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Game series in order
Play any franchise in the right sequence, by release date or by in-universe timeline. From Final Fantasy and Kingdom Hearts to Metal Gear Solid and Assassin’s Creed, find out which game comes next and where the story really starts.
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Ace Attorney Games in Order
The Ace Attorney visual-novel courtroom series in order. Start with the original Phoenix Wright trilogy, then continue through Apollo Justice, Dual Destinies and Spirit of Justice; the Great Ace Attorney is a standalone Victorian prequel you can play anytime.
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Alan Wake Games in Order
Remedy's psychological-thriller series in order: Alan Wake (2010), the standalone American Nightmare (2012), and Alan Wake 2 (2023), which crosses over with Control.
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Assassin's Creed Games in Order
The 15 mainline Assassin's Creed games, ordered two ways: by release date (which tells the modern-day metastory as intended) and by their historical settings, from 431 BCE Greece to 16th-century Japan. Black Flag Resynced (2026), the remake of the pirate favorite, is out now.
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Baldur’s Gate Games in Order
The three core Baldur’s Gate RPGs in order. BG1 (1998) and BG2 (2000) are one continuous BioWare story; Baldur’s Gate III (2023) is set ~120 years later and is fully standalone.
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Batman Arkham Games in Order
The four core Batman: Arkham games, including Rocksteady's Asylum-City-Knight trilogy and WB Montreal's Origins prequel. Play by release date or in the chronological story order.
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BioShock Games in Order
There are three BioShock games. Play them in release order: BioShock (2007), BioShock 2 (2010), then BioShock Infinite (2013): that is the best recommended order for newcomers. Note that by in-game setting the chronology is different, since BioShock Infinite takes place in 1912, before the two Rapture games.
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Games Blizzard Games in Order
Every notable game Blizzard Entertainment has made, in order. By default this runs by release year, from the Silicon & Synapse era through Warcraft, StarCraft, Diablo and Overwatch. Remasters and DLC get their own entries; smaller expansions are listed under the game they extend. You can also view it grouped by franchise.
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Borderlands Games in Order
All six core Borderlands games in release and chronological order. The Pre-Sequel released in 2014 but is set between Borderlands 1 and 2, so the two orders differ.
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Call of Duty Games in Order (Modern Warfare & Black Ops)
The major Call of Duty story games in order, focused on the two big sub-series (Modern Warfare and Black Ops) with the 2007 originals kept separate from the 2019 reboot.
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Castlevania Games in Order
Castlevania spans centuries of the Belmont clan's war on Dracula, so story order differs wildly from release order. Lords of Shadow is a separate reboot continuity.
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Control Game in Order
Remedy's supernatural shooter set in the shifting Oldest House. Play the base game, then The Foundation, then AWE, which ties directly into Alan Wake and the Remedy Connected Universe.
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Cyberpunk 2077 in Order
Cyberpunk 2077 is essentially one massive RPG plus its Phantom Liberty expansion, set in Night City. The Edgerunners anime is a standalone side story in the same world.
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Danganronpa Games and Anime in Order
All 7 released Danganronpa entries, five games (four canon plus the non-canon Danganronpa S) and two anime series, plus the upcoming Danganronpa 2x2 remake, in a recommended cross-media order built around the rule that the Hope's Peak saga ends in an anime, not a game.
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Dark Souls & FromSoftware Games in Order
FromSoftware's Soulsborne games in release order, from Demon's Souls (2009) to the standalone Nightreign spin-off (2025), with the remasters and remakes you actually buy today. Most are standalone worlds, so you can start almost anywhere.
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Dead Space Games in Order
The Isaac Clarke survival-horror trilogy (2008-2013), best played in release order. The 2023 remake is the recommended way to experience the original today.
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Deus Ex Games in Order
There are four main Deus Ex games. Release order starts with the original Deus Ex (2000), but the Adam Jensen prequels are set decades earlier in the timeline.
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Devil May Cry Games in Order
Every core Devil May Cry game in release order, plus the tangled chronological timeline (3, 1, 2, 4, 5), with the DmC reboot called out as a separate continuity.
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Diablo Games in Order
The four mainline Diablo games tell one connected story across Sanctuary, so release order is story order: Diablo, Diablo II, Diablo III, then Diablo IV. Diablo Immortal and the Diablo II: Resurrected remaster slot in as their own entries, and smaller expansions are listed under the game they extend.
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Doom Games in Order
There are seven mainline Doom games: the classics (1993, 1994), Doom 64, the parallel-universe Doom 3, and the modern Slayer saga (2016, Eternal, The Dark Ages). Release order works, but the canon timeline tells the better story, and it skips Doom 3 entirely.
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Dragon Age Games in Order
BioWare's Dragon Age is four connected RPGs set in the world of Thedas, where your choices echo across games. Release order is story order: Origins, II, Inquisition, then The Veilguard.
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Dragon Quest Games in Order
Every mainline Dragon Quest game in order, the eleven numbered entries from 1986 to 2017 plus the remakes and definitive editions you actually buy today, nineteen steps in all. The games are standalone, so start anywhere: Dragon Quest XI S is the best modern jumping-on point.
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Fable Games in Order
The Fable saga is three mainline games in one linear timeline: Fable (2004, best played as Fable Anniversary), Fable II (2008) and Fable III (2010), with the Playground Games reboot arriving February 23, 2027 as the franchise's first PlayStation release. Release order is story order.
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Fallout Games in Order
The six mainline Fallout games in release order, plus a chronological run through the shared post-apocalyptic timeline from Fallout 76 (2102) to Fallout 4 (2287).
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Far Cry Games in Order
The eight major Far Cry games in release order, from the 2004 original through Far Cry 6. The numbered mainline run is Far Cry 1 through 6; Primal and New Dawn are standalone spin-offs that sit alongside it. Stories are standalone, so start anywhere, with one exception: New Dawn directly follows Far Cry 5.
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Final Fantasy 7 Games in Order
Five games and one CG film across Final Fantasy VII's two continuities, the original 1997 Compilation and the modern Remake trilogy, with a spoiler-safe answer to the big question: original first or Remake first.
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Games Final Fantasy Games in Order
The 16 mainline Final Fantasy games in release order, plus their direct sequels and the remasters you actually buy today: 24 steps. Most entries are standalone, but X and XIII are not.
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Fire Emblem Games in Order
Seventeen mainline Fire Emblem games across seven separate continuities, from the 1990 Famicom original to Engage, plus the spinoffs worth knowing and Fortune's Weave arriving September 17, 2026, mapped by continuity cluster with honest availability notes.
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Five Nights at Freddy's in Order
Five Nights at Freddy's spans twelve mainline games (2014-2025) and two hit movies (2023, 2025) in a separate film continuity. Play the games in release order: the lore is famously contested, and later games are built to recontextualize earlier ones.
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Gears of War Games in Order
Six mainline Gears of War games: the Marcus Fenix trilogy, the prequel Judgment, and the JD Fenix arc. Play in release order, or chronologically with Judgment first.
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Games God of War Games in Order
All eight main God of War games in order, covering Kratos's Greek saga (2005-2013) and his Norse saga (2018-2022), in both release order and full in-universe chronological order.
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Grand Theft Auto Games in Order
Every mainline Grand Theft Auto game in release order, from the 1997 top-down original to GTA VI, plus the Definitive Edition remaster bundle and the two GTA IV expansions. Release order is the way to follow the series because the games split across two separate continuities.
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Halo Games in Order
Eleven steps covering the eight mainline Halo games plus three re-releases: release order from Combat Evolved (2001) to the 2026 remake Campaign Evolved, and chronological story order starting with the prequel Reach.
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Halo Games in Order
The Halo saga is 11 campaign games: eight mainline shooters from Combat Evolved (2001) to Infinite (2021), two Halo Wars strategy spinoffs, and Halo: Campaign Evolved (July 28, 2026), the remake that replaces the original as the entry point and brings Halo to PlayStation for the first time.
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Games Harry Potter Games in Order
The notable Harry Potter and Wizarding World games, ordered two ways: by release date, and by story, where the 2023 prequel Hogwarts Legacy (set in the 1890s) comes first and the film tie-ins follow Harry's school years.
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Hitman Games in Order
All eight Hitman games in order, from the 2000 classic Codename 47 through the modern World of Assassination trilogy now bundled as one connected package.
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Horizon Games in Order
Guerrilla's Aloy saga in order. Play Horizon Zero Dawn then Forbidden West as one continuous story; Call of the Mountain is an optional PSVR2 side tale.
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Kingdom Hearts in Order
Every mainline Kingdom Hearts game, plus the remake the modern collections actually ship, in the order it released and in the order the story actually happens. Toggle between them and tick off what you've finished.
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League of Legends Games in Order
Every game set in Runeterra, in order: the live titles (League of Legends, Wild Rift, Legends of Runeterra, 2XKO) and the now-finished set of Riot Forge single-player story games, with where to start if Arcane is what brought you here.
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Life Is Strange Games in Order
All six main Life Is Strange games in release and story order, from the 2015 original through Reunion (2026). Most stand alone, but a few connect directly.
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Games Lord of the Rings (Middle-earth) Games in Order
The notable Middle-earth games as a play-order guide, ordered two ways: by release date and by where they sit in Tolkien's timeline. The connected spine is the Monolith duology, Shadow of Mordor then Shadow of War, both set between The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings.
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Mafia Games in Order
There are four Mafia games: Mafia (2002), Mafia II (2010), Mafia III (2016) and the Sicily-set prequel Mafia: The Old Country (2025). Release order is the intended path; the timeline runs Old Country first, from 1900s Sicily to 1968 New Bordeaux.
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Games Marvel Games in Order (Ultimate Alliance & Beyond)
The Marvel Ultimate Alliance trilogy is the one true numbered Marvel game series with a play order, so we list it first, then round out the page with the big modern standalones: Avengers, Guardians of the Galaxy, and Midnight Suns.
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Marvel's Spider-Man Games in Order
Insomniac's PlayStation Spider-Man trilogy tells one continuous story. Play in release order: Marvel's Spider-Man (2018), Miles Morales (2020), then Spider-Man 2 (2023).
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Mass Effect Games in Order
Play Mass Effect 1, 2, and 3 in order so your Commander Shepard choices and saves carry forward, then jump to the standalone spinoff Andromeda. The Legendary Edition remasters the trilogy.
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Max Payne Games in Order
There are three Max Payne games, and release order matches the story exactly: Max Payne (2001), Max Payne 2 (2003), and Max Payne 3 (2012). Start at the beginning.
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Metal Gear Solid Games in Order
Twelve steps covering all ten mainline Metal Gear games plus the two remakes, in release order and in true in-universe chronological order, untangling Hideo Kojima's famously knotted Big Boss and Solid Snake timeline.
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Metroid Games in Order
Metroid's story timeline differs sharply from its release order. Play chronologically to follow Samus Aran's saga, from the original mission through the Prime trilogy to the 2D finale, Metroid Dread, with the Prime branch continuing in Metroid Prime 4: Beyond.
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Monster Hunter Games in Order
Every major Monster Hunter game in release order. The series has no story to follow, so newcomers can start anywhere, with World (2018), Rise (2021), and Wilds (2025) the easiest modern entry points.
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Mortal Kombat Games in Order
The modern story-driven Mortal Kombat games in order: the 2011 reboot, Mortal Kombat X, and Mortal Kombat 11, followed by the soft-rebooted Mortal Kombat 1 (2023).
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NieR Games in Order
For the story, play NieR Replicant first, then NieR:Automata. The two core games tell one connected tale, with Drakengard as optional deep-lore prequel context.
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Ninja Gaiden Games in Order
Ninja Gaiden spans two continuities that share names: the NES trilogy (1988-1991) and the modern series (2004-2025), which is canonically a prequel to it. Add Ragebound (2025) running parallel to the first NES game, and version chaos, and you need a map. Here it is.
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Onimusha Games in Order
Four mainline games form the classic Onimusha saga (Warlords, Onimusha 2, Onimusha 3: Demon Siege, Dawn of Dreams), joined by the Genma Onimusha remake, two skippable spin-offs, the standalone 2023 Netflix anime, and Onimusha: Way of the Sword, the 2026 fresh start you can begin with cold.
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Persona Games in Order
The six released mainline Persona games in release order, from the 1996 original to Persona 5, with Persona 6 announced. Each tells a standalone story, so you can start anywhere, and the versions to buy today are Persona 5 Royal, Persona 4 Golden and Persona 3 Reload.
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Games Pokémon Games in Order
The mainline Pokémon games in release order, grouped by generation, from Red and Blue through Scarlet and Violet. Each game is standalone, so any generation is a fine place to start. Third versions and remakes (Yellow, Crystal, Emerald, Platinum and friends) are their own steps right beside their generations, and the 2026 spinoffs Pokopia and Champions round out the list.
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Professor Layton Games in Order
All 11 Professor Layton entries in order: 10 games plus the franchise's only anime film (Eternal Diva, 2009), covering the original trilogy, the prequel trilogy, the Phoenix Wright crossover, the next-generation spin-offs and the upcoming New World of Steam (late 2026), with release order as the recommended path.
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Quantum Break in Order
Quantum Break is a single Remedy action game that weaves five playable acts together with four live-action TV episodes. Play the acts in order and watch each episode right after the act that precedes it.
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Red Dead Redemption Games in Order
All three Red Dead games in release order plus a chronological timeline. The twist: 2018's Red Dead Redemption 2 is a prequel set in 1899, before the 2010 original's 1911 story.
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Resident Evil Games in Order
All eleven mainline Resident Evil games plus the five remakes, in release order and in-universe chronological order, with guidance on which version to buy today.
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Silent Hill Games in Order
All 12 Silent Hill games (11 playable now plus the upcoming Townfall) and 3 films, in a recommended standalone-first path and release order, built around the one rule that matters: Silent Hill 1 before Silent Hill 3.
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Sonic Games in Order
A guided release-order tour through Sonic's landmark games, grouped into three eras: the Genesis classics, the Dreamcast Adventure era, and the modern 3D revival.
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Splatoon Games in Order
Splatoon is four games: the 2015 original, Splatoon 2 (2017) with its essential Octo Expansion, Splatoon 3 (2022) with Side Order, and Splatoon Raiders (July 23, 2026), the first spinoff, a Switch 2 exclusive starring Deep Cut. Release order is story order.
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Games Star Wars Games in Order
A broad play-order guide to the notable modern Star Wars games, ordered two ways: by release date and by their in-universe timeline, which spans from Knights of the Old Republic (3956 BBY) to the years just after Return of the Jedi.
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Star Wars Jedi Games in Order
There are two Star Wars Jedi games. Play Fallen Order (2019) first, then Survivor (2023): one continuous Cal Kestis story set between Episodes III and IV.
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Street Fighter Games in Order
The main-line Street Fighter games by release date, plus the tangled story timeline where the Alpha series is a prequel and both Street Fighter IV and V are set before Street Fighter III.
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Suikoden Games in Order
All 14 Suikoden games plus the 2026 anime, in release order and in shared-world chronological order, built around the question the anime raises: it adapts Suikoden II, and no, you do not strictly need Suikoden I first.
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Super Mario Games in Order
The landmark mainline Super Mario platformers in release order, from the 1985 original to the 2026 Switch 2 edition of Wonder, split across the 2D side-scrollers and the 3D adventures, with the remasters and enhanced editions you would actually buy today listed as their own steps. No story order required.
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The Elder Scrolls Games in Order
The five mainline Elder Scrolls games in release order, from Arena (1994) to Skyrim (2011). Each is standalone and set in a different province of Tamriel, so you can start anywhere.
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The Half-Life Series in Order
A complete guide to playing the Half-Life saga in order, covering both the order games released and the in-universe timeline that weaves in the Portal games and the VR prequel Alyx.
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Games The Last of Us Games in Order
The Last of Us is just two main games (The Last of Us (2013) and The Last of Us Part II (2020)) telling one continuous Joel-and-Ellie story, so release order and chronological order are identical.
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Games The Legend of Zelda Games in Order
The mainline Legend of Zelda series from the 1986 NES original through 2024's Echoes of Wisdom, ordered two ways: by release date and by Nintendo's official Hyrule Historia chronology, which famously forks into three branches after Ocarina of Time.
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Games The Witcher Games in Order
The three main Witcher games tell one continuous story, so release order and chronological order are identical: play The Witcher (2007), The Witcher 2 (2011), then The Witcher 3 (2015).
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Tomb Raider Games in Order
The 12 released mainline Tomb Raider games (1996-2018) across three eras, plus the announced Legacy of Atlantis (2027) and Catalyst (2028), with the two remaster collections and the Definitive Edition listed alongside as editions rather than new games. The 2013 reboot is still the best place to start.
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Trails Games in Order
The Trails saga is 13 mainline games across four arcs (15 steps here with the two Sky remakes listed on their own), all one continuous timeline in Zemuria: Sky (3), Crossbell (2), Erebonia (4 plus the Reverie bridge) and Calvard (3 so far). Japanese release order is the recommended path, with the 2025-2026 Sky remakes as the modern entry point.
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Uncharted Games in Order
All five Uncharted games in order. The four numbered Nathan Drake games play best by release order, which doubles as story order, followed by the standalone spinoff The Lost Legacy.
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Xenoblade Chronicles Games in Order
All 7 core Xenoblade story entries (the numbered trilogy, Future Connected, Torna, Future Redeemed and X) across roughly 15 releases, in a spoiler-safe recommended play order and full release order, plus where the upcoming Xenoblade Genesis fits.
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Yakuza / Like a Dragon Games in Order
The main Yakuza / Like a Dragon series in order. Release order is the safest path; Yakuza 0 (1988 prequel) comes first chronologically and is a great newcomer starting point.
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Ys Games in Order
All 11 mainline Ys entries (the ten numbered games plus the prequel Ys Origin) across 15 steps, in release order and true chronological order, because Falcom's numbering was never a timeline: Ys X happens right after Ys II, Ys VIII happens before Ys VI, and Ys IX is the chronological finale.
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