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01 / History, one rooftop at a timeAssassin's CreedThe mainline Assassin's Creed series, following Assassins across historical eras from the Crusades to the Viking invasions of England.
02 / Raiding tombs since 1996Tomb RaiderLara Croft's long-running adventure series of ruins, puzzles and gunplay. It began as a landmark of 3D action and has been rebooted twice since.
03 / Your life, your provinceThe Elder ScrollsBethesda's sprawling fantasy role-playing series set across the continent of Tamriel. You choose who you are, then wander off the quest list and make your own story.
04 / Rage, grief and a very big axeGod of WarKratos' saga began in 2005 as a brutal Greek myth action game. It later moved to Norse lands with a slower, more personal story about being a father.
Series spotlight / Splinter Cell
Patience is the weapon.
Splinter Cell turned darkness into a toolkit. You shoot out lights, read sound meters and hang from pipes to slip past guards. Chaos Theory is the high point for many fans, while Conviction and Blacklist push toward faster, more aggressive play.
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- .hack//G.U.Sequel trilogy to the original .hack games, made by CyberConnect2. Volumes 1 to 3 came out on PS2 from 2006, and the three were remastered together as Last Recode in 2017.
- 10 Second NinjaFour Circle Interactive's fast platformer series, where every level must be cleared in ten seconds. Trial-and-error with a sense of humour.
- 100 CatsA line of small hidden-object games from 100 Cozy Games, started in 2023. Each one hides cats in a single crowded, themed illustration.
- 100 Hidden ObjectsAnatoliy Loginovskikh's run of cheap, tough hidden-object games, started in 2020. Each title hides 100 of one thing, from birds to snails, in a dense cartoon scene.
- 100% Orange JuiceOrange_Juice's Japanese indie series of board-and-card battle games, begun in 2009. Anime-style characters race around a board, with spin-offs of similar card combat.
- 12 Labours of HerculesA casual time-management series from JetDogs Studio, where you guide Hercules through the mythic tasks, building roads and gathering resources against the clock.
- 7 WondersMumboJumbo's match-three puzzle series with a city-building twist, themed on the wonders of the ancient world.
- 8-BitPetroglyph's voxel-styled retro real-time strategy series, starting with 8-Bit Armies in 2016, with fantasy and sci-fi spin-offs and the later 9-Bit Armies.
- 9 CluesTap It Games' hidden-object mystery series, where you search crowded scenes for clues in a story-driven investigation.
- A Plague TaleAsobo Studio's stealth adventure series, starting in 2019. Siblings Amicia and Hugo survive plague-ridden medieval France in a dark, story-led journey.
- A Valley Without WindArcen Games' side-scrolling strategy series with procedurally generated worlds. You explore, fight and rebuild a land hit by a cataclysm, starting in 2012.
- Ace AttorneyCapcom's courtroom adventure series, created by Shu Takumi, in which you gather evidence and cross-examine witnesses. It began in 2001.
- Ace CombatNamco's arcade-style flight combat series, on home consoles since 1995. Real aircraft, huge missile loads and melodramatic wars, most of them set on the invented world of Strangereal.
- Act of WarEugen Systems' modern-day real-time strategy series, which began in 2005 with Direct Action. The High Treason expansion followed in 2008.
- Adventures of Sherlock HolmesFrogwares' Sherlock Holmes adventures, running since 2002. What began as first-person puzzle adventures grew into full 3D investigations, and finally an open-world origin story.
- Age of EmpiresReal-time strategy from Ensemble Studios, started in 1997. Gather resources, advance through the ages and lead historical civilisations to war, with Microsoft keeping the series going through partner studios.
- Age of WondersTurn-based 4X strategy from Dutch studio Triumph, started in 1999. Lead a faction across a fantasy or sci-fi map, then fight its battles by hand on a tactical map.
- AgonyMadmind Studio's survival horror series set in Hell, which began in 2018. Succubus is a spin-off from the same team.
- AI WarArcen Games' real-time strategy series, in which you take on a vast artificial intelligence that always has the numbers, alone or in co-op. It began in 2009.
- AI: The Somnium FilesSpike Chunsoft's detective adventure series, starting in 2019. Investigators enter suspects' dreams in timed puzzles, leading to branching stories with strange twists.
- Air ConflictsGames Farm's arcade-style air combat series that takes pilots through campaigns in the Second World War and the Vietnam War.
- Airline TycoonA comic business sim in which you grow a small airline into a rival of the big carriers. Airline Tycoon began in 1998, with a sequel in 2011.
- Akiba's TripAcquire's Akihabara-set action games, from the 2011 original through Undead & Undressed to the action RPG Akiba's Beat in 2016.
- Alan WakeRemedy Entertainment's psychological thriller series about a writer caught in a dark story that comes true, starting in 2010 and continuing with Alan Wake II in 2023.
- AlienGames based on the Alien films, ranging from 1980s adaptations to Aliens: Colonial Marines in 2013 and the stealth horror of Alien: Isolation in 2014.
- Alien BreedTeam17's top-down sci-fi shooter series, which started in the early 1990s on the Amiga. It was revived in 2010 with the Impact, Assault and Descent trilogy.
- Alien ShooterTop-down horde shooters from Russian studio Sigma Team, started in 2003. Pick a loadout, walk into an overrun facility and mow down swarms of aliens from an isometric view.
- Alien SwarmA top-down co-op sci-fi shooter, first released free by Valve in 2010. The stand-alone Reactive Drop version carries it forward.
- Aliens versus PredatorFirst-person and side-scrolling games letting you play as Marine, Alien or Predator, from Rebellion's 1994 and 1999 originals to the 2010 reboot.
- Alone in the DarkThe Alone in the Dark series started with a haunted mansion in 1992 and moved through The New Nightmare to later reboots. The games share a name more than a story.
- Alto's AdventureA calm, endless snowboarding series from Snowman, starting in 2015. Alto's Odyssey followed in 2018 with desert dunes in place of snow.
- AlwaElden Pixels' retro-styled platform adventures: Alwa's Awakening in 2017 and its follow-up Alwa's Legacy in 2020.
- America's ArmyA free multiplayer tactical shooter series created by the US Army, launched in 2002. It stresses teamwork, rules of engagement and realistic training.
- American ConquestGSC Game World's real-time strategy series about the colonisation of the Americas, with large armies and historical campaigns. It began in 2003.
- American McGee's AliceAmerican McGee's dark take on Alice in Wonderland, a twisted adventure that began in 2000 and returned with Alice: Madness Returns in 2011.
- AmnesiaHorror games in which you cannot fight back. Frictional Games started the series in 2010 with The Dark Descent, and later entries include Rebirth and The Bunker.
- Analogue: A Hate StoryChristine Love's science fiction visual novel series, starting in 2012. You read the logs of a derelict ship to piece together its past.
- Angry BirdsThe core Angry Birds line, from Rovio's 2009 iOS debut through Seasons, Space and Angry Birds 2, keeps to one idea: launch birds at pig forts and let physics do the rest.
- Angry Birds Star WarsRovio's Angry Birds crossed with Star Wars, with the birds and pigs cast as the heroes and villains. The first game came out in 2012 and a sequel in 2013.
- AnimaGames drawn from the Anima: Beyond Fantasy tabletop role-playing universe, including the action RPG Anima: Gate of Memories and the older Ark of Sinners.
- Animal CrossingNintendo's gentle life sim, running on a real-time clock since 2001. Each game gives you a home among animal neighbours, a loan from Tom Nook and no fixed goal.
- AnnoCity-building and trade strategy that began with Max Design's Anno 1602 in 1998. Settle islands, feed supply chains and keep your citizens climbing the social ladder.
- AnodyneAnalgesic Productions' surreal adventure series. Anodyne arrived in 2013 as a top-down game in the style of classic Zelda, followed in 2019 by Anodyne 2, which adds a 3D overworld.
- Anomaly11 bit studios' reverse tower defence series, in which you command a squad of vehicles rather than defending a base. It started in 2011.
- Ape EscapeSony's monkey-catching platformers and party-game spin-offs, starting with Ape Escape on PlayStation in 1999.
- AquaNoxAn underwater combat series that began with Archimedean Dynasty in 1996. AquaNox, Revelation and Deep Descent keep the submarine shooter focus.
- Ar tonelicoThe Ar tonelico series from Gust sets its role-playing stories on a tower world where songs become magic. Melody of Elemia, Metafalica and Qoga are each separate stories.
- AragamiLince Works' stealth action series starring a shadow-powered assassin. Aragami arrived in 2016, followed by Aragami 2 in 2021.
- Arcade Game SeriesA Bandai Namco line of arcade ports from 2016. Each takes one classic cabinet, such as Galaga, Dig Dug or Pac-Man, and ships it in a faithful form with modern extras.
- ArcaniAA fantasy RPG series that continues the Gothic saga, developed by Spellbound. Arcania: Gothic 4 arrived in 2010, with Fall of Setarrif following.
- ArkA dinosaur survival series from Studio Wildcard, started with Ark: Survival Evolved in 2017. Spin-offs include a VR title and a sandbox spin-off.
- ArmaBohemia Interactive's military simulation series, started in 2006 as a spiritual successor to Operation Flashpoint. Huge maps, realistic ballistics and slow, deliberate combined-arms warfare.
- Army Men3DO's toy-soldier action series, set among green and tan plastic armies in a giant world. It began in 1998 and grew into dozens of spin-offs.
- Army of TwoA cooperative third-person shooter series from EA Montreal and other EA studios, starting in 2008. Two mercenaries work together to survive.
- Art of MurderCity Interactive's detective adventure series that follows FBI agents through cold cases, starting in 2007.
- AsphaltGameloft's arcade racing series for mobile and console. Boosts, stunts and licensed supercars rule, with the first entry arriving in 2004.
- Assassin's CreedThe mainline Assassin's Creed series, following Assassins across historical eras from the Crusades to the Viking invasions of England.
- Assetto CorsaKunos Simulazioni's racing simulator series, started in 2014, noted for its handling model and mod support. It includes Competizione and the newer EVO.
- Asterix & Obelix XXL3D brawler series based on the Asterix comics. Étranges Libellules started it in the 2000s, and the Roman-bashing continues in the XXL 2 remaster and in The Ram from Hibernia.
- Astro BotThe Astro Bot platformers, from Sony's Japan Studio and Team Asobi. They range from Rescue Mission in VR to Astro's Playroom and the 2024 game Astro Bot.
- At Home AloneA Chinese horror series by 阿正不经, started in 2018. You are alone in a home where something is wrong, and the story builds through exploration.
- AtelierGust's alchemy RPG line, begun in 1997, where gathering materials and crafting new items drive the story as much as any battle.
- Atelier RyzaGust's Atelier Ryza trilogy, starting in 2019 with Ever Darkness & the Secret Hideout. It follows a young alchemist from an island village and her friends.
- Atelier: ArlandGust's Arland games began in 2009 with Atelier Rorona. Three linked PS3 stories follow young alchemists under tight deadlines, and Lulua returned to the kingdom in 2019.
- Atelier: DuskGust's Dusk trilogy of Atelier games: Ayesha (2012), Escha & Logy (2013) and Shallie (2014), set in a world slowly losing its resources.
- Atelier: IrisGust's Atelier Iris trilogy on PlayStation 2: Eternal Mana (2004), The Azoth of Destiny (2005) and Grand Phantasm (2006), with turn-based combat and item crafting.
- Atelier: MysteriousGust's Mysterious Atelier games: Sophie (2015), Firis (2016) and Lydie & Suelle (2017), plus the later Sophie 2, built around alchemy and exploration.
- Attack on TitanAction games based on Attack on Titan, with Omega Force's 2016 and 2018 entries and Spike Chunsoft's Humanity in Chains on 3DS.
- AudiosurfDylan Fitterer's music game in which you ride a track generated from your own songs. Audiosurf started in 2008 and got a sequel in 2015.
- Autobahn Police SimulatorA police patrol simulation series from Z-Software and Aerosoft, starting in 2015. You enforce the law on German motorways, from traffic stops to chases.
- AvadonSpiderweb Software's fantasy RPG trilogy by Jeff Vogel, set in a land ruled by a stern order. It runs from The Black Fortress in 2011 to The Warborn in 2016.
- AvatarVideo games set on Pandora, the moon from James Cameron's films. The series started with a 2009 tie-in and returned in 2023 with a big first-person open-world adventure.
- AvernumSpiderweb Software's fantasy RPG series by Jeff Vogel, set in an underground world that exiles are sent to. It began in 2000 and has been remade several times.
- Axiom VergeThomas Happ's metroidvania series. Axiom Verge in 2015 follows a scientist in a strange alien world, and Axiom Verge 2 followed in 2021.
- Azure Striker GunvoltInti Creates' Mega Man-style action platformers starring Gunvolt, from the 2014 3DS debut to Azure Striker Gunvolt 3.
- Bad DreamDesert Fox's point-and-click psychological horror series. Short nightmare adventures led up to larger entries such as Coma and Fever.
- Baldur's GateCRPG series set in the Forgotten Realms. BioWare started it in 1998, then Baldur's Gate II followed, and Larian Studios brought it back with Baldur's Gate III in 2023.
- Baldur's Gate: Dark AllianceConsole action RPG spin-offs set in the Baldur's Gate world. Snowblind Studios made the first in 2001, and Black Isle Studios made the sequel in 2004.
- Banjo-KazooieRare's collect-a-thon platformers starring a bear and a bird, starting with Banjo-Kazooie on Nintendo 64 in 1998.
- BarroSC Jogos' arcade racing series with small toy cars, played solo or in split screen. It began in 2018 and has a run of yearly follow-ups.
- Batman - The Telltale SeriesTelltale Games' episodic Batman adventures, Batman: The Telltale Series (2016) and The Enemy Within (2017), where your choices shape Bruce Wayne and Batman.
- Batman: ArkhamRocksteady's Batman games began with Arkham Asylum in 2009, mixing rhythmic melee, stealth and gadget work before widening into open Gotham and, later, a dark turn with the Suicide Squad.
- Battle IslandsA free-to-play island-war strategy series set in the Second World War, in which you build bases and command land, sea and air forces.
- BattlefieldDICE's large-scale multiplayer shooter series, started with Battlefield 1942 in 2002. Infantry, tanks and aircraft fight over huge maps, with class roles and destruction shaping each match.
- Battlefield Bad CompanyDICE's story-driven Battlefield offshoot, starting with Bad Company in 2008 and continuing with Bad Company 2 in 2010.
- Battlefleet Gothic: ArmadaTindalos Interactive's real-time space strategy games, adapted from Games Workshop's Battlefleet Gothic and set in Warhammer 40,000: Armada (2016) and Armada 2 (2019).
- BattleriteStunlock Studios' team arena brawler. Battlerite in 2017 focused on skill-based top-down combat, and Battlerite Royale followed with a battle royale mode.
- BattlestationsEidos naval strategy-action games that combine fleet command with direct control of ships and aircraft: Midway in 2007 and Pacific in 2009.
- BattlezoneAtari's tank combat game started in the arcades in 1980. The series was reborn with a 1998 PC game that mixed first-person action with real-time strategy.
- BayonettaThe Bayonetta games follow an Umbra Witch through stylish action fights. Play the numbered games in order, with Origins: Cereza and the Lost Demon as a storybook-style prequel spin-off.
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