Burning Empires2006
The Burning Wheel2002High fantasy
BushidoFantasy Games Unlimited1979,1980,1981Samurai RPG set in Feudal Japan
By the GodsRagnarok Enterprises1986
Cadillacs and DinosaursGame Designer's Workshop1990Designed by Frank Chadwick, based on the comic Xenozoic Tales
CadwallonRackham2006
Call of CthulhuChaosiumBasic Role-Playing1981Designed by Sandy Petersen, based on the works of H. P. Lovecraft
CapesMuse of Fire Games2005
Capes, Cowls & Villains FoulSpectrum Games2010
Cartoon Action HourSpectrum Games2002
Car WarsSteve Jackson Games1980
Cassiopean EmpireNorton Games1982
Castles & CrusadesTroll Lord GamesOGL System2004Fantasy RPG
Castle FalkensteinR. Talsorian Games1994Steampunk fantasy
The Castle PerilousWest Wind Simulations1980
ChallengersRagnarok Enterprises1985
ChampionsHero GamesHero System1981
White Wolf (1st and 2nd editions)

Onyx Path Publishing (20th anniversary edition)

Storyteller System1995

1997

2017

Original World of Darkness
White Wolf Publishing
Onyx Path Publishing
Storytelling System2007New World of Darkness
Children of the SunMisguided GamesToken System2002Dieselpunk fantasy
ChillPacesetter Ltd
Mayfair Games; Growling Door Games
1984Horror
Chivalry & SorceryFantasy Games Unlimited1977
Chronicles of RamlarWhitesilver PublishingThe A/B System2006
City of MistSon of Oak Game Studio, Modiphius EntertainmentPowered by the Apocalypse2017Urban fantasy, neo-noirA noir (detective) RPG set in a modern-day city where once-ordinary people hold the power of ancient myths and legends
CommandoSimulations Publications, Inc.1979
Conan Role-Playing GameTSR"ZeFRS" (Zeb's Fantasy Roleplaying System)1985Hyborian AgeThe official TSR Conan role-playing game, finally published in 1985
Modiphius Entertainment2d20 system2017Hyborian Age
GURPS ConanSteve Jackson GamesGURPS1989Hyborian AgeA year before the release of the core rulebook, in 1988, Steve Jackson Games published a solo adventure titled GURPS Conan: Beyond Thunder River
Mongoose Publishingd20 System2004-2010Hyborian AgeOne of the role-playing games in the Mongoose Publishing OGL System series
The Confederate RangersSoLar-Way Games1989
Conspiracy XEden Studios, Inc.1996Extraterrestrials, UFOs, and government coverups
ContinuumAetherco; Dreamcatcher1999Time travel adventure
Core CommandDream Pod 9Silhouette game engine2003Science fiction, space opera
Corporation the Roleplaying GameCore Games PublishingBrutal Engine2006Scifi, Cyberpunk
CORPSBlacksburg Tactical Research Center1990
Creeks and CrawdadsCrustacium Games1986
Crime FighterTask Force Games1988
Crimefighters1981
Crystalicum (Polish)2006
CthulhuTechWildfireFramewerk2007Horror in the style of H.P. Lovecraft but with mecha and anime influences
StormWorld Gamesd20; D121988
CybergenerationR. Talsorian Games1993Alternate setting for Cyberpunk 2020
Cyberpunk 2013R. Talsorian Games1988An alternate cyberpunk version of the USA, specifically in 2013Out of print and superseded by Cyberpunk 2020
Cyberpunk 2020R. Talsorian Games1990An alternate cyberpunk version of the USA, specifically in 2020
Cyberpunk REDR. Talsorian Games2020A sequel to Cyberpunk 2020 and prequel to Cyberpunk 2077
CyberspaceIron Crown EnterprisesSpacemaster system1989
Cyborg CommandoNew Infinities, Inc.1987
D6 AdventureWest End Games2004
D6 FantasyWest End Games2004
D6 SpaceWest End Games2004
D6 SystemWest End GamesIn-house system, based on the Star Wars RPG1996
d20 FutureWizards of the Coast[2] d20 System2004Generic futuristic
d20 ModernWizards of the Coast[3] d20 System2002Generic modern
d20 PastWizards of the Coast[4] d20 System2005Generic historical
d20 SystemWizards of the Coast[5] Based on Dungeons & Dragons 3rd Edition rules2000
DallasSimulations Publications, Inc.1980 Based on the popular television soap opera Dallas.
Danger InternationalHero Games1985Espionage adventure
Dangerous JourneysGame Designers' Workshop1992FantasyDesigned by E. Gary Gygax, eventually discontinued because of lawsuits by TSR [6]
DaredevilsFantasy Games Unlimited1982Pulp-era mystery
Dark AgesWhite Wolf Publishing1996,2002,2003Series of RPGs, including , , , , and
Dark ChampionsHero GamesHero System1993,2004Designed by Steven S. Long
Dark ConspiracyGame Designers' Workshop1991Cyberpunk, near-future dystopia, horror, urban fantasyDesigned by Lester W. Smith
Dark Dungeons2010Retroclone
The Dark EyeSchmidt Spiel & Freizeit GmbH and Droemer Knaur Verlag, Fantasy Productions, Ulisses Spiele GmbH1984,1988,1993,2001,2006,2015High fantasyCreated by Ulrich Kiesow, the most popular German RPG,[7] known in Germany as Das Schwarze Auge
Dark Heresy, the Warhammer 40,000 Roleplay GameOriginally by Black Industries, now developed by Fantasy Flight Games2008
Dark StreetsCakebread & Walton2012
Darwin's WorldRPGObjects2001,2003,2005Post-apocalyptic RPG
Dawning Stard20 System2005
DC AdventuresGreen RoninMutants & Masterminds2010
DC HeroesMayfair GamesMayfair Exponential Game System1985,1989,1993
DC Universe Roleplaying GameWest End GamesD6 System1999
De ProfundisMichał Oracz2001
Dead InsideAtomic Sock Monkey PressPDQ2003A 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 ReignPalladium BooksMegaversal2008
Pinnacle Entertainment Group1998
Pinnacle Entertainment Group2002
Deadlands

The Weird West

Pinnacle Entertainment Group1996,1999,2006GURPS version by SJGames
DeathwatchFantasy FlightWarhammer 40,000 Roleplay2010
Deliria: Faerie Tales for the New Millennium by Phil BrucatoLaughing Pan Productions2003
Task Force Games1986Modern military, espionageDesigned by William H. Keith Jr.
Delta GreenArc Dream PublishingCall of Cthulhu, d100 "Misery Engine", GUMSHOE1996, 2016Modern Lovecraftian horror and conspiracy
Degenesis: RebirthSIXMOREVODKAKatharSys2014Primal Punk
Demon City Shinjuku Role-Playing Game1999Based on the novel and anime series of the same name
Demon Hunters Role Playing GameCortex System2008
White Wolf PublishingStoryteller System2002Original World of Darkness
Demon's LairLasalion Games1997
Deryni Adventure GameGrey Ghost GamesFudge RPG2005
Steve Jackson Games2003By Marcus Rowland
DiasporaVSCA PublishingFATE2009Hard science fiction
Dinky DungeonsDoc's Games1985
Goodman Gamesd20 System2001
DiominOtherWorld Creationsd20 System2000
Evil Hat Productions2011
The Doctor Who Role Playing GameFASA1985Based on the 1963–89 run of the BBC television series
Doctor Who – Adventures In Time And Space: The Roleplaying GameCubicle 7 EntertainmentVortex2009Based on the 2005–present run of the BBC television series
Doctor Who – Time Lord (role-playing game)Virgin Publishing1991Based on the 1963–89 run of the BBC television series
Dogs in the VineyardLumpley Games2004,2005Loosely based on the Mormon State of Deseret in pre-statehood UtahDesigned by D. Vincent Baker
DominationStarChilde Publications1989
Dominion RulesAn open-source fantasy twelve-sided-die-based RPG encouraging innovative combat system1999
The Dominion Tank Police Role-Playing GameGuardians of OrderTri-Stat System1999
DonjonClinton R. Nixon, Donjon Anvilwerks2002
Don't Look BackMind Ventures1994
Don't Rest Your HeadEvil Hat Productions2006
Drací doupeALTARLoosely based on Dungeons & Dragons1990,2004,2011The most popular Czech fantasy RPG system
Dragon AgeGreen Ronin2010Based on the Dragon Age video game series by BioWare.
TSRSAGA System1996Dragonlance
Dragon Lords of Melnibonéd20 System2001
DragonMechGoodman GamesA cross between fantasy and mecha2004
DragonQuestSimulations Publications1980,1982,1989A now out-of-print RPG, suppressed by TSR[''[[Wikipedia:Please clarify|clarification needed]]]
DragonRaidDick Wulf1984A Christian RPG
DragonroarStandard Games1985
DragonstarFantasy Flight Gamesd202001"Where science fiction and fantasy blend"
Dragon StormBlack Dragon Press1996
Dragon WarriorsCorgi BooksAn easy-to-use RPG system published in paperback format1985
Drakar och Demoner (Dragons and Demons)Target Games1982Swedish fantasy RPG
Dread RPGThe Impossible Dream2005Uses a Jenga tower for action resolution
Rafael Chandler2002,2007
R. Talsorian Games1992Based on the 1981 novel Dream Park, which is itself about a live-action role-playing game amusement park.
The Dresden FilesEvil Hat ProductionsA variant of the FATE game2010Urban fantasyBased on the books by Jim Butcher
DroidsIntegral Games1983
Last Unicorn Games2000Supposedly limited to 3000 copies[''[[Wikipedia:Citation needed|citation needed]]]
Dungeons & DragonsCreated by Dave Arneson and E. Gary Gygax, further editions by TSR, Inc. and Wizards of the Coast1974–present
Dungeon Crawl ClassicsGoodman GamesBased on System Reference Document2012Old school fantasyAn OGL system that cross-breeds Appendix N with a streamlined version of 3E[''[[Wikipedia:Please clarify|clarification needed]]]
Dungeon SquadJason Morningstar2005
Dungeon WorldSage Kobold ProductionsPowered by the Apocalypse2012Dungeon fantasy
DuranceBully Pulpit Games2012
Dust DevilsChimera Creative2002,2007
Dying EarthPelgrane Press2001Designed by Robin D. Laws, based on the stories of Jack Vance
Dzikie Pola (Wild Fields)Wydawnictwo MAG1997,2005Set in 17th century Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth
EABABlacksburg Tactical Research Center2003A generic RPG systema.k.a. End All Be All
Earth 2020Self-published1983Role-playing gameBy Stephen Kyffin
EarthdawnFASA1993-2015Fantasy post-apocalypse; ambiguously a predecessor in the timeline of the Shadowrun setting
Eclipse PhasePosthuman Studiosd1002009Sci-fi
El-Hazard Role-Playing GameGuardians of Order2001
Eldritch Role-Playing SystemGoodman Games2008
Element MastersEscape Ventures1983
ElfquestChaosiumBasic Role-Playing1984Based on the works of Richard Pini and Wendy Pini
ElfsAdept Press2001
Elric!ChaosiumBasic Role-Playing1993Based on Michael Moorcock's Elric of Melniboné stories
Empire of the Petal ThroneTSR, Inc1974,1987,2005Set in M. A. R. Barker's world of Tékumel
En Garde!Game Designers' Workshop and SFC Press1975,1977,1988,2005Duelists from 17th century France
The EndScapegoat Games1995Banned from Gen Con by TSR[8]
Enforcers21st Century Games1987
EngelFeder & Schwertd20 System2002
EonNeogames1996Swedish fantasy game
The EsoterroristsPelgrane PressGUMSHOE System2006Occult, investigative horrorDesigned by Robin D. Laws
Espionage!Hero Games1983Designed by George MacDonald and Steve Peterson, based on Second Edition Champions
Eternal SoldierTai-Gear Simulations1985Free Universal Role-Playing system
EtherscopeGoodman Gamesd20 Modern
The EverlastingVisionary Entertainment Studios Inc1997
EverQuest Role-Playing GameWhite Wolf Publishingd20 System2002 FantasyPencil & paper version of the popular MMORPG series of the same name, designed by Owen K.C. Stephens et al.
Everway1995
Ex MachinaGuardians of OrderTri-Stat d8, d20 System2004Scifi, Cyberpunk
ExaltedWhite Wolf PublishingStoryteller System2001,2006,2016Epic fantasy; potential pre-history of World of Darkness
Glutton Creeper Gamesd202008
ExpendablesStellar Games1987
The Extraordinary Adventures of Baron MunchausenHogshead Publishing1998A storytelling RPG based on the stories about Baron MunchausenCreated by James Wallis
Fading SunsHolistic Designd20 System1996,1999,2001,2007,2012
Fabula UltimaNeed Games2023Inspired by Japanese role-playing video games such as the Dragon Quest and Final Fantasy series
FanhunterGusa Comics/Farsa's Wagon1992Spanish game based on the series of comics of the same name
Fantasy CraftCrafty GamesMastercraft2009
Fantasy EarthZody Games1994Includes Fantasy Earth: Basic Rules, , and The Essential Fantasy Earth
Fantasy HeroHero GamesHero System2003
The Fantasy TripSteve Jackson, published by Metagaming Concepts1977,2019The precursor to GURPS
Fantasy WargamingPatrick Stephens Limited1981
Farscape Roleplaying GameAlderac Entertainment Groupd20 System2002
F.A.T.A.L.Byron HallCustom 2001-2004FantasyAdult-oriented role-playing. "Fantasy Adventure To Adult Lechery"
Fate CoreEvil HatFate system2003,2006,2013GenericFantastic 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 NornsAndrew ValkauskasRunic Game System (RGS) – Previous editions used a 2D10 based system1993,2002,2006,2012Viking fantasy
Fates Worse than DeathVajra EnterprisesCyberpunk-influenced game set in Manhattan in 2080
F'Dech Fo's TombJudges Guild1981
Fear ItselfPelgrane PressGumshoe System2007HorrorDesigned by Robin D. Laws
Feng ShuiDaedalus Entertainment, Atlas Games1996,1999,2015Hong Kong martial arts moviesDesigned by Robin D. Laws
FiascoBully Pulpit GamesCustom2009VariousDesigned by Jason Morningstar
Field Guide to EncountersJudges Guild1982
Fifth CycleShield Games1990
Puffin Books1982Created by Ian Livingstone and Steve Jackson, based on the Fighting Fantasy book series
FirebornFantasy Flight Games2004
FireflyMargaret Weis ProductionsCortex+2014-2015Based on the television series FireflyDesigned 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 MongoFantasy Games Unlimited1977The first role-playing game to be based on a pre-existing media property.
Flashing BladesFantasy Games Unlimited1984
Forbidden KingdomsOtherWorld Creationsd20 System2001,2006
Forgotten FuturesMarcus L. Rowland1993,1998,2005
Freedom FightersFantasy Games Unlimited1986
FringeworthyTri Tac Games1982,1984,1992,2009
Tri Tac Games1982,1985,1990
FUDGESteffan O'SullivanFUDGE1992"Free, Universal, Do-it-yourself Gaming Engine"
Furry PiratesAtlas Games1999
Future WorldsStellar Gaming Workshop1987
FuzionR. Talsorian Games and Hero GamesModified from R. Talsorian's Interlock System and Hero Games' Hero System1998A simple and customizable generic open gaming system
A Game of ThronesGuardians of Orderd202005A Game of Thrones
Gamma WorldTSR, Inc., Wizards of the Coast, Sword and Sorcery StudiosCustom (1st–4th edition)Alternity (5th edition)

d20 System (6th–7th edition)

1978,1983,1986,1992,2000,2003,2010Post-apocalypse science fantasyOriginally designed by James M. Ward and Gary Jaquet, with different editions based on different versions of D&D
GangbustersTSR, Inc.1982,1990,2019 1920s American Prohibition-era urban crime adventure
Gangster!Fantasy Games Unlimited1979
GatecrasherGrey Ghost Press1996A tongue-in-cheek science-fiction & fantasy setting
Gear KriegDream Pod 92001
White Wolf PublishingStorytelling System2009New World of Darkness
Ghost Dog: The Way of the SamuraiGuardians of OrderTri-Stat System2000
Ghostbusters: A Frightfully Cheerful Roleplaying GameWest End GamesPrecursor to D6 System1986,1989Created by Sandy Petersen, Lynn Willis, and Greg Stafford, based on the Ghostbusters film seriesFirst RPG to use a dice pool system[10]
Ghosts of AlbionEden Studios, Inc.Unisystem2008,2011Based on the Ghosts of Albion animations and novels by Amber Benson and Christopher Golden
Mike Suchcicki1982
Godlike Hawthorn Hobgoblynn PressOne-Roll Engine2001
Golden HeroesGames Workshop1984
Good SocietyStorybrewers2018Regency romanceBased on the Regency era novels of Jane Austen
Grey RanksBully Pulpit Games2007
GrimmFantasy Flight GamesLinear D62004
GUMSHOE SystemPelgrane PressGumshoe System2007By Robin D. Laws
Gunslingers and GamblersFJGaming2006The American Wild West of 1876
GURPSSteve Jackson GamesGURPS1985,1986,1988,2004GenericGurps is an acronym for "Generic Universal Role Playing System"
HackMasterKenzer & CompanyCustom, derived from AD&D system2001,2009,2011Based on the comic Knights of the Dinner Table
HalcyonNeuwerld StudiosProdigy System2008
Happy Birthday, Robot!Evil Hat Productions2010
HârnMasterColumbia Games1986,1996,2002Hârn
Louis Porter Jr. Designd20 System2003
HawkmoonChaosiumBasic Role-Playing1986An addendum to the Stormbringer RPG (a.k.a. Elric!)By Kerie Campbell-Robson, based on Michael Moorcock's The History of the Runestaff
Rowan, Rook & Decard2020Dark fantasyDesigned by Grant Howitt and Christopher Taylor
Heaven & EarthEvent Horizon ProductionsTri-Stat System1998
Heavy GearDream Pod 91994
Hercules & Xena Roleplaying GameWest End GamesD6 System1998Based on the syndicated action series and
Hero SystemHero Games1990,2002,2004,2009
HeroQuest/Hero WarsIssaries, Inc.Narrative2000,2003,2009,2015,2020
HeroesTabletop Games (UK)1979
Heroes of OlympusTask Force Games1981
Heroes UnlimitedPalladium BooksMegaversal system1984,1987,1993,1998
Hidden KingdomNew Rules Inc.1985
High Adventure Cliffhangers Buck Rogers Adventure GameTSR, Inc.1993
High Adventure Role Playing (HARP)Iron Crown Enterprises2003
High ColoniesWaterford Publishing House, Ltd.1988
High FantasyFantasy Productions, Reston Publishing1978,1981
HillfolkPelgrane PressDramasystem2013Designed by Robin D. Laws
HolBlack Dog Game Factory1994,2002
Hollow Earth ExpeditionExile Games Studio20061930's style pulp adventure
HollyworldBlacksburg Tactical Research Center2005
Honey HeistRowan, Rook & DecardModified Lasers & Feelings2017Comedy heistDesigned by Grant Howitt
Hong Kong Action TheaterEvent Horizon Productions1996,2001
Houses of the Blooded2008
How We Came To Live HereGalileo Games2010
Hunter PlanetH-PAC1986
White Wolf PublishingRenegade Game StudiosStoryteller System1999,2022World of Darkness personal horrorDesigned by Andrew Bates, Phil Brucato, Ken Cliffe, Jess Heinig, Mike Tinney, Stewart Wieck, et al.
White Wolf Publishing, Onyx Path PublishingStorytelling System2008,2022Chronicles of Darkness personal horrorDesigned by Justin Achilli, Rich Thomas, and Chuck Wendig (1st ed.), and Monica Valentinelli (2nd ed.)
Hyborian WarReality Simulations Inc.1984Hyborian AgeBased on the world of Conan the Barbarian by Robert E. Howard
Ran Valerhon1993
In Dark AlleysVajra Enterprises2007
In NomineSteve Jackson GamesBased on In Nomine Satanis / Magna Veritas1997
In Nomine Satanis / Magna Veritas Croc (Siroz)1989,1993,1997,2003,2015Satiric gang/spy wars involving angels and demons in the contemporary worldFrench
IncursionTri Tac Games1992
InfernumMongoose Publishing
InfinityThe Infinity Company1979
Inner CityInner City Games1982
Inou TsukaiEnterbrain
InSpectresMemento Mori Theatricks2002
Invisible SunMonte Cook GamesRelated to Cypher System2018-2020The Actuality, comprising eight worlds arranged in the Path of SunsSurreal fantasy where the players take the roles of powerful magic-users
Iron KingdomsPrivateer Pressd20 System2004
IronhedgeEmpire Wargames1979
Iron HeroesFiery Dragon Productionsd20 system2005Based on making D&D playable without magic[''[[Wikipedia:Please clarify|clarification needed]]]
IronswornShawn TomkinPowered by the Apocalypse2018
It Came From The Late, Late, Late ShowStellar Games1989
It Was a Mutual DecisionRon Edwards2006
JadeclawSanguine Productions Ltd2002
James Bond 007: Role-Playing in Her Majesty's Secret ServiceVictory Games, a branch of Avalon Hill1983The world of the James Bond franchise
Mongoose PublishingBased on the TV series
Wet Ink Games / Game and a Curry2021Designed by Banana Chan and Sen-Foong Lim
John Carter, Warlord of MarsHeritage Models1978
Jorune (or Skyrealms of Jorune)SkyRealms Publishing1984
Jovian ChroniclesDream Pod 91997
Games Workshop1985-1989Set in the world of Judge Dredd from the British comics 2000 AD
The Judge Dredd Roleplaying GameMongoose Publishingd20 System2002Set in the world of Judge Dredd from the British comics 2000 AD
The Judge Dredd Roleplaying GameMongoose PublishingTraveller2009Set in the world of Judge Dredd from the British comics 2000 ADNew edition of the previous 2002 game, with different rules.
Justice, Inc.Hero Games[11] Hero System19841930s Pulp fiction oriented adventure
JustifiersStarChilde Publications1988Play as human/animal hybrids (Betas) that are owned by "the Corporation"; locate new resources, eliminate threats, and buy your freedom
KABALKabal Gaming Systems1982
Kids on BikesHunters Entertainment2019
kill puppies for satan (sic)Lumpley Games2001Designed by D. Vincent Baker
KillerSteve Jackson Games1981Live action role-playing game
Kindred of the EastWhite Wolf PublishingStoryteller System1998Old World of DarknessSpinoff of
Kindred of the Ebony KingdomWhite Wolf PublishingStoryteller System2003Old World of DarknessSpinoff of
Knights and Magick1980
Knights of the Round TableLittle Soldier Games1976Set in Camelot
Kobolds Ate My Baby!9th Level Games1999,2001,2005
Krysztaly CzasuMAG1993Polish, Crystals of Time
KultÄventyrsspel1991Swedish game based on Gnostic concepts with some Kabbalistic undertones
Labyrinth LordGoblinoid GamesD&D Basic Set2007,2009
Lace and SteelPublished originally by TAGG and re-released by Pharos Press1989An Australian RPG set in a world of civilised Centaurs and Harpies with a musketeers/swashbuckling feel
Land of the Rising SunFantasy Games UnlimitedChivalry & Sorcery1980 Samurai and Ninjas
Lands of AdventureFantasy Games Unlimited1983
The LaundryCubicle 7Basic Role-Playing2010
LegacyLegacy Press1978
Legend of the Five Rings Role-Playing GameAlderac Entertainment GroupRoll & Keep1997,2000,2005,2010,2018The 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 AnglerreCubicle 72010
LegionnaireFASA1990Standalone role-playing game for the Renegade Legion universe
Lejendary AdventureHekaforge Productions1999Created by Gary Gygax
LeverageMargaret Weis ProductionsCortex Plus2010Based on the Leverage TV seriesGame written by Cam Banks and Rob Donahuge
Little Fears – The Role-playing Game of Childhood TerrorKey 20 Publishing2001
Living SteelLeading Edge GamesPhoenix Command1987Futuristic game on the world of Rhand
Lone WolfMongoose Publishingd20 System1984 A series of gamebooks and ; also a second game by Mongoose, the Lone Wolf Multiplayer Game Book
Lord of the Rings Adventure GameIron Crown Enterprises1991-1999Based upon the fantasy works of J. R. R. Tolkien
The Lord of the Rings Roleplaying GameDecipher, Inc.2002-2006Based upon the fantasy works of J. R. R. Tolkien
Lords of CreationAvalon Hill1983
Alliance Publications1983
Macho Women with GunsBlacksburg Tactical Research Center1988,1994,2003
Palladium BooksMegaversal1993
MaelstromPuffin Books1984
White Wolf Publishing (1st, 2nd and revised editions)Onyx Path Publishing (20th anniversary edition)Storytelling System1993

1995

2000

2015

Set in the original World of Darkness
White Wolf PublishingStorytelling System2005,2016Chronicles of Darkness
White Wolf PublishingStoryteller System1998World of Darkness
MaleficesJeux Descartes1985The first original French-language horror role-playing game.
Man, Myth & MagicYaquinto1982RPG drawing on myths and legends of cultures from 4000 B.C.E. to 1000 C.E.
ManhunterKingslayer Productions1988
Marvel Heroic RoleplayingMargaret Weis ProductionsCortex Plus2012
Marvel Super Heroes Adventure GameTSRSAGA System1998
Marvel Super Heroes Role-Playing GameTSR, Inc.1984,1986
Marvel Universe Roleplaying GameMarvel Comics2003
MasterbookWest End Games1994
The Masters of the Universe Role Playing GameFASA1985
MechamorphosisFantasy Flight Gamesd20 System2004
Mechanical DreamSteamLogic2002
The Mechanoid InvasionPalladium Books1981
MechWarriorFASA Corporation, Fantasy Productions LLC1986
MEGA Role-Playing SystemMEGA Games Ltd.1987
MegaversePalladium Books
MektonR. Talsorian GamesInterlock System1985,1987,1994Based on Anime Mecha science fiction
Wilmark Dynasty1980
West End Games1997
MERCFantasy Games Unlimited1981A Modern Role Playing Game of Counter Insurgency
Merc 2000Twilight 2000 updated for the post-Cold War '90s
Mercenaries, Spies and Private EyesFlying BuffaloCustom Tunnels and Trolls derivative1983,1986,2019
The Metabarons Roleplaying GameWest End Games
Metamorphosis Alpha1976Set on a generation spaceship, the starship Warden, long after an unknown cataclysmic event
2012
Middle Earth Role PlayIron Crown EnterprisesStreamlined Rolemaster1984,1986,1993Based upon the fantasy works of J. R. R. Tolkien
MidgardMidgard Press1981,1985,1989,2000,2013The oldest German fantasy RPG
MidnightFantasy Flight GamesDungeons & Dragons2003 A fantasy world wereinwhich the bad guys have won
Midnight at the Well of Souls Role-Playing SystemTAG Industries1985Based on the "Well of Souls" novels by Jack L. Chalker.
Millennium's EndChameleon Eclectic Entertainment1991
M.I.S.S.I.O.N.Kabal Gaming Systems1982By Deiron e Yangsmoth
Mistborn Adventure GameCrafty Games2011 Based on American author Brandon Sanderson's Mistborn novel series
MojoPolymancer Studios, Inc.2004
MonastyrWydawnictwo Portal3d20 system2004Polish, Monastery
MonsterheartsBuried Without CeremonyPowered by the Apocalypse2012,2017Teen drama, paranormal romance, horrorA game about the messy lives of teenage monsters by Joe Mcdaldno (1st ed.), designed by Avery Alder (2nd ed.)
Monsters! Monsters!Metagaming Concepts1976Fantasy system where the player characters are monsters
Monsters and Other Childish ThingsArc Dream PublishingOne-Roll Engine2007
MordheimGames Workshop1999A variant of the company's Warhammer Fantasy game set on a warband or "skirmish" scale.
Mörk BorgFree League Publishing2020Heavy metal music-inspired fantasy
MorpheusRapport Games1990
The Morrow ProjectTimeline Ltd.Timeline System1980,1983,2013Post apocalypse USA 150 years after WW III
Morton's ListDark Carnival Games, LLC
MothershipTuesday Knight GamesOld School Revival-style d100 rules2018, 2024Science fiction horror
Mouse GuardArchaia EntertainmentA version of the Burning Wheel engine2008By Luke Crane, based on David Petersen's comics series of the same name.
MultiverserValdron, Inc.1997By E.R. Jones and M. Joseph Young
White WolfStoryteller System2001World of Darkness
Murphy's WorldPeregrine Creative ServicesWeapons & Wonder1995
MutantTarget GamesBasic Role-Playing1984,1989
Mutant ChroniclesTarget Games1993
Mutant City BluesPelgrane PressGUMSHOE System2009Superhero detectives
Mutant FutureGoblinoid Games2008,2010
Mutant RYMDTarget Games1992
Mutant: Undergångens ArvtagareTarget Games2002By Järnringen Förlag AB
Mutants & MastermindsGreen Ronin Publishingd20 System2002
MutazoidsWhit Productions Inc1989
My Life with MasterHalf Meme Press2003Comic horror, Gothic horrorWritten by Paul Czege
Myrskyn aikaJohnny Kniga Kustannus2003By Mike Pohjola
MythworldHippogriff Publications1986
NeighborhoodWheaton Publications1982
NephilimChaosium1992Modern occult
NeuroshimaPortal2003Polish
Daedalus Games1994
Nicotine Girls Half Meme Press2002"A roleplaying game of teenage, lower-income girls looking for happiness."[12] Designed by Paul Czege
NightbanePalladium Books1995Dark fantasy
NightlifeStellar Games1990Horror
Night of the NinjaIIE Games Corporation1986
Night's Black AgentsPelgrane PressGUMSHOE System2012Horror-espionage vampire-huntingCreated by Kenneth Hite
Night Wizard!Enterbrain2002,2007Wizards in contemporary timesJapanese
Ninja BurgerSteve Jackson GamesPDQ2001
Ninjas and SuperspiesPalladium BooksMegaversal1987,1990,2000,2001Martial arts and espionage adventure.
NobilisPharos Press, Hogshead Publishing, Eos PressDiceless resource-management, optional live action system1999,2002,2011Created by Jenna K. Moran, writing as R. Sean Borgstrom
NoctumMongoose Publishing2005,2007,2009,2015
Northern CrownAtlas Gamesd20 System2005
No Thank You, Evil!Monte Cook GamesCypher System variant2016
NumeneraMonte Cook GamesCypher System2013Science fantasyDesigned by Monte Cook
OdysseusFantasy Games Unlimited1980
The Official Superhero Adventure GameBrian Phillips1981
OmnigonOmnigon Games1989
The One Ring Roleplaying GameFree League Publishing2011, 2022Epic high fantasySet 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 WarFantasy Flight Games2012
Ork! The Roleplaying GameGreen Ronin Publishing2000
OrkworldWicked Press2000
OrpheusWhite Wolf PublishingOriginal World of Darkness2003Contemporary, Horror spinoff. Stand-alone setting, divorced from the generic World of Darkness, with a finished metaplot, published across six books.
OSRICKnights-n-Knaves, Black Blade Publishing and Usherwood PublishingAdvanced Dungeons & Dragons2006,2013
Other SunsFantasy Games Unlimited1983
OutimeValhalla Simulation Games1983
Over the EdgeAtlas GamesWaRP System (Wanton Role-Playing System) (custom dice pool-based)1992,1997,2019Surreal conspiracy set in the fictitious Mediterranean island of Al AmarjaCreated by Jonathan Tweet with Robin D. Laws
Palladium Fantasy Role-Playing GamePalladium BooksMegaversal1983,1984,1996
Pandemonium!MIB Productions1993Roleplaying in the world of tabloid news
PantheonHogshead Publishing2000
Paranoiaoriginally by West End Games, later by Mongoose Publishing1984,1987,1995,2004,2009,2017 A satire of dystopian futuresWritten by Greg Costikyan
PathfinderPaizo Publishing2009Fantasy role-playing game
Pax DraconisTechnicraft DesignA detailed rules heavy space opera with a percentile system
Passion PlayHolistic Design, Inc.1999
Fading SunsHolistic Design, Inc.1996,1999,2001,2007,2012Live action role-playing game
Pendragon (or King Arthur Pendragon)ChaosiumBasic Role-Playing variant1985,1990,1993,1999,2005,2023Arthurian legendDesigned by Greg Stafford
A Penny for My ThoughtsEvil Hat Productions2009
Phantasia
Phantasy ConclavePhantasy Conclave1984
Phase VIICheshire Games1982
Phoenix CommandLeading Edge GamesPhoenix Command1986
Pirates and PlunderYaquinto Publications1982
Polaris (1997)Halloween Concepts1997
PolarisThese Are Our Games2005
Powers and PerilsAvalon Hill1983
PraedorBurger Games2000Based on the eponymous comics by Petri Hiltunen
The Price of FreedomWest End Games1986America loses the Cold War and is occupied, but resistance is in their blood
The Primal OrderWizards of the CoastCapsystem1992,1995
Prime DirectiveTask Force GamesCustom, GURPS, d20, d20 Modern, Traveller1993,2002,2005,2008
Primetime AdventuresDog Eared Designs2004
Chaosium1989Designed by Greg Stafford, based on Hal Foster's comic strip of the same name
Privateers and GentlemenFantasy Games Unlimited1983Naval adventure in the Napoleonic era
Dream Pod 91995
White Wolf PublishingStorytelling System2006,2016Chronicles of Darkness
PsiworldFantasy Games Unlimited1984SF adventures with a focus on psi abilities
PuppetlandArcane Magazine, Hogshead Publishing1997Horror ("a grim world of make-believe")Written by John Scott Tynes
QAGSHex Entertainment2003
Qin: The Warring StatesCubicle 72007
Quest of the AncientsUnicorn Game Publications1982,1988
The Quiet YearBuried Without Ceremony2013, 2019Designed by Avery Alder
Quintessential Mercy Studio1995,2002By William Spencer-Hale, Quintessential Mercy
The Realm of YolmiWest Coast Games1977
ReconPalladium Books1982Vietnam War adventure
Red DragonJapanese
Reich StarCreative Encounters1991Fight Nazis in spaceBy Simon Bell and Ken Richardson
Nouvelles Éditions FantastiquesMalcontent Games1985,1993By Denis Gerfaud (French, Rêve de Dragon)
The Riddle of SteelDriftwood Publishing2002
RiftsPalladium GamesMegaversal1990,2005
Rifts Chaos EarthPalladium GamesMegaversal2003
RingworldChaosiumBasic Role-Playing1984Hard science fictionGreg Stafford, Lynn Willis, Sandy Petersen, et al., based on Larry Niven's Ringworld novels
RisusCumberland Games and Diversions1993Designed by S. John Ross
Robot WarriorsHero GamesHero System1986
RobotechPalladium GamesMegaversal1986,2008Based on the Robotech anime television series
Palladium GamesMegaversal2008
Rogue TraderFFG[13] Warhammer 40,000 Roleplay2009
RMSS (Rolemaster Fantasy Role Playing)Iron Crown EnterprisesFully expandable and customizable rules system1980,1982,1984,1999
RuneAtlas Games2001Norse mythology-inspired fantasyWritten by Robin D. Laws, based on the computer game of the same name
RuneQuest[14] Chaosium, versions also by Avalon Hill and Mongoose PublishingBasic Role-Playing1978,1979,1984,2006,2010,2012,2018Greg Stafford's mythical world of GloranthaOriginally designed by Steve Perrin, Ray Turney, Steve Henderson, and Warren James
RuneSlayers1998
Ryuutama Kotodama Heavy Industries2016Pastoral fantasyInfluenced by the animation of Hayao Miyazaki
SAGA System
Savage WorldsPinnacle Entertainment Group2003Generic rule system, with supplements for fantasy, horror, pulp, science fiction, etc.Written by Shane Lacy Hensley
Scion: Hero White Wolf PublishingModern day children of the gods
Second Dawn
Sengoku Gold Rush GamesHistorical fantasy set in feudal Japan
The Shab-al-Hiri Roach
Shadow Lords A world of epic heroes, immortals, titans, angels and demons.
Shadow of the Demon LordSchwalb Entertainmentd202015Dark fantasy, grimdark fantasy, sword and sorceryWritten by Robert J. Schwalb
The Shadow of Yesterday
Shadowrun Cyberpunk fantasy
Shard
Shatterzone
Silver Age Sentinels Guardians of Order
Simian Conquest
Sine RequieHorrorItalian role-playing game
SkulduggeryPelgrane Press2010Designed by Robin D. Laws
Skull and Crossbones: Roleplay on the Spanish MainFantasy Games Unlimited
Skyrealms of JoruneSkyRealms Publishing, later Chessex
SLA IndustriesNightfall Games[15]
Mongoose Publishingd20 System, Runequest2002, 2007Based on the 2000 AD (comics) comic book of the same name.
S/lay w/Me
The Slayers d20d20 System
SmallvilleMargaret Weis ProductionsCortex ClassicBased on the Smallville television series
A Song of Ice and Fire RoleplayingGreen Ronin PublishingChronicle System2009High fantasyWritten 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 Ron Edwards
Sovereign Stone
Space 1889GDWVictorian Era Sci-Fi (steampunk)
Space Infantry
Space OperaFantasy Games UnlimitedThe 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.'"[''[[Wikipedia:Citation needed|citation needed]]]
SpacemasterSF adaptation of Rolemaster
Space Quest
Spaceship ZeroGreen Ronin Publishing
SpaceTimeBlacksburg Tactical Research Center
The Spawn of Fashan
Spirit of the Century Evil Hat ProductionsFATE system2006A pulp gameDesigned by Fred Hicks, Rob Donoghue, and Leonard Balsera
Splicers
SplittermondUhrwerk-VerlagLorakisGerman Fantasy RPG
SpycraftAlderac Entertainment GroupEspionage adventures
Stalking the Night Fantastic
Standard RPG System
Star Ace
Star CrossedBully Pulpit Games2019RomanceDesigned by Alex Roberts
Starblazer Adventures
StarCraft AdventuresTSR, Inc.
Star*DriveTSR, Inc.
StarfaringFlying Buffalo
Starfinder Roleplaying GamePaizo Publishingd20 System
Starfleet Voyages
Star FrontiersTSR
Stargate SG-1AEGSpycraft/d20 System2003-2004
Star HeroFantasy HeroSF adaptation of Hero System
Star Patrol
Star RidersIanus GamesParody of space opera
Star Rovers
Starship Troopers (RPG)Mongoose Publishing
Starships & Spacemen
Heritage1978
Last Unicorn1999-2000
Star Trek Role Playing GameLast Unicorn1999
Star Trek Roleplaying GameDecipher2002-2005
FASA1983-1988
West End GamesD6 System1987-1999Written by Greg Costikyan
Star Wars Roleplaying GameFantasy Flight2012-
Star Wars Roleplaying Gamed20 System2000-2010
Star Wreck Role-playing gameMike PohjolaParody game based on the Star Wreck movie franchise
Steve Perrin's Quest Rules
Stormbringer ChaosiumBasic Role-Playing1981Based on Michael Moorcock's Elric of Melniboné stories
Storytelling System
The StrangeMonte Cook GamesCypher System
Strontium DogMongoose PublishingTraveller2009
Super SquadronSuper-Hero gameAustralian
Supergame
Superhero 2044
Supernatural Margaret Weis ProductionsCortex Classic2009-2010Based on The CW's Supernatural television series
Supervillains
SuperworldChaosium
Swashbucklers of the 7 Skies
SwordbearerHeritage Games and Fantasy Games Unlimited
Swords & Wizardry Mythmere GamesA free "clone" of the original version of Dungeons & Dragons
Sword World RPG Group SNE2d6 System1989, 1996, 2008, 2018Fantasy, set in the same universe as Record of Lodoss WarDesigned by Ryo Mizuno and Miyuki Kiyomatsu, the Japanese answer to Dungeons & Dragons
Synnibarr (a.k.a. The World of Synnibarr) Craig McCrackenNotorious for a nonsensical, poorly explained game-world and huge power-levels granted to beginning player characters
Systems FailurePalladium Books
Tales from the Floating VagabondAvalon Hill1991Comedy-fantasy
Tales from the LoopFree League Publishing2017Alternative history science fiction
TalislantaBard GamesOmni System1987
Taste My Steel!Phantasy Network1982
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and Other StrangenessMegaversal system1985-2000Based on the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles comic books
Teenagers from Outer SpaceR. Talsorian Games1987Anime-based RPG
Guardians of Order2005
Tenchi Muyo!Guardians of Order2000
Tenra WarEnterbrain2007Japanese
Cracked MonocleD12-based "Clockwork System"2012Steampunk, Fantasy
Terra IncognitaGrey Ghost Press2001
Terra PrimateEden Studios, Inc.
TheatrixBackstage Press1993
Thieves' GuildGamelords1980
Thieves' WorldChaosium1981
Thousand Year Old Vampire2020
Vajra Enterprises2004Historical fantasy set in Tibet
Time & Time AgainTimeline Ltd.1984
Time Lord — Adventures through Time and SpaceVirgin Publishing1991A Doctor Who RPG based on the 1963–89 run of the BBC television series
TimelordsBlacksburg Tactical Research Center
TimemasterPacesetter Ltd; Goblinoid Games1984; 2011
TimeshipYaquinto Publications
To Challenge TomorrowRagnarok Enterprises1983
Tokyo NOVAEnterbrainPlaying card-based1993CyberpunkJapanese
ToonSteve Jackson Games1984Cartoon adventure inspired by the classic cartoon series from Warner Brothers and MGMWritten by Greg Costikyan
Top SecretTSR, Inc.1980Espionage adventuresWritten by Merle M. Rasmussen
TORGWest End Games
Total Eclipse RPGShrapnel GamesBy Steve N. Jackson – Smart phone optimized role playing game
Trail of CthulhuPelgrane PressGUMSHOE System2008Cthulhu Mythos horrorDesigned by Kenneth Hite, based on Call of Cthulhu by Sandy Petersen and Lynn Willis
Transhuman SpaceSteve Jackson Games
TravellerGDW1977Space OperaBy Marc Miller, Frank Chadwick, John Harshman, and Loren K. Wiseman.
Traveller: 2300Game Designers Workshop1986Hard science fictionDesigned by Frank Chadwick, Timothy B. Brown, Lester W. Smith, Marc W. Miller
Tri-Stat dX
Tribe 8Dream Pod 9
Thrilling TalesPulp Amazing Stories
TrinityWhite Wolf Publishing
TrollbabeAdept Press2002
True20Green Ronin PublishingTrue202005
Truth & JusticeAtomic Sock Monkey Press2005
Tunnels and TrollsFlying Buffalo
TWERPSLou Zocchi
Twilight 2000GDW1984
Fantasy Flight Games1999
Underground Mayfair Games1993
UnisystemEden Studios, Inc.2003
UniversalisRamshead Publishing2002
UniverseSPI1981-1983Subtitled The Role-Playing Game of the Future
Unknown ArmiesAtlas Games1998Postmodernist-occult horrorDesigned by John Scott Tynes, Greg Stolze
Usagi Yojimbo Role-Playing GameGold Rush Games, Sanguine Productions1998, 2005Fantasy Edo-period JapanDesigned 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 Games1976Prehistoric setting with cavemen
VaesenFree League Publishing2020Horror mystery monster-hunting in 19th-century EuropeBased on Vaesen: Spirits and Monsters of Scandinavian Folklore by Johan Egerkrans
Valley of the PharaohsPalladium Books1983-1985
White Wolf PublishingStoryteller System1996
White Wolf Publishing (1st, 2nd and revised editions)Onyx Path Publishing (20th anniversary edition)

Modiphius Entertainment(5th edition)

Storyteller System1991

1992

1998

2011

2018

World of DarknessCreated by Mark Rein-Hagen
Storytelling System2004
Victorian AdventureSKS Distribution1983
White WolfStoryteller System2002
Victorian GothicArcanus PressEpic Dice System2020Gothic HorrorA dark world of the penny dreadful
Villains and VigilantesFantasy Games Unlimited, Monkey House Games1979
ViolenceHogshead Publishing1999
Visigoths vs. Mall GothsHit Point Press2020, 20231996 Los Angeles Designed by Lucian Kahn
WanderhomePossum Creek Games2021
Warcraft the Roleplaying GameWhite Wolf PublishingRoleplaying game book based on the popular computer game by Blizzard
Warhammer 40,000 RoleplayGames Workshop
Warhammer Fantasy RoleplayGames Workshop[16]
Warheads: Medieval TalesUrban MammothA comically based tabletop roleplaying war game
WARS Roleplaying GameMongoose Publishing
Manticore1997
WayfarersYe Olde Gaming Companye
Weapons of the GodsEos Press2005A wuxia-style game based on the manhua comic of the same name
Weird WarsPinnacle Entertainment Groupd20 System
Savage Worlds
2001
White Wolf PublishingStoryteller System1992
White Wolf Publishing
Onyx Path Publishing
Storytelling System2005
White Wolf PublishingStoryteller System1997
What Price Glory?!1978
The Wheel of Time Roleplaying GameLast Unicorn Gamesd20 SystemBased on The Wheel of Time novel series by author Robert Jordan
When Worlds Collide2010
The Whispering VaultPariah Press
Ronin Publishing
1993An RPG about god-hunting
Wild TalentsArc Dream Publishing
Wild WestFantasy Games Unlimited1981
WitchcraftEden Studios, Inc.
Witch HuntStatCom Simulations Inc.1983
Witch Hunter: The Invisible WorldAlligator Alley Entertainmenf2007
With Great Power...Incarnadine Press
Wizards' Realm
Wizards' World
Woof meow (role-playing game)Game Systems1988
World Action And Adventure
World of Darkness (original) and the World of Darkness (new) "2.0"White Wolf PublishingProduct line
The World of Indiana JonesWest End Games
World of SynnibarrWonderWorld Press
World TreeRoleplaying in a high-magic, highly civilized world populated by many sentient species, none of them human
Worlds Beyond
Worlds of WonderChaosiumBasic Role-Playing1982Fantasy, superhero, and science fiction settingsDesigned by Steve Perrin, Steve Henderson, Gordon Monson, Greg Stafford, Lynn Willis
Original World of Darkness
Year of the PhoenixFantasy Games Unlimited1986
YsgarthRagnarok Games1979Written by Timothy Willard
The Zorcerer of ZoAtomic Sock Monkey Press2006Fairy tales
ZweihänderGrim & Perilous Studios2017Written by Daniel Fox, who first described it as a "Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay retroclone"[17]

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Notes and References

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  16. Web site: Warhammer Website. 6 February 2012.
  17. Web site: Fox's announcement post on the EN World forum . 2024-06-22.