This is a list of video game franchises by

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, a Japanese

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development and publishing company formed from the merger of

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and

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on April 1, 2003. Square Enix acquired

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in September 2005, which continues to publish its own video games, and acquired game publisher Eidos Interactive in April 2009, which was merged with Square Enix's European publishing wing and renamed as

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. Since its inception, the company has developed or published hundreds of titles in various video game franchises on numerous gaming systems. The company is best known for its

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franchises, which include the ''

Final Fantasy is a Japanese video game, Japanese science fantasy anthology media franchise created by Hironobu Sakaguchi and developed and owned by Square Enix (formerly Square (video game company), Square). The franchise centers on a series of fantasy and ...

'', '' Dragon Quest'', and ''

Kingdom Hearts is a series of action role-playing games developed and published by Square Enix (originally by Square (video game company), Square). It is a collaboration between Square Enix and The Walt Disney Company and is under the leadership of Tetsuya ...

'' series. Of its properties, the ''Final Fantasy'' franchise is the best-selling, with a total worldwide sales of over 173 million units. The ''Dragon Quest'' series has sold over 85 million units worldwide and is one of the most popular video game series in Japan, while the ''Kingdom Hearts'' series has shipped over 36 million copies worldwide. This list includes franchises in which Square Enix, or its original components Enix and Square, or its subsidiaries, were the primary developer or publisher, even if the series was begun prior to the subsidiary's acquisition. Franchises are defined as any set of interconnected media consisting of more than one release, and video game franchises are defined as franchises which were initially created as a video game or series of video games.

Video game franchises

Former franchises

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