Timeline of role-playing games
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The following is a timeline of pen and paper role-playing games
. For computer role-playing games see here.
The years in brackets name the year of first edition in the original country of the game and not its first translation or adaptation in other countries. For next editions other than the first one consult the corresponding articles. Even if some titles seem to be the same they are in fact different games.
Role-playing game (pen and paper)
A tabletop role-playing game, pen-and-paper role-playing game, or Table-talk role-playing game is a form of role-playing game in which the participants describe their characters' actions through speech...
. For computer role-playing games see here.
The years in brackets name the year of first edition in the original country of the game and not its first translation or adaptation in other countries. For next editions other than the first one consult the corresponding articles. Even if some titles seem to be the same they are in fact different games.
1970s
- BlackmoorBlackmoorBlackmoor is a fantasy role-playing game campaign setting generally associated with the game Dungeons & Dragons. It originally evolved in the early 1970s as the personal setting of Dave Arneson, the co-creator of Dungeons & Dragons, first as a setting for Arneson's miniature wargames, then as an...
(1971, unpublished until 1975) - Dungeons & DragonsDungeons & DragonsDungeons & Dragons is a fantasy role-playing game originally designed by Gary Gygax and Dave Arneson, and first published in 1974 by Tactical Studies Rules, Inc. . The game has been published by Wizards of the Coast since 1997...
(1974) - Boot HillBoot Hill (role-playing game)Boot Hill is a western role-playing game designed by Brian Blume and Gary Gygax. First published in 1975, Boot Hill was TSR's third role-playing game, not long after Dungeons and Dragons and Empire of the Petal Throne.-System:...
(1975) - Tunnels & Trolls (1975)
- Empire of the Petal Throne (1975)
- En Garde!En Garde!En Garde! is a role-playing game set in 17th century Paris. Players take the roles of gentlemen duellists. The game was designed by Frank Chadwick and first published by Game Designers' Workshop in 1975.- History :...
(1975) - Bunnies & Burrows (1976)
- Chevalier (1976, a precursor to Chivalry & Sorcery)
- Metamorphosis AlphaMetamorphosis AlphaMetamorphosis Alpha is a science fiction role-playing game. It was created by James M. Ward and originally produced by TSR, the publisher of Dungeons & Dragons...
(1976) - The Arduin GrimoireArduinArduin is a fictional universe and fantasy role-playing system created in the mid 1970s by David A. Hargrave. It was perhaps the first "cross-genre" fantasy RPG, with everything from interstellar wars to horror and historical drama, although it was based primarily in the medieval fantasy...
(1977) - Chivalry & Sorcery (1977)
- DagorhirDagorhirDagorhir Battle Games is a battle game with thousands of members spread throughout the US, Canada and England.Founded in Washington, DC, USA in 1977, it has since spread to scores of locations...
(1977) - TravellerTraveller (role-playing game)Traveller is a series of related science fiction role-playing games, the first published in 1977 by Game Designers' Workshop and subsequent editions by various companies remaining in print to this day. The game was inspired from such classic science fiction stories as the Dumarest saga series by...
(1977) - Gamma WorldGamma WorldGamma World is a science fantasy role-playing game, originally designed by James M. Ward and Gary Jaquet, and first published by TSR in 1978. It borrowed heavily from James M. Ward's earlier product, Metamorphosis Alpha.-Setting:...
(1978) - RuneQuestRuneQuestRuneQuest is a fantasy role-playing game first published in 1978 by Chaosium, created by Steve Perrin and set in Greg Stafford's mythical world of Glorantha. RuneQuest was notable for its original gaming system and for its verisimilitude in adhering to an original fantasy world...
(1978) - Villains and VigilantesVillains and VigilantesVillains and Vigilantes is a superhero-themed role-playing game which competed primarily with Champions and Superworld in early to mid 1980s.-Origin:...
(1978) - Star Trek: Adventure Gaming in the Final FrontierStar Trek role-playing game (Heritage Models)Star Trek: Adventure Gaming in the Final Frontier is, as the name indicates, a role-playing game set in the fictional Star Trek universe published and edited by Heritage Models from 1978 until Heritage Models ceased doing business.-Setting:...
(1978) - Buccaneer (1979)
- BushidoBushido (role-playing game)Bushido is a Samurai role-playing game set in Feudal Japan, originally designed by Robert N. Charrette and Paul R. Hume and published originally by Tyr Games then Phoenix Games and subsequently by Fantasy Games Unlimited...
(1979)
1980s
- The Fantasy TripThe Fantasy TripThe Fantasy Trip is a role-playing game that was designed by Steve Jackson and was published by Metagaming Concepts.It was developed from Metagaming's Melee and Wizard MicroGames, also designed by Steve Jackson, which provided the basic combat and magic rules...
(1980) - RolemasterRolemasterRolemaster is a role-playing game published by Iron Crown Enterprises. Rolemaster has come in four separate editions. The 3rd edition, first published in 1995, is also known as the "Rolemaster Standard System" . There are two editions currently in production...
(1980) - DragonQuestDragonQuestDragonQuest is a fantasy role-playing game originally published by Simulations Publications in 1980. Where first generation fantasy role-playing games such as Dungeons & Dragons restricted players to particular character classes, DragonQuest was one of the first games to utilize a system that...
(1980) - Space Opera (1980)
- Basic Role-PlayingBasic Role-PlayingBasic Role-Playing is a role-playing game system which originated in the fantasy-oriented RuneQuest role-playing game rules...
(1980) - Top SecretTop Secret (role-playing game)Top Secret is an espionage-themed role-playing game written by Merle M. Rasmussen and first published in 1980 by TSR, Inc.-Top Secret :...
(1980) - The Morrow ProjectThe Morrow ProjectThe Morrow Project is a science fiction role-playing game created by Kevin Dockery, Robert Sadler and Richard Tucholka and published by TimeLine Limited. It is set after a devastating nuclear war. It was first released in the 1980s, and it still has a loyal following...
(1980) - Universe (1981)
- MidgardMidgard (role-playing game)Midgard is a fantasy role-playing game from Germany. It was the first role-playing game published in German language and the first to be created in Germany....
(1981) - ChampionsChampions (role-playing game)Champions is a role-playing game published by Hero Games that is designed to simulate and function in a four-color superhero comic book world. It was created by George MacDonald, Steve Peterson, Bruce Harlick, and Ray Greer....
(1981) - StormbringerStormbringer (role-playing game)The Stormbringer fantasy role-playing game published by Chaosium puts the players in the world of the Young Kingdoms, based on the Elric of Melniboné books by Michael Moorcock. The game takes its name from Elric’s sword, Stormbringer...
(1981) - Call of CthulhuCall of Cthulhu (role-playing game)Call of Cthulhu is a horror fiction role-playing game based on H. P. Lovecraft's story of the same name and the associated Cthulhu Mythos.The game, often abbreviated as CoC, is published by Chaosium.-Setting:...
(1981) - Thieves' World (1981)
- Worlds of Wonder (1982)
- Drakar och DemonerDrakar och DemonerDrakar och Demoner is a Swedish fantasy role-playing game first published in 1982 by the game publishing company Äventyrsspel .First edition was basically a translation of Steve Perrin's Basic Role-Playing Drakar och Demoner (Swedish for Dragons and Demons, in Sweden commonly referred to by the...
(1982) - KillerKiller (role-playing game)Killer: The Game of Assassination is a live action role-playing game derived from the traditional assassin game. Created by American game designer Steve Jackson and first published in 1981 or 1982 by his own game company, Steve Jackson Games, Killer is one of the oldest set of rules having being...
(1982) - FTL:2448FTL:2448FTL:2448 is a science fiction role playing game, created by Richard Tucholka, and published by Tri Tac Games in 1982, about faster-than-light travel with alien races. In 1985, there was an expanded edition, and in 1990, a two-volume version of the game was released. Book One covered character...
(1982) - FringeworthyFringeworthyFringeworthy is a role-playing game first published in 1982 by Tri Tac Games. In 1984, a second edition saw a print run of 4000 and new expanded version was released in 1992. Fringeworthy is famous for being the first alternate history adventure role-playing game ever published. In 2009 a d20...
(1982) - Star FrontiersStar FrontiersStar Frontiers is a science fiction role-playing game produced by TSR beginning in 1982. The game offered a space-opera action-adventure setting.- Setting :...
(1982) - Star Trek: The Role-Playing GameStar Trek role-playing game (FASA)Star Trek: The Role Playing Game is a role-playing game set in the fictional Star Trek universe published and edited by FASA Corporation from 1982 to 1989.-Setting:...
(1982) - Starfleet VoyagesStarfleet VoyagesStarfleet Voyages is a spacefaring science-fiction adventure role-playing game of planetary exploration based on, but not limited to, the Star Trek television series....
(1982) - Enterprise: Role Play Game in Star Trek (1983)
- Bureau 13: Stalking the Night FantasticBureau 13Bureau 13 is a fictional top-secret government agency featured in the role-playing game Bureau 13: Stalking the Night Fantastic which investigates and combats supernatural events...
(1983) - Lords of CreationLords of Creation (role-playing game)Lords of Creation was a table top role-playing game published by Avalon Hill in 1983 and 1984. The game was written by Tom Moldvay who also worked on the games Dungeons and Dragons and Star Frontiers....
(1983) - Palladium Fantasy Role-Playing GamePalladium Fantasy Role-Playing GameThe Palladium Fantasy Role-Playing Game is a game produced by Palladium Books. It is set in a unique world, called the Palladium World , with the primary setting being some 10,000 years after a great war between the elves and their dwarven allies...
(1983) - Powers and PerilsPowers and PerilsPowers & Perils is a role-playing game written by Richard Snider and published by Avalon Hill in 1983 as a boxed set. It consisted of four main rule books and a fifth book describing an adventure set in Mordara County...
(1983) - James Bond 007James Bond 007 (role-playing game)James Bond 007: Role-Playing In Her Majesty's Secret Service was a spy fiction role-playing game, designed by Gerard Christopher Klug, and published by Victory Games , based on the James Bond books and films. The game, and many supplements, were published from 1983 until 1987, when the license lapsed...
(1983) - SuperworldSuperworldSuperworld is a superhero-themed role-playing game published by Chaosium in 1983. Written by Basic Role-Playing and RuneQuest author Steve Perrin, Superworld began as one third of the Worlds of Wonder product, which also included a generic fantasy setting, "Magic World", and a generic science...
(1983) - The Dark EyeThe Dark EyeThe Dark Eye , is a German role-playing game created by Ulrich Kiesow and launched by Schmidt Spiel & Freizeit GmbH and Droemer Knaur Verlag in 1984. The name literally means "the black eye"...
(1983) - L'Ultime Épreuve (1983)
- Légendes (1983)
- Victorian Adventure (1983)
- Heroes UnlimitedHeroes UnlimitedHeroes Unlimited is a superhero role-playing game written by Kevin Siembieda and first published by Palladium Books in 1984. The game is based upon the Palladium Books Megaversal system and is compatible with any other game on the Palladium system, including Aliens Unlimited and Villains...
(1984) - RingworldRingworld (role-playing game)The Ringworld science fiction role-playing game was published by Chaosium in 1984, using the Basic Role-Playing system for its rules and Larry Niven's Ringworld novels as a setting.-Setting:...
(1984) - Mega (1984)
- Marvel Super HeroesMarvel Super Heroes (role-playing game)Marvel Superheroes , aka "the FASERIP system," is a role playing game set in the Marvel Universe, first published by TSR under license from Marvel Comics in 1984. In 1986, TSR published an expanded edition, entitled the Marvel Superheroes Advanced Game. Jeff Grubb designed both editions and Steve...
(1984) - The Adventures of Indiana Jones (1984)
- ParanoiaParanoia (role-playing game)Paranoia is a dystopian science-fiction tabletop role-playing game originally designed and written by Greg Costikyan, Dan Gelber, and Eric Goldberg, and first published in 1984 by West End Games. Since 2004 the game has been published under licence by Mongoose Publishing...
(1984) - ElfQuest (1984)
- Middle-earth Role PlayingMiddle-earth Role PlayingMiddle-earth Role Playing is a 1984 role-playing game based on the writings of J.R.R. Tolkien under license from Tolkien Enterprises. Iron Crown Enterprises published the game until they lost the license on 22 Sep 1999.-Setting:The setting for MERP is an expanded version of J. R. R...
(1984) - Twilight 2000Twilight 2000Twilight 2000 is a role-playing game set in the aftermath of World War III . The premise is that the United States/NATO and the Soviet Union/Warsaw Pact have fought a lengthy conventional war, followed by a nuclear war with all its consequences...
(1984) - Skyrealms of JoruneJoruneJorune, or Skyrealms of Jorune, is a science-fantasy role-playing game set among the Skyrealms - floating "islands" of earth levitated by mysterious crystals in the crust of an alien planet. Three editions of the game were published from 1984 until 1992, but all are currently out of print...
(1984) - ChillChill (role-playing game)Chill is a role-playing game that captures the feel of 20th-century horror films. Players take on the role of envoys, members of a secret organization known as S.A.V.E...
(1984) - Flashing Blades (1984)
- Judge Dredd: The Role-Playing Game (1985)
- Hawkmoon (1985)
- Conan (TSR) (1985)
- PendragonPendragon (role-playing game)Pendragon, or King Arthur Pendragon, is a role-playing game in which players take the role of knights performing chivalric deeds in the tradition of Arthurian legend. It was originally written by Greg Stafford and published by Chaosium, then was acquired by Green Knight Publishing, who in turn...
(1985) - DC HeroesDC HeroesDC Heroes is an out-of-print superhero role-playing game set in the DC Universe, published by Mayfair Games. Other than sharing the same licensed setting, DC Heroes is unrelated to the West End Games DC Universe....
(1985) - Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles & Other StrangenessTeenage Mutant Ninja Turtles & Other StrangenessTeenage Mutant Ninja Turtles & Other Strangeness is a role-playing game based on the comic book created by Kevin Eastman and Peter Laird. The core rulebook was first published by Palladium Books in September 1985 – a couple years before the Turtles franchise achieved mass popularity – and featured...
(1985) - MechWarriorMechWarrior (role-playing game)MechWarrior is a role-playing game set in the fictional BattleTech universe in which players can assume the roles of MechWarriors or other individuals in the 31st century. The game has had three editions and many expansions and adventures, the first of which was published in 1986 by FASA...
(1986) - RobotechRobotech (role-playing game)The Robotech Role-Playing Game, based on the Robotech and Robotech II: The Sentinels series, was originally published by Palladium Books from 1986 to 1998...
(1986) - GhostbustersGhostbusters (role-playing game)Ghostbusters is a comedy role-playing game designed by Sandy Petersen, Lynn Willis and Greg Stafford and published by West End Games in 1986. It is based on the 1984 film Ghostbusters....
(1986) - Warhammer Fantasy RoleplayWarhammer Fantasy RoleplayWarhammer Fantasy Roleplay is a role-playing game set in the Warhammer Fantasy setting. Over the years, it has been through a number of phases and different publishers, most of which were related in some way to Games Workshop...
(1986) - GURPSGURPSThe Generic Universal RolePlaying System, or GURPS, is a tabletop role-playing game system designed to allow for play in any game setting...
(1986) - Robot Warriors (1986)
- 2300 AD2300 AD2300 AD is a hard science fiction role-playing game created by Game Designers Workshop, originally offered as an alternative to the space opera portrayed by the company's leading science fiction role-playing game, Traveller...
(1986) - Star Wars Roleplaying Game (1987, West End Games)
- Ars MagicaArs MagicaArs Magica is a role-playing game set in Mythic Europe, a quasi-historical version of Europe around AD 1200 with added fantastical elements. The game revolves around wizards and their allies...
(1987) - TalislantaTalislantaTalislanta is a fantasy role-playing game written by Stephen Michael Sechi, with significant stylistic input by artist P.D. Breeding-Black. Initially released in 1987 by Bard Games, the game quickly gained a reputation as an alternative to Dungeons & Dragons that was both much simpler mechanically...
(1987) - Space: 1889Space: 1889Space: 1889 is a role-playing game of Victorian-era space-faring,created by Frank Chadwick and originally published by Game Designers' Workshop from 1988 to 1991 and later reprinted by Heliograph, Inc...
(1988) - Cyberpunk 2013 (1988)
- Buck Rogers in the 25th Century (1988)
- Prince ValiantPrince Valiant (role-playing game)Prince Valiant: The Story-Telling Game is the official role-playing game based on Hal Foster's comic strip of the same name. Created by Greg Stafford the game was first published by Stafford's company, Chaosium, in 1989.-Setting:...
(1989) - ShadowrunShadowrunShadowrun is a role-playing game set in a near-future fictional universe in which cybernetics, magic and fantasy creatures co-exist. It combines genres of cyberpunk, urban fantasy and crime, with occasional elements of conspiracy fiction, horror, and detective fiction.The original game has spawned...
(1989) - Adventurers of the North, Kalevala Heroes (1989)
- Sword World RPGSword World RPGis a very popular Japanese role-playing game created by Group SNE. 10 million copies of the related books including rulebooks, novels and replays have been sold....
(1989) - Hero SystemHero SystemThe Hero System is a generic role-playing game system that developed from the superhero RPG Champions. It is used as the underlying mechanics of other Hero Games role-playing games such as Dark Champions, Fantasy Hero, Star Hero, and Pulp Hero...
(1989) - In Nomine Satanis/Magna VeritasIn Nomine Satanis/Magna VeritasIn Nomine Satanis/Magna Veritas is a French role-playing game, created by Croc.In Nomine Satanis/Magna Veritas was first designed by the French company Siroz, available in its fourth edition. The French edition of the game was stopped in 2006, with the publication of the sourcebook "On Ferme !"...
(1989) - CyberspaceCyberspace (role-playing game)Cyberspace is a cyberpunk role-playing game published by Iron Crown Enterprises and using a somewhat modified version of their Spacemaster ruleset...
(1989)
1990s
- Worlds Beyond (1990)
- Comandos de Guerra (1990)
- Aquelarre (1990)
- Cyberpunk 2020Cyberpunk 2020Cyberpunk 2020 is a cyberpunk role-playing game written by Mike Pondsmith and published by R. Talsorian Games.- Overview :This role-playing game is based on the works of William Gibson, Bruce Sterling, and other authors of the "Mirrorshades group"...
(1990) - RiftsRifts (role-playing game)Rifts is a multi-genre role-playing game created by Kevin Siembieda in 1990 and published continuously by Palladium Books since then. Rifts takes place in a post-apocalyptic future, deriving elements from cyberpunk, science fiction, fantasy, horror, western, mythology and many other genres.Rifts...
(1990) - TorgTorgTorg is a cinematic multi-genre role-playing game created by Greg Gorden and Bill Slavicsek and released by West End Games in 1990, which uses several innovative techniques...
(1990) - Mutantes en la sombra (1991)
- KultKultKult is a contemporary fantasy horror role-playing game originally designed by Gunilla Jonsson and Michael Petersén, first published in Sweden by Target Games in 1991. The first English edition was published in 1993 by Metropolis Ltd., a now defunct American publisher...
(1991) - Vampire: The MasqueradeVampire: The MasqueradeVampire: The Masquerade is a role-playing game. Created by Mark Rein·Hagen, it was the first of White Wolf Game Studio's World of Darkness role-playing games, based on the Storyteller System and centered around vampires in a modern gothic-punk world....
(1991) - Amber Diceless Roleplaying GameAmber Diceless Roleplaying GameThe Amber Diceless Roleplaying Game is a role-playing game created and written by Erick Wujcik, set in the fictional universe created by author Roger Zelazny for his Chronicles of Amber...
(1991) - Fuerza Delta (1991)
- TagmarTagmarTagmar is a roleplaying game launched in 1991 by GSA that claims to be the first such Brazilian offering on what was at the time a nascent market....
(1991) - Oráculo (1992)
- Werewolf: The ApocalypseWerewolf: The ApocalypseWerewolf: The Apocalypse is a role-playing game and series of novels from the now defunct World of Darkness line by White Wolf. In the game, players take the role of werewolves known as Garou , as well as other lycanthropes: warriors who are locked in a two-front war against both the spiritual...
(1992) - Fudge (1992)
- Over the Edge (1992)
- NephilimNephilim (role-playing game)This article is about the Role-playing game, for the supernatural beings, see NephilimNephilim is a role-playing game about powerful elemental entities reincarnating into human beings...
(1992) - Ragnarok (1992)
- Analaya, tormenta de arena (1992)
- Fanhunter, el juego de rol épicodecadenteFanhunter, el juego de rol épicodecadenteFanhunter, el juego de rol épicodecadente is a Spanish comedy role-playing game designed by Chema Pamundi, developed by Xavi Garriga, first edited by Cels Piñol in 1992 and set in the fictional universe created by Piñol under the name of Fanhunter...
(1992) - Desafio dos BandeirantesDesafio dos BandeirantesO Desafio dos Bandeirantes is a fantasy/history role playing game written and released in Brazil in 1992....
(1992) - Forgotten FuturesForgotten FuturesForgotten Futures is a role-playing game created by Marcus Rowland to allow people to play in settings inspired by Victorian and Edwardian science fiction and fantasy...
(1993) - EarthdawnEarthdawnEarthdawn is a fantasy role-playing game, originally produced by FASA in 1993. In 1999 it was licensed to Living Room Games, which produced the Second Edition...
(1993) - Prime DirectivePrime Directive (role-playing game)Prime Directive is a role-playing game set in the Star Trek-derived Star Fleet Universe. The game has gone through two different incarnations.-Prime Directive RPG:...
(1993) - Macross II: The Role-Playing Game (1993)
- Fate of the NornsFate of the NornsFate of the Norns is a viking fantasy role-playing game first published in 1996 by Pendelhaven, created by Andrew Valkauskas. It was notable for its original experience point system and afterlife mechanics rooted deeply in Viking mythology...
(1993) - Mutant ChroniclesMutant ChroniclesMutant Chronicles is a pen-and-paper role-playing game set in a post-apocalyptic world, originally published in 1993. It has spawned a franchise of collectible card games, miniature wargames, video games, novels, comic books, and a film of the same title based on the game world.Mutant Chronicles...
(1993) - Mage: The AscensionMage: The AscensionMage: The Ascension is a role-playing game based in the World of Darkness, and was published by White Wolf Game Studio. The characters portrayed in the game are referred to as mages, and are capable of feats of magic...
(1993) - Mili KK, el juego de rol (1993)
- Far West (1993)
- Jovian ChroniclesJovian ChroniclesJovian Chronicles is a science fiction game setting published by Dream Pod 9 since 1992. It introduces a complete universe for role-playing and wargaming space combat, featuring mecha, giant spacecraft and epic space battles....
(1993) - ¡Piratas! (1994)
- The World of Indiana Jones (1994)
- The Pirates of Dark Water (1994)
- Castle FalkensteinCastle Falkenstein (role-playing game)Castle Falkenstein is a steampunk-themed fantasy role-playing game designed by Mike Pondsmith and originally published by R. Talsorian Games. A GURPS version and several supplements were later published by Steve Jackson Games. The game is named for a legendary unbuilt castle in the Bavarian Alps...
(1994) - Wraith: The OblivionWraith: The OblivionWraith: The Oblivion is a role-playing game set in the afterlife of White Wolf Game Studio's World of Darkness. In the game, players take on characters who are recently dead and are now ghosts...
(1994) - Heavy GearHeavy GearHeavy Gear is a game universe published since 1994 by Canadian publisher Dream Pod 9. It includes a tabletop tactical wargame, a role-playing game and a lesser known combat card game...
(1994) - El caso del crimen del contable (1995)
- Espada y brujería (1995)
- Almogàvers (1995)
- Changeling: The DreamingChangeling: The DreamingChangeling: The Dreaming was part of White Wolf Game Studio's original "World of Darkness" role playing game line. Player characters are changelings, fae souls reborn into human bodies, a practice begun by the fae to protect themselves as magic vanished from the world...
(1995) - Superhéroes Inc. (1995)
- ¡Niños! (1995)
- Atlantis 2183 (1995)
- Tirant lo Blanc (1996)
- WitchcraftCJ Carella's WitchCraftCJ Carella's WitchCraft, or more informally WitchCraft , is a modern horror role-playing game published by Eden Studios, Inc. It is based on the Unisystem game system and had been previously published by Myrmidon Press. In both cases it was designed and written by C. J. Carella...
(1996) - Fading SunsFading SunsFading Suns is a science fiction space opera role-playing game published by Holistic Design. The setting was also used for a PC game , a live action role-playing game , and for a space combat miniature game .- Game setting :The action is set in a future medieval-analogue empire built on the remains...
(1996) - DeadlandsDeadlandsDeadlands is a genre-mixing alternate history roleplaying game which combines the Western and horror genres, with some Steampunk elements. It was written by Shane Lacy Hensley and published by Pinnacle Entertainment Group....
(1996) - Vampire: The Dark AgesVampire: The Dark AgesVampire: The Dark Ages is a role-playing game originally published by White Wolf Game Studio in 1996. Later, in 2002, the gameline was replaced by Dark Ages: Vampire...
(1996) - The D6 System: The Customizable Roleplaying GameD6 SystemThe D6 System is a role-playing game system published by West End Games and licensees. While the system is primarily intended for pen-and-paper role-playing games, variations of the system have also been used in live action role-playing games and miniature battle games...
(1996) - Indiana Jones Adventures (1996)
- Legend of the Five RingsLegend of the Five Rings Roleplaying GameThe Legend of the Five Rings Roleplaying Game is a role-playing game originally written by John Wick and published by Alderac Entertainment Group, under license from Five Rings Publishing Group, in 1997...
(1997) - Men in Black (1997)
- FuzionFuzionFuzion is a generic role-playing game system created by the collaboration of R. Talsorian Games and Hero Games. Fuzion is a combination of the Interlock System, , and the HERO system...
(1997) - MultiverserMultiverserMultiverser is a multi-genre role-playing game published by Valdron Inc. that has the player character moving from dimension to dimension with each dimension being based on varying rules of reality which determine what is possible in that dimension...
(1997) - Werewolf: The Wild WestWerewolf: The Wild WestWerewolf: The Wild West is a role-playing game from the World of Darkness line by White Wolf Game Studio. The setting is similar to Werewolf: The Apocalypse but is taking place in the Wild West in the 19th century...
(1997) - Marvel Super Heroes Adventure GameMarvel Super Heroes Adventure GameThe Marvel Super Heroes Adventure Game is a role-playing game published by TSR, Inc. that uses the SAGA System. It should not be confused with the earlier Marvel Super Heroes Game or the later Marvel Universe Roleplaying Game .The game box contained a Fate Deck of 96 cards,each of which had a...
(1998) - Hercules & Xena (1998)
- AlternityAlternityAlternity is a science fiction role-playing game published by TSR in 1998...
(1998) - Star*Drive (1998)
- Unknown ArmiesUnknown ArmiesUnknown Armies is an occult-themed role playing game by John Tynes and Greg Stolze and published by Atlas Games. Subtitled "A roleplaying game of power and consequences"...
(1998) - LaberintoLaberintoLaberinto is the twelfth studio album by Latin Grammy-winning Spanish musician and actor, Miguel Bosé, and his sixth with Warner Bros. Records . It was released in 1996...
(1998) - Mage: The Sorcerer's CrusadeMage: The Sorcerer's CrusadeMage: The Sorcerers Crusade is a role playing game that takes place in the World of Darkness during the Renaissance. It is a prequel of Mage: The Ascension and depicts the beginning of the struggle between "traditionalists" and "technocrats"....
(1998) - Run out the guns! (1998)
- Usagi Yojimbo (1998, Gold Rush Games)
- Dragonlance: The Fifth Age (1998)
- The Extraordinary Adventures of Baron Munchausen (1998)
- Star Trek: The Next Generation Role-playing GameStar Trek role-playing game (Last Unicorn)Star Trek: The Next Generation Role-playing Game is a role-playing game set in the fictional Star Trek universe, designed by Last Unicorn Games . Due to licensing issues, LUG did not release the game as a single core rulebook and setting supplements for the various series, but instead intended to...
(1998) - Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Role-playing GameStar Trek role-playing game (Last Unicorn)Star Trek: The Next Generation Role-playing Game is a role-playing game set in the fictional Star Trek universe, designed by Last Unicorn Games . Due to licensing issues, LUG did not release the game as a single core rulebook and setting supplements for the various series, but instead intended to...
(1999) - Star Trek: The Original Series Role-playing GameStar Trek role-playing game (Last Unicorn)Star Trek: The Next Generation Role-playing Game is a role-playing game set in the fictional Star Trek universe, designed by Last Unicorn Games . Due to licensing issues, LUG did not release the game as a single core rulebook and setting supplements for the various series, but instead intended to...
(1999) - ViolenceViolence (role-playing game)Violence: The Roleplaying Game of Egregious and Repulsive Bloodshed is a short, 32-page roleplaying game written by Greg Costikyan under the pseudonym "Designer X" and published by Hogshead Publishing in 1999 as part of its New Style line of games...
(1999) - 7th Sea (1999)
- All Flesh Must Be EatenAll Flesh Must Be EatenAll Flesh Must Be Eaten or AFMBE is a multiple Origins Award winning and nominatedsurvival horror role-playing game produced by Eden Studios, Inc. using the Unisystem game system....
(1999) - DC UniverseDC Universe Roleplaying GameThe DC Universe Roleplaying Game is a Legend System-based role-playing game from West End Games, and set in the DC Comics universe.-History:The game system had several supplementary publications in print during the 1999–2002 timeframe, including:...
(1999) - EXO (1999)
- Feng ShuiFeng Shui (role-playing game)Feng Shui is a martial arts-themed role-playing game, designed by Robin Laws, published first by Daedalus Entertainment and now by Atlas Games. The game shares its setting with the collectible card game Shadowfist. The system is simple, with most detail being in the game's combat system. Combat...
(1999) - Furry PiratesFurry PiratesFurry Pirates is an anthropomorphic, historical fantasy, pen-and-paper role-playing game published by Atlas Games. It is set in a parallel universe, reminiscent of 17th century Earth. The game was written by Lise Breakey and Bruce Thomas and was illustrated by Terrie Smith.The game, as the name...
(1999) - Hunter: The ReckoningHunter: The ReckoningHunter: The Reckoning is a role-playing game based in White Wolf Game Studio's World of Darkness. Compared to the other game in the franchise, Hunter does not explore the secret society of supernatural creatures founded over centuries, preferring to throw the player in a world of danger and mysteries...
(1999) - Weird War Two: Crusade for Europe (1999)
- ERT: La Era de los Poderes (1999)
- PuppetlandPuppetlandPuppetland: a storytelling game with strings in a grim world of make-believe is a role-playing game written by John Tynes.The game was published together with Powerkill, a satirical role-playing metagame by the same author, under the title Puppetland/Powerkill.A free edition, including most of the...
(1999)
2000s
- Star Wars Roleplaying GameStar Wars Roleplaying Game (Wizards of the Coast)On June 5, 2007, Wizards released the Star Wars Roleplaying Game: Saga Edition. The game was streamlined to be easier to play and a greater emphasis was placed on miniatures. Some of the major changes include:...
(2000, Wizards of the Coast) - Hero Wars (2000)
- Enothril (2000)
- Pavillon Noir, la révolte (2000)
- Frankenstein faktoria (2000)
- Anno Domini Adventus Averni ad Terram (2000)
- Name Keeper (2000)
- Barrio xino (2000)
- Fanpiro (2001)
- Fulminata (2001)
- ExaltedExaltedExalted is a role-playing game published by White Wolf Publishing. The game is classified as high fantasy, but may be more accurately described as "mythic fantasy", as the developer specifically avoided drawing on J. R. R. Tolkien, but rather turned to a mixture of world mythologies for inspiration...
(2001) - Gear KriegGear KriegGear Krieg is an alternate history game setting published by Dream Pod 9. It contains information suitable for role-playing and wargaming a pulp-fueled World War II, featuring walking tanks and epic tabletop battles.- Setting:...
(2001) - Little FearsLittle FearsLittle Fears - The Roleplaying Game of Childhood Terror is a role-playing game published in 2001 by Key 20 Publishing. The book was written by Jason L Blair, featuring illustrations by Drew Baker, Dimitrios "Jim" Denaxas, Veronica V. Jones, hive, Nick Wilson, Kieran Yanner, Bradley K. McDevitt, and...
(2001) - Mummy: The ResurrectionMummy: The ResurrectionMummy: The Resurrection is a role-playing game released by White Wolf Game Studios, where the players assume the role of resurrected mummies living in the modern world.-Setting:...
(2001) - Weird War II: Blood on the Rhine (2001)
- The Metabarons Roleplaying GameThe Metabarons Roleplaying GameThe Metabarons Roleplaying Game is a role-playing game set within the mystically-inclined and oppressive space opera setting, the Jodoverse created by Alexandro Jodorowsky originally in the form of French language comic books. In the game, players play, not the Metabarons themselves, but common...
(2001) - De Profundis (2001)
- SorcererSorcerer (role-playing game)Sorcerer is an award winning occult-themed indie role-playing game written by Ron Edwards and published through Adept Press. The game focuses on sorcerers who summon, bind, and interact with demons, which are powerful non-human entities who work with and against the sorcerer.-Setting:The game has...
(2001) - Mochos: Ziquitaque Nau (2001)
- Action! (2002)
- Silver Age SentinelsSilver Age SentinelsSilver Age Sentinels is a superhero role-playing game published in 2002 by Guardians of Order, creators of Big Eyes, Small Mouth, an anime-themed RPG....
(2002) - Mutants & Masterminds (2002)
- Steve Perrin's Quest RulesSteve Perrin's Quest RulesSteve Perrin's Quest Rules, or SPQR for short, is a role-playing game system created and sold by Steve Perrin.- History :SPQR rules are based on those Perrin created for the role-playing game called RuneQuest, first published in 1978 by Chaosium and set in Greg Stafford's fantasy world, Glorantha...
(2002) - The Lord of the Rings Roleplaying Game (2002)
- Juego de rol del capitán Alatriste (2002)
- Victorian Age: Vampire (2002)
- Demon: The FallenDemon: The FallenDemon: The Fallen is a role-playing game and a fictional setting from the World of Darkness line by White Wolf Game Studio. The player characters in the game are fallen angels, who were cast out of paradise after a thousand year war with God.- History :...
(2002) - GodlikeGodlike (role-playing game)Godlike: Superhero Roleplaying in a World on Fire, 1936-1946 is an alternate history World War II era Superhero role-playing game, created by Dennis Detwiller and Greg Stolze. Godlike was originally produced by Dennis Detwiller and John Tynes of Pagan Publishing , and published by Hawthorn...
(2002) - Outfan (2002)
- The Burning WheelThe Burning WheelThe Burning Wheel is a fantasy role-playing game independently written and published by Luke Crane. The game uses a dice pool mechanic for resolution, and a system of prior-experience for character generation which tracks the development of the new character from birth up to the point they begin...
(2002) - InSpectresInSpectresInSpectres is a paranormal investigation-themed role-playing game by Jared Sorensen, independently published by Memento Mori Theatricks.- System :Like most roleplaying games, InSpectres has a method of conflict resolution using dice...
(2002) - octaNe: premium uNleaded (2002)
- Dread: The First Book of PandemoniumDread: The First Book of PandemoniumDread: The First Book of Pandemonium is an independently published modern-horror role-playing game by Rafael Chandler.It was originally released in 2002. In 2007 a new version, called the "Unrated Edition", was released, featuring changes to the original rules.-External links:** Flames Rising...
(2002) - Black Flag: Piracy in the Caribbean (2002)
- Spaceship ZeroSpaceship ZeroSpaceship Zero is the title of a role-playing game and an indie rock CD.- Role-playing Game :The role-playing game was written by Warren Banks and Toren Atkinson including contributions from John Tynes and Monte Cook and Andrew J Lucas and published by Green Ronin Publishing in 2002...
(2002) - Transhuman SpaceTranshuman SpaceTranshuman Space is a role-playing game published by Steve Jackson Games as parts of the "Powered by GURPS" line. Set in the year 2100, humanity has begun to colonize the Solar System...
(2002) - Discworld Roleplaying GamelGURPS DiscworldGURPS Discworld and the related supplements are role-playing game sourcebooks set in Terry Pratchett's Discworld fantasy universe using the GURPS role-playing game system.-History:...
(2002) - Sláine: The Role Playing Game of Celtic Heroes (2002, d20 system)
- DonjonDonjon (role-playing game)Donjon is an independently published role-playing game by Clinton R. Nixon, published by Anvilwerks. It is a fantasy game that is both a parody of and an homage to Dungeons & Dragons...
(2002) - Star Trek Roleplaying Game (2002)
- Alkaendra, los sueños perdidos (2002)
- OrpheusOrpheus (role-playing game)Orpheus is a role playing game by White Wolf Game Studio, set in a microcosm of the World of Darkness. Unlike the other World of Darkness game lines, Orpheus has a specifically planned metaplot and a set number of books that were published. Although it uses the same system as White Wolf's other...
(2003) - My Life With MasterMy Life with MasterMy Life with Master is an independently published role-playing game written by Paul Czege and published by Half Meme Press ....
(2003) - Diana: Warrior PrincessDiana: Warrior PrincessDiana: Warrior Princess is an indie role-playing game written by Marcus Rowland and initially published by Heliograph Incorporated, based on an article describing the setting which originally appeared in Valkyrie magazine. It is distributed as a PDF via Steve Jackson Games...
(2003) - UnisystemUnisystemUnisystem is a generic role-playing game system produced by Eden Studios, Inc. It is used in All Flesh Must Be Eaten, the Buffyverse role-playing games, CJ Carella's WitchCraft, Conspiracy X , and several other games. Games designed using Unisystem have been nominated for, and won, Origins...
(2003) - D6 AdventureD6 AdventureD6 Adventure is a generic role-playing game system based on the D6 System. D6 Adventure is published as a stand alone rulebook and is supported by its own line of supplements.-Setting:...
(2003) - Victoriana (2003)
- Tri-Stat dXTri-Stat dXTri-Stat dX is a generic role-playing game system developed and published by Guardians of Order in 2003. Like other generic role-playing game systems, Tri-stat dX has adaptable rules that can be applied to many genres and settings....
(2003) - Savage WorldsSavage WorldsSavage Worlds is an award-winning, universal generic, role-playing game and miniatures wargame, written by Shane Lacy Hensley, and published by Great White Games doing business as Pinnacle Entertainment Group...
(2003) - Silhouette CORE (2003)
- Sine RequieSine RequieSine Requie is an Italian horror Role-playing game, written by Matteo Cortini and Leonardo Moretti and whose first edition was published in 2003 by Rose & Poison...
(2003) - Warcraft: The Roleplaying GameWarcraft: The Roleplaying GameWarcraft: The Roleplaying Game is a role-playing game line published by Sword & Sorcery in 2003, based on the Warcraft computer game and set in the Warcraft Universe...
(2003) - HeroQuestHeroQuest (role-playing game)HeroQuest is a narrativist role-playing game written by Robin D. Laws and published by Moon Design Publications under license from Issaries, Inc....
(2003) - Pirates!Pirates! (role-playing game)Pirates! is a role-playing game about piracy created by Inger Henning and first published in August 2003 by Living Imagination, Inc. Using the d20 system as game mechanics Pirates! merges both historical and fantasy pirates....
(2003) - Marvel Universe Roleplaying GameMarvel Universe Roleplaying GameThe Marvel Universe Roleplaying Game is a role-playing game set in the Marvel Universe. It was published in 2003 by Marvel Comics...
(2003) - High Adventure Role PlayingHigh Adventure Role PlayingHigh Adventure Role Playing is a fantasy role-playing game, designed by Tim Dugger & Heike A. Kubash, and published by Iron Crown Enterprises .- Background :...
(2003) - Castles & CrusadesCastles & CrusadesCastles & Crusades is a role-playing game published by Troll Lord Games in 2004. It was conceived as a reimagining of classic Dungeons & Dragons using streamlined mechanics from third edition Dungeons & Dragons. The game uses many of the d20 System mechanics, but eliminates skills and feats and...
(2004) - Arkeos (2004)
- Lone Wolf (2004)
- Xtraídos (2004)
- Redención (2004)
- Conan (Mongoose Publishing) (2004)
- The Shadow of YesterdayThe Shadow of YesterdayThe Shadow of Yesterday is a narrativist sword and sorcery indie role-playing game, designed by Clinton R...
(2004) - Dogs in the VineyardDogs in the VineyardDogs in the Vineyard is an independently published role-playing game based on the history of the Mormons. It was written by D. Vincent Baker and published by Lumpley Games....
(2004) - Vampire: The RequiemVampire: The RequiemVampire: The Requiem is a role-playing game published by White Wolf, set in the World of Darkness, and the successor to the Vampire: The Masquerade line. It was first released in August 2004, together with a new core rule book for the World of Darkness...
(2004) - Espada y brujería (2004)
- Lacuna Part 1. The Creation of the Mystery and the Girl from Blue City (2004)
- Primetime AdventuresPrimetime AdventuresPrimetime Adventures is a role-playing game by Matt Wilson, independently published by Dog-eared Designs. The players create a TV-show together, establishing setting elements and potential main characters. One player takes on the role of the producer, while the rest of the players take on the role...
(2004) - the farmThe FarmThe Farm may refer to:In places:* The Farm , a government residence in Canada and home to the Speaker of the Canadian House of Commons* The Farm , a community center in California, U.S....
(2004) - FirebornFirebornFireborn is a cross-genre role-playing game incorporating elements of urban fantasy and high fantasy.The game provides a dual-era setting, alternating between London a few years in the future from the present day where the use of magic has been brought back to the world and a mythic age where...
(2004) - Quidam (2004)
- Wyrd is Bond (2004)
- Tibet: The Roleplaying GameTibet: The Roleplaying GameTibet: The Roleplaying Game is an independently published historical fantasy role-playing game by Brian St.Claire-King, published by Vajra Enterprises.-Setting:The game is set in Tibet circa 1959 during the Chinese invasion of Tibet that began in 1950...
(2004) - Atlantis: The Second Age (2005)
- Werewolf: The ForsakenWerewolf: The ForsakenWerewolf: The Forsaken is a role-playing game set in the new World of Darkness created by White Wolf Game Studio. It is the successor to Werewolf: The Apocalypse, the "game of savage horror" from the old World of Darkness line of games, but has moved to a more personal sort of horror, reflecting...
(2005) - Cyberpunk V3Cyberpunk 2020Cyberpunk 2020 is a cyberpunk role-playing game written by Mike Pondsmith and published by R. Talsorian Games.- Overview :This role-playing game is based on the works of William Gibson, Bruce Sterling, and other authors of the "Mirrorshades group"...
(2005) - Anima: Beyond FantasyAnima: Beyond FantasyAnima is a fantasy setting developed in Spain by Carlos B. García Aparicio and Anima Project Studios. Anima was significantly inspired by Japanese roleplaying video games such as Final Fantasy and Suikoden, and features manga-like art, Eastern concepts of honor codes, mysticism and martial arts...
(2005) - Factory: La Geonova Libre (2005)
- The Mountain WitchThe Mountain WitchThe Mountain Witch is a role-playing game by Timothy Kleinert, independently published by Timfire Publishing. The player characters are samurai ronin that have banded together to destroy the Mountain Witch at the top of Mount Fuji. Each character has its own "dark fate", randomly drawn and known...
(2005) - Mage: The AwakeningMage: The AwakeningMage: The Awakening is a role-playing game developed by White Wolf, Inc. and based in their World of Darkness setting. The characters portrayed in this game are individuals able to bend or break the commonly-accepted rules of reality to perform subtle or outlandish acts of magic. These characters...
(2005) - sLAng, a quemarropa (2005)
- Usagi Yojimbo (2005, Sanguine Productions)
- A Game of Thrones (2005)
- Lances (2006)
- Unidad Beta (2006)
- Promethean: The CreatedPromethean: The CreatedPromethean: The Created is a role-playing game published by White Wolf, set in the new World of Darkness.The game is inspired by the classic tales of Frankenstein's monster, the Golem and other such simulacra. The characters are individuals created by first dismembering and reassembling human...
(2006) - The Original Flatland Role Playing Game (2006)
- Shab-al-Hiri RoachShab-al-Hiri RoachThe Shab-al-Hiri Roach is a role-playing game by Jason Morningstar, independently published by Bully Pulpit Games. The game is GM-less and designed for single-session play at the end of which a winner is determined. Its tone is black comedy, lampooning academia.The game is about the internal...
(2006) - Dice & GloryDice & GloryDice & Glory is a generic role-playing game system created by Robert A. Neri Jr. and published by Ranger Games. The game was first published as a "Lite" version in late 2006 and later the Core Rulebook in February 2007 by Ranger Games...
(2006) - Cold City (2006)
- Don't Rest Your Head (2006)
- Blood & Honor (2006)
- Necrorama (2007)
- Grey Ranks Grey Ranks (role-playing game)Grey Ranks is a role-playing game by Jason Morningstar, independently published by Bully Pulpit Games. The game is designed for three to five players and puts each of them in the shoes of child soldiers during the Warsaw Uprising, serving as members of the Grey Ranks .- Game play :Play is conducted...
(2007) - C-System (2007)
- As Crónicas de Gáidil (2007)
- Aces & Eights: Shattered FrontierAces & Eights: Shattered FrontierAces & Eights: Shattered Frontier is an American award-winning role-playing game, written by Jolly R. Blackburn, Brian Jelke, Steve Johansson, Dave Kenzer, Jennifer Kenzer and Mark Plemmons, and published by Kenzer & Company in 2007...
(2007) - Septimus (2007)
- 99 espadas (2007)
- Inocentes (2007)
- Sláine: The Role Playing Game of Celtic Heroes (2007, RuneQuest system)
- Fábulas, historias de la sociedad de cuentacuentos (2007)
- A Song of Ice and Fire Roleplaying (2007)
- Roleage (2008)
- Bakemono (2008)
- Trail of CthulhuTrail of Cthulhu (role-playing game)Trail of Cthulhu is an investigative horror role-playing game designed by Kenneth Hite that uses the GUMSHOE System developed by Robin Laws. Trail of Cthulhu is published by Pelgrane Press under license from Chaosium...
(2008) - RyFRYFRYF is a three-letter abbreviation that may refer to:* Revolutionary Youth Front, an Indian socialist organization* Red Youth Front, a Canadian communist organization* Run You Fools, an expression used on forums.macresource.com to announce a very good deal...
(2008) - Last War (2008)
- Mouse Guard (2008)
- CthulhuTechCthulhuTechCthulhuTech is a science-fiction and horror roleplaying game created by Wildfire LLC and published by Sandstorm that combines elements of the Cthulhu Mythos with anime-style mecha, horror, magic and futuristic action...
(2008) - Warhammer 40,000 RoleplayWarhammer 40,000 RoleplayWarhammer 40,000 Roleplay is a series of role-playing games with a common system, sharing the same dark, gothic background as the Warhammer 40,000 tabletop miniatures game...
(2008) - Houses of the BloodedHouses of the BloodedHouses of the Blooded is a roleplaying game designed by John Wick scheduled for release July 2008. Its author has described it as the "anti-Dungeons and Dragons roleplaying game," emphasising elements of the fantasy genre that D&D overlooks...
(2008) - Los esoterroristas (2008)
- Starblazer Adventures (2008)
- Black Crusade (2008)
- NSd20, juego de rol genérico multiambiental (2009)
- Arcana Mvndi (2009)
- Eclipse PhaseEclipse Phase (role-playing game)Eclipse Phase is a science fiction horror role-playing game with transhumanist themes. Futurist Anders Sandberg noted its difference from GURPS Transhuman Space was its emphasis on posthuman characters...
(2009) - Eyes Only (2009)
- Eoris Essence (2009)
- Pathfinder Roleplaying GamePathfinder Roleplaying GameThe Pathfinder Roleplaying Game is a fantasy role-playing game first published in 2009 by Paizo Publishing...
(2009) - Slasher Flick (2009)
- Swords & Wizardry (2009)
- Witch Girls Adventures (2009)
- Los Ichar (2009)
- Yggdrasill (2009)
2010s
- Carnage Amongst the Tribes (2010)
- Les Ombres d'Esteren (2010)
- The Dresden Files (2010)
- Labyrinth (2010)
- Anoë (2010)
- Dragon Age (2010)
- Adventure Party (2010)
- Eden: the DeceitEden: the DeceitEden: the Deceit is an award-winning Italian science fantasy role playing game by Gabriele Baldassarre and Massimo Basso with rule system written by Mario Raiola. It was first published by the indie publisher 9th Circle Games, after two pre-releases during the 2006 and 2008...
(2010) - 1808 (2010)
- Taura: Lands of Alchemy (2010)
- Maschine ZeitMaschine Zeit-Track listing:#"Sins" – 6:24#"Gunman" – 4:46#"Black Market Dealers" – 5:33#"Maschine Zeit" – 6:20#"Nuclear Winter" – 4:10#"Under Deck" – 5:48#"Cold War" – 4:50#"The Journey" – 5:54#"Nothing to Include" – 6:31#"The Last" – 4:41#"Zeit" – 4:48...
(2010) - Deathwatch (2010)
- The Laundry (2010)
- ¡Gañanes! (2011)
- Dogfight (2011)