# List of Dragon Ball video games

The [Dragon Ball](https://www.edgepedia.org/dragon-ball) video games are the licensed game adaptations of [Akira Toriyama](https://www.edgepedia.org/akira-toriyama)'s Dragon Ball franchise, a catalog that began in 1986 and now spans fighting games, role-playing games, action games, and card and mobile titles across nearly every major console generation. [Bandai Namco Entertainment](https://www.edgepedia.org/bandai-namco-entertainment) holds the console game license and maintains the current lineup.<sup>[1](https://en.bandainamcoent.eu/dragon-ball)</sup>

| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| First game | Dragon Ball: Dragon Daihikyou, September 27, 1986, Super Cassette Vision<sup>[2](https://www.siliconera.com/every-dragon-ball-game-released-in-english/)</sup> |
| Best-selling console titles | Dragon Ball Xenoverse 2 and Dragon Ball FighterZ each surpassed 10 million copies shipped worldwide (announced May 10, 2023)<sup>[3](https://www.bandainamcoent.com/news/dragon-ball-xenoverse-2-and-dragon-ball-fighterz-sold-10-million-copies-worldwide)</sup> |
| Largest roster | Dragon Ball: Sparking! Zero, with 182 playable characters<sup>[4](https://www.bandainamcoent.co.jp/pdfs/HP_20250204_EN.pdf)</sup> |
| Latest major release | Dragon Ball: Sparking! Zero, October 2024, over 5 million units sold<sup>[4](https://www.bandainamcoent.co.jp/pdfs/HP_20250204_EN.pdf)</sup> |
| Announced sequel | DRAGON BALL XENOVERSE 3, planned for 2027 on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X\|S, and PC<sup>[5](https://en.bandainamcoent.eu/dragon-ball/news/become-the-hero-of-new-dragon-ball-era-dragon-ball-xenoverse-3)</sup> |
| Longest-supported title | Xenoverse 2, released November 2016, still receiving DLC with Future Saga Chapter 4 as its final chapter<sup>[3](https://www.bandainamcoent.com/news/dragon-ball-xenoverse-2-and-dragon-ball-fighterz-sold-10-million-copies-worldwide)</sup><sup> • </sup><sup>[6](https://en.bandainamcoent.eu/dragon-ball/news/dragon-ball-games-battle-hour-2026-dragon-ball-xenoverse-3-announced-and-more)</sup> |

## Origins (1986–1990s)

The first Dragon Ball video game was Dragon Ball: Dragon Daihikyou, released on September 27, 1986 for the Super Cassette Vision.<sup>[2](https://www.siliconera.com/every-dragon-ball-game-released-in-english/)</sup> Kanzenshuu's console game record identifies it as the first Dragon Ball game produced for a home console system, developed and published by Epoch in September 1986.<sup>[7](https://www.kanzenshuu.com/wiki/Console_Video_Games)</sup> From that start, the history of Dragon Ball games spread across multiple decades, though the English-language release history is thinner: several Japanese titles never received an English port, while others were released only in North America.<sup>[2](https://www.siliconera.com/every-dragon-ball-game-released-in-english/)</sup>

The 1990s produced a run of Japanese fighting and RPG titles, including the Super Butōden series on the Super Famicom (1993–1994), [Dragon Ball Z](https://www.edgepedia.org/dragon-ball-z): Ultimate Battle 22 (1995), Dragon Ball Z: The Legend (1996), and [Dragon Ball GT](https://www.edgepedia.org/dragon-ball-gt): Final Bout (1997).<sup>[8](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ayiY764w0kU)</sup> Of these, Final Bout received a North American PlayStation release in July 1997, and Super Butoden and Super Butoden 2 reached English audiences only decades later, in 2018 and 2015 respectively.<sup>[2](https://www.siliconera.com/every-dragon-ball-game-released-in-english/)</sup>

## The Budokai and Tenkaichi era (2002–2008)

**Dragon Ball Z: Budokai** launched on [PlayStation 2](https://www.edgepedia.org/playstation-2) in December 2002 and anchored a trilogy that continued with Budokai 2 (2003) and Budokai 3 (2004).<sup>[2](https://www.siliconera.com/every-dragon-ball-game-released-in-english/)</sup> The Budokai Tenkaichi subseries followed on PlayStation 2 and Wii: Budokai Tenkaichi (2005), Budokai Tenkaichi 2 (2006), and Budokai Tenkaichi 3 (2007), the last of which is cited as the reference point for 3D arena gameplay in the series.<sup>[2](https://www.siliconera.com/every-dragon-ball-game-released-in-english/)</sup> The era closed with Dragon Ball Z: Infinite World on PlayStation 2 in December 2008.<sup>[2](https://www.siliconera.com/every-dragon-ball-game-released-in-english/)</sup>

Handheld releases ran in parallel. [Game Boy Advance](https://www.edgepedia.org/game-boy-advance) titles included The Legacy of Goku (2002), The Legacy of Goku II (2003), Buu's Fury (2004), and Dragon Ball: Advanced [Adventure](https://www.edgepedia.org/adventure) (2005), and the [Nintendo DS](https://www.edgepedia.org/nintendo-ds) received Supersonic Warriors 2 (2005) and Harukanaru Densetsu (2007).<sup>[2](https://www.siliconera.com/every-dragon-ball-game-released-in-english/)</sup>

## Modern era (2015–present)

**Dragon Ball Xenoverse** (February 2015) introduced player-created characters in a twist on the Dragon Ball story, and its successor [Dragon Ball Xenoverse 2](https://www.edgepedia.org/dragon-ball-xenoverse-2) (October 2016) became the franchise's commercial benchmark.<sup>[2](https://www.siliconera.com/every-dragon-ball-game-released-in-english/)</sup><sup> • </sup><sup>[3](https://www.bandainamcoent.com/news/dragon-ball-xenoverse-2-and-dragon-ball-fighterz-sold-10-million-copies-worldwide)</sup> Although Xenoverse 2 offers up to 129 playable characters including paid DLC, Dragon Ball: Sparking! ZERO has the largest number of playable characters among current Dragon Ball console game titles, with 182 characters at launch, and Xenoverse 2 in its seventh year still maintained about one million monthly active users.<sup>[3](https://www.bandainamcoent.com/news/dragon-ball-xenoverse-2-and-dragon-ball-fighterz-sold-10-million-copies-worldwide)</sup><sup> • </sup><sup>[14](https://www.bandainamcoent.com/news/dragon-ball-sparking-zero-full-roster-reveal)</sup> Its post-launch support ran for nearly a decade, ending with the four-chapter Future Saga DLC, whose Chapter 4 was revealed at Dragon Ball Games Battle Hour 2026 as the final chapter.<sup>[6](https://en.bandainamcoent.eu/dragon-ball/news/dragon-ball-games-battle-hour-2026-dragon-ball-xenoverse-3-announced-and-more)</sup>

**Dragon Ball FighterZ** (January 26, 2018) took the franchise in a competitive 2D fighting direction with high-quality animation, and became the fastest Dragon Ball console game to reach 10 million copies sold since the first console game.<sup>[2](https://www.siliconera.com/every-dragon-ball-game-released-in-english/)</sup><sup> • </sup><sup>[3](https://www.bandainamcoent.com/news/dragon-ball-xenoverse-2-and-dragon-ball-fighterz-sold-10-million-copies-worldwide)</sup> It won Best Fighting Game at [The Game Awards 2018](https://www.edgepedia.org/the-game-awards-2018) and has been used as an esports title, with the FighterZ World Tour running offline and online tournaments from August 2022.<sup>[3](https://www.bandainamcoent.com/news/dragon-ball-xenoverse-2-and-dragon-ball-fighterz-sold-10-million-copies-worldwide)</sup>

Other recent console entries include [Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot](https://www.edgepedia.org/dragon-ball-z-kakarot) (January 17, 2020), an open-world role-playing retelling of the Z saga, and Dragon Ball: [The Breakers](https://www.edgepedia.org/the-breakers) (October 14, 2022), an asymmetric multiplayer title.<sup>[2](https://www.siliconera.com/every-dragon-ball-game-released-in-english/)</sup> [Dragon Ball: Sparking! Zero](https://www.edgepedia.org/dragon-ball-sparking-zero), released in October 2024 for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC, surpassed 5 million units sold worldwide and carries the series' largest roster at 182 characters.<sup>[4](https://www.bandainamcoent.co.jp/pdfs/HP_20250204_EN.pdf)</sup> In its launch week it exceeded 122,000 simultaneous players on PC.<sup>[9](https://cadenaser.com/nacional/2025/12/09/probamos-el-dragon-ball-sparking-zero-a-goku-y-compania-les-sienta-bien-el-salto-a-la-nintendo-switch-2-cadena-ser/)</sup> Large-scale DLC for the game is slated for summer 2026.<sup>[10](https://www.bandainamco.co.jp/files/ir/financialstatements/pdf/en_20260513_presentation.pdf)</sup>

## Dragon Ball Xenoverse 3

**DRAGON BALL XENOVERSE 3** was announced at Dragon Ball Games Battle Hour 2026, planned for release in 2027 on [PlayStation 5](https://www.edgepedia.org/playstation-5), Xbox Series X|S, and PC.<sup>[6](https://en.bandainamcoent.eu/dragon-ball/news/dragon-ball-games-battle-hour-2026-dragon-ball-xenoverse-3-announced-and-more)</sup> The project was first announced as game project "AGE 1000" at the Dragon Ball Genkidamatsuri event on January 25, 2026, and later confirmed as Xenoverse 3.<sup>[11](https://www.bandainamcoent.com/news/dragon-ball-game-project-age-1000-set-for-2027)</sup><sup> • </sup><sup>[12](https://www.gamesradar.com/games/fighting/the-new-dragon-ball-game-that-everyone-thought-was-xenoverse-3-has-finally-been-confirmed-as-dragon-ball-xenoverse-3/)</sup> It arrives ten years after the last entry in the series and is set in a new setting called AGE 1000, a world envisioned by the original creator Akira Toriyama, blending a story-driven RPG with action.<sup>[5](https://en.bandainamcoent.eu/dragon-ball/news/become-the-hero-of-new-dragon-ball-era-dragon-ball-xenoverse-3)</sup>

## Reception and standing

Adapting Dragon Ball into games is regarded as difficult because the franchise depends on high-speed combat, emotional storytelling, and iconic transformations, and only a handful of the dozens of released titles are considered to capture the source material fully.<sup>[13](https://nintendocentral.com/the-five-dragon-ball-games-that-actually-do-the-anime-justice-ranked/)</sup> Commercially, the franchise's console games have repeatedly set sales records, with Xenoverse 2 and FighterZ each passing 10 million copies shipped.<sup>[3](https://www.bandainamcoent.com/news/dragon-ball-xenoverse-2-and-dragon-ball-fighterz-sold-10-million-copies-worldwide)</sup>

## References

1. [All DRAGON BALL video games, Bandai Namco Europe](https://en.bandainamcoent.eu/dragon-ball)
2. [Every Dragon Ball Game Released in English, Siliconera](https://www.siliconera.com/every-dragon-ball-game-released-in-english/)
3. [DRAGON BALL Console Games Sold Over 10 Million Copies Each, Bandai Namco Entertainment America](https://www.bandainamcoent.com/news/dragon-ball-xenoverse-2-and-dragon-ball-fighterz-sold-10-million-copies-worldwide)
4. [BANDAI NAMCO Entertainment press materials (February 2025)](https://www.bandainamcoent.co.jp/pdfs/HP_20250204_EN.pdf)
5. [Become the hero of a new DRAGON BALL era in DRAGON BALL XENOVERSE 3, Bandai Namco Europe](https://en.bandainamcoent.eu/dragon-ball/news/become-the-hero-of-new-dragon-ball-era-dragon-ball-xenoverse-3)
6. [DRAGON BALL Games Battle Hour 2026: DRAGON BALL XENOVERSE 3 Announced, Bandai Namco Europe](https://en.bandainamcoent.eu/dragon-ball/news/dragon-ball-games-battle-hour-2026-dragon-ball-xenoverse-3-announced-and-more)
7. [Console Video Games, Kanzenshuu Dragon Ball Wiki](https://www.kanzenshuu.com/wiki/Console_Video_Games)
8. [The Evolution of Dragon Ball Games (1986–2008), Part 1, YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ayiY764w0kU)
9. [Probamos el 'Dragon Ball: Sparking! Zero', Cadena SER](https://cadenaser.com/nacional/2025/12/09/probamos-el-dragon-ball-sparking-zero-a-goku-y-compania-les-sienta-bien-el-salto-a-la-nintendo-switch-2-cadena-ser/)
10. [Bandai Namco Group FY2027.3 presentation](https://www.bandainamco.co.jp/files/ir/financialstatements/pdf/en_20260513_presentation.pdf)
11. [Bandai Namco Entertainment Announces DRAGON BALL Game Project "AGE 1000"](https://www.bandainamcoent.com/news/dragon-ball-game-project-age-1000-set-for-2027)
12. [The new Dragon Ball game confirmed as Dragon Ball Xenoverse 3, GamesRadar+](https://www.gamesradar.com/games/fighting/the-new-dragon-ball-game-that-everyone-thought-was-xenoverse-3-has-finally-been-confirmed-as-dragon-ball-xenoverse-3/)
13. [The Five Dragon Ball Games That Actually Do the Anime Justice, Ranked, Nintendo Central](https://nintendocentral.com/the-five-dragon-ball-games-that-actually-do-the-anime-justice-ranked/)
14. [DRAGON BALL: Sparking! ZERO Will Have 181 Playable Characters at Launch, Bandai Namco Entertainment America Inc.](https://www.bandainamcoent.com/news/dragon-ball-sparking-zero-full-roster-reveal)

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