The is a home video game console developed and sold by Sega. The first of the sixth generation of video game consoles, it was released in Japan on November 27, 1998, in North America on September 9, 1999, and in Europe on October 14, 1999. The fifth and final home console produced by Sega, the Dreamcast is the successor to the Sega Saturn, whose commercial failure prompted the company to release it only four years after its predecessor's initial release.
All licensed games for the Dreamcast were released on the GD-ROM format, a proprietary CD-based optical disc format jointly developed by Sega and Yamaha Corporation that was capable of storing up to 1 GB of data.[1] The Dreamcast itself features regional lockout.[2] [3] [4] While the higher-capacity DVD-ROM format was available during the console's development, its then-fledgling technology was deemed too expensive to implement at the time,[5] which resulted in ramifications for Sega when competitors such as Sony's PlayStation 2 came to market; the Dreamcast was unable to offer DVD movie playback when the general public began switching from VHS to DVD, and its games were unable to take advantage of the DVD's higher storage capacity and lower cost.[6] [7] Furthermore, an exploit in the console's copy protection system via its support for the little-used MIL-CD format effectively allowed users to play many games burned onto CD-Rs, without any hardware modifications.[8] [9]
The Dreamcast's initial release in Japan had four launch titles, which were Virtua Fighter 3tb, Pen Pen TriIcelon, Godzilla Generations, and July.[10] The North American debut featured 19 launch titles, which included highly anticipated ones such as Sonic Adventure, Soulcalibur, and NFL 2K.[11] The European introduction was originally going to feature 10 launch titles, but the list increased to 15 as its delay from the original September 23 launch date allowed the inclusion of a handful of additional titles.[12] Due to the similarity of the Dreamcast's hardware with Sega's own New Arcade Operation Machine Idea (NAOMI) arcade board, it saw several near-identical ports of arcade games.[13] Plus, since the Dreamcast's hardware used parts similar to those found in personal computers (PCs) of the era, specifically ones with Pentium II and III processors, it also saw a handful of ports of PC games.[14] [15] American third-party publisher Electronic Arts, which had extensively supported Sega's prior consoles beginning with the Sega Genesis, elected not to develop games for the Dreamcast due to a dispute with Sega over licensing.[16]
Sega discontinued the Dreamcast's hardware in March 2001, and software support quickly dwindled as a result.[17] [18] Software largely trickled to a stop by 2002,[19] though the Dreamcast's final licensed game on GD-ROM was Karous, released only in Japan on March 8, 2007, nearly coinciding with the end of GD-ROM production the previous month.[20] [21] The final first-party game for the Dreamcast was Puyo Puyo Fever, released as a Japanese exclusive on February 24, 2004.[22] [23]
This list documents all officially released and homebrew games for the Dreamcast. It does not include any cancelled games, which are documented at the list of cancelled Dreamcast games.
There are games that are known to have released on the console:
| Title(s) | Developer(s) | Publisher(s) | Release date | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deijko no Maibura | Isao | Isao | ||||
| Dream Passport | Sega | |||||
| Dream Passport 2 | Sega | Sega | ||||
| Dream Passport 3 | Sega | |||||
| DreamFlyer | Sega | |||||
| Dreamkey 1.0 | Sega | Sega | ||||
| Dreamkey 1.5 | Sega | Sega | ||||
| Dreamkey 2.0 | Sega | Sega | ||||
| Dreamkey 3.0 | Sega | Sega | ||||
| Dreamkey 3.1 | Sega | Sega | (in Spain and Portugal) | |||
| Dreamstudio | Nextech | Sega | ||||
| Grauen no Torikago Kapitel 1: Keiyaku | Sega | Sega | ||||
| Grauen no Torikago Kapitel 2: Torikago | Sega | Sega | ||||
| Grauen no Torikago Kapitel 3: Kansei | Sega | Sega | ||||
| Grauen no Torikago Kapitel 4: Kaikou | Sega | Sega | ||||
| Grauen no Torikago Kapitel 5: Shokuzai | Sega | Sega | ||||
| Grauen no Torikago Kapitel 6: Senritsu | Sega | Sega | ||||
| Hello Kitty no 'Otonaru' Mail | Sega | Sega | ||||
| JRA PAT for Dreamcast | Sega | Sega | ||||
| Kyotei for Dreamcast | Kyotei | Kyotei | ||||
| Nomura Home Trade | CSK | Sega | ||||
| O.to.i.Re: Dreamcast Sequencer | Waka Manufacturing | Waka Manufacturing | ||||
| PlanetWeb Web Browser 1.0 | Sega | Sega | ||||
| PlanetWeb Web Browser 2.0 | Sega | Sega | ||||
| PlanetWeb Web Browser 3.0 | Sega | Sega | ||||
| Sakura Taisen Kinematron Hanagumi Mail | Red Entertainment | Sega | ||||
| ST Station Passport | ST | Sega | ||||
| Game | Publisher | Developer | Genre | Year | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2D House of Terror[28] | 2D Retroperspectives | 2D Retroperspectives | Action | 2013 | |
| 4x4 Jam | JoshProd | Invictus Games | Racing | 2017 | |
| Alice Dreams Tournament[29] | Alice Team | Alice Team | Action | 2017 | |
| Alice Sisters | JoshProd | OrionSoft | Platformer | 2020 | |
| Alice's Mom's Rescue[30] | Hucast Games (first run) / JoshProd (second run) | OrionSoft | Platformer | 2015 / 2017 | |
| Another World HD | JoshProd | Delphine | Action | 2018 | |
| Arcade Racing Legends[31] | JoshProd | Intuitive Computer | Racing | 2020 | |
| Armed Seven[32] | JoshProd | Astro Port | Action | 2019 | |
| Bang Bang Busters | JoshProd | Visco | Action | 2018 | |
| Battle Crust | JoshProd | Picorinne Soft | Shoot 'em up | 2018 | |
| Beats of Rage | Senile Team | Senile Team | Beat 'em up | 2004 | |
| Bleemcast! for Gran Turismo 2 | Bleem! | Bleem! | Racing | 2001 | |
| Bleemcast! for Metal Gear Solid | Bleem! | Bleem! | Action/Adventure | 2001 | |
| Bleemcast! for Tekken 3 | Bleem! | Bleem! | Fighting | 2001 | |
| Breakers | JoshProd | Visco | Fighting | 2017 | |
| Captain Tomaday | JoshProd | Visco | Shoot 'em up | 2019 | |
| Cave Story | DCEmulation | Daisuke Amaya | Metroidvania | 2013 | |
| Cool Herders | GOAT Store | Harmless Lion LLC. | Party | 2006 | |
| Counter-Strike | DCFan.net.ru | Valve | First-person shooter | 2008 | |
| Crafti[33] | DCEmulation | gameblabla | Survival | 2017 | |
| Dreamcastnoid: Retail Enhanced Edition | Matranet | Ryo Suzuki | Arcade | 2017 | |
| Driving Strikers[34] | WAVE Game Studios | Reality Jump | Sports | 2023 | |
| DUX | Hucast Games | KTX Software Dev. | Shoot 'em up | 2009 | |
| DUX Version 1.5 | Hucast Games (first run) / JoshProd (second run) | KTX Software Dev. | Shoot 'em up | 2013 / 2018 | |
| Elansar & Philia | Hucast Games | OrionSoft | Point-and-click adventure | 2015 | |
| Epitech Collection[35] | Epitech | Epitech | Miscellaneous/Compilation | 2002 | |
| Escape 2042: The Truth Defenders[36] | OrionSoft | OrionSoft | Puzzle/Adventure | 2017 | |
| Fade to Black | JoshProd | Delphine | Action-adventure | 2018 | |
| Fast Striker | NG.DEV.TEAM | NG.DEV.TEAM | Shoot 'em up | 2010 | |
| Feet of Fury | GOAT Store | GOAT Store | Rhythm | 2003 | |
| Finding Teddy | JoshProd | Storybird | Adventure | 2019 | |
| Flashback: The Quest for Identity | JoshProd | Delphine | Action | 2017 | |
| Flea![37] | Lowtek Games (first run) / WAVE Game Studios (second run) | Lowtek Games | Platformer | 2020 | |
| Frog Feast | OlderGames | OlderGames | Action | 2007 | |
| Fruit'Y[38] | Dragon Box | Retroguru | Puzzle | 2015 | |
| FX Unit Yuki: The Henshin Engine | JoshProd | Saru Studio | Platformer | 2019 | |
| Ganryu | JoshProd | Visco | Action | 2017 | |
| Ghost Blade[39] | Hucast Games (first run) / JoshProd (second run) | Hucast Games | Shoot 'em up | 2015 / 2018 | |
| Ghoul Grind: Night of the Necromancer[40] | Woog Worx | Woog Worx | Action/Platformer | 2021 | |
| Giana's Return[41] | Giana's Return Team | Giana's Return Team | Platformer | 2011 | |
| Gunlord | NG.DEV.TEAM | NG.DEV.TEAM | Run 'n Gun | 2012 | |
| Hanky Alien[42] | DCEmulation | ant51 | Shoot 'em up | 2016 | |
| Hermes[43] | Dragon Box (first run) / JoshProd (second run) | Retroguru | Platformer | 2017 / 2022 | |
| Hydra Castle Labyrinth[44] | E. Hashimoto | E. Hashimoto | Platformer | 2020 | |
| Inhabitants | GOAT Store | S&F Software | Puzzle | 2005 | |
| Intrepid Izzy[45] | Senile Team (first run) / WAVE Game Studios (second run) | Senile Team | Action/Platformer | 2021 | |
| GOAT Store | Madpeet | Puzzle | 2009 | ||
| James & Watch: Arm[46] | Retro Gaming Roundup | Ben Lancaster | Puzzle | 2015 | |
| James & Watch: Tooth Cracker | Retro Gaming Roundup | Ben Lancaster | Puzzle | 2015 | |
| Jump'n Blob[47] | 2D Retroperspectives | 2D Retroperspectives | Platformer | 2011 | |
| Last Hope | RedSpotGames (first run) / NG.DEV.TEAM (second run) | NG.DEV.TEAM | Shoot 'em up | 2007 | |
| Last Hope: Pink Bullets | NG.DEV.TEAM | NG.DEV.TEAM | Shoot 'em up | 2009 | |
| Leona's Tricky Adventures[48] | KTX Software Development | KTX Software Development | Puzzle/Adventure | 2016 | |
| Magic Pockets | JoshProd | Bitmap Brothers | Platformer | 2019 | |
| Maqiupai | GOAT Store | JMD | Puzzle | 2005 | |
| Matterrun[49] | Fuseki Games | Fuseki Games | Shoot 'em up | 2017 | |
| NEO XYX | NG.DEV.TEAM | NG.DEV.TEAM | Shoot 'em up | 2014 | |
| Neverball[50] | DCEmu | DCEmu | Puzzle | 2009 | |
| Non Casual Encounter : Prologue AKA Encuentro no casual: Prólogo[51] | SEGASaturno Productions | Alfonso "Ryo Suzuki" | Visual Novel/Adventure | 2021 | |
| Orion's Puzzle Collection[52] | OrionSoft | OrionSoft | Puzzle | 2016 | |
| Pier Solar and the Great Architects | WaterMelon Co. | Watermelon Co. | Role-playing | 2015 | |
| POSTAL[53] | WAVE Game Studios | Running with Scissors | Action | 2022 | |
| Powder[54] | Dreamcast.es | Jeff Lait | Role-playing | 2015 | |
| Primitive Nightmare[55] | Fuseki Games | Fuseki Games | Shoot 'em up | 2010 | |
| Redux: Dark Matters | Hucast Games | KTX Software Development | Shoot 'em up | 2014 | |
| Rocketron | JoshProd | Astro Port | Shoot 'em up | 2020 | |
| Rush Rush Rally Racing | RedSpotGames | Senile Team | Racing | 2009 | |
| Rush Rush Rally Reloaded | Senile Team | Senile Team | Racing | 2017 | |
| Satazius Next[56] | JoshProd | Astro Port | Shoot 'em up | 2021 | |
| SQRXZ[57] | Retroguru | Retroguru | Platformer | 2010 | |
| SQRXZ 2[58] | Retroguru | Retroguru | Platformer | 2010 | |
| SQRXZ 3[59] | Retroguru | Retroguru | Platformer | 2011 | |
| SQRXZ 4[60] | Retroguru | Retroguru | Platformer | 2014 | |
| Street Fighter VS Mortal Kombat | Captain Dreamcast | Captain Dreamcast | Fighting | 2012 | |
| Sturmwind | RedSpotGames (first run) / Duranik (second run) | Duranik | Shoot 'em up | 2013 / 2017 | |
| Supercharged Robot Vulkaiser | JoshProd | Astro Port | Shoot 'em up | 2020 | |
| Tapeworm Disco Puzzle[61] | Lowtek Games | Lowtek Games | Puzzle | 2021 | |
| The Escapee | JoshProd | Invictus Games | Adventure | 2018 | |
| The Textorcist | Gamefairy | Morbidware | Typing/bullet hell | 2021 | |
| Tough Guy | JoshProd | Panda Software | Fighting | 2020 | |
| Tyrian[62] | Dreamcast.es | Dreamcast.es | Shoot 'em up | 2008 | |
| Volgarr the Viking | Crazy Viking Studios (digital) / JoshProd (physical) | Crazy Viking Studios | Platformer | 2015 / 2019 | |
| RedSpotGames | Yuan Works | Puzzle | 2008 | ||
| Witching Hour | PRO Studio | Nexinita | Adventure/Horror | 2022 | |
| Wolflame | JoshProd | Astro Port | Shoot 'em up | 2020 | |
| Xeno Crisis | Bitmap Bureau | Bitmap Bureau | Shoot 'em up | 2020 | |
| Xenocider[63] | Retro Sumus | Retro Sumus | Run 'n Gun | 2021 | |
| Xump[64] | Retroguru | Retroguru | Puzzle/Platformer | 2013 | |
| Yeah Yeah Beebiss II[65] | WAVE Game Studios | Rigg'd Games | Platformer | 2021 | |
| Zia and the Goddesses of Magic[66] | OrionSoft | OrionSoft | Role-playing | 2016 | |
| Shadow Gangs[67] | WAVE Game Studios | JKM Corp | Beat 'em up | 2022 |