This page lists board and card games, wargames, miniatures games, and tabletop role-playing games published in 2025. For video games, see 2025 in video gaming.

Games released or invented in 2025

Deaths Date Name Age NotabilityJanuary 7Alan Emrich65American designer of board games and video gamesJanuary 21Howard J. Morrison92American game designerFebruary 21Rodger B. MacGowan77American artist and game designerFebruary 28Ernie Gygax Jr.65Son of Gary Gygax, D&D playtesterApril 19George Barr88American artist, worked for TSRMay 6Stephen Fabian95American artistMay 29John Boardman92American physicist involved in Diplomacy play-by-mail and zinesJune 17François Marcela-Froideval66French role-playing game designerJuly 1Scott Haring67American role-playing game designer

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