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This is a list of notable role-playing games. It does not include computer role-playing games, MMORPGs, or any other video games with RPG elements.
Most of these games are tabletop role-playing games; other types of games are noted as such where appropriate.
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Game | Publisher | System | Dates | Setting | Notes |
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13th Age | Pelgrane Press | d20 | 2013 | Fantasy | By Jonathan Tweet and Rob Heinsoo |
2300 AD | Game Designers' Workshop | 1989 - | Future of the Twilight 2000 universe | Originally called Traveller 2300AD | |
3D&T | Editora Talismã (formerly Trama Editorial) | A Brazilian generic system, turned to anime-style campaigns | |||
7th Sea | Alderac Entertainment Group / John Wick Presents | 1999, 2016 | Pirates / Swashbuckling | Designed by John Wick (game designer) | |
9th Generation |
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Game | Publisher | System | Dates | Setting | Notes |
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Aberrant | White Wolf Publishing | Modified Storyteller | 1999 | Super-hero characters in the near future | Part of the Trinity series |
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Aces & Eights: Shattered Frontier | Kenzer and Company | 2007 | A Western role-playing game. | ||
Active Exploits | Precis Intermedia Gaming | 2002 | |||
Advanced Dungeons & Dragons | TSR, Inc. | (See also Dungeons & Dragons) | |||
Advanced Fighting Fantasy | Cubicle 7 | ||||
Adventure! | 1985 | ||||
Adventure! | White Wolf Publishing | Modified Storyteller | 2001 | A pulp adventure | Part of the Trinity series |
Adventures in Fantasy | |||||
The Adventures of Indiana Jones Role-Playing Game | TSR, Inc. | 1984 | |||
Adventures in Middle-earth | Cubicle 7 | d20 | 2016 | fantasy | Based upon The One Ring RPG |
After The Bomb | Palladium Books | 1986, 2001 | |||
Aftermath! | Fantasy Games Unlimited | 1981 | |||
Age of the Tempest | |||||
Agone (French) | Multisim Editions | 1999 | Edited in French by Multisim Editions and translated in English by Multisim Editions | ||
Albedo | Thoughts & Images, Chessex | 1988, 1993 | Based on the furry comic book series, Erma Felna by Steve Gallacci | ||
Aliens Adventure Game | Leading Edge Games | 1990 | Science Fiction | ||
All Flesh Must Be Eaten | Eden Studios, Inc. | Unisystem | 1999, 2003 | Zombie survival horror game | |
Alma Mater | Oracle Games | 1982 | Comic high school | ||
Alshard (Japanese) | Far East Amusement Research / Enterbrain | 2002, 2005 | Fantasy with mecha like Final Fantasy[citation needed] | ||
Alshard Gaia (Japanese) | Alshard system | 2006 | A contemporary fantasy | ||
Alternity | TSR, Inc. | 1998 | SciFi | ||
Amazing Engine | TSR, Inc. | 1993 | |||
Amber Diceless Roleplaying | Phage Press | Diceless | 1991 | Based on the works of Roger Zelazny | |
Anima: Beyond Fantasy | Edge Entertainment | 2005, 2010 | Spanish RPG, a collaboration of Eastern and Western developers RPG with anime-style artworks | ||
Angel | Eden Studios, Inc. | Cinematic Unisystem | 2003 | Urban fantasy | A spin-off of the Buffy the Vampire Slayer game |
Apocalypse World | Lumpley Games | PbtA | 2010 | A post-apocalyptic RPG of politics and survival | Created by D. Vincent Baker. First RPG using the Powered by the Apocalypse (PbtA) system |
Arcana Unearthed | Malhavoc Press | D20 OGL | 2003 | Fantasy | Developed by Monte Cook |
Archaeron | Archaeron Games | 1980 | |||
Arduin | Grimoire Games, Emperors Choice Games | 1977-1980, 1992 | The first cross-genre RPG[citation needed] | Designed by David A. Hargrave | |
Aria | |||||
Arianrhod RPG (Japanese) | 2004 | Japanese MMORPG-like | |||
Armageddon: 2089 | |||||
Armageddon: The End Times | Mongoose Publishing | D20 OGL | 2003 | Mek-based warfare | |
Armored Trooper VOTOMS: The Roleplaying Game | R. Talsorian Games | Fuzion | 1997 | SciFi game based on the Armored Trooper Votoms anime | |
Army of Darkness Roleplaying Game | Eden Studios, Inc. | Cinematic Unisystem | 2005 | Zombie horror | |
Ars Magica | Lion Rampant (editions 1 & 2) | Fantasy | |||
White Wolf Publishing (edition 3) | |||||
Atlas Games (editions 4 & 5) | |||||
Artesia: Adventures in the Known World | Based on the Comic/Graphic Novels by Mark Smylie | ||||
Ashen Stars | Pelgrane Press | GUMSHOE System | 2011 | Gritty investigative Space Opera | |
Atlantis | |||||
Attack of the Humans | |||||
The Authority Role-Playing Game | |||||
Ave Molech | Morbidgames Publishing | modified d20 modern with 3.5 edition races | Fantasy setting with Steampunk technology |
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Game | Publisher | System | Dates | Setting | Notes |
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Fading Suns | Holistic Design | ||||
Faery's Tale | Firefly Games | An interactive storytelling game of fairy folklore suitable for younger players | |||
Faith: the Sci-Fi RPG | Burning Games LTD | RPC54 | 2015 | Hard science fiction | |
Faldon | Illusory Studios | ||||
Fanhunter | Spanish game based on the series of comics of the same name | ||||
Fantasy Craft | Crafty Games | Mastercraft | |||
Fantasy Heartbreaker Roleplaying Game | SubCellar Games | D20 | |||
Fantasy Hero | |||||
Fantasy Imperium | Shadowstar Games, Inc. | An interactive storytelling game of historical fantasy | |||
The Fantasy Trip | Steve Jackson, published by Metagaming Concepts | The precursor to GURPS | |||
The Fantasy Sagas | E-RPG System | A Player's Guidebook for Ironwood Omnimedia | |||
Fantasy Wargaming | A project by dissatisfied British Dungeons & Dragons players, it was considered incomplete and insufficient yet featured noteworthy elements and qualities that are still yet unseen in most role-playing games[citation needed] | ||||
Farscape Roleplaying Game | Alderac Entertainment Group | ||||
Fastlane | Twisted Confessions (Alexander Cherry) |
Roulette | 2004+ | Generic Dissipation | The first role-playing game designed around the roulette wheel. |
Fate Core | Evil Hat | Fate System | Generic | Fantastic Adventures in Tabletop Entertainment based on the FUDGE engine. No longer an acronym.[8] There are other games that use the Fate engine. | |
Fate of the Norns | Andrew Valkauskas | Runic Game System (RGS) - Previous editions used a 2D10 based system | Viking Historical/Fantasy | ||
Fates Worse than Death | Vajra Enterprises | cyberpunk-influenced game set in Manhattan in 2080 | |||
Fear Itself | |||||
Feng Shui | Hong Kong martial arts movies | ||||
Fiasco | Bully Pulpit Games | Custom | 2009 | Various | |
Field Guide to Encounters | |||||
Fifth Cycle | |||||
Fight the Evil Power | A role-playing game designed for people who haven't played before | ||||
Fighting Fantasy: The Introductory Role-Playing Game | Based on the Fighting Fantasy book series. | ||||
Fireborn | Fantasy Flight Games | ||||
Firefly | Margaret Weis Productions, Ltd | Cortex+ | Firefly | A separate game from Serenity due to licensing issues despite the same company producing both at different times. Due out 2014, with a preview released at Gen Con 2013 | |
Firelight | HobbyHorse Games, LLC | 2017 | World of 'Firelight' | A card-based role-playing game due for launch on Kickstarter in July 2017 and wide release in 2018. Attempts to simplify traditional RPG mechanics in order to make the genre more accessible. | |
Flash Gordon & the Warriors of Mongo | |||||
Flashing Blades | |||||
Forbidden Kingdoms | |||||
Forgotten Futures | Marcus L Rowland | ||||
Freedom Fighters | |||||
Fragged Empire | Design Ministries | 2015 | Post-Post-Apocalyptic Sci-Fi. | ||
Friendly Wars | Undecided Studios | ||||
Fringeworthy | Tri Tac Games | ||||
FTL:2448 | Tri Tac Games | ||||
FUBAR | Vulpinoid Studio | ||||
FUDGE | Steffan O'Sullivan | FUDGE | "Free, Universal, Do-it-Yourself Gaming Engine" | ||
Furry Outlaws | |||||
Furry Pirates | |||||
Fusion | Høst og Søn | Near Future | A Danish RPG | ||
Future Worlds | |||||
Fuzion | R. Talsorian Games and Hero Games | Modified from R. Talsorian's Interlock System and Hero Games' Hero System | A simple and customizable generic open gaming system |
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Game | Publisher | System | Dates | Setting | Notes |
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A Game of Thrones | A Game of Thrones | ||||
Gamma World | TSR, Inc. | Modified D&D | Different versions are based on different versions of D&D | ||
Gangbusters | TSR, Inc. | 1930s urban crime adventure | |||
Ganghedge | Empire Wargames | ||||
Gangster! | |||||
Gatecrasher | A tongue-in-cheek science-fiction & fantasy setting | ||||
Gaterunner | Based on the novel Gatecrash | ||||
Gear Antique | |||||
Gear Krieg | |||||
Geist: The Sin-Eaters | White Wolf | Storytelling | New World of Darkness | ||
Genesis - The Role Playing Game | Inkeptum Ultra Visio | 1986, 1990 | Future, 2193 ce | Small-press former makers of the science fiction RPG Genesis. The First version was produced in 1986 and sold only 200 copies mostly around Calgary. The Second version was mass produced in 1990 and sold all 2000 copies. The Third unreleased version has sat on shelves / in boxes / in a garage for the past 13 years. It is now being published at medium.com | |
Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai | |||||
Ghostbusters | West End Games | Ghostbusters film series | First RPG to use a dice pool system. | ||
Ghosts of Albion | Eden Studios | Based on the Ghosts of Albion animations and novels by Amber Benson and Christopher Golden. | |||
Godbound | |||||
Ghoulash: The Last Game on Earth | |||||
Godlike | Hawthorn Hobgoblynn Press | ||||
Golden Heroes | Games Workshop | ||||
Gossip Beverly Hills | Based on the Gossip Girl TV series | ||||
The Great Commission | d20 | A Christian RPG | |||
Grey Ranks | Jason Morningstar | ||||
Grimm | |||||
Guardians | StarChilde Publications | ||||
GUMSHOE System | |||||
Gunslingers and Gamblers | The American Wild West of 1876 | ||||
GURPS | Steve Jackson Games | GURPS | Generic | Gurps is an acronym for"Generic Universal Role Playing System" |
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Game | Publisher | System | Dates | Setting | Notes |
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Icar by Rob Lang | a free science-fiction game | ||||
Imagine Role Playing | |||||
Immortal: The Invisible War | Ran Valerhon | ||||
Ironhedge | Empire Wargames | ||||
In Dark Alleys | Vajra Enterprises | ||||
In Nomine | based on In Nomine Satanis / Magna Veritas | ||||
In Nomine Satanis / Magna Veritas | Croc (Siroz) | satiric gang/spy wars involving angels and demons in the contemporary world | (French) | ||
Incursion | Tri Tac Games | ||||
Infernum | |||||
Infinity | |||||
Inner City | Inner City Games | ||||
Inou Tsukai | |||||
InSaNiTy the role-playing game | Haphazard Projects | uses the in-house DPS System | |||
Insight RPG System | Even V. Røssland / NEVR | ||||
InSpectres | Memento Mori Theatricks | ||||
Ironclaw | Sanguine Productions Ltd | ||||
Iron Kingdoms | Privateer Press | ||||
Iron Gauntlets: Heroic Fantasy Roleplaying | |||||
Ironhedge | |||||
Iron Heroes | d20 system | based on making D&D playable without magic | |||
It Came From The Late, Late, Late Show | Stellar Games | ||||
It Was a Mutual Decision |
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Game | Publisher | System | Dates | Setting | Notes |
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Jadeclaw | Sanguine Productions Ltd | ||||
Jags | |||||
JailLords - Are You a Jail Lord or a Jail Fish? | |||||
James Bond 007: Role-Playing in Her Majesty's Secret Service | Victory Games, a branch of Avalon Hill | 1983 | |||
Jeremiah: The Roleplaying Game | based on the TV series | ||||
John Carter, Warlord of Mars | |||||
Jorune (or Skyrealms of Jorune) | |||||
Jovian Chronicles | Dream Pod 9 | ||||
Judge Dredd: The Role-Playing Game | Games Workshop | ||||
The Judge Dredd Roleplaying Game | Mongoose Publishing | d20 System | 2002 | ||
The Judge Dredd Roleplaying Game | Mongoose Publishing | Traveller | 2009 | ||
Justice, Inc. | Hero Games[9] | 1930s Pulp fiction oriented adventure | |||
Justifiers | StarChilde Publications | Play as human/animal hybrids (Betas) that are owned by the Corporation; locate new resources, eliminate threats, and buy your freedom. |
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Khymir | Daes Irae Press | (set in Mark E. Rogers fictional world for his Zorachus series of books) | |||
kill puppies for satan (sic) | Lumpley Games | ||||
Killer | Steve Jackson Games | (live action) | |||
Kindred of the East | (spinoff of Vampire: The Masquerade) | ||||
Kindred of the Ebony Kingdom | (spinoff of Vampire: The Masquerade) | ||||
Kingdom of Nothing | Galileo Games | ||||
Knights and Magick | |||||
Knights of the Round Table | |||||
Kobolds Ate My Baby! | 9th Level Games | ||||
Krysztaly Czasu | MAG | (Polish, Crystals of Time) | |||
Kult | Swedish game based on Gnostic concepts with some Kabbalistic undertones |
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Obsidian - The Age of Judgement | Apophis Consortium | 1999 | SciFi, Post-apocalypse, Horror | ||
Odysseus | |||||
The Official Superhero Adventure Game | |||||
Old Dragon | Redbox Editora | the first old school RPG in Brazil | |||
Omnigon | |||||
The One Ring: Adventures over the Edge of the Wild | |||||
Only War | |||||
Ops and Tactics | |||||
Ork! The Roleplaying Game | |||||
Orkworld | |||||
Orpheus | 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 | |||||
Other Suns | Fantasy Games Unlimited | ||||
Outbreak: Undead | Hunters Books | ||||
Outime | |||||
Over the Edge' | Atlas Games |
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QAGS | |||||
Qin | |||||
Quest of the Ancients | |||||
Quill: Quill: A Letter-Writing Roleplaying Game for a Single Player | Trollish Delver Games | 2016 | A solo RPG, about writing letters. | Translated in 2016 in French by the editorial house 500NDG and in 2018 in Portuguese by a fan. |
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Game | Publisher | System | Dates | Setting | Notes |
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Uncharted Worlds | by Sean Gomes | ||||
Underground | Mayfair Games | ||||
Underworld | Synister Creative Systems | Urban fantasy set in modern day New York | |||
The Unexplained | Carnivore Games | ||||
Unhallowed Metropolis | Eos Press | ||||
Unisystem | Eden Studios, Inc. | ||||
Universalis | |||||
Universe | SPI | subtitle The Role-Playing Game of the Future | |||
Unknown Armies | |||||
URPG | a free and universal RPG Rules System | ||||
Usagi Yojimbo | based on the comic book series, Usagi Yojimbo, by Stan Sakai | ||||
USS Infinity | a new and different RPG | ||||
Uuhraah! |
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Game | Publisher | System | Dates | Setting | Notes |
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Valley of the Pharaohs | Palladium Books | ||||
Vampire: The Dark Ages | White Wolf Publishing | ||||
Vampire: The Masquerade | White Wolf Publishing | (original World of Darkness) | |||
Vampire: The Requiem | (new World of Darkness) | ||||
Vanishing Point (role-play game) | Sane Studios | ||||
Victorian Adventure | SKS Distribution | ||||
Victorian Age: Vampire | White Wolf | ||||
Victoriana - 2nd edition | Cubicle 7 Entertainment | ||||
Villains and Vigilantes | Fantasy Games Unlimited, Monkey House Games | ||||
Violence | Hogshead Publishing |
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Y-Modus | Dark Juju Games | written by Zach Owens and Jeremy Sanecki. This is a strategic role-playing game. | |||
Year of the Phoenix | |||||
Year of the Zombie | UKGames Publishing | D20 Modern | |||
Ysgarth | written by Timothy Willard |
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Zaibatsu | Traveller | Scifi, Cyberpunk | By Paul Elliot | ||
Zen and the Art of Mayhem | |||||
Zone | (French) by Siroz (satiric gang wars in the contemporary suburbs) | ||||
The Zorcerer of Zo | |||||
Zweihänder | Grim & Perilous Studios | (Written by Daniel Fox. Deliberately similar in tone and rules mechanics to Warhammer FRP) |
References
- ^ Ryan, Michael. "Author". Retrieved 6 February 2012.
- ^ "d20 Modern website". Retrieved 6 February 2012.
- ^ "d20 Past website". Retrieved 6 February 2012.
- ^ "d20 System website". Retrieved 6 February 2012.
- ^ "Das Schwarze Auge". Ulisses Spiele. 2012. Retrieved 21 November 2014.
- ^ ISBN 1979905711
- ^ Rice, George. "Author". Retrieved 12 December 2011.
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- ^ "Justice, Inc". Retrieved 6 February 2012.
- ^ "Rogue Traders website". Retrieved 6 February 2012.
- ^ Maranci, Peter. "The History of RuneQuest". Retrieved 6 February 2012.
- ^ "SLA Industries website". Retrieved 6 February 2012.
- ^ "Warhammer Website". Retrieved 6 February 2012.
External links
- A longer list can be found at http://www.darkshire.net/jhkim/rpg/encyclopedia/