List of crossovers in video games
This is a list of crossovers in video games. "Crossovers" occur when otherwise usually separated fictional elements - video game characters, settings, and gameplay mechanics - exist and interact in the same video game.
First and second-party crossovers
This list includes crossovers and cameos of characters from video games owned by one company and close affiliates.| Video game | Featuring |
| Alex Kidd in Shinobi World | A crossover between 2 Sega properties, taking Shinobi settings and themes and combining it with Alex Kidd character and platforming gameplay. |
| Anarchy Reigns | A beat em up game featuring playable characters from 2 PlatinumGames' series; Bayonetta from her respective series, and multiple characters from MadWorld. |
| Animal Crossing: New Horizons | The player can purchase several costumes and decorations inspired by the Mario, The Legend of Zelda, and Splatoon franchises. |
| Asura's Wrath | Asura's Wrath, a Capcom action game, has DLC, that features the ability to fight Street Fighter-styled fights with 2 characters from the series, Ryu and Akuma. |
| Super Bomberman R | DLC updates added characters from Konami's other franchises as playable characters with unique abilities in the game's classic Bomberman multiplayer, including Vic Viper from Gradius, Simon Belmont from Castlevania, Pyramid Head from Silent Hill, and Solid Snake, Naked Snake, & Raiden from Metal Gear. |
| Bye-Bye BoxBoy! | The protagonist can wear costumes based on characters from the Kirby series via amiibo. |
| Cannon Spike | Mega Man, Cammy and Charlie from Street Fighter, Arthur from Ghosts 'n Goblins, Baby Bonnie Hood from Darkstalkers, and Shiba Shintaro from Three Wonders. |
| Capcom Fighting Evolution | Fighting game featuring characters from Capcom's Street Fighter, Darkstalkers, and Red Earth. |
| Catherine: Full Body | Joker from Persona 5 is a DLC playable character for the game's non-story modes, and other members of the cast provide gameplay commentary, all with the original voice actors. |
| Christmas Nights | Sonic the Hedgehog appears as an unlockable playable character in the Sega Saturn version. |
| Civilization V: Brave New World | This expansion pack for Civilization V allowed for the recruiting of characters from XCOM: Enemy Unknown. |
| Crash Bandicoot Purple: Ripto's Rampage and Spyro Orange: The Cortex Conspiracy | A game combining the characters, gameplay, and worlds of the Crash Bandicoot and Spyro the Dragon series. |
| Dengeki Bunko: Fighting Climax | A fighting game with a roster of playable characters coming from a number of ASCII Media Works' Dengeki Bunko publishing line. Some Sega characters also appeared, including Akira Yuki of Virtua Fighter and Selvaria Bles from Valkyria Chronicles. |
| Disgaea | A Strategy role-playing game series that features characters from other Nippon Ichi Software developed games, notably including characters from La Pucelle: Tactics, Makai Kingdom: Chronicles of the Sacred Tome and The Witch and the Hundred Knight. |
| DK: King of Swing | Bubbles from Clu Clu Land can be unlocked as a playable character. |
| Ehrgeiz: God Bless the Ring | The game took characters from the JRPG Final Fantasy VII and integrated them into the Ehrgeiz fighting game setting and gameplay. |
| Fighters Megamix | A fighting game with the characters primarily coming from Sega's Virtua Fighter and Fighting Vipers game, with some additional unlockable characters coming from other Sega franchises. |
| Final Fantasy XI and XIV | Square Enix's two Final Fantasy MMORPG did cross over events with other Square Enix franchises, and at times, even each other. |
| Dissidia Final Fantasy series | A fighting game subseries of the Final Fantasy JRPG series, featuring a player roster consisting of characters from various series entries. |
| Final Fantasy Record Keeper | A mobile game that sees a cast of original characters see battles from past Final Fantasy entries recreated, later expanding out to other Square Enix franchises as well. |
| Final Fantasy Brave Exvius | A mobile game featuring crossovers with many franchises many game franchises and even a few real life people in special events. |
| Growtopia | Ubi Soft's 2D MMO sandbox game allowed for the integration of many characters and elements from a number of their other franchises, including Rayman, Assassin's Creed, and Far Cry. |
| Harvey Birdman: Attorney at Law | A game set in the Harvey Birdman: Attorney at Law universe featuring many characters from the Street Fighter fighting game franchise - both of which were published by Capcom. |
| Heroes of the Storm | A MOBA that features various characters and themed levels from Blizzard's franchises such as Warcraft, Diablo, StarCraft, and Overwatch. |
| Dragon Quest & Final Fantasy in Itadaki Street Portable | An iteration of the Itadaki Street series featuring characters from the Dragon Quest and Final Fantasy franchises. |
| Killer Instinct | Rash from Battletoads, the Arbiter from Halo, and General RAAM from Gears of War appear as guest characters |
| Konami Wai Wai World | A series of Japan-only platformers featuring characters from a variety of Konami's franchises. |
| Konami Krazy Racers | A kart racing game featuring characters from a variety of Konami's franchises. |
| Last Legion UX | A pair of mecha based on Bomberman appear as secret unlockable characters. |
| Lego Dimensions | A lego game featuring content from over 30 franchises across film, comics, television, and other video game series. |
| Mario Kart 8 Deluxe | Features playable characters from various other Nintendo franchises, including Link Isabelle and the Villager and the Inklings. Zelda, Animal Crossing, F-Zero, and Excitebike race courses also exist along with a Splatoon battle arena. |
| Shin Megami Tensei: Liberation Dx2 | A special collaboration event with Bayonetta |
| Minecraft | Skins based on characters from Halo, Gears of War, Banjo-Kazooie, Dust: An Elysian Tail, and Conker |
| Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe | Mortal Kombat and DC Comics characters |
| Mortal Kombat | Freddy Krueger from the Nightmare on Elm Street film series appears as DLC |
| Mortal Kombat X | Jason Voorhees from the Friday the 13th film series and a Predator from the "Predator" series appear as DLC for Kombat Pack 1, a Xenomorph from The Alien film series and Leatherface from The Texas Chainsaw Massacre series later appeared as DLC for Kombat Pack 2. Freddy Krueger also returns as a mobile version exclusive character on the Update 1.11 of the game |
| MultiVersus | A fighting game featuring characters and levels pulled from multiple Warner Bros. owned franchises. |
| Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 2 | Lars Alexandersson from Tekken |
| NeoGeo Battle Coliseum | An SNK fighting game featuring over 30 characters pulled from various SNK franchises. |
| New International Track & Field | Solid Snake, Simon Belmont from Castlevania, Frogger, Pyramid Head from Silent Hill, Pentarou from Parodius, Sparkster from Rocket Knight Adventures, Evil Rose from Rumble Roses, and Power Pro-kun from Power Pros |
| Ninja Gaiden | Ayane from Dead or Alive |
| Nitroplus Blasterz: Heroines Infinite Duel | Various Nitroplus characters |
| Onimusha Blade Warriors | MegaMan.EXE and Zero |
| Overwatch | Skins based on Illidan, Tyrande, Blackhand and Magni Bronzebeard from Warcraft, Barbarian class and the Butcher from Diablo, and Nova from StarCraft universe |
| Pac-Man Fever | Reiko Nagase from Ridge Racer, Astaroth from Soulcalibur, and Heihachi Mishima and Tiger Jackson from Tekken |
| Pac-Man World Rally | Characters and race tracks from Dig-Dug, Galaga, Katamari Damacy, Mappy, and Mr. Driller |
| Penny Arcade Adventures: Episode 3 | Cthulhu Saves the World and Molly the Were-Zompire |
| Persona 4 Arena | Crossover with the casts of Persona 3 and Persona 4 |
| Persona 4 Arena Ultimax | Crossover with the casts of Persona 3 and Persona 4 |
| Persona Q: Shadow of the Labyrinth | Crossover with the casts of Persona 3 and Persona 4 |
| Persona Q2: New Cinema Labyrinth | Crossover with the casts of Persona 3, Persona 4, and Persona 5 |
| PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale | A PlayStation-themed fighting game in the vein of Super Smash Bros. with an entire roster of playable characters and stages pulled from various PlayStation-related franchises. |
| PlayStation Move Heroes | Crossover of the Ratchet & Clank, Jak and Daxter and Sly Cooper franchises in an action-adventure game centered around the PlayStation Move's motion control. |
| Power Rangers: Legacy Wars | Characters from the entire Power Rangers franchise, including the TV series, the Boom Studios' comic book series, and the 2017 film |
| Power Rangers: Battle for the Grid | Characters from the entire Power Rangers franchise, including the TV series, the Boom Studios' comic book series, and the 2017 film |
| Prince of Persia: The Forgotten Sands | Ezio Auditore from Assassin's Creed II |
| Psi-Ops: The Mindgate Conspiracy | Scorpion from Mortal Kombat |
| Puyo Puyo Tetris | Combines the gameplay of Tetris and the gameplay, characters, and setting of Puyo Puyo. Sonic the Hedgehog also makes a guest appearance as a playable character in Puyo Puyo Tetris 2. |
| Puyo Puyo Tetris 2 | Combines the gameplay of Tetris and the gameplay, characters, and setting of Puyo Puyo. Sonic the Hedgehog also makes a guest appearance as a playable character in Puyo Puyo Tetris 2. |
| Samurai Shodown | Hibiki Takane from The Last Blade 2 is added as a DLC character for Season Pass 3. |
| Samurai Warriors | Lu Bu of Dynasty Warriors makes an appearance as a hidden boss |
| Saturday Night Slam Masters | Mike Haggar from Final Fight |
| Super Scribblenauts | The Japanese version includes cameos of many characters from Metal Gear, The Legend of the Mystical Ninja, Castlevania, Gradius, and Loveplus as it was published by Konami |
| Scribblenauts Unmasked: A DC Comics Adventure | An entry in the Scribblenauts series that involves mixed its characters and gameplay and with various DC Comics characters and settings. |
| Sega Superstars Tennis | A tennis game with its roster of playable characters coming from a number of different Sega franchises, with tennis courts themed around their respective games. |
| Sega Heroes | A match three mobile game featuring characters pulled from many Sega franchises. |
| Segagaga | Cameos and callbacks to Sega characters and series including Sonic the Hedgehog, Ristar, Alex Kidd, Sir Pepper III from Clockwork Knight, Nei from Phantasy Star 2, Opa-Opa from Fantasy Zone, the Bad Brothers from Golden Axe, Panda from Baku Baku Animal, Amigo from Samba de Amigo, and the F-14 Tomcat from After Burner |
| Anna Kournikova's Smash Court Tennis | Richard Miller from Time Crisis, Heihachi Mishima, Eddy Gordo and Yoshimitsu from Tekken, Reiko Nagase from Ridge Racer, and Pac-Man |
| Smash Court Tennis Pro Tournament 2 | Heihachi Mishima and Ling Xiaoyu from Tekken, and Cassandra Alexandra and Raphael Sorel from Soulcalibur |
| SNK Gals' Fighters | Several female characters:
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| SNK Heroines: Tag Team Frenzy | The fighting game's character roster is largely made of characters from various SNK video games, such as Fatal Fury, Art of Fighting, and The King of Fighters. |
| Solomon's Key | Jack from Bomb Jack makes an appearance in certain rooms |
| Sonic & Sega All-Stars Racing | A racing game with its roster of playable characters coming from a number of different Sega franchises, with race courses themed around their respective games. |
| Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed | A racing game with its roster of playable characters coming from a number of different Sega franchises, with race courses themed around their respective games. |
| Sonic Pinball Party | Pinball tables and elements themed after NiGHTS into Dreams..., Samba de Amigo, ChuChu Rocket!, Phantasy Star, and Burning Rangers |
| Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds | Hatsune Miku, Ichiban Kasuga, Joker, Nights, and AiAi are playable via free updates. |
| Sonic Riders | AiAi from Super Monkey Ball, Ulala from Space Channel 5, and NiGHTS from NiGHTS into Dreams... |
| Sonic Riders: Zero Gravity | Amigo from Samba de Amigo, Billy Hatcher from Billy Hatcher and the Giant Egg, and NiGHTS from NiGHTS into Dreams... |
| Soulcalibur II | Heihachi Mishima from Tekken in the PS2 and HD versions |
| Soulcalibur Legends | Lloyd Irving from Tales of Symphonia |
| Steel Diver: Sub Wars | A paid DLC submarine, the Blue Marine, is based on the Great Fox ship from Star Fox |
| Street Fighter Alpha 2 | Ken's stage features several cameos in the background from other Capcom series: Morrigan Aensland, Felicia, Zabel, Hsien Ko, and Mei Ling from Darkstalkers, Strider Hiryu, Captain Commando and Ginzu from Captain Commando, Jumbo and Biff Slamkovich from Saturday Night Slam Masters, Michelle Heart from Legendary Wings, Pure the Mage from Adventure Quiz, and Linn Kurosawa from Alien vs. Predator. |
| Street Fighter V | Crossover costumes for certain characters based on other characters from Mega Man, Resident Evil, Darkstalkers, Devil May Cry, Monster Hunter, Ghosts 'n Goblins, Viewtiful Joe, Captain Commando, Asura's Wrath, Star Gladiator, Breath of Fire II, Red Earth, Forgotten Worlds, Onimusha, CyberBots: Full Metal Madness, Haunting Ground, and Capcom Fighting All-Stars |
| Street Fighter X Mega Man | Street Fighter characters in Mega Man levels. |
| Stunt Race FX | Arwings from Star Fox can appear and drop power-ups for the player. Fox McCloud, Mario, and Luigi also appear in some billboards in certain racetracks |
| Super Gem Fighter Mini Mix | Street Fighter, Darkstalkers, and Red Earth |
| Super Mario Maker | Various Nintendo characters were made playable in the 8-bit levels based on which amiibo were scanned while playing the game. |
| Super Monkey Ball: Banana Blitz HD | Sonic is an unlockable character. |
| Super Monkey Ball Banana Mania | Sonic and Tails, Kazuma Kiryu from Yakuza, and Beat from Jet Set Radio are unlockable characters. Morgana from Persona 5 appears via downloadable content. |
| Super Puzzle Fighter II Turbo | Various characters from Street Fighter, Darkstalkers, and CyberBots: Full Metal Madness |
| Super Smash Bros. series | A fighting game series featuring playable characters, stages, and other elements from a number of different Nintendo franchises. |
| Taiko no Tatsujin: Drum 'n' Fun! | Songs from Pac-Man Championship Edition 2, The Idolm@ster Cinderella Girls, Techno Drive, Critical Velocity, Assault, Ridge Racer, and The Genji and the Heike Clans |
| Tales of Vs. | A fighting game in the vein of Super Smash Bros. featuring a player roster consisting of characters from various games in the Tales of series. |
| Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Smash-Up | Rabbids are playable exclusively on the Wii version |
| Teppen | Mobile card game featuring characters from Mega Man X, Street Fighter, Monster Hunter, Devil May Cry, Darkstalkers, and Resident Evil |
| Tetris | Mario and Luigi appear in the multiplayer mode. A secret ending features Mario, Luigi, Princess Peach, Bowser, Donkey Kong, Link, and Pit playing instruments and congratulating the player |
| Tetris Attack | Characters from Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island |
| Tetris DS | Boards and minigames themed around Super Mario Bros., Super Mario Bros. 3, The Legend of Zelda, Metroid, Donkey Kong, Balloon Fight, Ice Climber, Excitebike, Devil World, Urban Champion, Duck Hunt, and Yoshi's Cookie |
| Tetris 99 | Several free updates have added boards based on contemporary Nintendo Switch games, such as Splatoon 2, Fire Emblem: Three Houses, and Pokémon Sword and Shield. |
| The King of Fighters series | Characters from 3 Count Bout, Fatal Fury, Art of Fighting, Psycho Soldier, Ikari Warriors, Buriki One, Burning Fight, Robo Army, Aggressors of Dark Kombat, Top Hunter: Roddy & Cathy, Savage Reign, Kizuna Encounter, Metal Slug, World Heroes, Sky Love, Dragon Gal, Samurai Shodown, and The Last Blade |
| The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening | Different elements from the Super Mario and the Kirby series appear during the game. Richard from the Japan-only game For the Frog the Bell Tolls also makes a rather niche cameo appearance. |
| The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild | Armor based on Rex's outfit from Xenoblade Chronicles 2 |
| Tom Clancy's Elite Squad | Mobile RPG featuring characters from Rainbow Six, Splinter Cell, The Division, and Ghost Recon |
| Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Wildlands | Sam Fisher from Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell |
| Tony Hawk's Project 8 | The Grim Reaper from Guitar Hero |
| TowerFall | Madeline and Badeline from Celeste |
| Trick'N Snowboarder | Claire Redfield and Leon S. Kennedy from Resident Evil |
| Under Night In-Birth | Sion Eltnam Atlasia from Melty Blood |
| Unreal Championship 2 | Raiden from Mortal Kombat |
| Urban Reign | Paul Phoenix and Marshall Law from Tekken |
| Varth: Operation Thunderstorm | Ryu from Street Fighter |
| Venus & Braves | Multiple Tales series characters on the PSP remake |
| Viewtiful Joe | Dante and Trish from Devil May Cry are playable characters in the PlayStation 2 version |
| Wangan Midnight | Shutokou Battle series characters |
| Warriors All-Stars | Features characters from Ninja Gaiden, Dead or Alive, Nioh, Samurai Warriors, Dynasty Warriors, Toukiden: The Age of Demons, Deception, Haruka: Beyond the Stream of Time, Nights of Azure, Rio, Opoona, Atelier, and Samurai Cats |
| Warriors Orochi | Dynasty Warriors and Samurai Warriors |
| Warriors Orochi 3 | Ryu Hayabusa, Momiji, and Rachel from Ninja Gaiden; Kasumi and Ayane from Dead or Alive, Joan of Arc from Bladestorm: The Hundred Years' War, Achilles from Warriors: Legends of Troy, Nemea from Trinity: Souls of Zill O’ll, and Sterkenburg Cranach from Atelier |
| Warriors Orochi 4 Ultimate | Joan of Arc and Ryu Hayabusa return |
| We Love Golf! | Playable golfers:
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| World Kicks | Klonoa and Pac-Man can be part of a soccer team |
| World of Final Fantasy | A game that follows two original characters in a JRPG that sees them interact from many characters and settings from the Final Fantasy franchise. |
| Yo-kai Watch: Wibble Wobble | Characters from Professor Layton, Inazuma Eleven, Snack World, and Ni no Kuni appear as Yo-kai |