Buffyverse role-playing games

The Buffyverse role-playing games – including the Buffy the Vampire Slayer Roleplaying Game and Angel Roleplaying Game — are complementary, officially licensed role-playing games (RPGs) published by Eden Studios, Inc. The Buffy the Vampire Slayer Core Rulebook was published in 2002, while the Angel Corebook followed in 2003. Both games use a streamlined (or Cinematic) version of Eden Studios' popular Unisystem game engine, originally used in CJ Carella's WitchCraft and All Flesh Must Be Eaten, two of Eden's better-known original product lines. In the Buffyverse games, players are able to take on the roles of characters from their respective television series or create wholly original characters as they and their group see fit, effectively building their own Buffyverse series in the process.

Both games have been reviewed favorably for their accessible ruleset and their "Drama Points" system, which gives players a greater degree of control over the flow of the story, allowing them to call upon heroic bursts of energy, plot twists, and other convenient developments as necessary. The Angel role-playing game won the Origins Award for Best Roleplaying Game in its year of release. In 2011, Angel came 10th in RPGnet's top 20 list of roleplaying games, while Buffy came 16th.