Franchise | Primary genre(s) | Number of games [a] | First released | Latest release |
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7th Saga * | Action role-playing, puzzle | 4 | 1993, The 7th Saga | 1999, Mystic Ark: Theatre of Illusions |
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ActRaiser * | Side-scroller, platformer, action role-playing | 7 | 1990, ActRaiser [7] | 2021, Actraiser Renaissance |
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All Star Pro-Wrestling | Professional wrestling | 3 | 2000, All Star Pro-Wrestling [8] | 2003, All Star Pro-Wrestling III [9] |
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Arkanoid† | Breakout clone | 11 | 1986, Arkanoid [10] | 2022, Arkanoid: Eternal Battle |
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Battle Gear † | Racing | 13 | 1996, Side by Side [11] | 2006, Battle Gear 4 Tuned Professional Version [12] |
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Battlestations † | Action, real-time tactics | 2 | 2007, Battlestations: Midway [13] | 2009, Battlestations: Pacific [13] |
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Birdie King † | Sports | 3 | 1982, Birdie King [14] | 1984, Birdie King 3 [15] |
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Bubble Bobble † | Platformer, puzzle | 18 | 1983, Chack'n Pop | 2025, Bubble Memories Classic |
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Bravely Default | Role-playing | 4 | 2012, Bravely Default [4] | 2021, Bravely Default II |
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Bushido Blade* | Fighting | 2 | 1997, Bushido Blade [8] | 1998, Bushido Blade 2 [8] |
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Championship Manager * | Sports, simulation | 25 | 1992, Championship Manager [16] | 2016, Championship Manager 17 [17] |
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Chaos Heat† | Survival horror, third-person shooter | 2 | 1998, Chaos Heat | 2000, Chaos Break -Episode from "Chaos Heat"- |
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Chaos Rings * | Role-playing | 4 | 2010, Chaos Rings [4] | 2014, Chaos Rings III [18] |
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Chase† | Racing | 4 | 1988, Chase H.Q. | 2007, Chase H.Q. 2 |
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Chocobo | Role-playing, roguelike, racing | 24 | 1997, Chocobo's Mysterious Dungeon | 2022, Chocobo GP |
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Chrono | Role-playing | 5 | 1995, Chrono Trigger [4] | 2022, Chrono Cross: The Radical Dreamers Edition [8] |
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Cleopatra Fortune† | Puzzle | 2 | 1996, Cleopatra Fortune | 2002, Cleopatra Fortune Plus |
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Conflict † | Tactical shooter | 5 | 2002, Conflict: Desert Storm [19] | 2008, Conflict: Denied Ops [13] |
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Darius† | Action | 23 | 1986, Darius [20] | 2021, Dariusburst Another Chronicle EX+ |
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Death Trap | Interactive fiction, visual novel | 3 | 1984, The Death Trap | 1986, Alpha |
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Dragon Quest * | Role-playing | 57 | 1986, Dragon Quest [4] | 2024, Dragon Quest Monsters: The Dark Prince |
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Drakengard * | Action role-playing | 3 | 2003, Drakengard [9] | 2013, Drakengard 3 |
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Dungeon Siege* | Action role-playing | 3 | 2002, Dungeon Siege | 2011, Dungeon Siege III |
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E. V. O.* | Role-playing, side-scroller | 2 | 1990, E.V.O.: The Theory of Evolution | 1992, E.V.O.: Search for Eden |
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Eclipse† | Space flight simulator | 3 | 1994, Total Eclipse | 1996, Titan Wars |
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Elevator Action† | Platformer | 4 | 1983, Elevator Action | 2011, Elevator Action Deluxe |
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Exit† | Platformer, puzzle | 2 | 2005, Exit | 2009, Exit 2 |
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Fear Effect* | Action-adventure | 3 | 2000, Fear Effect [13] | 2018, Fear Effect Sedna [13] |
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Fighting Force† | Fighting, beat 'em up | 2 | 1997, Fighting Force [13] | 1999, Fighting Force 2 [13] |
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Final Fantasy | Role-playing | 100+ | 1987, Final Fantasy [4] | 2024, Final Fantasy VII Rebirth |
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Front Mission | Tactical role-playing | 15 | 1995, Front Mission [21] | 2022, Front Mission 1st: Remake |
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Gangsters* | Strategy | 2 | 1998, Gangsters: Organized Crime | 2001, Gangsters 2: Vendetta |
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Gex † | Platformer | 4 | 1994, Gex [22] | 1999, Gex: Deep Pocket Gecko [13] |
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Groove Coaster * | Rhythm game | 13 | 2011, Groove Coaster | 2020, Groove Coaster 4MAX: Diamond Galaxy |
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Gunslinger Stratos † | First-person shooter | 5 | 2012, Gunslinger Stratos | 2017, Gunslinger Stratos Σ |
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Hanjuku Hero | Real-time strategy | 5 | 1988, Hanjuku Hero [7] | 2005, Hanjuku Galaxy Lunch [23] |
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Hat Trick Hero† | Sports | 3 | 1990, Football Champ | 1995, Hat Trick Hero '95 |
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Heimdall* | Action role-playing | 2 | 1991, Heimdall | 1994, Heimdall 2: Into the Hall of Worlds |
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Jesus | Visual novel, adventure game | 2 | 1987, Jesus | 1991, Jesus 2 |
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Just Cause * | Sandbox, third-person shooter, action-adventure | 4 | 2006, Just Cause [13] | 2018, Just Cause 4 [24] |
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Itadaki Street | Party game, board game | 12 | 1991, Itadaki Street: Watashi no Omise ni Yottette [4] | 2017, Itadaki Street: Dragon Quest and Final Fantasy 30th Anniversary [25] |
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Kane & Lynch* | Third-person shooter | 2 | 2007, Kane & Lynch: Dead Men | 2010, Kane & Lynch 2: Dog Days |
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Kingdom Hearts [b] | Action role-playing | 13 | 2002, Kingdom Hearts [4] | 2020, Kingdom Hearts: Melody of Memory |
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Let's Go By Train † | Train simulator | 18 | 1996, Densha de Go! [26] | 2023, Densha de Go! Plug & Play 2 Shinkansen EX |
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Life Is Strange * | Graphic adventure | 6 | 2015, Life Is Strange | 2024, Life Is Strange: Double Exposure |
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Lord of Vermilion † | Collectible card | 8 | 2008, Lord of Vermilion [4] | 2017, Lord of Vermilion IV |
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Lufia * | Role-playing | 5 | 1993, Lufia & the Fortress of Doom [27] | 2010, Lufia: Curse of the Sinistrals [28] |
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Mana | Role-playing | 17 | 1991, Final Fantasy Adventure [4] | 2024, Visions of Mana |
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Million Arthur * | Role-playing, collectible card | 7 | 2012, Kaku-San-Sei Million Arthur [4] | 2023, Kai-Ri-Sei Million Arthur: Ring |
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Mini Ninjas* | Action-adventure | 3 | 2009, Mini Ninjas | 2013, Mini Ninjas Mobile |
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Musashi | Role-playing | 3 | 1990, Adventures of Musashi | 2005, Musashi: Samurai Legend [23] |
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Nier* | Action role-playing | 5 | 2010, Nier Gestalt | 2021, Nier Replicant ver.1.22474487139… |
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Octopath Traveler | Role-playing | 3 | 2018, Octopath Traveler | 2023, Octopath Traveler II |
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Ogre† | Tactical role-playing, real-time strategy | 6 | 1993, Ogre Battle: The March of the Black Queen [29] | 2010, Tactics Ogre: Wheel of Fate [30] |
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Operation Wolf† | Shooting gallery | 5 | 1987, Operation Wolf | 2023, Operation Wolf Returns: First Mission |
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Pandemonium† | Platformer | 2 | 1996, Pandemonium! | 1997, Pandemonium 2 |
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Parasite Eve | Role-playing, third-person shooter | 3 | 1998, Parasite Eve [8] | 2010, The 3rd Birthday [28] |
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Pocky & Rocky † | Shooter | 5 | 1986, KiKi KaiKai | 2022, Pocky & Rocky Reshrined |
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Power Blade* | Action, platformer | 2 | 1991, Power Blade | 1992, Power Blade 2 |
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Psychic Force† | Fighting | 7 | 1995, Psychic Force | 2005, Psychic Force Complete |
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Qix† | Puzzle | 5 | 1981, Qix | 2009, Qix++ |
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Rakugaki Ōkoku† | Role-playing | 2 | 2002, Magic Pengel: The Quest for Color | 2004, Graffiti Kingdom |
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Ray† | Scrolling shooter | 3 | 1994, RayForce | 1998, RayCrisis: Series Termination |
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SaGa | Role-playing | 15 | 1989, The Final Fantasy Legend [4] | 2024, SaGa: Emerald Beyond [31] |
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Shellshock* | Shooter | 3 | 1995, Shellshock: Jus' Keepin' da Peace | 2009, Shellshock 2: Blood Trails [13] |
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Sonic Blast Man† | Beat 'em up | 5 | 1990, Sonic Blast Man | 2011, Sonic Blast Heroes [32] |
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Space Invaders † | Fixed shooter | 40 | 1978, Space Invaders [4] | 2023, Space Invaders: World Defense |
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Speed Race † | Racing | 15 | 1974, Speed Race [33] | 1998, Automobili Lamborghini: Super Speed Race 64 [34] |
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Star Ocean * | Role-playing | 18 | 1996, Star Ocean [8] | 2022, Star Ocean: The Divine Force |
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Supreme Commander* | Real-time strategy | 2 | 2007, Supreme Commander | 2010, Supreme Commander 2 |
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Thunderhawk† | Combat flight simulator | 3 | 1992, Thunderhawk AH-73M | 2001, Thunderhawk: Operation Phoenix |
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Tobal* | Fighting | 2 | 1996, Tobal No. 1 [8] | 1997, Tobal 2 [8] |
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Urban Chaos* | Action-adventure, first-person shooter | 2 | 1998, Urban Chaos [13] | 2006, Urban Chaos: Riot Response [13] |
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Valkyrie Profile * | Role-playing | 5 | 1999, Valkyrie Profile [8] | 2022, Valkyrie Elysium |
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Wonder Project* | Life simulation | 2 | 1994, Wonder Project J | 1996, Wonder Project J2 |
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World Ends With You | Action role-playing game | 2 | 2007, The World Ends with You [35] | 2021, Neo: The World Ends with You [36] |
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Yuji Horii Mysteries | Visual novel, adventure game | 2 | 1983, The Portopia Serial Murder Case | 1985, The Karuizawa Kidnapping Guide |
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