List of Role-playing Games

This is a list of role-playing games, subdivided by genre (although many games do not fit clearly into one genre or another). It does not include computer role-playing 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.

Fantasy Genre

Agone (French) - edited in French by Multisim Editions and translated in English by Multisim Editions
Amber Diceless Roleplaying - based on the works of Roger Zelazny
ANKH (Adventurers of the North - Kalevala Heroes)
Arduin - The First cross-genre RPG, written by David A. Hargrave
Aria
Ars Magica
Axiom16 - (Bulgarian)
Battleaxe fantasy roleplaying by Sixteen Coal Black Horses
BattleDragons Play as dragons in a fantasy world by Spartacus Publishing.
Bloodlust (french) - edited by Asmod? Editions
Blue Rose (RPG) by Green Ronin
The Burning Wheel - High fantasy
Castles and Crusades - OGL System fantasy RPG published by Troll Lord Games
Castle Falkenstein - steampunk fantasy
Chivalry and Sorcery
Les Chroniques d'Erdor, an unusual French RPG of oneiric fantasy using a 54 card game, edited by Boite a Polpette.
Circe, by Bryce Harrington
Conan (a GURPS version by SJGames, and an OGL System version by Mongoose Publishing)
Clan Lord
Corum - an addendum to the Stormbringer RPG (aka Elric!)
Cursed Empire (formerly Crimson Empire, changed its name for trademark reasons)
Dangerous Journeys - created by E. Gary Gygax
The Dark Eye - Germany's most popular RPG, known in Germany as Das Schwarze Auge
Deliria: Faerie Tales for the New Millenium - by Phil Brucato. Published by Laughing Pan Productions
Donjon - by Clinton R. Nixon (Anvilwerks)
DragonNet - A free open-source fantasy RPG system
DragonMech - Where fantasy meets mecha!
Drakar och Demoner (Dragons and Demons) - Swedish fantasy RPG
DragonQuest - a now out-of-print RPG, suppressed by TSR
DragonRaid - a Christian RPG, created by Dick Wulf in 1984
Dungeons & Dragons - created by Dave Arneson and E. Gary Gygax, further editions by TSR, Inc. and Wizards of the Coast
Dying Earth - based on the stories of Jack Vance
Earthdawn
Elfquest by Chaosium - based on the works of Richard Pini and Wendy Pini
Elric!, by Chaosium, based on Michael Moorcock's Elric of Melnibon?stories
Endyval - (Bulgarian) The first Bulgarian roleplaying system. Official site: Sivosten
Empire of the Petal Throne - set in M. A. R. Barker's world of Tekumel
Everquest - Pencil & Paper version of the populer MMORPG, Published by White Wolf, Inc.
Everway
Exalted
Fabula
Fairy Meat
Fantasy Hero
Fantasy Imperium - An Interactive Storytelling Game of Historical Fantasy by Shadowstar Games, Inc. [1]
The Fantasy Trip
Fantasy Wargaming - sold through the Science Fiction Book Club, while often considered incomplete and insufficient, this game has noteworthy elements and qualities that are still yet unseen in most roleplaying games
Furry Outlaws
Furry Pirates
Grimm
Hackmaster
H?nMaster/H?n
HARP - High Adventure Role Playing by Iron Crown Enterprises
Hawkmoon - an addendum to the Stormbringer RPG (aka Elric!)
Hero Wars/HeroQuest (role-playing game)
In Nomine - game based on the In Nomine Satanis / Magna Veritas French roleplaying game
Iron Gauntlets: Heroic Fantasy Roleplaying
Ironclaw - Edited by Sanguine Productions Ltd
Jadeclaw - Edited by Sanguine Productions Ltd
Jorune (or "Skyrealms of Jorune")
Krysztaly czasu (Polish, Crystals of Time) by MAG
Lands of Adventure
Legend of the Five Rings Role-Playing Game - asian-themed RPG, published by Alderac Entertainment Group
Legendy Armandie - fantasy RPG created by Skaven
Lejendary Adventure, created by Gary Gygax and published by Hekaforge Productions
LexiconPRG created by Neel Krishnaswami
Lone Wolf
Lord of the Rings Roleplaying Game - based on the fantasy works of J. R. R. Tolkien
Lords of Creation by Avalon Hill
Maelstrom (role playing game)
M.A.G.U.S. (hungarian)
Man, Myth & Magic by Yaquinto - RPG drawing on 4000 B.C. to 1000 A.D. Earth legends.
Middle Earth Role Play - based on the fantasy works of J. R. R. Tolkien
Midgard - the oldest German fantasy RPG
Monastyr (Polish), Monastery by Portal
Multiverser by E.R. Jones and M. Joseph Young
Nobilis by R. Sean Borgstrom
Palladium
Powers and Perils by Avalon Hill
Puppetland
Rangers of Taradoin by Sean-Robert Shaw
Rapture: The Second Coming by William Spencer-Hale, Quintessential Mercy
R?e: the Dream Ouroboros by Denis Gerfaud (french, R?e de Dragon)
Riddle of Steel by Driftwood Publishing
Rifts by Palladium Games - crossover system
RMSS (Rolemaster Fantasy Role Playing) by Iron Crown Enterprises - fully expandable and customizable rules system
Rune Stryders, the Original Fantasy-Mecha Game
Runebearer by Chris Magoun - "Magic and religion clash in a ruined world" - current (2004) external link here
RuneQuest
Shadowrun (cyberpunk fantasy)
Skyrealms of Jorune
Stormbringer, by Chaosium, based on Michael Moorcock's Elric of Melnibon? stories
Swordbearer by Heritage Games and Fantasy Games Unlimited
Talislanta by Bard Games
The Riddle of Steel by Driftwood Publishing
Timehunter by Red Axe
Tribe 8 (RPG) by Dream Pod 9
Tunnels and Trolls by Flying Buffalo
Usagi Yojimbo - based on the furry comic book series, Usagi Yojimbo, by Stan Sakai
Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay by Games Workshop
Weapons of the Gods by Eos Press - a wuxia-style game based on the manhua comic of the same name.
The Wheel of Time - based on The Wheel of Time novel series by author Robert Jordan
Wiedźmin (Polish) by MAG
World Of Warcraft by White Wolf -- a roleplaying game book based on the popular computer game by Blizzard

Science Fiction Genre

2300 AD by GDW

A/State by Contested Ground Studios
Aftermath! (1981) - by Fantasy Games Unlimited*
A I F - free SF rpg by NastiDyne
Albedo RPG - Based on the furry comic book series, Erma Felna by Steve Gallacci
Aliens by Leading Edge Games
Alternity by TSR

Babylon Project - Based on the Babylon 5 TV franchise
Babylon 5 by Mongoose Publishing
Battlelords of the 23rd Century by SSDC, Inc.
Battletech
Bitume by Croc (French - post-apocalyptical, Mad Max-like)
Blood Dawn by SSDC, Inc.
Blue Planet by Biohazard Games

La Compagnie de glaces (french - post-apocalyptical, from the novels of G.J. Arnaud)
Conspiracy X by Eden Studios - aliens, UFOs, and government coverups
C?ntinuum - time travel adventure
Core Command by Dream Pod 9
Cyberpunk 2013 by R. Talsorian Games (Out of print and superseded by Cyberpunk 2020
Cyberpunk 2020 by R. Talsorian Games; based on the mirror shades authors
Cybergeneration by R. Talsorian Games (alternate setting for Cyberpunk 2020)

Doctor Who RPG - based on the BBC television series
Dragonstar - where science fiction and fantasy blend perfectly.

Empire Galactique by Fran?is N?elec (french - space opera)
Epoch Star
Ex Machina
EXO (Spanish - By Ediciones Sombra)

Fading Suns
Fringeworthy by Tri Tac Games
FTL:2448 by Tri Tac Games

Gamma World by TSR

HardNova II
Heavy Gear by Dream Pod 9

Incursion by Tri Tac Games

Jovian Chronicles by Dream Pod 9
Judge Dredd by Games Workshop
Judge Dredd by Mongoose Publishing


Legionnaire by FASA (Standalone roleplaying game for the Renegade Legion universe)

Mecha - A game based on Anime Mecha science fiction
Mega - les Messagers Galactiques (french - parallel universe)
Mekton - by R. Talsorian Games (based on Anime Mecha science fiction)
Metamorphosis Alpha (1976)
The Morrow Project
Multiverser by E.R. Jones and M. Joseph Young
Mutant (Target Games)
Mutant RYMD
Mutant Chronicles

Neuroshima (Polish) by Portal

Other Suns by Fantasy Games Unlimited -a space oriented game with a strong furry element

Paranoia by West End Games (WEG) - a satire of dystopian futures
Pax Draconis by Technicraft Design - a detailed rules heavy space opera with a percentile system
Phoenix Command by Leading Edge Games
Prime Directive by Task Force Games
Psiworld by Fantasy Games Unlimited - SF adventures with a focus on psi abilities.

Reich Star by Simon Bell and Ken Richardson (1991) as Creative Encounters. Fight Nazis in space.
Rifts by Palladium Games - crossover system
Robotech RPG by Palladium Games; based on the Robotech anime television series
Serenity by Soverign Press, based on the Firefly television series.
Shadowrun (cyberpunk fantasy)
Shatterzone
Jorune/Skyrealms of Jorune
SLA Industries
Space 1889 by GDW - Victorian Era Sci-Fi (steampunk)
Space Hulk
Space Opera (RPG) by FGU
Spacemaster - the SF adaptation of Rolemaster
Star Frontiers by TSR
Stargate SG-1 (RPG) by AEG
Star Hero - the SF adaptation of Fantasy Hero's Hero System
Star Trek RPG
Star Wars RPG

Tales from the Floating Vagabond
Timelord, a Doctor Who RPG
Timeship by Yaquinto
Traveller - by GDW, Marc Miller
Trinity - by White Wolf
Twilight 2000 by GDW(1984)

Universe - SF adaptation of DragonQuest

Warmachine - by Privateer Press

Horror Genre

All Flesh Must Be Eaten - Zombie survival horror game by Eden Studios
Beyond The Supernatural
Bureau 13: Stalking the Night Fantastic by Tri Tac Games
Call of Cthulhu - based on the works of H. P. Lovecraft
Chill
Deadlands: The Weird West
Dead Inside - A small-press RPG where the characters attempt to rebuild their lost souls through selfless and noble actions (and get superhuman powers along the way)
Kult - A Swedish game of Kabbalistic origins; The tag line is "Death is only the beginning", and the game is widely precieved as one of the darkest RPGs ever created.
Nephilim
Nightbane
Over the Edge
Sorcerer by Ron Edwards
Trevas, brazilian game about hell, earth, heaven and other worlds, and how the use of can lead them to destruction.
Unknown Armies
The Whispering Vault - a RPG about god-hunting
Witchcraft
World of Darkness product line by White Wolf Game Studio
Vampire: The Masquerade
Werewolf: The Apocalypse
Mage: The Ascension
Wraith: The Oblivion
Changeling: The Dreaming
Demon: The Fallen
Mummy: The Resurrection
Vampire: Kindred of the East
Hunter: The Reckoning
World of Darkness (new) new product line by White Wolf Game Studio
Vampire: The Requiem
Werewolf: The Forsaken
Mage: The Awakening

Satire/Humor Genres

Big Eyes, Small Mouth by Guardians of Order - anime based RPG
Buffy the Vampire Slayer - based on the TV show of the same name
Bunnies and Burrows
Fanhunter Spanish game based on the serie of comics of the same name
Ghostbusters RPG based on the Ghostbusters film series.
HackMaster
Human Occupied Landfill
In Nomine Satanis / Magna Veritas (french) by Croc (Siroz) (satiristic gang and spy wars involving angels and demons in the contemporary world)
Kalmo Finnish zombie rpg
Macho Women With Guns
MOU: Misadvetnures Of Unhappyland
Ninja Burger
Paranoia
Rocky and Bullwinkle RPG
Tales from the Floating Vagabond
Teenagers from Outer Space, an anime based RPG.
The Extraordinary Adventures of Baron Munchausen, a storytelling RPG by James Wallis based on the novel of Baron Munchausen
Toon - Cartoon adventure inspired by the classic cartoon series from Warner Brothers and MGM
TWERPS
Wuthering Heights by Philippe Tromeur, a parody of the novel Wuthering Heights
Zone (french) by Siroz (satiristic gang wars in the contemporary suburbs)

Superhero Genre

Aberrant by White Wolf
Blood of Heroes
Cartoon Action Hour by Spectrum Games
Champions by Hero Games
City of Heroes by Eden Studios, the tabletop companion to the City of Heroes MMORPG.
DC Heroes by Mayfair Games
DC Universe Role-Playing Game by West End Games
Godlike
Golden Heroes by Games Workshop
GURPS Supers by Steve Jackson Games
Heroes Unlimited by Palladium Games
Marvel Universe Role Playing Game by Marvel Publishing Group
Marvel Super Heroes Role-Playing Game by TSR
Mutants and Masterminds by Green Ronin Publishing
PowerGame
Silver Age Sentinels by Guardians of Order
Superhero 2044
Super Squadron - an Australian game "inspired" by Villains and Vigilantes
Superworld by Chaosium
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and Other Strangeness by Palladium Games - based on the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles comic books.
Underground by Mayfair Games
Villians and Vigilantes by Fantasy Games Unlimited

Contemporary Action/Espionage/Adventure

AssassinX by E.N. Publishing - violent adventure
Danger International by Hero Games - espionage adventure
Espionage! by Hero Games - based on Second Edition Champions
Feng Shui - based on Hong Kong martial arts movies
Hong Kong Action Theater
James Bond 007 by Victory Games - based on the James Bond films
Merc 2000 (Twilight 2000 updated for the post-Cold War '90s)
Mercenaries, Spies and Private Eyes
Ninjas and Superspies by Palladium Books - martial arts and espionage adventure
Recon by Palladium Books - Vietnam War adventure
Top Secret by TSR - espionage adventure
Trauma (french) by Chroniques d'Outre-Monde (contemporary police and counter-terrorism adventures)
Spycraft by Alderac Entertainment Group - espionage adventure
Shadowforce Archer by Alderac Entertainment Group - a setting for Spycraft
Zone (french) by Siroz (satiristic gang wars in the contemporary suburbs)

Period Adventure/Alternate History Genres

Adventure! - pulp adventure by White Wolf
Ark?s [2] - pulp adventure by Extraordinary Worlds Studio (eWs)
Avant Charlemagne by Fran?is N?elec (french - early Middle-Age)
Baron Munchausen - based on the tall tales of Baron Munchausen
Boot Hill - TSR - Wild West adventure
Bushido - samurai RPG
Cliffhanger by Fantasy Games Unlimited - 1930s adventure
Daredevils - pulp era mystery (not about the marvel character)
Dark Continent - colonial African horror
Deadlands: The Weird West
Dogs in the Vineyard - loosely based on the Mormon State of Deseret in pre-statehood Utah by Lumpley Games
Draug - Norwegian RPG set in medieval times based on the FUDGE engine.
Dzikie Pola (Wild Fields), a set in 17th century Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth
En Garde! - Duellists from 17th century France published by Game Designers' Workshop and SFC Press.
Fallout - Post apocalyptic RPG based on the computer game of the same name.
Fantasy Imperium - An Interactive Storytelling Game of Historical Fantasy by Shadowstar Games, Inc. [3]
Forgotten Futures
Gangbusters by TSR - 1930s urban crime adventure
Indiana Jones (role-playing game) by TSR - based on the Indiana Jones films
InuYasha: The Secret of the Cursed Mask by Ban-Dai - based on the InuYasha anime series which is in the Feudal Era of Japan.
Justice Inc. by Hero Games - 1930s Pulp fiction oriented adventure, based on The Avenger
L?endes Celtiques (french)
L?endes de la Vall? des rois (french - ancient Egypt)
Miles Christi (french) - (Crusades and knights Templar)
Pendragon (or King Arthur Pendragon) Arthurian legend
Seventh Sea by Alderac Entertainment Company
SHWI-ISOT alternative history online RPG with a POD in 1800, where players have characters based on themselves.
Skull and Crossbones - Pirate Adventures on the Spanish Main by FGU
Space 1889 by GDW - Victorian Era Sci-Fi
Valley of the Pharaohs by Palladium Books
Wuthering Heights by Philippe Tromeur, a parody of the novel Wuthering Heights

Universal Roleplaying Systems

Action! System - Gold Rush Games' [4] - open game
Active Exploits
Amazing Engine
Basic Role-Playing
Big Eyes, Small Mouth
d6 System - West End Games' in-house system, based on the Star Wars RPG
d20 System - based on Dungeons & Dragons 3rd Edition rules
EW-System [5] - open game system by Extraordinary Worlds Studio (eWs)
FATE - Fantastic Adventures in Tabletop Entertainment based on the FUDGE engine
FUDGE - Free, Universal, Do-it-Yourself Gaming Engine by Steffan O'Sullivan
GURPS - Generic Universal Role Playing System by Steve Jackson (US)
HARPE - The Hugely Adaptable (action/anime) Role-Playing Engine, Free and quite adaptable
Hero System by Hero Games
Jags
Masterbook
Megaverse by Palladium Games
OGL System by Mongoose Publishing
OSIRIS RPG
Phoenix Command
Q10
Risus
Savage Worlds
The Window
TORG - published by West End Games
TWERPS
Unisystem by Eden Studios
WikiRPG
Worlds of Wonder by Chaosium
Wushu

Other products

Magazines

arcane
Dragon
Dungeon
The Excellent Prismatic Spray
Games Master International
The Gryphon
Imagine
Journal of the Travellers Aid Society
The Last Province
Polyhedron
Pyramid
The Unspeakable Oath
Warpstone
White Dwarf - a British magazine which originally covered all games, these days is purely a house magazine (sometimes not too far removed from a catalogue) for Games Workshop.
Valkyrie
Scrye
Shadis
The Space Gamer
White Wolf/White Wolf Inphobia

Comics

Dork Tower
Knights of the Dinner Table
Nodwick
Order of the Stick

Fanzines

Alarums and Excursions
Aslan
carnel
Demons Drawl
The Guildsman
Imazine
PTG-PTB (Places To Go, People To Be)
Tales of the Reaching Moon
Telegraph Road
Tradetalk
The Whisperer

See also

External links

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