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Valheim
Valheim is a 1–10 player Viking-themed survival game by Iron Gate AB, published by Coffee Stain, in a procedurally generated Norse purgatory. Early Access February 2, 2021; 1.0 with Deep North, PS5, and Switch 2 on September 9, 2026; 16 million copies sold.
Valkyria Chronicles (戦場のヴァルキュリア)
Valkyria Chronicles (戦場のヴァルキュリア, Senjou no Valkyria) is a 2008 Sega tactical role-playing game for the PlayStation 3, blending turn-based squad commands with real-time shooting on the fictional continent of Europa.
Valkyria Chronicles 4 (戦場のヴァルキュリア4)
Valkyria Chronicles 4 (戦場のヴァルキュリア4) is Sega/Media.Vision's 2018 tactical RPG, returning to the original's BLiTZ turn-based formula with Squad E's Claude Wallace, a new Grenadier class, CANVAS visuals, and Sakimoto's score; Metascore 85.
Valkyrie Profile
Valkyrie Profile (ヴァルキリープロファイル) is a 1999 tri-Ace PlayStation RPG published by Enix, where Lenneth recruits Einherjar under a chapter-and-period system; series later includes Silmeria, Covenant of the Plume, and Elysium.
Valorant
Valorant (VALORANT) is Riot Games' free-to-play 5v5 tactical shooter, launched June 2, 2020, with Agents, 13-round matches, Vanguard kernel anti-cheat, 128-tick servers, and the four-territory VCT esports circuit.
Vergil (ヴァージル) (Devil May Cry)
As an antagonist in the Devil May Cry series, Vergil (ヴァージル) is the twin brother of Dante and son of Sparda, who seeks to become a full demon.
Virtua Fighter (バーチャファイター)
Virtua Fighter (バーチャファイター) is Sega's 3D fighting game series, debuting in arcades December 1993 as the world's first polygonal 3D fighter, created by AM2 under Yu Suzuki; latest entry Virtua Fighter Crossroads due 2027.
Virtua Fighter 5 (バーチャファイター5)
Virtua Fighter 5 (バーチャファイター5) is Sega AM2's 3D fighting game, arcade 2006, revised as Final Showdown, Ultimate Showdown, R.E.V.O., and World Stage (2025) with rollback netcode and crossplay.
Viva Piñata
Viva Piñata (Viva Piñata) is a 2006 Rare garden-simulation and creature-collecting game for Xbox 360, published by Microsoft Game Studios, where players attract over 60 piñata species; it spawned a 4Kids TV cartoon and sequels.
Waluigi
Waluigi (ワルイージ) is a Nintendo character created by Camelot, debuting in Mario Tennis 64 as Wario's partner and Luigi's rival; playable only in Mario spinoff sports and party games, never a mainline title.
Warcraft
Warcraft is a fantasy media franchise created by Blizzard Entertainment, starting with the 1994 real-time strategy game Warcraft: Orc's Humans and evolving into MMORPG, card game, and novel series.
Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine
Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine (Relic Entertainment, THQ, 2011) is a third-person action shooter starring Captain Titus defending Forge World Graia from Orks and Chaos. No cover system, execution-based healing; sequel Space Marine 2 by Saber Interactive released 2024.
Wario
Wario (ワリオ) is Nintendo's greedy rival of Mario, created by Hiroji Kiyotake; debuted 1992 in Super Mario Land 2, starred in Wario Land platformers and the WarioWare microgame series.
Wario Land
Wario Land, also Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3, is Nintendo's 2D platformer series starring Wario, begun 1994 on Game Boy by Nintendo R&D1; known for invincibility transformations, treasure hunting, and Wario Land 4 (2001), ending with The Shake Dimension (2008).
WarioWare
WarioWare is a party video game series published by Nintendo, built around microgames of a few seconds each, first released as WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgames! in 2003.
Wars (series)
Wars, also known as Famicom Wars or Nintendo Wars, is a Nintendo turn-based strategy series begun in 1988 and known in the West through Advance Wars.
Watch Dogs
Watch Dogs is Ubisoft's open-world hacking action-adventure series begun in 2014 in Chicago with Aiden Pearce and ctOS, followed by Watch Dogs 2 in San Francisco with DedSec's Marcus Holloway and Watch Dogs: Legion in London with Play as Anyone.
Wii Sports
Wii Sports is Nintendo's 2006 Wii launch game of five motion-controlled sports, bundled with consoles outside Japan; it sold 82.9 million units, the third best-selling game, and spawned Resort, Club, and Switch Sports.
Wii Sports Resort
Wii Sports Resort is a 2009 Nintendo sports game for the Wii, the sequel to Wii Sports, offering 12 activities on Wuhu Island and requiring the included Wii MotionPlus accessory.
William Birkin
William Birkin is a fictional Umbrella geneticist in Resident Evil 2 (1998, remade 2019), creator of the G-Virus, who injected himself after a USS raid and mutated into the five-form boss monster G.
Wing Commander (franchise)
Wing Commander is a space combat simulation franchise created by Chris Roberts at Origin Systems and first published in 1990, in which players fly for the Terran Confederation against the Kilrathi.
Wipeout (video game series)
WipEout (Wipeout) is a futuristic anti-gravity racing series by Psygnosis/Studio Liverpool, launched as a 1995 PlayStation European title by Nick Burcombe and Jim Bowers, known for combat weapons, electronica soundtracks, and the 2017 Omega Collection remaster.
Wolfenstein
Wolfenstein is a video game franchise of World War II and alternate-history shooters, begun with 1981's Castle Wolfenstein and defined by 1992's Wolfenstein 3D, now produced by MachineGames.
Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus
Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus is a 2017 first-person shooter by MachineGames and Bethesda, a direct sequel to Wolfenstein: The New Order set in a Nazi-occupied 1960s America.
Wolfenstein: The New Order
Wolfenstein: The New Order is a 2014 MachineGames first-person shooter, published by Bethesda, rebooting the series in an alternate 1960s where Nazi Germany won WWII; B.J. Blazkowicz fights the Reich, with a Fergus/Wyatt choice and Metacritic 81.
World of Final Fantasy
World of Final Fantasy (ワールド オブ ファイナルファンタジー) is a 2016 Tose-developed, Square Enix-published JRPG for PS4 and Vita where twins Lann and Reynn capture Mirages in Grymoire and stack them in battle; Maxima edition followed in 2018.
World of Warcraft: Shadowlands
World of Warcraft: Shadowlands, also known as WoW Shadowlands, is the eighth World of Warcraft expansion, released by Blizzard Entertainment in 2020, sending players into the afterlife realm of the Shadowlands.
Worms (series)
Worms (series), Team17's turn-based artillery franchise begun by Andy Davidson's 1995 Amiga game, features worm teams, destructible pixel terrain, and absurd weapons; over 20 games from Worms Armageddon to Worms W.M.D and Rumble.
WWE '12
WWE '12 (2011) is a Yuke's-developed, THQ-published wrestling game for PS3, Xbox 360, and Wii; the reboot that dropped the SmackDown vs. Raw name, adding Predator Technology, Breaking Point, and Universe 2.0, selling 810,000 units in two weeks.
WWE '13
WWE '13 (2012) is a professional wrestling video game by Yuke's and THQ for PS3, Xbox 360, and Wii, known for its Attitude Era campaign, Predator Technology 2.0, and CM Punk cover; the last THQ-era WWE game.