List of role-playing games - Definition and Overview

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

• Bloodlust (french) - edited by Asmodée Editions
• Burning Wheel

• Castles & Crusades - OGL System fantasy RPG published by Troll Lord Games
• Castle Falkenstein - steampunk fantasy
• Chivalry and Sorcery
• Chroniques d'Erdor (Les), an unusual French RPG of oneiric fantasy using a 54 card game, edited by Boite a Polpette.
• Conan RPG (a GURPS version by SJGames, and an OGL System version by Mongoose Publishing)
• Corum - an addendum to the Stormbringer RPG (aka Elric!)
• Crimson Empire

• Dangerous Journeys - created by E. Gary Gygax
• The Dark Eye - Germany's most popular RPG, known in Germany as Das Schwarze Auge
• DragonNet - A free open-source fantasy RPG system
• 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 Melniboné stories
• Empire of the Petal Throne - set in M. A. R. Barker's world of Tekumel
• Everway
• Exalted

• Fairy Meat
• FATAL
• Fantasy Hero
• The Fantasy Trip
• Fantasy Wargaming - sold through the Science Fiction Book Club, often considered one of the most poorly-designed of all role-playing games
• Furry Outlaws
• Furry Pirates

• Hackmaster
• Harnmaster/Harnworld
• HARP - High Adventure Role Playing
• 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
• 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
• Lejendary Adventure, created by Gary Gygax and published by Hekaforge Productions
• LexiconPRG created by [Neel Krishnaswami (http://www.20by20room.com/2003/11/lexicon_an_rpg.html)]
• 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)
• 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
• Multiverser by E.R. Jones and M. Joseph Young

• Nobilis by R. Sean Borgstrom

• Palladium
• Powers and Perils by Avalon Hill

• Rêve: the Dream Ouroboros by Denis Gerfaud (french, Rêve de Dragon)
• Rifts by Palladium Games - crossover system
• Rolemaster by Iron Crown Enterprises - nicknamed "Rulemaster" by its critics
• Runebearer by Chris Magoun - "Magic and religion clash in a ruined world" - current (2004) external link here (http://www-2.cs.cmu.edu/~tpope/bostonia/)
• RuneQuest

• Shadowrun (cyberpunk fantasy)
• Skyrealms of Jorune
• Stormbringer, by Chaosium, based on Michael Moorcock's Elric of Melniboné stories
• Swordbearer by Heritage Games and Fantasy Games Unlimited

• Talislanta by Bard Games
• The Riddle of Steel by Driftwood Publishing
• 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
• The Wheel of Time - based on The Wheel of Time novel series by author Robert Jordan
• Wiedzmin (Polish) by MAG

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
• Battletech
• Bitume by Croc (French - post-apocalyptical, Mad Max-like)
• 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
• Continuum RPG - time travel adventure
• Core Command by Dream Pod 9
• Cyberpunk 2020 by R. Talisorian Games; based on the mirror shades authors
• Cybergeneration by R. Talisorian Games

• Doctor Who RPG - based on the BBC television series

• Ex Machina
• EXO (Spanish - By Ediciones Sombra)
• Fading Suns
• Empire Galactique by François Nédelec (french - space opera)

• Gamma World by TSR

• Heavy Gear by Dream Pod 9

• 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.

• Rifts by Palladium Games - crossover system
• Robotech RPG by Palladium Games; based on the Robotech anime television series

• Shadowrun (cyberpunk fantasy)
• Shatterzone
• Jorune/Skyrealms of Jorune
• SLA Industries
• Space 1889 by GDW - Victorian Era Sci-Fi
• Space Hulk
• Space Opera (RPG) by FGU
• Spacemaster - the SF adaptation of Rolemaster
• Star Frontiers by TSR
• 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

Horror Genre

• All Flesh Must Be Eaten - Zombie survival horror game by Eden Studios

• Beyond The Supernatural

• Call of Cthulhu - based on the works of H. P. Lovecraft
• Chill

• Deadlands: The Weird West

• Kult - Swedish game of Kaballistic origins; tag line is "Death is only the beginning"

• Nephilim

• Over the Edge

• 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

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

• 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

• 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

• Champions by Hero Games

• DC Heroes by Mayfair Games

• Godlike
• Golden Heroes by Games Workshop
• GURPS Supers by Steve Jackson Games

• Heroes Unlimited by Palladium Games

• Marvel Super Heroes Role-Playing Game by TSR
• Mutants and Masterminds by Green Ronin Publishing

• PowerGame

• Silver Age Sentinels
• Superhero 2044
• Super Squadron - an Autralian 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.

• Villians and Vigilantes by Fantasy Games Unlimited

Contemporary Action/Espionage/Adventure

• Danger International by Hero Games - espionage adventure

• 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 Games - martial arts and espionage adventure

• Recon by Palladium Games - 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
• Arkéos [1] (http://www.ew-studio.com/page/gamme.php?IDgamme=1) - pulp adventure by Extraordinary Worlds Studio (eWs)

• Avant Charlemagne by François Nédelec (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

• Dark Continent - colonial African horror
• Deadlands: The Weird West
• Draug - Norwegian RPG set in medieval times based on the FUDGE engine.
• Dzikie Pola (Wild Fields), a set in 17th century Poland

• Forgotten Futures

• Gangbusters by TSR - 1930s urban crime adventure

• Indiana Jones (role-playing game) by TSR - based on the Indiana Jones films

• Justice Inc. by Hero Games - 1930s Pulp fiction oriented adventure, based on The Avenger

• Légendes Celtiques (french)
• Légendes de la Vallée des rois (french - ancient Egypt)

• Pendragon (or King Arthur Pendragon) Arthurian legend

• Seventh Sea by Alderac Entertainment Company
• 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

• Active Exploits
• Amazing Engine
• Amber Diceless Roleplaying - based on the works of Roger Zelazny

• Basic Role-Playing
• Big Eyes, Small Mouth

• d6 - West End Games' in-house system, based on the Star Wars RPG
• d20 System - based on Dungeons & Dragons 3rd Edition rules

• EW-System [2] (http://www.ew-studio.com/page/syst.php) - 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

• HARPE - The Hugely Adaptable (action/anime) Role-Playing Engine, Free and quite adaptable
• Hero System by Hero Games

• Jags

• Masterbook

• OGL System by Mongoose Publishing
• OSIRIS RPG

• Palladium's Megaverse
• Phoenix Command

• Q10

• Risus

• Savage Worlds

• The Window
• TORG - published by West End Games
• TWERPS

• Unisystem by Eden Studios

• WikiRPG (http://www.wikirpg.com/en/index.php/Main_Page)

Other products

Magazines

• Dragon
• Dungeon
• The Excellent Prismatic Spray
• 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

Comics

• Dork Tower
• Knights of the Dinner Table
• Nodwick

Fanzines

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

See also

• Board game
• Campaign setting
• Computer role-playing game
• Letter games
• List of computer and video games by category
• Live action role-playing game
• MUD
• Play by mail game
• Role-playing game
• Storytelling game
• Tabletop role-playing game
• Trading card game
• Wargame

Specific Modules (Published Adventures)

• UnDead & Buried

External links

• Dead Dragon Society (http://www.deaddragon.com/)
• RPG.NET (RPG.NET (http://rpg.net/))
• RoleplayingTips.com (http://www.roleplayingtips.com)
• WikiRPG (http://www.wikirpg.com/en/index.php/Main_Page)