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Jet Set Radio (ジェットセットラジオ)

Jet Set Radio (ジェットセットラジオ), aka Jet Grind Radio in North America, is Sega and Smilebit's 2000 Dreamcast cel-shaded skating and graffiti action game set in Tokyo-to, with a Hideki Naganuma soundtrack, a 2002 Xbox sequel, a 2012 HD remaster, and a new entry announced in 2023.

Jet Set Radio Future

Jet Set Radio Future (ジェットセットラジオフューチャー) is Smilebit's 2002 Xbox-exclusive sequel to Jet Set Radio, a cel-shaded graffiti-skating action game set in futuristic Tokyo, released on the Xbox's Japanese launch day and never re-released on modern consoles.

Jetpac

Jetpac (1983) is a single-screen platform shooter by Ultimate Play the Game (later Rare) for the ZX Spectrum, starring Jetman building and fueling rockets; first Golden Joystick Game of the Year winner, ported to VIC-20 and BBC Micro.

Jetpack Cat

Jetpack Cat, aka Fika, is a support hero in Overwatch (formerly Overwatch 2), released February 10, 2026 after nearly a decade as a scrapped concept; a 225 HP permanently flying cat with Lifeline ally transport, Purr heals, and the Catnapper tether ultimate, repeatedly nerfed after launch.

Jinx (League of Legends)

Jinx, the Loose Cannon, is a marksman champion in League of Legends, released October 2013 with the Get Jinxed video; a late-game hyper carry with Pow-Pow/Fishbones weapon swap, and an Arcane protagonist.

Joel (The Last of Us)

Joel is the protagonist of Naughty Dog's The Last of Us (2013), voiced by Troy Baker and played by Pedro Pascal on HBO; his hospital choice to save Ellie over a cure, and his death in Part II and season 2, made him gaming's most debated antihero.

John Carpenter's Toxic Commando

John Carpenter's Toxic Commando is a co-op FPS zombie horde shooter by Saber Interactive and Focus Entertainment, released March 12, 2026 on PS5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC, using the Swarm Engine and vehicles inspired by Mudrunner.

Johnny Cage

Johnny Cage: Hollywood action-star fighter in the Mortal Kombat franchise, debuting in the 1992 arcade game as one of seven originals, created as a Jean-Claude Van Damme homage, played by Karl Urban in the 2026 film Mortal Kombat 2.

Jones in the Fast Lane

Jones in the Fast Lane is a Sierra On-Line life-simulation board game for DOS and Windows 3.x (released 1990-1992 by differing accounts) where players race the AI Jones to goals in wealth, happiness, education, and career.

Journey (2012 video game)

Journey (2012) is thatgamecompany's desert adventure for PS3, later on PS4, PC, and iOS. Anonymous two-player pairing, chime-only communication, Austin Wintory score, five 2013 BAFTAs, Metacritic 92.

Jr. Pac-Man

Jr. Pac-Man (ジュニア・パックマン) is a 1983 Bally Midway maze arcade game developed by GCC, starring Pac-Man's child in large scrolling mazes with six power pellets and pellet-destroying moving bonus items; unauthorized by Namco.

Jungle Hunt

Jungle Hunt is a 1982 side-scrolling platform arcade game by Taito, originally released as Jungle King, in which an explorer rescues his girlfriend across four stages.

Jurassic World Evolution 3

Jurassic World Evolution 3, by Frontier Developments with Universal, released 21 October 2025 on PC, PS5, and Xbox Series X|S; third dinosaur park-management sim, adding breeding, juveniles, DIN campaign, and cross-platform Frontier Workshop sharing; Metacritic about 81-82.

Just Dance 2

Just Dance 2 (Ubisoft, Wii, October 12, 2010) is a dance rhythm game and sequel to Just Dance, with 40+ tracks, duet and Dance Battle modes, Just Sweat workout mode, DLC, a 74 Metascore, and over 5 million copies sold by January 2011.

Just Dance 2020

Just Dance 2020 (ジャストダンス2020) is Ubisoft's eleventh annual dance rhythm game, released 5 November 2019 on Switch, PS4, Xbox One, Wii, and Stadia, with 40 new songs, an All-Stars tenth-anniversary mode, and Just Dance Unlimited access to 500+ tracks.

Just Dance 2025 Edition

Just Dance 2025 Edition is Ubisoft's dance rhythm game released October 15, 2024 for Switch, PS5, and Xbox Series X|S, adding 40 songs (five by Ariana Grande), a beta phone Camera Controller mode, and Just Dance+ integration; Metascore 71.

Just Dance 2026 Edition

Just Dance 2026 Edition, Ubisoft Paris dance rhythm game released October 14, 2025 for Switch, PS5, Xbox Series X|S; 40 songs, new Party Mode and Camera Controller Mode, 1-month Just Dance+ subscription included.

K'

K' (Kay Dash, ケイ・ダッシュ) is the dark-hero protagonist SNK introduced in The King of Fighters '99 for the NESTS Saga, a memory-wiped ex-agent with Kusanagi fire in his right hand, partnered with the cyborg Maxima.

Kafka (Honkai: Star Rail)

Kafka (Honkai: Star Rail) is a 5-star Lightning Nihility character, Stellaron Hunter, and DoT specialist who detonates damage-over-time effects; reworked in version 3.4 with a 100% ATK buff for high Effect Hit Rate allies.

Kaiserreich (video game mod)

Kaiserreich: Legacy of the Weltkrieg is the largest alternate history mod for Hearts of Iron II, Darkest Hour, and Hearts of Iron IV, asking what if Germany had won WW1; founded by Sarmatia in 2005, it offers 1936 syndicalist-Europe gameplay with nearly 200 focus trees and over a million Steam subscribers.

Kano (Mortal Kombat)

Kano is the Black Dragon mercenary leader and laser-eyed arms dealer from Mortal Kombat (1992); retconned to Australian after the 1995 film, a minor antagonist across reboots, famous for the Heart Rip fatality.

Kantai Collection

Kantai Collection (艦これ, KanColle) is a Japanese free-to-play browser fleet-training simulation launched April 23, 2013 on DMM GAMES, where admirals collect WWII Imperial Japanese Navy warships personified as ship girls (kanmusu), notable for its gacha-light resource economy and media-mix franchise.

Karate Champ

Karate Champ (空手道, Karate Dō) is a 1984 Data East/Technos Japan arcade fighting game with dual-joystick, no-button controls, half-point karate scoring, and a same-year Player vs Player edition; a genre founder.

Karnov

Karnov (カルノフ) is Data East's 1987 arcade platform-shooter starring Jinborov Karnovski, a fire-breathing Russian strongman recovering the Treasure of Babylon across nine stages; ported to Famicom/NES by Namco and Data East, later a Data East mascot.

Kasumi (Dead or Alive)

Kasumi (霞) is the lead kunoichi of Team NINJA's Dead or Alive fighting series since 1996; sister of Hayate, half-sister of Ayane; fights with Mugen Tenshin Tenjin-mon ninjutsu and the Hoshinpo teleport stance; voiced by Houko Kuwashima; has a clone, Phase 4, in DOA6.

Kasumi Yoshizawa

Kasumi Yoshizawa, also known as Sumire Yoshizawa, is a fictional character in Persona 5 Royal: an award-winning gymnast at Shujin Academy who joins the Phantom Thieves as Violet.

Katamari Damacy

Katamari Damacy (塊魂) is a 2004 Namco PlayStation 2 puzzle-action game by Keita Takahashi in which the Prince of All Cosmos rolls a sticky katamari ball, growing from thumbtacks to stars; remastered as REROLL in 2018.

Keep Driving (video game)

Keep Driving is a turn-based management road-trip RPG by Swedish studio YCJY Games, released on PC February 6, 2025 and consoles September 28, 2026; early-2000s pixel art world, card combat against road events, multiple 1-4 hour endings, Metacritic 84, about 300,000 sales.

Keeper (video game)

Keeper is a 2025 wordless puzzle-adventure game by Double Fine Productions and Xbox Game Studios, released October 17, 2025 on Xbox Series X|S and PC, in which a sentient lighthouse and a seabird named Twig climb a surreal post-human mountain.

Kena: Bridge of Spirits

Kena: Bridge of Spirits is a 2021 action-adventure game by Ember Lab (also Kena) for PS4/PS5, PC, later Xbox and Switch 2, starring spirit guide Kena and her Rot companions; Metacritic 81, TGA 2021 Best Independent Game.