The Catoblepas appeared in the roleplaying game, "Dungeons & Dragons" in two distinct forms. It first appeared under the name "Catoblepas" in 1976, in the TSR-published magazine The Strategic Review, issue #7 and continued to appear in various editions of the game rules with evolving attributes. TSR also included a creature in its game called the gorgon based on the catoblepas of legend, but resembling scaly cattle. This interpretation of gorgon appears as a unit in "Heroes of Might and Magic III" as well.