List of video games based on DC Comics

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This is a list of video games based on DC Comics.

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1970s–1980s

TitleYearPlatform(s)Developer(s)Publisher(s)
Superman [1] 1979 Atari 2600 Atari Atari
Superman: The Game [2] 1985 Acorn Electron, BBC Micro, Commodore 16, Commodore 64, Commodore Plus/4, ZX Spectrum First Star First Star, Prism Leisure
Batman [3] 1986 Amstrad CPC, Amstrad PCW, MSX, ZX Spectrum, Ocean Ocean
Superman 1987 NES Kemco Kemco
Batman: The Caped Crusader [4] 1988 Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Atari ST, Commodore 64, MS-DOS, ZX SpectrumSpecial FX Software LtdOcean
Superman Arcade Taito Taito
Superman: The Man of Steel 1989 Acorn Electron, Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Apple II, Atari ST, BBC Micro, Commodore 64, MS-DOS, MSX, ZX Spectrum Tynesoft Capstone
Batman Amiga, Atari ST, Commodore 64, Amstrad CPC, ZX Spectrum, MSX, MS-DOS, Amstrad GX4000 OceanOcean
Batman NES Sunsoft Sunsoft

1990s

TitleYearPlatform(s)Developer(s)Publisher(s)
Batman 1990 Game Boy SunsoftSunsoft
Batman Mega Drive/Genesis
Batman Arcade Data East Atari Games
Batman: Return of the Joker 1991NES, Game Boy, Mega Drive/GenesisRingler, SunsoftSunsoft
The Flash [5] Game BoyEquilibrium Inc. THQ
Superman 1992 Master System, Mega Drive/Genesis, Game Gear SunsoftSunsoft
Swamp Thing NES, Game Boy Imagineering THQ
Batman Returns 1993Amiga, Atari Lynx, Atari ST, MS-DOS, NES, Mega Drive/Genesis, Sega CD/Mega-CD, Game Gear, Master System, SNES Acme, Aspect, Atari Games, Dentons, Konami, Malibu, Spirit of DiscoveryKonami, Sega
The Flash Master System Probe Software Sega
Batman: The Animated Series Game BoyKonamiKonami
The Death and Return of Superman 1994SNES, Mega Drive/Genesis Blizzard Entertainment, SunsoftSunsoft
The Adventures of Batman & Robin SNES, Mega Drive/Genesis, Sega CD/Mega-CD, Game GearClockwork Tortoise, Konami, Novotrade Konami, Sega
Batman Forever 1995 Windows, SNES, Game Boy, Mega Drive/Genesis, Game Gear Acclaim Entertainment, Probe Entertainment Acclaim
Justice League Task Force Mega Drive/Genesis, SNESBlizzard Entertainment, Condor, Sunsoft
Batman Forever: The Arcade Game 1996 Arcade, Windows, PlayStation, Saturn Iguana
Superman1997 Game Boy Titus
Batman & Robin 1998PlayStation, Game.com Probe Entertainment, Tiger Electronics
Superman 1999 Nintendo 64 Titus Titus
Catwoman [6] 1999 Game Boy Color Kemco Kotobuki, Vatical Entertainment

2000s

TitleYearPlatform(s)Developer(s)Publisher(s)
Batman Beyond: Return of the Joker 2000PlayStation, Nintendo 64, Game Boy Color Kemco Ubisoft
Sgt. Rock On The Frontline Game Boy ColorAltron BAM! Entertainment
Batman: Chaos in Gotham 2001Game Boy Color Backbone Entertainment Ubisoft
Batman: Gotham City Racer PlayStationUbisoft
Batman: Vengeance Windows, PlayStation 2, Xbox, GameCube, Game Boy Advance Ubisoft Montreal, Ubisoft Shanghai
Justice League: Injustice for All 2002Game Boy Advance Saffire Midway Games
Superman: Shadow of Apokolips PlayStation 2, GameCube Infogrames Entertainment, SA Atari
Superman: The Man of Steel XboxCircus Freak
Batman: Dark Tomorrow 2003Xbox, GameCubeHotGenKemco
Superman: Countdown to Apokolips Game Boy AdvanceMisticAtari
Aquaman: Battle for Atlantis Xbox, GameCube Lucky Chicken TDK
Batman: Rise of Sin Tzu PlayStation 2, Xbox, GameCube, Game Boy AdvanceUbisoft MontrealUbisoft
Justice League: Chronicles Game Boy Advance Full Fat Midway Games
Catwoman 2004Windows, PlayStation 2, Xbox, GameCube, Game Boy Advance Argonaut Games, Electronic Arts, Magic PocketsElectronic Arts
Constantine 2005Windows, PlayStation 2, Xbox Bits, SCi THQ, Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment
Batman Begins PlayStation 2, Xbox, GameCube, Game Boy Advance, mobile phones, Eurocom Electronic Arts, Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment
Teen Titans 2006PlayStation 2, Xbox, GameCube Behaviour Interactive THQ
Justice League Heroes PlayStation 2, PlayStation Portable, Xbox, Nintendo DS Snowblind Studios Eidos Interactive, Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment
Justice League Heroes: The Flash Game Boy Advance WayForward Technologies
Teen Titans Behaviour InteractiveMajesco
Teen Titans 2
Superman Returns PlayStation 2, PlayStation Portable, Xbox, Xbox 360, Nintendo DS EA Tiburon Electronic Arts
Superman Returns: Fortress of Solitude Game Boy AdvanceEA Tiburon, Santa Cruz Games
Lego Batman: The Videogame 2008Windows, Mac OS X, PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3, PlayStation Portable, Xbox 360, Wii, Nintendo DS, mobile phones Feral Interactive, Traveller's Tales, TT Fusion Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment
Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe PlayStation 3, Xbox 360Midway Games, Warner Bros. Interactive EntertainmentMidway
Watchmen: The End Is Nigh 2009Windows, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 Deadline Games Warner Bros. Interacive Entertainment
Batman: Arkham Asylum Windows, Mac OS X, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 Rocksteady Studios Eidos Interactive, Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment
Justice League Heroes United ArcadeKonamiKonami

2010s

TitleYearPlatform(s)Developer(s)Publisher(s)
Batman: The Brave and the Bold – The Videogame 2010Wii, Nintendo DSWayForward TechnologiesWarner Bros. Interactive Entertainment
DC Universe Online 2011Windows, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Xbox One Sony Online Entertainment Sony Online Entertainment, Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment
Green Lantern: Rise of the Manhunters PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Wii, NDS, Nintendo 3DS, iOS Double Helix Games, Griptonite Games Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment
Batman: Arkham City Windows, Mac OS X, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Wii U Rocksteady Studios
Batman: Arkham City Lockdown 2011, 2013 iOS, Android NetherRealm Studios
Gotham City Impostors [7] 2012Windows, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 Monolith Productions
Lego Batman 2: DC Super Heroes Windows, Mac OS X, PlayStation 3, PlayStation Vita, Xbox 360, Wii, Wii U, Nintendo DS, 3DS, iOSTraveller's Tales
The Dark Knight Rises iOS, Android Gameloft
Justice League: Earth's Final Defense Netmarble
Injustice: Gods Among Us 2013Windows, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, PlayStation Vita, Xbox 360, Wii U, iOS, AndroidNetherRealm Studios
The Wolf Among Us Windows, Mac OS X, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, PlayStation Vita, Xbox 360, Xbox One, iOS, Android Telltale Games Telltale Games
Man of SteeliOS, AndroidWarner Bros. Interactive EntertainmentWarner Bros. Interactive Entertainment
Young Justice: Legacy [8] Windows, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, 3DSLittle Orbit
Scribblenauts Unmasked: A DC Comics Adventure Windows, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Wii U, 3DS, Nintendo Switch 5th Cell
Batman: Arkham Origins Windows, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Wii U WB Games Montréal
Batman: Arkham Origins (mobile) iOS, AndroidNetherRealm Studios
Batman: Arkham Origins Blackgate PlayStation Vita, 3DS Armature Studio
Batman Arcade Specular Interactive Raw Thrills
Lego Batman 3: Beyond Gotham 2014Windows, Mac OS X, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, PlayStation Vita, Xbox 360, Xbox One, Wii U, 3DS, iOSTraveller's TalesWarner Bros. Interactive Entertainment
Doodle Jump DC Super HeroesiOS, AndroidLima Sky LLCLima Sky LLC
Infinite Crisis 2015Windows Turbine, Inc. Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment
Batman: Arkham Knight Windows, PlayStation 4, Xbox OneRocksteady Studios
Lego Dimensions PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Xbox 360, Xbox One, Wii UTraveller's Tales
Batman: Arkham Underworld 2016Android, iOS Turbine, Inc.
Suicide Squad: Special OpsWindows, Mac OS X, Apple TV, iOS, AndroidSticky Studios
Batman: Return to Arkham PlayStation 4, Xbox One Virtuos
Batman: The Telltale Series Windows, Mac OS X, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, PlayStation Vita, Xbox 360, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, iOS, AndroidTelltale GamesTelltale Games
Batman: Arkham VR PlayStation VR, HTC Vive, Oculus RiftRocksteady StudiosWarner Bros. Interactive Entertainment
DC LegendsWindows, iOS, AndroidWB Games San Francisco
Teeny TitansiOS, Android
Injustice 2 2017Windows, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, AndroidNetherRealm Studios
Wonder Woman: Rise of the WarriorWindows, iOS, Android
Batman: The Enemy Within Windows, Mac OS X, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, iOS, AndroidTelltale GamesTelltale Games
DC Unchained2018iOS, AndroidFourThirtyThree Inc.FourThirtyThree Inc.
Lego DC Super-Villains Windows, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo SwitchTraveller's TalesWarner Bros. Interactive Entertainment
Teen Titans GO Figure!iOS, AndroidGrumpyface StudiosCartoon Network
DC Super Hero Girls Blitz 2019iOS, AndroidBudge StudiosBudge Studios

2020s

TitleYearPlatform(s)Developer(s)Publisher(s)
DC Battle Arena2021iOS, AndroidElectronic Soul BBQ StudiosElectronic Soul BBQ Studios
DC Super Hero Girls: Teen Power Nintendo SwitchToybox Nintendo
DC Heroes and Villains2022iOS, Android Ludia Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment
DC Worlds CollideiOS, AndroidNuverseWarner Bros. Interactive Entertainment
DC League of Super-Pets: The Adventures of Krypto and Ace Windows, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, Nintendo SwitchPHL Collective Outright Games
Gotham Knights Windows, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/SWB Games MontréalWarner Bros. Interactive Entertainment
Justice League: Cosmic Chaos 2023Windows, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, Nintendo SwitchPHL CollectiveOutright Games
DC Dual Force [9] Windows (other platforms TBD) Cryptozoic Entertainment/CCG Lab Yuke's
Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League 2024Windows, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/SRocksteady StudiosWarner Bros. Interactive Entertainment
Batman: Arkham Shadow Meta Quest 3CamouflajOculus Studios
DC Heroes UnitediOS, AndroidGenvid EntertainmentWarner Bros. Interactive Entertainment
Upcoming
The Wolf Among Us 2 TBAWindows, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/STelltale GamesTelltale Games
DC: Dark LegioniOS, AndroidFunPlusWarner Bros. Interactive Entertainment
Wonder Woman TBAMonolith ProductionsWarner Bros. Interactive Entertainment

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