User:The Jacketed Terrapin/Third-Party Universe Catalog

With how many third-party universes that are being included in the Smash series recently, whether they get playable fighters or not, I decided to make a safe-haven for potential third-party candidates which anyone can include, provided they follow the ruleset.

Do note that this page is only for the major third-party companies in Smash (i.e. the ones that have playable fighters). For universes owned by companies that don't have any of their IPs represented with a fighter, refer to 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, which should go below the universe's title header and above its infobox.

.hack
.hack (, .hack) is a series of action role-playing games created by CyberConnect2 and published by Bandai Namco (formerly Bandai). The series is set in a fictional massively multiplayer online role-playing game called "The World", which does not require the player to connect to the Internet.

Ace Combat
Ace Combat (, Ace Combat) is a series of combat flight simulator games by Bandai Namco (formerly Namco).

Battle Fleet
Battle Fleet (, Battle Fleet) is a turn-based strategy game for the Famicom developed by Atlus and published by Namco.

Blazing Skies
Blazing Skies (, Sky Mission) is a combat flight simulator game for the Super SNES developed by Malibu Interactive and published by Namco. The North American release of the game is rebranded as a sequel to the Commodore Amiga game  under the title "Wings 2: Aces High", but is otherwise unrelated.

Cosmo Gang
Cosmo Gang (, Cosmo Gang) is a series of arcade games by Namco that revolve around the titular alien gang. The series originated as an electro-mechanical redemption game by Namco called Cosmo Gangs.

Dokuganryū Masamune
Dokuganryū Masamune (, One-Eyed Dragon Masamune) is a strategy game for the Famicom by Namco that focuses on the regional ruler of Japan's Azuchi–Momoyama period,.

Dream Master
Namco Prism Zone: Dream Master (, Namco Prism Zone: Dream Master) is a role-playing game for the Famicom developed by Birthday and published by Namco.

Erika to Satoru no Yume Bōken
Erika to Satoru no Yume Bōken (, Erika and Satoru's Dream Adventure) is an adventure game for the Famicom developed by Atlus and published by Namco in which two siblings, Erika and Satoru, who are tasked by a cat-like being to search for a powerful crown that will alter time and space for the person who possesses it. Both siblings can either be controlled via switching between the two with one controller or via two controllers for each for a two-player experience.

Family
Family (, Family) is a series of sports games by Bandai Namco (formerly Namco). The installments within the series focus on several sports such as horse racing, tennis, racing, or skiing. Some games within the series also involve non-sports activities such as mahjong or pinball.

Family Stadium
Family Stadium (, Family Stadium), often shortened as Famista (, Famista), is a series of baseball video games released by Bandai Namco (formerly Namco).

Final Lap
Final Lap (, Final Lap) is a series of Formula One-based racing games by Namco. The series is a spiritual successor to Namco's Pole Position series.

Genpei Tōma Den
Genpei Tōma Den (, The Genpei Tale of the Demon Slayer), released in English via Namco Museum Vol. 4 as The Genji and the Heike Clans, is a side-scrolling hack and slash game by Namco that stars, a samurai who was killed in the Battle of Dan-no-ura during the Genpei War and was resurrected to defeat his enemy Minamoto no Yoritomo and the heads of his clan, Minamoto no Yoshitsune and Saito Musashibo Benkei.

Hayauchi Super Igo
Hayauchi Super Igo (, Quick Play Super Go) is a board game developed by Data Home and published by Namco for the Famicom based on the board game of Go.

Jikū Yūden Debias
Jikū Yūden Debias (, Space-Time Hero Legend Debias) is an action role-playing game released for the Famicom developed by Now Productions and published by Namco.

Juvei Quest
Juvei Quest (, Juvei Quest) is a role-playing game for the Famicom developed by Birthday and published by Namco.

Keru Nagūru
Tenkaichi Bushi Keru Nagūru (, The Greatest Warrior on Earth: Kick and Punch) is a fighting game with role-playing elements developed by Game Studio and published by Namco for the Famicom.

King of Kings
King of Kings (, King of Kings) is a fantasy-themed turn-based strategy game for the Famicom developed by Atlus and published by Namco.

Klonoa
Added by AgedofallStrings

Klonoa (, Klonoa) is a video game series created by Bandai Namco (formerly Namco) and Klonoa Works. The story follows Klonoa and his friend Huepow in their efforts to save the dream world of Phantomile from an evil spirit intent on turning it into a world of nightmares.

Little Tail Bronx
Added by AgedofallStrings

Little Tail Bronx (, Little Tail Bronx) is a series of action role-playing video games developed by CyberConnect2 set in a steampunk world populated by anthropomorphic canines and felines.

Mendel Palace
Mendel Palace (, Quinty) is an action-puzzle game developed by Game Freak for the NES and published by Namco in Japan and Hudson Soft in North America. The game marks as the debut work of series developer Game Freak.

Metal Marines
Metal Marines (, Militia) is a real-time strategy game for the Super NES by Namco, which later received a Windows port by Mindscape.

Mindseeker
Mindseeker (, Mindseeker) is an adventure game by Namco for the Famicom in which the player tests their extra sensory perception and latent psychic ability. The game features Japanese TV psychic.

Mr. Driller
Mr. Driller (, Mr. Driller) is a series of puzzle games by Bandai Namco (formerly Namco) that revolves around Susumu Hori, the titular Mr. Driller (or one of his friends), destroying colorful formations of blocks to make it to the bottom of a well.

Mystery Tower
Mystery Tower (, Tower of Babel) is a puzzle-platformer game released by Namco for the Famicom set in the.

Namco Classic
Namco Classic (, Namco Classic) is a series of golf games by Namco.

Rolling Thunder
Rolling Thunder (, Rolling Thunder) is a series of run-and-gun games by Namco in which agents of the organization WCPO (World Crime Police Organization) named Albatross and (starting with second game) Leila must stop several terrorist groups.

Sangokushi
Sangokushi (, Records of the Three Kingdoms) is a series of strategy games by Namco based on the 14th-century historical novel .

Soulcalibur
Soulcalibur (, Soulcalibur) is a series of weapon-based fighting games by Bandai Namco (formerly Namco).

Splatterhouse
Splatterhouse (, Splatterhouse) is a series of beat 'em up horror games by Bandai Namco (formerly Namco) that revolves around Rick Taylor, who must traverse through a haunted mansion in order to save his girlfriend, Jennifer Willis, all while wearing an ancient relic known as the "Terror Mask".

Star Luster
Star Luster (, Star Luster) is a series of space combat simulation games by Namco released for the Famicom and PlayStation.

Super Ōzumō
Super Ōzumō: Netsusen Daiichiban (, Super Sumo of the Most Heated Competition) is a sumo game for the Super Famicom by Namco.

Tank Battalion
Tank Battalion (, Tank Battalion) is a series of multi-directional shooter games by Namco that revolve around tanks.

Time Crisis
Time Crisis (, Time Crisis) is a series of first-person light gun rail shooter games by Bandai Namco (formerly Namco) that focuses on the exploits of a fictional international intelligence agency who assigns its best agents to deal with a major threat by a hostile organization, which has ranged from criminals, terrorists, to hostile military outfits, and mostly take place within fictional locations across the world.

Wagan
Wagan (, Wagan) is a series of platform games by Bandai Namco (formerly Namco) that stars the titular robotic kaiju, who originated from an electro-mechanical amusement machine for arcades.

Warp & Warp
Warp & Warp (, Warp & Warp) is a multi-directional shooter arcade game by Namco revolving around the Monster Fighter, who must shoot tongue-sticking aliens called Berobero in the Space World.

Xenosaga
Xenosaga (, Xenosaga) is a series of science fiction role-playing games apart of the Xeno meta-series developed by Monolith Soft and published by Bandai Namco (formerly Namco). Xenosaga is set in a science fiction universe and follows a group of characters as they face both a hostile alien race called the Gnosis and human factions fighting for control of the Zohar, an artifact connected to a god-like energy called U-DO. Gameplay across the series is similar, with the characters being guided through a linear narrative and fighting enemies using a turn-based combat system. The party fights both on foot and in a variety of mechs.

1942
1942 (, 1942) is a series of war-themed vertical shooter games by Capcom.

Ace Attorney
Ace Attorney (, Turnabout Trial) is a series of visual novels by Capcom that focuses on a defense attorney investigating cases and defending their clients in court, often finding the truth by cross-examining witnesses and finding inconsistencies between the testimonies and the evidence they have collected.

Breath of Fire
Breath of Fire (, Breath of Fire) is a series of role-playing games developed by Capcom, with the heroes of each installment sharing the canon name of "Ryu".

Captain Commando
Captain Commando (, Captain Commando) is a futuristic beat 'em up game by Capcom that stars the titular superhero, in which he and his three Commando Companions must fight the Super Criminals led by Scumocide to protect the Earth and the entire galaxy.

Code Name: Viper
Code Name: Viper (, Human Weapon Dead Fox) is an action game for the NES developed by Arc System Works and published by Capcom that follows Kenny Smith, code name "Viper", an agent of the 98th Special Forces who is assigned by his commander, Director Jones, to investigate a large drug syndicate that covers all of South America and must uncover clues of the Syndicate's true mastermind.

Commando
Commando (, Wolf of the Battlefield) is a series of run-and-gun games by Capcom.

Darkstalkers
Darkstalkers (, Vampire) is a series of fighting games created by Capcom that revolve around characters based on either various kinds of monsters or their hunters, who all engage in combat against each other.

Dead Rising
Dead Rising (, Dead Rising) is a series of action-adventure survial horror games by Capcom in which the protagonist must fend off hordes of zombies, rescue survivors, contend with crazed psychopaths, and stay alive while attempting to uncover the truth behind the outbreak. The protagonist can also attack enemies by fashioning weapons out of found items and combining them together.

Final Fight
Final Fight (, Final Fight) is a series of beat 'em up games made by Capcom. The series takes place in the same universe as the series.

Ghost Trick
Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective (, Ghost Trick) is an adventure-puzzle game by Capcom for the Nintendo DS that follows Sissel, a deceased detective who must figure out who he was when he was alive and who his murderer was.

Gun.Smoke
Gun.Smoke (, Gun.Smoke) is a Western-themed run-and-gun game by Capcom that follows a bounty hunter named Billy Bob as he hunts down numerous criminals.

Higemaru
Higemaru (, Higemaru) is series of games by Capcom that stars the sailor Momotaru, who must defeat a gang of pirates known as the "Higemaru Corps".

Kamen no Ninja Hanamaru
Kamen no Ninja Hanamaru (, Masked Ninja Hanamaru) is a platformer game for the NES developed by Now Production and published by Capcom that stars the titular masked ninja. In North America, the game was rebranded to be a tie-in to the restaurant chain under the title "Yo! Noid", with Hanamaru himself being replaced with the company's mascot at the time,.

Knights of the Round
Knights of the Round (, Knights of the Round) is a beat 'em up game by Capcom based on the legend of and the.

Magic Sword
Magic Sword: Heroic Fantasy (, Magic Sword) is a hack and slash game by Capcom in which the player, known as the "Brave One", must stop the dark lord Drokmar from using the Black Orb in order to rule the world.

Ōkami
Ōkami (, Ōkami) is a series of action-adventure games by Capcom set in feudal Japan, which follows the sun goddess Amaterasu (who is presented as a white wolf) in the original and her son Chibiterasu in the sequel Ōkamiden.

Onimusha
Onimusha (, Oni Warrior) is a series of action-adventure hack and slash games by Capcom set in the Sengoku period of Japan in which the protagonist wields the power of the Oni, enabling them to fight the Genma, the main enemy in the series.

Pro Yakyū? Satsujin Jiken!
'Pro Yakyū? Satsujin Jiken!' (, Pro Baseball? Murder Case) is a baseball-themed murder mystery game released for the Famicom by Capcom. The game is a parody of the overabundance of The Portopia Serial Murder Cases-styled games and baseball video games released for the Famicom.

Samurai Sword
Samurai Sword (, Samurai Sword) is an adventure game for the Famicom Disk System by Capcom that follows an unnamed hero's quest to obtain the legendary Samurai Sword in order to defeat the dark priest Soron.

Section Z
Section Z (, Section Z) is a scrolling shooter game by Capcom in which the player controls an astronaut who must infiltrate a space station orbiting near Earth that serves as the secret base for the alien empire Balangool.

Slam Masters
Slam Masters (, Muscle Bomber) is a series of pro wrestling games by Capcom.

SonSon
SonSon (, SonSon) is a video games series by Capcom based on the Chinese novel .

The King of Dragons
The King of Dragons (, The King of Dragons) is a beat 'em up game by Capcom in which a gang of heroes must travel through the kingdom of Malus in order to defeat the dragon Gildiss.

Trojan
Trojan (, Requiem for Battle) is a hack and slash beat 'em up arcade game released by Capcom about a hero under the title "Hero Trojan", who is hired to defeat the gang of an evil dictator whom he once worked under, but rebelled against his leader for slaughtering innocent lives. He then must infiltrate the lands of the evil army with the help of his trusty sword, shield, and his martial arts.

Viewtiful Joe
Viewtiful Joe (, Viewtiful Joe) is a series of beat 'em up games by Capcom starring the movie-goer Joe, who transforms into the titular superhero while being thrust into a world of movies called "Movieland".

Zack & Wiki
Zack & Wiki: Quest for Barbaros' Treasure (, Treasure Island Z: Barbaros' Secret Treasure) is a point-and-click adventure-puzzle game by Capcom released for the Wii which follows the titular pirate and monkey, who travel through a mythical island called "Treasure Island" in order to find the scattered pieces of the pirate captain Barbaros, who would promise to give the duo his legendary pirate ship.

Disney series
Only IPs that originated as a video game and have enough prominent original characters rather than solely relying on pre-existing Disney characters are allowed here.

Club Penguin
Club Penguin (, Club Penguin) was a series of massive multiplayer online games by Disney set in a world of anthropomorphic penguins.

Grim Fandango
Grim Fandango is an adventure game by LucasArts set in the Land of the Dead, through which recently departed souls, represented as calaca-like figures, travel before they reach their final destination. The story follows travel agent Manuel "Manny" Calavera as he attempts to save new arrival Mercedes "Meche" Colomar, a virtuous soul, on her journey.

Monkey Island
Monkey Island (, Monkey Island) is a series of adventure games by LucasArts that follows the misadventures of the hapless Guybrush Threepwood as he struggles to become the most notorious pirate in the Caribbean, defeat the plans of the evil undead pirate LeChuck and win the heart of Governor Elaine Marley.

Spectrobes
Spectrobes (, Spectrobes) is a series of action role-playing games by Disney set in the Nanairo galaxy, in which the protagonists, Rallen and Jeena, members of the Nanairo Planetary Patrol, must use the power of the titular Spectrobes, the creatures of the light, to defend the universe from the threat of Krux and his army of Krawl, the creatures of darkness, and prevent them from destroying it.

Toontown Online
Toontown Online (, Toontown Online) was a series of massive multiplayer online games by Disney centered on an ongoing battle between a population of anthropomorphic cartoon animals known as the Toons and a collection of business-minded robots known as the Cogs who are trying to take over the town. Players can choose and customize their own Toon and go on to complete Toontasks, play mini-games, and fight the Cogs.

Where's My Water?
Where's My Water? is a series of mobile puzzle games by Disney in which the player must route a supply of water to an alligator living in the sewers.

Zombies Ate My Neighbors
Zombies Ate My Neighbors is series of run-and-gun games by LucasArts in which two teenage friends, Zeke and Julie, must save their neighborhood from an onslaught of monsters.

Ai Senshi Nicol
Ai Senshi Nicol (, Love Warrior Nicol) is an action-adventure game for the Famicom Disk System by Konami that follows Nicol, a 14-year-old inventor who must save his girlfriend Stella from the space dictator Gyumao by collecting several fragments of a transporter invented by the couple across the Dairasu star system.

Antarctic Adventure
Antarctic Adventure (, After all, Antarctic Great Adventure) is a series of games by Konami starring the penguin Penta.

Arumana no Kiseki
Arumana no Kiseki (, The Miracle of Arumana) is a platformer game for the Famicom Disk System by Konami that follows Kaito, an -esque explorer who must retrieve a stolen red jewel called the "Arumana". The game is a spiritual successor to an earlier arcade game by Konami, .

Axelay
Axelay (, Axelay) is a scrolling shooter game for the Super NES by Konami. The gameplay combines both the vertical-scrolling and horizontal-shooting aspects seen in several scrolling shooters.

Bio Miracle Bokutte Upa
Bio Miracle Bokutte Upa (, Bio Miracle I'm Upa) is a platformer game by Konami that stars Upa, a baby prince who, after breaking an urn that contained the goat-like demon Zai, must save all the kidnapped babies of his kingdom.

Bloody Roar
Bloody Roar (, Bloody Roar) is a series of fighting games by Hudson Soft (now owned by Konami) that involve half-human, half-animal fighters known as "Zoanthropes".

Bonk
Bonk (, PC-Primitive Man) is a series of platformer games by Hudson Soft (now owned by Konami) starring the titular caveman, who attacks enemies with his comically large head.

Contra
Contra (, Contra) is a series of run-and-gun games by Konami.

Crackout
Crackout (, Block Break: The Mysterious Wall) is a Breakout-like game for the NES by Konami.

Crisis Force
Crisis Force (, Crisis Force) is a vertical-scrolling shooter game for the Famicom by Konami that that focues on fighter ship pilots Asuka and Maya, a pair of twin siblings descended from the ancient civilizations of Mu, who must save the world from a breed of artificial monsters from the lost civilization of Atlantis.

Dance Dance Revolution
Dance Dance Revolution (, Dance Dance Revolution) is a series of dance rhythm games by Konami and one of many franchises developed by.

Doremikko
Doremikko (, Doremikko) is a music game for the Famicom Disk System by Konami.

Double Dribble
Double Dribble (, Double Dribble) is a series of basketball games by Konami.

Dragon Scroll
Dragon Scroll: Yomigaerishi Maryū (, Dragon Scroll: Resurrection of the Demon Dragon) is an action role-playing game released for the Famicom by Konami.

Esper Dream
Esper Dream (, Esper Dream) is a series of action role-playing games by Konami set in a fairy tale world.

Exciting
Exciting (, Exciting) is a series of sports games by Konami. The installments within the series focus on several sports such as billiards, baseball, boxing, soccer, or bass fishing.

Falsion
Falsion (, Falsion) is a shoot 'em up game for the Famicom Disk System by Konami.

Frogger
Frogger (, Frogger) is a series of games that involve the titular frog, who in some games is a regular frog who traverses through human settlement such as a road, while in other games he is an anthropomorphic frog who goes on various adventures.

Ganbare Pennant Race!
Ganbare Pennant Race! (, Go For It, Pennant Race!) is a baseball game for the Famicom by Konami.

Gradius
Gradius (, Gradius) is a series of horizontal-scrolling shooter games by Konami.

Gyruss
Gyruss (, Gyruss) is a shoot 'em up game by Konami in which the player must shoot down a horde of enemy spaceships while trying to warp from Neptune all the way to Earth.

International Superstar Soccer
International Superstar Soccer (, Live World Soccer) is a series of association football games by Konami.

Jackal
Jackal (, Special Forces Jackal) is a run-and-gun game by Konami that follows the titular group of four soldiers, who must rescue prisoners of war from enemy territory while driving an armed jeep.

Jikkyō GI Stable
Jikkyō GI Stable (, Live GI Stable) is a series of horse racing games by Konami.

Jikkyō Power Pro Wrestling
Jikkyō Power Pro Wrestling '96: Max Voltage (, Live Power Pro Wrestling '96: Max Voltage) is a pro wrestling game for the Super Famicom by Konami.

Knightmare
Knightmare (, Demon Castle Legend) is a series of games that centers around Popolon, hero of the Greek Kingdom, and his lover Aphrodite, Goddess of Love. Each game is of a different genre, with the first game being a shoot 'em up, The Maze of Galious being a platformer, and Shalom being a role-playing game.

Lagrange Point
Lagrange Point (, Lagrange Point) is a science fiction role-playing game for the Famicom by Konami.

Laser Invasion
Laser Invasion (, Gun Sight) is a multi-genre first-person action game for the NES by Konami, in which the player takes control of a military operative who pilots an attack helicopter in order to infiltrate various enemy bases and fulfill his mission. In addition to the standard NES controller and NES Zapper, the game is compatible with the LaserScope, a voice-activated headset peripheral for the NES by Konami that was compatible with all NES Zapper-compatible games.

Lethal Enforcers
Lethal Enforcers (, Lethal Enforcers) is a series of light gun shooter games by Konami.

Meikyū Jīn Dababa
Meikyū Jīn Dababa (, Temple Labyrinth Dababa) is an action game for the Famicom Disk System by Konami that follows Shiva, a disciple of the monk Vimara, who must save said monk's daughter Tanya and defeat the evil spirit Dababa, as well as another one of Vimara's monks, Lydon.

Moai-kun
Moai-kun (, Mr. Moai) is a puzzle game for the Famicom by Konami that stars Moai, a living Moai Statue that appeared in several Konami titles such as TwinBee and Gradius.

Motocross Maniacs
Motocross Maniacs (, Motocross Maniacs) is a series of platforming motocross racing games by Konami.

Parodius
Parodius (, Parodius) is a series of horizontal-scrolling shooter games by Konami that serve as a parody of the Gradius series, as well as containing several parodies of other Konami properties.

Pop'n Music
Pop'n Music (, Pop'n Music) is a series of rhythm games by Konami and one of many franchises developed by.

Powerful Pro Baseball
Powerful Pro Baseball (, Powerful Pro Baseball) is a series of baseball games by Konami, notable for its super deformed character designs.

Quarth
Quarth (, Quarth) is a shoot 'em up puzzle game by Konami.

Road Fighter
Road Fighter (, Road Fighter) is a series of racing games by Konami.

Rocket Knight
Rocket Knight (, Rocket Knight) is a series of platformer games by Konami that star Sparkster, an opossum knight who wields a rocket pack and a sword that can shoot energy projectiles.

Rush'n Attack
Rush'n Attack (, Green Beret) is a series of run-and-gun games by Konami that involve a soldier of the United States Army saving prisoners of war from camps of the enemy country.

Shin Mahjong
Shin Mahjong (, True Mahjong) is a mahjong game for the Super Famicom by Konami.

Silent Hill
Silent Hill (, Silent Hill) is a series of survival horror games by Konami set in the eponymous fictional town.

Suikoden
Added by Miles of SmashWiki

Suikoden (, Gensō Suikoden) is a series of role-playing games published by Konami. Each individual game in the series centers on relative themes of politics, corruption, revolution, mystical crystals known as True Runes and the "108 Stars of Destiny" - a set of 108 protagonists.

Taisen Puzzle-Dama
Taisen Puzzle-Dama (, Battle Puzzle Ball) is a series of puzzle games by Konami.

The Adventures of Bayou Billy
The Adventures of Bayou Billy (, Mad City) is a game released for the NES by Konami that stars a Crocodile Dundee-esque survivalist and former U.S. soldier from New Orleans named Billy West, otherwise known as "Bayou Billy". The game features three different kinds of gameplay depending on the level: a side-scrolling beat 'em up section, a rail shooting section that is compatible (but not required) with the NES Zapper, and a driving section.

Tokimeki Memorial
Tokimeki Memorial (, Heartbeat Memorial) is a series of dating sim games by Konami.

Track & Field
Track & Field (, Hyper Sports) is a series of athletic sports games by Konami.

Wai Wai
Wai Wai (, Wai Wai) is a series of crossover games between several properties owned by Konami.

Yie Ar Kung-Fu
Yie Ar Kung-Fu (, One Two Kung-Fu) is a series of arcade fighting games by Konami.

Zone of the Enders
Zone of the Enders (, Zone of the Enders) is a series of third-person shooter hack and slash games by Konami that focuses around combat in space with mecha called Orbital Frames.

Microsoft series
Disclaimer: Do not add any Activision Blizzard universes here until the Microsoft acquisition is finalized. For now, all properties belonging to Activision Blizzard should go here.

Battletoads
Battletoads (, Battletoads) is a series of beat 'em up games by Rare that involve the titular trio of anthropomorphic toads, Rash, Zitz, and Pimple, who battle the Dark Queen and her army of space mutants.

Blinx
Blinx (, Blinx) is a series of platformer games developed by Artoon and published Microsoft that follows the titular anthropomorphic cat, who has the ability to control time with his TS-1000 Vacuum Cleaner.

Call of Duty
Call of Duty (, Call of Duty) is a series of first-person shooter games by Activision. The series originally focused on games set during World War II before expanding to The Cold War, futuristic settings, and even outer space.

Crash Bandicoot
Added by Ender R. Musk

Crash Bandicoot (, Crash Bandicoot) is a series of games, mainly platformers, that follow the titular bandicoot's efforts to thwart the schemes of the evil Doctor Neo Cortex. Having since expanded in genres, platforms, and developers, the series is known for its iconic characters, art and animation style, humor, and difficulty.

Diablo
Diablo (, Diablo) is a series of action role-playing games by Blizzard Entertainment that follows the ongoing conflict between the humans of the Sanctuary and the demons led by the titular antagonist Diablo.

Fable
Fable (, Fable) is a series of action role-playing games by Microsoft set in the fictional nation of Albion.

Gears of War
Gears of War (, Gears of War) is a series of third-person shooter games created by Epic Games and published by Microsoft.

Halo
Halo (, Halo) is a series of a first-person shooter games by Microsoft. Master Chief, the protagonist of the series, serves as the mascot for the Xbox brand.

Ori
Added by Aidanzapunk

Ori (, Ori) is a series of Metroidvania platformers developed by Moon Studios and published by Microsoft Studios that follows a small forest creature named Ori who is tasked with traveling across the forests of Nibel (in Blind Forest) and Niwen (in Will of the Wisps) to save them from destruction and the external forces that are directly causing it.

Overwatch
Overwatch (, Overwatch) is a multiplayer first-person shooter game by Blizzard Entertainment in which two teams of six heroes complete map-specific objectives within a limited period of time.

Psychonauts
Psychonauts is a series of platformer games by Double Fine that follows Razputin (Raz for short), a young boy gifted with psychic abilities who runs away from the circus to try to sneak into a summer camp for those with similar powers to become a "Psychonaut", a spy with psychic abilities.

Sea of Thieves
Sea of Thieves is a first person action-adventure game by Rare in which the player assumes the role of a pirate who completes voyages from different trading companies in order to become the ultimate pirate legend, needing to become at least level 50 with 3 of the trading companies to become a Pirate Legend.

Spyro
Spyro (, Spyro) is a series of platformer games that follow the titular dragon.

Viva Piñata
Viva Piñata (, Gather! Piñata) is a series of life simulation games by Rare set in a world of anthropomorphic piñatas.

Warcraft
Warcraft (, Warcraft) is a series of fantasy video games by Blizzard Entertainment set in the land of Azeroth, populated by traditional fantasy races such as orcs, elves, and trolls. While primarly of the real-time strategy genre, the most popular entry in the series is the massively multiplayer online role-playing game, World of Warcraft.

BlaZeon
BlaZeon (, BlaZeon) is a horizontal-scrolling shoot 'em up game developed by A.I Co., Ltd. and published by Atlus.

Catherine
Catherine (, Catherine) is a puzzle game by Atlus that follows Vincent Brooks, a man who is beset by supernatural nightmares while torn between his feelings for his longtime girlfriend Katherine and the similarly named beauty Catherine. The gameplay is divided between the daytime, where Vincent interacts with the characters in a social simulation, and his dreams where he must navigate three-dimensional towers through combined platforming and puzzle-solving.

Etrian Odyssey
Etrian Odyssey (, Labyrinth of the World Tree) is a series of dungeon crawler role-playing games by Atlus.

Kat's Run
Kat's Run: All Japan K-Car Championship (, Kat's Run: All Japan K-Car Championship) is a racing game for the Super Famicom developed by Varie and published by Atlus.

Megami Tensei
Megami Tensei (, Reincarnation of the Goddess) is a series of post-apocalyptic role-playing games by Atlus. The series would spawn the sub-series.

Power Instinct
Power Instinct (, Gōketsuji Family) is a series of fighting games by Atlus that centers around a large number of characters who have blood ties to the Gōketsuji family.

Puzzle Boy
Puzzle Boy (, Puzzle Boy) is a series of puzzle games by Atlus with a cast of anthropomorphic vegetables, with the main character being a potato named Spud. In North America, the first installment was released under the title "Kwirk", with Spud being replaced with the titular tomato.

Radiant Historia
Radiant Historia (, Radiant Historia) is a role-playing game by Atlus set on Vainqueur, a continent divided between the warring nations of Alistel and Granorg. The story follows Stocke, a soldier from the nation of Alistel who is chosen to wield the White Chronicle, a tome capable of navigating multiple timelines, so he may prevent desertification of Vainqueur.

Rockin' Kats
Rockin' Kats (, N.Y. Nyankies) is a platformer game for the NES by Atlus that stars Willy (also known by his stage name "The Rockin' Kat"), an anthropomorphic cat from New York who must save his girlfriend Jill from the local crime boss Mugsy.

Shōgi no Hanamichi
Pro Kishi Jinsei Simulation: Shōgi no Hanamichi (, Pro Shogi Player Life Simulation: Flower Path of Shogi) is a shogi game for the Super Famicom developed by Access and published by Atlus.

Snowboard Kids
Snowboard Kids (, Snowboard Kids, originally romanized as "Snowbow Kids") is a series of snowboarding games by Atlus.

Trauma Center
Trauma Center (, Caduceus) is a series of hospital simulation visual novels by Atlus set in a near-future Earth where advanced medical procedures are used to treat several patients, including outbreaks of deadly viruses. A recurring organisation is Caduceus, a worldwide semi-covert medical foundation.

Alex Kidd
Alex Kidd (, Alex Kidd) is a series of platformer games by Sega starring the titular protagonist. Prior to the introduction of Sonic the Hedgehog, Alex Kidd served as un unofficial mascot for Sega.

Altered Beast
Altered Beast (, Beast King's Chronicle) is a series of beat 'em up games by Sega that follows a human protagonist who is able to transform into several humanoid animal-like beast forms.

Anarchy Reigns
Anarchy Reigns (, Max Anarchy) is a beat 'em up hack and slash game developed by PlatinumGames and published by Sega. The game is a spiritual successor to a previous game by PlatinumGames, MadWorld, even featuring the protagonist of said game, Jack Cayman.

Angry Birds
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Angry Birds (, Angry Birds) is a series of puzzle strategy-shooter games developed and published by Rovio Entertainment. It's main goal is to launch, with a slingshot, birds of different species each with their own abilities, at pigs stationed in or around various structures, with the objective to destroy all pigs on the field to rescue their eggs. The series has then spawned into other media, which include movies and animated series.

Billy Hatcher
Billy Hatcher and the Giant Egg (, Giant Egg: The Great Adventure of Billy Hatcher) is a platformer game by Sega that stars the titular character, who must grow and hatch giant eggs in order to defeat an evil group called the "Crows".

Crazy Taxi
Crazy Taxi (, Crazy Taxi) is a series of racing games by Sega in which a taxi driver must deliver passengers to their destinations.

Ecco the Dolphin
Ecco the Dolphin (, Ecco the Dolphin) is a series of action-adventure games created by Appaloosa Interactive (then known as Novotrade International) and published by Sega that revolve around the titular dolphin.

Fantasy Zone
Fantasy Zone (, Fantasy Zone) is a series of scrolling shooter games by Sega that follows Opa-Opa, a sentient spaceship who must save the titular group of planets from enemy invasions.

Golden Axe
Golden Axe (, Golden Axe) is a series of beat 'em up hack and slash games by Sega in which a group of warriors must retrieve the titular object.

Gunstar Heroes
Gunstar Heroes (, Gunstar Heroes) is a series of run-and-gun games developed by Treasure and published by Sega.

Infinite Space
Infinite Space (, Infinite Space) is a role-playing game for the Nintendo DS co-developed by Nude Maker and PlatinumGames and published by Sega.

Jet Set Radio
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Jet Set Radio (, Jet Set Radio) is a series of platformers published by Sega in the early 2000s. The first game was published on the Dreamcast in 2000, and the sequel was published on the original Xbox in 2002. The games focus on a group known as the GGs, whose goal is to spread art as graffiti throughout the city of Tokyo-to, before being caught by the police or running out of time.

MadWorld
MadWorld (, MadWorld) is a beat 'em up hack and slash game developed by PlatinumGames and published by Sega revolving around Jack Cayman, a man with a chainsaw who enters a game show called "DeathWatch" and proceeds to murder his opponents in brutal ways. The game's art style uses a black-and-white palette, with the exception of the color red being used for blood.

NiGHTS
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NiGHTS (, Nights) is an action game series that focuses on two teenagers (varying depending on the game) who enter a dream world called Nightopia where all dreams take place. They team up with NiGHTS, a Nightmaren who wishes to save the world of dreams from the evil ruler Wizeman.

Phantasy Star
Phantasy Star (, Phantasy Star) is a series of science fantasy role-playing games by Sega.

Puyo Puyo
Puyo Puyo (, Puyo Puyo) is a series of puzzle games originally created by Compile and owned by Sega. Originally a spin-off to the dungeon crawler RPG series, Madō Monogatari, the objective of the series is to defeat the opponent by causing the third column from the left of their side of the screen to become filled with slime-like creatures called "Puyo".

Sakura Wars
Sakura Wars (, Sakura Wars) is a series of steampunk tactical role-playing games by Sega set in a fictionalized Taishō era Japan, centering around groups of women who power steam-based mecha with magical powers.

Samba de Amigo
Samba de Amigo (, Samba de Amigo) is a series of primarily Latin-themed rhythm games by Sega.

Shenmue
Shenmue (, Shenmue) is a series of action-adventure games by Sega that center around Ryo Hazuki, a teenage martial artist who travels to Japan and China in order to pursue the murderer of his father.

Shining
Shining (, Shining) is a series of role-playing games owned by Sega and originally developed by Climax Entertainment and Camelot Software Planning (at the time a subsidiary of Sega known as Sonic! Software Planning).

Shinobi
Shinobi (, Shinobi) is a series of hack-and-slash action games by Sega that often center around a ninja named Joe Musashi.

Space Channel 5
Space Channel 5 (, Space Channel 5) is a series of music games by Sega that focus on a space-faring reporter named Ulala, who investigates an alien invasion while engaging in rhythm-based combat where she mimics the actions of rivals in time to musical tracks.

Space Harrier
Space Harrier (, Space Harrier) is a series of rail shooter games by Sega.

Streets of Rage
Streets of Rage (, Bare Knuckle) is a series of beat 'em up games by Sega that follow several ex-police officers who must fight against a crime syndicate that is corrupting a fictional American city.

Super Monkey Ball
Super Monkey Ball (, Super Monkey Ball) is a series of platformer games by Sega in which the objective is to tilt the stage to guide a monkey encased in a transparent ball to the goal.

The House of the Dead
The House of the Dead (, The House of the Dead) is a series of horror-themed light gun rail shooter games by Sega that involve special agents taking on the undead.

Valkyria Chronicles
Valkyria Chronicles (, Valkyria of the Battlefield) is a series of military-themed tactical role-playing games by Sega.

Vanquish
Vanquish (, Vanquish) is an action third-person shooter game developed by PlatinumGames and published by Sega.

Wonder Boy
Wonder Boy (, Wonder Boy) is a series of platformer games created by Westone Bit Entertainment (then known as Escape) and owned by Sega. The earlier games are notable for spawning several ports that are otherwise unrelated to the series, most notably Hudson Soft's  series.

Yakuza
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Yakuza (, Like a Dragon) is a series of video games published by Sega set in the world of Japanese organized crime (yakuza), featuring a variety of gameplay styles. The storyline premise for each franchise installment is typically a crime drama, with plotlines inspired by yakuza films. The most frequently featured protagonist is Kazuma Kiryu, a reformed gangster associated with the Kanto-based Tojo Clan.

Baseball Stars
Baseball Stars (, Baseball Stars) is a series of baseball games by SNK.

Dexterity
Dexterity (, Funny Field) is a puzzle game for the Game Boy by SNK in which the player must flip all of the light tiles on a square floor into dark tiles while also avoiding several enemies.

Famicom Meijin Sen
Famicom Meijin Sen (, Famicom Master Battle) is a board game developed by Alpha Denshi and published by SNK for the Famicom based on the board game of Shogi.

Fighting Golf
Fighting Golf (, Fighting Golf) is a golf game by SNK. The North American version of the game features real-life professional golfer.

Guerrilla War
Guerrilla War (, Guevara) is a run-and-gun game by SNK. The original Japanese release is based on the exploits of revolutionary (who serves as the main playable character of the game, with  serving as the second player) and the defeat of the Batista regime in Cuba in the late 1950s. All references to the events relating to Che Guevera were changed in the localized versions.

King of the Monsters
King of the Monsters (, King of the Monsters) is a series of fighting games by SNK focused on giant monsters reminiscent of characters from the kaiju and tokusatsu genres.

Magician Lord
Magician Lord (, Magician Lord) is an action-platformer game developed by Alpha Denshi and published by SNK starring the magician Elta, who must recover the stolen magic tomes from the hands of the evil sorcerer Gal Agiese and his followers before the god of destruction, Az Atorse, is revived and destroys both the land of Cadacis and the world. The game was one of the launch titles released for both the Neo Geo MVS and Neo Geo AES.

Satomi Hakkenden
Satomi Hakkenden (, The Eight Dog Chronicles) is a role-playing game developed by Alpha Denshi and published by SNK for the Famicom based on the Japanese epic novel .

T.N.K III
T.N.K III (, T.A.N.K) is a series of tank-focused shoot 'em up games by SNK. The original arcade game marks the first appearance of Ralf Jones, who would later go on to become one of the main characters of the series.

3-D WorldRunner
The 3-D Battles of WorldRunner (, Operation: Jump Out) is a series of rail shooting platformer games released by Square for the NES that follows Jack the WorldRunner, a wild "space cowboy" on a mission to save various planets overrun by serpentine beasts called "Serpentbeasts", who are led by the evil Grax.

ActRaiser
ActRaiser (, ActRaiser) is a series of games created by Quintet and published by Square Enix (formerly Enix). While the first game is a hybrid of of a platformer and a god game, ActRaiser 2 is exclusively a platformer.

Alcahest
Alcahest (, Alcahest) is an action game for the Super Famicom developed by HAL Laboratory and published by Square.

Bahamut Lagoon
Bahamut Lagoon (, Bahamut Lagoon) is a tactical role-playing game for the Super Famicom by Square.

Brain Lord
Brain Lord (, Brain Lord) is an action role-playing game for the Super NES developed by Produce! and published by Enix.

Bubble Bobble
Bubble Bobble (, Bubble Bobble) is a series of platformer games by Taito, a subsidiary of Square Enix, that follow Bub and Bob, two dragons that set out to save their girlfriends from a world known as the Cave of Monsters. In each level, Bub and Bob must defeat each enemy present by trapping them in bubbles and popping them.

Burning Heroes
Nekketsu Tairiku: Burning Heroes (, Hot-Blooded Continent: Burning Heroes) is a role-playing game for the Super Famicom developed by J-Force and published by Enix.

Chrono
Chrono (, Chrono) is a duology of role-playing games by Square Enix (formerly Square). It follows a group of young adventurers led by Crono, who are accidentally transported through time and learn that the world will be destroyed in the distant future. Vowing to prevent this disaster, they travel throughout history to discover the means to save the planet.

Cleopatra no Mahō
Cleopatra no Mahō (, Cursed Treasure of Cleopatra) is a role-playing game for the Famicom Disk System by Square that follows Daisuke Kusano, the son of an archaeologist who must search for his missing father while searching for one of 's artifacts, the Tears of Isis.

Dark Half
Dark Half (, Dark Half) is a role-playing game for the Super Famicom developed by Westone and published by Enix.

Door Door
Door Door (, Door Door) is a platformer puzzle game developed by Chunsoft and published by Enix about an egg-shaped creature with a baseball cap named Chun, who must trap a horde of aliens by letting them inside a door and then closing it.

Fortune Street
Fortune Street (, Itadaki Street) is a series of -esque party board video games in which up to four players compete for gaining the most money, whether it be via collecting four suits or having another player land on their property.

Front Mission
Front Mission (, Front Mission) is a series of primarily tactical role-playing games by Square Enix (formerly Square) in which the player pilots a giant mecha called a "wanzer".

Gex
Gex (, Gex) is a series of platformer games created by Crystal Dynamics that follows the titular gecko.

Hanjuku Hero
Hanjuku Hero (, Soft-Boiled Hero) is a series of real-time strategy games by Square Enix (formerly Square) centered on Lord Almamoon, the protagonist who must save his country from danger in each game.

Jōshō Mahjong Tenpai
Jōshō Mahjong Tenpai (, Heavenly Tiles of Invincible Mahjong) is a mahjong game for the Super Famicom developed by Game Arts and published by Enix.

Just Breed
Just Breed (, Just Breed) is a tactical role-playing game for the Famicom developed by Random House and published by Enix.

Just Cause
Just Cause (, Just Cause) is a series of open world action-adventure games created by Avalanche Studios that follows the secret agent Rico Rodriguez.

Jyutei Senki
Jyutei Senki (, Chronicles of the Tree Emperor) is a turn-based strategy game for the Super Famicom developed by TamTam and published by Enix.

King's Knight
King's Knight (, King's Knight) is a scrolling shooter game by Square Enix (formerly Square) that follows four heroes who must rescue Princess Claire of Olthea from the evil dragon Tolfida.

Life Is Strange
Life Is Strange (, Life Is Strange) is a series of episodic graphic adventure games created by Dontnot Entertainment and published by Square Enix.

Live A Live
Live A Live (, Live A Live) is a role-playing game by Square Enix that follows several scenarios set throughout different time periods, such as prehistory, Imperial China, and the Wild West. Originally released for the Super Famicom exclusively in Japan, the game was later remade for the Nintendo Switch with a worldwide release.

Mystic Ark
Mystic Ark (, Mystic Ark) is a series of games developed by Produce! and published by Enix. While the first game is a role-playing game, the second game is instead an adventure game.

Robotrek
Robotrek (, Slapstick) is a role-playing game for the Super NES developed by Quintet and published by Enix that follows the son of the famous inventor Dr. Akihabara, who fights his enemies with robots he invented.

Rudra no Hihō
Rudra no Hihō (, Treasure of Rudra) is a role-playing game for the Super Famicom by Square inspired by Hindu mythology.

SaGa
SaGa (, SaGa) is a series of science fantasy open world role-playing games by Square Enix (formerly Square).

Soul Blazer
Soul Blazer (, Soul Blader) is an action role-playing game for the Super NES developed by Quintet and published by Enix.

Space Invaders
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Space Invaders (, Space Invaders) is a highly popular series of arcade shoot 'em up games by Taito, a subsidiary of Square Enix. They center around an effort to save Earth from a horde of invading aliens by shooting and destroying their ships.

Square's Tom Sawyer
Square's Tom Sawyer (, Square's Tom Sawyer) is a role-playing game by Square for the Famicom based on the 19th century American novel .

Star Ocean
Star Ocean (, Star Ocean) is a series of science fantasy action role-playing games developed by tri-Ace and published by Square Enix (formerly Enix).

Suishō no Dragon
Suishō no Dragon (, The Crystal Dragon) is an adventure game for the Famicom Disk System by Square. The story follows Hugh, who must save his kidnapped girlfriend Cynthia while also searching for a crystal dragon that attacked both of them during their travels in space.

Terranigma
Terranigma (, The Creation of Heaven and Earth) is an action role-playing game for the Super NES developed by Quintet and published by Enix in Japan and Nintendo in PAL regions.

The Portopia Serial Murder Case
The Portopia Serial Murder Case (, The Portopia Serial Murder Case) is a murder mystery adventure game created by Chunsoft and published by Square Enix (formerly Enix).

The World Ends with You
The World Ends with You (, It's a Wonderful World) is a series of action role-playing games by Square Enix in which the protagonist and their allies are forced to participate in an event called the Reapers' Game, a week-long competition that will determine their fate.

Treasure Hunter G
Treasure Hunter G (, Treasure Hunter G) is a tactical role-playing game for the Super Famicom developed by Sting Entertainment and published by Square.

Wonder Project J
Wonder Project J (, Wonder Project J) is a series of life simulation games in which the player must look after a human-like robotic child.

Xenogears
Xenogears (, Xenogears) is a science fiction role-playing game by Square for the PlayStation set in an alien world with warring rival human empires, in which the protagonist Fei Fong Wong pilots a large bipedal mech called a "Gear" to battle against Deus, an ancient machine weapon worshiped as a god. Xenogears is stated to be the first title in the Xeno series of games, which would later be followed by two other role-playing game series developed by Monolith Soft titled Xenosaga (owned by Bandai Namco) and (owned by Nintendo).