This is a list of notable longest-running video game franchises. To qualify for this list, a video game franchise must have seen regular releases, with no more than 10 year-long gaps in-between, for at least 25 years, from a franchise's first release to its most recent. Only franchises that started out as a video game are listed; therefore, licensed video games and video games based upon other media are not listed. Ports, translations, downloadable content, re-releases, and compilations are not considered new entries. Remakes (i.e., games with significant differences in graphics or game play or some new features) and expansion sets which received retail releases are considered new entries in a series.

Titles

Rank Franchise First release Latest release Owner Length
1 Space Invaders Space Invaders
June 1978		 Space Invaders: World Defense
July 18, 2023		 Taito (Square Enix) 45 years, 1 month
2 The Oregon Trail The Oregon Trail
May 1978[Note 1]		 The Oregon Trail
April 2, 2021		 Houghton Mifflin Harcourt 42 years, 11 months
3 Mario Donkey Kong
July 9, 1981		 Mario vs. Donkey Kong
February 16, 2024		 Nintendo 42 years, 7 months
4 Donkey Kong Donkey Kong
July 9, 1981		 Mario vs. Donkey Kong
February 16, 2024		 Nintendo 42 years, 7 months
5 Pac-Man Pac-Man
July 1980		 Pac-Man World Re-Pac
August 25, 2022		 Bandai Namco Entertainment 42 years, 1 month
6 Wizardry Wizardry: Proving Grounds of the Mad Overlord
September 1981		 Wizardry: Proving Grounds of the Mad Overlord
September 15, 2023		 Drecom 42 years
7 Bomberman Bomber Man
July 1983		 Super Bomberman R 2
September 13, 2023		 Konami 40 years, 2 months
8 Nobunaga's Ambition Nobunaga no Yabō
March 1983		 Nobunaga's Ambition: Awakening
July 20, 2022		 Koei Tecmo 39 years, 4 months
9 Galaxian Galaxian
October 1979		 Galaga Revenge
January 8, 2019		 Bandai Namco Entertainment 39 years, 3 months
10 Dragon Slayer Dragon Slayer
September 10, 1984		 The Legend of Heroes: Trails Through Daybreak II
September 29, 2022		 Nihon Falcom 38 years
11 Wolfenstein Castle Wolfenstein
September 1981		 Wolfenstein: Cyberpilot and Wolfenstein: Youngblood
July 25, 2019		 id Software 37 years, 10 months
12 Microsoft Flight Simulator Microsoft Flight Simulator 1.0
November 1982		 Microsoft Flight Simulator
August 10, 2020		 Microsoft 37 years, 9 months
13 Dragon Quest Dragon Quest
May 27, 1986		 Dragon Quest Monsters: The Dark Prince
December 1, 2023		 Square Enix 37 years, 6 months
14 The Legend of Zelda The Legend of Zelda
February 21, 1986		 The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom
May 12, 2023		 Nintendo 37 years, 2 months
15 BurgerTime BurgerTime
August 25, 1982		 BurgerTime Party!
October 8, 2019		 Marvelous Entertainment 37 years, 1 month
16 Q*bert Q*bert
October 18, 1982		 Q*bert
October 11, 2019		 Sony Pictures Entertainment 36 years, 11 months
17 Bubble Bobble Bubble Bobble
August 1986		 Puzzle Bobble Everybubble!
May 23, 2023		 Taito (Square Enix) 36 years, 9 months
18 Kunio-kun Renegade
May 1986		 River City Girls 2
December 1, 2022		 Arc System Works 36 years, 7 months
19 Arkanoid Arkanoid
April 26, 1986		 Arkanoid: Eternal Battle
October 27, 2022		 Taito (Square Enix) 36 years, 6 months
20 Metroid Metroid
August 6, 1986		 Metroid Prime Remastered
February 8, 2023		 Nintendo 36 years, 6 months
21 Daisenryaku Gendai Daisenryaku
November, 1985		 Daisenryaku Supreme Strategic Battles
February 3, 2022		 SystemSoft Alpha 36 years, 3 months
22 Double Dragon Double Dragon
April 22, 1987		 Double Dragon Gaiden: Rise Of The Dragons
July 27, 2023		 Arc System Works 36 years, 3 months
23 Megami Tensei Digital Devil Story: Megami Tensei
September 11, 1987		 Persona 5 Tactica
November 17, 2023		 Atlus 36 years, 2 months
24 Street Fighter Street Fighter
August 12, 1987		 Street Fighter 6
June 2, 2023		 Capcom 35 years, 9 months
25 Final Fantasy Final Fantasy
December 18, 1987		 Final Fantasy XVI
June 22, 2023		 Square Enix 35 years, 6 months
26 A-Train A-Train
December 1985		 A-Train All Aboard! Tourism
March 12, 2021		 Artdink 35 years, 3 months
27 Ninja Jajamaru Ninja-Kid
October 1984		 Ninja Jajamaru: The Great Yokai Battle
December 12, 2019		 City Connection 35 years, 2 months
28 Momotaro Dentetsu Momotaro Dentetsu
December 2, 1988		 Momotaro Dentetsu World: Chikyuu wa Kibou de Mawatteru!
November 16, 2023		 Konami 34 years, 11 months
29 Reader Rabbit Reader Rabbit
1984		 Reader Rabbit: Jumpsmarter
September 25, 2018		 Houghton Mifflin Harcourt 34 years, 8 months
30 Prince of Persia Prince of Persia
October 3, 1989		 Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown
January 18, 2024		 Ubisoft 34 years, 3 months
31 Shadowgate Shadowgate
July 30, 1987		 Shadowgate VR: The Mines of Mythrok
October 7, 2021		 Zojoi 34 years, 1 month
32 Romance of the Three Kingdoms Romance of the Three Kingdoms
December 1985		 Romance of the Three Kingdoms XIV
January 16, 2020		 Koei Tecmo 34 years, 1 month
33 Lode Runner Lode Runner
June 23, 1983		 Lode Runner Legacy
July 13, 2017		 Tozai Games 34 years
34 Carmen Sandiego Where in the World Is Carmen Sandiego?
April 23, 1985		 Carmen Sandiego: The Crown Jewels Caper
March 14, 2019		 Houghton Mifflin Harcourt 33 years, 10 months
35 Family Stadium Pro Baseball: Family Stadium
December 10, 1986		 Pro Baseball: Famista 2020
September 17, 2020		 Bandai Namco Entertainment 33 years, 9 months
36 Golden Tee Golden Tee Golf
1989		 Golden Tee PGA Tour 2022 Home Edition
October 24, 2022		 Incredible Technologies 33 years, 9 months
37 Mavis Beacon Teaches Typing Mavis Beacon Teaches Typing!
October 1987		 Mavis Beacon Teaches Typing 2020
July 5, 2021		 Encore, Inc. 33 years, 9 months
38 Phantasy Star Phantasy Star
December 20, 1987		 Phantasy Star Online 2: New Genesis
June 9, 2021		 Sega 33 years, 5 months
39 Leisure Suit Larry Leisure Suit Larry in the Land of the Lounge Lizards
July 5, 1987		 Leisure Suit Larry: Wet Dreams Dry Twice
October 23, 2020		 Assemble Entertainment 33 years, 3 months
40 Blaster Master Blaster Master
June 17, 1988		 Blaster Master Zero 3
July 29, 2021		 Sunsoft, Inti Creates 33 years, 1 month
41 Might and Magic Might and Magic Book One: The Secret of the Inner Sanctum
1986		 Might & Magic: Chess Royale
January 30, 2020		 Ubisoft 33 years
42 Castlevania Castlevania
September 26, 1986		 Castlevania: Grimoire of Souls
September 20, 2019		 Konami 32 years, 11 months
43 Richman Richman
November 28, 1989		 Richman 11
October 19, 2022		 Softstar 32 years, 10 months
44 Tetris Tetris
January 29, 1988		 Puyo Puyo Tetris 2
December 8, 2020		 The Tetris Company 32 years, 10 months
45 Uncharted Waters Uncharted Waters
May 1990		 Uncharted Waters Origin
March 7, 2023		 Koei Tecmo 32 years, 10 months
46 Fire Emblem Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon and the Blade of Light
April 20, 1990		 Fire Emblem Engage
January 20, 2023		 Nintendo
Intelligent Systems		 32 years, 9 months
47 The Legend of Heroes Dragon Slayer: The Legend of Heroes
December 10, 1989		 The Legend of Heroes: Trails Through Daybreak II
September 29, 2022		 Nihon Falcom 32 years, 9 months
48 Contra Contra
February 21, 1987		 Contra: Rogue Corps
September 24, 2019		 Konami 32 years, 7 months
49 Mega Man Mega Man
December 17, 1987		 Rockman X DiVE
March 24, 2020		 Capcom 32 years, 3 months
50 Sonic the Hedgehog Sonic the Hedgehog
June 23, 1991		 Sonic Superstars
October 17, 2023		 Sega 32 years, 3 months
51 Ys Ys I: Ancient Ys Vanished
June 21, 1987		 Ys IX: Monstrum Nox
September 16, 2019		 Nihon Falcom 32 years, 2 months
52 Blaster Learning System Math Blaster!
1983		 Math Blaster Premium
May 15, 2015		 JumpStart Games 31 years, 10 months
53 Alone in the Dark Alone in the Dark
1992		 Alone in the Dark
October 25, 2023		 Embracer Group 31 years, 9 months
54 SaGa The Final Fantasy Legend
December 15, 1989		 SaGa Frontier Remastered
April 29, 2021		 Square Enix 31 years, 4 months
55 Jake Hunter Tantei Jingūji Saburō: Shinjuku Chūō Kōen Satsujin Jiken
April 27, 1987		 Tantei Jingūji Saburō: Prism of Eyes
August 9, 2018		 Arc System Works 31 years, 3 months
56 Raiden Raiden
April 1990		 Raiden IV x Mikado Remix
May 6, 2021		 MOSS 31 years, 1 month
57 Mortal Kombat Mortal Kombat
October 8, 1992		 Mortal Kombat 1
September 19, 2023		 Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment 30 years, 11 months
58 Metal Max Metal Max
May 24, 1991		 Metal Dogs
April 8, 2022		 Cygames 30 years, 10 months
59 Kirby Kirby's Dream Land
April 27, 1992		 Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe
February 24, 2023		 Nintendo
HAL Laboratory		 30 years, 9 months
60 Mana Final Fantasy Adventure
June 28, 1991		 Echoes of Mana
April 27, 2022		 Square Enix 30 years, 9 months
61 Metal Gear Metal Gear
July 7, 1987		 Metal Gear Survive
February 20, 2018		 Konami 30 years, 7 months
62 Super Robot Wars Super Robot Taisen
April 20, 1991		 Super Robot Wars 30
October 28, 2021		 Bandai Namco Entertainment 30 years, 6 months
63 Fritz Fritz
November 1991		 Fritz 18 Neuronal
March 30, 2022		 ChessBase 30 years, 4 months
64 Winning Post Winning Post
January 14, 1993		 Winning Post 10
March 30, 2023		 Koei Tecmo 30 years, 2 months
65 Xanadu Xanadu
October 27, 1985		 Tokyo Xanadu
September 30, 2015		 Nihon Falcom 29 years, 11 months
66 Xuan-Yuan Sword Xuan-Yuan Sword
October 13, 1990		 Xuan-Yuan Sword 7
October 6, 2020		 Softstar 29 years, 11 months
67 Tekken Tekken
September 21, 1994		 Tekken 8
January 26, 2024		 Bandai Namco Entertainment 29 years, 4 months
68 Dokapon Kessen! Dokapon Oukoku IV: Densetsu no Yuusha Tachi
December 10, 1993		 Dokapon Kingdom: Connect
April 13, 2023		 Sting Entertainment 29 years, 4 months
69 Spy Hunter Spy Hunter
June 11, 1983		 Spy Hunter
October 9, 2012		 Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment 29 years, 3 months
70 Doom Doom
December 10, 1993		 Mighty Doom
March 21, 2023		 id Software 29 years, 3 months
71 Puyo Puyo Puyo Puyo
October 25, 1991		 Puyo Puyo Tetris 2
December 8, 2020		 Sega 29 years, 1 month
72 Derby Stallion Derby Stallion: Best Race
December 21, 1991		 Derby Stallion
December 3, 2020		 Kadokawa Corporation 28 years, 11 months
73 Gauntlet Gauntlet
October 15, 1985		 Gauntlet
September 23, 2014		 Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment 28 years, 11 months
74 Power Pros Jikkyō Powerful Pro Yakyū '94
March 11, 1994		 WBSC eBaseball: Power Pros
February 8, 2023		 Konami 28 years, 10 months
75 Wario Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3
January 21, 1994		 WarioWare: Move It!
November 3, 2023		 Nintendo 28 years, 9 months
76 Darius Darius
February 1987		 Dariusburst: Chronicle Saviours
November 30, 2015		 Taito (Square Enix) 28 years, 9 months
77 Rance Rance: Hikari Quest
July 15, 1989		 Rance X: Decisive Battle
February 23, 2018		 Alicesoft 28 years, 7 months
78 Fire Pro Wrestling Fire Pro Wrestling Combination Tag
June 22, 1989		 Fire Pro Wrestling World
December 18, 2017		 Kadokawa Corporation 28 years, 5 months
79 Jagged Alliance Jagged Alliance
April 1995		 Jagged Alliance 3
July 14, 2023		 Embracer Group 28 years, 3 months
80 Need for Speed The Need for Speed
August 31, 1994		 Need for Speed Unbound
December 2, 2022		 Electronic Arts 28 years, 3 months
81 TwinBee TwinBee
March 5, 1985		 Line GoGo! TwinBee
May 20, 2013		 Konami 28 years, 2 months
82 Warcraft Warcraft: Orcs & Humans
November 23, 1994		 World of Warcraft: Dragonflight
November 28, 2022		 Activision Blizzard 28 years
83 Lemmings Lemmings
February 14, 1991		 Lemmings
December 20, 2018		 Sony Interactive Entertainment Europe 27 years, 10 months
84 Picross Mario's Picross
March 14, 1995		 Picross X: Picbits vs Uzboross
December 19, 2022		 Jupiter Corporation 27 years, 9 months
85 Front Mission Front Mission
February 24, 1995		 Front Mission 1st: Remake
November 30, 2022		 Square Enix 27 years, 9 months
86 Hoyle Hoyle's Official Book of Games: Volume 1
1989		 Hoyle Official Casino Games
October 14, 2016		 Encore, Inc. 27 years, 9 months
87 Virtua Fighter Virtua Fighter
October, 1993		 Virtua Fighter 5 Ultimate Showdown
June 1, 2021		 Sega 27 years, 8 months
88 Galactic Civilizations Galactic Civilizations
Fall 1994		 Galactic Civilizations IV
April 26, 2022		 Stardock 27 years, 7 months
89 EVE EVE Burst Error
1995		 EVE ghost enemies
June 29, 2022		 Red Flag Ship 27 years, 5 months
90 The King of Fighters The King of Fighters '94
August 25, 1994		 The King of Fighters XV
February 17, 2022		 SNK 27 years, 5 months
91 Tokimeki Memorial Tokimeki Memorial
May 27, 1994		 Tokimeki Memorial: Girl's Side 4th Heart
October 28, 2021		 Konami 27 years, 5 months
92 Civilization Civilization
September 1991		 Civilization VI: Gathering Storm
February 14, 2019		 Take-Two Interactive 27 years, 5 months
93 Shining Shining in the Darkness
March 28, 1991		 Shining Resonance Refrain
July 10, 2018		 Sega 27 years, 3 months
94 Yoshi Yoshi
December 14, 1991		 Yoshi's Crafted World
March 29, 2019		 Nintendo 27 years, 3 months
95 Myst Myst
September 24, 1993		 Myst
December 20, 2020		 Cyan Worlds 27 years, 2 months
96 Resident Evil Resident Evil
March 22, 1996		 Resident Evil 4
March 24, 2023		 Capcom 27 years
97 Star Soldier Star Soldier
June 13, 1986		 Star Soldier for GREE
June 20, 2013		 Konami 27 years
98 Story of Seasons Harvest Moon
August 9, 1996		 Story of Seasons: A Wonderful Life
June 27, 2023		 Marvelous Entertainment 26 years, 10 months
99 Crash Bandicoot Crash Bandicoot
September 9, 1996		 Crash Team Rumble
June 20, 2023		 Activision Blizzard 26 years, 9 months
100 Pokémon Pokémon Red and Green (Blue)
February 27, 1996		 Pokémon Scarlet and Violet
November 18, 2022		 Nintendo
The Pokémon Company		 26 years, 8 months
101 Angelique Angelique
September 23, 1994		 Angelique Luminarise
May 20, 2021		 Koei Tecmo 26 years, 7 months
102 Babylonian Castle Saga The Tower of Druaga
June 1984		 The Labyrinth of Druaga
January 13, 2011		 Bandai Namco Entertainment 26 years, 7 months
103 Itadaki Street Itadaki Street: Watashi no Omise no Yottette
March 21, 1991		 Itadaki Street: Dragon Quest and Final Fantasy 30th Anniversary
October 19, 2017		 Square Enix
Kadokawa Corporation		 26 years, 6 months
104 Mystery Dungeon Torneko no Daibōken: Fushigi no Dungeon
September 19, 1993		 Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Rescue Team DX
March 6, 2020		 Kadokawa Corporation 26 years, 5 months
105 Star Ocean Star Ocean
July 19, 1996		 Star Ocean: The Divine Force
October 27, 2022		 Square Enix 26 years, 3 months
106 Sword and Fairy The Legend of Sword and Fairy
July 7, 1995		 Sword and Fairy 7
October 22, 2021		 Softstar 26 years, 3 months
107 Tomb Raider Tomb Raider
October 25, 1996		 Tomb Raider Reloaded
February 14, 2023		 Embracer Group 26 years, 3 months
108 Wipeout Wipeout
September 29, 1995		 Wipeout Merge
January 18, 2022		 Sony Interactive Entertainment Europe 26 years, 3 months
109 eFootball J.League Jikkyou Winning Eleven
July 21, 1995		 eFootball 2022
September 30, 2021		 Konami 26 years, 2 months
110 Armored Core Armored Core
July 10, 1997		 Armored Core VI: Fires of Rubicon
August 25, 2023		 Kadokawa Corporation 26 years, 1 month
111 The Elder Scrolls The Elder Scrolls: Arena
March 25, 1994		 The Elder Scrolls: Blades
May 12, 2020		 Bethesda Softworks 26 years, 1 month
112 Gradius Gradius
May 29, 1985		 Gradius the Slot
July 2011		 Konami 26 years, 1 month
113 Samurai Shodown Samurai Shodown
July 7, 1993		 Samurai Shodown
June 25, 2019		 SNK 25 years, 11 months
114 Touhou Project Highly Responsive to Prayers
August 15, 1997		 Unfinished Dream of All Living Ghost
August 12, 2023		 Team Shanghai Alice 25 years, 11 months
115 Atelier Atelier Marie: The Alchemist of Salburg
May 23, 1997		 Atelier Ryza 3: Alchemist of the End & the Secret Key
March 23, 2023		 Koei Tecmo 25 years, 10 months
116 Tales Tales of Phantasia
December 15, 1995		 Tales of Luminaria
November 3, 2021		 Bandai Namco Entertainment 25 years, 10 months
117 The Black Bass The Black Bass
1986		 Super Black Bass 3D
October 6, 2011		 Starfish SD 25 years, 9 months
118 5-Star General Panzer General
1994		 Fantasy General II: Invasion
September 5, 2019		 Slitherine Software 25 years, 8 months
119 194X 1942
November 30, 1984		 1942: First Strike
July 1, 2010		 Capcom 25 years, 7 months
120 The House of the Dead The House of the Dead
September 13, 1996		 The House of the Dead: Remake
April 7, 2022		 Sega 25 years, 6 months
121 Postal Postal
September 24, 1997		 POOSTALL Royale
April 1, 2023		 Running with Scissors 25 years, 6 months
122 Test Drive Test Drive
1987		 Test Drive: Ferrari Racing Legends
July 3, 2012		 Atari 25 years, 6 months
123 Ganbare Goemon Mr. Goemon
May 1986		 Ganbare Goemon Pachisuro 2
September 2011		 Konami 25 years, 4 months
124 Metal Slug Metal Slug
April 19, 1996		 Metal Slug: Commander
August 19, 2021		 SNK 25 years, 4 months
125 Warriors Dynasty Warriors
February 28, 1997		 Fire Emblem Warriors: Three Hopes
June 24, 2022		 Koei Tecmo 25 years, 3 months
126 SimCity SimCity
October 3, 1989		 SimCity BuildIt
December 15, 2014		 Electronic Arts 25 years, 2 months
127 Worms Worms
November 17, 1995		 Worms Rumble
December 1, 2020		 Team17 25 years

Notes

  1. ↑ The game was first made available within one US school in December 1971, which would amount to 49 years, 4 months, but its first public release was in May 1978.

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