Akira Toriyama’s Dragon Ball manga is one of those perennial stories that has extended into practically every form of media. Manga? Obviously. Anime? Of course, do you live under a rock? Live action film? Uhh … next question. Monopoly? You can bet your bottom dollar. Video games? Absolutely. It doesn’t really matter what medium you want to consume, chances are there’s a Dragon Ball variant.
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And this trend doesn’t look to be ceasing anytime soon; in fact, as I write, we’re expecting a new entry in the Budokai Tenkaichi series, much to the delight and excitement of fans the world over. So, let’s look at the rich history of games set in the Dragon Ball franchise, going as far back as 1986 on the Super Cassette Vision console … I know, I know — the Super what Vision? Just bear with me here.
Also, when it comes to dates and platforms, we’ll be referring to the date it became available in North America and the platform it was released on. If the game wasn’t released in North America, we’ll make a note of that, as well. Also, we’re not counting Arcade or Mobile titles for obvious reasons. So, without further ado, let’s power up.
Every Dragon Ball game ever
1980—1989
- Dragon Ball: Dragon Daihikyo / Dragon Ball: Dragon’s Great Exploration (JP only, 1986)
- Platform: Super Cassette Vision
- Dragon Ball: Shenlong no Nazo / Dragon Power (1988)
- Platform: Famicom
- Dragon Ball: Daimao Fukkatsu / Dragon Ball: Great Demon King’s Revival (JP only, 1988)
- Platform: Famicom
- Dragon Ball 3: Goku Den / Dragon Ball 3: Goku’s Story (JP only, 1989)
- Platform: Famicom
1990—1999
- Dragon Ball Z: Kyoshu! Saiyajin / Dragon Ball Z: Assault! Saiyans (JP only, 1990)
- Platform: Famicom
- Dragon Ball Z II: Gekishin Freeza / Dragon Ball Z II: Freeza the Fierce God (JP only, 1991)
- Platform: Famicom
- Dragon Ball Z: Cho Saiya Densetsu / Dragon Ball Z: Legend of the Super Saiyan (JP only, 1992)
- Platform: Super Famicom
- Dragon Ball Z III: Ressen Jinzoningen / Dragon Ball Z III: Fierce Battle with the Artificial Humans (JP only, 1992)
- Platform: Famicom
- Dragon Ball Z: Gekito Tenkaichi Budokai (JP only, 1992)
- Platform: Famicom
- Dragon Ball Z: Super Butoden / Dragon Ball Z: Super Fighting Legend (1993, 2018)
- Platform: Super Famicom, Nintendo Switch
- Dragon Ball Z Gaiden: Saiyajin Zetsumetsu Keikaku / Dragon Ball Z Side Story: Plan to Eradicate the Saiyans (JP only, 1993)
- Platform: Famicom
- Dragon Ball Z: Super Butoden 2 / Dragon Ball Z: Super Fighting Legend 2 (1993, 2015)
- Platform: Super Famicom, Nintendo 3DS
- Dragon Ball Z: Buyu Retsuden / Dragon Ball Z: Legend of Valiants (JP, EU only, 1994)
- Platform: Mega Drive
- Dragon Ball Z: Goku Hishoden (JP only, 1994)
- Platform: Game Boy
- Dragon Ball Z: Shin Saiyjin Zenmetsu Keikaku — Chikyu-Hen / Dragon Ball Z Side Story: True Plan to Eradicate the Saiyans: Earth Edition (JP only, 1994)
- Platform: Playdia
- Dragon Ball Z: Super Budoten 3 / Dragon Ball Z: Super Fighting Legend 3 (JP, EU only, 1994, 1995)
- Platform: Super Famicom
- Dragon Ball Z: Goku Gekitoden (JP only, 1995)
- Platform: Game Boy
- Dragon Ball Z: Idainaru Son Goku Densetsu / Dragon Ball Z: The Greatest Son Goku Legend (JP only, 1994)
- Platform: PC Engine / TurboGrafx-16
- Dragon Ball Z: Shin Saiyjin Zenmetsu Keikaku — Uchu-Hen / Dragon Ball Z Side Story: True Plan to Eradicate the Saiyans: Universe Edition (JP only, 1994)
- Platform: Playdia
- Dragon Ball Z: Super Goku Den — Totsugeki-Hen (JP only, 1995)
- Platform: Super Famicom
- Dragon Ball Z: Ultimate Battle 22 (1995, 2003)
- Platform: PlayStation
- Dragon Ball Z: Super Goku Den — Kakusei-Hen (JP only, 1995)
- Platform: Super Famicom
- Dragon Ball Z: Shin Budoten / Dragon Ball Z: True Fighting Legend (JP only, 1995)
- Platform: Sega Saturn
- Dragon Ball Z: Hyper Dimension (JP, EU only, 1996, 1997)
- Platform: Super Famicom
- Dragon Ball Z: Idainaru Dragon Ball Densetsu / Dragon Ball Z: The Legend (JP, EU only, 1996)
- Platform: PlayStation, Sega Saturn
- Dragon Ball GT: Final Bout (1997)
- Platform: PlayStation
2000—2009
- Dragon Ball Z: Budokai (2002, 2003)
- Platform: PlayStation 2, GameCube, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360
- Dragon Ball Z: The Legacy of Goku (2002)
- Platform: Game Boy Advance
- Dragon Ball Z: Legendary Super Warriors (2002)
- Platform: Game Boy Color
- Dragon Ball Z: Budokai 2 (2003, 2004)
- Platform: PlayStation 2, GameCube
- Dragon Ball Z: The Legacy of Goku II (2003, 2004)
- Platform: Game Boy Advance
- Dragon Ball (JP only, 2003)
- Platform: WonderSwan Color
- Dragon Ball Z: Taiketsu (2003)
- Platform: Game Boy Advance
- Dragon Ball Z: Budokai 3 (2004, 2005)
- Platform: PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360
- Dragon Ball Z: Supersonic Warriors (2004)
- Platform: Game Boy Advance
- Dragon Ball Z: Buu’s Fury (2004)
- Platform: Game Boy Advance
- Dragon Ball: Advanced Adventure (2004-2006)
- Platform: Game Boy Advance
- Dragon Ball Z: Sagas (2005)
- Platform: PlayStation 2, GameCube, Xbox
- Dragon Ball Z: Budokai Tenkaichi (2005)
- Platform: PlayStation 2
- Dragon Ball GT: Transformation (2005)
- Platform: Game Boy Advance
- Dragon Ball Z: Supersonic Warriors 2 (2005, 2006)
- Platform: Nintendo DS
- Super Dragon Ball Z (2005, 2006)
- Platform: PlayStation 2
- Dragon Ball Z: Budokai Tenkaichi 2 (2006)
- Platform: PlayStation 2, Nintendo Wii
- Dragon Ball Z: Shin Budokai (2006)
- Platform: PlayStation Portable
- Dragon Ball Z: Budokai Tenkaichi 3 (2007)
- Platform: PlayStation 2, Nintendo Wii
- Dragon Ball Z: Harukanaru Densetsu (2007)
- Platform: Nintendo DS
- Dragon Ball Z: Shin Budokai -Another World- (2007)
- Platform: PlayStation Portable
- Dragon Ball Z: Burst Limit (2008)
- Platform: PlayStation 3, Xbox 360
- Dragon Ball Z: Infinite World (2008)
- Platform: PlayStation 2
- Dragon Ball: Origins (2008)
- Platform: Nintendo DS
- Dragon Ball: Revenge of King Piccolo (2009)
- Platform: Nintendo Wii
- Dragon Ball: Raging Blast (2009)
- Platform: PlayStation 3, Xbox 360
- Dragonball Evolution (2009)
- Platform: PlayStation Portable
- Dragon Ball Z: Attack of the Saiyans (2009)
- Platform: Nintendo DS
2010—2019
- Dragon Ball: Raging Blast 2 (2010)
- Platform: PlayStation 3, Xbox 360
- Dragon Ball Online (2010)
- Platform: PC
- Dragon Ball: Origins 2 (2010)
- Platform: Nintendo DS
- Dragon Ball Z: Tenkaichi Tag Team (2010)
- Platform: PlayStation Portable
- Dragon Ball Z: Ultimate Tenkaichi (2011)
- Platform: PlayStation 3, Xbox 360
- Dragon Ball Kai: Ultimate Butoden (JP only, 2011)
- Platform: PlayStation Portable
- Dragon Ball Heroes: Ultimate Mission (JP only, 2013)
- Platform: Nintendo 3DS
- Dragon Ball Z: Battle of Z (2014)
- Platform: PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, PlayStation Vita
- Dragon Ball Heroes: Ultimate Mission 2 (JP only, 2014)
- Platform: Nintendo 3DS
- Dragon Ball Xenoverse (2015)
- Platform: PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Xbox 360, Xbox One, PC
- Dragon Ball Z: Extreme Butoden (2015)
- Platform: Nintendo 3DS
- Dragon Ball Xenoverse 2 (2016)
- Platform: PlayStation 4, Xbox One, PC, Nintendo Switch
- Dragon Ball Fusions (2016, 2017)
- Platform: Nintendo 3DS
- Dragon Ball Heroes: Ultimate Mission X (JP only, 2017)
- Platform: Nintendo 3DS
- Dragon Ball FighterZ (2018)
- Platform: PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, PC
- Super Dragon Ball Heroes: World Mission (2019)
- Platform: Nintendo Switch, PC
2019—Present
- Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot (2020)
- Platform: PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series, Nintendo Switch, PC
- Dragon Ball: The Breakers (2022)
- Platform: PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, PC
So, that’s all the games we’ve found through the present! As we mentioned above, there will be a new entry in the Tenkaichi Budokai series at an undetermined point in the future, so we’ll update this page as it becomes necessary.
