# 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. Square Enix acquired Taito in September 2005, which continues to publish its own video games, 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.
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. The Dragon Quest series has sold over 85 million units worldwide and is one of the most popular video game series in Japan, while the Kingdom Hearts series has shipped over 36 million copies worldwide.
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

Franchises :
| Franchise | Primary genre(s) | Number of games | First released | Latest release |
| 7th Saga* | Action role-playing, puzzle | 4 | 1993, The 7th Saga | 1999, Mystic Ark: Theatre of Illusions |
| ActRaiser* | Side-scroller, platformer, action role-playing | 5 | 1990, ActRaiser | 1995, Terranigma |
| All Star Pro-Wrestling | Professional wrestling | 3 | 2000, All Star Pro-Wrestling | 2003, All Star Pro-Wrestling III |
| Arkanoid† | Breakout clone | 11 | 1986, Arkanoid | 2022, Arkanoid: Eternal Battle |
| Battle Gear† | Racing | 13 | 1996, Side by Side | 2006, Battle Gear 4 Tuned Professional Version |
| Battlestations† | Action, real-time tactics | 2 | 2007, Battlestations: Midway | 2009, Battlestations: Pacific |
| Birdie King† | Sports | 3 | 1982, Birdie King | 1984, Birdie King 3 |
| Bubble Bobble† | Platformer, puzzle | 16 | 1983, Chack'n Pop | 2021, Puzzle Bobble VR: Vacation Odyssey |
| Bravely | Role-playing | 4 | 2012, Bravely Default | 2021, Bravely Default II |
| Bushido Blade* | Fighting | 2 | 1997, Bushido Blade | 1998, Bushido Blade 2 |
| Championship Manager* | Sports, simulation | 25 | 1992, Championship Manager | 2016, Championship Manager 17 |
| Chaos Heat† | Survival horror, third-person shooter | 2 | 1998, Chaos Heat | 2000, Chaos Break -Episode from "Chaos Heat"- |
| Chaos Rings* | Role-playing | 4 | 2010, Chaos Rings | 2014, Chaos Rings III |
| Chase† | Racing | 4 | 1988, Chase H.Q. | 2007, Chase H.Q. 2 |
| Chocobo | Role-playing, roguelike, racing | 24 | 1997, Chocobo's Mysterious Dungeon | 2022, Chocobo GP |
| Chrono | Role-playing | 3 | 1995, Chrono Trigger | 1999, Chrono Cross |
| Cleopatra Fortune† | Puzzle | 2 | 1996, Cleopatra Fortune | 2002, Cleopatra Fortune Plus |
| Conflict† | Tactical shooter | 5 | 2002, Conflict: Desert Storm | 2008, Conflict: Denied Ops |
| Darius† | Action | 23 | 1986, Darius | 2021, Dariusburst Another Chronicle EX+ |
| Death Trap | Interactive fiction, visual novel | 2 | 1984, The Death Trap | 1986, Alpha |
| Densha de Go!† | Train simulator | 18 | 1996, Densha de Go! | 2020, Densha de Go!! Hashirou Yamanote-sen |
| Dragon Quest* | Role-playing | 57 | 1986, Dragon Quest | 2024, Dragon Quest Monsters: The Dark Prince |
| Drakengard* | Action role-playing | 6 | 2003, Drakengard | 2021, Nier Reincarnation |
| Dungeon Siege* | Action role-playing | 3 | 2002, Dungeon Siege | 2011, Dungeon Siege III |
| E. V. O.* | Role-playing, side-scroller | 2 | 1990, E.V.O.: The Theory of Evolution | 1992, E.V.O.: Search for Eden |
| Eclipse† | Space flight simulator | 3 | 1994, Total Eclipse | 1996, Titan Wars |
| Elevator Action† | Platformer | 4 | 1983, Elevator Action | 2011, Elevator Action Deluxe |
| Exit† | Platformer, puzzle | 2 | 2005, Exit | 2009, Exit 2 |
| Fear Effect* | Action-adventure | 3 | 2000, Fear Effect | 2018, Fear Effect Sedna |
| Fighting Force† | Fighting, beat 'em up | 2 | 1997, Fighting Force | 1999, Fighting Force 2 |
| Final Fantasy | Role-playing | 100+ | 1987, Final Fantasy | 2024, Final Fantasy VII Rebirth |
| Front Mission | Tactical role-playing | 14 | 1995, Front Mission | 2019, Left Alive |
| Gangsters* | Strategy | 2 | 1998, Gangsters: Organized Crime | 2001, Gangsters 2: Vendetta |
| Gex† | Platformer | 3 | 1994, Gex | 1999, Gex: Deep Pocket Gecko |
| Groove Coaster* | Rhythm game | 13 | 2011, Groove Coaster | 2020, Groove Coaster 4MAX: Diamond Galaxy |
| Gunslinger Stratos† | First-person shooter | 5 | 2012, Gunslinger Stratos | 2017, Gunslinger Stratos Σ |
| Hanjuku Hero | Real-time strategy | 5 | 1988, Hanjuku Hero | 2005, Hanjuku Galaxy Lunch |
| Hat Trick Hero† | Sports | 3 | 1990, Football Champ | 1995, Hat Trick Hero '95 |
| Heimdall* | Action role-playing | 2 | 1991, Heimdall | 1994, Heimdall 2: Into the Hall of Worlds |
| JESUS | Visual novel, adventure game | 2 | 1987, JESUS | 1991, JESUS 2 |
| Just Cause* | Sandbox, third-person shooter, action-adventure | 4 | 2006, Just Cause | 2018, Just Cause 4 |
| Itadaki Street | Party game, board game | 12 | 1991, Itadaki Street: Watashi no Omise ni Yottette | 2017, Itadaki Street: Dragon Quest and Final Fantasy 30th Anniversary |
| Kane & Lynch* | Third-person shooter | 2 | 2007, Kane & Lynch: Dead Men | 2010, Kane & Lynch 2: Dog Days |
| KiKi KaiKai† | Shooter | 5 | 1986, KiKi KaiKai | 2021, Pocky & Rocky Reshrined |
| Kingdom Hearts | Action role-playing | 13 | 2002, Kingdom Hearts | 2020, Kingdom Hearts: Melody of Memory |
| Life Is Strange* | Graphic adventure | 6 | 2015, Life Is Strange | 2024, Life Is Strange: Double Exposure |
| Lord of Vermilion† | Collectible card | 8 | 2008, Lord of Vermilion | 2017, Lord of Vermilion IV |
| Lufia* | Role-playing | 5 | 1993, Lufia & the Fortress of Doom | 2010, Lufia: Curse of the Sinistrals |
| Mana | Role-playing | 17 | 1991, Final Fantasy Adventure | 2024, Visions of Mana |
| Million Arthur* | Role-playing, collectible card | 7 | 2012, Kaku-San-Sei Million Arthur | 2023, Kai-Ri-Sei Million Arthur: Ring |
| Mini Ninjas* | Action-adventure | 3 | 2009, Mini Ninjas | 2013, Mini Ninjas Mobile |
| Musashi | Role-playing | 3 | 1990, Adventures of Musashi | 2005, Musashi: Samurai Legend |
| Ogre† | Tactical role-playing, real-time strategy | 6 | 1993, Ogre Battle: The March of the Black Queen | 2010, Tactics Ogre: Wheel of Fate |
| Operation Wolf† | Shooting gallery | 5 | 1987, Operation Wolf | 2023, Operation Wolf Returns: First Mission |
| Pandemonium† | Platformer | 2 | 1996, Pandemonium! | 1997, Pandemonium 2 |
| Parasite Eve | Role-playing, third-person shooter | 3 | 1998, Parasite Eve | 2010, The 3rd Birthday |
| Power Blade* | Action, platformer | 2 | 1991, Power Blade | 1992, Power Blade 2 |
| Psychic Force† | Fighting | 7 | 1995, Psychic Force | 2005, Psychic Force Complete |
| Qix† | Puzzle | 5 | 1981, Qix | 2009, Qix++ |
| Rakugaki Ōkoku† | Role-playing | 2 | 2002, Magic Pengel: The Quest for Color | 2004, Graffiti Kingdom |
| Ray† | Scrolling shooter | 3 | 1994, RayForce | 1998, RayCrisis: Series Termination |
| SaGa | Role-playing | 15 | 1989, The Final Fantasy Legend | 2024, SaGa: Emerald Beyond |
| Shellshock* | Shooter | 2 | 1995, Shellshock: Jus' Keepin' da Peace | 2009, Shellshock 2: Blood Trails |
| Sonic Blast Man† | Beat 'em up | 5 | 1990, Sonic Blast Man | 2011, Sonic Blast Heroes |
| Space Invaders† | Fixed shooter | 40 | 1978, Space Invaders | 2023, Space Invaders: World Defense |
| Speed Race† | Racing | 15 | 1974, Speed Race | 1998, Automobili Lamborghini: Super Speed Race 64 |
| Star Ocean* | Role-playing | 18 | 1996, Star Ocean | 2022, Star Ocean: The Divine Force |
| Supreme Commander* | Real-time strategy | 2 | 2007, Supreme Commander | 2010, Supreme Commander 2 |
| The World Ends with You | Action role-playing game | 2 | 2007, The World Ends with You | 2021, Neo: The World Ends with You |
| Thunderhawk† | Combat flight simulator | 3 | 1992, Thunderhawk | 2001, Thunderhawk: Operation Phoenix |
| Tobal* | Fighting | 2 | 1996, Tobal No. 1 | 1997, Tobal 2 |
| Urban Chaos* | Action-adventure, first-person shooter | 2 | 1998, Urban Chaos | 2006, Urban Chaos: Riot Response |
| Valkyrie Profile* | Role-playing | 5 | 1999, Valkyrie Profile | 2022, Valkyrie Elysium |
| Wonder Project* | Life simulation | 2 | 1994, Wonder Project J | 1996, Wonder Project J2 |
| Yuji Horii Mysteries | Visual novel, adventure game | 2 | 1983, The Portopia Serial Murder Case | 1985, Karuizawa Yūkai Annai |

### Former franchises

Former franchises :
| Franchise | Primary genre(s) | Number of games | First released | Last published by Square Enix |
| Deus Ex† | Real-time tactics, first-person shooter | 7 | 2000, Deus Ex | 2017, Deus Ex: Mankind Divided – VR Experience |
| Hitman† | Stealth, action-adventure | 15 | 2000, Hitman: Codename 47 | 2023, Hitman: Blood Money - Reprisal |
| Legacy of Kain† | Action-adventure | 6 | 1996, Blood Omen: Legacy of Kain | 2024, Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver 1 & 2 Remastered |
| Thief† | Stealth, action-adventure | 4 | 1998, Thief: The Dark Project | 2014, Thief |
| Tomb Raider† | Action-adventure | 23 | 1996, Tomb Raider | 2024, Tomb Raider I–III Remastered |