Blade Runner: The Roleplaying Game

Blade Runner: The Roleplaying Game is a science fiction tabletop role-playing game based on the Blade Runner film franchise. It was published by Free League Publishing in 2023.

Premise

The game is set in Los Angeles in the year 2039, partway between first film and the second. It focuses upon complex stories with themes of fragile humanity and moral ambiguity. Players typically play" "blade runners" employed by the Los Angeles Police Department. Blade Runner: The Roleplaying Game won two ENNIE Awards in 2023: "Best Layout and Design" and "Best Cartography."

Gameplay

The RPG uses a version of Free League Publishing's Year Zero Engine, which also provides the structure for Feel Eeague's alien RPG. The game includes game mechanics for chase scenes on foot and in various vehicles. Adventures typically follow the form of detective stories.

Publication history

The game was published by Free League Publishing in 2023 after the Swedish company's successful Kickstarter campaign raised SEK 16,513,148. The game reached its initial funding goal in three minutes.

Expansion

An expansion for Blade Runner: The Roleplaying Game called Replicant Rebellion was funded on Kickstarter in 2024, raising SEK 4,624,265. In the expansion, player characters join an underground organization that fights for the liberty of replicants.