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Pixel Piracy
Pixel Piracy is a 2D side-scrolling pirate simulator RPG by Vitali Kirpu (Quadro Delta), in Early Access December 12, 2013 and on Steam 2014–2015; PS4/Xbox One via 505 Games in 2016; Mixed Steam reception; Quadro Delta went bankrupt in 2018.
Pizza Tower
Pizza Tower (Tour De Pizza, 26 January 2023) is a fast-paced 2D platformer starring chef Peppino Spaghetti, a Wario Land 4-inspired score-attack game with no health system, P-Ranks, and 98% positive Steam reviews.
Plague Inc.
Plague Inc. (Ndemic Creations, 2012) is a strategy simulation where players evolve a pathogen to wipe out humanity before a cure; over 180 million players, iOS Metascore 80, CDC attention.
Planescape: Torment
Planescape: Torment, Black Isle Studios' 1999 Infinity Engine CRPG for Interplay, follows the amnesiac immortal Nameless One through D&D's Planescape setting; dialogue-driven, critically acclaimed, later re-released as Beamdog's Enhanced Edition.
Planet Coaster
Planet Coaster is a 2016 theme park construction and management sim by Frontier Developments for PC, with Career, Sandbox, and Challenge modes, Steam Workshop blueprints, and a 2024 sequel, Planet Coaster 2.
Planet Coaster 2
Planet Coaster 2 is Frontier Developments' theme park management sim, released 6 November 2024 on PC, PS5, and Xbox Series S|X. It adds water parks, pools, and flumes, Career/Franchise/Sandbox modes, co-op multiplayer, and sold over 600,000 units.
Planet of Lana II
Planet of Lana II: Children of the Leaf is Wishfully's 2025-announced cinematic 2.5D puzzle-platformer sequel, released March 5, 2026 by Thunderful on PC, Xbox, PlayStation, Switch, and Game Pass, following Lana and Mui across Novo.
Planet Zoo
Planet Zoo (Frontier Developments, PC 5 Nov 2019; PS5/Xbox Series 2024) is a zoo management simulation with animal welfare, genetics and inbreeding systems, off-grid building, franchise-mode Conservation Credits trading, 20 DLC packs, Metacritic 81, and 5.4 million copies reported sold.
Planet Zoo 2
Planet Zoo 2 is Frontier Developments' zoo management simulation, released 13 October 2026 on PC, PS5, and Xbox Series X|S. It adds aquariums with aquatic species, aviaries with flying birds, Wildlife Reserves, and heavier management than the 2019 original.
PlanetSide 2
PlanetSide 2: free-to-play MMOFPS launched November 20, 2012 by Sony Online Entertainment, now under Toadman Interactive. Three factions (Terran Republic, New Conglomerate, Vanu Sovereignty) fight for Auraxis across four 8x8 km continents on the ForgeLight engine.
Plants vs. Zombies
Plants vs. Zombies (PvZ) is a 2009 PopCap tower defense game by George Fan: plants bought with sun defend a house from zombie waves. iPhone launch sold 300,000 copies in nine days; Replanted remaster arrived 2025.
Plants vs. Zombies 3: Evolved
Plants vs. Zombies 3: Evolved (PvZ3E) is PopCap/EA's reworked mobile tower defense game, built on plant-merging fusions borrowed from a fan mod, in Early Access in Ireland and the Philippines after earlier PvZ3 versions were scrapped in 2020 and 2024.
Plants vs. Zombies: Garden Warfare
Plants vs. Zombies: Garden Warfare is PopCap's 2014 class-based third-person shooter on Frostbite 3, with four plant and four zombie classes, Garden Ops co-op, and 12v12 Gardens & Graveyards and Team Vanquish modes.
Plants vs. Zombies: Garden Warfare 2
Plants vs. Zombies: Garden Warfare 2 (PvZGW2) is PopCap and EA's third-person shooter, released February 23, 2016 on PC, PS4, and Xbox One, with 14 classes, 100+ characters, Backyard Battleground hub, Herbal Assault, and Metacritic 82.
Plants vs. Zombies: Replanted
Plants vs. Zombies: Replanted is a 2025 remaster of the 2009 tower defense game, by PopCap Games and The Lost Pixels, published by EA for PC and consoles. It adds co-op, PvP, and new modes; launch criticism centered on missing dynamic audio and AI-art allegations.
Platformer
Platformer: video game genre centered on jumping between platforms. Began with Donkey Kong (Nintendo, 1981); Super Mario Bros. defined 2D, Super Mario 64 (1996) the first 3D; includes metroidvanias and 2.5D games.
Play Novel Silent Hill (プレイノベル サイレントヒル)
Play Novel Silent Hill (プレイノベル サイレントヒル) is a visual novel adaptation of the 1999 survival horror game Silent Hill, released by Konami for the Game Boy Advance in Japan in 2001.
Playboy: The Mansion
Playboy: The Mansion is a 2005 lifestyle simulation game by Cyberlore Studios for PC, PS2, and Xbox, in which the player plays Hugh Hefner, builds the Playboy magazine, and hosts parties; GameSpot scored it 6.3 Fair.
Player character
Player character: the figure a player controls in a video game, distinct from the AI-controlled nonplayer character; game studies distinguishes the customizable avatar from the narrative character, with identification and embodiment as the main player relationships studied.
PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale
PlayStation All-Stars, also known as PS All-Stars, is a 2012 crossover fighting game for PlayStation 3 and Vita featuring characters like Kratos and Nathan Drake.
Plok!
Plok! is a 1993 Super Nintendo platformer by Software Creations and the Pickford brothers, starring a flag-wearing hero who throws detachable limbs at fleas on Akrillic Island, with a Tim and Geoff Follin soundtrack.
Pocket Monsters Stadium (ポケモンスタジアム)
Pocket Monsters Stadium (ポケモンスタジアム) is the Japan-only 1998 Nintendo 64 Pokémon battle game, the first Stadium entry, with 40-42 of 151 Pokémon in 3D, 64GB Pak connectivity, and sequel numbering that diverged overseas.
Pocket Mortys
Pocket Mortys: free-to-play Pokémon-style monster-collecting RPG by Big Pixel Studios and Adult Swim Games, released January 2016 on iOS and Android; players collect and battle alternate-dimension Mortys; servers shut down April 13, 2026.
Poinpy
Poinpy is a 2022 vertical-climbing mobile game by Ojiro Fumoto, creator of Downwell, originally a Netflix Games exclusive; players slingshot upward collecting fruit recipes for a beast, later re-released free by Devolver Digital.
Poison (Final Fight)
Poison is a Capcom fictional character debuting as a Mad Gear gang enemy in Final Fight (1989), later playable in Final Fight Revenge and Street Fighter X Tekken, and the subject of a long-running gender-identity dispute.
Pokémon (video game series)
Pokémon video game series: Game Freak RPGs begun with Red/Green (Japan, February 27, 1996), nine generations, 1,025 creatures, over 515 million software units shipped, VGC competitive circuit, and the 2026 battle-focused Pokémon Champions.
Pokémon (ポケットモンスター)
Pokémon (ポケットモンスター) is a Japanese media franchise of creature-collecting games, cards, and apps, jointly trademarked by Nintendo, Creatures, and GAME FREAK; over 260 million games sold by 2014, with tenth-generation Pokémon Winds and Waves coming to Switch 2 in 2027.
Pokémon Black 2 and White 2
Pokémon Black 2 and White 2 (ポケットモンスターブラック２・ホワイト２) are 2012 Game Freak Nintendo DS RPGs, the series' first direct sequels, set in Unova two years later, with the Pokémon World Tournament, Pokéstar Studios, Join Avenue, and 7.81 million copies sold.
Pokémon Black and White
Pokémon Black and White (ポケットモンスターブラック・ホワイト) are Game Freak's 2010–2011 Nintendo DS Generation V RPGs set in Unova, based on New York City, with 156 new Pokémon, seasonal cycles, Triple and Rotation Battles, reusable TMs, and 15.64 million copies sold.
Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl
Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl (ポケットモンスター ブリリアントダイヤモンド・シャイニングパール) are ILCA-developed 2021 Switch remakes of the 2006 DS Sinnoh games, released November 19, 2021; chibi art, Grand Underground, Ramanas Park, 493-Pokédex, 15M+ sales, Metacritic 73.