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Princess Daisy
Princess Daisy (デイジー), princess of Sarasaland in Nintendo's Mario franchise, debuted in Super Mario Land (1989), created under Gunpei Yokoi; a tomboy foil to Peach, playable mainly in spin-offs since Mario Tennis 2000, voiced by Giselle Fernandez since 2023.
Princess Maker (プリンセスメーカー)
Princess Maker (プリンセスメーカー) is Gainax's raising simulation game series, begun May 24, 1991, in which players schedule a daughter's classes, jobs, and rest from age 10 to 18 to reach one of dozens of endings; latest entry Children of Revelation, 2025.
Princess Peach
Princess Peach, also known as Princess Toadstool, is a fictional Nintendo character who first appeared in 1985's Super Mario Bros. as the ruler of the Mushroom Kingdom.
Princess Zelda
Princess Zelda, also Zelda, Hyrule's princess in Nintendo's The Legend of Zelda series since 1986; holder of the Triforce of Wisdom, alter egos Sheik and Tetra, and first mainline playable protagonist in Echoes of Wisdom (2024).
Pro Evolution Soccer
Pro Evolution Soccer, also known as Winning Eleven, was Konami's association football game series released annually from 2001 to 2021 and rebranded in 2021 as the free-to-play eFootball.
Professor Layton (レイトン教授)
Professor Layton (レイトン教授) is Level-5's puzzle-adventure series starring Hershel Layton and Luke, born from Akira Tago's Head Gymnastics books; over 20 million sold, with New World of Steam due December 10, 2026.
Professor Layton vs. Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney
Professor Layton vs. Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney is a 2014 Nintendo 3DS crossover adventure by Level-5 and Capcom, published by Nintendo, alternating Layton puzzle investigation and Ace Attorney witch trials in the city of Labyrinthia.
PUBG (franchise)
PUBG (franchise): battle royale IP originating from Brendan Greene's PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds, now owned by Krafton; spans PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS, PUBG MOBILE, BGMI, spinoffs, and global esports (PGS, PGC, PMGC).
Pump It Up (펌프 잇 업) (video game series)
Pump It Up (펌프 잇 업) is Andamiro's Korean five-panel arcade dance rhythm game series, debuting August 1999 with The 1st Dance Floor; known for diagonal-plus-center pads, freestyle culture, World Pump Festival tournaments, and the 2026 PHOENIX 2 installment.
Punch-Out!!
Punch-Out!! (パンチアウト!!) is Nintendo's boxing series begun in arcades in 1983 by Genyo Takeda, starring Little Mac. Best known for the 1987 NES Mike Tyson's Punch-Out!! and the 2009 Wii revival by Next Level Games.
Putt-Putt (series)
Putt-Putt is Humongous Entertainment's children's point-and-click adventure series (1992-2002) starring a purple convertible and his dog Pep, beginning with Putt-Putt Joins the Parade on the SCUMM engine.
Pyramid Head
Pyramid Head, also known as Red Pyramid Thing, is a monster in the 2001 video game Silent Hill 2, designed by Masahiro Ito to embody protagonist James Sunderland's guilt.
Pyre (video game)
Pyre is Supergiant Games' 2017 party-based RPG for PC and PS4, blending a branching visual-novel story with three-on-three Rites matches in the Downside; no game-over, Metacritic 82.
Quake (series)
Quake is a series of first-person shooter video games by id Software, beginning with the 1996 original that pioneered true 3D worlds and online multiplayer.
Quest for Glory
Quest for Glory (originally Hero's Quest) is a five-game Sierra On-Line adventure/RPG hybrid series (1989-1998) by Lori and Corey Cole, set in Gloriana, with class choice, character import between games, and VGA remakes.
Quiet (Metal Gear)
Quiet is the mute, bikini-clad sniper of Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain (2015), voiced and motion-captured by Stefanie Joosten, designed by Hideo Kojima and Yoji Shinkawa, and a controversially sexualized buddy character.
Raiden (Mortal Kombat)
Raiden (Mortal Kombat) thunder god of Earthrealm, based on Japanese Raijin and Big Trouble in Little China; franchise staple since 1992, with Dark Raiden corruption arc and mortal champion role in Mortal Kombat 1 (2023).
Rance (series)
Rance (ランス) is AliceSoft's adult RPG/strategy game series, 1989's Rance: Quest for Hikari to 2018's Rance X, ten mainline games set in the Planner-System Rudrasaum world, including Sengoku Rance.
Ratchet & Clank
Ratchet & Clank (also Ratchet and Clank) is a science-fiction action-platformer series by Insomniac Games for PlayStation, blending platforming and exaggerated weapons, first released in 2002.
Rayman
Rayman is Ubisoft's platform game franchise created by Michel Ancel, first released in 1995. Known for the limbless hero, the UbiArt-era Rayman Origins (2011) and Legends (2013), the Rabbids spinoff, and the 2026 revival with 30th Anniversary Edition and Legends Retold.
Red Dead
Red Dead is Rockstar Games' Western video game franchise: Red Dead Revolver (2004, acquired from Capcom), Red Dead Redemption (2010), and Red Dead Redemption 2 (2018, 85 million copies sold), set from the 1880s to 1914 with the signature Dead Eye slow-motion mechanic.
Red Dead Online
Red Dead Online is a multiplayer online action game by Rockstar Games, set in the 1898 Western open world of Red Dead Redemption 2, with a standalone release in 2020.
Red Dead Redemption
Red Dead Redemption (2010) is Rockstar San Diego's open-world Western for PS3 and Xbox 360 starring John Marston, built on RAGE and Euphoria, scored 95 on Metacritic, sold 15 million-plus, and reached PC only in 2024.
Red Dead Redemption 2
Red Dead Redemption 2 is Rockstar's 2018 open-world western, a prequel to Red Dead Redemption following outlaw Arthur Morgan and the Van der Linde gang in 1899. Sold over 85 million units; PC release 2019; Red Dead Online multiplayer.
Red Faction
Red Faction is a Volition-developed Mars shooter franchise (2001-2011) known for Geo-Mod real-time destruction; entries include Red Faction, Red Faction II, Guerrilla, and Armageddon, with rights now under Embracer.
Reiko Nagase
Reiko Nagase (永瀬麗子) is a fictional race queen and the mascot of Bandai Namco's Ridge Racer series, debuting in 1995's Rave Racer and starring in R4: Ridge Racer Type 4.
Reptile (Mortal Kombat)
Reptile (Syzoth) is a Mortal Kombat fighting-game character, a humanoid reptilian from Zaterra; debuted 1992 as fighting games' first secret character, secretly created by Ed Boon; known for Acid Spit, Force Ball, Slide, and Invisibility.
Resident Evil – Code: Veronica
Resident Evil – Code: Veronica, known in Japan as Biohazard Code: Veronica, is a 2000 survival horror game by Capcom for the Sega Dreamcast; it was the first fully 3D Resident Evil.
Resident Evil (2002 video game)
Resident Evil (2002), aka REmake or Biohazard, is Capcom's GameCube remake of the 1996 survival horror original, directed by Shinji Mikami, adding Crimson Heads, Lisa Trevor, and a 91 Metacritic score; HD Remaster followed in 2015.
Resident Evil (バイオハザード)
Resident Evil (バイオハザード, Biohazard) is Capcom's survival horror game series created by Shinji Mikami, debuting March 22, 1996 on PlayStation; it coined the survival horror genre and has sold over 170 million units.