The following is a timeline of tabletop role-playing games. For computer role-playing games see here.

The publication year listed here is the year of the first edition in the original country. Additional editions, translations or adaptations for use in other countries are not included in this list. For editions other than the first, consult the corresponding article.

Some games started out as generic role-playing supplements, supplements for other games, or even a different kind of game. Those games are listed in the year when they made the transition to a standalone role-playing game.

Unique games with identical or similar titles are listed separately. Unique means games that use different rules or settings but does not include rule revisions by the same author or publisher.

• Darkshire, in English
• RPGGeek, in English
• Le Grog, in French
• PSNROL, in Spanish (archived)
• DRoSI, in German
• Martinolli, Pascal. 2019. « TTTTRPG: Timeline Tree of Tabletop Role-Playing Games, celebrating more than 40 years of game design innovations » Dataset and dot language code.

• History of role-playing games
• List of role-playing games, restricted to notable games.
• List of role-playing game designers, including a short list of games to which each designer made a significant contribution.
• List of role-playing game publishers
• List of game manufacturers