List of play-by-mail games
This is a list of play-by-mail games. It is unclear what the earliest play-by mail game is between chess and Go. Diplomacy was first played by mail in 1963. In the early 1970s, in the United States, Rick Loomis, of Flying Buffalo Inc, began a number of play-by-mail games; this included games such as Nuclear Destruction. This marked the beginning of the professional PBM industry. Other publishers followed suit, with significant expansion across the industry in the 1980s. This supported the publication of a number of newsletters from individual play-by-mail companies as well as independent publications such as Gaming Universal, Paper Mayhem, and Flagship which focused solely on the play-by-mail gaming industry. The sourcing of play-by-mail games in this list largely comes from these magazines, whether from reviews or advertisements, as well as additional magazines such as Space Gamer/Fantasy Gamer, Dragon Magazine, and other publications that serviced the gaming community broadly, resuming with the contemporary online magazine Suspense and Decision, which supports the small but active play-by-mail gaming community today.
In some cases, more than one publisher can be found for the same game on the list. This is because the rights to play-by-mail games were occasionally sold among publishers. In other cases, games were licensed from the publishing company, which might be then moderated by a different company—potentially even translated and played in a different country. Many more play-by-mail games existed in nascent, playtest form than there are on this list. Only games which completed playtesting and were released for play are included here as a "published" game. This list includes games played only by postal mail, those played by mail with a play-by-email option, and games played only in a turn-based play-by-email format. Additionally, this list includes games which are no longer available for play as well as games that are still active. Game durations range from those which were only briefly available for play, such as Quest of Gorr, to those which have been played for decades or longer, such as Alamaze, Diplomacy, Hyborian War, and Chess.
Active play-by-mail games
| Game | Released | Publisher | Associate | Ref |
| Adventurer Kings | 1992 | Epistoludisme & Cie | Roland Danard | |
| Alamaze | 1986 | Alamaze.co | ||
| Clash of Legends | 2006 | |||
| Company Commander | Schubel & Son | Jason Oates | ||
| Continental Rails II | 1999 | Epistoludisme & Cie | Roland Danard | |
| Covert Operations | Flying Buffalo Inc | Charles Gaydos | ||
| The Crack of Doom II | Advanced Gaming Enterprises | |||
| Diplomacy | 1959 | Games Research Inc | Allan B. Calhamer | |
| Drakensang Online | Bigpoint Games | |||
| Duel2 | Reality Simulations Inc | |||
| DungeonWorld | Madhouse Interactive Entertainment | Steve Tierney | ||
| Fallen Empires | March 2013 | Peter and James Perrin | ||
| Forgotten Realms | Reality Simulations | |||
| Feudal Lords | Flying Buffalo Inc | |||
| Galac-Tac | 1982 | Talisman Games | ||
| Galactic Conflict | 1982 | Flying Buffalo | ||
| The Glory of Kings VII | Agema | |||
| Heroic Fantasy | Flying Buffalo | |||
| Hyborian War | 1985 | Reality Simulations Inc. | Edward Schooner | |
| Illuminati PBM | Adventure Systems, Flying Buffalo | Draper Kauffman | ||
| The Isles: The Game of Outcasts | 1987 | theislespbm | ||
| It's a Crime | KJC Games | |||
| Legends | Harlequin Games | |||
| Lizards | Flying Buffalo Inc | |||
| Lords of the Earth | 1983 | Thomas Harlan | ||
| Middle-earth: Third Age; Circa 1650 | Game Systems International | |||
| Middle-earth: Kin-Strife; Circa 1450 | Game Systems International | |||
| Middle-earth: Fourth Age; Circa 1000 | Game Systems International | |||
| Mobius I | Flying Buffalo Inc | |||
| Nuclear Destruction | 1970 | Flying Buffalo Inc | ||
| Phoenix: Beyond the Stellar Empire | KJC Games | |||
| Regime Change | Agema | |||
| Riftlords | Flying Buffalo Inc | |||
| Scramble for Empire | Agema | |||
| Star Fleet Warlord | Franz Games | |||
| Starweb | 1976 | Flying Buffalo | ||
| SuperNova: Rise of the Empire | 2003 | Rolling Thunder Games | Pete Dorman | |
| Takamo | Advent Games | |||
| TribeNet | PBM in mid 1980s; PBEM from 1997 | Tribenet.com.au | Peter Rzechorzek | |
| World Wide Battle Plan | Flying Buffalo Inc |
Inactive U.S. play-by-mail games
| Game | Released | Publisher | Associate | Ref |
| 1483 Online | Guild of Blades | |||
| 1939 World Wide Battleplan | Flying Buffalo Inc | |||
| 2 Halves | Nova Games | |||
| A Bledian Diary | Spellbinder Games | |||
| A&D Soccer | A&D Entertainment | |||
| Absolute Fantasy | Silver Dreamer | |||
| Absolute Power II | Silver Dreamer | |||
| Absolute Heroes | Jade Enterprises | |||
| A Duel of a Different Color | Fractal Dimensions | |||
| A National Will | Simcoarum Systems | |||
| Ad Astra | Superior Simulations | |||
| Advanced Dungeons & Dragons | ECI | |||
| Adventurers Guild | Entertainment Plus More Games | |||
| Aegyptus | World Campaigns | |||
| Aeroball | Mark Wightman | |||
| Aftermath 2150 | Centurion Game Company | |||
| The Afterworld | Sci Fi Simulations | |||
| Against All Odds | C2 Simulations | |||
| Age of Gold | Nevanis Games | |||
| Alien Conflict | 1983 | Schubel & Son | , | |
| Alien Conquest | Redgod Enterprises | |||
| Alien Invasion | Schubel & Sons Inc | |||
| American Civil War Battles | ||||
| American War of Independence Battles | ||||
| Ancient Empire | Schubel & Sons, licensed to Walters Associates of Mississippi. | |||
| Android Arena | Adventure Simulation Games | |||
| Andromeda Cluster | Micro Software Design | |||
| Arena Combat | Schubel & Sons Inc | |||
| Armageddon – The Last War | Rick Barr | |||
| Armageddon's Aftermath | Damien Games | |||
| Armorclads | August 1991 | DVS Productions | ||
| Ascension to Empire | Maverick Games | |||
| The Ashes of Empire | ||||
| Aspects of Might | Silver Dreamer | |||
| The Assassin's Quest | 1980 | De Jager & Co | ||
| Atlantis | Juan Varein | |||
| Atlantrix | Battle-Magic Gaming | |||
| Austerlitz | Quirxel Games | |||
| Austerlitz | Supersonic Games | |||
| Banana Republic | Head Games | |||
| Barony of the Rivers | Adam Hill | |||
| Baroque | The Game Anvil | |||
| Battle of the Gods | Integral Games | |||
| Battleplan | Flying Buffalo Inc | |||
| Battle Robots | ||||
| Beer Mogul | Red Mohawk | |||
| Belter | Classified Information | |||
| Beyond the Quadra Zone | Quest Games Inc | |||
| Beyond the Stellar Empire | Adventures By Mail | |||
| ' | Adventures By Mail | |||
| Blasted Earth | Precedence | |||
| Bliss | R3 | |||
| Blood Pit | Emprise Game Systems | |||
| Blood, Guts & Gore Across the Galaxy | Deltax Gaming | |||
| Bloody Blade | Damien Games | |||
| Bounty Hunter | Creative Management Services | |||
| Boys of Summer | Blue Panther Enterprises | |||
| British Wrestling Association | Daniel Turner | |||
| Button Men Web Game | Cheapass Games | |||
| Capitol | 1983 | Adventures by Mail | ||
| Caravans of Pan Geos | Galactic Empires | |||
| Cartel | Diverse Talents, Inc. | |||
| Castle War | 1986 | Mialdian Press | ||
| Catacombs of Chaos | Schubel & Son | |||
| Celestrek II | Clemens & Associates, Inc. | |||
| Centre-Earth | Giles Bartram | |||
| Centurion | Fantasy Workshop | |||
| Championship Football | Hemsoft Computer Consultants | |||
| Chaos Trail | Simon Williams | |||
| Championship League | Supersonic Games | |||
| Chevian Chronicles | ||||
| Chicken Run | Received Wisdom | |||
| The Clans of Trove | Yellowseed Games | |||
| Clans II | Hightreet Internet Ltd | |||
| Charioteers | Daurada Games | |||
| Clovenshield | Clovenshield | |||
| Cluster | Capitol Consulting//VRL, Inc. | Robert Hayes | ||
| Cluster Wars | ||||
| Computer Boxing | Schubel & Son | |||
| Conclave | Undying King Games | |||
| Conquest | Earnshaw Enterprises | |||
| Conquest of the 25th Century | TSR, Inc. | |||
| Conquest of the Stars | Schubel & Sons Inc | |||
| Conquest of Insula II | Clemens & Associates | |||
| Conquest & Crusades | Damien Games | |||
| Continental Rails | Graaf Simulations | , | ||
| Continuum | Zephyr Enterprises Inc | |||
| Chess | c. 6th century | |||
| Cosa Nostra | Yellowseed Games | |||
| Cosmic Crusaders | Genesis Games Design | |||
| Cosmic Dominion | Galactic Simulations | |||
| Coup d'etat | Sinbad's Games | |||
| Covert Operations | Flying Buffalo Inc | |||
| Crack of Doom | Advanced Gaming Enterprises | |||
| Crasimoff's World | Adventures by Mail | |||
| Crater War | Jabberwock Enterprises | |||
| Crime Lords | 1981 | Gamers Unlimited | ||
| Crisis | Rick Barr | |||
| Crystal Island | Saul Betesh | |||
| CTF 2187 | Advanced Gaming Ent | |||
| Crusade | Schubel & Sons, licensed to Walters Associates of Mississippi. | |||
| CWA Wrestling | KTH | |||
| Cyborg | 1981 | Integral Games | ||
| Dark Age | HCS Games | |||
| Dark Blades | Adventure Simulation Games | |||
| Dark Magus | Dark Magus Productions | |||
| Darkness of Silverfall | Coconut Council Inc | |||
| Darkworld | Rebel Enterprises | |||
| Dawn of the Ancients | GSI Game Systems Inc | |||
| Death & Sorrow | Eckert Gaming Group | |||
| Destiny | Blue Panther Enterprises | |||
| Detective | Tudor Games | |||
| Domination | LAMA | |||
| DROIDS | NoGate Consulting | |||
| Dukes of Hell | Software Doctors | |||
| Dungeon | Madhouse USA | |||
| Eagle Day: The Battle for Britain | War College Simulations PBM Inc | |||
| Earthwars | Software Doctors | |||
| Earthwood | Game Systems Inc/KJC Games | |||
| Earthwood | Game Systems Inc | |||
| Eclipse | Midnight Games | James Landes | ||
| EFIFA | EFIFA | |||
| EG!: Banana | ||||
| EG!: Blarpo | Blarpo | |||
| EG!: Dangerous Liaisons | Jerry Spencer | |||
| EG!: Delon | Richard Crofts | |||
| EG!: Horseguards | Trevor Gillard | |||
| EG!: Orc | Aramaro Adrian | |||
| EG!: Orleans | ||||
| EG!: Slumbers | Brian Jenkins | |||
| EG!: Star | Pete Cooney | |||
| EG!: Time of Honor | Quincy Cooper | |||
| Eldritch | Play-by-Electron Games | |||
| Election Year | Flying Buffalo Inc | , | ||
| El Mythico | Graaf Simulations | , | ||
| Empires of Corinium | Viking Games | |||
| Empyrean Challenge | 1978 | Superior Simulations | ||
| Empires for Rent | Blue Panther Enterprises | |||
| English Civil War Battles | ||||
| Epic | Midnight Games | James Landes | ||
| Epic Game II | August 1986 | Midnight Games | James Landes | |
| Epsom | David Scriven | |||
| EverMoor | Games Adventure | |||
| Evermoor II | Bronze Star Gaming | |||
| Exodus | Grenade Games | |||
| Fall of Rome | Enlightened Age Entertainment | |||
| Fall of the Roman Empire | Jason Oates | |||
| Fallen at the First | Jason Oates | |||
| Family Wars | Cyclops Gaming | |||
| Fantasy Cycling 2001 | Ultra Sports | |||
| Feudal Lords | Graaf Simulations | John Van De Graaf | ||
| Feudal Lords | Flying Buffalo Inc | , | ||
| Feudal Lords II | Graaf Simulations | |||
| The Final Campaign | July 1, 1989 | Blue Panther Enterprises | ||
| Fire in the Galaxy | Sar-a-Kan Games | |||
| Firebreather | Horizon Games | |||
| First Light | C-Mind Enterprises | |||
| First World | August 1984 | White Lion Enterprises | John and Mike O'Brien | |
| Fleet Maneuvers | Fantastic Simulations | |||
| Floodlit Soccer | ||||
| Fog of War | Schubel & Son | |||
| Food Chain | Greg Lindahl | |||
| Football Maestro | Maestro Games | |||
| Gameplan | Graaf Simulations | |||
| Galactic Anarchy | Anarchy by Mail | |||
| 'Galactic Empires' | Galactic Empires | |||
| Galactic Gambit | Bard Interactive Games, Inc. | |||
| Galactic Invasion 3 | Ultra Sports | |||
| Galactic Overlord | Steven Arnott | |||
| Galactic Power | Vigard Simulations | |||
| Galactic Prisoners | 1985 | Grandel Inc | ||
| Galaxy | Rebus Games | |||
| Galaxy Alpha | KTH | |||
| Galaxy Conflict | KTH | |||
| Galaxy II | Brett A. Tondreau | |||
| Gallic Wars | Schubel & Sons Inc | |||
| Gateway to the Stars | Ended 1987 | Total Simulations, Inc. | ||
| Gladiator: The Legacy of Heraklês | Dragon Games | |||
| Gladiators of Death | Fantasy & Futuristic Simulations | |||
| Global Supremacy | Schubel & Son | |||
| Global Supremacy III | Schubel & Son | |||
| Glory | HCS Games | |||
| Glory II | HCS Games | |||
| Glory to the Lance | Nova Games | |||
| Gobbal | ||||
| The Godfather of Astini | Godfather Games | |||
| Gorlos | Chris Bury, World Fictional Wrestling | |||
| Grand Alliance | Simcoarum Systems | |||
| Great Game: 1820 | Great Game | |||
| Great White Hunter | Steven Arnott | |||
| Gridiron Stats | Danny McConnell, Ab Initio Games | |||
| Guardian | Stephen Richardson, Guardian Games | |||
| Gunners | Rebel Games | |||
| Haven | Different Worlds Publications | |||
| Heroic Age | Games Without Frontiers | |||
| Heroic Fantasy | Flying Buffalo | , | ||
| Hoopplan | ||||
| Horizon's End | Schubel & Sons Inc | |||
| Horse Racing | ||||
| Hyborian War | 1985 | Reality Simulations Inc. | ||
| Hunting | DMC Games | Dave Cooksey | ||
| Hunting 2 | DMC Games | Dave Cooksey | ||
| HyperXpansion | ||||
| Imperium Challenge | Superior Simulations | |||
| Infinite Conflict | Gemini Systems, Inc. | |||
| Into the Maelstrom | Maelstrom Games | |||
| Into Infinity | May 1988 | Battle-Magic Gaming | ||
| Imperial Conquest | Armageddon Games | |||
| Imperial Games | Applied Gaming Technologies Inc. | |||
| Intrigue | June 1990 | White Lion Enterprises | ||
| Iron Kings | Play-by-Electron Games | |||
| Isle of Crowns | Adventures By Mail | |||
| It's a Crime! | Adventures By Mail | |||
| JF&L's Kings | JF&L | |||
| Jurien Range | PBM Adventures | |||
| Keys of Bled | Spellbinder Games | |||
| Kickabout | Spellbinder Games | |||
| Kings | Dragon Games | |||
| The King's Birthday | KTH | |||
| Kavernes | Marguerite Dias | |||
| Kill Ted! | Blue Panther Enterprises | |||
| King of Kings | King of Kings | |||
| Khralizek: The Last Battle | Aggressive Addiction Games, Inc. | ; | ||
| Kingdom | Graaf Simulations | |||
| Kings of Steel | Stephen White | |||
| Kingdom's & Conquest | Tudor Games | |||
| 'Kings' | JF&L | |||
| Kings & Things* | Andon Games, Graaf Simulations | |||
| Kingsearth | Kings Guild Inc | |||
| Kings of the Boryian Empire | Paper Generals | |||
| Kings War | Schubel & Son | |||
| KLIP | Pavel Lyakhovskiy | |||
| Knights of the Avalon | Jade Games | |||
| Land of Karrus | Paper Tigers | |||
| LandLords | 1984 | Quest Computer Services | ||
| Lizards | Flying Buffalo Inc | |||
| Lomaka | 1993 | Paper Tigers | ||
| Lords of Destiny | Early 1990s | Maelstrom Games | ||
| Lords of the Blood Sea | Godfather Games | |||
| Lords of the Earth: Campaign 1 | Thomas Harlan | |||
| Lords of the Earth: Campaign 2 | Colin Dunnigan | |||
| Lords of the Earth: Campaign 4 | David Adams | |||
| Lords of the Earth: Campaign 5 | Dean Patterson | |||
| Lords of the Earth: Campaign 7 | Eddie Hartwell | |||
| Lords of the Earth: Campaign 8 | Paul Flinton | |||
| Lords of the Earth: Campaign 10 | David Adams | |||
| Lords of the Earth: Campaign 11 | Phil Baird | |||
| Lords of the Earth: Campaign 13 | Chris Cornuelle | |||
| Lords of the Earth: Campaign 16 | Steve Olson | |||
| Lords of the Earth: Campaign 19 | Steve Olson | |||
| Lords of the Earth: Campaign 20 | Eddie Efsic | |||
| Lords of the Earth: Campaign 23 | Michael Helmsing | |||
| Lords of the Earth: Campaign 24 | Lesley Nielson | |||
| Lords of the Earth: Campaign 25 | David Mattingly | |||
| Lords of the Earth: Campaign 42 | Leslie Dodd | |||
| Lords of the Earth: Campaign 51 | JJ Martel | |||
| Lords of the Fray | Ethereal Edge Enterprises | |||
| Lords of the Galactic Rim | Nebula Star Productions | |||
| Lords of Valetia | 1977 | RB&B Design Operations | ||
| LT Wars | Spellbinder Games | |||
| Mall Maniacs | 1987 | Creative Simulations | ||
| Magika | ChoZen FroZen Games | |||
| Magocracy | 1986 | Mialdian Press | ||
| Mandragora: Shadows Lengthen | Nova Games | |||
| Masters of Magic | HCS Games | |||
| Mazeworld | Acme Game Moderators | |||
| The Melding | Kelstar Enterprises | |||
| Midgard | 1984 | Time Space Simulations | ||
| Midguard | Midgames | |||
| MiiSL | MiiSL, Sando Chiavuzzo | |||
| Military Khralizek | Aggressive Addiction Games, Inc. | |||
| Merchant Lords | Wishful Thinking | |||
| Megaprix | Adventure Simulation Games | |||
| The Melding | Kelstar Enterprises | |||
| Mindgate BBS | Mindgate | |||
| Modern World Conquest | Prime Time Simulations | |||
| Moneylender | Rick Barr | |||
| Monster Island | Adventures By Mail | Jack B. Everitt | , | |
| Monsters | Play-by-Electron Games | |||
| Moscow '41 | Vigard Simulations | |||
| Murania | Michael Halvis | |||
| Mutant Wars | Cutting Edge Games | |||
| Mystic Arena | Mystic Arena | |||
| A National Will | Simcoarum Systems | |||
| New Dawn | Marguerite Dias/New Dawn | |||
| New Order | 1987 | C2 Simulations | ||
| The Next Empire | Reality Simulations | |||
| The Next Empire | Cyborg Games | |||
| Nexus of Mystery | Creative Management Services | |||
| NFL Pro League Football | Gamer's Guild | |||
| Nguyen Hue | Vigard Simulations | |||
| Nuclear War | ||||
| Offside Ref! | Dave Carter, Scorpiogames | |||
| One True Faith | Keith Langley | |||
| The Orion Nebula | Orpheus Publishing Corporation | |||
| Out Time Days | Twin Engine Gaming | |||
| Outer Reaches | Earnshaw Enterprises | |||
| Outpost | Spyder Games | |||
| Pacific Conflict | Advent Games | |||
| Paths to Glory | Triumph Game Systems | |||
| PBMFL | The Mailbox | |||
| Peacemaker-Peacebreaker | Pierce & Co. | |||
| Pellic Quest | Conflict Interaction Associates | |||
| Penalty! | Dave Carter, Scorpiogames | |||
| Perseus Arm | Perseus Arm Enterprises | |||
| Phoenix | Gamer's Den | |||
| Planetarion | ||||
| Play-By-Mail Football League | The Mailbox | |||
| Pop Tarts | Received Wisdom | |||
| Portinium | December 1990 | Enchanted Horizons | ||
| Power | Ended 1985 | ECI | ||
| Power+ | ECI | |||
| Powerstar | South Bay Games | |||
| Privateers | Tudor Games | |||
| Professional Basketball League | ||||
| Private Sector | Treesahran Industries | |||
| Psyche | DMC Games | Dave Cooksey | , | |
| Quest of Gorr | Only briefly on the market | Game Masters International | ||
| Quest of the Great Jewels | 1983 | Zorph Enterprises | Mike Shefler | |
| Quest: The World of Kharne | Adventures By Mail | |||
| Raumkrieg | Flying Buffalo | |||
| Realm | Full Moon Gaming | |||
| Realms of Fantasy | Graaf Simulations | |||
| Realms of Sword and Thunder | 1982 | Empire Games, Inc. | Glenn Holliday and Chris Peterson | |
| Realpolitik | Triad Simulations | |||
| Renaissance | Constantine Xanthis | |||
| Riftlords | Flying Buffalo Inc | , | ||
| Rimworlds | Palace Simulations | |||
| Revenge | Devil's Advocate Games | |||
| Rings of Darkness | Ark Royal Games | |||
| Robot Armies | Schubel & Sons Inc | |||
| Room 4 | Devil's Advocate Games | |||
| Ruler of the Galactic Web | 1987 | Quail Canyon Systems | ||
| Samurai Warlords | Bill Paspaliaris | |||
| Saga | Ended 1987 | Imagery | ||
| Satellite Down | GDW | |||
| Scales of Justice | Tudor Games | |||
| Sceptre | Sceptre Roleplaying | |||
| Scramble | Furypost Games | |||
| Secrets of Trime | Frontier Games | |||
| Seeds of Destruction | Eckert Gaming Group | |||
| Siege America | Schubel & Sons, licensed to Red Talon Gaming of Pennsylvania. | |||
| Sirius Command | Inner Dimension Games | ,, | ||
| Silverdawn | ||||
| Sovereignty | Silvius and Berchtold | |||
| Space 101 | C2 Simulations | |||
| Space Battle | 1980 | Flying Buffalo | ||
| Space Bounty | Universal Simulations | |||
| Space Combat | Twin Engine Gaming | |||
| Spacefarer | Tansfaal Enterprises | |||
| Special Agent | TL Designs | |||
| Speculate | Yellowseed Games | |||
| Spiral Arm | Graaf Simulations | |||
| Spiral Arm II | Graaf Simulations | |||
| Smuggler's Run | Adventures By Mail | |||
| SpyKor | Sudden Asylum | |||
| Stand & Deliver | Stand & Deliver | |||
| Star Cluster | Lief Stensson | |||
| Star Cluster Omega | C-T Simulations | |||
| Star Cluster One | The Buchanan Company | |||
| Stardragon | 1983 | Stardragon | Carl Savage | |
| Star Fleet Warlords | Agents of Gaming | |||
| Starforce Battles | ||||
| Star Quest | Deltax Gaming | |||
| Stars of the Dark Well | Mindgate | |||
| Star Saga | Infinite Odysseys | |||
| ' | Entertainment Concepts | |||
| Star Venture | 1982 | Schubel & Son | ||
| Starbase | Quest Games | |||
| StarGlobe | DragonByte | Ken Mulholland | ||
| Star King | Software Doctors | |||
| Starlord | Mike Singleton | |||
| Starmagic | Cosmos Creation Company | |||
| Starmagic II | Clemens & Associates | |||
| Starmaster | Schubel & Son | Richard Lloyd | ||
| Starmaster II | Schubel & Son | |||
| Starship Command | Elite Simulations | |||
| Starweb | Flying Buffalo Inc | , | ||
| Starwind | CraftGames | |||
| Stat-Sports Pro Football | Stat-Sports | |||
| State of War | Game Systems Inc | |||
| Stellar Crusades | Simulated Genius | |||
| Stellar Dynasty | The Game Company | |||
| Stellar Realms | HCS Games | |||
| Stellar Syndicate | 1987 | Quail Canyon Systems | ||
| Storm Over Dixie | Armageddon Games | |||
| Strategic Conflict | 1983 | Schubel & Son | ||
| Strategic Imperial Conquest | ||||
| Strike it Rich | HCS Games | |||
| Swashbuckler | Paspa Games | |||
| Swords of Pelarn | April 1984 | Midnight Games | Jim Robinson | |
| Swords of the Gods | Galactic Simulations | |||
| Sword Lords | ||||
| Succession | Games Without Frontiers | |||
| Supernova II | Rolling Thunder Games | |||
| Supremacy | Graf Simulations | |||
| Survival Challenge | Ended 1987 | Mindgate | ||
| Suzerainty | 7th Dimension Gaming | |||
| System III: Star King | Galactic Centurian Systems | |||
| Tactical Assault Group | Quest Games, Inc. | |||
| Talwaithe | 1981 | |||
| Terra II | Clemens & Associates | |||
| The King's Birth | KTH | |||
| The War to End All Wars | Guild of Blades | |||
| Throne of Rhianon | Vorpal Games | |||
| Third Foundation | Third Foundation | |||
| Time Patrol | KTH | , | ||
| Top Ten Football' | Top Twenty Football | |||
| Torpedo Boat Duel | Tudor Games | |||
| Tracks | 1992 | Friendly Fire Games | ||
| Trade & Conquest | Frazier Games | |||
| Trajan's Treacherous Trap | 1979 | Flying Buffalo | ||
| 'Traveller' | Applied Gaming Technologies | |||
| Triad | Karl Zeimetz | |||
| Triax | Galactic Simulations | |||
| The Tribes of Crane | 1976 | Schubel & Son, Zen Games | , | |
| Trillion Credit Squadron Campaign | Applied Gaming Technologies Inc. | |||
| Twilight: 2000 | GDW | |||
| The Ultimate Survival | Steve Sparks | |||
| Universe II | Clemens and Associates | |||
| Urban Empire | Leisure Time Unlimited | |||
| Veiled Star | Ghetto Games | |||
| Venom | Game Systems Inc | |||
| Victory | Rolling Thunder Games, Inc. | |||
| Vietnam | Schubel & Sons Inc | |||
| Virus | R3 | |||
| War 1940 | Schubel & Son | |||
| Warboid World | Applied Gaming Technologies Inc. | |||
| War Council | Alternative Dimension Enterprises | |||
| Warlands | 1987 | Furypost Games | ||
| Warlord | Phoenix Publications | |||
| Warlord of Thunder Crag | Creative Management Services | |||
| War of 1812 | Schubel & Sons Inc | |||
| War of Wizards | WOW Games | |||
| Warp Force Empires | 1985 | Emprise Game Systems | Steve Gray | |
| Warp Force One | Emprise Game Systems | |||
| Warriors and Wizards | Rolling Thunder Games, Inc. | |||
| Warworld | 1985. Ended 1987 | Furypost Games | ||
| The Weapon | Fantastic Simulations, Verein der Feunde | Danield B. Ealey | ||
| Westworld | NLT Enterprises | |||
| Whodunit | Devil's Advocate Games | |||
| Wild Frontiers | Red Talon Gaming | |||
| Wofan | 1980 | The Gamemaster | Larry G. Hall | |
| World Campaigns | World Campaigns | |||
| World Conquest | 1988 | Prime Time Simulations, SSV Klapf-Bachler OEG | ||
| World Electronic Football League | Alpha Simulations | |||
| World Electronic Hockey League | Alpha Simulations | |||
| World Emperors II | Deltax Gaming | |||
| World of Arden | Arden Entertainment | |||
| World War | The Mailbox | |||
| World War IV | High Point Games, Pagoda Games | , | ||
| World War IV | JFH Games | |||
| World War IV | Flying Buffalo Inc | |||
| Xenophobe | Emprise Game Systems | |||
| You Rule! | Llucky Llama Games | |||
| You're an Amoeba, GO! | Monastic Software | |||
| Zorphwar'' | Ended 1986 | Zorph Enterprises |
Inactive international play-by-mail games
| Game | Released | Publisher | Country | Ref |
| 523 Sweet FA | Camelot Games | UK | ||
| A Day at the Races | Dracs Games | UK | ||
| Agamemmnon II | Kelem Games | UK | ||
| Apex PBM Soccer | Apex Games | UK | ||
| Ashes of Empire | CSPP | Germany | German language | |
| Assyria's End | Agema Publications | UK | ||
| Away the Lads | Dracs Games | UK | ||
| Balance of Power | Yellowseed Games of Canada | Canada | ||
| Bakufu | Dark Wolf Games | Ireland, UK | ||
| Barbarians at the Gate | Software Simulations | UK | ||
| Basketball | Camelot Games | UK | ||
| Beyond | Crasiworld | UK | ||
| Beyond the Green Sun | Sevenstar Games | UK | ||
| Coeshaw Postal Football League | Mark Coeshaw | UK | ||
| Come on You Reds | Camelot Games | UK | ||
| Crack of Doom II | Harlequin Games | UK | ||
| Dark Age II | Software Simulations | UK | ||
| Diadochi | Cyclops PBM | UK | ||
| Directive 32 | Richard Cozens | UK | ||
| Dragonhelm | Ulaidh Games | UK | ||
| DungeonWorld | Madhouse | UK | , | |
| Eagle | Sabre Games | UK | ||
| Einstein's Lot | Ulaidh Games | Ireland, UK | ||
| EG!: Briny | Briny En Garde! | UK | ||
| EG!: King & Cardinal | Ian Coleman | UK | ||
| EG!: LPBS | Paul Evans | UK | ||
| Empires | Software Simulations | UK | ||
| Endless Time and Space | Sabre Games | UK | ||
| Epoch of Might | Dark Wolf Games | Ireland, UK | ||
| Evolution of the Stars | Verein der Feunde | Germany | ||
| Extra Time-Chairman | KJC Games | UK | ||
| Extra Time-original | KJC Games/Crasiworld | UK | ||
| Falcon | Sabre Games | UK | ||
| Fantasy Soccer | KJC Games | UK | ||
| First Crusade | Kelem Games | UK | ||
| Football Predictions | Dracs Games | UK | ||
| For God, King & Country | Agema Publications | UK | ||
| Fussball-Liga | Germany | German language | ||
| Gameplan | Software Simulations/Danny McConnell, Ab Initio Games | UK | ||
| Gameplan Baseball | Danny McConnell, Ab Initio Games | UK | ||
| Gameplan Boxing | Danny McConnell, Ab Initio Games | UK | ||
| Gameplan: Advanced | Software Simulations/Danny McConnell, Ab Initio Games | UK | ||
| The Glory of Kings | Agema Publications | UK | ||
| Grand National | Camelot Games | UK | ||
| Gryphon | Sabre Games | UK | ||
| Gunboat Diplomacy | Agema Publications | UK | ||
| Haunted Manor | Madhouse | UK | ||
| Heavens Above | Fuel PBM | UK | ||
| Heldenwelt | SSV Klapf-Bachler OEG | Austria | German language | |
| Heroes of Olynthus | Timewyrm | UK | ||
| In Off the Post | In Off the Post | UK | ||
| In the House Today | Sabre Games | UK | ||
| It's in the Net | Chris Wright | UK | ||
| JWA Wrestling | Richard Fryer | UK | ||
| Knights of Christendom | Sabre Games | UK | ||
| Ksar Exo | Terre de Jeux | France | ||
| La Glorie du Roi | Agema Publications | UK | ||
| La Ultima Cruzada | Sabre Games | UK | ||
| Lands of Elvaria | Mark Pinder | UK | ||
| Legends of Israa | Viking Games | UK | ||
| Lizards | The Ninth Legion | UK | ||
| Mighty Heroes | Received Wisdom | UK | ||
| Mortis Maximus | Madhouse 6 | UK | ||
| Mundis | Sabre Games | UK | ||
| Napoleonic Battles | Agema Publications | UK | ||
| Necromancer | Madhouse 6 | UK | ||
| Neutral Zone | Neutral Zone | UK | ||
| No Holds Barred | Laughing Dog | UK | ||
| Overlord | State of Mind Games | UK | ||
| The Paloma League | Justin Shore | UK | ||
| Panzergruppe II | Agema Publications | UK | ||
| Phantasmech | Crasiworld | UK | ||
| Planet Soccer | David Scriven | UK | ||
| Planetary Wrestling Syndicate | Thomas Lancaster | UK | ||
| Play On | Danny McConnel, Ab Initio Games | UK | ||
| Portals and Palaces | Adam Hollindale | UK | ||
| Premier League | UK | |||
| Premier Management Football | Premier Management | UK | ||
| Primvs Inter Pares | Interesting Times | UK | ||
| Pro Soccer | Olympia Games | UK | ||
| Prometheus | Hunky Monkey Games | UK | ||
| Pub Kickin' | Camelot Games | UK | ||
| Puma | Pete Burrows, Buzzwack PBM | UK | ||
| Pure Fantasy Ftbll | Pure Fantasy Games | UK | ||
| Quest | Adventures By Mail, KJC Games | UK | , | |
| Raceplan Grand Prix | Danny McConnell, Ab Initio Games | UK | ||
| Reality Racing | Camelot Games | UK | ||
| Realms of Israa | Viking Games | UK | ||
| Riddle of the Sands | Silver Dreamer | UK | ||
| Rugby League Breakout | Danny McConnell, Ab Initio Games | UK | ||
| Rugby League Challenge | Camelot Games | UK | ||
| Rugby League Stats | Danny McConnell, Ab Initio Games | UK | ||
| Rugby Union Stats | Danny McConnell, Ab Initio Games | UK | ||
| Run Chase | Software Simulations | UK | ||
| S/F | Received Wisdom | UK | ||
| Saturnalia: Exile | Harlequin Games | UK | ||
| Saturnalia: NE | Dark Wolf Games | Northern Ireland, UK | ||
| Saturnalia: NW | Mark Williams | UK | ||
| Saturnalia: S | Mike Absolom | UK | ||
| Saturnalia: Serpent Isles | Ashley Casey | UK | ||
| Saturnalia: Veridian Isles | Dark Wolf Games | Northern Ireland, UK | ||
| Scottish Email Soccer League | SESL, Mark Creasy | UK | ||
| Seadogs and Darlings | Seadogs and Darlings | UK | ||
| Serim Ral | Thomas Harlan | UK | ||
| Serim Ral | Incubus Designs | UK | ||
| Shambhala | Wayne | UK | ||
| Slamdunk | Danny McConnell, Ab Initio Games | UK | ||
| Slapshot | Danny McConnell, Ab Initio Games | UK | ||
| The S-League | Sporting Dreams | UK | ||
| Soccer Manager | Chris Robey | UK | ||
| Soccer Sevens | Robin Seamer | UK | ||
| Soccer Star | Trident Games | UK | ||
| Soccer Stats | Jason Oates | UK | ||
| Soccer Strategy | Software Simulations | UK | ||
| Soccer-Six | Camelot Games | UK | ||
| Space Troopers | KJC Games | UK | ||
| Space Plan | Software Simulations | UK | ||
| Speculate | Software Simulations | UK | ||
| Austerlitz | Sphinx, O.E. | Greece | ||
| Squad Leader | Richard Miles | UK | ||
| SSFA | Chris Baylis | UK | ||
| Star Empires IV | Geoff Squibb | UK | ||
| Starfleet Warlord | Pagoda Games | UK | ||
| StarQuest | Harlequin Games | UK | ||
| Summit Soccer League | Summit Soccer League | UK | ||
| Tartarus | Faraway Games | UK | ||
| Tatanka | Terre de Jeux | France | French only | |
| Team Balance | Martin Burrows | UK | ||
| Ten to Three | J. Foster, Ten to Three | UK | ||
| Throne of Cofain | Morton Larsen | UK | ||
| Timelapse | UK | |||
| Total Conquest | Europe | |||
| TOTL | Pete Burrows, Buzzwack PBM | UK | ||
| Tough at the Top | Games By Mail | UK | ||
| Trangrad | STS Games | Germany | German language | |
| Ultimate Rugby | Ultra Sports | UK | ||
| Ultimate Test | Simon Williams | UK | ||
| Ultra Cricket | Ultra Sports | UK | ||
| Ultra Tennis | Ultra Sports | UK | ||
| Viking Saga | Viking Saga | UK | ||
| Vitriol | Received Wisdom | UK | ||
| War of the Dark God | Morton Larsen | UK | ||
| Warlord | KJC Games | UK | ||
| Wild World Web | Received Wisdom | UK | ||
| Winning Post | Adrian Glover | UK | ||
| World Fictional Wrestling | Chris Bury, World Fictional Wrestling | UK | ||
| World War I Battles | Agema Publications | UK | ||
| Worlds Apart | Colin Andrews | UK | ||
| Wottascore | Camelot Games | UK | ||
| WOW | Russell Smith | UK | ||
| WW IV Blitz | Pagoda Games | UK | ||
| WW IV H2H | Pagoda Games | UK | ||
| Xott | Antony Dunks | UK | ||
| Xott Solo | Antony Dunks | UK |