This is a list of
notable tabletop role-playing games. It does not include
computer role-playing games,
MMORPGs
A massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG) is a video game that combines aspects of a role-playing video game and a massively multiplayer online game.
As in role-playing games (RPGs), the player assumes the role of a character (o ...
,
play-by-mail/email games, or any other
video game
A video game or computer game is an electronic game that involves interaction with a user interface or input device (such as a joystick, game controller, controller, computer keyboard, keyboard, or motion sensing device) to generate visual fe ...
s with RPG elements.
Most of these games are
tabletop role-playing game
A tabletop role-playing game (TTRPG or TRPG), also known as a pen-and-paper role-playing game, is a kind of role-playing game (RPG) in which the participants describe their characters' actions through speech and sometimes movements. Participants d ...
s; other types of games are noted as such where appropriate.
See also
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List of play-by-mail games
This is a list of play-by-mail (PBM) games. It includes games played only by postal mail, those played by mail with a play-by-email (PBEM) option, and games played in a turn-based format only by email or other digital format.
It is unclear what t ...
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List of role-playing game designers, annotated with a few significant games to which each designer has contributed.
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Timeline of tabletop role-playing games
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List of role-playing game publishers
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List of game manufacturers
References
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Role-playing games by name
Name
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