Franchises

4553 Franchises: Grid; Compact

Fight of

Digital Crafter's loose franchise of fighting games.

First appeared in Fight of Gods
VR Ping Pong

First appeared in VR Ping Pong
Distrant

A side-scrolling pixel art horror series.

First appeared in Distraint
Evolve

The Evolve franchise consists of either a competitive co-op shooter and a match-3 puzzle spin-off, or a match-3 puzzle game and a shooter spin-off, depending on your perspective.

First appeared in Evolve: Hunters Quest
Soul Hunter

Games based on the anime Senkaiden Hōshin Engi, localized in the west as Soul Hunter.

First appeared in Senkaiden: TV Anime Senkaiden Hōshin Engi Yori
Overwatch
Crossniq

First appeared in Crossniq+
Fēngshén Yǎnyì

All games based on the 16th-century Chinese novel of the same name.

First appeared in Fengshenbang
Hōshin

Koei's series based on the Chinese novel Fēngshén Yǎnyì.

First appeared in Hōshin Engi
Daneta

First appeared in Daneta
Demon's Rise

First appeared in Demon's Rise - Lords of Chaos
Richman

A Taiwanese board game series based on Monopoly.

First appeared in Richman
Budget Cuts

First appeared in Budget Cuts
Kadokawa Game Mystery

A series of mystery adventure games developed by Kadokawa Games that feature a cast of fictional stars that play the role of different characters in each game.

First appeared in Root Letter: Last Answer
Spin Rhythm

First appeared in Spin Rhythm
League of Legends

Riot Games' tentpole franchise, focused around the mystical world of Runeterra.

First appeared in League of Legends
Marble Madness

A classic Atari series about madness and marbles.

First appeared in Marble Madness
L.A. Noire

First appeared in L.A. Noire
Tumble Pop

Single-screen platformers from Data East with the same antagonist and a loose association in gameplay.

First appeared in Tumble Pop
Danmaku Unlimited

First appeared in Danmaku Unlimited
Aces High

A series of World War II simulations from HiTech Creations.

First appeared in Aces High
Black Dawn

A series of first person RPGs for Amiga, originally released throughout the 90s, but with a new entry in 2019 with Black Dawn Rebirth.

First appeared in Black Dawn
Football Manager

Manage some football ("soccer") in this early franchise from Addictive Games. Unrelated outside of genre to Sega's later franchise of the same name.

First appeared in Football Manager
Neon Chrome

First appeared in Neon Chrome
Wrack

First-person shooter series created by Final Boss Entertainment.

First appeared in Wrack
Madballs

First appeared in Madballs
BMX Simulator

Codemasters' motocross series.

First appeared in BMX Simulator
Sea Wolf

Midway's boat-bombing simulation series.

First appeared in Sea Wolf
Alpine Racer

Namco's skiing game series.

First appeared in Alpine Racer
Escape First

A series of VR supported escape room games.

First appeared in Escape First 2
Fortress

A series of online-only Korean PC games by CCR, building on the 2D turn-based artillery game genre (similar to Worms and Scorched Earth) with cutesy tank characters (each with their own unique weaponry).

First appeared in Fortress 2
ChuChu Rocket!

Sega's classic cat and mouse puzzle game series.

First appeared in ChuChu Rocket!
Gungeon

First appeared in Enter the Gungeon
Cardfight!! Vanguard

A Japanese multimedia franchise revolving around a card game, featuring input from other trading card game multimedia heads such as Akira Itō (Yu-Gi-Oh! R), Satoshi Nakamura (Duel Masters), and Bushiroad president Takaaki Kidani.

First appeared in Cardfight!! Vanguard: Ride to Victory!!
Project Ascension
Seymour

Seymour is CodeMasters' puzzle-platformer series similar to their own Dizzy series, owing to the fact that its first game was originally intended to be a Dizzy game.

First appeared in Seymour Goes to Hollywood
Golvellius

Compile's Zelda-alike for MSX and Master System platforms.

First appeared in Golvellius: Valley of Doom
Mean Girls

A video game franchise based on the 2004 cult classic film.

First appeared in Mean Girls: High School Showdown
Faerie Solitaire

A series of Solitaire games.

First appeared in Faerie Solitaire
Solitaire Jack Frost: Winter Adventures

A series of Golf/Tri-Peaks Solitaire games from Somer Games.

First appeared in Solitaire Jack Frost: Winter Adventures
Mystery Solitaire: Grimm's Tales

A series of Golf/Tri-Peaks Solitaire games.

First appeared in Mystery Solitaire Grimm Tales
Solitaire Legend of the Pirates

A series of Golf/Tri-Peaks style Solitaire games with a pirate theme.

First appeared in Solitaire Legend of the Pirates
Paradise Cove

A series of games from Dharker Studio that take place in the beach town of Paradise Cove.

First appeared in Negligee
R-Type Final

A sub-series of R-Type games. The original was initially supposed to be the final game in the R-Type series, as evidenced by the name.

First appeared in R-Type Final

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