List of tabletop role-playing games
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 | Notes |
| 13th Age | Pelgrane Press | Modified d20 OGL | 2013 | High fantasy | Designed by Jonathan Tweet and Rob Heinsoo |
| The 23rd Letter | Crucible Design | 1996 | |||
| 2300 AD | Game Designers' Workshop | 1989 | Hard science fiction future of the Twilight 2000 universe | Designed by Frank Chadwick, Timothy B. Brown, Lester W. Smith, Marc W. Miller, originally called Traveller 2300AD | |
| 3D&T | Editora Talismã | 1994 | A Brazilian generic system, turned to anime-style campaigns | ||
| 7th Sea | Alderac Entertainment Group / John Wick Presents | Roll-and-Keep system, d20 System | 1999, 2016 | Pirates, swashbuckling | Designed by John Wick |
| Aberrant | White Wolf Publishing | Modified Storyteller | 1999 | Superhero characters in the near future | Part of the Trinity series |
| Aberrant | White Wolf Publishing | d20 | 1999 | Superhero characters in the near future | Part of the Trinity series |
| ACE Agents! | Stellar Games | 1992 | |||
| Active Exploits | Precis Intermedia Gaming | 2002 | |||
| Advanced Dungeons & Dragons | TSR, Inc. | 1977-2000 | |||
| Advanced Fighting Fantasy | Cubicle 7 | 1989 | Based on the Fighting Fantasy and Sorcery! gamebooks | ||
| Adventure! | Tori Bergquist | 1985 | |||
| Adventure! | White Wolf Publishing | Modified Storyteller | 2001 | Pulp adventure | Part of the Trinity series |
| Adventurers Guild | Adventurers Guild | 1987 | Line of "generic fantasy" supplements | Consists of The Adventurers' Guild Bestiary, Adventurers' Guild Bounty Hunters' Handbook, Adventurers' Guild Sage's Tome, The Adventurers' Guild Tome | |
| Adventures in Fantasy | Excalibre Games, Adventure Games | 1979, 1981 | Fantasy | Designed by Dave Arneson and Richard Snider | |
| The Adventures of Indiana Jones Role-Playing Game | TSR, Inc. | 1984 | Pulp action, fictionalized history | Designed by John Byrne and David "Zeb" Cook | |
| Adventures in Middle-earth | Cubicle 7 | d20 | 2016 | Epic high fantasy | Designed by Dominic McDowall-Thomas et al., based on The One Ring RPG |
| After The Bomb | Palladium Books | 1986, 2001 | Post-apocalyptic science fiction | Designed by Erick Wujcik | |
| Aftermath! | Fantasy Games Unlimited | 1981 | Post-apocalypse | Designed by Paul Hume and Robert N. Charrette | |
| Afterwars | 1991 | ||||
| Age of the Tempest | Tactic | 2013 | |||
| Age of Ruin | Cutting Edge Games | 1990 | |||
| Agone | Multisim Editions | 1999 | Edited in French by Multisim Editions and translated in English by Multisim Editions | ||
| Albedo | Thoughts & Images, Chessex | 1988, 1993 | Furry, science fiction | Designed by Craig Hilton and Paul Kidd, based on the comic book series Erma Felna by Steve Gallacci | |
| Alice is Missing | Hunters Entertainment | 2020 | Designed by Spenser Starke | ||
| ALIEN: The Roleplaying Game | Free League | Year Zero Engine | 2019 | Science fiction, survival horror | |
| Aliens Adventure Game | Leading Edge Games | 1990 | Science Fiction | ||
| All Flesh Must Be Eaten | Eden Studios, Inc. | Unisystem | 1999, 2003 | Zombie survival horror game | Designed by George Vasilakos |
| All-Star Wrestling | Afterthought Images | 1991 | |||
| Alma Mater | Oracle Games | 1982 | Comic high school | ||
| Alshard | Far East Amusement Research / Enterbrain | Standard RPG System | 2002, 2005 | Fantasy with mecha like Final Fantasy | Far East Amusement Research / Enterbrain |
| Alshard Gaia | Far East Amusement Research / Enterbrain | Standard RPG System | 2006 | Contemporary fantasy | |
| Alternity | TSR, Inc. | 1998 | Science fiction | Designed by Bill Slavicsek and Richard Baker | |
| Amazing Engine | TSR, Inc. | 1993 | |||
| Amber Diceless Roleplaying | Phage Press | Custom diceless | 1991 | Based on The Chronicles of Amber by Roger Zelazny | Created and written by Erick Wujcik |
| 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 Keys | Evil Hat Productions | Powered by the Apocalypse | 2023 | ||
| Apocalypse World | Lumpley Games | Powered by the Apocalypse | 2010 | A post-apocalyptic RPG of politics and survival | Created by D. Vincent Baker and Meguey Baker. First RPG using the Powered by the Apocalypse 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 | Designed by David A. Hargrave | |
| Aria: Canticle of the Monomyth | Last Unicorn Games | 1994 | |||
| Arianrhod RPG | Fujimi Shobo | 2004 | Japanese MMORPG-like | ||
| Armageddon: 2089 | Mongoose Publishing | 2003 | |||
| Armageddon: The End Times | Myrmidon Press ; Eden Studios, Inc. | 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 | Designed by Shane Lacy Hensley, based on the film of the same name. |
| Ars Magica | Lion Rampant | 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. | |
| Ars Magica | White Wolf Publishing | 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. | |
| Ars Magica | Atlas Games | 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. | |
| Artesia: Adventures in the Known World | Archaia Studios Press | Modified Fuzion system | 2005 | Written and illustrated by Mark Smylie, based on his comic book series of the same name. | |
| Ashen Stars | Pelgrane Press | GUMSHOE System | 2011 | Gritty investigative Space Opera | Designed by Robin D. Laws |
| Atlantis | Bard Games | 1984, 1985, 1996, 2014, 2019 | Historical fantasy, sword and sorcery | Designed by Stephan Michael Sechi, Vernie Taylor, Steven Cordovano, J. Andrew Keith | |
| Atomic Robo: The Roleplaying Game | Evil Hat Productions | Fate system | 2014 | Sci-fi pulp | Based on the comic book of the same name, written by Brian Clevinger. |
| Attack of the Humans | Rapport Games | 1990 | |||
| The Authority Role-Playing Game | Guardians of Order | 2004 | |||
| Avatar Legends: the Roleplaying Game | Magpie Games | Powered by the Apocalypse | 2022 | Based on Avatar: The Last Airbender | |
| Babylon 5 | Mongoose Publishing | d20 | 2003, 2006 | Based on the Babylon 5 TV franchise | |
| Badlands | Cutting Edge Games | 1991 | |||
| BASH! | Basic Action Games | 2005 | |||
| Barony | Better Games | 1990 | |||
| Basic Fantasy RPG | Chris Gonnerman | 2006 | One of the first Old School Revival retro-clones | ||
| Basic Role-Playing | Chaosium | 1980, 1982, 2002, 2004, 2008 | Generic role-playing game system designed by Greg Stafford and Lynn Willis | ||
| Batman Role-Playing Game | Mayfair Games | 1989 | |||
| BattleDragons | Spartacus Publishing | 2002 | Play as dragons in a fantasy world | ||
| Battlelords of the 23rd Century | SSDC, Inc. | 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 2000, 2019 | |||
| Battlestar Galactica Role Playing Game | Margaret Weis Productions | Cortex System | 2007 | Based on the SciFi TV series | |
| Behind Enemy Lines | FASA | 1982 | The first tabletop RPG set during World War II | ||
| Beyond the Supernatural | Palladium Books | 1987, 2005 | Modern Day Horrors | ||
| Bifrost | Skytrex Ltd. | 1982 | |||
| Big Bang Comics RPG | Pisces All Media | 2006 | |||
| Big Eyes, Small Mouth | Guardians of Order | 1997, 2001, 2007, 2020 | Anime-based RPG | ||
| BIND | PiY | 2D6+ | 2019+ | Fenestra | Free and open-source TTRPG |
| Black Crusade | Fantasy Flight Games | Warhammer 40,000 Roleplay | 2011 | ||
| The Black Hack | Gold Piece Publications | Modern rules based on original edition of Dungeons & Dragons | 2016 | High fantasy | - |
| The Black Sword Hack | Livres de l'Ours / The Merry Mushmen | Modification of The Black Hack | 2020–present | Dark fantasy / Sword and sorcery | Developed by Alexandre "Kobayashi" Jeanette, also available in French |
| Blade of Arcana | Enterbrain, Game Field | 1999, 2001, 2006 | High fantasy | Japanese-language RPG | |
| Blades in the Dark | Evil Hat Productions | Powered by the Apocalypse | 2017 | Urban fantasy | |
| Blade Runner: The Roleplaying Game | Free League Publishing | Year Zero Engine | 2023 | ||
| Blood Dawn | SSDC, Inc. | 1996 | |||
| Blood of Heroes | Pulsar Games | 1998, 2000 | |||
| Blue Planet | Biohazard Games | 1997, 2000, 2012 | 2nd Edition by Fantasy Flight Proposed 3rd Edition by Biohazard Games | ||
| Blue Rose | Green Ronin | 2005, 2017 | |||
| Bluebeard's Bride | Magpie Games | Powered by the Apocalypse | 2017 | Gothic horror based on the Bluebeard folktale | Designed by Whitney "Strix" Beltrán, Marissa Kelly, and Sarah Richardson |
| Boot Hill | TSR, Inc. | 1975 | Wild West adventure | Designed by Brian Blume, Gary Gygax, and Don Kaye. | |
| Brave New World | Pinnacle Entertainment, Alderac Entertainment Group | 1999 | |||
| Breaking the Ice | Black & Green Games | 2005 | |||
| Brindlewood Bay | Gauntlet Publishing | 2022 | Murder mystery about elderly women amateur detectives | Inspired by Murder, She Wrote and H. P. Lovecraft | |
| Bubblegum Crisis | R. Talsorian Games | Fuzion | 1996 | Scifi, Cyberpunk | |
| Buccaneer | Adversary Games | 1979 | Pirate-themed RPG | ||
| Buck Rogers XXVC | TSR, Inc. | 1990-1992 | Science fiction | Written by Flint Dille | |
| Buffy the Vampire Slayer | Eden Studios, Inc. | Unisystem | 2002 | Designed by C. J. Carella, based on the TV show of the same name | |
| Bullwinkle and Rocky Role-Playing Party Game | TSR, Inc. | 1988 | Designed by David Cook and Warren Spector, based on characters and settings from The Rocky and Bullwinkle Show | ||
| Bunnies and Burrows | Fantasy Games Unlimited | 1976 | Player characters are rabbits | The 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 Fantastic | Tri Tac Games | 1992 | |||
| Burn Bryte | Roll20 | 2020 | Science fantasy | Design tailored to be played on a virtual tabletop platform | |
| Burning Empires | Luke Crane | 2006 | Science fiction | Based on Christopher Moeller's Iron Empires graphic novels | |
| The Burning Wheel | Luke Crane | 2002 | High fantasy | ||
| Bushido | Fantasy Games Unlimited | 1979, 1980, 1981 | Samurai RPG set in Feudal Japan | ||
| By the Gods | Ragnarok Enterprises | 1986 | |||
| Cadillacs and Dinosaurs | Game Designer's Workshop | 1990 | Designed by Frank Chadwick, based on the comic Xenozoic Tales | ||
| Cadwallon | Rackham | 2006 | |||
| Call of Cthulhu | Chaosium | Basic Role-Playing | 1981 | Designed by Sandy Petersen, based on the works of H. P. Lovecraft | |
| Capes | Muse of Fire Games | 2005 | |||
| Capes, Cowls & Villains Foul | Spectrum Games | 2010 | |||
| Cartoon Action Hour | Spectrum Games | 2002 | |||
| Car Wars | Steve Jackson Games | 1980 | |||
| Cassiopean Empire | Norton Games | 1982 | |||
| Castles & Crusades | Troll Lord Games | OGL System | 2004 | Fantasy RPG | |
| Castle Falkenstein | R. Talsorian Games | 1994 | Steampunk fantasy | ||
| The Castle Perilous | West Wind Simulations | 1980 | |||
| Challengers | Ragnarok Enterprises | 1985 | |||
| Champions | Hero Games | Hero System | 1981 | ||
| Changeling: The Dreaming | White Wolf Onyx Path Publishing | Storyteller System | 1995 1997 2017 | Original World of Darkness | |
| Changeling: The Lost | White Wolf Publishing; Onyx Path Publishing | Storytelling System | 2007 | New World of Darkness | |
| Children of the Sun | Misguided Games | Token System | 2002 | Dieselpunk fantasy | |
| Chill | Pacesetter Ltd; Mayfair Games; Growling Door Games | 1984 | Horror | ||
| Chivalry & Sorcery | Fantasy Games Unlimited | 1977 | |||
| Chronicles of Ramlar | Whitesilver Publishing | The A/B System | 2006 | ||
| City of Mist | Son of Oak Game Studio, Modiphius Entertainment | Powered by the Apocalypse | 2017 | Urban fantasy, neo-noir | A noir RPG set in a modern-day city where once-ordinary people hold the power of ancient myths and legends |
| Commando | Simulations Publications, Inc. | 1979 | |||
| Companions' Tale | 2019 | ||||
| Conan Role-Playing Game | TSR | "ZeFRS" | 1985 | Hyborian Age | The official TSR Conan role-playing game, finally published in 1985 |
| Conan: Adventures in an Age Undreamed Of | Modiphius Entertainment | 2d20 system | 2017 | Hyborian Age | Conan: Adventures in an Age Undreamed Of was developed by a team of game designers, writers and artists, all led by Chris Birch of Modiphius Entertainment. The rights to publish this derivative work were licensed from Conan Properties International |
| GURPS Conan | Steve Jackson Games | GURPS | 1989 | Hyborian Age | A year before the release of the core rulebook, in 1988, Steve Jackson Games published a solo adventure titled GURPS Conan: Beyond Thunder River |
| Conan: The Roleplaying Game | Mongoose Publishing | d20 System | 2004-2010 | Hyborian Age | One of the role-playing games in the Mongoose Publishing OGL System series |
| The Confederate Rangers | SoLar-Way Games | 1989 | |||
| Conspiracy X | Eden Studios, Inc. | 1996 | Extraterrestrials, UFOs, and government coverups | ||
| Continuum | Aetherco; Dreamcatcher | 1999 | Time travel adventure | ||
| Core Command | Dream Pod 9 | Silhouette game engine | 2003 | Science fiction, space opera | |
| Corporation the Roleplaying Game | Core Games Publishing | Brutal Engine | 2006 | Scifi, Cyberpunk | |
| CORPS | Blacksburg Tactical Research Center | 1990 | |||
| Coyote & Crow | 2021 | ||||
| Creeks and Crawdads | Crustacium Games | 1986 | |||
| Crime Fighter | Task Force Games | 1988 | |||
| Crimefighters | TSR | 1981 | |||
| Crystalicum | 2006 | ||||
| CthulhuTech | Wildfire | Framewerk | 2007 | Horror in the style of H.P. Lovecraft but with mecha and anime influences | |
| Cutthroat: The Shadow Wars | StormWorld Games | d20; D12 | 1988 | ||
| Cybergeneration | R. Talsorian Games | 1993 | Alternate setting for Cyberpunk 2020 | ||
| Cyberpunk 2013 | R. Talsorian Games | 1988 | An alternate cyberpunk version of the USA, specifically in 2013 | Out of print and superseded by Cyberpunk 2020 | |
| Cyberpunk 2020 | R. Talsorian Games | 1990 | An alternate cyberpunk version of the USA, specifically in 2020 | ||
| Cyberpunk RED | R. Talsorian Games | 2020 | A sequel to Cyberpunk 2020 and prequel to Cyberpunk 2077 | ||
| Cyberspace | Iron Crown Enterprises | Spacemaster system | 1989 | ||
| Cyborg Commando | New Infinities, Inc. | 1987 | |||
| D6 Adventure | West End Games | 2004 | |||
| D6 Fantasy | West End Games | 2004 | |||
| D6 Space | West End Games | 2004 | |||
| D6 System | West End Games | In-house system, based on the Star Wars RPG | 1996 | ||
| d20 Future | Wizards of the Coast | d20 System | 2004 | Generic futuristic | |
| d20 Modern | Wizards of the Coast | d20 System | 2002 | Generic modern | |
| d20 Past | Wizards of the Coast | d20 System | 2005 | Generic historical | |
| d20 System | Wizards of the Coast | Based on Dungeons & Dragons 3rd Edition rules | 2000 | ||
| Daggerheart | Darrington Press | 2025 | High Fantasy | - | |
| Dallas | Simulations Publications, Inc. | 1980 | Based on the popular television soap opera Dallas. | ||
| Danger International | Hero Games | 1985 | Espionage adventure | ||
| Dangerous Journeys | Game Designers' Workshop | 1992 | Fantasy | Designed by E. Gary Gygax, eventually discontinued because of lawsuits by TSR | |
| Daredevils | Fantasy Games Unlimited | 1982 | Pulp-era mystery | ||
| Dark Ages | White Wolf Publishing | 1996, 2002, 2003 | Series of RPGs, including Vampire: The Dark Ages, Dark Ages: Werewolf, Dark Ages: Mage, Dark Ages: Fae, and Dark Ages: Inquisitor | ||
| Dark Champions | Hero Games | Hero System | 1993, 2004 | Designed by Steven S. Long | |
| Dark Conspiracy | Game Designers' Workshop | 1991 | Cyberpunk, near-future dystopia, horror, urban fantasy | Designed by Lester W. Smith | |
| Dark Dungeons | 2010 | Retroclone emulating the Dungeons & Dragons Rules Cyclopedia | |||
| The Dark Eye | Schmidt Spiel & Freizeit GmbH and Droemer Knaur Verlag, Fantasy Productions, Ulisses Spiele GmbH | 1984, 1988, 1993, 2001, 2006, 2015 | High fantasy | Created by Ulrich Kiesow, the most popular German RPG, known in Germany as Das Schwarze Auge | |
| Dark Heresy, the Warhammer 40,000 Roleplay Game | Originally by Black Industries, now developed by Fantasy Flight Games | 2008 | |||
| Dark Streets | Cakebread & Walton | 2012 | |||
| Darwin's World | RPGObjects | 2001, 2003, 2005 | Post-apocalyptic RPG | ||
| Dawning Star | d20 System | 2005 | |||
| DC Adventures | Green Ronin | Mutants & Masterminds | 2010 | ||
| DC Heroes | Mayfair Games | Mayfair Exponential Game System | 1985, 1989, 1993 | ||
| DC Universe Roleplaying Game | West End Games | D6 System | 1999 | ||
| De Profundis | Michał Oracz | 2001 | |||
| Dead Friend: A Game of Necromancy | Hit Point Press | 2018 | Designed by Lucian Kahn | ||
| Dead Inside | Atomic Sock Monkey Press | PDQ | 2003 | A small-press RPG where the characters attempt to rebuild their lost souls through selfless and noble actions | |
| Dead Reign | Palladium Books | Megaversal | 2008 | ||
| Deadlands: Hell on Earth | Pinnacle Entertainment Group | 1998 | |||
| Deadlands: Lost Colony | Pinnacle Entertainment Group | 2002 | |||
| Deadlands: The Weird West | Pinnacle Entertainment Group | 1996, 1999, 2006 | GURPS version by SJGames | ||
| Deathwatch | Fantasy Flight | Warhammer 40,000 Roleplay | 2010 | ||
| Deliria: Faerie Tales for the New Millennium by Phil Brucato | Laughing Pan Productions | 2003 | |||
| Delta Force: America Strikes Back! | Task Force Games | 1986 | Modern military, espionage | Designed by William H. Keith Jr. | |
| Delta Green | Arc Dream Publishing | Call of Cthulhu, d100 "Misery Engine", GUMSHOE | 1996, 2016 | Modern Lovecraftian horror and conspiracy | |
| Degenesis: Rebirth | SIXMOREVODKA | KatharSys | 2014 | Primal Punk | |
| Demon City Shinjuku Role-Playing Game | Guardians of Order | Tri-Stat System | 1999 | Anime-inspired supernatural horror | Based on the novel and anime series of the same name |
| Demon Hunters Role Playing Game | Margaret Weis Productions | Cortex System | 2008 | Based on the films Demon Hunters and Demon Hunters: Dead Camper Lake by Dead Gentlemen Productions | |
| Demon: The Fallen | White Wolf Publishing | Storyteller System | 2002 | Original World of Darkness | |
| Demon's Lair | Lasalion Games | 1997 | |||
| Deryni Adventure Game | Grey Ghost Games | Fudge RPG | 2005 | ||
| Dialect | Thorny Games | 2019 | |||
| Diana: Warrior Princess | Steve Jackson Games | 2003 | By Marcus Rowland | ||
| Diaspora | VSCA Publishing | FATE | 2009 | Hard science fiction | |
| Die | 2022 | Designed by Kieron Gillen and Stephanie Hans | |||
| Dinky Dungeons | Doc's Games | 1985 | |||
| Dinosaur Planet: Broncosaurus Rex | Goodman Games | d20 System | 2001 | ||
| Diomin | OtherWorld Creations | d20 System | 2000 | ||
| Do: Pilgrims of the Flying Temple | Evil Hat Productions | 2011 | |||
| The Doctor Who Role Playing Game | FASA | 1985 | Based on the 1963–89 run of the BBC television series | ||
| Doctor Who – Adventures In Time And Space: The Roleplaying Game | Cubicle 7 Entertainment | Vortex | 2009 | Based on the 2005–present run of the BBC television series | |
| Doctor Who – Time Lord | Virgin Publishing | 1991 | Based on the 1963–89 run of the BBC television series | ||
| Dog Eat Dog | 2012 | ||||
| Dogs in the Vineyard | Lumpley Games | 2004, 2005 | Loosely based on the Mormon State of Deseret in pre-statehood Utah | Designed by D. Vincent Baker | |
| Domination | StarChilde Publications | 1989 | |||
| Dominion Rules | An open-source fantasy twelve-sided-die-based RPG encouraging innovative combat system | 1999 | |||
| The Dominion Tank Police Role-Playing Game | Guardians of Order | Tri-Stat System | 1999 | ||
| Donjon | Anvilwerks | 2002 | Fantasy | Designed by Zak Arntson and Clinton R. Nixon | |
| Don't Look Back | Mind Ventures | 1994 | |||
| Don't Rest Your Head | Evil Hat Productions | 2006 | |||
| Drací doupe | ALTAR | Loosely based on Dungeons & Dragons | 1990, 2004, 2011 | The most popular Czech fantasy RPG system | |
| Dragon Age | Green Ronin | 2010 | Based on the Dragon Age video game series by BioWare. | ||
| Dragonlance: Fifth Age | TSR | SAGA System | 1996 | Dragonlance | |
| Dragon Lords of Melniboné | Chaosium | d20 System | 2001 | ||
| DragonMech | Goodman Games | A cross between fantasy and mecha | 2004 | ||
| DragonQuest | Simulations Publications | 1980, 1982, 1989 | A now out-of-print RPG, suppressed by TSR | ||
| DragonRaid | Dick Wulf | 1984 | A Christian RPG | ||
| Dragonroar | Standard Games | 1985 | |||
| Dragonstar | Fantasy Flight Games | d20 | 2001 | "Where science fiction and fantasy blend" | |
| Dragon Storm | Black Dragon Press | 1996 | |||
| Dragon Warriors | Corgi Books | An easy-to-use RPG system published in paperback format | 1985 | ||
| Drakar och Demoner | Target Games | 1982 | Swedish fantasy RPG | ||
| Draw Steel | MCDM Productions | 2025 | High Fantasy | ||
| Dread RPG | The Impossible Dream | 2005 | Uses a Jenga tower for action resolution | ||
| Dread: The First Book of Pandemonium | Rafael Chandler | 2002, 2007 | |||
| Dream Askew, Dream Apart | 2018 | Designed by Avery Alder and Benjamin Rosenbaum | |||
| Dream Park: The Roleplaying Game | R. Talsorian Games | 1992 | Based on the 1981 novel Dream Park, which is itself about a live-action role-playing game amusement park. | ||
| The Dresden Files | Evil Hat Productions | A variant of the FATE game | 2010 | Urban fantasy | Based on the books by Jim Butcher |
| Droids | Integral Games | 1983 | |||
| Dune: Chronicles of the Imperium | Last Unicorn Games | 2000 | Supposedly limited to 3000 copies | ||
| Dungeons & Dragons | Created by Dave Arneson and E. Gary Gygax, further editions by TSR, Inc. and Wizards of the Coast | 1974–present | |||
| Dungeon Crawl Classics | Goodman Games | Based on System Reference Document | 2012 | Old school fantasy | An OGL system that cross-breeds Appendix N with a streamlined version of 3E |
| Dungeon Squad | Jason Morningstar | 2005 | |||
| Dungeon World | Sage Kobold Productions | Powered by the Apocalypse | 2012 | Dungeon fantasy | |
| Durance | Bully Pulpit Games | 2012 | |||
| Dust Devils | Chimera Creative | 2002, 2007 | |||
| Dying Earth | Pelgrane Press | Dying Earth | 2001 | Designed by Robin D. Laws, based on the stories of Jack Vance | |
| Dzikie Pola | Wydawnictwo MAG | 1997, 2005 | Set in 17th century Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth | ||
| EABA | Blacksburg Tactical Research Center | 2003 | A generic RPG system | a.k.a. End All Be All | |
| Earth 2020 | Self-published | 1983 | Role-playing game | By Stephen Kyffin | |
| Earthdawn | FASA | 1993-2015 | Fantasy post-apocalypse; ambiguously a predecessor in the timeline of the Shadowrun setting | ||
| Eat the Reich | Rowan, Rook and Decard | 2023 | World War II, horror | A one-shot game of heroic vampires sucking the blood of Nazis, designed by Grant Howitt | |
| Eclipse Phase | Posthuman Studios | d100 | 2009 | Sci-fi | |
| Ehdrigohr | Council of Fools | FATE 3.0 | 2013 | Post-apocalyptic Indigenous | Nine indigenous tribes survive on world without colonizers |
| El-Hazard Role-Playing Game | Guardians of Order | 2001 | |||
| Eldritch Role-Playing System | Goodman Games | 2008 | |||
| Element Masters | Escape Ventures | 1983 | |||
| Elfquest | Chaosium | Basic Role-Playing | 1984 | Based on the works of Richard Pini and Wendy Pini | |
| Elfs | Adept Press | 2001 | |||
| Elric! | Chaosium | Basic Role-Playing | 1993 | Based on Michael Moorcock's Elric of Melniboné stories | |
| Empire of the Petal Throne | TSR, Inc | 1974, 1987, 2005 | Set in M. A. R. Barker's world of Tékumel | ||
| En Garde! | Game Designers' Workshop and SFC Press | 1975, 1977, 1988, 2005 | Duelists from 17th century France | ||
| The End | Scapegoat Games | 1995 | Banned from Gen Con by TSR | ||
| Enforcers | 21st Century Games | 1987 | |||
| Engel | Feder & Schwert | d20 System | 2002 | ||
| Eon | Neogames | 1996 | Swedish fantasy game | ||
| The Esoterrorists | Pelgrane Press | GUMSHOE System | 2006 | Occult, investigative horror | Designed by Robin D. Laws |
| Espionage! | Hero Games | 1983 | Designed by George MacDonald and Steve Peterson, based on Second Edition Champions | ||
| Eternal Soldier | Tai-Gear Simulations | 1985 | Free Universal Role-Playing system | ||
| Etherscope | Goodman Games | d20 Modern | 2005 | ||
| The Everlasting | Visionary Entertainment Studios Inc | 1997 | |||
| EverQuest Role-Playing Game | White Wolf Publishing | d20 System | 2002 | Fantasy | Pencil & paper version of the popular MMORPG series of the same name, designed by Owen K.C. Stephens et al. |
| Everway | 1995 | ||||
| Ex Machina | Guardians of Order | Tri-Stat d8, d20 System | 2004 | Scifi, Cyberpunk | |
| Exalted | White Wolf Publishing | Storyteller System | 2001, 2006, 2016 | Epic fantasy; potential pre-history of World of Darkness | |
| Exodus: Post Apocalyptic RPG | Glutton Creeper Games | d20 | 2008 | ||
| Expendables | Stellar Games | 1987 | |||
| The Extraordinary Adventures of Baron Munchausen | Hogshead Publishing | 1998 | A storytelling RPG based on the stories about Baron Munchausen | Created by James Wallis | |
| Fading Suns | Holistic Design | d20 System | 1996, 1999, 2001, 2007, 2012 | ||
| Fabula Ultima | Need Games | 2023 | Inspired by Japanese role-playing video games such as the Dragon Quest and Final Fantasy series | ||
| Fanhunter | Gusa Comics/Farsa's Wagon | 1992 | Spanish game based on the series of comics of the same name | ||
| Fantasy Craft | Crafty Games | Mastercraft | 2009 | ||
| Fantasy Earth | Zody Games | 1994 | Includes Fantasy Earth: Basic Rules, Fantasy Earth: The Book of Magic, and The Essential Fantasy Earth | ||
| Fantasy Hero | Hero Games | Hero System | 2003 | ||
| The Fantasy Trip | Steve Jackson, published by Metagaming Concepts | 1977, 2019 | The precursor to GURPS | ||
| Fantasy Wargaming | Patrick Stephens Limited | 1981 | |||
| Farscape Roleplaying Game | Alderac Entertainment Group | d20 System | 2002 | ||
| F.A.T.A.L. | Byron Hall | Custom | 2001-2004 | Fantasy | Adult-oriented role-playing. "Fantasy Adventure To Adult Lechery" |
| Fate Core | Evil Hat | Fate system | 2003, 2006, 2013 | Generic | Fantastic Adventures in Tabletop Entertainment based on the FUDGE engine. No longer an acronym. There are other games that use the FATE engine |
| Fate of the Norns | Andrew Valkauskas | Runic Game System – Previous editions used a 2D10 based system | 1993, 2002, 2006, 2012 | Viking fantasy | |
| Fates Worse than Death | Vajra Enterprises | Cyberpunk-influenced game set in Manhattan in 2080 | |||
| F'Dech Fo's Tomb | Judges Guild | 1981 | |||
| Fear Itself | Pelgrane Press | Gumshoe System | 2007 | Horror | Designed by Robin D. Laws |
| Feng Shui | Daedalus Entertainment, Atlas Games | 1996, 1999, 2015 | Hong Kong martial arts movies | Designed by Robin D. Laws | |
| Fiasco | Bully Pulpit Games | Custom | 2009 | Various | Designed by Jason Morningstar |
| Field Guide to Encounters | Judges Guild | 1982 | |||
| Field Guide to Memory | 2021 | Designed by Jeeyon Shim and Shing Yin Khor | |||
| Fifth Cycle | Shield Games | 1990 | |||
| Fighting Fantasy: The Introductory Role-Playing Game | Puffin Books | 1982 | Created by Ian Livingstone and Steve Jackson, based on the Fighting Fantasy book series | ||
| Fireborn | Fantasy Flight Games | 2004 | |||
| Firefly | Margaret Weis Productions | Cortex+ | 2014-2015 | Based on the television series Firefly | Designed by Monica Valentinelli and Cam Banks, a separate game from Serenity due to licensing issues, despite the same company producing both at different times |
| Flash Gordon & the Warriors of Mongo | Fantasy Games Unlimited | 1977 | The first role-playing game to be based on a pre-existing media property. | ||
| Flashing Blades | Fantasy Games Unlimited | 1984 | |||
| For the Queen | Darrington Press, Evil Hat Productions | 2019 | |||
| Forbidden Kingdoms | OtherWorld Creations | d20 System | 2001, 2006 | ||
| Forbidden Lands | Free League Publishing | Year Zero Engine | 2018 | Medieval fantasy post-apocalypse | |
| Forgotten Futures | Marcus L. Rowland | 1993, 1998, 2005 | |||
| Freedom Fighters | Fantasy Games Unlimited | 1986 | |||
| Fringeworthy | Tri Tac Games | 1982, 1984, 1992, 2009 | |||
| FTL:2448 | Tri Tac Games | 1982, 1985, 1990 | |||
| FUDGE | Steffan O'Sullivan | FUDGE | 1992 | "Free, Universal, Do-it-yourself Gaming Engine" | |
| Furry Pirates | Atlas Games | 1999 | |||
| Future Worlds | Stellar Gaming Workshop | 1987 | |||
| Fuzion | R. Talsorian Games and Hero Games | Modified from R. Talsorian's Interlock System and Hero Games' Hero System | 1998 | A simple and customizable generic open gaming system | |
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