List of video games developed by Rare
Rare (previously known as Rareware) is a British video game developer founded by Tim and Chris Stamper after the now-defunct Ultimate Play the Game. Since its inception, the company has produced various titles in a wide variety of genres and on numerous gaming systems, mostly from Nintendo and Microsoft. The company is best known for its platform games, which include the Donkey Kong Country series and the Banjo-Kazooie series, and for its Nintendo 64 first-person shooters GoldenEye 007 and Perfect Dark. This list includes games produced by Rare after its formation. It does not include games developed or published by Ultimate Play the Game.
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List of video games developed by Rare
Rare (previously known as Rareware) is a British video game developer founded by Tim and Chris Stamper after the now-defunct Ultimate Play the Game. Since its inception, the company has produced various titles in a wide variety of genres and on numerous gaming systems, mostly from Nintendo and Microsoft. The company is best known for its platform games, which include the Donkey Kong Country series and the Banjo-Kazooie series, and for its Nintendo 64 first-person shooters GoldenEye 007 and Perfect Dark. This list includes games produced by Rare after its formation. It does not include games developed or published by Ultimate Play the Game.
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List of video games developed by Rare
<table><thead><tr><th>Year of release</th><th>Title</th><th>System</th><th>Publisher</th><th>Genre</th><th>Notes.</th><th>Ref.</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>1986</td><td>VS. Slalom</td><td>Nintendo VS. System</td><td>Nintendo</td><td>Sports</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>1987</td><td>Slalom</td><td>Nintendo Entertainment System</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Wizards & Warriors</td><td>Acclaim Entertainment</td><td>Platform</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>1988</td><td>R.C. Pro-Am</td><td>Nintendo</td><td>Racing</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Jeopardy!</td><td>GameTek</td><td>Game show</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Wheel of Fortune</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Anticipation</td><td>Nintendo</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>1989</td><td>Sesame Street: 123</td><td>Hi Tech Expressions</td><td>Edutainment</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>WWF WrestleMania</td><td>Acclaim Entertainment</td><td>Fighting</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>John Elway's Quarterback</td><td>Tradewest</td><td>Sports</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Marble Madness</td><td>Milton Bradley</td><td>Platform/Racing</td><td>(port)</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>World Games</td><td>Sports</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Taboo: The Sixth Sense</td><td>Tradewest</td><td>Non-game</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>California Games</td><td>Milton Bradley</td><td>Sports</td><td>(port)</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Cobra Triangle</td><td>Nintendo</td><td>Action</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Jordan vs. Bird: One on One</td><td>Milton Bradley</td><td>Sports</td><td>(port)</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Hollywood Squares</td><td>GameTek</td><td>Game show</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Sesame Street: ABC</td><td>Hi Tech Expressions</td><td>Edutainment</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Who Framed Roger Rabbit</td><td>LJN</td><td>Adventure</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Jeopardy! Junior Edition</td><td>GameTek</td><td>Game show</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Wheel of Fortune: Junior Edition</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Ironsword: Wizards & Warriors II</td><td>Acclaim Entertainment</td><td>Platform</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Silent Service</td><td>Ultra Games</td><td>Simulation</td><td>(port)</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>1990</td><td>Wizards & Warriors X: The Fortress of Fear</td><td>Game Boy</td><td>Acclaim Entertainment</td><td>Platform</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Wheel of Fortune: Family Edition</td><td>Nintendo Entertainment System</td><td>GameTek</td><td>Game show</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Double Dare</td><td>(port)</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Pinbot</td><td>Nintendo</td><td>Pinball</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Ivan "Ironman" Stewart's Super Off Road</td><td>Tradewest</td><td>Racing</td><td>(port)</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Jeopardy! 25th Anniversary Edition</td><td>GameTek</td><td>Game show</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Cabal</td><td>Milton Bradley</td><td>Action</td><td>(port)</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Captain Skyhawk</td><td>Shooter</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>The Amazing Spider-Man</td><td>Game Boy</td><td>LJN (United States) Nintendo (Europe)</td><td>Beat 'em up</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Snake Rattle 'n' Roll</td><td>Nintendo Entertainment System</td><td>Nintendo</td><td>Action</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Narc</td><td>Acclaim Entertainment</td><td>Shooter</td><td>(port)</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Time Lord</td><td>Milton Bradley</td><td>Action</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Solar Jetman: Hunt for the Golden Warpship</td><td>Tradewest</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>A Nightmare on Elm Street</td><td>LJN</td><td>Platform</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Super Glove Ball</td><td>Mattel</td><td>Action</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Arch Rivals: A Basket Brawl!</td><td>Acclaim Entertainment</td><td>Sports</td><td>(port)</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>WWF WrestleMania Challenge</td><td>LJN</td><td>Fighting</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Digger T. Rock: The Legend of the Lost City</td><td>Milton Bradley</td><td>Platform</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>1991</td><td>WWF Superstars</td><td>Game Boy</td><td>LJN</td><td>Fighting</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Beetlejuice</td><td>Nintendo Entertainment System</td><td>Platform</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Sneaky Snakes</td><td>Game Boy</td><td>Tradewest</td><td>Action</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Battletoads</td><td>Nintendo Entertainment System</td><td>Beat 'em up</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>High Speed</td><td>Pinball</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Pirates!</td><td>Ultra Games</td><td>Adventure</td><td>(port)</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Super R.C. Pro-Am</td><td>Game Boy</td><td>Nintendo</td><td>Racing</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Sesame Street: ABC/123</td><td>Nintendo Entertainment System</td><td>Hi Tech Expressions</td><td>Edutainment</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Battletoads</td><td>Game Boy</td><td>Tradewest</td><td>Beat 'em up</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>1992</td><td>Beetlejuice</td><td>LJN</td><td>Platform</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Wizards & Warriors III: Kuros: Visions of Power</td><td>Nintendo Entertainment System</td><td>Acclaim Entertainment</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Danny Sullivan's Indy Heat</td><td>Tradewest</td><td>Racing</td><td>(port)</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>R.C. Pro-Am II</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Championship Pro-Am</td><td>Mega Drive</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Battletoads</td><td>Amiga</td><td>Mindscape</td><td>Beat 'em up</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>1993</td><td>Battletoads</td><td>Mega Drive</td><td>Tradewest / Sega</td><td>Mainly developed by Arc System Works</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Battletoads & Double Dragon</td><td>Nintendo Entertainment System</td><td>Tradewest</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Battletoads in Battlemaniacs</td><td>Super Nintendo Entertainment System</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Battletoads in Ragnarok's World</td><td>Game Boy</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Battletoads / Double Dragon</td><td>Mega Drive</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Battletoads & Double Dragon</td><td>Super Nintendo Entertainment System</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Battletoads / Double Dragon</td><td>Game Boy</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Battletoads</td><td>Game Gear</td><td>Tradewest / Sega</td><td>Mainly developed by Arc System Works</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>X The Ball</td><td>Arcade</td><td>Capcom</td><td>Sports</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Snake Rattle 'n' Roll</td><td>Mega Drive</td><td>Sega</td><td>Action</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>1994</td><td>Battletoads Arcade</td><td>Arcade</td><td>Electronic Arts</td><td>Beat 'em up</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Battletoads</td><td>Amiga CD32</td><td>Mindscape</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Battletoads in Battlemaniacs</td><td>Master System</td><td>Virgin / Tectoy</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Donkey Kong Country</td><td>Super Nintendo Entertainment System</td><td>Nintendo</td><td>Platform</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Killer Instinct</td><td>Arcade</td><td>Midway</td><td>Fighting</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>1995</td><td>Monster Max</td><td>Game Boy</td><td>Titus Software</td><td>Platform</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Donkey Kong Land</td><td>Nintendo</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Killer Instinct</td><td>Super Nintendo Entertainment System</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest</td><td>Platform</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Killer Instinct</td><td>Game Boy</td><td>Fighting</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>1996</td><td>Killer Instinct 2</td><td>Arcade</td><td>Midway</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Ken Griffey Jr.'s Winning Run</td><td>Super Nintendo Entertainment System</td><td>Nintendo</td><td>Sports</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Donkey Kong Land 2</td><td>Game Boy</td><td>Platform</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!</td><td>Super Nintendo Entertainment System</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Killer Instinct Gold</td><td>Nintendo 64</td><td>Fighting</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>1997</td><td>Blast Corps</td><td>Action</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>GoldenEye 007</td><td>First-person shooter</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Donkey Kong Land III</td><td>Game Boy</td><td>Platform</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Diddy Kong Racing</td><td>Nintendo 64</td><td>Rare</td><td>Racing</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>1998</td><td>Banjo-Kazooie</td><td>Nintendo</td><td>Platform</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>1999</td><td>Conker's Pocket Tales</td><td>Game Boy Color</td><td>Rare</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Jet Force Gemini</td><td>Nintendo 64</td><td>Third-person shooter</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Donkey Kong 64</td><td>Nintendo</td><td>Platform</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Mickey's Racing Adventure</td><td>Game Boy Color</td><td>Racing</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2000</td><td>Donkey Kong GB: Dinky Kong & Dixie Kong</td><td>Platform</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Perfect Dark</td><td>Nintendo 64</td><td>Rare</td><td>First-person shooter</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Perfect Dark</td><td>Game Boy Color</td><td>Action</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Donkey Kong Country</td><td>Nintendo</td><td>Platform</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Mickey's Speedway USA</td><td>Nintendo 64</td><td>Racing</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Banjo-Tooie</td><td>Platform</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2001</td><td>Conker's Bad Fur Day</td><td>Rare / THQ</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Mickey's Speedway USA</td><td>Game Boy Color</td><td>Nintendo</td><td>Racing</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2002</td><td>Star Fox Adventures</td><td>GameCube</td><td>Action-adventure</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2003</td><td>Donkey Kong Country</td><td>Game Boy Advance</td><td>Platform</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Banjo-Kazooie: Grunty's Revenge</td><td>THQ</td><td>Platform</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Grabbed by the Ghoulies</td><td>Xbox</td><td>Microsoft Game Studios</td><td>Beat 'em up</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2004</td><td>Sabre Wulf</td><td>Game Boy Advance</td><td>THQ</td><td>Platform</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Donkey Kong Country 2</td><td>Nintendo</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2005</td><td>Banjo-Pilot</td><td>THQ</td><td>Racing</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>It's Mr Pants</td><td>Puzzle</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Mobile phone</td><td>In-Fusio</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Conker: Live & Reloaded</td><td>Xbox</td><td>Microsoft Game Studios</td><td>Platform</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Donkey Kong Country 3</td><td>Game Boy Advance</td><td>Nintendo</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Kameo: Elements of Power</td><td>Xbox 360</td><td>Microsoft Game Studios</td><td>Action-adventure</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Perfect Dark Zero</td><td>First-person shooter</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2006</td><td>Viva Piñata</td><td>Windows</td><td>Life simulation</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Xbox 360</td></tr><tr><td>2007</td><td>Diddy Kong Racing DS</td><td>Nintendo DS</td><td>Nintendo</td><td>Racing</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Jetpac Refuelled</td><td>Xbox 360 (Xbox Live Arcade)</td><td>Microsoft Game Studios</td><td>Shooter</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Viva Piñata: Party Animals</td><td>Xbox 360</td><td>Party</td><td>Mainly developed by Krome Studios</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2008</td><td>Viva Piñata: Trouble in Paradise</td><td>Life simulation</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Viva Piñata: Pocket Paradise</td><td>Nintendo DS</td><td>THQ</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts</td><td>Xbox 360</td><td>Microsoft Game Studios</td><td>Vehicle construction</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2010</td><td>Kinect Sports</td><td>Sports</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2011</td><td>Kinect Sports: Season Two</td><td>Microsoft Studios</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2013</td><td>Killer Instinct</td><td>Windows</td><td>Fighting</td><td>(uncredited)</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Xbox One</td></tr><tr><td>2014</td><td>Kinect Sports Rivals</td><td>Xbox One</td><td>Sports</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2015</td><td>Rare Replay</td><td>Compilation</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2018</td><td>Sea of Thieves</td><td>Windows</td><td>Adventure</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Xbox One</td></tr><tr><td>Xbox Series X/S</td><td>Xbox Game Studios</td><td>Xbox Series X/S in 2020 and PlayStation 5 in 2024</td></tr><tr><td>PlayStation 5</td></tr><tr><td>2020</td><td>Battletoads</td><td>Windows</td><td>Beat 'em up</td><td>Mainly developed by Dlala Studios</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Xbox One</td></tr><tr><td>2025</td><td>Rare Collection 1</td><td>Evercade</td><td>Blaze Entertainment</td><td>Compilation</td><td></td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>
Cancelled games
List of video games developed by Rare
<table><thead><tr><th>Title</th><th>System</th><th>Genre</th><th>Year of development</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Jetpac</td><td>Commodore 64</td><td>Shooter</td><td>1984</td></tr><tr><td>Knight Lore</td><td>Action-adventure, maze</td><td>1984</td></tr><tr><td>Bubbler</td><td>Action</td><td>1985</td></tr><tr><td>Alien 8</td><td>Action-adventure, maze</td><td>1985</td></tr><tr><td>Mire Mare</td><td>ZX Spectrum</td><td>Action-adventure</td><td>1986</td></tr><tr><td>Pentagram</td><td>Amstrad CPC</td><td>Action-adventure, maze</td><td>1986</td></tr><tr><td>BC Games</td><td>Nintendo Entertainment System</td><td>Sports</td><td>Unknown</td></tr><tr><td>Exterminator</td><td>N/A</td><td>1990</td></tr><tr><td>Screwballs Superleague</td><td>Action, fighting</td><td>1990</td></tr><tr><td>Snakes in Space</td><td>Platform</td><td>1990</td></tr><tr><td>Wrestlerage</td><td>Super Nintendo Entertainment System</td><td>Fighting</td><td>1991</td></tr><tr><td>Jonny Blastoff and the Kremling Armada</td><td>Windows, Mac OS</td><td>Point-and-click</td><td>1992</td></tr><tr><td>Project Dream / Dream: Land of Giants</td><td>Super Nintendo Entertainment System, Nintendo 64</td><td>Adventure, RPG</td><td>1995–1996</td></tr><tr><td>Killer Instinct 2</td><td>Super Nintendo Entertainment System</td><td>Fighting</td><td>1996</td></tr><tr><td>Jet Force Gemini</td><td>Game Boy Color</td><td>Shooter</td><td>1999</td></tr><tr><td>Velvet Dark</td><td>Nintendo 64, GameCube</td><td>Shooter</td><td>2000</td></tr><tr><td>Quest</td><td>GameCube, Xbox</td><td>MMO</td><td>2000–2002</td></tr><tr><td>Donkey Kong Racing / Sabreman Stampede</td><td>GameCube, Xbox, Xbox 360</td><td>Racing</td><td>2001–2005</td></tr><tr><td>Conker's Other Bad Day</td><td>GameCube, Xbox</td><td>Platform</td><td>2002</td></tr><tr><td>Arc Angel</td><td>Xbox</td><td>Racing</td><td>2003</td></tr><tr><td>Battletoads</td><td>Game Boy Advance</td><td>Beat' em up</td><td>2004</td></tr><tr><td>Banjo-X</td><td>Xbox</td><td>Platform</td><td>2005</td></tr><tr><td>Ordinary Joe</td><td>Xbox 360</td><td>Survival horror</td><td>2005</td></tr><tr><td>Conker: Gettin' Medieval</td><td>Shooter</td><td>2006–2010</td></tr><tr><td>Savannah</td><td>Simulation</td><td>2006</td></tr><tr><td>The Fast and the Furriest</td><td>Party</td><td>2006</td></tr><tr><td>Urchin</td><td>Adventure, horror</td><td>2006</td></tr><tr><td>Black Widow</td><td>Action</td><td>Unknown</td></tr><tr><td>Kameo 2</td><td>Adventure</td><td>Unknown</td></tr><tr><td>Sundown</td><td>Survival horror</td><td>Unknown</td></tr><tr><td>Avatar Sports</td><td>Sports</td><td>2007–2008</td></tr><tr><td>Crackdown 2</td><td>Shooter</td><td>2007</td></tr><tr><td>Cascade</td><td>MMO</td><td>2007</td></tr><tr><td>Tailwind</td><td>Action</td><td>2007</td></tr><tr><td>Banjo-Kazoomie / Banjo-Karting / The Fast and the Furriest</td><td>Racing</td><td>2008</td></tr><tr><td>Butcher</td><td>N/A</td><td>2008</td></tr><tr><td>Project Bean / GoldenEye 007</td><td>Xbox 360 (Xbox Live Arcade)</td><td>Shooter</td><td>2008</td></tr><tr><td>Kinect Trainer</td><td>Xbox 360</td><td>Sports</td><td>2009</td></tr><tr><td>SoulCatcher</td><td>Action, adventure</td><td>2010</td></tr><tr><td>Everwild</td><td>Windows, Xbox Series X/S</td><td>Adventure</td><td>2014–2025</td></tr></tbody></table>