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Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII
Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII (クライシス コア -ファイナルファンタジーVII-) is Square Enix's 2007 PSP action RPG prequel to Final Fantasy VII starring Zack Fair, with the slot-machine DMW system; remastered as Reunion in 2022.
Crossy Road
Crossy Road: 2014 free-to-play 8-bit endless arcade hopper by Hipster Whale (Matt Hall, Andy Sum, Ben Weatherall), an isometric endless Frogger; 250M+ downloads, $6M in first 90 days from rewarded video ads; spawned Disney Crossy Road, Castle, +, and Rush.
Crysis
Crysis is a 2007 first-person shooter by Crytek, published by EA, set on the Lingshan islands with a Nanosuit. Its future-proofed graphics spawned the 'Can it run Crysis?' meme; sequels followed in 2011 and 2013.
Crysis (video game)
Crysis is Crytek's 2007 first-person shooter, published by EA, set in 2020 on the Lingshan Islands where Nanosuit-wearing Delta Force soldiers fight North Korean forces and aliens; Metacritic 91, famed for hardware demands.
Crysis 2
Crysis 2 is Crytek's 2011 first-person shooter, the first game on CryENGINE 3, set in a virus-ravaged New York against the Ceph and CELL with the Nanosuit 2.0; Metacritic 84, remastered in 2022.
Custom Robo (カスタムロボ)
Custom Robo (カスタムロボ) is Nintendo's Noise-developed action RPG series of part-swappable 30 cm battle robots, spanning N64 (1999) through Custom Robo Arena (DS, 2006), with only the GameCube and DS games released in the West.
Cynthia (Pokémon)
Cynthia (シロナ, Shirona) is the Sinnoh League Champion in Pokémon Diamond & Pearl, the first female Champion, known for her Garchomp, her notoriously difficult battle, and appearances across anime, remakes, and Pokémon Masters EX.
Dance Dance Revolution (ダンスダンスレボリューション)
Dance Dance Revolution (ダンスダンスレボリューション, DDR; Dancing Stage in Europe) is Konami's 1998 Bemani arcade rhythm game series where players step four panels to scrolling arrows; spawned Pump it Up, fitness use, and a lasting competitive scene.
Danganronpa (ダンガンロンパ)
Danganronpa (ダンガンロンパ) is Spike Chunsoft's murder-mystery visual novel series begun with Trigger Happy Havoc (PSP, 2010); five titles, 10 million units shipped by December 2025, known for investigation and class trial gameplay.
Danganronpa 2: Goodbye Despair
Danganronpa 2: Goodbye Despair (スーパーダンガンロンパ2 さよなら絶望学園) is Spike Chunsoft's 2012 PSP murder-mystery visual novel, released in the West on Vita in 2014; Metacritic 81, remastered as Danganronpa 2x2 in 2027.
Danganronpa V3: Killing Harmony (ニューダンガンロンパV3)
Danganronpa V3: Killing Harmony (ニューダンガンロンパV3 みんなのコロシアイ新学期), Spike Chunsoft's 2017 murder-mystery adventure game by Kazutaka Kodaka, set in the Ultimate Academy for Gifted Juveniles, with lying added to its class trials.
Dark Cloud
Dark Cloud (ダーククラウド) is Level-5's 2000/2001 PlayStation 2 world-building action RPG published by Sony: georama town rebuilding, Atla collection, weapon leveling with breakage; Metacritic 80, sequel Dark Chronicle, no third game.
Darkest Dungeon
Darkest Dungeon: gothic roguelike turn-based RPG by Red Hook Studios, released January 19, 2016, known for its stress and Affliction system, Death's Door, permadeath, and narrator Wayne June.
Darksiders
Darksiders: action-adventure hack-and-slash franchise by Vigil Games (Joe Madureira), debuting 2010 via THQ; stars the Four Horsemen (War, Death, Fury, Strife); now THQ Nordic, with Darksiders 4 by Gunfire Games announced 2025.
Darkstalkers
Darkstalkers (Vampire, ヴァンパイア) is Capcom's 1994-1997 gothic monster fighting game series on CPS II, with Morrigan, Demitri, chain combos, ES/EX moves, and Vampire Savior still played at Evo Japan.
Dead Cells
Dead Cells is a 2018 rogue-lite metroidvania action-platformer by Motion Twin (Bordeaux, France), released via Steam Early Access in May 2017; known for its "Roguevania" permadeath runs, 50+ weapons, Evil Empire's DLC support, and over 10 million copies sold.
Dead Island (series)
Dead Island is a zombie action-RPG game series created by Techland and published by Deep Silver, spanning Dead Island (2011), Riptide, Escape Dead Island, and Dead Island 2 (2023), known for melee combat, weapon crafting, and co-op play.
Dead or Alive (franchise)
Dead or Alive (デッド オア アライブ, DOA) is a 3D fighting game franchise by Team Ninja and Koei Tecmo, created by Tomonobu Itagaki in 1996, known for its triangle counter system, interactive stages, and Xtreme beach volleyball spin-offs.
Dead or Alive 6
Dead or Alive 6 (DOA6) is Team Ninja and Koei Tecmo's 3D fighting game, released March 1, 2019 on PS4, Xbox One, and PC; triangle combat system, Break Gauge, 24 characters, over 900,000 copies shipped, re-released as Last Round in June 2026.
Dead or Alive Xtreme
Dead or Alive Xtreme is Team Ninja's beach-vacation spin-off of Dead or Alive, spanning DOA Xtreme Beach Volleyball (Xbox, 2003), Xtreme 2 (2006), the Asia-only Xtreme 3 (2016), the gacha game Venus Vacation (2017), and the 2025 dating sim Venus Vacation Prism.
Dead Rising (video game)
Dead Rising (Capcom, 2006) is an Xbox 360 zombie action game starring photojournalist Frank West in a 72-hour Willamette mall outbreak, with up to 1,000 on-screen zombies, Metascore 85, 1.8 million sales, and a 2024 RE ENGINE Deluxe Remaster.
Dead Rising (デッドライジング)
Dead Rising (デッドライジング) is Capcom's 2006 Xbox 360 action horror game starring photojournalist Frank West surviving 72 hours in a zombie-filled shopping mall; it launched a series of sequels and a 2024 Deluxe Remaster.
Dead Rising 4
Dead Rising 4 (2016) is an open-world zombie action-adventure by Capcom Vancouver, published by Microsoft Studios for Xbox One and Windows 10. Frank West returns to Willamette; the timer was dropped, the Exo Suit added, and the studio closed in 2018.
Dear Esther
Dear Esther: first-person narrative game by The Chinese Room, released on Steam 14 February 2012 after a 2007 University of Portsmouth mod; walking a Hebridean island while letter fragments to Esther play; credited with founding the walking simulator genre.
Def Jam: Icon
Def Jam: Icon is a 2007 hip-hop fighting game by EA Chicago for PS3 and Xbox 360, third in the Def Jam series, with music-driven arenas, DJ controls, and a Build-A-Label career mode.
Deltarune
Deltarune (DELTARUNE) is Toby Fox's episodic RPG follow-up to Undertale, released in chapters from 2018; Chapters 1-5 are out (Chapter 5, June 2026), with Chapters 6-7 planned as free updates, bullet-hell turn-based combat, and an 86 Metascore.
Dengeki Bunko: Fighting Climax (電撃文庫 FIGHTING CLIMAX)
Dengeki Bunko: Fighting Climax (電撃文庫 FIGHTING CLIMAX) is a 2014 Sega-published 2D crossover fighting game by Ecole Software and French Bread, pairing 14 Dengeki Bunko light novel fighters with 23 assists in Sega-themed stages; sequel Ignition followed in 2015.
Déraciné
Déraciné is a 2018 first-person VR adventure by FromSoftware, directed by Hidetaka Miyazaki, published by Sony for PS4 with PlayStation VR. The player is a faerie in a time-frozen boarding school; mixed reviews, about 4-5 hours long.
Detention (video game)
Detention (返校, Fanxiao) is a 2017 2D point-and-click horror game by Taiwan's Red Candle Games, set in 1960s White Terror-era Taiwan; Steam top-three hit, Metacritic 83, adapted into a 2019 film and 2020 series.
Deus Ex
Deus Ex: cyberpunk immersive sim RPG franchise begun by Ion Storm Austin in 2000 under Warren Spector; later entries by Eidos-Montréal (Human Revolution, Mankind Divided); owned by Embracer since 2022, new game cancelled 2024-2026.