List of animated series based on video games

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This is a list of cartoons shows based on video games. It does not include Japanese anime series, which are listed separately on the List of anime based on video games, but everything could be listed on the List of television series based on video games.

Animated Series[edit]

Title Video game of origin Year Production companies Network
Pac-Man Pac-Man by Namco 1982–1983 Hanna-Barbera Productions ABC
Saturday Supercade 1983 Ruby-Spears Productions CBS
Dragon's Lair Dragon's Lair by Rick Dyer and Don Bluth 1984 Ruby-Spears Productions ABC
Pole Position Pole Position by Namco DIC Enterprises CBS
The Super Mario Bros. Super Show! Super Mario Bros. and Super Mario Bros. 2 by Nintendo 1989 DIC Enterprises, Nintendo of America, Saban Entertainment Syndication
The Legend of Zelda The Legend of Zelda by Nintendo DIC Enterprises, Nintendo of America
Captain N: The Game Master Kid Icarus by Nintendo, Mega Man by Capcom, Castlevania by Konami 1989–1991 DIC Animation City, Nintendo of America NBC
The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3 Super Mario Bros. 3 by Nintendo 1990 DIC Animation City, Retitalia S.P.A., Nintendo of America
Super Mario World Super Mario World by Nintendo 1991 DIC Animation City, Retitalia S.P.A., Telecinco, Nintendo of America and CCTV
Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog Sonic the Hedgehog by Sega 1993–1996 DIC Animation City, Retitalia S.P.A., Telecinco, Sega of America and Bohbot Entertainment Syndication
Double Dragon Double Dragon by Technōs Japan and Tradewest 1993–1994 DIC Animation City, Retitalia S.P.A., Telecinco and Bohbot Entertainment
Sonic the Hedgehog Sonic the Hedgehog by Sega DIC Productions, L.P., Retitalia S.P.A. and Telecinco ABC
Mega Man Mega Man by Capcom 1994–1996 Ruby-Spears Productions and Ashi Productions Syndication
Where on Earth Is Carmen Sandiego? Carmen Sandiego by Broderbund 1994–1999 DIC Productions, L.P. FOX
Darkstalkers: The Animated Series Darkstalkers by Capcom 1995 Graz Entertainment Syndication
Earthworm Jim Earthworm Jim by Shiny Entertainment 1995–1996 AKOM, Flextech, Shiny Entertainment and Universal Cartoon Studios Kids' WB
Street Fighter: The Animated Series Street Fighter by Capcom 1995–1997 Graz Entertainment (Season 1), InVision Entertainment (Season 2) and USA Studios USA Network
Mortal Kombat: Defenders of the Realm Mortal Kombat by Midway Games 1996 Film Roman, Threshold Entertainment and New Line Television
Wing Commander Academy Wing Commander by Origin Systems Universal Cartoon Studios
Donkey Kong Country Donkey Kong Country by Nintendo and Rare 1997–2000 Nelvana, Medialab Technology (season 1), Hong Guang Animation (season 2), Western International Communications, Ellipsanime, Medianet (season 2) Teletoon (Canada), France 2 and Canal + (France)
Rayman: The Animated Series Rayman by Ubi Soft 1999–2000 Ubi Soft Direct-to-Video
Sonic Underground Sonic the Hedgehog by Sega 1999 DIC Productions, L.P. and Les Studios Tex S.A.R.L. TF1 (France)
Syndication (United States)
Viva Piñata Viva Piñata by Xbox Game Studios and Rare 2006–2009 Bardel Entertainment, 4Kids Entertainment and Microsoft 4Kids TV
Tak and the Power of Juju Tak and the Power of Juju by Avalanche Software 2007–2009 THQ and Nickelodeon Animation Studio Nickelodeon
Magi-Nation Magi Nation by Interactive Imagination Corp 2007–2010 Daewon Media, Cookie Jar Entertainment CBC Television
Wakfu Wakfu by Ankama 2008–2017 Ankama Animations and France Télévisions France 3, France 4 and Netflix
Ape Escape Ape Escape by Sony Interactive Entertainment 2009 Frederator Studios, Hawaii Film Partners, Project 51 Productions and Showcase Entertainment Nicktoons Network
Talking Friends Talking Friends by Outfit7 Entertainment 2012 Karactaz Animation, Disney Interactive Media Group and Outfit7 Entertainment YouTube and Disney.com
Pac-Man and the Ghostly Adventures Pac-Man by Bandai Namco Entertainment 2013–2015 41 Entertainment, Arad Animation Inc., Bandai Namco Entertainment, OLM, Inc. and Sprite Animation Studios Disney XD
Rabbids Invasion Raving Rabbids by Ubisoft 2013–2022 Ubisoft Motion Pictures and TeamTO France 3
Sonic Boom Sonic the Hedgehog by Sega 2014–2017 Sega of America, Inc., OuiDo! Productions (Season 1), Technicolor Animation Productions (Season 2) and Lagardère Group Cartoon Network and Boomerang (US)
Gulli and Canal J (France)
Talking Tom and Friends Talking Tom and Friends by Outfit7 2014–2021 Outfit7, ARX Anima (seasons 1–3), People Moving Pixels (seasons 4–5) YouTube
Transformice: The Cartoon Series Transformice by Atelier 801 2015–2016 Atelier 801, Cross River Productions and Believe Digital YouTube
Skylanders Academy Skylanders and Spyro by Activision 2016–2018 TeamTO and Activision Blizzard Studios Netflix
Fruit Ninja Frenzy Force Fruit Ninja by Halfbrick Studios 2017 Halfbrick Studios, Kickstart Entertainment and Toonz Entertainment YouTube
Minecraft Mini Series Minecraft by Mojang Studios 2017–2018 Mojang Studios, Xbox Game Studios, Atomic Cartoons and Mattel Creations
Castlevania Castlevania by Konami 2017–2021 Powerhouse Animation Studios, Project 51 Productions and Frederator Studios Netflix
Mega Man: Fully Charged Mega Man by Capcom 2018–2019 DHX Media, DHX Studios Vancouver, Dentsu Entertainment USA and Capcom Cartoon Network
Subway Surfers: The Animated Series Subway Surfers by SYBO and Kiloo 2018 SYBO YouTube
Carmen Sandiego Carmen Sandiego by Broderbund 2019–2021 WildBrain Studios and Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Netflix
Costume Quest Costume Quest by Double Fine 2019 Frederator Studios, Wellsville Productions, Double Fine and Amazon Studios Amazon Prime Video
Dota: Dragon's Blood Dota 2 by Valve 2021–2022 Studio Mir and Kaiju Boulevard Netflix
Freddy & Friends: On Tour! Five Nights at Freddy's by Scott Cawthon 2021 Steel Wool Studios YouTube
Legends of Dawn: The Sacred Stone Mobile Legends: Bang Bang by Moonton Moonton WeTV and Iflix (International)
TV9 (Malaysia)
NET (Indonesia)
Kapamilya Channel and A2Z (Philippines)
Marvel's Midnight Suns Prequel Shorts Marvel's Midnight Suns 2K Games YouTube
Arcane League of Legends by Riot Games 2021–present Riot Games and Fortiche Production Netflix
Angry Birds: Summer Madness Angry Birds by Rovio Entertainment 2022 Rovio Animation, Cake Entertainment, Yowza! Animation and Kickstart Entertainment Netflix
The Cuphead Show! Cuphead by Studio MDHR Studio MDHR, King Features Syndicate and Netflix Animation Netflix
Dragon Age: Absolution Dragon Age by BioWare BioWare and Red Dog Culture House Netflix
Hello Neighbor: Welcome To Raven Brooks Hello Neighbor by tinyBuild 2022–present tinyBuild, Man of Action Entertainment, Creation Station and Animasia Studio YouTube
Sonic Prime Sonic the Hedgehog by Sega 2022–2024 Sega of America, Inc., WildBrain Studios and Man of Action Entertainment Netflix
Castlevania: Nocturne Castlevania by Konami 2023–present Powerhouse Animation Studios, Project 51 Productions and Frederator Studios Netflix
Captain Laserhawk: A Blood Dragon Remix Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon by Ubisoft 2023 Ubisoft Film & Television, Bobbypills, and Bootleg Universe Netflix
Ark: The Animated Series Ark: Survival Evolved by Studio Wildcard 2024–present Lex + Otis and Studio Wildcard Paramount+

Upcoming[edit]

Title Video game of origin Year Production companies Network
Devil May Cry[1] Devil May Cry by Capcom 2024 Studio Mir and Bootleg Universe Netflix
Talking Tom Heroes: Suddenly Super[2] Talking Tom and Friends by Outfit7 2024 Outfit7 and Epic Story Media YouTube
Tomb Raider: The Legend of Lara Croft[3] Tomb Raider by Crystal Dynamics 2024 Powerhouse Animation Studios Netflix
Untitled Among Us series[4] Among Us by Innersloth TBA Innersloth, Titmouse and CBS Eye Animation Productions TBA
Dead Cells - The Animated Series[5] Dead Cells by Motion Twin TBA Bobbypills Animation Digital Network
Earthworm Jim: Beyond the Groovy[6] Earthworm Jim by Interplay Entertainment TBA Interplay Entertainment TBA
Final Fantasy IX[7] Final Fantasy IX by Square Enix TBA Square Enix and Cyber Group Studios TBA
Golden Axe[8] Golden Axe by Sega TBA CBS Studios and Sony Pictures Television Comedy Central
Untitled Grounded series[9] Grounded by Xbox Game Studios and Obsidian Entertainment TBA Waterproof Studios/SC Productions, Kinetic Media and Bardel Entertainment TBA
Hungry Shark Squad[10] Hungry Shark by Ubisoft TBA Ubisoft Film & Television TBA
Hyper Light Drifter[11] Hyper Light Drifter by Heart Machine TBA Heart Machine TBA
Kingdom Hearts[12] Kingdom Hearts by Square Enix TBA TBA Disney+
Untilted Rayman series[10] Rayman by Ubisoft TBA Ubisoft Film & Television TBA
Untitled Watch Dogs series[10] Watch Dogs by Ubisoft TBA Ubisoft Film & Television TBA
Vampire Survivors[13][14] Vampire Survivors by Luca Galante TBA Luca Galante and Story Kitchen TBA

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Pitts, Lan (September 27, 2023). "Netflix Announces Devil May Cry Anime With A Quick Teaser Of Dante In Action". GameSpot. Retrieved September 27, 2023.
  2. ^ AnimationXpress Team (July 9, 2021). "'Talking Tom Heroes: Suddenly Super' animated series in the making by Outfit7 and Epic Story Media". Animation Xpress. Retrieved July 12, 2021.
  3. ^ Couch, Aaron (January 27, 2021). "Netflix Orders 'Skull Island,' 'Tomb Raider' Anime Series". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved January 27, 2021.
  4. ^ Otterson, Joe (June 27, 2023). "'Among Us' Animated Series in the Works at CBS Studios From 'Infinity Train' Creator Owen Dennis (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved June 27, 2023.
  5. ^ Lyles, Taylor (June 14, 2023). "Dead Cells is Getting an Animated Series". IGN. Retrieved July 20, 2023.
  6. ^ ‘Earthworm Jim’ TV Series in Development From Interplay Entertainment (EXCLUSIVE). Variety.com. Retrieved November 18, 2021.
  7. ^ "Final Fantasy IX Is Being Turned Into An Animated Series". Nintendo Life. June 21, 2021. Retrieved May 31, 2022.
  8. ^ Otterson, Joe (April 17, 2024). "'Golden Axe' Animated Series From Mike McMahan Set at Comedy Central; Matthew Rhys and Danny Pudi Among Voice Cast". Variety. Retrieved April 18, 2024.
  9. ^ White, Peter (July 18, 2022). "Xbox Video Game 'Grounded' In The Works As Animated Series From 'Star Wars: Clone Wars' Brent Friedman". Deadline. Retrieved August 3, 2022.
  10. ^ a b c Stanley, Patrick (October 10, 2019). "Ubisoft Planning Animated TV Adaptations of Popular Game Franchises (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved October 14, 2019.
  11. ^ Patches, Matt (March 28, 2019). "Hyper Light Drifter TV series in the works from creator Alx Preston and Castlevania's Adi Shankar". Polygon. Retrieved March 28, 2019.
  12. ^ "Kingdom Hearts TV Show Reportedly Coming To Disney+". www.ign.com. IGN. Archived from the original on June 9, 2020. Retrieved May 28, 2020.
  13. ^ Shanklin, Will (April 28, 2023). "'Vampire Survivors' is getting an animated television series". Engadget. Archived from the original on June 25, 2023. Retrieved April 28, 2023.
  14. ^ Petski, Denise (April 30, 2023). "'Vampire Survivors' Video Game In Works As Animated Television Series From Story Kitchen". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on July 31, 2023. Retrieved April 30, 2023.
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