List of G.I. Joe video games

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Throughout the existence of the G.I. Joe media franchise, there have been several video games released.

G.I. Joe
Genre(s) Side-scrolling
Third-person shooter
Publisher(s) Parker Brothers
Konami
Backflip Studios
Epyx
Electronic Arts
Virgin Games
Taxan
Capcom
Paramount Digital Entertainment
DeNA
D3 Go!
Maximum Games
GameMill Entertainment
indie.io
Platform(s) Atari 2600, Commodore 64, Apple II, ZX Spectrum, Amstrad PCW, Nintendo Entertainment System, Arcade, PlayStation 2, Microsoft Windows, Nintendo DS, PlayStation Portable, PlayStation 3, Wii, Xbox 360, iOS, Android, Mobile Phone, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One
First release G.I. Joe: Cobra Strike
1983
Latest release G.I. Joe: Operation Blackout
2020

List of G.I. Joe Games

Video GameDatePlatform(s)Publisher(s)Ref
G.I. Joe: Cobra Strike 1983Atari 2600 Parker Brothers [1]
G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero 1985Apple II, Commodore 64 Epyx [2]
Action Force: International Heroes 1987ZX Spectrum, Commodore 64, Amstrad CPC Virgin Games
Action Force II: International Heroes 1988ZX SpectrumVirgin Games [3]
G.I. Joe 1991Nintendo Entertainment System Taxan [4] [5]
G.I. Joe: The Atlantis Factor 1992Nintendo Entertainment System Capcom [6]
G.I. Joe 1992Arcade Konami [7]
G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra 2009PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3, Wii, Xbox 360, mobile phone, Nintendo DS, PlayStation Portable Electronic Arts [8]
G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra - Basic Training2009iOS Paramount Digital Entertainment
G.I. Joe: Battleground2013iOS, Android DeNA
G.I. Joe: Battleground2013iOS, Android Backflip Studios
G.I. Joe Strike2015AndroidBackflip Studios
G.I. Joe: War On Cobra2020iOS, Android D3 Go! [9]
G.I. Joe: Operation Blackout 2020Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Microsoft Windows
  • NA: GameMill Entertainment
[10]
G.I. Joe: Wrath of Cobra 2024Nintendo Switch, Microsoft Windowsindie.io [11]

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Scarlett (<i>G.I. Joe</i>) Fictional character from the G.I. Joe franchise

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