Tabletop Role-Playing (also known as Pen and Paper RPG) is a type of Role-playing video game, in which the player can control the actions of his character through speech. In these games, players determine the actions of their playable characters based on their characterization, and the actions fail or succeed to a set of a formal system of guidelines and rules. Within the specific rules, the player is capable of improvising like his decisions shape the outcome and the direction of the story. Unlike other traditional RPGs, Tabletop Role-playing games are often conducted like a drama where only the spoken component of the role is acted. The acting in these games aren’t just literal, and players don’t always interact or talk exclusively in-character. Instead, the player acts out his role by describing and deciding what actions his character will take within the rules of the game. In these games, the player as the GM (Game Master) represents the world of the game and its inhabitants, while the other players describe the intended actions of their playable characters.

21 Best Tabletop Role Playing Games

#1 Dungeons and Dragons: Warriors of the Eternal Sun

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Dungeons and Dragons: Warriors of the Eternal Sun is a Role-playing and Single-player video game created by Westwood Associates and published by Sega of American Inc. The game unfolds the storyline of adventurers who have shifted to a strange world where they must struggle to survive against the hostile inhabitants while learning seeking allies and a new home. The gameplay is based on the rules of Dungeons and Dragon video game, and it uses the themes and creatures from D&D campaign setting such as Beastmen, dinosaurs, the Azcans and more. In the game, the player commands a part of four different characters made up of following character types, including Magic-user, Cleric, Fighter, Elf, and more. The player can compete against powerful enemies in battle using the skilled weapons. In the game, the player can change the gender and name of the character and can select between four colour of clothing. With addictive gameplay, superb graphics, and stunning visuals, Dungeons and Dragons: Warriors of the Eternal Sun is the best game to play.

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#2 Shadowrun

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Shadowrun is a 2007 First-person Shooter and Multiplayer video game created by FASA Interactive and published by Microsoft Game Studios. The game introduces a buying system, inspired by Counter-Strike video game. It is the mix of FPS and Role-playing elements and takes place in the Sci-fi world. It has both First-person and Third-person Death Matches played between various players. At the beginning of the game, the player can select one of different races including Dwarf, Elf, Troll, and Human. Each race has its unique skills, playstyle and abilities. During the gameplay, the player can damage, heal, summon and teleport to gain advantages. The game rewards the player with currency which the player can use to unlock additional content, weapons, items and equipment. Advances weapons are available and the player can explore the land from a First-person viewpoint while jumping and shooting enemies his way to target and kill enemies. With detailed environment, superb graphics, and smooth controls, Shadowrun is the best game to play.

#3 Vampire: The Masquerade: Redemption

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Vampire: The Masquerade: Redemption is a Role-playing, Atmospheric, Single-player and Multiplayer video game, created by Nihilistic Software and published by Activision. The game brings the exciting gameplay for the player based on the RPG video game Vampire: the Masquerade, published by White Wolf, and revolves around the adventures of Christof Romuald. According to the storyline, the protagonist is French crusader in the 12th century, who is brutally killed and revived as the vampire. During the gameplay, the player as the vampire explore the environment using both either the first-person viewpoint or a third-person perspective. In the game, the player controls the protagonist and up to three other characters through the linear structure, offering the player with challenging missions to advance through the variety of narrative. Specific actions committed by the main protagonist (Christof) throughout the game can lower or raise his humanity, affecting the three possible endings of the game the player receives. The storyline of the game starts in Middle-Ages and ends in the present. Vampire: The Masquerade: Redemption includes core features such as World of Darkness, Decision Making Gameplay, Conversation with NPCs, and more. Check it out, and have fun.

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#4 Vampire: The Masquerade Bloodlines

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Vampire: The Masquerade Bloodlines is an Action-Adventure, RPG and a first and third person shooter game by Troika Games. The game takes place on four fictional locations of Santa Monica, Hollywood, downtown Los Angeles and Chinatown and revolves around the seven clans of vampires divided according to their abilities and for the sake of their race by their government. The seven clans of the vampires include Toreadors, Ventures, Brujah, Malkavians, Gangrel, Nosferatu and Anarchs. The story of the game kicks off with the protagonist killed and then resurrected as a Fledgling vampire. The sire of the Fledgling gets executed because of breaking the laws but the Fledgling gets a chance to live. The story paces on and the Fledgling gets transferred to Santa Monica to help the ghouls in destroying the warehouse of Sabbat an enemy vampire clan. The real action begins and the Fledgling indulges in hardcore action by melee attacking the enemies in close combats and heavy gunfights. As a ban on revealing the identity in humans, the Fledgling only uses guns and melee weapons to fight and returns to the LaCroix honored by the win over the enemies. Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines features an awesomely well-written storyline, open world gaming environment and dashingly destructive game-play filled with action-adventure and shooting elements. Do give it a go if you haven’t yet and enjoy all the fun.

#5 Call of Cthulhu: Dark Corners of the Earth

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Call of Cthulhu: Dark Corners of the Earth is an Action-Adventure, Horror-Survival First and Third-person Shooter video game by Headfirst Productions. The story of the game revolves around the character of Jack Walters who is a mentally unstable freelance detective. He gets hired on a case of a missing person and travels to Innsmouth a mysteriously strange town situated in the cutout suburbs of America. While investigating in the Innsmouth, Jack feels the unseen presence of an unearthly force, under the heavy effects of that force, he begins hallucinating and degrading mentally. It depends on the player to control his situation or let him die by losing control and committing suicide. One possible way of preserving and restoring the sanity of the protagonist is to kill the enemies or find the sanctuary. If player fails to find the sanctuary, he dies under the heavy influence of graphical anomalies and sound distortions and the game ends. Call of Cthulhu: Dark Corners of the Earth features a twisted and quite confusing game-play and a mysteriously impressive story-line, amazing visuals and a lot of other great things.

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#6 Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith Lords

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Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith Lords is a Role-playing and Single-player video game developed by Obsidian Entertainment and published by LucasArts. It is the sequel to Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic, released by BioWare. Like its previous titles, the game takes place in the Star Wars Universe and follows the event of the movie Episode I: The Phantom Menace. The game starts five years after the event of the first installment and revolves around the story of the Exile, a Jedi Knight, who was exiled from the Jedi Order. During the gameplay, the Jedi Order has completely wiped out by the Sith. As the story advances, the protagonist finds himself on an asteroid mining facility. After the player escapes with the assist of his party members, they discover the person who exiled them 10 years ago, and embarks the player on an epic quest to find out the remaining Jedi to battle against the Sith. The player can manipulate the land from a third-person view and can participate in battles against enemies in real-time. 3 Classes, Make Choices, Unique Jedi Abilities, etc. are core features of the game.

#7 Warhammer 40,000: Squad Command

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Warhammer 40,000: Squad Command is a Single-player, and Multiplayer Turn-based Tactics video game takes place in the Warhammer 4K Universe developed by RedLynx and published by THQ. It introduces 3 space marine chapters pitted against 3 legions of chaos fighting on the Ruhr III’s planet. The game comes with units from the tabletop wargame. In Single-player campaign, the game follows the ultramarines of Imperium more than fifteen challenging missions as they stop an incursion by the Legions of Chaos Marines. The multiplayer mode of the game supports up to eight-player on the local network. The game mainly revolves around the turn-based system, and it takes place in the 3D environment. There are more than twenty weapons which the player uses against enemies to earn Hit Points after killing them. There are many levels, and the player can explore the environment from an isometric perspective and move his units in the turn-based system to attack enemies. Warhammer 40,000: Squad Command includes core features such as Heavy Weapons, Turn-based Combat, Isometric Gameplay, and more. Check it out, and you’ll love it.

#8 Warhammer 40,000: Deathwatch: Tyranid Invasion

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Warhammer 40,000: Deathwatch: Tyranid Invasion is a Strategy, Role-playing, Turn-based, and Single-player video game with Action-Adventure elements developed and published by Rodeo Games for Microsoft Windows and iOS. The game enables the player to command the team of elite space marines in the edge of imperial space environment where the game is set. In the game, the team of the player will take on the Tyranids in the set of tactical engagements. There are a series of challenging missions, ranging from war ravaged cities to the insides of the Tyranids bio-ships, will see the player kill team raise in skill and strength as he face massive peril and threats. All missions in the game are remastered with special effects and dynamic lighting. The game set out the player on an epic journey to rescue the sector from an alien invasion and gather unique Deathwatch Space Marines. Warhammer 40,000: Deathwatch: Tyranid Invasion includes prominent features such as New Missions, Fully Re-designed Controls, High Quality Graphics, Brand New Space Marines, and more.

#9 Warhammer 40,000: Regicide

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Warhammer 40,000: Regicide is a Chess-like Turn-based Strategy, Single-player and Multiplayer video game developed and published by Hammerfall Publishing. The game takes place in the universe of Warhammer 40, 0000 and introduces two playable modes such as Classic and Regicide. To get into the world, the player needs to log into his account, select his faction from The Space Marine Blood Angels and Orks. In Regicide Mode, the player has to plan his strategy to attack and command his army through two different phases of combat. The player can open fire on his foes, use different tactical abilities and unleash his powers to smash his enemies. He can fight his way through both Single-player and Multiplayer battles to demolish everything, standing between the player and his victory. In Classic Mode, the player needs to improve his tactics abilities in both modes based on traditional chest rules, and effort to eliminate the members of opposite team to win the match. Warhammer 40,000: Regicide includes prominent features such as Two Unique Modes, Online Multiplayer, Advanced AI, Competitive Leaderboards, Two Unique Races, and more. Try it out.

#10 Tabletop Simulator

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Tabletop Simulator is a Tabletop, Single-player and Multiplayer Simulation developed and published by Berserk Games for Multiple Platforms. The game enables the player to create the tabletop games in the physics-based sandbox environment. It comes with a player-driven physics sandbox without any specific victory or failure conditions. After choosing the table, the player needs to interact with the game by moving and spawning virtual pieces. Online Multiplayer mode supports up to 10 players. Aside from moving and spawning pieces, the game comes with mechanics to help with common board game’s style such as automatic hiding the pieces of the player and dice rolling from another. There are several types of games available such as chess, poker, and checkers. The player can mix and modify the pieces to create new games which can be saved to share and play with other players. The game enables models and images to be imported to build new pieces and tables. With addictive gameplay, superb graphics and core mechanics, Tabletop Simulator is the wonderful game to play.

#11 Infinitas DM: Expanded Color Tokens

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Infinitas DM: Expanded Color Tokens is a Downloadable Content Pack for Infinitas DM developed by Atom Switch, Inc. for Microsoft Windows and Mac OS. The DLC pack comes with twenty new colour-themed player tokens, offering the player a massive variety of tokens for use in his campaigns. The game is the unique blend of Role-playing and Strategy elements to offer the superb gameplay to experience. Unlike other tabletop games, Infinitas DM takes the digital tool’s power and brings them to the physical table. In the game, the player has an opportunity to create and control his campaign while sending a further view to the secondary display. During the gameplay, the player can use a variety of tools, including Digital Maps, Documents, Player Tokens, Map Links, and more. Telam Sewers, Telam Market, Telam Hall L1, Telam Jail, etc. are prominent locations in the game to explore. Once the player has explored the Darkwood Maze, he will discover himself at the Tel Nar Deep’s mouth, a dungeon carved deep into the rock. Try it out, and you’ll like it.

#12 Card Hunter

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Card Hunter is a Browser-based, Tabletop, Tactical Collectible Card, Strategy, Single-player and Multiplayer video game developed and published by Blue Manchu. The game is available to play on multiple platforms and mixes the elements of Table-top Board with CCG. It is presented to the player as the gaming session with Gray, the gamemaster who assists the player through the role-playing game, using the similar format to Dungeons and Dragons, comprises 1 or more encounters. In the game, the player creates a part of up to three members, and more character will be swapped and recruited in and out between modules. During the gameplay, the player can choose the character by classes, determined equipment type the player can use while playing the game and the race which grant the player with special bonuses during combat. Each character in the game has a deck consists of thirty-six cards, determined by race, class, and their equipment. The game lets the player get into the grid-based battlefield and prepare for turn-based strategy combat where he can play his cards to take down the enemies and their bosses and be rewarded with loot and experience. Check it out, and have fun.

#13 Sherlock Holmes: Consulting Detective

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Sherlock Holmes: Consulting Detective revolves around Interactive Movie, Full Motion Video, and Adventure elements, created and published by ICOM Simulations. The game offers exciting gameplay based on the tabletop book with the same name. It uses the live actors and puts the player in charge of the protagonist named as Sherlock Holmes and his partner named as Dr Watson, struggling to solve three complex crime cases by exploring different locations. The player needs to solve the cases by investigating the locations, listening to the sounds, and reading the dialogues between characters. The game starts with the player meeting a client and collecting clues about the case. After that, the player must visit the location or person, read the newspapers for evidence or interact with NPCs to investigate. The objective of the player is to unleash his inner detective, interrogate the suspects, and solve the mystery to advance through the game. The game will take the player back to the study of the protagonist and his partner where they will figure out the events that transpired, and Dr Watson will tell the player of his/her score.

#14 Warhammer: Dark Omen

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Warhammer: Dark Omen is a Fantasy-based, Real-time Tactics and Single-player Wargame developed by Mindscape and published by Electronic Arts. The game has both Single-player and Multiplayer modes and the gameplay based upon the Warhammer Fantasy Battle tabletop and figurines. It serves as the sequel to Warhammer: Shadow of the Horned Rat, released in 1996. While the game introduces the similar mechanics to Shadow of the Horned Rat, it comes with a number of enhancements, including the massive 3D Terrains, deep streamlined interface system, and improved management system, but the game focuses on the linear storyline. The story of the game is set within the Warhammer Fantasy setting and revolves around on the mercenary army effort to battle against a threat to the old land by the massive army of undead forces controlled by a brutal entity. The game offers the perfect combination of fantasy and medieval warfare elements while using the units based on the setting of Warhammer Fantasy, ranging from cavalry, infantry, artillery, and more. With fantastic features, superb graphics, and smooth controls, Warhammer: Dark Omen is the best game to play and enjoy.

#15 Title Bout Championship Boxing

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Title Bout Championship Boxing (shortened TBCB) is a Sports, Fighting, Boxing and Single-player Text-based Simulation created and published by P.I.S.D. Ltd. The game comes with fictional and historical play based on the famous Tabletop game of the same name, released in 1979 created by Trunzo. It takes place in the boxing atmosphere and displays the ring with fighters who perform fierce moves, a crowd that cheers, an engaging blow-by-blow text, and a ring card girls who flash up between the rounds. There are more than 6,660 boxers available and the player can select one of them to participate in matches to show off his boxing abilities. The player can battle against AI-controlled character in one-on-one matches and can take down him to win amazing rewards. The game follows the traditional rules of boxing and each match consists of fifteen rounds. During the gameplay, the player can set up tournaments and can see the statistics of punches that the player has landed on the opponents. Title Bout Championship Boxing offers addictive gameplay, cool graphics and smooth controls. Try it out.

#16 Throne of Lies: The Online Game of Deceit

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Throne of Lies: The Online Game of Deceit is a Medieval-themed, Party-based Role-playing and Multiplayer strategy video game developed and published by Imperium42 Game Studio. The game has an exciting gameplay where up to sixteen players from all over the world can mix their social deduction skills with more than hundred unique abilities to fend off their enemies from taking over the kingdom. Like modern Tabletop video games, it takes place during the time of medieval war where each player is assigned one of forty classes, ranging from hapless Fool to King. The game features day/night cycle, enables the player to congregate across the table, interact with each other and discuss the searches during the day and use unique abilities to kill the fellow players at night. The player can select his favorite class and pick up his character from available, jump into the world and battle against enemies to earn points. With exciting gameplay, brilliant visuals, and smooth controls, Throne of Lies: The Online Game of Deceit is the wonderful game to play.

#17 Catan Universe

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Catan Universe is a Board, Strategy and Turn-based video game created by USM for Android. The game offers the challenging gameplay where you take on the role of the adventurer. It sets out you on an epic journey, where you must struggle to reach the coast of the unknown Island, but other explorers are also landed on Catan to take over the settlement. During the gameplay, you have to build roads, cities, expand your empire while struggling to become the ruler of Catan. Along the journey, you can get into the duels against other players from all over the world and can experience the tabletop feeling to your playfield with improved graphics. In Multiplayer mode, you can invite your friends to compete against you and show off their abilities. The game deals with the build, settle, and trade elements and enables you to design your playable avatar at the beginning of the game. You can form a guild and can communicate with other players using live chat options. Catan Universe includes core features such as Matches against Two-player, Catan duel, Custom Matches, Leveling Up, and more. Try it out.

#18 Arma 3 Zeus

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Arma 3 Zeus is a Downloadable Content Pack for Adventure, Action and Strategy-based video game Arma 3, developed and published by Bohemia Interactive. The game offers both Single-player and Multiplayer modes and brings a form of multiplayer gameplay where improvisation serves as the key to success. It offers exciting gameplay inspired by a famous tabletop game like Dungeon and Dragons. The DLC pack lets the player take on the role of the protagonist, named as Zeus, who is a master. During the gameplay, the player can invent new storylines, locations and challenges. The player must form a guild, lead into the battlefield and immerse in dynamic battle. Like the master, the player must reach different objectives, adapt unscripted events and complete a variety of tasks to proceed through the game. Arma 3 Zeus includes prominent features such as Play as Zeus, Enroll as Players, a variety of Scenarios, Dynamic Combat, Real-time Editor, MP Modes, Team Death Match, and more. Try it out, and you’ll love it.

#19 Mage Knight: Apocalypse

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Mage Knight: Apocalypse is an Action Role-playing, Third-person Perspective, Fantasy-based, and Single-player video game developed by Namco Hometek, Inc. and published by InterServ International Inc. for Microsoft Windows. The game offers an exciting gameplay based on the Tabletop video game Mage Knight. The player can select one of five warriors to jump into the world to driven all evil out from magical world called The Land. The gameplay heavily focuses on Action-packed element, similar to Dungeon Siege video game. Playing style of the player depends on the character selected by him and the game features various protagonists such as a dwarf gunner, Janson Freeborn, etc. who can battle with firearms, melee combat, and explosives to kill enemies. The player can explore the open environment freely, interact with non-player characters to get information and objectives. The game rewards the player with experience points which he can use to rise his abilities, skills, health and more. A mini-map is placed at the top of the screen which the player can use to locate his position. With detailed graphics, superb mechanics, and Action RPG gameplay, Mage Knight: Apocalypse is the wonderful game to play.

#20 Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War: Soulstorm

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Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War: Soulstorm is a RTS (Real-time Strategy), Single-player and Multiplayer video game developed by Iron Lore Entertainment and published by THQ. The game serves as the 3rd Downloadable Content Pack for Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War. Like previous titles, DLC pack focuses on Tabletop wargame and introduces a variety of new features to the series of Dawn of War. The game offers two new playable factions such as the Dark Eldar and the Imperial Sisters of Battle. In the game, the player needs to select his faction from available and assemble his empire to battle against rival opponents. During the gameplay, the player can battle against enemies around the star system. The primary objective of the player is to recruit army, command in battlefield, and defeat enemies to become the best commander. There are a huge arsenal of weaponry that the player can use to take down enemies. Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War: Soulstorm offers prominent features such as Devastating Air Attacks, Dark Eldar, Sisters of Battle, Brutal Domination, and more.

#21 Lords of WaterDeep

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Lords of WaterDeep, published by Wizard of the Coast is a Turn-Based Strategy, Digital CCG and an RPG board game. The game lets you play by setting yourself up into the role of a Masked Ruler of Waterdeep who is bound to deploy agents and goes on quests and adventures to complete the game objectives and to strengthen his rule over the cities of Waterdeep. You can choose between 5 main quests (Arcana, Skullduggery, Warfare, Piety and Commerce) complete the objectives and earn rewards in the form of Victory Points and upsurge your hold on the city. You must use the Decks of cards to cast spells over your enemies, use differently colored mana cards to use different spells and for summoning the beasts and monsters. Every completed quest and match awards you with Gold that you can use to buy upgrades and power-ups (More enhanced Cards and Magic Spells etc.). Lords of Water Deep offers an amazing Double Expansion Pack that contains 3 more game boards, a new agent and a new Grey Faction. Play this game for an unforgettable Strategy and Card based game-play experience.