Fun Topic | Same Names, Different Games

Sina Hosseini
8 min readAug 13, 2023

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As there’s no real source to gather all video games with the same names, I decided to start it myself!

Note: This list is constantly being updated, and games with generic titles are not included.

Here’s the list:

Afrika

Afrika — 1994 (Image credit: MobyGames)
Afrika — 2008 (Image credit: MobyGames)

Agony

Agony — 1992 (Image credit: MobyGames)
Agony — 2018 (Image credit: MobyGames)

Alter Ego

Alter Ego — 1986 (Image credit: MobyGames)
Alter Ego — 2010 (Image credit: MobyGames)
Alter Ego — 2011 (Image credit: MobyGames)
Alter Ego — 2018 (Image credit: MobyGames)

Amnesia, Amnesia The Dark Descent

Amnesia — 1986 (Image credit: MobyGames)
Amnesia The Dark Descent — 2010 (Image credit: Wikipedia)
Amnesia — 2011 (Image credit: Wikipedia)

APB All Points Bulletin

APB All Points Bulletin — 1987 (Image credit: Wikipedia)
APB All Points Bulletin — 2010 (Image credit: MobyGames)

Apocalypse

Apocalypse — 1983 (Image credit: MobyGames)
Apocalypse — 1990 (Image credit: Wikipedia)
Apocalypse — 1994 (Image credit: retroplace)
Apocalypse — 1998 (Image credit: MobyGames)

Arabian Nights

Arabian Nights — 1993 (Image credit: MobyGames)
Arabian Nights — 2001 (Image credit: MobyGames)

Barbarian

Barbarian — 1987 (Image credit: MobyGames)
Barbarian — 1987 (Image credit: MobyGames)
Barbarian — 1996 (Image credit: GamesDB.LaunchBox)

Barbarian II

Barbarian II — 1988 (Image credit: MobyGames)
Barbarian II — 1991 (Image credit: MobyGames)

Bastion

Bastion — 1996 (Image credit: MobyGames)
Bastion — 2011 (Image credit: MobyGames)

Bodycount, Body Count

Body Count — 1994 (Image credit: MobyGames)
Bodycount — 2011 (Image credit: MobyGames)

Crackdown, Crack Down

Crack Down — 1989 (Image credit: MobyGames)
Crackdown — 2007 (Image credit: MobyGames)

Creatures

Creatures — 1990 (Image credit: MobyGames)
Creatures — 1996 (Image credit: MobyGames)

Creatures 2, Creatures 2 Torture Trouble

Creatures 2 Torture Trouble — 1992 (Image credit: MobyGames)
Creatures 2–1998 (Image credit: MobyGames)

Dante’s Inferno

Dante’s Inferno — 1986 (Image credit: Lemon64)
Dante’s Inferno — 2010 (Image credit: MobyGames)

Dead or Alive

Dead or Alive — 1987 (Image credit: MobyGames)
Dead or Alive — 1996 (Image credit: Wikipedia)

Destiny

Destiny — 1982 (Image credit: MobyGames)
Destiny — 1985 (Image credit: MobyGames)
Destiny — 1985 (Image credit: MobyGames)
Destiny — 1988 (Image credit: MobyGames)
Destiny — 1996 (Image credit: MobyGames)
Destiny — 1996 (Image credit: MobyGames)
Destiny — 2014 (Image credit: MobyGames)

Destruction Derby

Destruction Derby — 1975 (Image credit: Wikipedia)
Destruction Derby — 1995 (Image credit: MobyGames)

Fable

Fable — 1996 (Image credit: MobyGames)
Fable — 2004 (Image credit: MobyGames)

Fahrenheit

Fahrenheit — 1995 (Image credit: MobyGames)
Fahrenheit — 2005 (Image credit: MobyGames)

F.E.A.R. / The Fear

The Fear — 2001 (Image credit: MobyGames)
F.E.A.R. — 2005 (Image credit: MobyGames)

Fight Night, Fight Night 2004

Fight Night — 1985 (Image credit: MobyGames)
Fight Night 2004–2004 (Image credit: MobyGames)

Full Throttle

Full Throttle — 1984 (Image credit: MobyGames)
Full Throttle — 1987 (Image credit: Wikipedia)
Full Throttle — 1995 (Image credit: MobyGames)

Galactic Attack

Galactic Attack — 1980 (Image credit: MobyGames)
Galactic Attack — 1981 (Image credit: WorthPoint)
Galactic Attack — 1984 (Image credit: MobyGames)
Galactic Attack — 1994 (Image credit: MobyGames)

GunMetal, Gun Metal

GunMetal — 1998 (Image credit: MobyGames)
Gun Metal — 2002 (Image credit: MobyGames)

Hitman, Hitman Codename 47

Hitman — 1984 (Image credit: MobyGames)
Hitman Codename 47–2000 (Image credit: MobyGames)

Insane

Insane — 2000 (Image credit: MobyGames)
Insane — Cancelled (Image credit: Wikipedia)

Inside

Inside — 1990 (Image credit: MobyGames)
Inside — 2016 (Image credit: Wikipedia)

Journey

Journey — 1979 (Image credit: Bluerenga)
Journey — 1982 (Image credit: GamesDB.LaunchBox)
Journey — 1983 (Image credit: Wikipedia)
Journey — 2012 (Image credit: MobyGames)

MadWorld, Mad World Age of Darkness

MadWorld — 2009 (Image credit: MobyGames)
Mad World Age of Darkness — Coming soon (Image credit: Steam)

Mafia

Mafia — 1986 (Image credit: MobyGames)
Mafia — 2002 (Image credit: Wikipedia)

Neverwinter Nights

Neverwinter Nights — 1991 (Image credit: MobyGames)
Neverwinter Nights — 2002 (Image credit: MobyGames)

Outcast

Outcast — 1987 (Image credit: MobyGames)
Outcast — 1999 (Image credit: MobyGames)

Overlord

Overlord — 1990 (Image credit: MobyGames)
Overlord — 1990 (Image credit: MobyGames)
Overlord — 1990 (Image credit: MobyGames)
Overlord — 1994 (Image credit: MobyGames)
Overlord — 2007 (Image credit: MobyGames)

Portal

Portal — 1986 (Image credit: MobyGames)
Portal — 2007 (Image credit: MobyGames)

Prototype

Prototype — 1995 (Image credit: MobyGames)
Prototype — 2009 (Image credit: Wikipedia)

Sengoku

Sengoku — 1991 (Image credit: MobyGames)
Sengoku — 2011 (Image credit: MobyGames)

Star Fox

Star Fox — 1983 (Image credit: MobyGames)
Star Fox — 1993 (Image credit: MobyGames)

The Messenger

The Messenger — 2000 (Image credit: MobyGames)
The Messenger — 2018 (Image credit: MobyGames)

The Playroom

The Playroom — 1989 (Image credit: MobyGames)
The Playroom — 2013 (Image credit: MobyGames)

The Witness

The Witness — 1983 (Image credit: MobyGames)
The Witness — 2016 (Image credit: MobyGames)

Thief, Thief The Dark Project

Thief- 1981 (Image credit: MobyGames)
Thief The Dark Project — 1998 (Image credit: Wikipedia)

Undying

Undying — 2001 (Image credit: MobyGames)
Undying — 2023 (Image credit: Wikipedia)

Unreal

Unreal — 1990 (Image credit: MobyGames)
Unreal — 1998 (Image credit: MobyGames)

Urban Chaos, Urban Chaos Riot Response

Urban Chaos — 1999 (Image credit: MobyGames)
Urban Chaos Riot Response — 2006 (Image credit: MobyGames)

Wipeout, Wipeout The Game

Wipeout — 1972 (Image credit: AcriticalHit)
Wipeout — 1989 (Image credit: MobyGames)
Wipeout — 1995 (Image credit: MobyGames)
Wipeout The Game — 2010 (Image credit: MobyGames)

Many thanks to GamesRadar for helping me add these titles: Afrika, APB, Crackdown, Crack Down, Dante’s Inferno, Fable, Fight Night, Fight Night 2004, Mafia, Overlord, Portal, and Prototype.

Big thanks to u/MrZJones for helping me add these titles: The Witness, and Thief.

Special thanks to Ray Hardgrit for helping me add these titles: Agony, Apocalypse, Barbarian, Barbarian II, Star Fox, Hitman, Undying, Outcast, Inside, Bastion, and Galactic Attack.

Big thanks to Bobinator for helping me add the title, Barbarian (1996).

Many thanks to Kelvin Green for helping me add these titles: Creatures, and Creatures 2.

Big thanks to Phantar for helping me add these titles: Dead of Alive, Alter Ego, Neverwinter Nights, and Destiny.

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Sina Hosseini

A man with the mission to cover obscure games/topics to add something new to your knowledge of gaming!