List of role-playing games by genre

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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.

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  • Jadeclaw - Edited by Sanguine Productions Ltd
  • Jorune (or "Skyrealms of Jorune")


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[edit] Science fiction genre

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[edit] Horror Genre

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  • Deadlands: The Weird West
  • Dead Inside - 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)
  • In Dark Alleys Modern horror using the Organic Rules Components system by Vajra Enterprises.
  • Kult - A Swedish game of Kabbalistic origins; The tag line is "Death is only the beginning", and the game is widely perceived as one of the darkest RPGs ever created.

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[edit] Satire/Humor Genres

  • The Extraordinary Adventures of Baron Munchausen, a storytelling RPG by James Wallis based on the novel of Baron Munchausen
  • Fanhunter Spanish game based on the series of comics of the same name
  • Kalmo Finnish zombie rpg
  • Rocky and Bullwinkle RPG

[edit] Superhero Genre

[edit] Contemporary Action/Espionage/Adventure

  • AssassinX by E.N. Publishing - violent adventure
  • Hong Kong Action Theater
  • Live Free or Die, the Game of Suburban Insurgency - Free military RPG - Written by an Army officer and Iraq veteran
  • Top Secret by TSR - espionage adventure
  • Trauma (french) by Chroniques d'Outre-Monde (contemporary police and counter-terrorism adventures)

[edit] Period Adventure/Alternate History Genres

  • Avant Charlemagne by François Nédelec (french - early Middle-Age)
  • Légendes Celtiques (french)
  • Légendes de la Vallée des rois (french - ancient Egypt)
  • Valley of the Pharaohs by Palladium Books

[edit] Universal Roleplaying Systems

  • EW-System [4] - open game system by Extraordinary Worlds Studio (eWs)
  • HARPE - The Hugely Adaptable (action/anime) Role-Playing Engine, Free and quite adaptable
  • Hero System by Hero Games
  • Jags
  • Q10

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