Metamorphosis Alpha was the first science fiction role playing game, published by TSR, Inc in 1976. Characters live on a the lost generation ship Warden. Characters are normal humans, mutated humans, mutated animals and mutated plants.
The game was heavily influenced by the Brian Aldiss book Non-Stop, published in 1958.
Metamorphosis Alpha was written by James M. Ward and illustrated by Dave Sutherland III. Ward owns the copyrights to the game and selected articles in the original Dragon magazine and has since released several versions of the game.