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The Olympic Games have been featured in numerous sport video games, whether officially licensed by the International Olympic Committee or not. These games often feature several sports and an Olympic theme. Starting with the 1980 Moscow Olympics, an official or unofficial Olympic tie-in video game has been released to coincide with all of the Olympic Games.

Officially-licensed Olympic video games

These games are officially licensed by the International Olympic Committee or an associated organization such as a national Olympic team.

• Hyper Sports (1984, Konami)
• Olympic Gold (1992, Tiertex Design Studios)
• Team USA Basketball (1992, Electronic Arts)
• Winter Olympics (1993, Tiertex Design Studios)
• Izzy's Quest for the Olympic Rings (1995, Alexandria)
• Olympic Soccer (1996, Silicon Dreams Studio)
• Olympic Summer Games (1996, Tiertex Design Studios)
• Nagano Winter Olympics '98 (1998, Konami)
• Olympic Hockey '98 (1998, Treyarch)
• Sydney 2000 (2000, Attention to Detail)
• Salt Lake 2002 (2002, Attention to Detail)
• Athens 2004 (2004, Eurocom)
• Torino 2006 (2006, 49Games)
• Beijing 2008 (2008, Eurocom)
• Vancouver 2010 (2010, Eurocom)
• London 2012 (2012, Sega)
• Steep (2016, Ubisoft)
• Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 - The Official Video Game (2020, Sega)
• Olympic Games Jam: Beijing 2022 (2022, nWay)
• Olympics GO! Paris 2024 (2024, nWay)

Mario & Sonic series (Nintendo and Sega)

• Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games (2007)
  • Sonic at the Olympic Games (2008)
• Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games (2009)
  • Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games (2010)
• Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games (2011)
• Mario & Sonic at the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games (2013)
• Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games (2016)
• Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 (2019)
  • Sonic at the Olympic Games - Tokyo 2020 (2020)

Unofficial Olympic video games

• Microsoft Decathlon (1980, Microsoft)
• The Activision Decathlon (1983, Activision)
• Track & Field (1983, Konami)
• Daley Thompson's Decathlon (1984, Ocean Software)
• Hes Games (1984, HESware)
• Summer Games (1984, Epyx)
• Summer Games II (1985, Epyx)
• Winter Games (1985, Epyx)
• Winter Olympics (1986, Tynesoft)
• Stadium Events/World Class Track Meet (1986, Bandai)
• The Games: Winter Edition (1988, Epyx)
• Konami '88 (1988, Konami)
• Caveman Ughlympics (1988, Dynamix)
• Track & Field II (1988, Konami)
• Track Meet (1991, Interplay Entertainment)
• The Games: Winter Challenge (1991, Accolade)
• The Games: Summer Challenge (1992, Accolade)
• The Games '92: España (1992, Ocean Software)
• Gold Medal Challenge (1992, Capcom)
• Decathlon (1992, C&E)
• Alien Olympics 2044 AD (1994, Ocean Software)
• DecAthlete (1996, Sega)
• International Track & Field (1996, Konami)
• Winter Heat (1997, Sega)
• International Track & Field 2000 (2000, Konami)
• Millennium Winter Sports (2000, Konami)
• Sergei Bubka's Millennium Games (2000, Midas Games)
• ESPN International Winter Sports 2002 (2002, Konami)
• Asterix at the Olympic Games (2007, Étranges Libellules)
• New International Track & Field (2008, Konami)
• Summer Athletics (2008, DTP Entertainment)
• My Game About Me: Olympic Challenge (2008, Double Fine)
• QWOP (2009, Bennett Foddy)
• Hyper Sports Winter (2010, Konami)
• Hyper Sports Track & Field (2010, Konami)
• Doodle Champion Island Games (2021, Google)

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