Timeline of tabletop role-playing games
The following is a timeline of tabletop role-playing games. For computer role-playing games see here.
The publication year listed here is the year of the first edition in the original country. Additional editions, translations or adaptations for use in other countries are not included in this list. For editions other than the first, consult the corresponding article.
Some games started out as generic role-playing supplements, supplements for other games, or even a different kind of game. Those games are listed in the year when they made the transition to a standalone role-playing game.
Unique games with identical or similar titles are listed separately. Unique means games that use different rules or settings but does not include rule revisions by the same author or publisher.
1970s
1974
Dungeons & Dragons- ''Rules to the Game of DUNGEON''
1975
Boot Hill Empire of the Petal ThroneEn Garde!- ''Tunnels & Trolls''
1976
Bunnies & Burrows Knights of the Round Table Metamorphosis Alpha Monsters! Monsters!- ''Starfaring''
1977
ArduinChivalry & SorceryFlash Gordon & the Warriors of MongoThe Realm of Yolmi Space Patrol, later renamed Star PatrolSpace Quest Superhero: 2044- ''Traveller''
1978
Advanced Dungeons & DragonsBifrostThe Complete WarlockGamma WorldHigh FantasyJohn Carter, Warlord of MarsLegacyPrinceCon SystemRuneQuestStarships & SpacemenStar Trek: Adventure Gaming in the Final Frontier1979
Adventures in FantasyBuccaneerBushido CommandoGangster!HeroesIronhedgeVillains and Vigilantes- ''Ysgarth''
1980s
1980
ArchaeronBasic Role-PlayingBeasts, Men & GodsThe Castle PerilousDallasDragonQuestThe Fantasy TripLand of the Rising Sun MelandaThe Morrow ProjectOdysseusSkull and CrossbonesSpace OperaSupergameThieves' Guild- ''Top Secret''
1981
Aftermath!Call of CthulhuChampionsCrimefightersFantasy WargamingHeroes of OlympusThe Mechanoid InvasionMercMidgard The Spawn of FashanStar Rovers StormbringerUniverseWild West- ''Wizards' Realm''
1982
Alma MaterBehind Enemy Lines by FASADaredevilsDrakar och Demoner FringeworthyFTL:2448GangbustersInner CityKnights and Berserkers and Legerdemain Man, Myth and MagicPirates and PlunderReconRolemaster Space InfantryStarfleet VoyagesStar FrontiersStar Trek: The Role Playing GameSwordbearer- ''Worlds of Wonder''
1983
Droids Element MastersEspionage!, later renamed Danger InternationalJames Bond 007Lands of Adventure Lords of CreationL'Ultime Epreuve Mach: The First ColonyMercenaries, Spies and Private EyesOther Suns by FGUPalladium Fantasy Role-Playing GamePowers & Perils Privateers and GentlemenStalking the Night Fantastic Star Quest Super SquadronSuperworldTimeshipTo Challenge TomorrowThe Valley of the Pharaohs Victorian AdventureWarhammer The Mass Combat Fantasy Role-Playing GameWitch Hunt by StatCom Simulations1984
The Adventures of Indiana JonesThe Atlantean Trilogy (also known as The Arcanum)ChillDas Schwarze Auge (The Dark Eye) DragonRaidElfquestFighting Fantasy - The Introductory Role-Playing GameFlashing BladesGolden HeroesHeroes UnlimitedJustice, Inc.'Maelstrom[Marvel Super Heroes (role-playing game)|Heroes (role-playing game)|Marvel Super Heroes]- '
1985
ChallengersConan Role-Playing GameDC HeroesDinky DungeonsThe Doctor Who Role Playing GameDragon WarriorsDragonroarFantasy HeroHawkmoonHidden KingdomJudge Dredd: The Role-Playing GameMaléficesMektonMidnight at the Well of Souls Role-Playing SystemPendragonSandman - Map of HalaalSpace Master1986
2300 AD9th Generation ArenaBy the GodsThe Challenges Game System Delta Force: America Strikes Back!Eternal SoldierGhostbustersFreedom FightersGURPSHârnMasterHunter Planet: The All Australian Role Playing Game MechWarriorMythworldPhoenix CommandThe Price of Freedom RobotechRobot Warriors Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay1987
Ars MagicaBeyond the SupernaturalCyborg CommandoEnforcersExpendablesFuture WorldsLiving SteelMEGA Role-Playing SystemMiekka ja magiaNight of the NinjaNinjas & Superspies Star Wars: The Roleplaying Game by West End GamesTalislantaTeenagers from Outer SpaceRobotech II: The SentinelsTimeLords- ''TWERPS''
1988
Albedo Bullwinkle and Rocky Role-Playing Party GameCyberpunk 2013High ColoniesJustifiers RPGMacho Women with GunsManhunter PhantasiaSecond DawnSpace: 1889SpaceTime- ''Woof Meow''
1989
Advanced Fighting Fantasy Adventurers of the North: Kalevala HeroesBatman Role-Playing GameBlackwatchThe Confederate RangersCyberspaceIn Nomine Satanis/Magna VeritasIt Came From the Late, Late, Late ShowLace & SteelMutazoidsOmnigonPrince Valiant: The Story-Telling GameShadowrunStar Hero- ''Sword World RPG''
1990s
1990
Age of Ruin by Cutting Edge GamesAquelarre Attack of the HumansBattlelords of the 23rd CenturyBuck Rogers XXVCCadillacs and DinosaursCORPSFifth CycleHero SystemMorpheusNightlifeReich StarRifts Torg- ''Worlds Beyond''
1991
Amber Diceless Roleplaying GameAliens Adventure GameDark ConspiracyKultLord of the Rings Adventure GameLost SoulsMillennium's EndTales from the Floating VagabondTime Lord: Adventures through Time and SpaceVampire: The MasqueradeWarp World1992
Dangerous Journeys Dream Park: The Roleplaying Game Duel by Nightshift Games Fanhunter, el juego de rol épicodecadenteFudgeFuzzy Heroes by Inner City Games DesignsNephilimOver the Edge1993
Amazing EngineThe Beast Within EarthdawnFate of the NornsForgotten FuturesHigh Adventure Cliffhangers Buck Rogers Adventure Game Kryształy Czasu Macross II: The Role-Playing GameMage: The AscensionManhunterMutant ChroniclesNexus: The Infinite CityPandemonium!Prime DirectiveRisusShatterzoneSLA Industries TheatrixUnderground1994
3D&TAria: Canticle of the MonomythCastle FalkensteinDon't Look Back Gardásiyal: Adventures on Tékumel GateWar by Escape VenturesHoLImmortal: The Invisible WarInferno by Death's Edge GamesMasterbookSTOCS lite by Wasteland Games and its 1996 supplement Heretics: Welcome to the AsylumStreet Fighter: The Storytelling GameThe World of BloodshadowsThe World of Indiana Jones1995
Changeling: The DreamingCybergenerationThe End by Scapegoat GamesEverway Heavy GearNightbaneProject A-koThe World of Necroscope1996
Blood DawnBubblegum CrisisCJ Carella's WitchCraftConspiracy XThe D6 System: The Customizable Roleplaying GameDeadlandsDragonlance: Fifth AgeFading SunsFeng ShuiGatecrasherHong Kong Action Theatre!Infinite Domains by Infinite ConceptsFritz Leiber's Lankhmar: The New Adventures of Fafhrd and Gray MouserVampire: The Dark Ages1997
Æon/TrinityArmageddon: The End TimesArmored Trooper VOTOMSBig Eyes, Small MouthBlue PlanetChampions: New MillenniumDzikie Pola FuzionIn NomineJovian ChroniclesLegend of the Five RingsMen in BlackMultiverserNeverwhere by Postmortem StudiosPuppetlandUsagi Yojimbo Roleplaying Game1998
AlternityBlood of HeroesDeadlands: Hell on EarthThe Extraordinary Adventures of Baron MunchausenHercules & XenaMage: The Sorcerers CrusadeMarvel Super Heroes Adventure GameQAGSRuneSlayersStar Trek: The Next Generation Role-playing Game Tribe 8 Tribes by Steve Jackson Games- ''Unknown Armies''
1999
7th SeaAberrantAgone All Flesh Must Be EatenBrave New WorldContinuum DC Universe Roleplaying GameDominion Rules Dragon Ball Z: The Anime Adventure GameFurry PiratesHunter: The ReckoningLejendary AdventureNobilisPowerkillStar Trek: Deep Space Nine Role Playing GameStar Trek: The Original Series Role-playing GameViolence2000s
2000
Age of Heroes by Brian GleichmanDune: Chronicles of the ImperiumHero Wars ''OrkworldStar Wars Roleplaying Game by Wizards of the Coast- ''World Tree''
2001
Action! SystemAdventure!After the BombDe ProfundisThe Dying Earth Roleplaying GameExaltedForbidden KingdomsGear KriegGodlikeHackMasterLittle FearsThe Metabarons Roleplaying Game Mummy: The ResurrectionSorcererWeird War II: Blood on the RhineThe Wheel of Time Roleplaying Game- ''The Witcher''
2002
Active Exploits Buffy the Vampire Slayer Roleplaying GameThe Burning WheelCall of Cthulhu (d20) Cartoon Action Hour Children of the Sun d20 ModernDemon: The FallenEngelDiscworld Roleplaying GameDonjonDread: The First Book of PandemoniumEverQuest Role-Playing GameFarscape Roleplaying GameInSpectresThe Lord of the Rings Roleplaying GameMechanical DreamMutants & MastermindsSilver Age SentinelsSláine: The Roleplaying Game of Celtic Heroes Spaceship ZeroSpycraftStar Trek Roleplaying GameTerra PrimateSteve Perrin's Quest RulesTranshuman Space2003
Angel Roleplaying GameBabylon 5 Roleplaying GameD6 AdventureDead InsideDeliriaDiana: Warrior PrincessEABAF.A.T.A.L.FATEFates Worse than Death GrimmHigh Adventure Role Playing Marvel Universe Roleplaying GameMy Life with MasterNeuroshimaOrpheusSavage WorldsSilhouette CORESine RequieStargate SG-1 Roleplaying GameTri-Stat dXUnisystem- ''Victoriana''
2004
Castles & CrusadesChronicles of DarknessConan: The Roleplaying GameDogs in the VineyardD6 FantasyD6 SpaceFirebornLone Wolf: The Roleplaying GameMonastyrParanoia XPPrimetime AdventuresThe Shadow of YesterdayTibet: The Roleplaying Game2005
A+ FantasyAnima: Beyond Fantasy Army of DarknessArtesia: Adventures in the Known WorldAtlantis: The Second AgeBlue RoseCapesCity of Heroes by Eden GamesDawning StarDreadEtherscopeA Game of ThronesHollyworldJeremiah: The Roleplaying GameMage: The AwakeningThe Mountain WitchOmni SystemSerenitySpycraft 2.0Starship Troopers: The Roleplaying GameTékumel: Empire of the Petal ThroneTrue20Truth & JusticeUsagi Yojimbo by Sanguine ProductionsWerewolf: The Forsaken2006
Basic Fantasy RPG Big Bang Comics RPGCadwallonThe Chronicles of RamlarCorporationCold CityCrystalicumDon't Rest Your HeadHeroic VisionsHollow Earth Expedition Lacuna Mortal CoilNemesis - Roleplaying in Worlds of Horror by Arc Dream PublishingOSRIC Promethean: The CreatedThe Shab-al-Hiri RoachSpirit of the CenturyWild Talents2007
Aces & Eights: Shattered FrontierBattlestar Galactica Role Playing GameChangeling: The LostThe EsoterroristsFear ItselfGrey RanksLabyrinth LordMonte Cook's World of DarknessReignScionStar Wars Saga EditionTenra War2008
CthulhuTechDark Heresy Dead Reign Demon Hunters Role Playing GameGhosts of Albion by Eden Studios, Inc.Houses of the BloodedHunter: The VigilInnocentsHot WarLegend of the Burning SandsMonsters and Other Childish ThingsMouse Guard Roleplaying GameMutant FutureStarblazer AdventuresSwords & Wizardry- ''Trail of Cthulhu''
2009
A Song of Ice and Fire RoleplayingDiasporaDoctor Who: Adventures in Time and SpaceEclipse PhaseFantasy Craft FiascoGeist: The Sin-EatersLady BlackbirdMutant City BluesPathfinder Roleplaying Game Rogue Trader2010s
2010
Apocalypse WorldCapes, Cowls & Villains FoulDark DungeonsDark Harvest - The Legacy of FrankensteinDC AdventuresDeathwatch Dragon AgeThe Dresden Files Lamentations of the Flame PrincessThe LaundryLegends of AnglerreLeverage: The Roleplaying GameSmallville Roleplaying Game2011
Abney Park's Airship Pirates ArcanisAshen StarsBlack Crusade Fabled LandsMicroscopeThe Kerberos Club (Fate)2012
Dog Eat DogDungeon Crawl ClassicsDungeon WorldEhdrigohrIron KingdomsMarvel Heroic RoleplayingMichtim: Fluffy AdventuresMonster of the WeekNight's Black AgentsOnly WarSpace: 1889 (Ubiquity)Star Wars Roleplaying Game by Fantasy FlightTephra: The Steampunk RPG- ''''
2013
13th AgeBlueholmeMummy: The Curse- ''Numenera''
2014
Atomic RoboDemon: The DescentDemonworldFirefly Role-Playing Game The Strange by Monte Cook GamesThunderbirds by Modiphius Entertainment2015
CatalystCornerstone SystemCypher System by Monte Cook GamesNight WitchesNarosia by LegendsmithsMutant: Year Zero by Free League PublishingShadow of the Demon LordTen Candles2016
Adventures in Middle-earthThe Black HackBeast: The PrimordialBubblegumshoeClassic FantasyDegenesisDelta GreenMasks: A New Generation by Magpie GamesNo Thank You, Evil!- ''Ryuutama''
2017
Blades in the DarkBluebeard's Bride by Magpie GamesCity of Mist by Son of Oak Game StudioConan: Adventures in an Age Undreamed Of by Modiphius EntertainmentCoriolis by Free League Publishing- Genesys (RPG)
- Honey Heist by Grant HowittMonsterhearts 2 Paranoia: Red Clearance EditionStar Trek Adventures by Modiphius EntertainmentStarfinder Roleplaying Game Tales from the Loop by Free League PublishingVurt
- ''Zweihänder''
2018
- Dead Friend: A Game of Necromancy by Lucian Kahn
- Dream Askew, Dream Apart by Avery Alder and Benjamin Rosenbaum
- Forbidden Lands by Free League Publishing
- Good Society
- Invisible Sun by Monte Cook
- Ironsworn by Shawn Tomkin
- Kids on Bikes by Hunters EntertainmentJohn Carter of Mars by ModiphiusMothership Sci-Fi Horror RPG by Tuesday Knight GamesSpire: The City Must Fall by Grant Howitt and Chris Taylor
- Suzerain Legends by Savage MojoTails of Equestria by River HorseTroika!The Witcher by R. Talsorian Games
2019
Alien: The Roleplaying Game by Free League PublishingCompanions' TaleDialectFor the QueenI'm Sorry Did You Say Street MagicLancerNever Going Home by Wet Ink GamesQuest by The Adventure Guild- ''Star Crossed''
2020s
2020
Alice is MissingApocalypse KeysBurn Bryte by Roll20Cyberpunk RED by R. Talsorian GamesDepués d'Ochobre by Ediciones RadagastHeart: The City Beneath by Grant HowittMausritterMonster Care SquadMörk Borg by Free League PublishingSLA Industries: 2nd Edition by Nightfall GamesSlayersThousand Year Old VampireTransformers by Renegade Game StudiosUltraviolet GrasslandsVaesen by Free League PublishingVisigoths vs. Mall Goths by Lucian Kahn2021
ApothecariaCoyote & CrowFallout: The Roleplaying Game by ModiphiusField Guide to Memory by Jeeyon ShimInspirislesJiangshi: Blood in the Banquet Hall by Banana Chan and Sen-Foong LimShadow of Mogg by Manic ProductionsThirsty Sword Lesbians by Evil Hat Productions- ''Wanderhome''
2022
Avatar Legends: The Roleplaying Game by Magpie GamesBrindlewood BayDie by Kieron Gillen and Stephanie HansG.I. JOE by Renegade Game StudiosRosenstrasseSwords of the SerpentineTales of XadiaTrophy RPG2023
Blade Runner: The Roleplaying Game by Free League PublishingCandela ObscuraEat the Reich by Grant HowittFabula UltimaIf I Were a Lich, Man by Lucian KahnKoriko: A Magical YearLiminal HorrorMa Nishtana (game)Marvel Multiverse Role-Playing GamePower Rangers by Renegade Game StudiosShadowdarkSalvage Union by Leyline Press- ''Zin Never Dies''