# 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.
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| Game | Publisher | System | Dates | Setting | Notes |
| 13th Age | Pelgrane Press | Modified d20 OGL ("The Archmage Engine") | 2013 | High fantasy | Designed by Jonathan Tweet and Rob Heinsoo |
| 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 (formerly Trama Editorial) | | 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 (game designer) |
| 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 | | (See also Dungeons & Dragons) |
| 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 (French) | 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 (Japanese) | Far East Amusement Research / Enterbrain | Standard RPG System | 2002, 2005 | Fantasy with mecha like Final Fantasy | Far East Amusement Research / Enterbrain |
| Alshard Gaia (Japanese) | 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 | PbtA | 2023 | | |
| Apocalypse World | Lumpley Games | PbtA | 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 (PbtA) 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 (Japanese) | Fujimi Shobo | | 2004 | | Japanese MMORPG-like |
| Armageddon: 2089 | Mongoose Publishing | | 2003 | | |
| Armageddon: The End Times | Myrmidon Press (first edition); Eden Studios, Inc. (second edition) | 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 (editions 1 & 2) | | 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 (edition 3) | | 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 (editions 4 & 5) | | 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 (2nd ed.) | 2003, 2006 (2nd ed.) | | 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 |
| 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 (1st ed) / The Merry Mushmen (2nd ed) | 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 | | 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 | PbtA | 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 (1st and 2nd editions) Onyx Path Publishing ( 20th anniversary edition) | 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 (detective) 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" (Zeb's Fantasy Roleplaying System) | 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 (Polish) | | | 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 | | |
| 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 (and get superhuman powers along the way) | |
| 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 (role-playing game) | 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 (Dragons and Demons) | Target Games | | 1982 | Swedish fantasy RPG | |
| 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 (genre) | 2001 | | Designed by Robin D. Laws, based on the stories of Jack Vance |
| Dzikie Pola (Wild Fields) | 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 | | | |
| 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 (RGS) – 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 (game) | 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 | |
| A Game of Thrones | Guardians of Order | d20 | 2005 | A Game of Thrones | |
| Gamma World | TSR, Inc., Wizards of the Coast, Sword and Sorcery Studios | Custom (1st–4th edition) Alternity (5th edition) d20 System (6th–7th edition) | 1978, 1983, 1986, 1992, 2000, 2003, 2010 | Post-apocalypse science fantasy | Originally designed by James M. Ward and Gary Jaquet, with different editions based on different versions of D&D |
| Gangbusters | TSR, Inc. | | 1982, 1990, 2019 | 1920s American Prohibition-era urban crime adventure | Designed by Rick Krebs and Mark Acres |
| Gangster! | Fantasy Games Unlimited | | 1979 | | |
| Gatecrasher | Grey Ghost Press | Fudge | 1996 | A tongue-in-cheek science-fiction & fantasy setting | |
| Gear Krieg | Dream Pod 9 | | 2001 | | |
| Geist: The Sin-Eaters | White Wolf Publishing | Storytelling System | 2009 | New World of Darkness | |
| Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai | Guardians of Order | Tri-Stat System | 2000 | | |
| Ghostbusters: A Frightfully Cheerful Roleplaying Game | West End Games | Precursor to D6 System | 1986, 1989 | Supernatural comedy | Created by Sandy Petersen, Lynn Willis, and Greg Stafford, based on the Ghostbusters film series. First RPG to use a dice pool system |
| Ghosts of Albion | Eden Studios, Inc. | Unisystem | 2008, 2011 | Horror, drama, Victoriana | Based on the Ghosts of Albion animations and novels by Amber Benson and Christopher Golden |
| Ghoulash: The Last Game on Earth | Mike Suchcicki | | 1982 | | |
| Godlike | Hawthorn Hobgoblynn Press | One-Roll Engine | 2001 | | |
| Golden Heroes | Games Workshop | | 1984 | Superheroes | |
| Good Society | Storybrewers | | 2018 | Regency romance | Based on the Regency era novels of Jane Austen |
| Grey Ranks | Bully Pulpit Games | | 2007 | | |
| Grimm | Fantasy Flight Games | Linear D6 | 2004 | | |
| GUMSHOE System | Pelgrane Press | Gumshoe System | 2007 | | By Robin D. Laws |
| Gunslingers and Gamblers | FJGaming | | 2006 | The American Wild West of 1876 | |
| GURPS | Steve Jackson Games | GURPS | 1985, 1986, 1988, 2004 | Generic | Gurps is an acronym for "Generic Universal Role Playing System" |
| HackMaster | Kenzer & Company | Custom, derived from AD&D system | 2001, 2009, 2011 | | Based on the comic Knights of the Dinner Table |
| Hahlmabrea | Sutton Hoo Games | | 1991 | | |
| Halcyon | Neuwerld Studios | Prodigy System | 2008 | | |
| Happy Birthday, Robot! | Evil Hat Productions | | 2010 | | A storytelling game specifically aimed at children |
| HârnMaster | Columbia Games | | 1986, 1996, 2002 | Hârn | |
| Haven: City of Violence | Louis Porter Jr. Design | d20 System | 2003 | | |
| Hawkmoon | Chaosium | Basic Role-Playing | 1986 | An addendum to the Stormbringer RPG (a.k.a. Elric!) | By Kerie Campbell-Robson, based on Michael Moorcock's The History of the Runestaff |
| Heart: The City Beneath | Rowan, Rook & Decard | | 2020 | Dark fantasy | Designed by Grant Howitt and Christopher Taylor |
| Heaven & Earth | Event Horizon Productions | Tri-Stat System | 1998 | | |
| Heavy Gear | Dream Pod 9 | | 1994 | | |
| Hercules & Xena Roleplaying Game | West End Games | D6 System | 1998 | | Based on the syndicated action series Hercules: The Legendary Journeys and Xena: Warrior Princess |
| Hero System | Hero Games | | 1990, 2002, 2004, 2009 | | |
| HeroQuest/Hero Wars | Issaries, Inc. | Narrative | 2000, 2003, 2009, 2015, 2020 | | |
| Heroes | Tabletop Games (UK) | | 1979 | | |
| Heroes of Olympus | Task Force Games | | 1981 | | |
| Heroes Unlimited | Palladium Books | Megaversal system | 1984, 1987, 1993, 1998 | Superhero | Written by Kevin Siembieda |
| Hidden Kingdom | New Rules Inc. | | 1985 | | |
| High Adventure Cliffhangers Buck Rogers Adventure Game | TSR, Inc. | | 1993 | Science fiction | Based on the novel Armageddon 2419 A.D. and subsequent Buck Rogers comic strips |
| High Adventure Role Playing (HARP) | Iron Crown Enterprises | | 2003 | | |
| High Colonies | Waterford Publishing House, Ltd. | | 1988 | | |
| High Fantasy | Fantasy Productions, Reston Publishing | | 1978, 1981 | | |
| Hillfolk | Pelgrane Press | Dramasystem | 2013 | | Designed by Robin D. Laws |
| Hol | Black Dog Game Factory | | 1994, 2002 | | |
| Hollow Earth Expedition | Exile Games Studio | | 2006 | 1930's style pulp adventure | |
| Hollyworld | Blacksburg Tactical Research Center | | 2005 | | |
| Honey Heist | Rowan, Rook & Decard | Modified Lasers & Feelings | 2017 | Comedy heist | Designed by Grant Howitt |
| Hong Kong Action Theater | Event Horizon Productions | | 1996, 2001 | | |
| Houses of the Blooded | | | 2008 | | |
| How We Came To Live Here | Galileo Games | | 2010 | | |
| Hunter Planet | H-PAC | | 1986 | | |
| Hunter: The Reckoning | White Wolf Publishing Renegade Game Studios | Storyteller System | 1999, 2022 | World of Darkness personal horror | Designed by Andrew Bates, Phil Brucato, Ken Cliffe, Jess Heinig, Mike Tinney, Stewart Wieck, et al. |
| Hunter: The Vigil | White Wolf Publishing, Onyx Path Publishing | Storytelling System | 2008, 2022 | Chronicles of Darkness personal horror | Designed by Justin Achilli, Rich Thomas, and Chuck Wendig (1st ed.), and Monica Valentinelli (2nd ed.) |
| Hyborian War | Reality Simulations Inc. | | 1984 | Hyborian Age | Based on the world of Conan the Barbarian by Robert E. Howard |
| Hyperborea RPG | North Wind Adventures | Largely AD&D-based | 2012–present | Sword and sorcery and "weird science" | Setting builds on Conan and other sword and sorcery stories as well as works of Lovecraft |
| If I Were a Lich, Man | Hit Point Press | | 2023 | | Designed by Lucian Kahn |
| I'm Sorry Did You Say Street Magic | | | 2019 | | |
| Immortal: The Invisible War | Ran Valerhon | | 1993 | | |
| In Dark Alleys | Vajra Enterprises | | 2007 | | |
| In Nomine | Steve Jackson Games | Based on In Nomine Satanis / Magna Veritas | 1997 | | |
| In Nomine Satanis / Magna Veritas | Croc (Siroz) | | 1989, 1993, 1997, 2003, 2015 | Satiric gang/spy wars involving angels and demons in the contemporary world | French |
| Incursion | Tri Tac Games | | 1992 | | |
| Infernum | Mongoose Publishing | | | | |
| Infinity | The Infinity Company | | 1979 | | |
| Inner City | Inner City Games | | 1982 | | |
| Inou Tsukai | Enterbrain | | | | |
| InSpectres | Memento Mori Theatricks | | 2002 | | |
| Interstellar Elite Combat | Game Masters Associated | | 1991 | | |
| Invisible Sun | Monte Cook Games | Related to Cypher System | 2018-2020 | The Actuality, comprising eight worlds arranged in the Path of Suns | Surreal fantasy where the players take the roles of powerful magic-users |
| Iron Kingdoms | Privateer Press | d20 System | 2004 | | |
| Ironhedge | Empire Wargames | | 1979 | | |
| Iron Heroes | Fiery Dragon Productions | d20 system | 2005 | | Based on making D&D playable without magic |
| Ironsworn | Shawn Tomkin | Powered by the Apocalypse | 2018 | | |
| It Came From The Late, Late, Late Show | Stellar Games | | 1989 | | |
| It Was a Mutual Decision | Ron Edwards | | 2006 | | |
| Jadeclaw | Sanguine Productions Ltd | | 2002 | | |
| James Bond 007: Role-Playing in Her Majesty's Secret Service | Victory Games, a branch of Avalon Hill | | 1983 | The world of the James Bond franchise | |
| Jeremiah: The Roleplaying Game | Mongoose Publishing | | | | Based on the TV series |
| Jiangshi: Blood in the Banquet Hall | Wet Ink Games / Game and a Curry | | 2021 | | Designed by Banana Chan and Sen-Foong Lim |
| John Carter, Warlord of Mars | Heritage Models | | 1978 | | |
| Jorune (or Skyrealms of Jorune) | SkyRealms Publishing | | 1984 | | |
| Jovian Chronicles | Dream Pod 9 | | 1997 | | |
| Judge Dredd: The Role-Playing Game | Games Workshop | | 1985-1989 | Set in the world of Judge Dredd from the British comics 2000 AD | |
| The Judge Dredd Roleplaying Game | Mongoose Publishing | d20 System | 2002 | Set in the world of Judge Dredd from the British comics 2000 AD | |
| The Judge Dredd Roleplaying Game | Mongoose Publishing | Traveller | 2009 | Set in the world of Judge Dredd from the British comics 2000 AD | New edition of the previous 2002 game, with different rules. |
| Justice, Inc. | Hero Games | Hero System | 1984 | | 1930s Pulp fiction oriented adventure |
| Justifiers | StarChilde Publications | | 1988 | | Play as human/animal hybrids (Betas) that are owned by "the Corporation"; locate new resources, eliminate threats, and buy your freedom |
| KABAL | Kabal Gaming Systems | | 1982 | | |
| Kids on Bikes | Hunters Entertainment | | 2019 | | |
| kill puppies for satan (sic) | Lumpley Games | | 2001 | | Designed by D. Vincent Baker |
| Killer | Steve Jackson Games | | 1981 | | Live action role-playing game |
| Kindred of the East | White Wolf Publishing | Storyteller System | 1998 | Old World of Darkness | Spinoff of Vampire: The Masquerade |
| Kindred of the Ebony Kingdom | White Wolf Publishing | Storyteller System | 2003 | Old World of Darkness | Spinoff of Vampire: The Masquerade |
| Knights and Magick | Heritage USA | | 1980 | | |
| Knights of the Round Table | Little Soldier Games | | 1976 | Set in Camelot | |
| Kobolds Ate My Baby! | 9th Level Games | | 1999, 2001, 2005 | | |
| Koriko: A Magical Year | | | 2023 | | |
| Krysztaly Czasu | MAG | | 1993 | | Polish, Crystals of Time |
| Kult | Äventyrsspel | | 1991 | | Swedish game based on Gnostic concepts with some Kabbalistic undertones |
| Labyrinth Lord | Goblinoid Games | D&D Basic Set | 2007, 2009 | | |
| Lace and Steel | Published originally by TAGG and re-released by Pharos Press | | 1989 | | An Australian RPG set in a world of civilised Centaurs and Harpies with a musketeers/swashbuckling feel |
| Lady Blackbird | | | 2009 | | |
| Lancer | Massif Press, Dark Horse Comics | | 2019 | | |
| Land of the Rising Sun | Fantasy Games Unlimited | Chivalry & Sorcery | 1980 | | Samurai and Ninjas |
| Lands of Adventure | Fantasy Games Unlimited | | 1983 | | |
| The Laundry | Cubicle 7 | Basic Role-Playing | 2010 | Lovecraftian horror, spy thriller, science fiction, workplace humour | Based on Charles Stross's The Laundry Files series |
| Legacy | Legacy Press | | 1978 | | |
| Legend of the Five Rings Role-Playing Game | Alderac Entertainment Group | Roll & Keep | 1997, 2000, 2005, 2010, 2018 | | The game uses the Legend of the Five Rings setting, primarily the nation of Rokugan, which is based on feudal Japan with influences from other East Asian cultures. |
| Legends of Anglerre | Cubicle 7 | | 2010 | | |
| Legionnaire | FASA | | 1990 | Standalone role-playing game for the Renegade Legion universe | |
| Lejendary Adventure | Hekaforge Productions | | 1999 | | Created by Gary Gygax |
| Leverage | Margaret Weis Productions | Cortex Plus | 2010 | Based on the Leverage TV series | Game written by Cam Banks and Rob Donahuge |
| Liminal Horror | | | 2023 | | |
| Little Fears – The Role-playing Game of Childhood Terror | Key 20 Publishing | | 2001 | | |
| Living Steel | Leading Edge Games | Phoenix Command | 1987 | Futuristic game on the world of Rhand | |
| Lone Wolf | Mongoose Publishing | d20 System | 1984 | | A series of gamebooks and Lone Wolf: The Roleplaying Game; also a second game by Mongoose, the Lone Wolf Multiplayer Game Book |
| Lord of the Rings Adventure Game | Iron Crown Enterprises | | 1991-1999 | Based upon the fantasy works of J. R. R. Tolkien | |
| The Lord of the Rings Roleplaying Game | Decipher, Inc. | | 2002-2006 | Based upon the fantasy works of J. R. R. Tolkien | |
| Lords of Creation | Avalon Hill | | 1983 | | |
| Ma Nishtana | | | 2023 | | |
| Mach: The First Colony | Alliance Publications | | 1983 | | |
| Macho Women with Guns | Blacksburg Tactical Research Center | | 1988, 1994, 2003 | | |
| Macross II: The Role-Playing Game | Palladium Books | Megaversal | 1993 | | |
| Maelstrom | Puffin Books | | 1984 | | |
| Mage: The Ascension | White Wolf Publishing (1st, 2nd and revised editions) Onyx Path Publishing (20th anniversary edition) | Storytelling System | 1993 1995 2000 2015 | Set in the original World of Darkness | |
| Mage: The Awakening | White Wolf Publishing | Storytelling System | 2005, 2016 | Chronicles of Darkness | |
| Mage: The Sorcerer's Crusade | White Wolf Publishing | Storyteller System | 1998 | World of Darkness | |
| Malefices | Jeux Descartes | | 1985 | | The first original French-language horror role-playing game. |
| Man, Myth & Magic | Yaquinto | | 1982 | RPG drawing on myths and legends of cultures from 4000 B.C.E. to 1000 C.E. | |
| Manhunter | Kingslayer Productions | | 1988 | | |
| Marvel Heroic Roleplaying | Margaret Weis Productions | Cortex Plus | 2012 | | |
| Marvel Super Heroes Adventure Game | TSR | SAGA System | 1998 | | |
| Marvel Super Heroes Role-Playing Game | TSR, Inc. | | 1984, 1986 | | |
| Marvel Universe Roleplaying Game | Marvel Comics | | 2003 | | |
| Masks: A New Generation | Magpie Games | Powered by the Apocalypse | 2017 | | |
| Masterbook | West End Games | | 1994 | | |
| The Masters of the Universe Role Playing Game | FASA | | 1985 | | |
| Mechamorphosis | Fantasy Flight Games | d20 System | 2004 | | |
| Mechanical Dream | SteamLogic | | 2002 | | |
| The Mechanoid Invasion | Palladium Books | | 1981 | | |
| MechWarrior | FASA Corporation, Fantasy Productions LLC | | 1986 | | |
| MEGA Role-Playing System | MEGA Games Ltd. | | 1987 | | |
| Megaverse | Palladium Books | | | | |
| Mekton | R. Talsorian Games | Interlock System | 1985, 1987, 1994 | Based on Anime Mecha science fiction | |
| Melanda: Land of Mystery | Wilmark Dynasty | | 1980 | | |
| Men in Black: The Roleplaying Game | West End Games | D6 System | 1997 | Science fiction comedy | Based on the first Men in Black film |
| MERC | Fantasy Games Unlimited | | 1981 | | A Modern Role Playing Game of Counter Insurgency |
| Merc 2000 | GDW | | 1990 | post-apocalyptic military | Twilight 2000 updated for the post-Cold War '90s |
| Mercenaries, Spies and Private Eyes | Flying Buffalo | Custom Tunnels and Trolls derivative | 1983, 1986, 2019 | | |
| The Metabarons Roleplaying Game | West End Games | | | | |
| Metamorphosis Alpha | TSR, Inc. (1st and 2nd editions) | Custom (1st edition), Amazing Engine (2nd edition) | 1976 | Set on a generation spaceship, the starship Warden, long after an unknown cataclysmic event | 3rd edition published by Fast Forward Entertainment, 4th by Mudpuppy Games |
| Metascape | The Game Lords | | 1993 | | |
| Michtim: Fluffy Adventures | | | 2012 | | |
| Microscope | | | 2011 | | |
| Middle Earth Role Play | Iron Crown Enterprises | Streamlined Rolemaster | 1984, 1986, 1993 | Based upon the fantasy works of J. R. R. Tolkien | |
| Midgard | Midgard Press | | 1981, 1985, 1989, 2000, 2013 | | The oldest German fantasy RPG |
| Midnight | Fantasy Flight Games, Edge Studios | Dungeons & Dragons | 2003 | A dark fantasy world where the bad guys have won | |
| Midnight at the Well of Souls Role-Playing System | TAG Industries | | 1985 | | Based on the "Well of Souls" novels by Jack L. Chalker. |
| Millennium's End | Chameleon Eclectic Entertainment | | 1991 | | |
| M.I.S.S.I.O.N. | Kabal Gaming Systems | | 1982 | | By Deiron e Yangsmoth |
| Mistborn Adventure Game | Crafty Games | | 2011 | | Based on American author Brandon Sanderson's Mistborn novel series |
| Mojo | Polymancer Studios, Inc. | | 2004 | | |
| Monastyr | Wydawnictwo Portal | 3d20 system | 2004 | | Polish, Monastery |
| Monsterhearts | Buried Without Ceremony | Powered by the Apocalypse | 2012, 2017 | Teen drama, paranormal romance, horror | A game about the messy lives of teenage monsters by Joe Mcdaldno (1st ed.), designed by Avery Alder (2nd ed.) |
| Monsters! Monsters! | Metagaming Concepts | | 1976 | Fantasy system where the player characters are monsters | |
| Monsters and Other Childish Things | Arc Dream Publishing | One-Roll Engine | 2007 | | |
| Mordheim | Games Workshop | | 1999 | | A variant of the company's Warhammer Fantasy game set on a warband or "skirmish" scale. |
| Mörk Borg | Free League Publishing | | 2020 | Heavy metal music-inspired fantasy | |
| Morpheus | Rapport Games | | 1990 | | |
| The Morrow Project | Timeline Ltd. | Timeline System | 1980, 1983, 2013 | Post apocalypse USA 150 years after WW III | |
| Morton's List | Dark Carnival Games, LLC | | | | |
| Mothership | Tuesday Knight Games | Old School Revival-style d100 rules | 2018, 2024 | Space horror | Designed by Sean McCoy. |
| Mouse Guard | Archaia Entertainment | A version of the Burning Wheel engine | 2008 | | By Luke Crane, based on David Petersen's comics series of the same name. |
| Multiverser | Valdron, Inc. | | 1997 | | By E.R. Jones and M. Joseph Young |
| Mummy: The Resurrection | White Wolf | Storyteller System | 2001 | World of Darkness | |
| Murphy's World | Peregrine Creative Services | Weapons & Wonder | 1995 | | |
| Mutant | Target Games | Basic Role-Playing | 1984, 1989 | | |
| Mutant Chronicles | Target Games | | 1993 | | |
| Mutant City Blues | Pelgrane Press | GUMSHOE System | 2009 | | Superhero detectives |
| Mutant Future | Goblinoid Games | | 2008, 2010 | | |
| Mutant RYMD | Target Games | | 1992 | | |
| Mutant: Undergångens Arvtagare | Target Games | | 2002 | | By Järnringen Förlag AB |
| Mutants & Masterminds | Green Ronin Publishing | d20 System | 2002 | | |
| Mutazoids | Whit Productions Inc | | 1989 | | |
| My Life with Master | Half Meme Press | | 2003 | Comic horror, Gothic horror | Written by Paul Czege |
| Myrskyn aika | Johnny Kniga Kustannus | | 2003 | | By Mike Pohjola |
| Mythworld | Hippogriff Publications | | 1986 | | |
| Necronautilus | World Champ Games Co. | | 2020 | | Designed by Adam Vass |
| Neighborhood | Wheaton Publications | | 1982 | | |
| Nephilim | Chaosium | | 1992 | Modern occult | |
| Neuroshima | Portal | | 2003 | | Polish |
| Nexus: The Infinite City | Daedalus Games | | 1994 | | |
| Nicotine Girls | Half Meme Press | | 2002 | "A roleplaying game of teenage, lower-income girls looking for happiness." | Designed by Paul Czege |
| Nightbane | Palladium Books | | 1995 | Dark fantasy | |
| Nightlife | Stellar Games | | 1990 | Horror | |
| Night of the Ninja | IIE Games Corporation | | 1986 | | |
| Night's Black Agents | Pelgrane Press | GUMSHOE System | 2012 | Horror-espionage vampire-hunting | Created by Kenneth Hite |
| Night Wizard! | Enterbrain | | 2002, 2007 | Wizards in contemporary times | Japanese |
| Ninja Burger | Steve Jackson Games | PDQ | 2001 | | |
| Ninjas and Superspies | Palladium Books | Megaversal | 1987, 1990, 2000, 2001 | Martial arts and espionage adventure. | |
| Nobilis | Pharos Press, Hogshead Publishing, Eos Press | Diceless resource-management, optional live action system | 1999, 2002, 2011 | | Created by Jenna K. Moran, writing as R. Sean Borgstrom |
| Noctum | Mongoose Publishing | | 2005, 2007, 2009, 2015 | | |
| Northern Crown | Atlas Games | d20 System | 2005 | | |
| No Thank You, Evil! | Monte Cook Games | Cypher System variant | 2016 | | |
| Numenera | Monte Cook Games | Cypher System | 2013 | Science fantasy | Designed by Monte Cook |
| Odysseus | Fantasy Games Unlimited | | 1980 | | |
| The Official Superhero Adventure Game | Brian Phillips | | 1981 | | |
| Old-School Essentials | Necrotic Gnome | Restatement of the Basic and Expert Sets of Dungeons & Dragons. | 2019 | Fantasy | Designed by Gavin Norman. |
| Omnigon | Omnigon Games | | 1989 | | |
| The One Ring Roleplaying Game | Free League Publishing | | 2011, 2022 | Epic high fantasy | Set in J. R. R. Tolkien's Middle-earth, at the time between The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings. Originally published by Cubicle 7 as The One Ring: Adventures over the Edge of the Wild |
| Only War | Fantasy Flight Games / Black Industries | | 2012 | | |
| Ork! The Roleplaying Game | Green Ronin Publishing | | 2000 | | |
| Orkworld | Wicked Press | | 2000 | | |
| Orpheus | White Wolf Publishing | Original World of Darkness | 2003 | Contemporary, Horror | Wraith: The Oblivion spinoff. Stand-alone setting, divorced from the generic World of Darkness, with a finished metaplot, published across six books. |
| OSRIC | Knights-n-Knaves, Black Blade Publishing and Usherwood Publishing | Advanced Dungeons & Dragons | 2006, 2013 | | |
| Other Suns | Fantasy Games Unlimited | | 1983 | | |
| Outime | Valhalla Simulation Games | | 1983 | | |
| Outgunned | | | 2024 | | |
| Over the Edge | Atlas Games | WaRP System (Wanton Role-Playing System) (custom dice pool-based) | 1992, 1997, 2019 | Surreal conspiracy set in the fictitious Mediterranean island of Al Amarja | Created by Jonathan Tweet with Robin D. Laws |
| Palladium Fantasy Role-Playing Game | Palladium Books | Megaversal | 1983, 1984, 1996 | | |
| Pandemonium! | MIB Productions | | 1993 | Roleplaying in the world of tabloid news | |
| Pantheon | Hogshead Publishing | | 2000 | | |
| Paranoia | originally by West End Games, later by Mongoose Publishing | | 1984, 1987, 1995, 2004, 2009, 2017 | A satire of dystopian futures | Written by Greg Costikyan |
| Pathfinder | Paizo Publishing | | 2009 | Fantasy role-playing game | |
| Pax Draconis | Technicraft Design | | | A detailed rules heavy space opera with a percentile system | |
| Passion Play | Holistic Design, Inc. | | 1999 | | |
| Fading Suns | Holistic Design, Inc. | | 1996, 1999, 2001, 2007, 2012 | | Live action role-playing game |
| Pendragon (or King Arthur Pendragon) | Chaosium | Basic Role-Playing variant | 1985, 1990, 1993, 1999, 2005, 2023 | Arthurian legend | Designed by Greg Stafford |
| A Penny for My Thoughts | Evil Hat Productions | | 2009 | | |
| Phantasia | | | | | |
| Phantasy Conclave | Phantasy Conclave | | 1984 | | |
| Phase VII | Cheshire Games | | 1982 | | |
| Phoenix Command | Leading Edge Games | Phoenix Command | 1986 | | |
| Pirates and Plunder | Yaquinto Publications | | 1982 | | |
| Polaris (1997) | Halloween Concepts | | 1997 | | |
| Polaris | These Are Our Games | | 2005 | | |
| Powers and Perils | Avalon Hill | | 1983 | | |
| Praedor | Burger Games | | 2000 | | Based on the eponymous comics by Petri Hiltunen |
| The Price of Freedom | West End Games | | 1986 | America loses the Cold War and is occupied, but resistance is in their blood | |
| The Primal Order | Wizards of the Coast | Capsystem | 1992, 1995 | | |
| Prime Directive | Task Force Games | Custom, GURPS, d20, d20 Modern, Traveller | 1993, 2002, 2005, 2008 | | |
| Primetime Adventures | Dog Eared Designs | | 2004 | | |
| Prince Valiant: The Story-Telling Game | Chaosium | | 1989 | | Designed by Greg Stafford, based on Hal Foster's comic strip of the same name |
| Privateers and Gentlemen | Fantasy Games Unlimited | | 1983 | Naval adventure in the Napoleonic era | |
| Project A-ko: The Roleplaying Game | Dream Pod 9 | | 1995 | | |
| Promethean: The Created | White Wolf Publishing | Storytelling System | 2006, 2016 | Chronicles of Darkness | |
| Proteus | Bruce Gomes Industries | | 1992 | | |
| Psiworld | Fantasy Games Unlimited | | 1984 | SF adventures with a focus on psi abilities | |
| Puppetland | Arcane Magazine, Hogshead Publishing | | 1997 | Horror ("a grim world of make-believe") | Written by John Scott Tynes |
| QAGS | Hex Entertainment | | 2003 | | |
| Qin: The Warring States | Cubicle 7 | | 2007 | | Translated from the French publisher Le Septième Cercle's 2005 game |
| Queerz! TTRPG | Son of Oak | | 2024 | | |
| Quest | The Adventure Guild | | 2019 | | |
| Quest of the Ancients | Unicorn Game Publications | | 1982, 1988 | | |
| The Quiet Year | Buried Without Ceremony | | 2013, 2019 | | Designed by Avery Alder |
| Rapture: The Second Coming | Quintessential Mercy Studio | | 1995, 2002 | | By William Spencer-Hale, Quintessential Mercy |
| The Realm of Yolmi | West Coast Games | | 1977 | | |
| Realms of the Unknown | The Walnut Group | | 1991 | | Contained in Realms of the Unknown Player's Manual and Realm Controller's Manual |
| Recon | Palladium Books | | 1982 | | Vietnam War adventure |
| Red Dragon | | | | | Japanese |
| Reich Star | Creative Encounters | | 1991 | Fight Nazis in space | By Simon Bell and Ken Richardson |
| Rêve: the Dream Ouroboros | Nouvelles Éditions Fantastiques Malcontent Games | | 1985, 1993 | | By Denis Gerfaud (French, Rêve de Dragon) |
| The Riddle of Steel | Driftwood Publishing | | 2002 | | |
| Rifts | Palladium Games | Megaversal | 1990, 2005 | | |
| Rifts Chaos Earth | Palladium Games | Megaversal | 2003 | | |
| Ringworld | Chaosium | Basic Role-Playing | 1984 | Hard science fiction | Greg Stafford, Lynn Willis, Sandy Petersen, et al., based on Larry Niven's Ringworld novels |
| Risus | Cumberland Games and Diversions | | 1993 | | Designed by S. John Ross |
| Robot Warriors | Hero Games | Hero System | 1986 | | |
| Robotech | Palladium Games | Megaversal | 1986, 2008 | Based on the Robotech anime television series | |
| Robotech: The Shadow Chronicles Role-Playing Game | Palladium Games | Megaversal | 2008 | | |
| Rogue Trader | Fantasy Flight Games | Warhammer 40,000 Roleplay | 2009 | | |
| RMSS (Rolemaster Fantasy Role Playing) | Iron Crown Enterprises | Fully expandable and customizable rules system | 1980, 1982, 1984, 1999 | | |
| Rosenstrasse | | | 2022 | | |
| Rune | Atlas Games | | 2001 | Norse mythology-inspired fantasy | Written by Robin D. Laws, based on the computer game of the same name |
| RuneQuest | Chaosium, versions also by Avalon Hill and Mongoose Publishing | Basic Role-Playing | 1978, 1979, 1984, 2006, 2010, 2012, 2018 | Greg Stafford's mythical world of Glorantha | Originally designed by Steve Perrin, Ray Turney, Steve Henderson, and Warren James |
| RuneSlayers | | | 1998 | | |
| Rüs | | | 1990 | | |
| Ryuutama | Kotodama Heavy Industries | | 2016 | Pastoral fantasy | Influenced by the animation of Hayao Miyazaki |
| SAGA System | | | | | |
| Sandman: Map of Halaal | | | | | |
| Savage Worlds | Pinnacle Entertainment Group | | 2003 | Generic rule system, with supplements for fantasy, horror, pulp, science fiction, etc. | Written by Shane Lacy Hensley |
| Scion: Hero | White Wolf Publishing | | | Modern day children of the gods | |
| Second Dawn | | | | | |
| Sengoku | Gold Rush Games | | | Historical fantasy set in feudal Japan | |
| The Shab-al-Hiri Roach | Bully Pulpit Games | | 2005 | 1920s academic black comedy horror | GM-less single-session game designed by Jason Morningstar |
| Shades of Fantasy | IDD | | 1992 | | |
| Shadow Lords | | | | A world of epic heroes, immortals, titans, angels and demons. | |
| Shadow of the Demon Lord | Schwalb Entertainment | d20 | 2015 | Dark fantasy, grimdark fantasy, sword and sorcery | Written by Robert J. Schwalb |
| The Shadow of Yesterday | | | | | |
| Shadowdark | Arcane Library | d20 | 2023 | Dark fantasy | An Old School Renaissance treatment of 5th edition Dungeons & Dragons, designed by Kelsey Dionne |
| Shadowrun | FASA/Fantasy Productions/Catalyst Game Labs | | 1989, 1992, 1998, 2005, 2009, 2013, 2016, 2019 | Cyberpunk Fantasy | Set in the same world as Earthdawn; designed by Robert N. Charrette, Paul Hume, Tom Dowd, L. Ross Babcock III, Sam Lewis, et al. |
| Shard | | | | | |
| Shatterzone | | | | | |
| Shock: Social Science Fiction | | | | | |
| Silver Age Sentinels | Guardians of Order | | | | |
| Simian Conquest | | | | | |
| Sine Requie | | | | Horror | Italian role-playing game |
| Skulduggery | Pelgrane Press | | 2010 | | Designed by Robin D. Laws |
| Skull and Crossbones: Roleplay on the Spanish Main | Fantasy Games Unlimited | | | | |
| Skyrealms of Jorune | SkyRealms Publishing, later Chessex | | | | |
| SLA Industries | Nightfall Games | | | | |
| Sláine: The Roleplaying Game of Celtic Heroes | Mongoose Publishing | d20 System, Runequest | 2002, 2007 | | Based on the 2000 AD (comics) comic book of the same name. |
| S/lay w/Me | | | | | |
| Slayers | | | 2020 | | |
| The Slayers d20 | Guardians of Order | d20 System | 2003 | Fantasy comedy, sword and sorcery | Based on the Slayers anime and light novel series |
| Sleepaway | | | 2019 | | |
| Smallville | Margaret Weis Productions | Cortex Plus | 2010 | Superhero drama | Based on the Smallville television series, designed by Cam Banks |
| A Song of Ice and Fire Roleplaying | Green Ronin Publishing | Chronicle System | 2009 | High fantasy | Written by Robert J. Schwalb, designed by Schwalb, Steve Kenson, Nicole Lindroos, Chris Pramas, based on the series of the same name by George R. R. Martin |
| Sorcerer | Adept Press | | 1998, 2001 | Horror, Fantasy | Written by Ron Edwards |
| Sovereign Stone | | | | | |
| Space 1889 | GDW | | | Victorian Era Sci-Fi (steampunk) | |
| Space Infantry | | | | | |
| Space Opera | Fantasy Games Unlimited | | | The game is based on, "the grand tradition of Space Opera, in the vein of E.E Doc Smith and ... Star Wars from George Lucas." | Based on these sources the game includes: "psionic powers so prevalent in the Lensman series and in Star Wars with 'the force.'" |
| Spacemaster | | | | SF adaptation of Rolemaster | |
| Space Quest | | | | | |
| Spaceship Zero | Green Ronin Publishing | | | | |
| SpaceTime | Blacksburg Tactical Research Center | | | | |
| The Spawn of Fashan | | | | | |
| Spione: Story Now in Cold War Berlin | Ron Edwards | | 2007 | | |
| Spire: The City Must Fall | Rowan, Rook and Decard | | 2018 | | Designed by Grant Howitt and Chris Taylor |
| Spirit of the Century | Evil Hat Productions | FATE system | 2006 | A pulp game | Designed by Fred Hicks, Rob Donoghue, and Leonard Balsera |
| Splicers | | | | | |
| Splittermond | Uhrwerk-Verlag | | | Lorakis | German Fantasy RPG |
| Spycraft | Alderac Entertainment Group | | | Espionage adventures | |
| Stalking the Night Fantastic | | | | | |
| Standard RPG System | | | | | |
| Star Ace | | | | | |
| Star Crossed | Bully Pulpit Games | | 2019 | Romance | Designed by Alex Roberts |
| Starblazer Adventures | Cubicle 7 | FATE | 2008 | Science fiction | Based on the Starblazer comics anthology |
| StarCraft Adventures | TSR, Inc. | | | | |
| Star*Drive | TSR, Inc. | | | | |
| Starfaring | Flying Buffalo | | | | |
| Starfinder Roleplaying Game | Paizo Publishing | d20 System | | | |
| Starfleet Voyages | | | | | |
| Star Frontiers | TSR | | | | |
| Stargate SG-1 | AEG | Spycraft/d20 System | 2003-2004 | | |
| Star Hero | Fantasy Hero | SF adaptation of Hero System | | | |
| Star Patrol | | | | | |
| Star Riders | Ianus Games | | | Parody of space opera | |
| Star Rovers | | | | | |
| Stars Without Number | | | 2010 | | |
| Starship Troopers (RPG) | Mongoose Publishing | | | | |
| Starships & Spacemen | Fantasy Games Unlimited | | 1978 | | |
| Starstone | Northern Sages | Adaptation of D&D rules | 1982 | Feudal fantasy | Thinly disguised effort to create unlicensed D&D adventures |
| Star Trek: Adventure Gaming in the Final Frontier | Heritage Models | | 1978 | | |
| Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Role Playing Game | Last Unicorn | | 1999-2000 | | |
| Star Trek Role Playing Game | Last Unicorn | | 1999 | | |
| Star Trek Roleplaying Game | Decipher | | 2002-2005 | | |
| Star Trek: The Role Playing Game | FASA | | 1983-1988 | | |
| Star Wars: The Roleplaying Game | West End Games | D6 System | 1987-1999 | | Written by Greg Costikyan |
| Star Wars Roleplaying Game | Fantasy Flight | | 2012 | | |
| Star Wars Roleplaying Game | Wizards of the Coast | d20 System | 2000-2010 | | |
| Star Wreck Role-playing game | Mike Pohjola | | | Parody game based on the Star Wreck movie franchise | |
| Steve Perrin's Quest Rules | | | 2008 | | Perrin's successor and alternate to his RuneQuest rules |
| Stormbringer | Chaosium | Basic Role-Playing | 1981 | Based on Michael Moorcock's Elric of Melniboné stories | |
| Storytelling System | | | | | |
| The Strange | Monte Cook Games | Cypher System | | | |
| Street Fighter: The Storytelling Game | | | | | |
| Strontium Dog | Mongoose Publishing | Traveller | 2009 | | |
| Sun & Storm | Storm Publications | | 1992 | | Core books are The Enchiridion and The Codex |
| Super Squadron | | | | Super-Hero game | Australian |
| Supergame | | | | | |
| Superhero 2044 | | | | | |
| Supernatural | Margaret Weis Productions | Cortex Classic | 2009-2010 | Based on The CW's Supernatural television series | |
| Supervillains | | | | | |
| Superworld | Chaosium | Basic Role-Playing | 1983 | | |
| Swashbucklers of the 7 Skies | | | | | |
| Swordbearer | Heritage Games and Fantasy Games Unlimited | | | | |
| Swords & Wizardry | Matthew J. Finch / Mythmere Games | | 2008–present | Fantasy | A "clone" of the original version of Dungeons & Dragons (distinct versions ranging from White Box covering the 1974 original to Complete covering all pre-AD&D supplements) |
| Sword World RPG | Group SNE | 2d6 System | 1989, 1996, 2008, 2018 | Fantasy, set in the same universe as Record of Lodoss War | Designed by Ryo Mizuno and Miyuki Kiyomatsu, the Japanese answer to Dungeons & Dragons |
| Synnibarr (a.k.a. The World of Synnibarr) | Craig McCracken | | | | Notorious for a nonsensical, poorly explained game-world and huge power-levels granted to beginning player characters |
| Systems Failure | Palladium Books | | | | |
| Tales from the Floating Vagabond | Avalon Hill | | 1991 | Comedy-fantasy | |
| Tales from the Loop | Free League Publishing | Year Zero Engine | 2017 | Alternative history science fiction | |
| Talislanta | Bard Games | Omni System | 1987 | | |
| TAQ | Peter's Press | | 1991 | | |
| Taste My Steel! | Phantasy Network | | 1982 | | |
| Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and Other Strangeness | Palladium Books | Megaversal system | 1985-2000 | Based on the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles comic books | |
| Teenagers from Outer Space | R. Talsorian Games | | 1987 | Anime-based RPG | |
| Tékumel: Empire of the Petal Throne | Guardians of Order | | 2005 | | |
| Tenchi Muyo! | Guardians of Order | | 2000 | | |
| Ten Candles | | | 2015 | | |
| Tenra War | Enterbrain | | 2007 | | Japanese |
| Tephra: The Steampunk RPG | Cracked Monocle | D12-based "Clockwork System" | 2012 | Steampunk, Fantasy | |
| Terra Incognita | Grey Ghost Press | | 2001 | | |
| Terra Primate | Eden Studios, Inc. | Unisystem | 2002 | Sci-fi, Fantasy | |
| Theatrix | Backstage Press | | 1993 | | |
| Thieves' Guild | Gamelords | | 1980 | | |
| Thieves' World | Chaosium | multiple | 1981 | Sword and sorcery | Based on the Thieves' World series of novels, included statistics and gaming notes for Advanced Dungeons & Dragons, Adventures in Fantasy, Chivalry & Sorcery, DragonQuest, Dungeons & Dragons, The Fantasy Trip, RuneQuest, Traveller, and Tunnels & Trolls |
| Thirsty Sword Lesbians | Evil Hat Productions | | 2021 | | |
| Thousand Year Old Vampire | | Tim Hutchings | 2020 | | |
| Tibet: The Roleplaying Game | Vajra Enterprises | | 2004 | Historical fantasy set in Tibet | |
| Time & Time Again | Timeline Ltd. | | 1984 | | |
| Time Drifters | | | 1990 | | |
| Time Lord — Adventures through Time and Space | Virgin Publishing | | 1991 | A Doctor Who RPG based on the 1963–89 run of the BBC television series | |
| Timelords | Blacksburg Tactical Research Center | | | | |
| Timemaster | Pacesetter Ltd; Goblinoid Games | | 1984; 2011 | | |
| Timeship | Yaquinto Publications | | | | |
| To Challenge Tomorrow | Ragnarok Enterprises | | 1983 | | |
| Tokyo NOVA | Enterbrain | Playing card-based | 1993 | Cyberpunk | Japanese |
| Toon | Steve Jackson Games | | 1984 | Cartoon adventure inspired by the classic cartoon series from Warner Brothers and MGM | Written by Greg Costikyan |
| Top Secret | TSR, Inc. | | 1980 | Espionage adventures | Written by Merle M. Rasmussen |
| TORG | West End Games | | 1990 | Cross-genre | Ceated by Greg Gorden and Bill Slavicsek |
| Total Eclipse RPG | Shrapnel Games | | | By Steve N. Jackson – Smart phone optimized role playing game |
| Trail of Cthulhu | Pelgrane Press | GUMSHOE System | 2008 | Cthulhu Mythos horror | Designed by Kenneth Hite, based on Call of Cthulhu by Sandy Petersen and Lynn Willis |
| Transhuman Space | Steve Jackson Games | | | | |
| Traveller | GDW, versions also by Imperium Games, Steve Jackson Games, Mongoose Publishing | | 1977 | Space Opera | By Marc Miller, Frank Chadwick, John Harshman, and Loren K. Wiseman. |
| Traveller: 2300 | Game Designers Workshop | | 1986 | Hard science fiction | Designed by Frank Chadwick, Timothy B. Brown, Lester W. Smith, Marc W. Miller |
| Tri-Stat dX | | | | | |
| Triangle Agency | Haunted Table Games | | 2024 | | |
| Tribe 8 | Dream Pod 9 | | 1998 | | |
| Thrilling Tales | | | | Pulp Amazing Stories | |
| Trinity | White Wolf Publishing | Storyteller System (1st edition), d20 System (d20 edition) | 1997, 2004 | Futuristic, Superhero | Designed by Andrew Bates, Ken Cliffe, Richard Dansky, Robert Hatch, Stephan Wieck, et al. |
| Troika! | | | 2019 | | |
| Trollbabe | Adept Press | | 2002 | Fantasy | Written by Ron Edwards |
| Trophy RPG | The Gauntlet (tabletop games producer) | | 2023 | | |
| True20 | Green Ronin Publishing | True20 | 2005 | | |
| Truth & Justice | Atomic Sock Monkey Press | | 2005 | | |
| Tunnels and Trolls | Flying Buffalo | | 1975 | Fantasy | Designed by Ken St. Andre. |
| TWERPS | Lou Zocchi | | | | |
| Twilight 2000 | GDW | | 1984 | | |
| Twilight Imperium: The Role-Playing Game | Fantasy Flight Games | | 1999 | | |
| Ultraviolet Grasslands | Exalted Funeral Press | | 2020 | | |
| Underground | Mayfair Games | | 1993 | | |
| Unisystem | Eden Studios, Inc. | | 2003 | | |
| Universalis | Ramshead Publishing | | 2002 | | |
| Universe | SPI | | 1981-1983 | | Subtitled The Role-Playing Game of the Future |
| Unknown Armies | Atlas Games | | 1998 | Postmodernist-occult horror | Designed by John Scott Tynes, Greg Stolze |
| Usagi Yojimbo Role-Playing Game | Gold Rush Games, Sanguine Productions | | 1998, 2005 | Fantasy Edo-period Japan | Designed by Greg Stolze (1st ed.), Jason Holmgren and Pieter van Hiel (2nd ed.), based on the comic book series of the same name by Stan Sakai |
| Uuhraah! | Blackhawk Games | | 1976 | Prehistoric setting with cavemen | |
| Vaesen | Free League Publishing | Year Zero Engine | 2020 | Horror mystery monster-hunting in 19th-century Europe | Based on Vaesen: Spirits and Monsters of Scandinavian Folklore by Johan Egerkrans |
| Valley of the Pharaohs | Palladium Books | | 1983-1985 | | |
| Vampire: The Dark Ages | White Wolf Publishing | Storyteller System | 1996 | | |
| Vampire: The Masquerade | White Wolf Publishing (1st, 2nd and revised editions) Onyx Path Publishing (20th anniversary edition) Modiphius Entertainment(5th edition) | Storyteller System | 1991 1992 1998 2011 2018 | World of Darkness | Created by Mark Rein-Hagen |
| Vampire: The Requiem | | Storytelling System | 2004 | | |
| Victorian Adventure | SKS Distribution | | 1983 | | |
| Victorian Age: Vampire | White Wolf | Storyteller System | 2002 | | |
| Victorian Gothic | Arcanus Press | Epic Dice System | 2020 | Gothic Horror | A dark world of the penny dreadful |
| Villains and Vigilantes | Fantasy Games Unlimited, Monkey House Games | | 1979 | | |
| Violence | Hogshead Publishing | | 1999 | | |
| Visigoths vs. Mall Goths | Hit Point Press | | 2020, 2023 | 1996 Los Angeles | Designed by Lucian Kahn |
| Wanderhome | Possum Creek Games | | 2021 | | |
| Warcraft the Roleplaying Game | White Wolf Publishing | | | | Roleplaying game book based on the popular computer game by Blizzard |
| Warhammer 40,000 Roleplay | Games Workshop | | | | |
| Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay | Games Workshop | | 1986 | Warhammer Fantasy (setting) | |
| Warheads: Medieval Tales | Urban Mammoth | | | | A comically based tabletop roleplaying war game |
| WARS Roleplaying Game | Mongoose Publishing | | | | |
| Waste World: Roleplaying in a Savage Future | Manticore | | 1997 | | |
| Wayfarers | Ye Olde Gaming Companye | | | | |
| Weapons of the Gods | Eos Press | | 2005 | | A wuxia-style game based on the manhua comic of the same name |
| Weird Wars | Pinnacle Entertainment Group | d20 System; Savage Worlds | 2001 | | |
| Werewolf: The Apocalypse | White Wolf Publishing | Storyteller System | 1992 | | |
| Werewolf: The Forsaken | White Wolf Publishing; Onyx Path Publishing | Storytelling System | 2005 | | |
| Werewolf: The Wild West | White Wolf Publishing | Storyteller System | 1997 | | |
| What Price Glory?! | | | 1978 | | |
| The Wheel of Time Roleplaying Game | Last Unicorn Games | d20 System | | Based on The Wheel of Time novel series by author Robert Jordan | |
| When Worlds Collide | | | 2010 | | |
| The Whispering Vault | Pariah Press; Ronin Publishing | | 1993 | | An RPG about god-hunting |
| Whitehack | WhitehackRPG (Christian Mehrstam) | | 2013–present | Mainly fantasy but flexible | A "reimaging" of the D&D "White Box" game with modern streamlined rules, now in its 4th edition |
| Wild Talents | Arc Dream Publishing | | | | |
| Wild West | Fantasy Games Unlimited | | 1981 | | |
| Witchcraft | Eden Studios, Inc. | | | | |
| Witch Hunt | StatCom Simulations Inc. | | 1983 | | |
| Witch Hunter: The Invisible World | Alligator Alley Entertainmenf | | 2007 | | |
| With Great Power... | Incarnadine Press | | | | |
| Wizards' Realm | | | | | |
| Wizards' World | | | | | |
| Women are Werewolves | | | 2022 | | |
| Woof meow (role-playing game) | Game Systems | | 1988 | | |
| World Action And Adventure | | | | | |
| World of Darkness (original) and the World of Darkness (new) "2.0" | White Wolf Publishing | | | | Product line |
| The World of Indiana Jones | West End Games | | | | |
| World of Synnibarr | WonderWorld Press | | | | |
| World Tree | | | | | Roleplaying in a high-magic, highly civilized world populated by many sentient species, none of them human |
| World Wide Wrestling RPG | | | 2015 | | |
| Worlds Beyond | | | | | |
| Worlds of Wonder | Chaosium | Basic Role-Playing | 1982 | Fantasy, superhero, and science fiction settings | Designed by Steve Perrin, Steve Henderson, Gordon Monson, Greg Stafford, Lynn Willis |
| Wraith: The Great War | | | | | |
| Wraith: The Oblivion | | Original World of Darkness | | | |
| Year of the Phoenix | Fantasy Games Unlimited | | 1986 | | |
| Ysgarth | Ragnarok Games | | 1979 | | Written by Timothy Willard |
| The Zorcerer of Zo | Atomic Sock Monkey Press | | 2006 | Fairy tales | |
| Zweihänder | Grim & Perilous Studios | | 2017 | | Written by Daniel Fox, who first described it as a "Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay retroclone" |