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 Notes13th AgePelgrane PressModified d20 OGL ("The Archmage Engine")2013High fantasyDesigned by Jonathan Tweet and Rob HeinsooThe 23rd LetterCrucible Design19962300 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 2300AD3D&TEditora Talismã (formerly Trama Editorial)1994A Brazilian generic system, turned to anime-style campaigns7th SeaAlderac Entertainment Group / John Wick PresentsRoll-and-Keep system, d20 System1999, 2016Pirates, swashbucklingDesigned by John Wick (game designer)Aberrant White Wolf PublishingModified Storyteller1999Superhero characters in the near futurePart of the Trinity seriesd20ACE Agents!Stellar Games1992Active ExploitsPrecis Intermedia Gaming2002Advanced Dungeons & DragonsTSR, Inc.1977-2000(See also Dungeons & Dragons)Advanced Fighting FantasyCubicle 71989Based on the Fighting Fantasy and Sorcery! gamebooksAdventure!Tori Bergquist1985Adventure!White Wolf PublishingModified Storyteller2001Pulp adventurePart of the Trinity seriesAdventurers GuildAdventurers Guild1987Line of "generic fantasy" supplementsConsists of The Adventurers' Guild Bestiary, Adventurers' Guild Bounty Hunters' Handbook, Adventurers' Guild Sage's Tome, The Adventurers' Guild TomeAdventures in FantasyExcalibre Games, Adventure Games1979, 1981FantasyDesigned by Dave Arneson and Richard SniderThe Adventures of Indiana Jones Role-Playing GameTSR, Inc.1984Pulp action, fictionalized historyDesigned by John Byrne and David "Zeb" CookAdventures in Middle-earthCubicle 7 d202016Epic high fantasyDesigned by Dominic McDowall-Thomas et al., based on The One Ring RPGAfter The BombPalladium Books1986, 2001Post-apocalyptic science fictionDesigned by Erick WujcikAftermath!Fantasy Games Unlimited1981Post-apocalypseDesigned by Paul Hume and Robert N. CharretteAfterwars1991Age of the TempestTactic2013Age of RuinCutting Edge Games1990Agone (French)Multisim Editions1999Edited in French by Multisim Editions and translated in English by Multisim EditionsAlbedoThoughts & Images, Chessex1988, 1993Furry, science fictionDesigned by Craig Hilton and Paul Kidd, based on the comic book series Erma Felna by Steve GallacciAlice is MissingHunters Entertainment2020Designed by Spenser StarkeALIEN: The Roleplaying GameFree LeagueYear Zero Engine2019Science fiction, survival horrorAliens Adventure GameLeading Edge Games1990Science FictionAll Flesh Must Be EatenEden Studios, Inc.Unisystem1999, 2003Zombie survival horror gameDesigned by George VasilakosAll-Star WrestlingAfterthought Images1991Alma MaterOracle Games 1982Comic high schoolAlshardFar East Amusement Research / EnterbrainStandard RPG System2002, 2005Fantasy with mecha like Final FantasyFar East Amusement Research / EnterbrainAlshard GaiaFar East Amusement Research / EnterbrainStandard RPG System2006Contemporary fantasyAlternityTSR, Inc.1998Science fictionDesigned by Bill Slavicsek and Richard BakerAmazing EngineTSR, Inc.1993Amber Diceless RoleplayingPhage PressCustom diceless1991Based on The Chronicles of Amber by Roger ZelaznyCreated and written by Erick WujcikAnima: Beyond FantasyEdge Entertainment 2005, 2010Spanish RPG, a collaboration of Eastern and Western developers RPG with anime-style artworksAngelEden Studios, Inc.Cinematic Unisystem2003Urban fantasyA spin-off of the Buffy the Vampire Slayer gameApocalypse KeysEvil Hat ProductionsPowered by the Apocalypse2023Apocalypse WorldLumpley GamesPowered by the Apocalypse2010A post-apocalyptic RPG of politics and survivalCreated by D. Vincent Baker and Meguey Baker. First RPG using the Powered by the Apocalypse (PbtA) systemArcana UnearthedMalhavoc Pressd20 OGL 2003FantasyDeveloped by Monte CookArchaeronArchaeron Games1980ArduinGrimoire Games, Emperors Choice Games 1977-1980, 1992The first cross-genre RPGDesigned by David A. HargraveAria: Canticle of the MonomythLast Unicorn Games1994Arianrhod RPGFujimi Shobo2004Japanese MMORPG-likeArmageddon: 2089Mongoose Publishing2003Armageddon: The End TimesMyrmidon Press (first edition); Eden Studios, Inc. (second edition)d20 OGL2003Mek-based warfareArmored Trooper VOTOMS: The Roleplaying GameR. Talsorian GamesFuzion1997SciFi game based on the Armored Trooper Votoms animeArmy of Darkness Roleplaying GameEden Studios, Inc.Cinematic Unisystem2005Zombie horrorDesigned 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.White Wolf Publishing (edition 3)Atlas Games (editions 4 & 5)Artesia: Adventures in the Known WorldArchaia Studios Press 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. LawsAtlantisBard Games1984, 1985, 1996, 2014, 2019Historical fantasy, sword and sorceryDesigned by Stephan Michael Sechi, Vernie Taylor, Steven Cordovano, J. Andrew KeithAtomic Robo: The Roleplaying GameEvil Hat ProductionsFate system2014Sci-fi pulpBased on the comic book of the same name, written by Brian Clevinger. Attack of the HumansRapport Games1990The Authority Role-Playing GameGuardians of Order2004Avatar Legends: the Roleplaying GameMagpie GamesPowered by the Apocalypse2022Based on Avatar: The Last Airbender Babylon 5Mongoose Publishingd20 (2nd ed.)2003, 2006 (2nd ed.)Based on the Babylon 5 TV franchiseBadlandsCutting Edge Games1991BASH!Basic Action Games2005BaronyBetter Games1990Basic Fantasy RPGChris Gonnerman2006One of the first Old School Revival retro-clonesBasic Role-PlayingChaosium1980, 1982, 2002, 2004, 2008Generic role-playing game system designed by Greg Stafford and Lynn WillisBatman Role-Playing GameMayfair Games1989BattleDragonsSpartacus Publishing2002Play as dragons in a fantasy worldBattlelords of the 23rd CenturySSDC, Inc.1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 2000, 2019Battlestar Galactica Role Playing GameMargaret Weis ProductionsCortex System2007Based on the SciFi TV seriesBehind Enemy LinesFASA1982The first tabletop RPG set during World War IIBeyond the SupernaturalPalladium Books1987, 2005Modern Day HorrorsBifrostSkytrex Ltd.1982Big Bang Comics RPGPisces All Media2006Big Eyes, Small MouthGuardians of Order1997, 2001, 2007, 2020Anime-based RPGBIND (BIND Is Not D&D)PiY (Print it Yourself)2D6+2019+FenestraFree and open-source TTRPGBlack CrusadeFantasy Flight GamesWarhammer 40,000 Roleplay2011The Black HackGold Piece PublicationsModern rules based on original edition of Dungeons & Dragons2016High fantasyThe Black Sword HackLivres de l'Ours (1st ed) / The Merry Mushmen (2nd ed) Modification of The Black Hack2020–presentDark fantasy / Sword and sorcery Developed by Alexandre "Kobayashi" Jeanette, also available in FrenchBlade of ArcanaEnterbrain, Game Field1999, 2001, 2006High fantasyJapanese-language RPGBlades in the DarkEvil Hat ProductionsPowered by the Apocalypse2017Urban fantasyBlade Runner: The Roleplaying GameFree League PublishingYear Zero Engine2023Blood DawnSSDC, Inc.1996Blood of HeroesPulsar Games1998, 2000Blue PlanetBiohazard Games1997, 2000, 20122nd Edition by Fantasy Flight
Proposed 3rd Edition by Biohazard GamesBlue RoseGreen Ronin2005, 2017Bluebeard's BrideMagpie Games Powered by the Apocalypse2017Gothic horror based on the Bluebeard folktaleDesigned by Whitney "Strix" Beltrán, Marissa Kelly, and Sarah RichardsonBoot HillTSR, Inc.1975Wild West adventureDesigned by Brian Blume, Gary Gygax, and Don Kaye.Brave New WorldPinnacle Entertainment, Alderac Entertainment Group1999Breaking the IceBlack & Green Games2005Brindlewood BayGauntlet PublishingCarved From Brindlewood2022Murder mystery about elderly women amateur detectivesInspired by Murder, She Wrote and H. P. LovecraftBubblegum CrisisR. Talsorian GamesFuzion1996Scifi, CyberpunkBuccaneerAdversary Games1979Pirate-themed RPGBuck Rogers XXVCTSR, Inc.1990-1992Science fictionWritten by Flint DilleBuffy the Vampire SlayerEden Studios, Inc.Unisystem2002Designed by C. J. Carella, based on the TV show of the same nameBullwinkle and Rocky Role-Playing Party GameTSR, Inc.1988Designed by David Cook and Warren Spector, based on characters and settings from The Rocky and Bullwinkle ShowBunnies 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.Bureau 13: Stalking the Night FantasticTri Tac Games1992Burn BryteRoll202020Science fantasyDesign tailored to be played on a virtual tabletop platformBurning EmpiresLuke Crane2006Science fictionBased on Christopher Moeller's Iron Empires graphic novelsThe Burning WheelLuke Crane2002High fantasyBushidoFantasy Games Unlimited1979, 1980, 1981Samurai RPG set in Feudal JapanBy the GodsRagnarok Enterprises1986Cadillacs and DinosaursGame Designer's Workshop1990Designed by Frank Chadwick, based on the comic Xenozoic TalesCadwallonRackham2006Call of CthulhuChaosiumBasic Role-Playing1981Designed by Sandy Petersen, based on the works of H. P. LovecraftCapesMuse of Fire Games2005Capes, Cowls & Villains FoulSpectrum Games2010Cartoon Action HourSpectrum Games2002Car WarsSteve Jackson Games1980Cassiopean EmpireNorton Games1982Castles & CrusadesTroll Lord GamesOGL System2004Fantasy RPGCastle FalkensteinR. Talsorian Games1994Steampunk fantasyThe Castle PerilousWest Wind Simulations; Precis Intermedia Gaming1980ChallengersRagnarok Enterprises1985ChampionsHero GamesHero System1981Changeling: The DreamingWhite Wolf (1st and 2nd editions)
Onyx Path Publishing (20th anniversary edition)Storyteller System1995
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