List of tabletop role-playing games

This is a list of notable tabletop role-playing games. It does not include computer role-playing games, MMORPGs, play-by-mail/email games, or any other video games with RPG elements.

Most of these games are tabletop role-playing games; other types of games are noted as such where appropriate.

Game Publisher System Dates Setting Notes
13th Age Pelgrane Press Modified d20 OGL ("The Archmage Engine") 2013 High fantasy Designed by Jonathan Tweet and Rob Heinsoo
2300 AD Game Designers' Workshop 1989 Hard science fiction future of the Twilight 2000 universe Designed by Frank Chadwick, Timothy B. Brown, Lester W. Smith, Marc W. Miller, originally called Traveller 2300AD
3D&T Editora Talismã (formerly Trama Editorial) 1994 A Brazilian generic system, turned to anime-style campaigns
7th Sea Alderac Entertainment Group / John Wick Presents Roll-and-Keep system, d20 System 1999, 2016 Pirates, swashbuckling Designed by John Wick (game designer)
Aberrant White Wolf Publishing Modified Storyteller 1999 Superhero characters in the near future Part of the Trinity series
d20
Active Exploits Precis Intermedia Gaming 2002
Advanced Dungeons & Dragons TSR, Inc. 1977-2000 (See also Dungeons & Dragons)
Advanced Fighting Fantasy Cubicle 7 1989 Based on the Fighting Fantasy and Sorcery! gamebooks
Adventure! Tori Bergquist 1985
Adventure! White Wolf Publishing Modified Storyteller 2001 Pulp adventure Part of the Trinity series
Adventurers Guild Adventurers Guild 1987 Line of "generic fantasy" supplements Consists of The Adventurers' Guild Bestiary, Adventurers' Guild Bounty Hunters' Handbook, Adventurers' Guild Sage's Tome, The Adventurers' Guild Tome
Adventures in Fantasy Excalibre Games 1979
The Adventures of Indiana Jones Role-Playing Game TSR, Inc. 1984
Adventures in Middle-earth Cubicle 7 d20 2016 Epic high fantasy Designed by Dominic McDowall-Thomas et al., based on The One Ring RPG
After The Bomb Palladium Books 1986, 2001 Post-apocalyptic science fiction
Aftermath! Fantasy Games Unlimited 1981 Post-apocalypse Designed by Paul Hume and Robert N. Charrette
Age of the Tempest Tactic 2013
Age of Ruin Cutting Edge Games 1990
Agone (French) Multisim Editions 1999 Edited in French by Multisim Editions and translated in English by Multisim Editions
Albedo Thoughts & Images, Chessex 1988, 1993 Furry, science fiction Designed by Craig Hilton and Paul Kidd, based on the comic book series Erma Felna by Steve Gallacci
Alice is Missing Hunters Entertainment 2020 Designed by Spenser Starke
ALIEN: The Roleplaying Game Free League 2019 Science fiction, survival horror
Aliens Adventure Game Leading Edge Games 1990 Science Fiction
All Flesh Must Be Eaten Eden Studios, Inc. Unisystem 1999, 2003 Zombie survival horror game Designed by George Vasilakos
All-Star Wrestling Afterthought Images 1991
Alma Mater Oracle Games 1982 Comic high school
Alshard (Japanese) Far East Amusement Research / Enterbrain Standard RPG System 2002, 2005 Fantasy with mecha like Final Fantasy Far East Amusement Research / Enterbrain
Alshard Gaia (Japanese) Standard RPG System 2006 Contemporary fantasy
Alternity TSR, Inc. 1998 Science fiction Designed by Bill Slavicsek and Richard Baker
Amazing Engine TSR, Inc. 1993
Amber Diceless Roleplaying Phage Press Custom diceless 1991 Based on The Chronicles of Amber by Roger Zelazny Created and written by Erick Wujcik
Anima: Beyond Fantasy Edge Entertainment 2005, 2010 Spanish RPG, a collaboration of Eastern and Western developers RPG with anime-style artworks
Angel Eden Studios, Inc. Cinematic Unisystem 2003 Urban fantasy A spin-off of the Buffy the Vampire Slayer game
Apocalypse Keys Evil Hat Productions PbtA 2023
Apocalypse World Lumpley Games PbtA 2010 A post-apocalyptic RPG of politics and survival Created by D. Vincent Baker and Meguey Baker. First RPG using the Powered by the Apocalypse (PbtA) system
Arcana Unearthed Malhavoc Press d20 OGL 2003 Fantasy Developed by Monte Cook
Archaeron Archaeron Games 1980
Arduin Grimoire Games, Emperors Choice Games 1977-1980, 1992 The first cross-genre RPG Designed by David A. Hargrave
Aria: Canticle of the Monomyth Last Unicorn Games 1994
Arianrhod RPG (Japanese) Fujimi Shobo 2004 Japanese MMORPG-like
Armageddon: 2089 Mongoose Publishing 2003
Armageddon: The End Times Myrmidon Press (first edition); Eden Studios, Inc. (second edition) d20 OGL 2003 Mek-based warfare
Armored Trooper VOTOMS: The Roleplaying Game R. Talsorian Games Fuzion 1997 SciFi game based on the Armored Trooper Votoms anime
Army of Darkness Roleplaying Game Eden Studios, Inc. Cinematic Unisystem 2005 Zombie horror Designed by Shane Lacy Hensley, based on the film of the same name.
Ars Magica Lion Rampant (editions 1 & 2) 1987,

1989, 1992, 1996, 2004

 Medieval fantasy Originally developed by Jonathan Tweet and Mark Rein-Hagen, who originated the term "troupe-style play" for it.[1]
White Wolf Publishing (edition 3)
Atlas Games (editions 4 & 5)
Artesia: Adventures in the Known World Archaia Studios Press Modified Fuzion system 2005 Written and illustrated by Mark Smylie, based on his comic book series of the same name.
Ashen Stars Pelgrane Press GUMSHOE System 2011 Gritty investigative Space Opera Designed by Robin D. Laws
Atlantis Bard Games 1984,

1985, 1996, 2014, 2019

 Historical fantasy, sword and sorcery Designed by Stephan Michael Sechi, Vernie Taylor, Steven Cordovano, J. Andrew Keith
Atomic Robo: The Roleplaying Game Evil Hat Productions Fate system 2014 Sci-fi pulp Based on the comic book of the same name.
Attack of the Humans Rapport Games 1990
The Authority Role-Playing Game Guardians of Order 2004
Avatar Legends: the Roleplaying Game Magpie Games Powered by the Apocalypse 2022 Based on Avatar: The Last Airbender
Babylon 5 Mongoose Publishing d20 (2nd ed.) 2003, 2006 (2nd ed.) Based on the Babylon 5 TV franchise
BASH! Basic Action Games 2005
Barony Better Games 1990
Basic Fantasy RPG Chris Gonnerman 2006 One of the first Old School Revival retro-clones
Basic Role-Playing Chaosium 1980,

1982, 2002, 2004, 2008

 Generic role-playing game system designed by Greg Stafford and Lynn Willis
Batman Role-Playing Game Mayfair Games 1989
BattleDragons Spartacus Publishing 2002 Play as dragons in a fantasy world
Battlelords of the 23rd Century SSDC, Inc. 1990,

1991, 1992, 1993, 2000, 2019
Battlestar Galactica Role Playing Game Margaret Weis Productions Cortex System 2007 Based on the SciFi TV series
Behind Enemy Lines FASA 1982 The first tabletop RPG set during World War II
Beyond the Supernatural Palladium Books 1987,

2005

 Modern Day Horrors
Bifrost Skytrex Ltd. 1982
Big Bang Comics RPG Pisces All Media 2006
Big Eyes, Small Mouth Guardians of Order 1997,

2001, 2007, 2020

 Anime-based RPG
Black Crusade Fantasy Flight Games Warhammer 40,000 Roleplay 2011
Blade of Arcana Enterbrain, Game Field 1999,

2001, 2006

 High fantasy Japanese-language RPG
Blades in the Dark Evil Hat Productions Powered by the Apocalypse 2017 Urban fantasy
Blood Dawn SSDC, Inc. 1996
Blood of Heroes Pulsar Games 1998,

2000
Blue Planet Biohazard Games 1997,

2000, 2012

 2nd Edition by Fantasy Flight

Proposed 3rd Edition by Biohazard Games

Blue Rose Green Ronin 2005,

2017
Bluebeard's Bride Magpie Games PbtA 2017 Gothic horror based on the Bluebeard folktale Designed by Whitney "Strix" Beltrán, Marissa Kelly, and Sarah Richardson
Boot Hill TSR, Inc. 1975 Wild West adventure
Brave New World Pinnacle Entertainment, Alderac Entertainment Group 1999
Breaking the Ice Black & Green Games 2005
Brindlewood Bay Gauntlet Publishing 2022 Murder mystery about elderly women amateur detectives Inspired by Murder, She Wrote and H. P. Lovecraft
Bubblegum Crisis R. Talsorian Games Fuzion 1996 Scifi, Cyberpunk
Buccaneer Adversary Games 1979 Pirate-themed RPG
Buck Rogers XXVC TSR, Inc. 1990-1992
Buffy the Vampire Slayer Eden Studios, Inc. Unisystem 2002 Designed by C. J. Carella, based on the TV show of the same name
Bullwinkle and Rocky Role-Playing Party Game 1988
Bunnies and Burrows Fantasy Games Unlimited 1976 Player characters are rabbits The first game to encourage players to have non-humanoid roles, and the first to have detailed martial arts and skill systems.
Bureau 13: Stalking the Night Fantastic Tri Tac Games 1992
Burn Bryte Roll20 2020 Science fantasy Design tailored to be played on a virtual tabletop platform
Burning Empires 2006
The Burning Wheel 2002 High fantasy
Bushido Fantasy Games Unlimited 1979,

1980, 1981

 Samurai RPG set in Feudal Japan
By the Gods Ragnarok Enterprises 1986
Cadillacs and Dinosaurs Game Designer's Workshop 1990 Designed by Frank Chadwick, based on the comic Xenozoic Tales
Cadwallon Rackham 2006
Call of Cthulhu Chaosium Basic Role-Playing 1981 Designed by Sandy Petersen, based on the works of H. P. Lovecraft
Capes, Cowls & Villains Foul Spectrum Games 2010
Cartoon Action Hour Spectrum Games 2002
Car Wars Steve Jackson Games 1980
Cassiopean Empire Norton Games 1982
Castles & Crusades Troll Lord Games OGL System 2004 Fantasy RPG
Castle Falkenstein R. Talsorian Games 1994 Steampunk fantasy
The Castle Perilous West Wind Simulations 1980
Challengers Ragnarok Enterprises 1985
Champions Hero Games Hero System 1981
Changeling: The Dreaming White Wolf (1st and 2nd editions)

Onyx Path Publishing ( 20th anniversary edition)

 Storyteller System 1995

1997

2017

 Original World of Darkness
Changeling: The Lost White Wolf Publishing; Onyx Path Publishing Storytelling System 2007 New World of Darkness
Children of the Sun Misguided Games Token System 2002 Dieselpunk fantasy
Chill Pacesetter Ltd; Mayfair Games; Growling Door Games 1984 Horror
Chivalry & Sorcery Fantasy Games Unlimited 1977
Chronicles of Ramlar Whitesilver Publishing The A/B System 2006
City of Mist Son of Oak Game Studio, Modiphius Entertainment Powered by the Apocalypse 2017 Urban fantasy, neo-noir A noir (detective) RPG set in a modern-day city where once-ordinary people hold the power of ancient myths and legends
Commando Simulations Publications, Inc. 1979
Conan Role-Playing Game TSR "ZeFRS" (Zeb's Fantasy Roleplaying System) 1985 Hyborian Age The official TSR Conan role-playing game, finally published in 1985
Conan: Adventures in an Age Undreamed Of Modiphius Entertainment 2d20 system 2017 Hyborian Age Conan: Adventures in an Age Undreamed Of was developed by a team of game designers, writers and artists, all led by Chris Birch of Modiphius Entertainment. The rights to publish this derivative work were licensed from Conan Properties International
GURPS Conan Steve Jackson Games GURPS 1989 Hyborian Age A year before the release of the core rulebook, in 1988, Steve Jackson Games published a solo adventure titled GURPS Conan: Beyond Thunder River
Conan: The Roleplaying Game Mongoose Publishing d20 System 2004-2010 Hyborian Age One of the role-playing games in the Mongoose Publishing OGL System series
The Confederate Rangers SoLar-Way Games 1989
Conspiracy X Eden Studios, Inc. 1996 Extraterrestrials, UFOs, and government coverups
Continuum Aetherco; Dreamcatcher 1999 Time travel adventure
Core Command Dream Pod 9 Silhouette game engine 2003 Science fiction, space opera
Corporation the Roleplaying Game Core Games Publishing Brutal Engine 2006 Scifi, Cyberpunk
CORPS Blacksburg Tactical Research Center 1990
Creeks and Crawdads Crustacium Games 1986
Crime Fighter Task Force Games 1988
Crimefighters TSR 1981
Crystalicum (Polish) 2006
CthulhuTech Wildfire Framewerk 2007 Horror in the style of H.P. Lovecraft but with mecha and anime influences
Cutthroat: The Shadow Wars StormWorld Games d20; D12 1988
Cybergeneration R. Talsorian Games 1993 Alternate setting for Cyberpunk 2020
Cyberpunk 2013 R. Talsorian Games 1988 An alternate cyberpunk version of the USA, specifically in 2013 Out of print and superseded by Cyberpunk 2020
Cyberpunk 2020 R. Talsorian Games 1990 An alternate cyberpunk version of the USA, specifically in 2020
Cyberpunk RED R. Talsorian Games 2020 A sequel to Cyberpunk 2020 and prequel to Cyberpunk 2077
Cyberspace Iron Crown Enterprises Spacemaster system 1989
Cyborg Commando New Infinities, Inc. 1987
D6 Adventure West End Games 2004
D6 Fantasy West End Games 2004
D6 Space West End Games 2004
D6 System West End Games In-house system, based on the Star Wars RPG 1996
d20 Future Wizards of the Coast[2] d20 System 2004 Generic futuristic
d20 Modern Wizards of the Coast[3] d20 System 2002 Generic modern
d20 Past Wizards of the Coast[4] d20 System 2005 Generic historical
d20 System Wizards of the Coast[5] Based on Dungeons & Dragons 3rd Edition rules 2000
Dallas Simulations Publications, Inc. 1980 Based on the popular television soap opera Dallas.
Danger International Hero Games 1985 Espionage adventure
Dangerous Journeys Game Designers' Workshop 1992 Fantasy Designed by E. Gary Gygax, eventually discontinued because of lawsuits by TSR [6]
Daredevils Fantasy Games Unlimited 1982 Pulp-era mystery
Dark Ages White Wolf Publishing 1996,

2002, 2003

 Series of RPGs, including Vampire: The Dark Ages, Dark Ages: Werewolf, Dark Ages: Mage, Dark Ages: Fae, and Dark Ages: Inquisitor
Dark Champions Hero Games Hero System 1993,

2004

 Designed by Steven S. Long
Dark Conspiracy Game Designers' Workshop 1991 Cyberpunk, near-future dystopia, horror, urban fantasy Designed by Lester W. Smith
Dark Dungeons 2010 Retroclone
The Dark Eye Schmidt Spiel & Freizeit GmbH and Droemer Knaur Verlag, Fantasy Productions, Ulisses Spiele GmbH 1984,

1988, 1993, 2001, 2006, 2015

 High fantasy Created by Ulrich Kiesow, the most popular German RPG,[7] known in Germany as Das Schwarze Auge
Dark Heresy, the Warhammer 40,000 Roleplay Game Originally by Black Industries, now developed by Fantasy Flight Games 2008
Dark Streets Cakebread & Walton 2012
Darwin's World RPGObjects 2001,

2003, 2005

 Post-apocalyptic RPG
Dawning Star d20 System 2005
DC Adventures Green Ronin Mutants & Masterminds 2010
DC Heroes Mayfair Games Mayfair Exponential Game System 1985,

1989, 1993
DC Universe Roleplaying Game West End Games D6 System 1999
De Profundis Michał Oracz 2001
Dead Inside Atomic Sock Monkey Press PDQ 2003 A small-press RPG where the characters attempt to rebuild their lost souls through selfless and noble actions (and get superhuman powers along the way)
Dead Reign Palladium Books Megaversal 2008
Deadlands: Hell on Earth Pinnacle Entertainment Group 1998
Deadlands: Lost Colony Pinnacle Entertainment Group 2002
Deadlands: The Weird West Pinnacle Entertainment Group 1996,

1999, 2006

 GURPS version by SJGames
Deathwatch Fantasy Flight Warhammer 40,000 Roleplay 2010
Deliria: Faerie Tales for the New Millennium by Phil Brucato Laughing Pan Productions 2003
Delta Force: America Strikes Back! Task Force Games 1986 Modern military, espionage Designed by William H. Keith Jr.
Delta Green Arc Dream Publishing Call of Cthulhu, d100 "Misery Engine", GUMSHOE 1996, 2016 Modern Lovecraftian horror and conspiracy
Degenesis: Rebirth SIXMOREVODKA KatharSys 2014 Primal Punk
Demon City Shinjuku Role-Playing Game 1999 Based on the novel and anime series of the same name
Demon Hunters Role Playing Game Cortex System 2008
Demon: The Fallen White Wolf Publishing Storyteller System 2002 Original World of Darkness
Demon's Lair Lasalion Games 1997
Deryni Adventure Game Grey Ghost Games Fudge RPG 2005
Diana: Warrior Princess Steve Jackson Games 2003 By Marcus Rowland
Diaspora VSCA Publishing FATE 2009 Hard science fiction
Dinky Dungeons Doc's Games 1985
Dinosaur Planet: Broncosaurus Rex Goodman Games d20 System 2001
Diomin OtherWorld Creations d20 System 2000
Do: Pilgrims of the Flying Temple Evil Hat Productions 2011
The Doctor Who Role Playing Game FASA 1985 Based on the 1963–89 run of the BBC television series
Doctor Who – Adventures In Time And Space: The Roleplaying Game Cubicle 7 Entertainment Vortex 2009 Based on the 2005–present run of the BBC television series
Doctor Who – Time Lord (role-playing game) Virgin Publishing 1991 Based on the 1963–89 run of the BBC television series
Dogs in the Vineyard Lumpley Games 2004,

2005

 Loosely based on the Mormon State of Deseret in pre-statehood Utah Designed by D. Vincent Baker
Domination StarChilde Publications 1989
Dominion Rules An open-source fantasy twelve-sided-die-based RPG encouraging innovative combat system 1999
The Dominion Tank Police Role-Playing Game Guardians of Order Tri-Stat System 1999
Donjon Clinton R. Nixon, Donjon Anvilwerks 2002
Don't Look Back Mind Ventures 1994
Don't Rest Your Head Evil Hat Productions 2006
Drací doupe ALTAR Loosely based on Dungeons & Dragons 1990,

2004, 2011

 The most popular Czech fantasy RPG system
Dragon Age Green Ronin 2010 Based on the Dragon Age video game series by BioWare.
Dragon Ball Z – Anime Adventure Game
Dragonlance: Fifth Age TSR SAGA System 1996 Dragonlance
Dragon Lords of Melniboné Chaosium d20 System 2001
DragonMech Goodman Games A cross between fantasy and mecha 2004
DragonQuest Simulations Publications 1980,

1982, 1989

 A now out-of-print RPG, suppressed by TSR[clarification needed]
DragonRaid Dick Wulf 1984 A Christian RPG
Dragonroar Standard Games 1985
Dragonstar Fantasy Flight Games d20 2001 "Where science fiction and fantasy blend"
Dragon Storm Black Dragon Press 1996
Dragon Warriors Corgi Books An easy-to-use RPG system published in paperback format 1985
Drakar och Demoner (Dragons and Demons) Target Games 1982 Swedish fantasy RPG
Dread RPG The Impossible Dream 2005 Uses a Jenga tower for action resolution
Dread: The First Book of Pandemonium Rafael Chandler 2002,

2007
Dream Park: The Roleplaying Game R. Talsorian Games 1992 Based on the 1981 novel Dream Park, which is itself about a live-action role-playing game amusement park.
The Dresden Files Evil Hat Productions A variant of the FATE game 2010 Urban fantasy Based on the books by Jim Butcher
Droids Integral Games 1983
Dune: Chronicles of the Imperium Last Unicorn Games 2000 Supposedly limited to 3000 copies[citation needed]
Dungeons & Dragons Created by Dave Arneson and E. Gary Gygax, further editions by TSR, Inc. and Wizards of the Coast 1974–present
Dungeon Crawl Classics Goodman Games Based on System Reference Document 2012 Old school fantasy An OGL system that cross-breeds Appendix N with a streamlined version of 3E[clarification needed]
Dungeon Squad Jason Morningstar 2005
Dungeon World Sage Kobold Productions Powered by the Apocalypse 2012 Dungeon fantasy
Durance Bully Pulpit Games 2012
Dust Devils Chimera Creative 2002,

2007
Dying Earth Pelgrane Press 2001 Designed by Robin D. Laws, based on the stories of Jack Vance
Dzikie Pola (Wild Fields) Wydawnictwo MAG 1997,

2005

 Set in 17th century Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth
EABA Blacksburg Tactical Research Center 2003 A generic RPG system a.k.a. End All Be All
Earth 2020 Self-published 1983 Role-playing game By Stephen Kyffin
Earthdawn FASA 1993-2015 Fantasy post-apocalypse; ambiguously a predecessor in the timeline of the Shadowrun setting
Eclipse Phase Posthuman Studios d100 2009 Sci-fi
El-Hazard Role-Playing Game Guardians of Order 2001
Eldritch Role-Playing System Goodman Games 2008
Element Masters Escape Ventures 1983
Elfquest Chaosium Basic Role-Playing 1984 Based on the works of Richard Pini and Wendy Pini
Elfs Adept Press 2001
Elric! Chaosium Basic Role-Playing 1993 Based on Michael Moorcock's Elric of Melniboné stories
Empire of the Petal Throne TSR, Inc 1974,

1987, 2005

 Set in M. A. R. Barker's world of Tékumel
En Garde! Game Designers' Workshop and SFC Press 1975,

1977, 1988, 2005

 Duelists from 17th century France
The End Scapegoat Games 1995 Banned from Gen Con by TSR[8]
Enforcers 21st Century Games 1987
Engel Feder & Schwert d20 System 2002
Eon Neogames 1996 Swedish fantasy game
The Esoterrorists Pelgrane Press GUMSHOE System 2006 Occult, investigative horror Designed by Robin D. Laws
Espionage! Hero Games 1983 Designed by George MacDonald and Steve Peterson, based on Second Edition Champions
Eternal Soldier Tai-Gear Simulations 1985 Free Universal Role-Playing system
Etherscope Goodman Games d20 Modern
The Everlasting Visionary Entertainment Studios Inc 1997
EverQuest Role-Playing Game White Wolf Publishing d20 System 2002 Fantasy Pencil & paper version of the popular MMORPG series of the same name, designed by Owen K.C. Stephens et al.
Everway 1995
Ex Machina Guardians of Order Tri-Stat d8, d20 System 2004 Scifi, Cyberpunk
Exalted White Wolf Publishing Storyteller System 2001,

2006, 2016

 Epic fantasy; potential pre-history of World of Darkness
Exodus: Post Apocalyptic RPG Glutton Creeper Games d20 2008
Expendables Stellar Games 1987
The Extraordinary Adventures of Baron Munchausen Hogshead Publishing 1998 A storytelling RPG based on the stories about Baron Munchausen Created by James Wallis
Fading Suns Holistic Design d20 System 1996,

1999, 2001, 2007, 2012
Fabula Ultima Need Games 2023 Inspired by Japanese role-playing video games such as the Dragon Quest and Final Fantasy series
Fanhunter Gusa Comics/Farsa's Wagon 1992 Spanish game based on the series of comics of the same name
Fantasy Craft Crafty Games Mastercraft 2009
Fantasy Earth Zody Games 1994 Includes Fantasy Earth: Basic Rules, Fantasy Earth: The Book of Magic, and The Essential Fantasy Earth
Fantasy Hero Hero Games Hero System 2003
The Fantasy Trip Steve Jackson, published by Metagaming Concepts 1977,

2019

 The precursor to GURPS
Fantasy Wargaming Patrick Stephens Limited 1981
Farscape Roleplaying Game Alderac Entertainment Group d20 System 2002
F.A.T.A.L. Byron Hall Custom 2001-2004 Fantasy Adult-oriented role-playing. "Fantasy Adventure To Adult Lechery"
Fate Core Evil Hat Fate system 2003,

2006, 2013

 Generic Fantastic Adventures in Tabletop Entertainment based on the FUDGE engine. No longer an acronym.[9] There are other games that use the FATE engine
Fate of the Norns Andrew Valkauskas Runic Game System (RGS) – Previous editions used a 2D10 based system 1993,

2002, 2006, 2012

 Viking fantasy
Fates Worse than Death Vajra Enterprises Cyberpunk-influenced game set in Manhattan in 2080
F'Dech Fo's Tomb Judges Guild 1981
Fear Itself Pelgrane Press Gumshoe System 2007 Horror Designed by Robin D. Laws
Feng Shui Daedalus Entertainment, Atlas Games 1996,

1999, 2015

 Hong Kong martial arts movies Designed by Robin D. Laws
Fiasco Bully Pulpit Games Custom 2009 Various Designed by Jason Morningstar
Field Guide to Encounters Judges Guild 1982
Fifth Cycle Shield Games 1990
Fighting Fantasy: The Introductory Role-Playing Game Puffin Books 1982 Created by Ian Livingstone and Steve Jackson, based on the Fighting Fantasy book series
Fireborn Fantasy Flight Games 2004
Firefly Margaret Weis Productions Cortex+ 2014-2015 Based on the television series Firefly Designed by Monica Valentinelli and Cam Banks, a separate game from Serenity due to licensing issues, despite the same company producing both at different times
Flash Gordon & the Warriors of Mongo Fantasy Games Unlimited 1977 The first role-playing game to be based on a pre-existing media property.
Flashing Blades Fantasy Games Unlimited 1984
Forbidden Kingdoms OtherWorld Creations d20 System 2001,

2006
Forgotten Futures Marcus L. Rowland 1993,

1998, 2005
Freedom Fighters Fantasy Games Unlimited 1986
Fringeworthy Tri Tac Games 1982,

1984, 1992, 2009
FTL:2448 Tri Tac Games 1982,

1985, 1990
FUDGE Steffan O'Sullivan FUDGE 1992 "Free, Universal, Do-it-yourself Gaming Engine"
Furry Pirates Atlas Games 1999
Future Worlds Stellar Gaming Workshop 1987
Fuzion R. Talsorian Games and Hero Games Modified from R. Talsorian's Interlock System and Hero Games' Hero System 1998 A simple and customizable generic open gaming system
A Game of Thrones Guardians of Order d20 2005 A Game of Thrones
Gamma World TSR, Inc., Wizards of the Coast, Sword and Sorcery Studios Custom (1st–4th edition)

Alternity (5th edition)

d20 System (6th–7th edition)

 1978,

1983, 1986, 1992, 2000, 2003, 2010

 Post-apocalypse science fantasy Originally designed by James M. Ward and Gary Jaquet, with different editions based on different versions of D&D
Gangbusters TSR, Inc. 1982,

1990, 2019

1920s American Prohibition-era urban crime adventure
Gangster! Fantasy Games Unlimited 1979
Gatecrasher Grey Ghost Press Fudge 1996 A tongue-in-cheek science-fiction & fantasy setting
Gear Krieg Dream Pod 9 2001
Geist: The Sin-Eaters White Wolf Publishing Storytelling System 2009 New World of Darkness
Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai Guardians of Order Tri-Stat System 2000
Ghostbusters: A Frightfully Cheerful Roleplaying Game West End Games Precursor to D6 System 1986,

1989

 Created by Sandy Petersen, Lynn Willis, and Greg Stafford, based on the Ghostbusters film series First RPG to use a dice pool system[10]
Ghosts of Albion Eden Studios, Inc. Unisystem 2008,

2011

 Based on the Ghosts of Albion animations and novels by Amber Benson and Christopher Golden
Ghoulash: The Last Game on Earth Mike Suchcicki 1982
Godlike Hawthorn Hobgoblynn Press One-Roll Engine 2001
Golden Heroes Games Workshop 1984
Good Society Storybrewers 2018 Regency romance Based on the Regency era novels of Jane Austen
Grey Ranks Bully Pulpit Games 2007
Grimm Fantasy Flight Games Linear D6 2004
GUMSHOE System Pelgrane Press Gumshoe System 2007 By Robin D. Laws
Gunslingers and Gamblers FJGaming 2006 The American Wild West of 1876
GURPS Steve Jackson Games GURPS 1985,

1986, 1988, 2004

 Generic Gurps is an acronym for "Generic Universal Role Playing System"
HackMaster Kenzer & Company Custom, derived from AD&D system 2001,

2009, 2011

 Based on the comic Knights of the Dinner Table
Halcyon Neuwerld Studios Prodigy System 2008
Happy Birthday, Robot! Evil Hat Productions 2010
HârnMaster Columbia Games 1986,

1996, 2002

 Hârn
Haven: City of Violence Louis Porter Jr. Design d20 System 2003
Hawkmoon Chaosium Basic Role-Playing 1986 An addendum to the Stormbringer RPG (a.k.a. Elric!) By Kerie Campbell-Robson, based on Michael Moorcock's The History of the Runestaff
Heart: The City Beneath Rowan, Rook & Decard 2020 Dark fantasy Designed by Grant Howitt and Christopher Taylor
Heaven & Earth Event Horizon Productions Tri-Stat System 1998
Heavy Gear Dream Pod 9 1994
Hercules & Xena Roleplaying Game West End Games D6 System 1998 Based on the syndicated action series Hercules: The Legendary Journeys and Xena: Warrior Princess
Hero System Hero Games 1990,

2002, 2004, 2009
HeroQuest/Hero Wars Issaries, Inc. Narrative 2000,

2003, 2009, 2015, 2020
Heroes Tabletop Games (UK) 1979
Heroes of Olympus Task Force Games 1981
Heroes Unlimited Palladium Books Megaversal system 1984,

1987, 1993, 1998
Hidden Kingdom New Rules Inc. 1985
High Adventure Cliffhangers Buck Rogers Adventure Game TSR, Inc. 1993
High Adventure Role Playing (HARP) Iron Crown Enterprises 2003
High Colonies Waterford Publishing House, Ltd. 1988
High Fantasy Fantasy Productions, Reston Publishing 1978,

1981
Hillfolk Pelgrane Press Dramasystem 2013 Designed by Robin D. Laws
Hol Black Dog Game Factory 1994,

2002

Hollow Earth Expedition Exile Games Studio 2006 1930's style pulp adventure
Hollyworld Blacksburg Tactical Research Center 2005
Honey Heist Rowan, Rook & Decard Modified Lasers & Feelings 2017 Comedy heist Designed by Grant Howitt
Hong Kong Action Theater Event Horizon Productions 1996,

2001
Houses of the Blooded 2008
How We Came To Live Here Galileo Games 2010
Hunter Planet H-PAC 1986
Hunter: The Reckoning White Wolf Publishing

Renegade Game Studios

 Storyteller System 1999,

2022

 World of Darkness personal horror Designed by Andrew Bates, Phil Brucato, Ken Cliffe, Jess Heinig, Mike Tinney, Stewart Wieck, et al.
Hunter: The Vigil White Wolf Publishing, Onyx Path Publishing Storytelling System 2008,

2022

 Chronicles of Darkness personal horror Designed by Justin Achilli, Rich Thomas, and Chuck Wendig (1st ed.), and Monica Valentinelli (2nd ed.)
Hyborian War Reality Simulations Inc. 1984 Hyborian Age Based on the world of Conan the Barbarian by Robert E. Howard
Immortal: The Invisible War Ran Valerhon 1993
In Dark Alleys Vajra Enterprises 2007
In Nomine Steve Jackson Games Based on In Nomine Satanis / Magna Veritas 1997
In Nomine Satanis / Magna Veritas Croc (Siroz) 1989,

1993, 1997, 2003, 2015

 Satiric gang/spy wars involving angels and demons in the contemporary world French
Incursion Tri Tac Games 1992
Infernum Mongoose Publishing
Infinity The Infinity Company 1979
Inner City Inner City Games 1982
Inou Tsukai Enterbrain
InSpectres Memento Mori Theatricks 2002
Invisible Sun Monte Cook Games Related to Cypher System 2018-2020 The Actuality, comprising eight worlds arranged in the Path of Suns Surreal fantasy where the players take the roles of powerful magic-users
Iron Kingdoms Privateer Press d20 System 2004
Ironhedge Empire Wargames 1979
Iron Heroes Fiery Dragon Productions d20 system 2005 Based on making D&D playable without magic[clarification needed]
Ironsworn Shawn Tomkin Powered by the Apocalypse 2018
It Came From The Late, Late, Late Show Stellar Games 1989
It Was a Mutual Decision Ron Edwards 2006
Jadeclaw Sanguine Productions Ltd 2002
James Bond 007: Role-Playing in Her Majesty's Secret Service Victory Games, a branch of Avalon Hill 1983 The world of the James Bond franchise
Jeremiah: The Roleplaying Game Mongoose Publishing Based on the TV series
Jiangshi: Blood in the Banquet Hall Wet Ink Games / Game and a Curry 2021 Designed by Banana Chan and Sen-Foong Lim
John Carter, Warlord of Mars Heritage Models 1978
Jorune (or Skyrealms of Jorune) SkyRealms Publishing 1984
Jovian Chronicles Dream Pod 9 1997
Judge Dredd: The Role-Playing Game Games Workshop 1985-1989 Set in the world of Judge Dredd from the British comics 2000 AD
The Judge Dredd Roleplaying Game Mongoose Publishing d20 System 2002 Set in the world of Judge Dredd from the British comics 2000 AD
The Judge Dredd Roleplaying Game Mongoose Publishing Traveller 2009 Set in the world of Judge Dredd from the British comics 2000 AD New edition of the previous 2002 game, with different rules.
Justice, Inc. Hero Games[11] Hero System 1984 1930s Pulp fiction oriented adventure
Justifiers StarChilde Publications 1988 Play as human/animal hybrids (Betas) that are owned by "the Corporation"; locate new resources, eliminate threats, and buy your freedom
KABAL Kabal Gaming Systems 1982
Kids on Bikes Hunters Entertainment 2019
kill puppies for satan (sic) Lumpley Games 2001 Designed by D. Vincent Baker
Killer Steve Jackson Games 1981 Live action role-playing game
Kindred of the East White Wolf Publishing Storyteller System 1998 Old World of Darkness Spinoff of Vampire: The Masquerade
Kindred of the Ebony Kingdom White Wolf Publishing Storyteller System 2003 Old World of Darkness Spinoff of Vampire: The Masquerade
Knights and Magick Heritage USA 1980
Knights of the Round Table Little Soldier Games 1976 Set in Camelot
Kobolds Ate My Baby! 9th Level Games 1999,

2001, 2005
Krysztaly Czasu MAG 1993 Polish, Crystals of Time
Kult Äventyrsspel 1991 Swedish game based on Gnostic concepts with some Kabbalistic undertones
Labyrinth Lord Goblinoid Games D&D Basic Set 2007,

2009
Lace and Steel Published originally by TAGG and re-released by Pharos Press 1989 An Australian RPG set in a world of civilised Centaurs and Harpies with a musketeers/swashbuckling feel
Land of the Rising Sun Fantasy Games Unlimited Chivalry & Sorcery 1980 Samurai and Ninjas
Lands of Adventure Fantasy Games Unlimited 1983
The Laundry Cubicle 7 Basic Role-Playing 2010
Legacy Legacy Press 1978
Legend of the Five Rings Role-Playing Game Alderac Entertainment Group Roll & Keep 1997,

2000, 2005, 2010, 2018

 The game uses the Legend of the Five Rings setting, primarily the nation of Rokugan, which is based on feudal Japan with influences from other East Asian cultures.
Legends of Anglerre Cubicle 7 2010
Legionnaire FASA 1990 Standalone role-playing game for the Renegade Legion universe
Lejendary Adventure Hekaforge Productions 1999 Created by Gary Gygax
Leverage Margaret Weis Productions Cortex Plus 2010 Based on the Leverage TV series Game written by Cam Banks and Rob Donahuge
Little Fears – The Role-playing Game of Childhood Terror Key 20 Publishing 2001
Living Steel Leading Edge Games Phoenix Command 1987 Futuristic game on the world of Rhand
Lone Wolf Mongoose Publishing d20 System 1984 A series of gamebooks and Lone Wolf: The Roleplaying Game; also a second game by Mongoose, the Lone Wolf Multiplayer Game Book
Lord of the Rings Adventure Game Iron Crown Enterprises 1991-1999 Based upon the fantasy works of J. R. R. Tolkien
The Lord of the Rings Roleplaying Game Decipher, Inc. 2002-2006 Based upon the fantasy works of J. R. R. Tolkien
Lords of Creation Avalon Hill 1983
Mach: The First Colony Alliance Publications 1983
Macho Women with Guns Blacksburg Tactical Research Center 1988,

1994, 2003
Macross II: The Role-Playing Game Palladium Books Megaversal 1993
Maelstrom Puffin Books 1984
Mage: The Ascension White Wolf Publishing (1st, 2nd and revised editions)

Onyx Path Publishing (20th anniversary edition)

 Storytelling System 1993

1995

2000

2015

 Set in the original World of Darkness
Mage: The Awakening White Wolf Publishing Storytelling System 2005,

2016

 Chronicles of Darkness
Mage: The Sorcerer's Crusade White Wolf Publishing Storyteller System 1998 World of Darkness
Malefices Jeux Descartes 1985 The first original French-language horror role-playing game.
Man, Myth & Magic Yaquinto 1982 RPG drawing on myths and legends of cultures from 4000 B.C.E. to 1000 C.E.
Manhunter Kingslayer Productions 1988
Marvel Heroic Roleplaying Margaret Weis Productions Cortex Plus 2012
Marvel Super Heroes Adventure Game TSR SAGA System 1998
Marvel Super Heroes Role-Playing Game TSR, Inc. 1984,

1986
Marvel Universe Roleplaying Game Marvel Comics 2003
Masterbook West End Games 1994
The Masters of the Universe Role Playing Game FASA 1985
Mechamorphosis Fantasy Flight Games d20 System 2004
Mechanical Dream SteamLogic 2002
The Mechanoid Invasion Palladium Books 1981
MechWarrior FASA Corporation, Fantasy Productions LLC 1986
MEGA Role-Playing System MEGA Games Ltd. 1987
Megaverse Palladium Books
Mekton R. Talsorian Games Interlock System 1985,

1987, 1994

 Based on Anime Mecha science fiction
Melanda: Land of Mystery Wilmark Dynasty 1980
Men In Black: The Roleplaying Game West End Games 1997
MERC Fantasy Games Unlimited 1981 A Modern Role Playing Game of Counter Insurgency
Merc 2000 Twilight 2000 updated for the post-Cold War '90s
Mercenaries, Spies and Private Eyes Flying Buffalo Custom Tunnels and Trolls derivative 1983,

1986, 2019
The Metabarons Roleplaying Game West End Games
Metamorphosis Alpha 1976 Set on a generation spaceship, the starship Warden, long after an unknown cataclysmic event
Michtim: Fluffy Adventures 2012
Middle Earth Role Play Iron Crown Enterprises Streamlined Rolemaster 1984,

1986, 1993

 Based upon the fantasy works of J. R. R. Tolkien
Midgard Midgard Press 1981,

1985, 1989, 2000, 2013

 The oldest German fantasy RPG
Midnight Fantasy Flight Games Dungeons & Dragons 2003 A fantasy world wereinwhich the bad guys have won
Midnight at the Well of Souls Role-Playing System TAG Industries 1985 Based on the "Well of Souls" novels by Jack L. Chalker.
Millennium's End Chameleon Eclectic Entertainment 1991
M.I.S.S.I.O.N. Kabal Gaming Systems 1982 By Deiron e Yangsmoth
Mistborn Adventure Game Crafty Games 2011 Based on American author Brandon Sanderson's Mistborn novel series
Mojo Polymancer Studios, Inc. 2004
Monastyr Wydawnictwo Portal 3d20 system 2004 Polish, Monastery
Monsterhearts Buried Without Ceremony Powered by the Apocalypse 2012,

2017

 Teen drama, paranormal romance, horror A game about the messy lives of teenage monsters by Joe Mcdaldno (1st ed.), designed by Avery Alder (2nd ed.)
Monsters! Monsters! Metagaming Concepts 1976 Fantasy system where the player characters are monsters
Monsters and Other Childish Things Arc Dream Publishing One-Roll Engine 2007
Mordheim Games Workshop 1999 A variant of the company's Warhammer Fantasy game set on a warband or "skirmish" scale.
Mörk Borg Free League Publishing 2020 Heavy metal music-inspired fantasy
Morpheus Rapport Games 1990
The Morrow Project Timeline Ltd. Timeline System 1980,

1983, 2013

 Post apocalypse USA 150 years after WW III
Morton's List Dark Carnival Games, LLC
Mothership Tuesday Knight Games Old School Revival-style d100 rules 2018, 2024 Science fiction horror
Mouse Guard Archaia Entertainment A version of the Burning Wheel engine 2008 By Luke Crane, based on David Petersen's comics series of the same name.
Multiverser Valdron, Inc. 1997 By E.R. Jones and M. Joseph Young
Mummy: The Resurrection White Wolf Storyteller System 2001 World of Darkness
Murphy's World Peregrine Creative Services Weapons & Wonder 1995
Mutant Target Games Basic Role-Playing 1984,

1989
Mutant Chronicles Target Games 1993
Mutant City Blues Pelgrane Press GUMSHOE System 2009 Superhero detectives
Mutant Future Goblinoid Games 2008,

2010
Mutant RYMD Target Games 1992
Mutant: Undergångens Arvtagare Target Games 2002 By Järnringen Förlag AB
Mutants & Masterminds Green Ronin Publishing d20 System 2002
Mutazoids Whit Productions Inc 1989
My Life with Master Half Meme Press 2003 Comic horror, Gothic horror Written by Paul Czege
Myrskyn aika Johnny Kniga Kustannus 2003 By Mike Pohjola
Mythworld Hippogriff Publications 1986
Neighborhood Wheaton Publications 1982
Nephilim Chaosium 1992 Modern occult
Neuroshima Portal 2003 Polish
Nexus: The Infinite City Daedalus Games 1994
Nicotine Girls Half Meme Press 2002 "A roleplaying game of teenage, lower-income girls looking for happiness."[12] Designed by Paul Czege
Nightbane Palladium Books 1995 Dark fantasy
Nightlife Stellar Games 1990 Horror
Night of the Ninja IIE Games Corporation 1986
Night's Black Agents Pelgrane Press GUMSHOE System 2012 Horror-espionage vampire-hunting Created by Kenneth Hite
Night Wizard! Enterbrain 2002,

2007

 Wizards in contemporary times Japanese
Ninja Burger Steve Jackson Games PDQ 2001
Ninjas and Superspies Palladium Books Megaversal 1987,

1990, 2000, 2001

 Martial arts and espionage adventure.
Nobilis Pharos Press, Hogshead Publishing, Eos Press Diceless resource-management, optional live action system 1999,

2002, 2011

 Created by Jenna K. Moran, writing as R. Sean Borgstrom
Noctum Mongoose Publishing 2005,

2007, 2009, 2015
Northern Crown Atlas Games d20 System 2005
No Thank You, Evil! Monte Cook Games Cypher System variant 2016
Numenera Monte Cook Games Cypher System 2013 Science fantasy Designed by Monte Cook
Odysseus Fantasy Games Unlimited 1980
The Official Superhero Adventure Game Brian Phillips 1981
Omnigon Omnigon Games 1989
The One Ring Roleplaying Game Free League Publishing 2011, 2022 Epic high fantasy Set in J. R. R. Tolkien's Middle-earth, at the time between The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings. Originally published by Cubicle 7 as The One Ring: Adventures over the Edge of the Wild
Only War Fantasy Flight Games 2012
Ork! The Roleplaying Game Green Ronin Publishing 2000
Orkworld Wicked Press 2000
Orpheus White Wolf Publishing Original World of Darkness 2003 Contemporary, Horror Wraith: The Oblivion spinoff. Stand-alone setting, divorced from the generic World of Darkness, with a finished metaplot, published across six books.
OSRIC Knights-n-Knaves, Black Blade Publishing and Usherwood Publishing Advanced Dungeons & Dragons 2006,

2013
Other Suns Fantasy Games Unlimited 1983
Outime Valhalla Simulation Games 1983
Over the Edge Atlas Games WaRP System (Wanton Role-Playing System) (custom dice pool-based) 1992,

1997, 2019

 Surreal conspiracy set in the fictitious Mediterranean island of Al Amarja Created by Jonathan Tweet with Robin D. Laws
Palladium Fantasy Role-Playing Game Palladium Books Megaversal 1983,

1984, 1996
Pandemonium! MIB Productions 1993 Roleplaying in the world of tabloid news
Pantheon Hogshead Publishing 2000
Paranoia originally by West End Games, later by Mongoose Publishing 1984,

1987, 1995, 2004, 2009, 2017

A satire of dystopian futures Written by Greg Costikyan
Pathfinder Paizo Publishing 2009 Fantasy role-playing game
Pax Draconis Technicraft Design A detailed rules heavy space opera with a percentile system
Passion Play Holistic Design, Inc. 1999
Fading Suns Holistic Design, Inc. 1996,

1999, 2001, 2007, 2012

 Live action role-playing game
Pendragon (or King Arthur Pendragon) Chaosium Basic Role-Playing variant 1985,

1990, 1993, 1999, 2005, 2023

 Arthurian legend Designed by Greg Stafford
A Penny for My Thoughts Evil Hat Productions 2009
Phantasia
Phantasy Conclave Phantasy Conclave 1984
Phase VII Cheshire Games 1982
Phoenix Command Leading Edge Games Phoenix Command 1986
Pirates and Plunder Yaquinto Publications 1982
Polaris (1997) Halloween Concepts 1997
Polaris These Are Our Games 2005
Powers and Perils Avalon Hill 1983
Praedor Burger Games 2000 Based on the eponymous comics by Petri Hiltunen
The Price of Freedom West End Games 1986 America loses the Cold War and is occupied, but resistance is in their blood
The Primal Order Wizards of the Coast Capsystem 1992,

1995
Prime Directive Task Force Games Custom, GURPS, d20, d20 Modern, Traveller 1993,

2002, 2005, 2008
Primetime Adventures Dog Eared Designs 2004
Prince Valiant: The Story-Telling Game Chaosium 1989 Designed by Greg Stafford, based on Hal Foster's comic strip of the same name
Privateers and Gentlemen Fantasy Games Unlimited 1983 Naval adventure in the Napoleonic era
Project A-ko: The Roleplaying Game Dream Pod 9 1995
Promethean: The Created White Wolf Publishing Storytelling System 2006,

2016

 Chronicles of Darkness
Psiworld Fantasy Games Unlimited 1984 SF adventures with a focus on psi abilities
Puppetland Arcane Magazine, Hogshead Publishing 1997 Horror ("a grim world of make-believe") Written by John Scott Tynes
QAGS Hex Entertainment 2003
Qin: The Warring States Cubicle 7 2007
Quest of the Ancients Unicorn Game Publications 1982,

1988
The Quiet Year Buried Without Ceremony 2013, 2019 Designed by Avery Alder
Rapture: The Second Coming Quintessential Mercy Studio 1995,

2002

 By William Spencer-Hale, Quintessential Mercy
The Realm of Yolmi West Coast Games 1977
Recon Palladium Books 1982 Vietnam War adventure
Red Dragon Japanese
Reich Star Creative Encounters 1991 Fight Nazis in space By Simon Bell and Ken Richardson
Rêve: the Dream Ouroboros Nouvelles Éditions Fantastiques

Malcontent Games

 1985,

1993

 By Denis Gerfaud (French, Rêve de Dragon)
The Riddle of Steel Driftwood Publishing 2002
Rifts Palladium Games Megaversal 1990,

2005
Rifts Chaos Earth Palladium Games Megaversal 2003
Ringworld Chaosium Basic Role-Playing 1984 Hard science fiction Greg Stafford, Lynn Willis, Sandy Petersen, et al., based on Larry Niven's Ringworld novels
Risus Cumberland Games and Diversions 1993 Designed by S. John Ross
Robot Warriors Hero Games Hero System 1986
Robotech Palladium Games Megaversal 1986,

2008

 Based on the Robotech anime television series
Robotech: The Shadow Chronicles Role-Playing Game Palladium Games Megaversal 2008
Rogue Trader FFG[13] Warhammer 40,000 Roleplay 2009
RMSS (Rolemaster Fantasy Role Playing) Iron Crown Enterprises Fully expandable and customizable rules system 1980,

1982, 1984, 1999
Rune Atlas Games 2001 Norse mythology-inspired fantasy Written by Robin D. Laws, based on the computer game of the same name
RuneQuest[14] Chaosium, versions also by Avalon Hill and Mongoose Publishing Basic Role-Playing 1978,

1979, 1984, 2006, 2010, 2012, 2018

 Greg Stafford's mythical world of Glorantha Originally designed by Steve Perrin, Ray Turney, Steve Henderson, and Warren James
RuneSlayers 1998
Ryuutama Kotodama Heavy Industries 2016 Pastoral fantasy Influenced by the animation of Hayao Miyazaki
SAGA System
Sandman: Map of Halaal
Savage Worlds Pinnacle Entertainment Group 2003 Generic rule system, with supplements for fantasy, horror, pulp, science fiction, etc. Written by Shane Lacy Hensley
Scion: Hero White Wolf Publishing Modern day children of the gods
Second Dawn
Sengoku Gold Rush Games Historical fantasy set in feudal Japan
The Shab-al-Hiri Roach
Shadow Lords A world of epic heroes, immortals, titans, angels and demons.
Shadow of the Demon Lord Schwalb Entertainment d20 2015 Dark fantasy, grimdark fantasy, sword and sorcery Written by Robert J. Schwalb
The Shadow of Yesterday
Shadowrun Cyberpunk fantasy
Shard
Shatterzone
Shock: Social Science Fiction
Silver Age Sentinels Guardians of Order
Simian Conquest
Sine Requie Horror Italian role-playing game
Skulduggery Pelgrane Press 2010 Designed by Robin D. Laws
Skull and Crossbones: Roleplay on the Spanish Main Fantasy Games Unlimited
Skyrealms of Jorune SkyRealms Publishing, later Chessex
SLA Industries Nightfall Games[15]
Sláine: The Roleplaying Game of Celtic Heroes Mongoose Publishing d20 System, Runequest 2002, 2007 Based on the 2000 AD (comics) comic book of the same name.
S/lay w/Me
The Slayers d20 d20 System
Smallville Margaret Weis Productions Cortex Classic Based on the Smallville television series
A Song of Ice and Fire Roleplaying Green Ronin Publishing Chronicle System 2009 High fantasy Written by Robert J. Schwalb, designed by Schwalb, Steve Kenson, Nicole Lindroos, Chris Pramas, based on the series of the same name by George R. R. Martin
Sorcerer Ron Edwards
Sovereign Stone
Space 1889 GDW Victorian Era Sci-Fi (steampunk)
Space Infantry
Space Opera Fantasy Games Unlimited The game is based on, "the grand tradition of Space Opera, in the vein of E.E Doc Smith and ... Star Wars from George Lucas." Based on these sources the game includes: "psionic powers so prevalent in the Lensman series and in Star Wars with 'the force.'"[citation needed]
Spacemaster SF adaptation of Rolemaster
Space Quest
Spaceship Zero Green Ronin Publishing
SpaceTime Blacksburg Tactical Research Center
The Spawn of Fashan
Spione: Story Now in Cold War Berlin
Spirit of the Century Evil Hat Productions FATE system 2006 A pulp game Designed by Fred Hicks, Rob Donoghue, and Leonard Balsera
Splicers
Splittermond Uhrwerk-Verlag Lorakis German Fantasy RPG
Spycraft Alderac Entertainment Group Espionage adventures
Stalking the Night Fantastic
Standard RPG System
Star Ace
Star Crossed Bully Pulpit Games 2019 Romance Designed by Alex Roberts
Starblazer Adventures
StarCraft Adventures TSR, Inc.
Star*Drive TSR, Inc.
Starfaring Flying Buffalo
Starfinder Roleplaying Game Paizo Publishing d20 System
Starfleet Voyages
Star Frontiers TSR
Stargate SG-1 AEG Spycraft/d20 System 2003-2004
Star Hero Fantasy Hero SF adaptation of Hero System
Star Patrol
Star Riders Ianus Games Parody of space opera
Star Rovers
Starship Troopers (RPG) Mongoose Publishing
Starships & Spacemen
Star Trek: Adventure Gaming in the Final Frontier Heritage 1978
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Role Playing Game Last Unicorn 1999-2000
Star Trek Role Playing Game Last Unicorn 1999
Star Trek Roleplaying Game Decipher 2002-2005
Star Trek: The Role Playing Game FASA 1983-1988
Star Wars: The Roleplaying Game West End Games D6 System 1987-1999 Written by Greg Costikyan
Star Wars Roleplaying Game Fantasy Flight 2012-
Star Wars Roleplaying Game Wizards of the Coast d20 System 2000-2010
Star Wreck Role-playing game Mike Pohjola Parody game based on the Star Wreck movie franchise
Steve Perrin's Quest Rules
Stormbringer Chaosium Basic Role-Playing 1981 Based on Michael Moorcock's Elric of Melniboné stories
Storytelling System
The Strange Monte Cook Games Cypher System
Street Fighter: The Storytelling Game
Strontium Dog Mongoose Publishing Traveller 2009
Super Squadron Super-Hero game Australian
Supergame
Superhero 2044
Supernatural Margaret Weis Productions Cortex Classic 2009-2010 Based on The CW's Supernatural television series
Supervillains
Superworld Chaosium
Swashbucklers of the 7 Skies
Swordbearer Heritage Games and Fantasy Games Unlimited
Swords & Wizardry Mythmere Games A free "clone" of the original version of Dungeons & Dragons
Sword World RPG Group SNE 2d6 System 1989, 1996, 2008, 2018 Fantasy, set in the same universe as Record of Lodoss War Designed by Ryo Mizuno and Miyuki Kiyomatsu, the Japanese answer to Dungeons & Dragons
Synnibarr (a.k.a. The World of Synnibarr) Craig McCracken Notorious for a nonsensical, poorly explained game-world and huge power-levels granted to beginning player characters
Systems Failure Palladium Books
Tales from the Floating Vagabond Avalon Hill 1991 Comedy-fantasy
Tales from the Loop Free League Publishing 2017 Alternative history science fiction
Talislanta Bard Games Omni System 1987
Taste My Steel! Phantasy Network 1982
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and Other Strangeness Palladium Books Megaversal system 1985-2000 Based on the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles comic books
Teenagers from Outer Space R. Talsorian Games 1987 Anime-based RPG
Tékumel: Empire of the Petal Throne Guardians of Order 2005
Tenchi Muyo! Guardians of Order 2000
Tenra War Enterbrain 2007 Japanese
Tephra: The Steampunk RPG Cracked Monocle D12-based "Clockwork System" 2012 Steampunk, Fantasy
Terra Incognita Grey Ghost Press 2001
Terra Primate Eden Studios, Inc.
Theatrix Backstage Press 1993
Thieves' Guild Gamelords 1980
Thieves' World Chaosium 1981
Thousand Year Old Vampire 2020
Tibet: The Roleplaying Game Vajra Enterprises 2004 Historical fantasy set in Tibet
Time & Time Again Timeline Ltd. 1984
Time Lord — Adventures through Time and Space Virgin Publishing 1991 A Doctor Who RPG based on the 1963–89 run of the BBC television series
Timelords Blacksburg Tactical Research Center
Timemaster Pacesetter Ltd; Goblinoid Games 1984; 2011
Timeship Yaquinto Publications
To Challenge Tomorrow Ragnarok Enterprises 1983
Tokyo NOVA Enterbrain Playing card-based 1993 Cyberpunk Japanese
Toon Steve Jackson Games 1984 Cartoon adventure inspired by the classic cartoon series from Warner Brothers and MGM Written by Greg Costikyan
Top Secret TSR, Inc. 1980 Espionage adventures Written by Merle M. Rasmussen
TORG West End Games
Total Eclipse RPG Shrapnel Games By Steve N. Jackson – Smart phone optimized role playing game
Trail of Cthulhu Pelgrane Press GUMSHOE System 2008 Cthulhu Mythos horror Designed by Kenneth Hite, based on Call of Cthulhu by Sandy Petersen and Lynn Willis
Transhuman Space Steve Jackson Games
Traveller GDW 1977 Space Opera By Marc Miller, Frank Chadwick, John Harshman, and Loren K. Wiseman.
Traveller: 2300 Game Designers Workshop 1986 Hard science fiction Designed by Frank Chadwick, Timothy B. Brown, Lester W. Smith, Marc W. Miller
Tri-Stat dX
Tribe 8 Dream Pod 9
Thrilling Tales Pulp Amazing Stories
Trinity White Wolf Publishing
Trollbabe Adept Press 2002
True20 Green Ronin Publishing True20 2005
Truth & Justice Atomic Sock Monkey Press 2005
Tunnels and Trolls Flying Buffalo
TWERPS Lou Zocchi
Twilight 2000 GDW 1984
Twilight Imperium: The Role-Playing Game Fantasy Flight Games 1999
Underground Mayfair Games 1993
Unisystem Eden Studios, Inc. 2003
Universalis Ramshead Publishing 2002
Universe SPI 1981-1983 Subtitled The Role-Playing Game of the Future
Unknown Armies Atlas Games 1998 Postmodernist-occult horror Designed by John Scott Tynes, Greg Stolze
Usagi Yojimbo Role-Playing Game Gold Rush Games, Sanguine Productions 1998, 2005 Fantasy Edo-period Japan Designed by Greg Stolze (1st ed.), Jason Holmgren and Pieter van Hiel (2nd ed.), based on the comic book series of the same name by Stan Sakai
Uuhraah! Blackhawk Games 1976 Prehistoric setting with cavemen
Vaesen Free League Publishing 2020 Horror mystery monster-hunting in 19th-century Europe Based on Vaesen: Spirits and Monsters of Scandinavian Folklore by Johan Egerkrans
Valley of the Pharaohs Palladium Books 1983-1985
Vampire: The Dark Ages White Wolf Publishing Storyteller System 1996
Vampire: The Masquerade White Wolf Publishing (1st, 2nd and revised editions)

Onyx Path Publishing (20th anniversary edition)

Modiphius Entertainment(5th edition)

 Storyteller System 1991

1992

1998

2011

2018

 World of Darkness Created by Mark Rein-Hagen
Vampire: The Requiem Storytelling System 2004
Victorian Adventure SKS Distribution 1983
Victorian Age: Vampire White Wolf Storyteller System 2002
Victoriana – 2nd edition Cubicle 7 Entertainment
Victorian Gothic Arcanus Press Epic Dice System 2020 Gothic Horror A dark world of the penny dreadful
Villains and Vigilantes Fantasy Games Unlimited, Monkey House Games 1979
Violence Hogshead Publishing 1999
Visigoths vs. Mall Goths Hit Point Press 2020, 2023 1996 Los Angeles Designed by Lucian Kahn
Wanderhome Possum Creek Games 2021
Warcraft the Roleplaying Game White Wolf Publishing Roleplaying game book based on the popular computer game by Blizzard
Warhammer 40,000 Roleplay Games Workshop
Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay Games Workshop[16]
Warheads: Medieval Tales Urban Mammoth A comically based tabletop roleplaying war game
WARS Roleplaying Game Mongoose Publishing
Waste World: Roleplaying in a Savage Future Manticore 1997
Wayfarers Ye Olde Gaming Companye
Weapons of the Gods Eos Press 2005 A wuxia-style game based on the manhua comic of the same name
Weird Wars Pinnacle Entertainment Group d20 System; Savage Worlds 2001
Werewolf: The Apocalypse White Wolf Publishing Storyteller System 1992
Werewolf: The Forsaken White Wolf Publishing; Onyx Path Publishing Storytelling System 2005
Werewolf: The Wild West White Wolf Publishing Storyteller System 1997
What Price Glory?! 1978
The Wheel of Time Roleplaying Game Last Unicorn Games d20 System Based on The Wheel of Time novel series by author Robert Jordan
When Worlds Collide 2010
The Whispering Vault Pariah Press; Ronin Publishing 1993 An RPG about god-hunting
Wild Talents Arc Dream Publishing
Wild West Fantasy Games Unlimited 1981
Witchcraft Eden Studios, Inc.
Witch Hunt StatCom Simulations Inc. 1983
Witch Hunter: The Invisible World Alligator Alley Entertainmenf 2007
With Great Power... Incarnadine Press
Wizards' Realm
Wizards' World
Woof meow (role-playing game) Game Systems 1988
World Action And Adventure
World of Darkness (original) and the World of Darkness (new) "2.0" White Wolf Publishing Product line
The World of Indiana Jones West End Games
World of Synnibarr WonderWorld Press
World Tree Roleplaying in a high-magic, highly civilized world populated by many sentient species, none of them human
Worlds Beyond
Worlds of Wonder Chaosium Basic Role-Playing 1982 Fantasy, superhero, and science fiction settings Designed by Steve Perrin, Steve Henderson, Gordon Monson, Greg Stafford, Lynn Willis
Wraith: The Great War
Wraith: The Oblivion Original World of Darkness
Year of the Phoenix Fantasy Games Unlimited 1986
Ysgarth Ragnarok Games 1979 Written by Timothy Willard
The Zorcerer of Zo Atomic Sock Monkey Press 2006 Fairy tales
Zweihänder Grim & Perilous Studios 2017 Written by Daniel Fox, who first described it as a "Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay retroclone"[17]

See also

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