There have been numerous ''Monopoly'' video games based on the core game mechanics of Parker Brothers and Hasbro's board game '' Monopoly''. They have been developed by numerous teams and released on multiple platforms over 35+ years.

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* '' Monopoly'' (1985) by Leisure Genius, multi-platform * '' Monopoly'' (1988) by Nexa Corporation for Sega Master System * '' Monopoly'' (1991) by Sculptured Software for Game Boy, SNES, Genesis, and NES * ''Monopoly Deluxe'' (1992) by Virgin Games for DOS and Windows * ''Monopoly'' (1993) for Super Famicom in Japan by Ape and Creamsoft * MacPlay Monopoly (1993) by HumanWave Technology for Macintosh * '' Monopoly'' (1995) by Westwood Studios for Macintosh and Windows * '' The Monopoly Game 2'' (1995, Japan) by Tomcat System for Super Famicom * '' Monopoly'' (1997) by Gremlin Interactive for PlayStation * '' Monopoly Star Wars'' (1997) by

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for Windows * ''Monopoly World Cup France 98 Edition'' (1998) by Hasbro Interactive for Windows * '' Monopoly'' (1999) by Mind's Eye Productions for Nintendo 64 * '' Monopoly'' (2000) by Artech Studios for Macintosh, Windows and PlayStation Portable * ''

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'' (2001) by Deep Red Games for Windows and mobiles * ''EX Monopoly'' (2001) by Mobile 21 for Game Boy Advance * ''Monopoly Party'' (2002) by

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for PlayStation 2, Xbox, and GameCube * ''Monopoly SpongeBob SquarePants Edition'' (2007) by Navarre Corporation for Windows * ''Monopoly'' (2008) by Encore, Inc. for Windows * ''

Monopoly Here and Now ''Monopoly'' is a multi-player economics-themed board game. In the game, players roll two dice to move around the game board, buying and trading properties and developing them with houses and hotels. Players collect rent from their opponents, a ...

'' (2009) by EA Mobile for iOS * ''Monopoly: Build-a-lot Edition'' (2009) by

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for PC * '' Monopoly Streets'' (2010) by

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for PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and Wii * '' Monopoly'' (2010) for Nintendo DS * ''Monopoly'' (2012) by

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for Windows and Macintosh * Monopoly Deal (2014) by Asobo Studio for PlayStation 4, and Xbox One. * ''Monopoly Plus'' (2014) by Asobo Studio for PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Windows, Xbox 360, and Xbox One **''Monopoly for Nintendo Switch'' (2017) ported by Engine Software ** ''Monopoly'' (2020) for Stadia ported by Engine Software * ''Monopoly'' (2019) for iOS and Android devices, by Marmalade Game Studio * ''Monopoly Poker'' (2020) by Azerion for iOS, Android and PC * ''Monopoly Madness'' (2021) for Google Stadia, Luna, Nintendo Switch, PC, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One and Xbox Series X/S ported by Engine Software

History

Early versions

Many unlicensed, non-commercial computer games based on ''Monopoly'' were distributed on

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s, public domain software disks and academic computer systems, and appeared as early as the late 1970s. At the time, Parker Brothers was unaware of this distribution until a user informed them of one version that stated "A Parker Brother game" on the title screen; the company then began enforcing its copyright and trademark on ''Monopoly''. Over the years, ''Monopoly'' has been released for different operating systems on the PC and Macintosh platforms. The first of the legally licensed commercial adaptations began in 1985 for the BBC Micro, Amstrad CPC, ZX Spectrum and

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. Versions have been licensed and produced for the

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, Super NES, Game Boy, Game Boy Advance, Nintendo 64,

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, Xbox, Xbox 360, PlayStation 3,

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, and

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consoles, as well as mobile device (PDA/Smartphone) versions. The ''Monopoly'' video games play by the same rules as the standard board game, allowing for single or multiplayer games. When a single player game is chosen, the

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in question would generate computer-controlled opponents.

Console and computer versions

''Monopoly'' for the PlayStation was developed by Gremlin Interactive, and a Windows and Macintosh version by Westwood Studios. The Windows/Mac version played top down, while the PlayStation version was in 3D. They both had cutscenes in common, played when showing the game pieces moving on their own. In 1998, Hasbro Interactive released a ''Monopoly'' video game for Microsoft Windows, which used 3D graphics instead of the top-down design used in previous versions. It ran on Windows 95 (although can be run on up to Windows XP, but will not work on Windows Vista and up) and had a special online play feature which used a modem. A new version developed by Electronic Arts was released in 2008 for the

, PlayStation 3, iPhone and Xbox 360, with a slightly stripped-down version for the

. It includes a transatlantic selection of boards, including the new Here & Now edition boards and new game mode, Richest. There are no online features, however. EA's ''Monopoly'' game scored fairly poorly, with a 54% average on the PS3 on Metacritic, and 56% on the Xbox 360. The Wii version fared better with 70%. The '' Official Nintendo Magazine'' in the UK were most positive in their evaluation of the Wii version, which they called "great fun" in the Christmas 2008 issue. Eurogamer was less enthusiastic, saying: "For the price of ''Monopoly'' for Wii, you could buy real ''Monopoly''. Twice. Or you could just buy no ''Monopoly'' at all and spend the money on something more likely to inspire amity and harmony, like a book by Hitler." The ''Monopoly Family Fun Pack'', produced by Ubisoft for

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and Xbox One, was released on November 18, 2014. It is an on-disc bundle consisting of the digitally-released ''Monopoly Plus'' and ''Monopoly Deal'', as well as ''Monopoly Plus'''s My Monopoly expansion. In 2017, Ubisoft released a more traditional ''Monopoly'' video game on the

, based on ''Monopoly Plus''. This game takes advantage of the Joy-Con's "HD Rumble" feature. In 2020, the Stadia version of the game, based on ''Monopoly Plus'', was released.

Other versions

An official version, ''Safe As Houses'' was released for the

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. An electronic handheld version of the game was marketed from 1997–2001. For several months in 2009, Google Maps hosted an online version of ''Monopoly'', ''Monopoly City Streets'', using its maps as the board.

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