An index of works about in-universe video games, whether they be real or fictional. These games and their players play an important role in these stories, often incorporating Video Game Tropes and portraying Video Game Culture.
This index doesn't include works that are dedicated to just reviewing video games, like many of those in Video Review Show.
Not to be confused with stories merely taking place within a video game universe. Compare to The Anime of the Game and Video Game Movies, which are both works adapted from video games. See also Parody Video Games, RPG Episode, RPG Mechanics 'Verse, and The Most Dangerous Video Game.
Works
Sub-indexes:
Anime and Manga
- .hack, a Japanese multimedia franchise (2002-present)
- Arcade Gamer Fubuki, a manga series (1998-2003)
- Gamerz Heaven
- High Score Girl, a manga series (2010-2018)
- Magic of Stella, a manga series (2012-present)
- New Game!, a manga series (2013-2021)
- Recovery of an MMO Junkie, a manga series (2013-2015)
- Shitsurakuen
- Young Ladies Don't Play Fighting Games
Comic Strips
Films - Documentaries
- Indie Game: The Movie, a 2012 Canadian film
- The King of Kong, a 2007 American film
- Thank You for Playing, a 2015 American film
Films - Live-Action
- Angry Video Game Nerd: The Movie, a 2014 American film
- Arcade, a 1993 American B-movie
- Avalon, a 2001 Japanese Polish-language film
- Boss Level, 2021 American action film
- Final Deployment 4: Queen Battle Walkthrough, a 2018 short film
- Free Guy a 2021 film
- Gamer, a 2011 Ukrainian film
- Hellraiser: Hellworld, a 2005 American horror film
- Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle, a 2017 American fantasy adventure film
- Jumanji: The Next Level, a 2019 film
- The Last Starfighter, a 1984 American space opera film
- Pixels, a 2015 American comedy film
- Ready Player One (2018), a 2018 American film
- Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over, a 2003 American spy film
- TRON, an American science fiction franchise
- TRON, a 1982 film
- TRON: Legacy, a 2010 film
- WarGames, a 1983 American film
- The Wizard, a 1989 American adventure film
Films - Animation
- The Emoji Movie, a 2017 American comedy film
- Scooby-Doo and the Cyber Chase, a 2001 American direct-to-video film
- Wreck-It Ralph, a 2012 American comedy film
- Ralph Breaks the Internet, a 2018 American comedy film
Light Novels
- Accel World
- And You Thought There is Never a Girl Online? (2013-present)
- BOFURI: I Don't Want to Get Hurt, so I'll Max Out My Defense (2016-present)
- Full Dive ( August 2020-present)
- Gamers! (2015-2019)
- How to Raise a Boring Girlfriend (2012-2017)
- Infinite Dendrogram (2016-present)
- In the Land of Leadale
- Kuma Kuma Kuma Bear
- Log Horizon (2011-present)
- No Game No Life (2012-present)
- Only Sense Online
- Overlord (2012-present)
- Seven Senses of the Re'Union
- Sword Art Online
Literature
- ½ Prince
- Armada, a 2015 American novel
- The Avatar Chronicles, a novel series (2004-2011)
- Awaken Online
- Bushido Online
- Daemon, a novel series (2006, 2009)
- Escapist Dream, a pop culture fiction novel (2020)
- Otaku Girl, sequel to Escapist Dream (2021)
- Heir Apparent, a novel with two companion books (2002)
- Insignia, a novel series (2012-2014)
- The King's Avatar, a Chinese novel series (2012-present)
- No Pasaran Le Jeu, a French novel (1996, with a graphic novel adaptation in 2014)
- Phantom Server, a Russian novel series (2015-2016)
- Press Start, an early chapter book series (2016-present)
- Prophecy Approved Companion: 2020 web serial novel
- Ready Player One, a 2011 science fiction novel
- Ready Player Two, its 2020 sequel
- Solo Leveling, (first a web serial novel, than a webcomic, and then a published novel)
- Space Demons Trilogy
- Void Forge, a 2013 science fiction novel
Live-Action TV
- Ace Lightning, a British TV series (2002-2004)
- Consolevania, a Scottish TV series (2004-present)
- Crash Zone, an Australian TV series (1999-2001)
- Deadly Games, an American TV series (1995-1997)
- GamesMaster, a British TV series (1992-1998)
- Kamen Rider Ex-Aid, a Japanese TV series (2016-2017)
- Kiss Me First, a British TV series (2018-present)
- Level Up, an American TV series (2012-2013)
Television Episodes
- The Amazing World of Gumball S5 E18 "The Console"
- Batman Beyond S2 E24 "Sentries of the Last Cosmos"
- Black Mirror: Playtest
- Black Mirror: Striking Vipers
- BoBoiBoy S1 E7 "Game On!"
- Bravest Warriors S01 E03 "Butter Lettuce"
- Coconut Fred's Fruit Salad Island S2E2 "Monkey Business/Sir Nut-a-Lot" (specifically the second half, "Sir Nut-a-Lot")
- Community S3 E20 "Digital Estate Planning"
- Gravity Falls S2 E5 "Soos and the Real Girl"
- Happy Heroes S10E23 "Run, Superman Brothers"
- Kaeloo
- Kim Possible S2 E9 "Virtu-Ron"
- Simple Samosa Episode 99 "Khelo Samosa"
- The Simpsons
- South Park
- Star Trek: The Next Generation S5 E6 "The Game"
- Teen Titans Go! S2 E39 "Video Game References"
Video Games
- The Beginner's Guide, a 2015 exploration game
- Contact, a 2006 role-playing game
- CrossCode, a 2018 action RPG
- Dev Guy, a 2015 adventure/exploration game
- The End (2015), a role-playing game
- Game Dev Story, a 1997 simulation game
- Game Dev Tycoon, a 2012 simulation game
- Game Tengoku, a 1995 arcade game
- Ganbare Neo Poke-Kun, a 2000 simulation game
- The Hex, a 2018 computer game
- Kid Chameleon, a 1992 platform game
- Moon: Remix RPG Adventure, a 1997 role-playing game
- Nanashi no Game, a 2008 horror game
- Omikron: The Nomad Soul, a 1999 fantasy game
- Pony Island, a 2016 computer game
- Retro Game Challenge, a 2007 video game
- Segagaga, a 2001 role-playing game
- Skrillex Quest, a 2012 Action-Adventure game
- stikir, a 2019 Genre-Busting game.
- Terrain Of Magical Expertise, an upcoming indie role-playing game based on the web series of the same name.
- tERRORbane, a 2022 video game
- There Is No Game, a 2015 Flash puzzle game.
- Travis Strikes Again: No More Heroes, a 2019 hack and slash game
- WarioWare, a video game franchise
- The Writer Will Do Something, a 2015 interactive game
- Yu-Gi-Oh! The Falsebound Kingdom, a 2003 video game
Visual Novels
- Arcade Spirits, a 2017 visual novel
- Girls Beyond the Wasteland, a 2016 visual novel
Web Original
- Feminist Frequency: Tropes vs. Women in Video Games, a video series (2013-2017)
- The Gaming Historian, a web video series (2008-present)
- The Legend of Neil, a comedy series (2008-present)
- Meta Runner, an animated series (2019-present)
- Pure Pwnage, a web video series (2004-2010)
- Sword Art Online Abridged, a parody web series (2013-present)
- TOME, an animated series (2011-2015)
Western Animation
- Code Monkeys, an American TV series (2007-2008)
- Da Boom Crew
- ReBoot, a Canadian TV series (1994-2001)
- TRON: Uprising, an American TV series (2012-2013)
