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DC Comics

Heroes beyond the Bat

DC's heroes have been in games since Atari's Superman in 1979, from licensed platformers to NetherRealm's Injustice fighters and the long-running MMO DC Universe Online.

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1979
First game: 3
Series: DC Comics
Creator

In the frameInjustice 2

One world. Many eras.

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Early licences. Atari's Superman opened the line in 1979. Licensed platformers and film tie-ins followed, with Superman, the Flash, Aquaman and Swamp Thing each getting solo games.

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The essentials

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Injustice 2

NetherRealm Studios2017

Injustice: Gods Among Us

NetherRealm Studios2013

Chapters

Series (3)

InjusticeNetherRealm Studios' DC fighting series: Injustice: Gods Among Us (2013) and Injustice 2 (2017), about a world where Superman has become a tyrant.WatchmenDeadline Games' Watchmen: The End Is Nigh, a 2009 two-part action tie-in set before the comic and starring Nite Owl and Rorschach.

A legacy worth revisiting

One universe, many genres.

DC games have rarely stuck to one genre. Injustice turned the roster into a fighting game, DC Universe Online built an MMO around it, and Watchmen and Constantine took on darker corners of the catalogue. Superman, the Flash and Aquaman all had their own solo licences.