The Video Games With the Most Re-Releases of All Time

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Ignacio Weil

Gaming - September 30th 2025, 17:00 GMT+2

Cropped skyrim youre finally awake — The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim - 7 Releases

It’s become a running joke in gaming circles: how many times can Bethesda sell us *Skyrim*? The answer, apparently, is “at least seven and counting.” Every new console generation seems to arrive with yet another edition, whether slightly prettier graphics, a bundle of mods, or even a version for your fridge (almost). The thing is, players keep buying it because the game’s world is still ridiculously immersive. Few titles can spawn as many memes about re-releases while still commanding such loyalty. Love it or laugh at it, *Skyrim* has turned repetition into a business model. | © Bethesda Game Studios

Street Fighter II - 8 Releases

Not many fighting games have been milked quite like *Street Fighter II*, and fans know it. Every time you think you own the definitive edition, Capcom drops another version with just enough tweaks to make you question yourself. Turbo, Champion Edition, Hyper Fighting, Super, Super Turbo – it’s practically a vocabulary test for arcade historians. But here’s the kicker: people kept lining up at cabinets and later consoles because the core game was so tight. The endless re-releases feel like both a cash grab and a love letter to competitive gaming. It’s the rare case where excess somehow worked in its favor. | © Capcom

Final Fantasy I - 8 Releases

Square didn’t know if the first *Final Fantasy* would even work – the name itself hinted at a last-ditch effort. Fast-forward through decades of ports, remasters, and bundles, and the game has become anything but final. From the NES to smartphones, it’s been dressed up, polished, and reintroduced to new generations. Players who want to see where the series’ magic began can do so on nearly every platform imaginable. Some versions stay close to the original charm, others take liberties with graphics or balance. Either way, it refuses to vanish quietly into history. | © Square Enix

Cropped Super Mario Bros — Super Mario Bros. - 10 Releases

Mario’s first side-scrolling adventure isn’t just a classic; it’s a re-release juggernaut. Nintendo knows that this plumber sells consoles, which is why the game has appeared on everything from arcades to the Wii Virtual Console and beyond. Each new wave of hardware seems to bring yet another chance to stomp Goombas and rescue Princess Peach. What’s wild is that the gameplay still holds up – simple, sharp, and endlessly replayable. For some, rebuying *Super Mario Bros.* has become almost a nostalgic ritual. It’s gaming’s comfort food, reheated over and over, and people never complain too loudly. | © Nintendo

Resident Evil 4 - 12 Releases

There’s re-releasing a game, and then there’s whatever Capcom has done with *Resident Evil 4*. The survival horror classic has been on so many platforms it feels like a rite of passage: if your console can’t run Leon Kennedy’s adventures, does it even count? Each version tweaks controls, polishes visuals, or adds extra content, but the core remains that blend of action and horror that redefined the series. At some point, the sheer number of reissues became its own punchline in gaming culture. Still, most fans don’t mind revisiting that creepy Spanish village one more time. | © Capcom

Dragons Lair — Dragon’s Lair - 25 Releases

Laserdisc technology might sound ancient now, but *Dragon’s Lair* made it legendary. Dirk the Daring’s clumsy quest to save Princess Daphne looked like a cartoon you could play, which blew minds in arcades at the time. Over the decades, that novelty has kept it alive, jumping onto consoles, PCs, DVDs, Blu-ray, and even mobile phones. Each release tried to capture the same animated magic, even when the hardware barely knew what to do with it. At this point, the number of platforms it has appeared on is almost a flex. Dirk may stumble, but his game never dies. | © Cinematronics / Don Bluth Studios

Doom - 25 Releases

There’s an old internet joke that *Doom* can run on anything – calculators, ATMs, even pregnancy tests – and it’s not far from the truth. The shooter that defined a genre has been ported, modded, and re-released so many times it practically invented replayability as a business strategy. Every new system gets its own flavor, from handhelds to modern consoles, often with just enough tweaks to keep demon-slaying fresh. The fact that people still load it up today says everything about its staying power. *Doom* isn’t just a game; it’s a rite of passage that refuses to fade away. | © id Software

ARCADE GAME SERIES PAC MAN — Pac-Man - ???

Trying to pin down exactly how many times *Pac-Man* has been re-released is almost impossible – the number changes depending on how you define it. Between arcade cabinets, home consoles, handhelds, plug-and-play devices, and endless digital versions, the yellow pellet-chomper has been everywhere. That simple loop of eating dots and dodging ghosts still manages to hypnotize players more than forty years later. Every generation rediscovers it, sometimes with fancier graphics, sometimes unchanged, and always with that same addictive core. Pac-Man isn’t just re-released; he’s eternal, spinning endlessly through gaming history. | © Namco

Tetris - 220 Releases

Two hundred and twenty re-releases almost sounds like an exaggeration, but *Tetris* really is in a league of its own. From clunky Soviet prototypes to Game Boy fame and beyond, this puzzle game has found its way onto more platforms than anyone can reasonably count. The beauty is how little it ever needed to change: falling blocks, simple rules, endless obsession. Every console generation has adopted it, often as a launch title or must-have staple. Few games have achieved such universal recognition, blending simplicity and longevity into pure cultural immortality. *Tetris* isn’t just a game; it’s a global language. | © Enhance

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Some video games just refuse to fade into history. Whether it’s because of timeless gameplay, cultural impact, or sheer fan demand, a handful of titles keep getting dusted off and re-released across new consoles, digital platforms, and special editions. But here’s the tricky part: tracking the “most re-released games” isn’t as straightforward as it sounds.

Definitions vary – does a remaster count as a re-release? What about a bundled collection? And in some cases, the exact number of times a title has been re-issued can be surprisingly hard to pin down. Still, a pattern emerges: certain classics have been played, repackaged, and rediscovered more than almost anything else in gaming history. This list dives into those enduring legends, the video games with the most re-releases of all time.