This is a list of historical role-playing games.
List
Ancient World
Name |
Years active |
Based in |
Host |
Type |
Notes |
Website
|
Aeipathy
|
2018-
|
670 BC
|
Proboards
|
Play-By-Post
|
An historical rpg set in the Ancient World.
|
Yes
|
Cry Havoc
|
2018-
|
44 BC
|
Jcink
|
Play-By-Post
|
An alternate history rpg set in the Roman Empire shortly after the assassination of Julius Caesar.
|
Yes
|
Aeterna Roma
|
2008-
|
74 AD
|
Jcink
|
Play-By-Post
|
An alternate history rpg set in the Roman Empire a decade after the assassination of Caligula.
|
Yes
|
Middle Ages
Name |
Years active |
Based in |
Host |
Type |
Notes |
Website
|
Saints Sleep
|
2016-
|
1159
|
Jcink
|
Play-By-Post
|
An alternate history rpg set in 12th-century Medieval England during "The Anarchy" in which the throne of Henry II has fallen to the late King Stephen’s son Eustace I.
|
Yes
|
Loyalty Binds Us
|
2019-
|
1509
|
Jcink
|
Play-By-Post
|
An alternate history rpg set in 16th-century Tudor England.
|
Yes
|
Unto Britannia
|
2018-
|
1546
|
Jcink
|
Play-By-Post
|
An alternate history rpg set in 16th-century Medieval England in which the Tudor Dynasty and the Arthurian legends co-exist.
|
Yes
|
Setsunai
|
2018-
|
1582
|
Jcink
|
Play-By-Post
|
A fantasy rpg set in 16th-century Feudal Japan during the Warring States period.
|
Yes
|
Early modern
Name |
Years active |
Based in |
Host |
Type |
Notes |
Website
|
Caribbean Dawn
|
2018-
|
1720
|
Jcink
|
Play-By-Post
|
A Regency-era rpg set in the West Indies during the "Golden Age of Piracy". Sequel to the popular long-running "Before the Mast".
|
Yes
|
War Cries
|
2019-
|
1766
|
Jcink
|
Play-By-Post
|
A Regency-era rpg set in the American colonies during the French and Indian War.
|
Yes
|
Memento Mori
|
2016-
|
1793
|
phpBB
|
Play-By-Post
|
A Regency-era rpg set in the Italian city-state of Venice during the French Revolution.
|
Yes
|
Sufficient Unto The Day
|
2017-
|
1797
|
Jcink
|
Play-By-Post
|
A Regency-era rpg set in the East India Company-occupied city of Visakhapatnam during the British colonization of India.
|
Yes
|
Tenderness Of The Heart
|
2017-
|
1812
|
Jcink
|
Play-By-Post
|
A Regency-era rpg set in the city of London during the Napoleonic Wars.
|
Yes
|
Within The Winnoc Valley
|
2019-
|
1812
|
Proboards
|
Play-By-Post
|
A Regency-era rpg set in the Ravencarr during the Napoleonic Wars.
|
Yes
|
Modern
Name |
Years active |
Based in |
Host |
Type |
Notes |
Website
|
Absinthe
|
2016-
|
1850
|
Jcink
|
Play-By-Post
|
A drama rpg set in the city of London, England during the Victorian-era.
|
Yes
|
Del Fuego
|
2019-
|
1864
|
Jcink
|
Play-By-Post
|
An Old West rpg set in the fictional town of Stevensville, Montana.
|
Yes
|
Heart Of The West
|
2018-
|
1869
|
Jcink
|
Play-By-Post
|
An Old West rpg set in the fictional town of Coalchapel, Wyoming.
|
Yes
|
Shadows of the High Plains
|
2017-
|
1872
|
Jcink
|
Play-By-Post
|
An Old West rpg set in the fictional town of Sherman, Wyoming.
|
Yes
|
Circle the Wagons
|
2011-2016
|
1873
|
Jcink
|
Play-By-Post
|
An Old West rpg set in the fictional town of Buffalo Creek, Colorado.
|
Yes
|
Million Dollar Trail
|
2019-
|
1874
|
Jcink
|
Play-By-Post
|
An Old West rpg set in the fictional town of Silverton, Colorado.
|
Yes
|
Sagas of the Wild West
|
2019-
|
1875
|
Self hosted
|
Play-By-Post
|
An Old West rpg set in the fictional town of Kalispell, Montana.
|
Yes
|
Moorland Manor
|
2016-
|
1899
|
Jcink
|
Play-By-Post
|
A horror rpg set in the fictional village of Madsmoor, England during the Victorian-era.
|
Yes
|
Under the Big Top
|
2019-
|
1905
|
Jcink
|
Play-By-Post
|
An historical rpg which follows a fictional circus troupe during the early-20th century.
|
Yes
|
Downstairs, Upstairs
|
2019-
|
1919
|
Jcink
|
Play-By-Post
|
A drama rpg set in the fictional village of Downton, England during Interwar Britain-era.
|
Yes
|
By The Gun
|
2018-
|
1924
|
Jcink
|
Play-By-Post
|
An organized crime rpg set in the fictional town of Roscoe, New Jersey during the Prohibition-era.
|
Yes
|
Swamp Fever
|
2014-
|
1924
|
Jcink
|
Play-By-Post
|
A supernatural rpg set in the city of New Orleans, Louisiana during the Prohibition-era.
|
Yes
|
Remains
|
2019-
|
1940
|
Jcink
|
Play-By-Post
|
An historical rpg set in World War II during the German occupation of the Channel Islands (Guernsey).
|
Yes
|
Dreamland
|
2017-
|
1957
|
Jcink
|
Play-By-Post
|
A sci-fi rpg set in the city of Las Vegas, Nevada during the 1950s.
|
Yes
|