List of Square Enix video game franchises

This is a list of video game franchises by Square Enix, a Japanese video game development and publishing company formed from the merger of Enix and Square on April 1, 2003.^[1] Square Enix acquired Taito in September 2005, which continues to publish its own video games,^[2] and acquired game publisher Eidos Interactive in April 2009, which was merged with Square Enix's European publishing wing and renamed as Square Enix Europe.^[3]

Since its inception, the company has developed or published hundreds of titles in various video game franchises on numerous gaming systems. The company is best known for its role-playing video game franchises, which include the Final Fantasy, Dragon Quest, and Kingdom Hearts series. Of its properties, the Final Fantasy franchise is the best-selling, with a total worldwide sales of over 173 million units.^[4]^[5] The Dragon Quest series has sold over 85 million units worldwide^[4]^[5] and is one of the most popular video game series in Japan,^[6] while the Kingdom Hearts series has shipped over 36 million copies worldwide.^[4]^[5]

This list includes franchises in which Square Enix, or its original components Enix and Square, or its subsidiaries, were the primary developer or publisher, even if the series was begun prior to the subsidiary's acquisition. Franchises are defined as any set of interconnected media consisting of more than one release, and video game franchises are defined as franchises which were initially created as a video game or series of video games.

Video game franchises

Key

Franchise primarily developed by Square, Enix, or Square Enix

† Franchise primarily developed by a subsidiary of Square, Enix, or Square Enix

* Franchise primarily published but not developed by Square, Enix, Square Enix, or their subsidiaries

Franchises
Franchise	Primary genre	First released	Latest release
7th Saga*	Action role-playing, puzzle	1993, The 7th Saga	1999, Mystic Ark: Theatre of Illusions
ActRaiser*	Side-scroller, platformer, action role-playing	1990, ActRaiser^[7]	1995, Terranigma^[8]
All Star Pro-Wrestling	Professional wrestling	2000, All Star Pro-Wrestling^[9]	2003, All Star Pro-Wrestling III^[10]
Arkanoid†	Breakout clone	1986, Arkanoid^[11]	2022, Arkanoid: Eternal Battle
Battle Gear†	Racing	1996, Side by Side^[12]	2006, Battle Gear 4 Tuned Professional Version^[13]
Battlestations†	Action, real-time tactics	2007, Battlestations: Midway^[14]	2009, Battlestations: Pacific^[14]
Birdie King†	Sports	1982, Birdie King^[15]	1984, Birdie King 3^[16]
Bubble Bobble†	Platformer, puzzle	1983, Chack'n Pop	2021, Puzzle Bobble VR: Vacation Odyssey^[17]
Bravely	Role-playing	2012, Bravely Default^[4]	2021, Bravely Default II
Bushido Blade*	Fighting	1997, Bushido Blade^[9]	1998, Bushido Blade 2^[9]
Championship Manager*	Sports, simulation	1992, Championship Manager^[18]	2016, Championship Manager 17^[19]
Chaos Heat†	Survival horror, third-person shooter	1998, Chaos Heat	2000, Chaos Break -Episode from "Chaos Heat"-
Chaos Rings*	Role-playing	2010, Chaos Rings^[4]	2014, Chaos Rings III^[20]
Chase†	Racing	1988, Chase H.Q.	2007, Chase H.Q. 2
Chocobo	Role-playing, roguelike, racing	1997, Chocobo's Mystery Dungeon	2012, Chocobo's Chocotto Farm
Chrono	Role-playing	1995, Chrono Trigger^[4]	1999, Chrono Cross^[9]
Cleopatra Fortune†	Puzzle	1996, Cleopatra Fortune	2002, Cleopatra Fortune Plus
Conflict†	Tactical shooter	2002, Conflict: Desert Storm^[21]	2008, Conflict: Denied Ops^[14]
Darius†	Action	1986, Darius^[22]	2021, Dariusburst Another Chronicle EX+
Death Trap	Interactive fiction, visual novel	1984, The Death Trap	1986, Alpha
Densha de Go!†	Train simulator	1996, Densha de Go!^[23]	2020, Densha de Go!! Hashirou Yamanote-sen^[24]
Dragon Quest*	Role-playing	1986, Dragon Quest^[4]	2022, Dragon Quest Treasures
Drakengard*	Action role-playing	2003, Drakengard^[10]	2021, Nier Reincarnation
Dungeon Siege*	Action role-playing	2002, Dungeon Siege	2011, Dungeon Siege III
E. V. O.*	Role-playing, side-scroller	1990, E.V.O.: The Theory of Evolution	1992, E.V.O.: Search for Eden
Eclipse†	Space flight simulator	1994, Total Eclipse	1996, Titan Wars
Elevator Action†	Platformer	1983, Elevator Action	2011, Elevator Action Deluxe
Exit†	Platformer, puzzle	2005, Exit	2009, Exit 2
Fear Effect*	Action-adventure	2000, Fear Effect^[14]	2018, Fear Effect Sedna^[14]
Fighting Force†	Fighting, beat 'em up	1997, Fighting Force^[14]	1999, Fighting Force 2^[14]
Final Fantasy	Role-playing	1987, Final Fantasy^[4]	2024, Final Fantasy VII Rebirth
Front Mission	Tactical role-playing	1995, Front Mission^[8]	2019, Left Alive
Gangsters*	Strategy	1998, Gangsters: Organized Crime	2001, Gangsters 2: Vendetta
Gex†	Platformer	1994, Gex^[25]	1999, Gex: Deep Pocket Gecko^[14]
Groove Coaster*	Rhythm game	2011, Groove Coaster	2018, Groove Coaster 4: Starlight Road
Gunslinger Stratos†	First-person shooter	2012, Gunslinger Stratos	2017, Gunslinger Stratos Σ
Hanjuku Hero	Real-time strategy	1988, Hanjuku Hero^[7]	2005, Hanjuku Galaxy Lunch^[26]
Hat Trick Hero†	Sports	1990, Football Champ	1995, Hat Trick Hero '95
Heimdall*	Action role-playing	1991, Heimdall	1994, Heimdall 2: Into the Hall of Worlds
Just Cause*	Sandbox, third-person shooter, action-adventure	2006, Just Cause^[14]	2018, Just Cause 4^[27]
Itadaki Street	Party game, board game	1991, Itadaki Street: Watashi no Omise ni Yottette^[4]	2017, Itadaki Street: Dragon Quest and Final Fantasy 30th Anniversary^[28]
Kane & Lynch*	Third-person shooter	2007, Kane & Lynch: Dead Men	2010, Kane & Lynch 2: Dog Days
KiKi KaiKai†	Shooter	1986, KiKi KaiKai	2021, Pocky & Rocky Reshrined
Kingdom Hearts^[a]	Action role-playing	2002, Kingdom Hearts^[4]	2020, Kingdom Hearts: Melody of Memory
Life Is Strange*	Graphic adventure	2015, Life Is Strange	2021, Life Is Strange: True Colors
Lord of Vermilion†	Collectible card	2008, Lord of Vermilion^[4]	2017, Lord of Vermilion IV
Lufia*	Role-playing	1993, Lufia & the Fortress of Doom^[29]	2010, Lufia: Curse of the Sinistrals^[24]
Mana	Role-playing	1991, Final Fantasy Adventure^[4]	2020, Trials of Mana
Million Arthur*	Role-playing, collectible card	2012, Kaku-San-Sei Million Arthur^[4]	2018, Kou-Kyou-Sei Million Arthur
Mini Ninjas*	Action-adventure	2009, Mini Ninjas	2013, Mini Ninjas Mobile
Musashi	Role-playing	1990, Adventures of Musashi	2005, Musashi: Samurai Legend^[26]
Ogre†	Tactical role-playing, real-time strategy	1993, Ogre Battle: The March of the Black Queen^[30]	2010, Tactics Ogre: Wheel of Fate^[31]
Operation Wolf†	Shooting gallery	1987, Operation Wolf	1998, Operation Tiger
Pandemonium†	Platformer	1996, Pandemonium!	1997, Pandemonium 2
Parasite Eve	Role-playing, third-person shooter	1998, Parasite Eve^[9]	2010, The 3rd Birthday^[24]
Power Blade*	Action, platformer	1991, Power Blade	1992, Power Blade 2
Psychic Force†	Fighting	1995, Psychic Force	2005, Psychic Force Complete
Qix†	Puzzle	1981, Qix	2009, Qix++
Rakugaki Ōkoku†	Role-playing	2002, Magic Pengel: The Quest for Color	2004, Graffiti Kingdom
Ray†	Scrolling shooter	1994, RayForce	1998, RayCrisis: Series Termination
SaGa	Role-playing	1989, The Final Fantasy Legend^[4]	2019, Romancing SaGa 3^[32]
Shellshock*	Shooter	1995, Shellshock: Jus' Keepin' da Peace	2009, Shellshock 2: Blood Trails^[14]
Sonic Blast Man†	Beat 'em up	1990, Sonic Blast Man	2011, Sonic Blast Heroes^[33]
Space Invaders†	Fixed shooter	1978, Space Invaders^[4]	2020, Space Invaders Forever
Speed Race†	Racing	1974, Speed Race^[34]	1998, Automobili Lamborghini: Super Speed Race 64^[35]
Star Ocean*	Role-playing	1996, Star Ocean^[9]	2022, Star Ocean: The Divine Force
Supreme Commander*	Real-time strategy	2007, Supreme Commander	2010, Supreme Commander 2
The World Ends With You	Action role-playing game	2007, The World Ends With You^[36]	2021, Neo: The World Ends with You^[37]
Thunderhawk†	Combat flight simulator	1992, Thunderhawk	2001, Thunderhawk: Operation Phoenix
Tobal*	Fighting	1996, Tobal No. 1^[9]	1997, Tobal 2^[9]
Urban Chaos*	Action-adventure, first-person shooter	1998, Urban Chaos^[14]	2006, Urban Chaos: Riot Response^[14]
Valkyrie Profile*	Role-playing	1999, Valkyrie Profile^[9]	2022, Valkyrie Elysium
Wonder Project*	Life simulation	1994, Wonder Project J	1996, Wonder Project J2

Former franchises

Franchise	Primary genre	First released	Last published by Square Enix
Deus Ex†	Real-time tactics, first-person shooter	2000, Deus Ex^[14]	2017, Deus Ex: Mankind Divided – VR Experience^[38]
Hitman†	Stealth, action-adventure	2000, Hitman: Codename 47	2016, Hitman
Legacy of Kain†	Action-adventure	1996, Blood Omen: Legacy of Kain^[25]	2003, Legacy of Kain: Defiance^[14]
Thief†	Stealth, action-adventure	1998, Thief: The Dark Project^[14]	2014, Thief^[20]
Tomb Raider†	Action-adventure	1996, Tomb Raider^[4]	2018, Shadow of the Tomb Raider

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