Publishers Bandai Namco | Platform of origin Sega Saturn | |
Genres Role-playing, fighting game, simulation Developers Bandai Namco, Dimps, and others Platforms Game Boy Advance, Nintendo DS, Nintendo 3DS, Nintendo GameCube, PlayStation, PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3, PlayStation Portable, PlayStation Vita, PlayStation 4, Microsoft Windows, WonderSwan, WonderSwan Color, Xbox, Xbox 360 First release Digital Monster Ver. S: Digimon Tamers
September 23, 1998 | ||
Digimon is a series of role-playing video games and other genres (such as fighting, action, and card battling) published by Bandai Namco Entertainment (formerly Bandai). Most of the games have been developed by Namco Bandai Games, with other companies such as Griptonite Games and Dimps also developing some titles. The games have been released for a variety of home and handheld game consoles such as the PlayStation, Nintendo DS, and Bandai's own WonderSwan and WonderSwan Color. The series started in 1998 with the Japan-exclusive game Digital Monster Ver. S: Digimon Tamers for the Sega Saturn. The most recently released games are 2015's Digimon Story: Cyber Sleuth, and 2016's Digimon World: Next Order, both for the PlayStation Vita.
The series revolves around the eponymous Digimon creatures and their human "Tamers", who both serve as player and non-player characters depending on the game. Gameplay focuses on battles between Digimon, with Tamers present or otherwise. The creatures can "Digivolve" back and forth between several evolutionary forms. Due to similar features and mechanics, Digimon has experienced a rivalry with the Pokémon series. However, it has maintained a dedicated fanbase.