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Because the main page is quite large, I have decided to make the "Series by miscellaneous companies" section its own sub-page as it is guarenteed to have the most universe entries out of all of the categories, what with it not focusing on one company or its subsidiaries.

This sub-page is for IPs that are owned by companies which do not currently have any of their IPs represented with a playable character in Smash. Any IP owned by the major third-party companies in Smash (Konami, Sega/Atlus, Capcom, Bandai Namco, Square Enix, Microsoft, SNK, and Disney) should go on the main page.

Also, as suggested on the main page, you must keep this ruleset in mind before you decide to add any universes here.

All universes on this page were added by me unless stated otherwise. Universes that were added by other users are to be marked with <big>'''Added by *insert username here*'''</big>, which should go below the universe's title header and above its infobox.

Arc System Works series[edit]

BlazBlue[edit]

BlazBlue (universe)
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Developer(s) Arc System Works
Publisher(s) Arc System Works
Genre(s) Fighting
Console/platform of origin Arcade
First installment BlazBlue: Calamity Trigger (2008)

BlazBlue (ブレイブルー, BlazBlue) is a series of fighting games by Arc System Works.

Double Dragon[edit]

Double Dragon (universe)
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Developer(s) Technōs Japan
WayForward Technologies
Arc System Works
Publisher(s) Technōs Japan
Taito
Atlus
Arc System Works
Genre(s) Beat 'em up
Console/platform of origin Arcade
First installment Double Dragon (1987)

Double Dragon (双截龍, Double Dragon) is a series of beat 'em up games by Arc System Works (previously by Technōs Japan) that follows twin martial artists, Billy and Jimmy Lee, as they fight against various adversaries and rivals.

Guilty Gear[edit]

Guilty Gear (universe)
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Developer(s) Arc System Works
Publisher(s) Arc System Works
Aksys Games
Bandai Namco
Sega
Various
Genre(s) Fighting
Console/platform of origin PlayStation
First installment Guilty Gear (1998)

Guilty Gear (ギルティギア, Guilty Gear) is a series of fighting games by Arc System Works.

Don Bluth series[edit]

Dragon's Lair[edit]

Dragon's Lair (universe)
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Developer(s) Advanced Microcomputer Systems
Sullivan Bluth Interactive
Dragonstone Software
Digital Leisure
Various
Publisher(s) Cinematronics
Leland Corporation
Ubisoft
Digital Leisure
Various
Genre(s) Interactive film
Action-adventure
Console/platform of origin Arcade
First installment Dragon's Lair (1983)

Dragon's Lair (ドラゴンズレア, Dragon's Lair) is a series of medieval fantasy interactive films created by animation veteran Don Bluth in which a knight named Dirk the Daring must rescue the Princess Daphne from the forces of evil. The first two games were notable for their animation reminiscent of traditionally animated films (such as the ones created by Disney and Don Bluth) and their use of LaserDisc technology, offering much higher-quality graphics compared to other video games at the time of their releases.

Space Ace[edit]

Space Ace (universe)
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Developer(s) Advanced Microcomputer Systems
Sullivan Bluth Interactive
Digital Leisure
Publisher(s) Cinematronics
Digital Leisure
Genre(s) Interactive film
Console/platform of origin Arcade
First installment Space Ace (1983)

Space Ace (スペースエース, Space Ace) is a science fiction interactive film created by animation veteran Don Bluth in which the titular hero Ace (otherwise known as "Dexter") is turned into an adolescent after being zapped by the Infanto Ray, a ray gun owned by the evil Commander Borg. From there, he must stop Borf from reverting the population of Earth into infants, as well as saving his sidekick Kimberly. As with Don Bluth's other video arcade game, Dragon's Lair, the game has film-quality animation and runs on LaserDisc to offer high-quality graphics compared to other arcade games at the time.

Electronic Arts series[edit]

Dead Space[edit]

Dead Space (universe)
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Developer(s) Visceral Games
Eurocom
Sumo Digital
IronMonkey Studios
Publisher(s) Electronic Arts
Genre(s) Survival horror
Console/platform of origin Xbox 360
PlayStation 3
First installment Dead Space (2008)

Dead Space (デッドスペース, Dead Space) is a series of science fiction horror games by Electronic Arts that follows Isaac Clarke, a starship systems engineer who must fend off undead monsters called "Necromorphs".

Plants vs. Zombies[edit]

Plants vs. Zombies (universe)
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Developer(s) PopCap Games
Publisher(s) Electronic Arts
PopCap Games
Genre(s) Tower defense
Third-person shooter
Console/platform of origin Microsoft Windows
Mac OS X
First installment Plants vs. Zombies (2009)

Plants vs. Zombies (プラント vs. ゾンビ, Plants vs. Zombies) is a series of tower defense games created by PopCap Games in which the player must fend off a horde of zombies attempting to enter their home by setting up a group of plants with different abilities on their lawn.

The Sims[edit]

The Sims (universe)
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Developer(s) Maxis
Publisher(s) Electronic Arts
Genre(s) Life simulation
Console/platform of origin Microsoft Windows
First installment The Sims (2000)

The Sims (ザ・シムズ, The Sims) is a series of life simulation games developed by Maxis and published by Electronic Arts, in which the player creates virtual people called "Sims", places them in houses, and helps direct their moods and satisfy their desires.

Epic Games series[edit]

Fortnite[edit]

Fortnite (universe)
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Developer(s) Epic Games
Publisher(s) Epic Games
Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment
Genre(s) Third-person shooter
Battle royale
Survival
Tower defense
Sandbox
Console/platform of origin Microsoft Windows
macOS
PlayStation 4
Xbox One
First installment Fortnite: Save the World (2017)

Fortnite (フォートナイト, Fortnite) is an online game by Epic Games that is available in three distinct game mode versions that otherwise share the same general gameplay and game engine: Fortnite: Save the World, a cooperative hybrid-tower defense-shooter-survival game for up to four players to fight off zombie-like creatures and defend objects with traps and fortifications they can build; Fortnite Battle Royale, a free-to-play battle royale game in which up to 100 players fight to be the last person standing; and Fortnite Creative, in which players are given complete freedom to create worlds and battle arenas.

Jazz Jackrabbit[edit]

Jazz Jackrabbit (universe)
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Developer(s) Epic Games
Game Titan
Publisher(s) Epic Games
Gathering of Developers
Logicware
Jaleco
Genre(s) Platformer
Console/platform of origin MS-DOS
First installment Jazz Jackrabbit (1994)

Jazz Jackrabbit (ジャズジャックラビット, Jazz Jackrabbit) is a series of platformer games by Epic Games featuring the eponymous character, a green anthropomorphic hare, who fights with his nemesis, Devan Shell, in a science fiction parody of the fable, The Tortoise and the Hare.

Game Freak series[edit]

Giga Wrecker[edit]

Giga Wrecker (universe)
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Developer(s) Game Freak
Publisher(s) Game Freak
Rising Star Games
Genre(s) Puzzle
Platformer
Console/platform of origin Microsoft Windows
First installment Giga Wrecker (2017)

Giga Wrecker is a puzzle platformer game by Game Freak following Reika, a cyborg who smashes obstacles and enemies into debris, then fashions the debris into weapons, balls, cubes, and other tools with which to fight stronger enemies, solve puzzles, and maneuver to new areas.

Little Town Hero[edit]

Little Town Hero (universe)
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Developer(s) Game Freak
Publisher(s) Game Freak
NIS America
Rainy Frog
Genre(s) Role-playing
Console/platform of origin Switch
First installment Little Town Hero (2019)

Little Town Hero (リトルタウンヒーロー, Little Town Hero) is a role-playing game by Game Freak that follows Axe, a young man who wishes to see the world beyond his town despite its strict policy of being unable to leave. After a monster invades the town, Axe discovers a mysterious stone within the local coal mine that grants him the power of "Eureka" and sets forth to uncover the hidden secrets of the town.

Pocket Card Jockey[edit]

Pocket Card Jockey (universe)
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Developer(s) Game Freak
Publisher(s) Game Freak
Nintendo
Genre(s) Card game
Racing
Console/platform of origin 3DS (eShop)
First installment Pocket Card Jockey (2013)

Pocket Card Jockey (ソリティ馬, SolitiBa) is a horse racing-themed card game by Game Freak released for the Nintendo 3DS eShop. Playing as a jockey, the player must play a simplified version of solitaire in order to improve their horse's movement or speed during the race

HAL Laboratory series[edit]

Eggerland[edit]

Eggerland (universe)
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Developer(s) HAL Laboratory
Publisher(s) HAL Laboratory
Genre(s) Puzzle
Console/platform of origin MSX
First installment Eggerland Mystery (1985)

Eggerland (エッガーランド, Eggerland) is a series of puzzle games by HAL Laboratory that follows Lolo, a blue spherical creature who must save Princess Lala from the evil King Egger by solving various puzzle rooms in Egger's domain.

Kame Sanpo[edit]

Kame Sanpo (universe)
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Developer(s) HAL Laboratory
Publisher(s) HAL Laboratory
Genre(s) Exergame
Console/platform of origin Apple iOS
Google Android
First installment Hōsū de Shōbu!! Kame Sanpo (2019) Japan

Hōsū de Shōbu!! Kame Sanpo (歩数で勝負!!カメさんぽ, Game with Steps!! Turtle Walk) is a mobile game by HAL Laboratory in which the player must race against various turtles by using their device as a pedometer.

Revenge of the 'Gator[edit]

Revenge of the 'Gator (universe)
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Developer(s) HAL Laboratory
Publisher(s) HAL Laboratory
Genre(s) Pinball
Console/platform of origin Game Boy
First installment Revenge of the 'Gator (1989)

Revenge of the 'Gator (ピンボール66匹のワニ大行進, Pinball: The Great 66-Alligator Parade) is a pinball game for the Game Boy by HAL Laboratory with a theme of alligators.

Interplay series[edit]

ClayFighter[edit]

ClayFighter (universe)
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Developer(s) Interplay Entertainment
Visual Concepts
Publisher(s) Interplay Entertainment
Genre(s) Fighting
Console/platform of origin SNES
First installment ClayFighter (1993)

ClayFighter is a series of fighting games with a colorful cast of claymation characters.

Earthworm Jim[edit]

Earthworm Jim (universe)
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Developer(s) Shiny Entertainment
VIS Entertainment
Gameloft
Various
Publisher(s) Interplay Entertainment
Playmates Interactive
VIS Entertainment
Gameloft
Various
Genre(s) Platformer
Run-and-gun
Console/platform of origin Sega Genesis
SNES
First installment Earthworm Jim (1994)

Earthworm Jim (アースワームジム, Earthworm Jim) is a series of platformer games that stars Jim, an earthworm who occupies a robotic body and uses his Plasma Blaster to fight the forces of evil.

Kadokawa series[edit]

FromSoftware series[edit]

King's Field[edit]

King's Field (universe)
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Developer(s) FromSoftware
Publisher(s) FromSoftware
Various
Genre(s) Role-playing
Console/platform of origin PlayStation
First installment King's Field (1994) Japan

King's Field (キングスフィールド, King's Field) is a series of first-person role-playing games by FromSoftware. The original title is the first game to be released by FromSoftware.

Metal Wolf Chaos[edit]

Metal Wolf Chaos (universe)
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Developer(s) FromSoftware
Publisher(s) FromSoftware
Devolver Digital
Genre(s) Third-person shooter
Console/platform of origin Xbox
First installment Metal Wolf Chaos (2004) Japan

Metal Wolf Chaos (メタル ウルフ カオス, Metal Wolf Chaos) is a third-person shooter game by FromSoftware that follows Michael Wilson, the fictional President of the United States who uses a mech in order to battle an army led by the Vice President, Richard Hawk. Originally released only in Japan as an Xbox-exclusive, the game would receive a worldwide release via a remastered version titled Metal Wolf Chaos XD.

Spike Chunsoft series[edit]

Danganronpa[edit]

Danganronpa (universe)
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Developer(s) Spike Chunsoft (previously Spike)
Publisher(s) Spike Chunsoft (previously Spike)
NIS America
Genre(s) Adventure
Visual novel
Console/platform of origin PlayStation Portable
First installment Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc (2010)

Danganronpa (ダンガンロンパ, Danganronpa) is a series of visual novels by Spike Chunsoft (formerly Spike) that surrounds a group of high school students who are forced into murdering each other by a bear named Monokuma.

Zero Escape[edit]

Zero Escape (universe)
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Developer(s) Spike Chunsoft (previously Chunsoft)
Chime
Publisher(s) Spike Chunsoft (previously Spike)
Aksys Games
Rising Star Games
Genre(s) Adventure
Visual novel
Console/platform of origin DS
First installment Nine Hours, Nine Persons, Nine Doors (2009)

Zero Escape (ゼロ エスケープ, Zero Escape; originally known as 極限脱出, Extreme Escape) is a series of adventure games by Spike Chunsoft that follows a group of nine individuals, who are kidnapped and held captive by a person code-named "Zero", and are forced to play a game of life and death to escape. The gameplay is divided into two types of sections: Novel sections, where the story is presented, and Escape sections, where the player solves escape-the-room puzzles. The stories branch based on player choices, and include multiple endings.

Koei Tecmo series[edit]

Atelier[edit]

Atelier (universe)
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Developer(s) Gust
Publisher(s) Koei Tecmo
Gust
Genre(s) Role-playing
Console/platform of origin PlayStation
First installment Atelier Marie: The Alchemist of Salburg (1997)

Atelier (アトリエ, Atelier) is a series of role-playing games created by Gust.

Dead or Alive[edit]

Dead or Alive (universe)
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Developer(s) Team Ninja
Publisher(s) Koei Tecmo (previously Tecmo)
Genre(s) Fighting
Sports
Console/platform of origin Arcade
First installment Dead or Alive (1996)

Dead or Alive (デッド オア アライブ, Dead or Alive) is a series of fighting games published by Koei Tecmo (formerly Tecmo) and developed by Team Ninja.

Dynasty Warriors[edit]

Dynasty Warriors (universe)
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Developer(s) Omega Force
Publisher(s) Koei Tecmo (previously Koei)
Genre(s) Hack and slash
Fighting
Console/platform of origin PlayStation
First installment Dynasty Warriors (1998)

Dynasty Warriors (真・三國無双, True Three Kingdoms Unrivaled) is a series of hack and slash games developed by Omega Force and published by Koei Tecmo (formerly Koei). Originally a fighting game spin-off to Koei's Romance of the Three Kingdoms series, the game would be followed by a hack and slash game titled "Shin Sangokumusō" in Japan, which was titled "Dynasty Warriors 2" in the West. After the latter game's release, it would spawn an entire sub-series of games under the Warriors title or otherwise have the same type of gameplay, including having crossovers with franchises such as Dragon Quest, The Legend of Zelda, Fire Emblem, and Persona series.

Ninja Gaiden[edit]

Ninja Gaiden (universe)
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Developer(s) Koei Tecmo (previously Tecmo)
Team Ninja
Spark Unlimited
Publisher(s) Koei Tecmo (previously Tecmo)
Xbox Game Studios
Sega
Nintendo
Genre(s) Platformer
Hack and slash
Beat 'em up
Console/platform of origin Arcade
First installment Ninja Gaiden (1988)

Ninja Gaiden (NINJA 外伝, Ninja Gaiden; originally known as 忍者龍剣伝, Legend of the Ninja Dragon Sword) is a series of video games by Koei Tecmo (formerly Tecmo) starring the ninja Ryu Hayabusa.

Level-5 series[edit]

Inazuma Eleven[edit]

Inazuma Eleven (universe)
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Developer(s) Level-5
Publisher(s) Level-5
Nintendo
Genre(s) Sports
Role-playing
Console/platform of origin DS
First installment Inazuma Eleven (2008)

Inazuma Eleven (イナズマイレブン, Inazuma Eleven) is a series of association soccer role-playing games by Level-5.

Professor Layton[edit]

Professor Layton (universe)
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Developer(s) Level-5
Matrix Software
Publisher(s) Level-5
Nintendo
Genre(s) Puzzle
Adventure
Console/platform of origin DS
First installment Professor Layton and the Curious Village (2007)

Professor Layton (レイトン教授, Professor Layton) is a series of puzzle-adventure games by Level-5 that follows the adventures of Professor Hershel Layton and his apprentice Luke Triton, who must solve a series of puzzles and mysteries provided by the citizens of locales in which they explore.

Yo-Kai Watch[edit]

Yo-Kai Watch (universe)
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Developer(s) Level-5
Ubisoft
Koei Tecmo
Publisher(s) Level-5
Nintendo
Genre(s) Role-playing
Music
Tactical role-playing
Console/platform of origin 3DS
First installment Yo-Kai Watch (2013)

Yo-Kai Watch (妖怪ウォッチ, Yōkai Watch) is a series of role-playing games by Level-5 that revolves around befriending Yo-kai that are haunting the city, in which doing so will yield their friendship medal, an object that allows one to summon Yo-kai to either fight other Yo-kai, befriend others, or solve everyday tasks.

Marvelous series[edit]

Note: G-Mode is owned by Marvelous, thus all of their properties go under here.

BurgerTime[edit]

BurgerTime (universe)
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Developer(s) Data East
G-Mode
Publisher(s) Data East
G-Mode
Marvelous
Xseed Games
Genre(s) Platformer
Console/platform of origin Arcade
First installment BurgerTime (1982)

BurgerTime (バーガータイム, BurgerTime) is a series of platformer games created by Data East in which a chef named Peter Pepper must make hamburgers by walking over the toppings while avoiding several anthropomorphic food items.

Rune Factory[edit]

Rune Factory (universe)
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Developer(s) Neverland
Hakama
Publisher(s) Marvelous
Xseed Games
Natsume
Rising Star Games
Genre(s) Action role-playing
Simulation
Console/platform of origin DS
First installment Rune Factory: A Fantasy Harvest Moon (2006)

Rune Factory (ルーンファクトリー, Rune Factory) is a series of role-playing simulation games by Marvelous. The series is considered a spin-off to the Story of Seasons series.

Story of Seasons[edit]

Story of Seasons (universe)
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Developer(s) Marvelous
Amccus
Publisher(s) Marvelous
Xseed Games
Natsume
Genre(s) Life simulation
Role-playing
Console/platform of origin SNES
First installment Harvest Moon (1996)

Story of Seasons (牧場物語, Farm Story) is a series of farm simulation games by Marvelous (formerly Pack-In-Video, which would later merge into Victor Interactive Software, which itself merged into Marvelous). Prior to 2014, the series was released in the West by Natsume under the name Harvest Moon, before Xseed Games started handling the international distribution of the series. The "Harvest Moon" name remained under Natsume's ownership, and was spun-off into its own separate series starting with Harvest Moon: The Lost Valley.

Nihon Falcom series[edit]

Dragon Slayer[edit]

Dragon Slayer (universe)
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Developer(s) Nihon Falcom
Publisher(s) Nihon Falcom
Various
Genre(s) Action role-playing
Action-adventure
Real-time strategy
Console/platform of origin PC-8801
First installment Dragon Slayer (1984) Japan

Dragon Slayer (ドラゴンスレイヤー, Dragon Slayer) is a series of games by Nihon Falcom. The series is notable for constantly shifting genres between installments, such as role-playing, action-adventure, and real-time strategy. Two installments, Xanadu and The Legend of Heroes, would later become their own series, with the latter also receiving a spin-off series of its own in the form of the Trails series.

Ys[edit]

Ys (universe)
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Developer(s) Nihon Falcom
Various
Publisher(s) Nihon Falcom
Various
Genre(s) Action role-playing
Console/platform of origin PC-8801
First installment Ys I: Ancient Ys Vanished (1987)

Ys (イース, Ys) is a series of action role-playing games by Nihon Falcom.

Nippon Ichi Software series[edit]

Disgaea[edit]

Added by Vivibuncle

Disgaea (universe)
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Developer(s) Nippon Ichi Software
Publisher(s) Nippon Ichi Software
NIS America
Genre(s) Tactical role-playing
Console/platform of origin PlayStation 2
First installment Disgaea: Hour of Darkness (2003)

Disgaea (魔界戦記ディスガイア, Hell Chronicles Disgaea) is a series of tactical role-playing games developed and published by Nippon Ichi Software in Japan, and published by NIS America in the West. Its games consist of a number of missions in which the player has to take from a central hub; each mission needs the player to complete an objective on a isometric grid-based board with spaces at various heights, the player and the computer can alternate turns and the player can summon a member of their party. Each character can perform an action, which include melee attacks and special abilities, and they may no longer move a turn once performed an action unless they attack before moving.

Mad Rat Dead[edit]

Mad Rat Dead (universe)
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Developer(s) Nippon Ichi Software
Publisher(s) Nippon Ichi Software
NIS America
Genre(s) Platformer
Rhythm
Console/platform of origin PlayStation 4
Switch
First installment Mad Rat Dead (2020)

Mad Rat Dead (マッドラットデッド, Mad Rat Dead) is a rhythm platformer game by Nippon Ichi Software that follows Mad Rat, a laboratory rat with the ability to rewind time and is accompanied by his own sentient heart. The player must make rhythmic beats to a heartbeat on the HUD in order to beat levels before time runs out.

Studio Pixel series[edit]

Cave Story[edit]

Cave Story (universe)
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Developer(s) Studio Pixel
Nicalis
Publisher(s) Studio Pixel
Nicalis
NIS America
Genre(s) Platformer
Metroidvania
Console/platform of origin Microsoft Windows
First installment Cave Story (2004)

Cave Story (洞窟物語, Cave Story) is a Metroidvania indie platformer game created by Daisuke Amaya (under the pseudonym "Pixel") that revolves around Quote, an amnesiac robot who awakens in a cave atop a floating island and must escape while also trying to figure out his origins. Along the way, Quote can speak to the inhabitants of the island, a race of rabbit-like creatures called "Mimiga", in order to learn more about the world and gains access to new areas as he powers up his weapons by collecting triangular experience crystals and solves various platforming puzzles.

Ikachan[edit]

Ikachan (universe)
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Developer(s) Studio Pixel
Publisher(s) Studio Pixel
Nicalis
Pikii
Genre(s) Platformer
Metroidvania
Console/platform of origin Microsoft Windows
First installment Ikachan (2000)

Ikachan (いかちゃん, Squid-chan) is a Metroidvania indie platformer game created by Daisuke Amaya (under the pseudonym "Pixel") that follows the titular squid, who awakens inside and must escape the realm of an iron helmet-wearing fish named Ironhead, which had experienced cave-ins from an earthquake that cut if off from the open sea.

Kero Blaster[edit]

Kero Blaster (universe)
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Developer(s) Studio Pixel
Publisher(s) Playism
Genre(s) Platformer
Console/platform of origin Microsoft Windows
Apple iOS
First installment Kero Blaster (2014)

Kero Blaster (ケロブラスター, Kero Blaster) is an indie platformer game created by Daisuke Amaya (under the pseudonym "Pixel") that revolves around a bipedal frog working for Cat & Frog, a teleporter company, who must clean the teleporters of strange black monsters with a peashooter, all while working his way through a series of linear stages by means of running, gunning, and jumping.

Take-Two series[edit]

2K series[edit]

BioShock[edit]

BioShock (universe)
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Developer(s) Irrational Games
2K Games
Publisher(s) 2K Games
Genre(s) First-person shooter
Console/platform of origin Microsoft Windows
Xbox 360
First installment BioShock (2007)

BioShock (バイオショック, BioShock) is a series of first-person shooter games by 2K Games. The series is notable for exploring philosophical and moral concepts with a strong in-game narrative influenced by concepts such as Objectivism, total utilitarianism, and American exceptionalism.

Borderlands[edit]

Borderlands (universe)
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Developer(s) Gearbox Software
2K Games
Telltale Games
Publisher(s) 2K Games
Telltale Games
Genre(s) Action role-playing
First-person shooter
Console/platform of origin Xbox 360
PlayStation 3
First installment Borderlands (2009)

Borderlands (ボーダーランズ, Borderlands) is a series of action role-playing first-person shooter games developed by Gearbox Software and published by 2K Games.

Rockstar series[edit]

Grand Theft Auto[edit]

Grand Theft Auto (universe)
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Developer(s) Rockstar Games
Publisher(s) Rockstar Games
Genre(s) Action-adventure
Console/platform of origin MS-DOS
Microsoft Windows
First installment Grand Theft Auto (1997)

Grand Theft Auto (グランド・セフト・オート, Grand Theft Auto) is a series of open world action-adventure games by Rockstar Games set in large cities, in which the player can complete missions to progress an overall story, as well as engage in various side activities.

Red Dead[edit]

Red Dead (universe)
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Developer(s) Rockstar Games
Publisher(s) Rockstar Games
Genre(s) Action-adventure
Console/platform of origin PlayStation 2
Xbox
First installment Red Dead Revolver (2004)

Red Dead (レッド・デッド, Red Dead) is a series of Western-themed action-adventure games by Rockstar Games.

Team17 series[edit]

Worms[edit]

Worms (universe)
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Developer(s) Team17
Publisher(s) Team17
Various
Genre(s) Artillery
Strategy
Console/platform of origin Amiga
First installment Worms (1995)

Worms is a series of artillery tactical video games Team17 in which small platoons of anthropomorphic worms battle each other across a deformable landscape with the objective being to become the sole surviving team.

Yooka-Laylee[edit]

Added by Ender R. Musk

Yooka-Laylee (universe)
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Developer(s) Playtonic Games
Publisher(s) Team17
Genre(s) Platformer
Console/platform of origin Microsoft Windows
Linux
macOS
PlayStation 4
Xbox One
First installment Yooka-Laylee (2017)

Yooka-Laylee (ユーカレイリー, Yooka-Laylee) is a series of platformer games created by indie developer Playtonic Games, notable for being comprised largely of former Rare Ltd. developers. They feature the efforts of the titular protagonists, chameleon Yooka and bat Laylee, to halt the schemes of recurring antagonist Capital B. The games largely follow game design trends of '90s-era platformers such as Rare's own Banjo-Kazooie and Donkey Kong Country series, while attempting to modernize and rejuvenate said design trends.

Ubisoft series[edit]

Far Cry[edit]

Far Cry (universe)
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Developer(s) Crytek
Ubisoft
Publisher(s) Ubisoft
Genre(s) First-person shooter
Console/platform of origin Microsoft Windows
First installment Far Cry (2004)

Far Cry (ファークライ, Far Cry) is a series of first-person shooter games by Ubisoft.

Prince of Persia[edit]

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Prince of Persia (universe)
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Developer(s) Broderbund
Ubisoft
Various
Publisher(s) Broderbund
Ubisoft
Various
Genre(s) Cinematic platformer
Action-adventure
Console/platform of origin Apple II
First installment Prince of Persia (1989)

Prince of Persia (プリンス・オブ・ペルシャ, Prince of Persia) is a video game franchise created by Jordan Mechner and owned by Ubisoft. It is built around a series of action-adventure games focused on various incarnations of the eponymous Prince from ancient and medieval Iran.

Red Steel[edit]

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Developer(s) Ubisoft
Publisher(s) Ubisoft
Genre(s) First-person shooter
Hack and slash
Console/platform of origin Wii
First installment Red Steel (2006)

Red Steel (レッドスティール, Red Steel) is a duology of first-person shooter games by Ubisoft released for the Wii.

Valve series[edit]

Half-Life[edit]

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Half-Life (universe)
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Developer(s) Valve
Gearbox Software
Publisher(s) Valve
Sierra Studios
Genre(s) First-person shooter
Console/platform of origin Microsoft Windows
First installment Half-Life (1998)

Half-Life (ハーフライフ, Half-Life) is a series of first-person shooter games developed and published by Valve centered around Gordon Freeman, a scientist who must survive an alien invasion. The series would go on to spawn sub-series such as the Portal and Counter Strike series, as well as have an entire community dedicated to modding the games, some of which were officially endorsed by Valve.

Portal[edit]

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Developer(s) Valve
Publisher(s) Valve
Genre(s) Puzzle
Platformer
Console/platform of origin Microsoft Windows
Xbox 360
First installment Portal (2007)

Portal (ポータル, Portal) is a series of first-person puzzle platformer games by Valve that follow a woman named Chell, who is forced to undergo a series of tests within the Aperture Science Enrichment Center by a malicious artificial intelligence, GLaDOS, that controls the facility. Most of the tests involve using the "Aperture Science Handheld Portal Device" (also known as the "portal gun"), which creates a human-sized wormhole-like connection between two flat surfaces, which Chell or objects can move through while conserving their momentum, allowing complex "flinging" maneuvers to be used to cross wide gaps or perform other feats to reach the exit for each test chamber.

Team Fortress[edit]

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Team Fortress (universe)
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Developer(s) Valve
Publisher(s) Valve
Genre(s) First-person shooter
Console/platform of origin Microsoft Windows
First installment Team Fortress Classic (1999)

Team Fortress (チーム フォートレス, Team Fortress) is a series of multiplayer first-person shooter games by Valve in which the player joins in two different teams (RED and BLU) to compete for a combat-based objective, where they can choose between nine different characters with their own strengths, weakness and weapon sets, in addition to over a hundred maps available to play. The series originally started as a mod for Quake (simply titled Team Fortress; released in 1996), before becoming a separate series.

Warner Bros. series[edit]

Mortal Kombat[edit]

Mortal Kombat (universe)
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Developer(s) Midway Games
NetherRealm Studios
Publisher(s) Midway Games
Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment
Genre(s) Fighting
Console/platform of origin Arcade
First installment Mortal Kombat (1992)

Mortal Kombat (モータルコンバット, Mortal Kombat) is a series of fighting games created by Midway Games that involves several combatants fighting each other to the death, where the victor can perform a finishing move called a "Fatality" on the opponent, which usually kills them in a gruesome and brutal way.

Scribblenauts[edit]

Scribblenauts (universe)
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Developer(s) 5th Cell
Publisher(s) Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment
Konami
Genre(s) Puzzle
Action
Console/platform of origin DS
First installment Scribblenauts (2009)

Scribblenauts (スクリブルノーツ, Scribblenauts) is a series of action puzzle games developed by 5th Cell and published by Warner Bros. that follows a boy named Maxwell, who possesses a magical notebook that can summon a variety of creatures or objects by writing down the name of a particular entity, which he can then use to solve puzzles with.

WayForward series[edit]

Mighty[edit]

Mighty (universe)
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Developer(s) WayForward Technologies
Publisher(s) WayForward Technologies
Intergrow
Genre(s) Puzzle
Action
Platformer
Console/platform of origin DSi (DSiWare)
First installment Mighty Flip Champs! (2009)

Mighty (マイティー , Mighty) is a series of puzzle platformer games by WayForward Technologies. The series consists of Mighty Flip Champs!, Mighty Milky Way, and the Mighty Switch Force! games.

Vitamin Connection[edit]

Vitamin Connection (universe)
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Developer(s) WayForward Technologies
Publisher(s) WayForward Technologies
Genre(s) Action-adventure
Console/platform of origin Switch
First installment Vitamin Connection (2020)

Vitamin Connection (ビタミンコネクション , Vitamin Connection) is an action-adventure game by WayForward Technologies that follows two characters, Vita-Boy and Mina-Girl, who use the microscopic Capsule Ship to fight off viruses and other enemies hosting within the Sable family.

Others[edit]

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Among Us[edit]

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Among Us (universe)
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Developer(s) Innersloth
Publisher(s) Innersloth
Genre(s) Party
Social deduction
Console/platform of origin Apple iOS
Google Android
First installment Among Us (2018)

Among Us (アマング・アス or アモング・アス, Among Us) is an online multiplayer social deduction game by Innersloth. It involves a group of 4-15 players who play as astronauts ("crewmates") that attempt to complete tasks and maintain their given environment (be it a spaceship, an airship or a planetary base), while also avoiding and isolating an unknown 1-3 of their group, the so-called "impostors," who attempt to covertly eliminate the crewmates and sabotage their work.

Another World[edit]

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Another World (universe)
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Developer(s) Delphine Software
Interplay
The Removers
Publisher(s) Delphine Software
Interplay
Various
Genre(s) Action-adventure
Cinematic platformer
Console/platform of origin Atari ST
Amiga
First installment Another World (1991)

Another World (アウターワールド, Outer World), originally released as Out of This World in North America, is a cinematic platformer action-adventure game designed by Éric Chahi and published by Delphine Software. The game tells a story of Lester, a young scientist who, as a result of an experiment gone wrong, finds himself on a dangerous alien world where he is forced to fight for his survival.

Bug Fables[edit]

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Bug Fables (universe)
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Developer(s) Moonsprout Games
Publisher(s) Dangen Entertainment
Genre(s) Role-playing
Console/platform of origin Microsoft Windows
First installment Bug Fables: The Everlasting Sapling (2019)

Bug Fables (Bug Fables 〜ムシたちとえいえんの若木〜, Bug Fables: Insects and the Young Tree of Eien) is a role-playing game developed by Moonsprout Games. Originally an engine prototype for seperate project, the game takes influences from many role-playing games, notably the Paper Mario series in gameplay and aesthetics. The game's plot centers around three bugs, Vi the bee, Kabbu the beetle, and Leif the moth as they search the mythical land of Bugaria in pursuit of the Everlasting Sapling, an item capable of eternal life. Along the way, they meet rival teams, past traumas, and other blockages hunting for the eponymous sapling.

Castle Crashers[edit]

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Castle Crashers (universe)
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Developer(s) The Behemoth
Publisher(s) The Behemoth
Xbox Game Studios
Sony Interactive Entertainment
Genre(s) Action role-playing
Hack and slash
Console/platform of origin Xbox 360 (Xbox Live Arcade)
First installment Castle Crashers (2008)

Castle Crashers (キャッスルクラッシャーズ, Castle Crashers) is a 2D indie-game style hack-and-slash video game developed and published by The Behemoth set in a fictional medieval universe. It begins with four knights attending a party in a king's castle. During the party, a dark wizard arrives, stealing a mystical gem and capturing four princesses. The king sends the knights to retrieve the gem, rescue his daughters, and bring the wizard to justice.

Celeste[edit]

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Celeste (universe)
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Developer(s) Extremely OK Games
Publisher(s) Extremely OK Games
Genre(s) Platformer
Console/platform of origin Microsoft Windows
Linux
macOS
PlayStation 4
Xbox One
Switch
First installment Celeste (2018)

Celeste (セレステ, Celeste) is a pixelated platformer indie game developed and published by Matt Makes Games (now under the name "Extremely OK Games") that focuses on a young woman named Madeline who suffers with depression and anxiety, and deduces that the solution to her mental health issues is to climb the famous Celeste Mountain, with the mysterious mountain's powers creating a personification of her self-doubts that attempt to stop her from making the trip.

Cookie Run[edit]

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Cookie Run (universe)
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Developer(s) Devsisters
Publisher(s) Devsisters
Genre(s) Endless runner
Role-playing
Puzzle
Strategy
Gacha
Console/platform of origin Apple iOS
Google Android
First installment OvenBreak (2009)

Cookie Run (クッキーラン, Cookie Run; released in Korean under the title Kukileon, 쿠키런) is a series of online mobile endless running games (though at times switching genres) developed by Devsisters. The goal is to get the most points possible within the player's lifespan while avoiding various obstacles and collecting jellies.

Cooking Mama[edit]

Cooking Mama (universe)
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Developer(s) Cooking Mama Ltd.
Publisher(s) Taito
Cooking Mama Ltd.
Majesco Entertaintment
505 Games
Genre(s) Simulation
Minigame
Console/platform of origin DS
First installment Cooking Mama (2006)

Cooking Mama (クッキング ママ, Cooking Mama) is a series of cooking simulation games developed by Cooking Mama Limited (formerly known as Office Create) in which the player must prepare several dishes by following the instructions of the titular Mama. In addition to cooking, the series has spawned several spin-offs that focus on other activities, such as gardening, crafting, babysitting, and camping.

Cris Tales[edit]

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Cris Tales (universe)
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Developer(s) Syck
Dreams Uncorporated
Publisher(s) Modus Games
Genre(s) Role-playing
Console/platform of origin Microsoft Windows
PlayStation 4
Xbox One
Switch
Google Stadia
Xbox Series X/S
PlayStation 5
First installment Cris Tales (2021)

Cris Tales (stylized as CrisTales) is a role-playing video game developed by Colombian indie game studios Dreams Uncorporated and Syck, and published by Modus Games. Taking inspiration from JRPGs such as Chrono Trigger, the game follows Crisbell, an orphan girl who, while getting a rose for Mother Superior, sees Matias, a talking frog, snatch it from her, taking her to Narim Cathedral in order to unleash her powers. After the events, Matias asks Crisbell to accompany him to visit his friend Willhelm, a time mage, who explains more about her powers.

Drawn to Life[edit]

Drawn to Life (universe)
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Developer(s) 5th Cell
Planet Moon Studios
Altron
Digital Continue
Publisher(s) THQ
505 Games
Genre(s) Action-adventure
Platformer
Console/platform of origin DS
First installment Drawn to Life (2007)

Drawn to Life (ドローン トゥ ライフ, Drawn to Life) is a series of action-adventure platformer games created by 5th Cell in which the player (referred to as "The Creator") must create their own hero in order to help a race of creatures called the Raposa.

Five Nights at Freddy's[edit]

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Five Nights at Freddy's (universe)
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Developer(s) ScottGames
Steel Wool Studios
Illumix
Publisher(s) ScottGames
Illumix
Genre(s) Survival horror
Console/platform of origin Microsoft Windows
First installment Five Nights at Freddy's (2014)

Five Nights at Freddy's (ファイブナイツアットフレディーズ, Five Nights at Freddy's) is a series of survival horror games created and developed by Scott Cawthon. Played from a first-person perspective, the player takes control of various human characters, working or otherwise trapped at a location somehow connected to Fazbear Entertainment, Inc., as they attempt to evade the possessed, hostile Chuck E. Cheese-esque animatronic mascots that roam said location at night. Known for its extensive lore and dedicated fandom, the series quickly became a global multimedia phenomenon after its debut in 2014.

Genshin Impact[edit]

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Genshin Impact (universe)
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Developer(s) miHoYo
Publisher(s) miHoYo
Genre(s) Action role-playing
Gacha
Console/platform of origin Microsoft Windows
Apple iOS
Google Android
PlayStation 4
First installment Genshin Impact (2020)

Genshin Impact (原神, Genshin; released in Chinese under the title Yuánshén, 原神) is an action role-playing gacha game developed and published by miHoYo. The game features an open-world environment in a vain similar to The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, and an action-based battle system using elemental magic and character-switching. Genshin Impact takes place in the fantasy world of Teyvat, which is home to seven distinct nations, each of which is tied to an element and ruled by a god associated with it. The story follows a twin, referred to as the "Traveler", who has traveled across many worlds with their twin but has become separated from them by an unknown god in Teyvat. The Traveler travels across Teyvat in search of the lost sibling with their companion Paimon and becomes involved in the affairs of the other nations, gods, and the world.

Harvest Moon[edit]

Harvest Moon (universe)
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Developer(s) Appci Corporation
Publisher(s) Natsume
Genre(s) Life simulation
Role-playing
Console/platform of origin 3DS
First installment Harvest Moon: The Lost Valley (2014)

Harvest Moon is a series of farm simulation games by Natsume. Prior to 2014, the "Harvest Moon" name was used as the Western title for Marvelous's Bokujō Monogatari series, which was localized in Western territories by Natsume. Although Xseed Games would later acquire the international distribution rights of the series, the "Harvest Moon" name remained under Natsume's ownership and was spun-off into its own separate series. As a result, the Western title for Bokujō Monogatari was changed to "Story of Seasons".

Hyperdimension Neptunia[edit]

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Hyperdimension Neptunia (universe)
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Developer(s) Idea Factory
Compile Heart
Publisher(s) Idea Factory
Compile Heart
Genre(s) Role-playing
Console/platform of origin PlayStation 3
First installment Hyperdimension Neptunia (2010)

Hyperdimension Neptunia (超次元ゲイム ネプテューヌ, Super Dimensional Game Neptune) is a series of role-playing games developed and published by Compile Heart and Idea Factory. The games take place in a world called Gamindustri, in which it is divided into four regions, each ruled by one CPU: Planeptune, Lastation, Lowee and Leaanbox, each representing a video game console, which are the Sega Neptune (a cancelled two-in-one Sega Genesis and 32X console), PlayStation, Wii and Xbox, respectively. The gameplay is similar to that of the visual novel genre, but also features 3D-style dungeons to explore, which feature random encounters, treasure chests, and various obstacles.

Loomian Legacy[edit]

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Loomian Legacy (universe)
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Developer(s) Llama Train Studios
Publisher(s) Llama Train Studios
Genre(s) Role-playing
Console/platform of origin Microsoft Windows
macOS (via Roblox)
First installment Loomian Legacy - Veils of Shadow (2019)

Loomian Legacy is a turn-based role-playing game developed by Llama Train Studios on the online game platform Roblox. The game was originally a Pokémon fangame on the site titled Pokémon Brick Bronze before getting it taken down for a DMCA strike. The game follows the player as they attempt to uncover the mysteries behind the stone tablet found in Mitis Dig Site that causes an outbreak of Corrupt Loomians throughout Roria.

N[edit]

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N (universe)
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Developer(s) Metanet Software
Publisher(s) Metanet Software
Genre(s) Platformer
Console/platform of origin Browser
Microsoft Windows
Linux
Mac OS X
First installment N (2005)

N (N, N) is a series of platformer games. As a nameless ninja, the player is tasked with clearing batches of hazardous one-room stages using only running, jumping, wall-jumping, and careful usage of movement physics while under a time limit. The series is known for its relatively high difficulty level.

OneShot[edit]

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OneShot (universe)
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Developer(s) Future Cat
Publisher(s) Degica
Dangen Entertainment
Genre(s) Puzzle
Adventure
Console/platform of origin Microsoft Windows
First installment OneShot (2014)

OneShot (ワンショット, OneShot) is a puzzle and adventure indie game developed by Future Cat and published by Degica in 2014, remade in 2016, and remade again in 2022, this time published by Dangen Entertainment. Officially described as a game where "the world knows you exist", both its gameplay and plot involve metafictional elements. Many puzzles involve interacting with the operating system outside of the game application. Narratively, the player is a separate character from the protagonist Niko; both arrive in an unfamiliar world which has been deprived of its sunlight, and eventually aim to restore it by replacing its sun, a light bulb, at the top of a tower.

Roblox[edit]

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Roblox (universe)
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Developer(s) Roblox Corporation
Publisher(s) Roblox Corporation
Genre(s) Game creation system
Massively multiplayer online
Console/platform of origin Microsoft Windows
Mac OS X
First installment Roblox (2006)

Roblox (ロブロックス, Roblox) is an online game platform and game creation system developed by Roblox Corporation which allows users to program games and play games created by other users. Created by David Baszucki and the late Erik Cassel in 2004 and released in 2006, the platform hosts user-created games called "Experiences" of multiple genres coded in the programming language Lua. Roblox is free-to-play, with in-game purchases available through a virtual currency called "Robux".

Tak[edit]

Tak (universe)
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Developer(s) Avalanche Software
Blitz Games
Publisher(s) THQ
Genre(s) Platformer
Action-adventure
Console/platform of origin PlayStation 2
Game Boy Advance
GameCube
First installment Tak and the Power of Juju (2003)

Tak is a series of games published by THQ and co-produced by Nickelodeon that star the titular character, a member of the Pupanunu Tribe. Unlike other video games released under the Nickelodeon brand, the series was not based on an existing show or movie, instead being its own original property. The series would later receive a televison series of its own that aired on Nickelodeon in 2007.

Tomb Raider[edit]

Tomb Raider (universe)
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Developer(s) Core Design
Crystal Dynamics
Publisher(s) Eidos Interactive
Square Enix
Genre(s) Action-adventure
Console/platform of origin Sega Saturn
First installment Tomb Raider (1996)

Tomb Raider (トゥームレイダー, Tomb Raider) is a series of action-adventure games created by Core Design that follows the adventures of archaeologist Lara Croft, who travels the world in search for lost artefacts and infiltrating dangerous tombs and ruins.

Touhou Project[edit]

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Touhou Project (universe)
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Developer(s) Team Shanghai Alice
Twilight Frontier
Publisher(s) Team Shanghai Alice
Genre(s) Bullet hell
Shoot 'em up
Console/platform of origin PC-9800
First installment Touhou Reiiden ~ The Highly Responsive to Prayers (1997) Japan

Touhou Project (東方Project, Touhou Project) is a series of bullet hell shoot 'em up games created nearly singlehandedly by a single creator, ZUN. The series primarily focuses on Reimu Hakurei, the miko of Hakurei Shrine who is often tasked with resolving supernatural incidents caused in and around the sealed land called Gensokyo. It is notably popular as a source of dōjin content, with the series spawning a vast body of fan-made works; the long-running series can reasonably be considered one of the most popular among Japanese-developed indie games.