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Superman video game for the Atari 2600, the first licensed Superman game released.

A number of officially licensed video games based on the character Superman have been created, the first being released in 1979, over a year after the Superman film.

Over the years, video games based on Superman have attained a reputation for being of low quality. The most prevalent example of this is the 1999 Nintendo 64 Superman game which is considered to be one of the worst video games ever made.

Standalone games

Title Details
Superman
1979 – Atari 2600 		Notes:
  • The player takes control of Superman, who must repair the bridge destroyed by Lex Luthor, capture Luthor and his henchmen, enter a phone booth to turn back into Clark Kent, then return to the Daily Planet in the shortest amount of time.
  • To slow Superman's progress, Kryptonite has been released by Luthor. If hit by Kryptonite, Superman loses his abilities to capture criminals and fly. To regain them, he must find and kiss Lois Lane.
  • One of the earliest console games to feature a pause option.
Superman: The Game
1985 – Commodore 64, Atari 8-bit 		Notes:
  • Originally for the C64 but was also ported to the Atari and many other systems in Europe.
  • Superman's enemy Darkseid is also playable.
Superman
1987 – NES 		Notes:
  • The Japanese version of the game for the Famicom features the John Williams Superman theme.
Superman
1988 – Arcade 		Notes:
  • Taito action game that allows a second player to play a red-garbed Superman.
  • Features John Williams Superman theme from the film series.
Superman: The Man of Steel
1989 – Commodore 64, ZX Spectrum, MSX, Amiga, Atari ST 		Notes:
  • Hybrid action game featuring 3D flying, overhead vertical scrolling and side scrolling sections.
  • Features both Lex Luthor and Darkseid as villains.
Superman
1992 – Genesis 		Notes:
  • Side-scrolling action game where the player controls Superman through various levels in an effort to defeat various villains, culminating with the evil supervillain Brainiac. In Europe it was released as Superman: The Man of Steel.
Superman: The Man of Steel
1993 – Master System, Game Gear 		Notes:
  • 2D scrolling action game developed by Graftgold and published in Europe only by Virgin Interactive. It is based on the earlier Superman game for the Genesis by Sunsoft.
The Death and Return of Superman
1994 – Super NES and Genesis 		Notes:
Superman
1997 – Game Boy 		Notes:
Superman Activity Center
1998 – MacOS, Windows 		Notes:
Superman: The New Adventures
1999 – Nintendo 64 		Notes:
  • Unofficially known as Superman 64, it is a 3D action game in which the player takes control of Superman who must rescue his friends from a virtual-reality replica of Metropolis.
  • The game is notorious among critics and gamers as one of the worst games ever made. Common criticisms include poor collision detection, awkward controls, and bizarre glitches.
Superman: Shadow of Apokolips
2002 – PlayStation 2, GameCube 		Notes:
Superman: The Man of Steel
2002 – Xbox 		Notes:
  • Action game from Circus Freak Studios and published by Infogrames based on the comic books.
Superman: Countdown to Apokolips
2003 – Game Boy Advance 		Notes:
Superman The Greatest Superhero
July 6, 2005 – V-Smile 		Notes:
Superman Returns
2006 – Nintendo DS, PlayStation 2, Xbox 360, Xbox 		Notes:
  • Loosely based on the Superman movie of the same name; features the voice and likeness of many cast members. In the game, Superman combats Metallo, who does not appear in the movie, as well as other classic villains.
  • For the Game Boy Advance, a different style of game was released to exploit the license. Superman Returns: Fortress of Solitude combines various puzzle challenges (one of which was Sudoku with superpowers) punctuated with short flying action sequences.
Superman
2006 – Handheld TV game 		Notes:
  • A TV game with different styles of game published by Jakks Pacific and developed by HotGen, with 5 episodes.

Related games

Title Details
Justice League Task Force
1995 – Super NES, Genesis 		Notes:
Justice League: Injustice for All
2002 – Game Boy Advance 		Notes:
  • Superman is a playable character.
Justice League: Chronicles
2003 – Game Boy Advance 		Notes:
  • Superman is a playable character.
Justice League Heroes
2006 – Xbox, PlayStation 2, Nintendo DS, and PlayStation Portable 		Notes:
  • Based on DC Comics' premiere superhero team, the Justice League of America.
  • The handheld Nintendo DS version shares a similar visual style and gameplay mechanics to the console game, but serves as a prequel to its story.
  • Superman is voiced by Crispin Freeman.
Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe
2008 – PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 		Notes:
  • Combined characters from the Mortal Kombat franchise with those from the DC Universe, including Superman (voiced by Christopher Corey Smith).
  • In his ending, Superman works with Shazam to prepare a new costume that makes him impervious to magic attacks.
Justice League Heroes United
2009 – Arcade 		Notes:
DC Universe Online
2011 – PlayStation 3, Microsoft Windows 		Notes:
Lego Batman 2: DC Super Heroes
2012 – Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 3, PlayStation Vita, Nintendo 3DS, Wii, Nintendo DS, Xbox 360, Wii U 		Notes:
Injustice: Gods Among Us
2013 – Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Microsoft Windows, Wii U 		Notes:
  • Fighting game from the creators of Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe featuring Superman (voiced by George Newbern) as a playable character, with an alternative version of the character as the primary antagonist and the original one as a minor protagonist. The alternate Superman became a dictator after the Joker tricked him into killing Lois and his unborn child and nuking Metropolis. In his Classic Arcade Battle Ending, Superman, though pleased with the outcome, feels troubled with the battle with his counterpart, noticing that he would not be the only Superman to go so far astray. After much discussion with his fellow Leaguers, just in case he would go rogue, Superman ingests a remote-release Kryptonite capsule, when triggered, the Kryptonite would permeate his body, killing him. In each week, a different Leaguer is voted to take possession of its remote control, with only Batman, however, being denied a shift.
Scribblenauts Unmasked: A DC Comics Adventure
2013 – Xbox One, Wii U, PlayStation 4, Microsoft Windows, Nintendo 3DS 		Notes:
  • A puzzle adventure game featuring Superman as a non-playable character.
Young Justice: Legacy
2013 – Nintendo 3DS, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Microsoft Windows 		Notes:
  • An action-adventure game based on the Young Justice television series featuring Superman as a non-playable character.
Lego Batman 3: Beyond Gotham
2014 – Xbox 360, Xbox One, Wii U, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, PlayStation Vita, Microsoft Windows, Nintendo 3DS 		Notes:
  • Sequel to Lego Batman 2: DC Super Heroes with Travis Willingham reprising his role.
  • He is designed after his appearance in The New 52.
  • Along with the default costume, Superman also has two additional variants: his Solar Suit (which is found in the final level), and the Man of Steel incarnation (which was available via DLC).
Infinite Crisis
2015 – Microsoft Windows 		Notes:
Injustice 2
May 16, 2017 – Android, iOS, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Microsoft Windows 		Notes:
Lego DC Super-Villains
October 16, 2018 – PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, Microsoft Windows 		Notes:
Justice League: Cosmic Chaos
March 10, 2023 – Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Windows, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S 		Notes:
Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League
February 2, 2024 – PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X, Microsoft Windows 		Notes:
MultiVersus
May 28, 2024 – Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S 		Notes:
  • A crossover fighting game featuring Superman (voiced by George Newbern) as a playable character.

Mobile games

Title Details
Superman
2011 – iOS 		Notes:

Canceled games

Title Details
Superman III
Cancellation date:
1983 		Proposed system release:
Atari 5200
Notes:
  • A game based on the Superman III movie was developed for the Atari 5200 but was never released.
Superman
Cancellation date:
1992 		Proposed system release:
NES
Notes:
  • In development by EIM and was going to be published by Sunsoft and DC Comics. The game was rejected and the game had some changes made and became Sunman, but was cancelled.
Superman
Cancellation date:
2000 		Proposed system release:
PlayStation
Notes:
  • This was initially intended to be a port of the N64 game, but following its critical failure, an entirely new game began development.
  • The game was hit by setbacks and after two years in development, when it was ready for release, Titus Software's rights to Superman had expired.
Superman: Battle for Metropolis
Cancellation date:
2001 		Proposed system release:
Game Boy Color
Notes:
  • In development by Neon Studios and to be published by Infogrames, but was cancelled after failing to impress DC Comics.
  • A prototype from late in its development was leaked onto the Internet in late 2019.
Blue Steel
Cancellation date:
2008 		Proposed system release:
PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Wii
Notes:
  • A new Superman game was being created by Factor 5 for PS3, Xbox 360, and the Wii but the game was cancelled when Brash Entertainment went out of business.

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