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Angry Birds (video game)
Angry Birds, Rovio's 2009 slingshot physics puzzle for iOS, launched birds at green pigs; 52nd Rovio game, App Store hit of 2010, later delisted and remade as Rovio Classics.
Animal Crossing: New Horizons
Animal Crossing: New Horizons (ACNH) is Nintendo's life simulation game for Switch, released March 20, 2020, set on a deserted island with Tom Nook, crafting, terraforming, and real-time seasons; a COVID-era hit with Metacritic 90 and a 2026 3.0 update.
Animal Crossing: Wild World (おいでよ どうぶつの森)
Animal Crossing: Wild World (おいでよ どうぶつの森) is Nintendo's 2005 Nintendo DS social simulation game, the series' first handheld entry, directed by Hisashi Nogami; it sold 11.75 million copies and its online service ended in 2014.
Ann Takamaki (高巻杏)
Ann Takamaki (高巻杏), codename Panther, is a Phantom Thief in Persona 5 and spin-offs, a fire-attribute whip user whose Persona is Carmen; voiced by Nana Mizuki and Erika Harlacher.
Anna Williams (Tekken)
Anna Williams (アンナ・ウィリアムズ), the "Scarlet Lightning", is Nina Williams's younger sister and rival in Bandai Namco's Tekken series, introduced in Tekken 1994, absent only from Tekken 4, and a Season 2 Tekken 8 DLC fighter (April 2025) wielding the Lovely Tom rocket launcher.
Anno 117
Anno 117: Pax Romana is a 2025 city-building and economic simulation game by Ubisoft Mainz, set in the Roman Empire's Pax Romana, released for PC and consoles on November 13, 2025.
Another Code: Recollection
Another Code: Recollection is a January 19, 2024 Nintendo Switch collection by Arc System Works and Nintendo remaking Another Code: Two Memories (Trace Memory) and Another Code R, the latter previously unreleased in North America, with 3D visuals, voice acting, and hint systems.
Another Crab's Treasure
Another Crab's Treasure is a 2024 soulslike/3D platformer by Aggro Crab starring hermit crab Kril, whose shell is stolen by a loan shark; he wears trash as shells granting abilities, in a polluted ocean setting, released April 25, 2024 on PC, PS5, Xbox, and Switch.
Another World (video game)
Another World (Out of This World in North America) is a 1991 cinematic platformer by Éric Chahi, made almost solo for Amiga and Atari ST, published by Delphine Software, starring Lester on an alien planet, later ported to over 25 platforms and held by MoMA.
Anran
Anran (안란) is a fire-wielding Damage (flanking DPS) hero in Blizzard's Overwatch, sister of Wuyang, launched February 10, 2026 in The Reign of Talon Season 1: Conquest, with an Ignition burn mechanic, dual ultimate, and a Season 2 face redesign after fan criticism.
Anthem (video game)
Anthem (BioWare/EA, 2019) is an online-only live-service looter shooter with flying Javelin exosuits. Sold ~5 million copies, scored 59 on Metacritic; Anthem NEXT was canceled in 2021 and servers shut down January 12, 2026.
Ao Oni (青鬼)
Ao Oni (青鬼) is a 2004 freeware Japanese horror puzzle game by pseudonymous developer noprops, built in RPG Maker XP, where players flee a randomly appearing blue oni; it spawned novels, films, anime, mobile sequels, and 2024 Switch/Steam remakes.
Arco (video game)
Arco is a 2024 tactical RPG published by Panic for PC, Switch, PS5, and Xbox Series X. Set in a Mesoamerican-inspired fantasy frontier, it features simultaneous turn-based, gridless combat and scored 86 on Metacritic.
Arctic Eggs
Arctic Eggs is a 2024 surreal first-person physics cooking game by The Water Museum and CRITICAL REFLEX, released May 16, 2024, in which a disgraced Poultry Peddler fries eggs for residents of a far-future Antarctic settlement.
Arena Breakout (暗区突围)
Arena Breakout (暗区突围) is a free-to-play mobile extraction shooter by Tencent's MoreFun Studios, published by Level Infinite, released worldwide July 14, 2023 on iOS and Android; players loot, fight, and must extract alive to keep gear.
Ark: Survival Evolved
ARK: Survival Evolved (stylized ARK) is Studio Wildcard's 2017 open-world dinosaur survival game, Steam Early Access June 2, 2015, full launch August 29, 2017 on PC, Xbox One, PS4; taming, tribes, PvP/PvE, five paid expansions.
Arkanoid
Arkanoid (Taito, 1986) is a block breaker arcade game, a reworking of Atari's Breakout with the Vaus paddle, power-ups, 33 rounds, and the boss DOH; it defined the brick-breaker genre and spawned many sequels and ports.
Arknights: Endfield
Arknights: Endfield (明日方舟：终末地) is Hypergryph's free-to-play 3D real-time strategy RPG, released worldwide January 22, 2026, combining semi-open world ARPG combat with AIC factory automation on Talos-II.
Arlecchino (Genshin Impact)
Arlecchino (The Knave, born Peruere) is a 5-star Pyro polearm character in Genshin Impact, released April 24, 2024 in Version 4.6. Fourth of the Fatui Harbingers and head of the House of the Hearth, she turns the Bond of Life debuff into a damage resource.
Arma Reforger
Arma Reforger is Bohemia Interactive's 2022 Cold War military simulator sandbox on the Enfusion engine, set on Everon, Arland, and Kolguyev, with Conflict, Game Master, and Combat Ops modes, and serving as the testbed for Arma 4.
Armored Core (アーマード・コア) (video game)
Armored Core (アーマード・コア) is FromSoftware's 1997 PlayStation mech action game that founded the series: assemble a custom AC from modular parts, run mercenary missions for corporations in a post-Great Destruction world, with PS4/PS5 re-release in 2025.
Armored Core V
Armored Core V (アーマード・コア ファイブ) is a 2012 FromSoftware mech action game for PS3 and Xbox 360, published by Namco Bandai, rebuilt around online team territory conquest; Metacritic 68.
Armored Core: Verdict Day
Armored Core: Verdict Day (アーマード・コア ヴァーディクトデイ) is FromSoftware's 2013 mecha action game for PS3 and Xbox 360, a sequel to Armored Core V with UNAC AI companions, faction territory war, and online servers closed March 31, 2024.
Arms (video game)
Arms (ARMS) is Nintendo's 2017 Switch fighting game with extendable, curving arms, Joy-Con motion controls, 10 launch fighters grown to 15, 2.72 million sales, Metascore 77, and a 2025 Switch 2 update.
Art of Fighting (龍虎の拳) (video game)
Art of Fighting (龍虎の拳, Ryuuko no Ken) is SNK's 1992 Neo Geo fighting game where Ryo Sakazaki and Robert Garcia rescue kidnapped Yuri, introducing the spirit gauge, zoom camera, and first super special move; sequels 1994 and 1996.
Art of Fighting 3: The Path of the Warrior
Art of Fighting 3: The Path of the Warrior (Ryuuko no Ken Gaiden) is SNK's 1996 Neo Geo fighting game, the series' final entry, set in Glasshill Valley with only Ryo and Robert returning, motion-captured sprites, parries, and a 2026 remaster adding King and Yuri.
Asgard's Wrath 2
Asgard's Wrath 2 is a VR open-world action RPG by Sanzaru Games, released December 15, 2023 on Meta Quest 2/3/Pro; a Cosmic Guardian possesses mortal heroes to hunt Loki. Meta's first AAA standalone Quest title, $59.99, free with Quest 3.
Asgore
Asgore Dreemurr (アズゴア・ドリーマー), king of the underground in Toby Fox's Undertale, plans to take seven human SOULs to break the barrier; his Neutral Route boss fight famously destroys the MERCY button, and he also appears in Deltarune.
Asphalt 8: Airborne
Asphalt 8: Airborne is a 2013 arcade racing game by Gameloft Barcelona, eighth in the Asphalt series, known for aerial-stunt gameplay on a new physics engine, a 91 Metacritic score, 300 million downloads, and updates continuing into 2025.
Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced
Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced is Ubisoft Singapore's 2026 ground-up remake of 2013's Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag on the latest Anvil engine, released July 9, 2026, selling 2 million copies in a day before studio layoffs.