Franchises

Third-person shooter series developed by IO Interactive. Kane & Lynch: Dead Men, published by Eidos Interactive, released for Windows, PlayStation 3, and Xbox 360 in North America on 13 November 2007. Players control Kane, with a second player as Lynch in co-op, and the Fragile Alliance heist mode. The sequel, Kane & Lynch 2: Dog Days, published by Square Enix, released in North America on 17 August 2010 and is played as Lynch, shot to look like handheld camcorder footage.

Namco / Bandai Namco action-puzzle series created by Keita Takahashi. Players roll an adhesive katamari that grows by picking up objects, restoring stars for the King of All Cosmos. Began with Katamari Damacy (2004) and continued through remasters such as REROLL.

Square Enix and Disney action RPG series following Sora, Donald, and Goofy across Disney worlds as they wield the Keyblade against the Heartless and seek the power of friendship.

Fantasy action-strategy series set in Bersia by Korean studio Phantagram and later Blueside. It began with the 2001 PC RTS Kingdom Under Fire: A War of Heroes, then shifted to Xbox hybrid tactics with The Crusaders and Heroes, spun into the Xbox 360 action RPG Circle of Doom, and continued as the MMO hybrid Kingdom Under Fire II.

Fantasy action-RPG series set in Amalur, a world created for 38 Studios by novelist R. A. Salvatore with design and art contributions from Ken Rolston and Todd McFarlane. Big Huge Games' Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning (2012) and its remaster Kingdoms of Amalur: Re-Reckoning (2020) by Kaiko and THQ Nordic carry the Fateless One through the Faelands, with story expansions The Legend of Dead Kel, Teeth of Naros, and Fatesworn.