Following is a list of multimedia franchises originating in games, toys, and merchandise.
In the following tables, the initial media through which the franchise characters or settings became known is shown in boldface. Only works of fiction are considered part of the series; a book or a documentary film about the franchise is not itself an installment in the franchise.
Franchises originating in video games
Including film and/or television works
Not including film and/or television works
Franchises originating in board games, card games, tabletop games and role-playing games
Franchises originating in toys, attractions and other media
See also
List of fictional shared universes in film and television – many multimedia franchises are based in fictional universes List of public domain works with multimedia adaptations List of highest-grossing media franchises Media mix