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List of animated series based on video games

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This is a list of cartoons shows based on video games. It does not include Japanese anime series, which are listed separately on the List of anime based on video games, but everything could be listed on the List of television series based on video games.

Animated Series

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Title Video game of origin Year Production companies Network
Pac-Man Pac-Man by Namco 1982–1983 Hanna-Barbera Productions ABC
Saturday Supercade 1983–1984 Ruby-Spears Productions CBS
Dragon's Lair Dragon's Lair by Rick Dyer and Don Bluth 1984 Ruby-Spears Productions ABC
Pole Position Pole Position by Namco DIC Enterprises CBS
The Super Mario Bros. Super Show! Super Mario Bros. and Super Mario Bros. 2 by Nintendo 1989 DIC Enterprises, Nintendo of America, Saban Entertainment Syndication
The Legend of Zelda The Legend of Zelda by Nintendo DIC Enterprises, Nintendo of America
Captain N: The Game Master Kid Icarus by Nintendo, Mega Man by Capcom, Castlevania by Konami 1989–1991 DIC Animation City, Nintendo of America NBC
The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3 Super Mario Bros. 3 by Nintendo 1990 DIC Animation City, Retitalia S.P.A., Nintendo of America
The Power Team 1990–1991 Syndication
Super Mario World Super Mario World by Nintendo 1991 DIC Animation City, Retitalia S.P.A., Telecinco, Nintendo of America and CCTV NBC
Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog Sonic the Hedgehog by Sega 1993–1996 DIC Animation City, Retitalia S.P.A., Telecinco, Sega of America and Bohbot Entertainment Syndication
Double Dragon Double Dragon by Technōs Japan and Tradewest 1993–1994 DIC Animation City, Retitalia S.P.A., Telecinco and Bohbot Entertainment
Sonic the Hedgehog Sonic the Hedgehog by Sega DIC Productions, L.P., Retitalia S.P.A. and Telecinco ABC
Where on Earth Is Carmen Sandiego? Carmen Sandiego by Broderbund 1994–1999 DIC Productions, L.P. FOX
Mutant League Mutant League Football and Mutant League Hockey 1994–1996
Mega Man Mega Man by Capcom 1994–1996 Ruby-Spears Productions and Ashi Productions Syndication
Earthworm Jim Earthworm Jim by Shiny Entertainment 1995–1996 AKOM, Flextech, Shiny Entertainment and Universal Cartoon Studios Kids' WB
Darkstalkers: The Animated Series Darkstalkers by Capcom 1995 Graz Entertainment Syndication
The Adventures of Hyperman The Adventures of Hyperman 1995–1996 CBS
Street Fighter: The Animated Series Street Fighter by Capcom 1995–1997 Graz Entertainment (Season 1), InVision Entertainment (Season 2) and USA Studios USA Network
Mortal Kombat: Defenders of the Realm Mortal Kombat by Midway Games 1996 Film Roman, Threshold Entertainment and New Line Television
Wing Commander Academy Wing Commander by Origin Systems Universal Cartoon Studios
Nightmare Ned Nightmare Ned 1997 ABC
Donkey Kong Country Donkey Kong Country by Nintendo and Rare 1997–2000 Nelvana, Medialab Technology (season 1), Hong Guang Animation (season 2), Western International Communications, Ellipsanime, Medianet (season 2) Teletoon (Canada), France 2 and Canal + (France)
Sonic Underground Sonic the Hedgehog by Sega 1999 DIC Productions, L.P. and Les Studios Tex S.A.R.L. TF1 (France)
Syndication (United States)
Blaster's Universe Blaster Learning System 1999–2000 CBS (US)
Teletoon (Canada)
Rayman: The Animated Series Rayman by Ubi Soft 1999–2000 Ubi Soft Direct-to-Video
Skipper & Skeeto Skipper & Skeeto 2001 Super RTL (Germany)
DR1 (Denmark)
Moorhuhn Crazy Chicken 2001 Super RTL
Jurassic War Jurassic War 2 [ko] 2002 MBC
Video Mods Various 2004–2005 MTV2
Gift Gift 2005 France 2
Mix Master: King of Cards Mix Master Online 2005–2006 KBS2
Viva Piñata Viva Piñata by Xbox Game Studios and Rare 2006–2009 Bardel Entertainment, 4Kids Entertainment and Microsoft 4Kids TV
Koongya Koongya [ko] Catch Mind [ko] / Green Village [ko] 2006–2007 KBS2
Adiboo Adventure Adibou 2007–2009 France 5
Revisioned: Tomb Raider Tomb Raider 2007 GameTap
Tak and the Power of Juju Tak and the Power of Juju by Avalanche Software 2007–2009 THQ and Nickelodeon Animation Studio Nickelodeon
Magi-Nation Magi Nation by Interactive Imagination Corp 2007–2010 Daewon Media, Cookie Jar Entertainment CBC Television
Dao & Bazzi Boomhill Adventure [ko] Crazy Arcade and Crazyracing Kartrider by Nexon 2007–2008 KBS2
Wakfu Wakfu by Ankama 2008–present Ankama Animations and France Télévisions France 3, France 4 and Netflix
Ape Escape Ape Escape by Sony Interactive Entertainment 2009 Frederator Studios, Hawaii Film Partners, Project 51 Productions and Showcase Entertainment Nicktoons Network
Mix Master: Final Force Mix Master Online 2010–2011 KBS2
Mole's World [zh] Mole Manor 2011–2013
Seer Seer 2012–2023
Talking Friends Talking Tom & Friends by Outfit7 Entertainment 2012 Karactaz Animation, Disney Interactive Media Group and Outfit7 Entertainment Disney.com and YouTube
Where's My Water?: Swampy's Underground Adventures Where's My Water? 2012–2013 Disney.com and YouTube
Om Nom Stories Cut the Rope 2012–present YouTube
Dofus: The Treasures of Kerubim Dofus by Ankama 2013–2014 France 3
Angry Birds Toons Angry Birds by Rovio Entertainment 2013–2016 Rovio Entertainment Toons.TV
Pac-Man and the Ghostly Adventures Pac-Man by Bandai Namco Entertainment 2013–2015 41 Entertainment, Arad Animation Inc., Bandai Namco Games, OLM, Inc. and Sprite Animation Studios Disney XD
Rabbids Invasion Rabbids by Ubisoft 2013–2022 Ubisoft Motion Pictures and TeamTO France 3
Invizimals Invizimals 2013–2015 Super3 and Clan
Flower Angel [zh] Flower Angel [zh] 2014–2023
Talking Tom Shorts Talking Tom & Friends by Outfit7 2014–present YouTube
Piggy Tales Bad Piggies by Rovio Entertainment 2014–2019 Rovio Entertainment Toons.TV and YouTube
Astar-eul Hyanghae Chaguchagu [ko] Chagu Chagu [ko] 2014–2015 KBS1
Angry Birds Stella Angry Birds Stella by Rovio Entertainment 2014–2016 Rovio Entertainment Toons.TV
Sonic Boom Sonic the Hedgehog by Sega 2014–2017 Sega of America, Inc., OuiDo! Productions (Season 1), Technicolor Animation Productions (Season 2) and Lagardère Group Cartoon Network and Boomerang (US)
Gulli and Canal J (France)
Talking Tom and Friends Talking Tom & Friends by Outfit7 2014–2021 Outfit7, ARX Anima (seasons 1–3), People Moving Pixels (seasons 4–5) YouTube
Fantasy Westward Journey [zh] Fantasy Westward Journey by NetEase 2014–2016 iQIYI, Mango TV, Tencent Video and Youku
Mini Ninjas Mini Ninjas 2015–2019 TF1
Wooparoo Adventure[1] Wooparoo Mountain [ko] and Wooparoo Saga 2015 Anione [ko]
Transformice: The Cartoon Series Transformice by Atelier 801 2015–2016 Atelier 801, Cross River Productions and Believe Digital YouTube
Talking Tom and Friends Minis Talking Tom & Friends by Outfit7 2016–2018 YouTube
Skylanders Academy Skylanders and Spyro by Activision 2016–2018 TeamTO and Activision Blizzard Studios Netflix
Clash-A-Rama! The Series Clash of Clans by Supercell 2016–2019 YouTube
Elsword: El Lady Elsword 2016–2017 YouTube
Closers: Side Blacklambs Closers 2016–2019 YouTube
Angry Birds Blues Angry Birds by Rovio Entertainment 2017 Rovio Entertainment Toons.TV and YouTube
Pat the Dog Space Dog 2017–2021 La Trois
Revelation[2] Revelation Online by NetEase 2017–2018 Bilibili, iQIYI, Mango TV, Sohu Video, Tencent Video and Youku
Fruit Ninja: Frenzy Force Fruit Ninja by Halfbrick Studios 2017 Halfbrick Studios, Kickstart Entertainment and Toonz Entertainment YouTube Red
Smighties[3] Mighty Smighties 2017 YouTube
Castlevania Castlevania by Konami 2017–2021 Powerhouse Animation Studios, Project 51 Productions and Frederator Studios Netflix
Stone Age: The Legendary Pet [ko] Stone Age [ja] 2017–2018 KBS2
Taichi Panda[2] Taichi Panda 2017 Bilibili
The Running Heroes[2] Parkour Everyday 2017–2018 Tencent Video
Minecraft Mini Series Minecraft by Mojang Studios 2017–2018 Mojang Studios, Xbox Game Studios, Atomic Cartoons and Mattel Creations YouTube
Age of Gunslingers[4][2] Age of Gunslingers Online [zh] 2017–2020 Tencent Video
Subway Surfers: The Animated Series Subway Surfers by SYBO and Kiloo 2018–2019 SYBO YouTube
Mega Man: Fully Charged Mega Man by Capcom 2018–2019 DHX Media, DHX Studios Vancouver, Dentsu Entertainment USA and Capcom Cartoon Network
Carmen Sandiego Carmen Sandiego by Broderbund 2019–2021 WildBrain Studios, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt and I Can and I Will Productions Netflix
Alien: Isolation – The Digital Series Alien: Isolation by Creative Assembly 2019 IGN
Costume Quest Costume Quest by Double Fine 2019 Frederator Studios, Wellsville Productions, Double Fine and Amazon Studios Amazon Prime Video
Talking Tom Heroes Talking Tom & Friends by Outfit7 2019–2021 YouTube
Angry Birds MakerSpace Angry Birds by Rovio Entertainment 2019–present Rovio Entertainment YouTube
Ninjin Ninjin: Clash of Carrots 2019–2021 Cartoon Network
Triviatopia Trivia Crack 2019 YouTube
Angry Birds Slingshot Stories Angry Birds by Rovio Entertainment 2020–present Rovio Entertainment YouTube
Angry Birds Bubble Trouble Angry Birds by Rovio Entertainment 2020–2023 Rovio Entertainment Amazon FreeTime Unlimited and YouTube
Dota: Dragon's Blood Dota 2 by Valve 2021–2022 Studio Mir and Kaiju Boulevard Netflix
Freddy & Friends: On Tour! Five Nights at Freddy's by Scott Cawthon 2021 Steel Wool Studios YouTube
Legends of Dawn: The Sacred Stone Mobile Legends: Bang Bang by Moonton Moonton WeTV and Iflix (International)
TV9 (Malaysia)
NET (Indonesia)
Kapamilya Channel and A2Z (Philippines)
Arcane League of Legends by Riot Games 2021–2024 Riot Games and Fortiche Production Netflix
Angry Birds: Summer Madness Angry Birds by Rovio Entertainment 2022 Rovio Animation, Cake Entertainment, Yowza! Animation and Kickstart Entertainment Netflix
The Cuphead Show! Cuphead by Studio MDHR Studio MDHR, King Features Syndicate and Netflix Animation Netflix
Trivia Quest Trivia Crack Netflix
AFK Arena: Just Esperia Things AFK Arena Bilibili and YouTube
Soul Knight Strange Tales Soul Knight [zh] 2022–2024 Bilibili and YouTube
Marvel's Midnight Suns Prequel Shorts Marvel's Midnight Suns 2022 2K Games YouTube
Dragon Age: Absolution Dragon Age by BioWare BioWare and Red Dog Culture House Netflix
Hello Neighbor: Welcome to Raven Brooks Hello Neighbor by tinyBuild 2022–present tinyBuild, Man of Action Entertainment, Creation Station and Animasia Studio YouTube
Sonic Prime Sonic the Hedgehog by Sega 2022–2024 Sega of America, Inc., WildBrain Studios and Man of Action Entertainment Netflix
Genesis Overwatch by Blizzard Entertainment 2023 YouTube
Castlevania: Nocturne Castlevania by Konami 2023–present Powerhouse Animation Studios and Project 51 Productions Netflix
Captain Laserhawk: A Blood Dragon Remix Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon by Ubisoft 2023 Ubisoft Film & Television, Bobbypills, and Bootleg Universe Netflix
Ark: The Animated Series Ark: Survival Evolved by Studio Wildcard 2024–present Lex + Otis and Studio Wildcard Paramount+
Angry Birds Mystery Island Angry Birds by Rovio Entertainment 2024 Rovio Entertainment, Titmouse, Inc. and Amazon MGM Studios Amazon Prime Video
Dead Cells: Immortalis Dead Cells by Motion Twin 2024 Bobbypills Animation Digital Network
Tomb Raider: The Legend of Lara Croft Tomb Raider by Crystal Dynamics 2024–present Powerhouse Animation Studios, Crystal Dynamics, DJ2 Entertainment, Panda Burrow and Legendary Television Netflix
Secret Level Various[a] 2024 Blur Studio and Amazon MGM Studios Amazon Prime Video

Upcoming

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Title Video game of origin Year Production companies Network
Devil May Cry[5] Devil May Cry by Capcom 2025 Studio Mir and Bootleg Universe Netflix
Talking Tom Heroes: Suddenly Super[6] Talking Tom and Friends by Outfit7 2025 Outfit7 and Epic Story Media YouTube
Among Us[7] Among Us by Innersloth TBA Innersloth, Titmouse and CBS Eye Animation Productions TBA
Earthworm Jim: Beyond the Groovy[8] Earthworm Jim by Interplay Entertainment TBA Interplay Entertainment TBA
Final Fantasy IX[9] Final Fantasy IX by Square Enix TBA Square Enix and Cyber Group Studios TBA
Golden Axe[10] Golden Axe by Sega TBA CBS Studios and Sony Pictures Television Comedy Central
Grounded[11] Grounded by Xbox Game Studios and Obsidian Entertainment TBA Waterproof Studios/SC Productions, Kinetic Media and Bardel Entertainment TBA
Hungry Shark Squad[12] Hungry Shark by Ubisoft TBA Ubisoft Film & Television TBA
Hyper Light Drifter[13] Hyper Light Drifter by Heart Machine TBA Heart Machine TBA
Kingdom Hearts[14] Kingdom Hearts by Square Enix TBA TBA Disney+
Minecraft[15] Minecraft by Mojang Studios TBA WildBrain Studios Netflix
Splinter Cell: Deathwatch[16] Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell by Ubisoft TBA Ubisoft Film & Television Netflix
Watch Dogs[12] Watch Dogs by Ubisoft TBA Ubisoft Film & Television TBA
Vampire Survivors[17][18] Vampire Survivors by Luca Galante TBA Luca Galante and Story Kitchen TBA

See also

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References

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