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List of role-playing games

This is a list of role-playing games, subdivided by genre (although many games do not fit clearly into one genre or another). It does not include computer role-playing games or any other video games with RPG elements. Most of these games are tabletop role-playing games; other types of games are noted as such where appropriate.

Contents

Fantasy Genre



  • Burning Wheel





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




  • Jorune (or "Skyrealms of Jorune")


  • Krysztaly czasu (Polish, Crystals of Time) by MAG










Science Fiction Genre




  • La Compagnie de glaces (french - post-apocalyptical, from the novels of G.J. Arnaud )
  • Conspiracy X by Eden Studios - aliens, UFOs, and government coverups
  • Continuum RPG - time travel adventure
  • Core Command by Dream Pod 9
  • Cyberpunk 2020 - based on the mirror shades authors
  • Cybergeneration


  • Doctor Who RPG








  • Neuroshima (Polish) by Portal







Horror Genre

  • Beyond The Supernatural
  • Kult - Swedish game of Kaballistic origins; tag line is "Death is only the beginning"
  • Unknown Armies

Satire/Humor Genres

  • Big Eyes, Small Mouth by Guardians of Order - anime based RPG
  • Buffy the Vampire Slayer - based on the TV show of the same name
  • Bunnies and Burrows
  • Kalmo Finnish zombie rpg
  • Macho Women With Guns
  • Rocky and Bullwinkle RPG
  • Tales from the Floating Vagabond
  • Teenagers From Outer Space , an anime based RPG.
  • The Extraordinary Adventures of Baron Munchausen , a storytelling RPG by James Wallis based on the novel of Baron Munchausen
  • Toon - Cartoon adventure inspired by the classic cartoon series from Warner Brothers and MGM
  • TWERPS
  • Zone (french) by Siroz (satiristic gang wars in the contemporary suburbs)

Superhero Genre

  • Blood of Heroes
  • DC Heroes by Mayfair Games

Contemporary Action/Espionage/Adventure

  • Hong Kong Action Theater
  • James Bond 007 by Victory Games - based on the James Bond films
  • Merc 2000 (Twilight 2000 updated for the post-Cold War '90s)
  • Mercenaries, Spies and Private Eyes
  • Top Secret by TSR - espionage adventure
  • Trauma (french) by Chroniques d'Outre-Monde (contemporary police and counter-terrorism adventures)
  • Zone (french) by Siroz (satiristic gang wars in the contemporary suburbs)

Period Adventure/Alternate History Genres

  • 7th Sea by Alderac Entertainment Company
  • Avant Charlemagne by François Nédelec (french - early Middle-Age)
  • Gangbusters by TSR - 1930s urban crime adventure
  • Légendes Celtiques (french)
  • Légendes de la Vallée des rois (french - ancient Egypt)
  • Valley of the Pharaohs by Palladium Books

Universal Roleplaying Systems

  • EW-System [2] - open game system by Extraordinary Worlds Studio (eWs)
  • FUDGE - Free, Universal, Do-it-Yourself Gaming Engine by Steffan O'Sullivan
  • HARPE - The Hugely Adaptable (action/anime) Role-Playing Engine, Free and quite adaptable
  • Hero System by Hero Games
  • Jags
  • Masterbook
  • OGL System by Mongoose Publishing
  • OSIRIS RPG
  • Q10
  • Savage Worlds
  • Unisystem by Eden Studios

Other products

Magazines

Comics

Fanzines

See also

Specific Modules (Published Adventures)

External links



Last updated: 01-22-2005 17:28:03