Tekken is a
fighting
video game series developed by
Namco and published by
Namco Bandai. The series debuted in 1994 with the
arcade version of
Tekken and is one of the genre's and Namco's best-selling
franchises, with over 55 million units sold, and is the 44th best-selling franchise of all time as of 2023.
[1]
The games take place in a fictional universe and follow an ongoing story that involves an annual martial arts tournament called The King of Iron Fist Tournament, organized by Mishima Zaibatsu conglomerate owner Heihachi Mishima, in which contestants fight for control of the corporation and prize money. Tekken titles are usually released originally in arcades, before being released on video game consoles a year later; the series is largely exclusive to the PlayStation series of consoles, and the arcade machines run on PlayStation-based hardware.
Related comics, dramatizations and music albums have also been released, and some of the series' recurring characters have also appeared in other Namco games.
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Original release date(s): [2] [3] |
Release years by system: 1994— Arcade [4] 1995— PlayStation [2] [3] [5] |
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Original release date(s): [9] [10] |
Release years by system: 1995—Arcade [11] 1996—PlayStation [9] [10] [12] 2006— PlayStation 3 (NA only), [10] PlayStation Portable (NA only) [10] 2009— Zeebo ( BR only) [10] |
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Original release date(s): [16] [17] |
Release years by system: 1997—Arcade [18] 1998—PlayStation [16] [17] [19] |
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Original release date(s): [22] [23] |
Release years by system: 2001—Arcade [24] 2002—PlayStation 2 [22] [23] [25] |
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Original release date(s): [30] [31] |
Release years by system: 2004—Arcade [32] 2005—PlayStation 2 [30] [31] [33] |
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Original release date(s): [37] |
Release years by system: 2005—PlayStation Portable [38] 2006—PlayStation 3 (JP) [37] [39] [40] 2007—PlayStation 3 ( PlayStation Network) [39] [40](NA, EU, AU) [40] |
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Original release date(s): [44] [45] |
Release years by system: 2007—Arcade [46] 2009—PlayStation 3, [44] [47] Xbox 360, [45] [47] PlayStation Portable (NA, EU, AU) [47] [48] 2010—PlayStation Portable (JP) [48] |
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Original release date(s): [52]
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Release years by system: 2015—Arcade [53] 2017— PlayStation 4, [54] [55] Xbox One, Microsoft Windows |
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Original release date(s): [59]
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Release years by system: PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X and Series S, Microsoft Windows |
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Original release date(s): [61] [62]
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Release years by system: WonderSwan [61] [62] |
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Original release date(s): [63] [64] |
Release years by system: 1999—Arcade [65] 2000— PlayStation 2 [63] [64] [66] 2011— PlayStation 3 HD |
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Original release date(s): [70] [71] |
Release years by system: Game Boy Advance [70] [71] |
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Original release date(s): [72] [73] |
Release years by system: PlayStation 2 [72] [73] |
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Original release date(s): [74] |
Release years by system: 2011—Arcade 2012—PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Wii U |
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Original release date(s): |
Release years by system: Nintendo 3DS |
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Original release date(s): |
Release years by system: PlayStation 3 |
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Release years by system: PlayStation 3 |
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Release years by system: 2005—PlayStation 2 |
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Original release date(s): [77] |
Release years by system: PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Windows, PlayStation Vita |
Notes:
A crossover fighting game being developed by Capcom, featuring characters from both Tekken and Street Fighter. Played in a similar fighting engine to Street Fighter. | |
Original release date(s): [77] Unreleased |
Release years by system: Unreleased |
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Title | Details |
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The Tekken Saga Original release date(s): 1997 |
Release years by system: 1997–Paperback [80] |
Notes:
One-shot comic about Tekken and Tekken 2 [80] |
Title | Details |
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Tekken Forever Original release date(s): December 1, 2001 [81] |
Release years by system: 2001–Paperback [82] |
Notes:
Intended to reveal the origins of Unknown, but turned into a one shot unfinished comic. [83] | |
Original release date(s): 2010 |
Release years by system: Digital—2009 |
Notes:
A Manga adaptation of Tekken 6 |
Title | Details |
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Original release date(s): [84] |
Release years by system: 1998— Film [84] 1998— VHS [85] [86] [87] 1999— DVD (NA) [88] 2000—DVD (EU) [89] |
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Original release date(s): [90] |
Release years by system: 2010— Film [90] |
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Original release date(s): |
Release years by system: 2011 |
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Original release date(s):
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Release years by system: 2014- Film |
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Original release date(s): [93]
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Release years by system: 2022- Netflix |
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Title | Release date | Length | Label | Source |
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Tekken - Windermere: The Jungle Mixes | February 25, 1995 | 24:27 | JVC (JVCD-0001-6) | [94] |
Namco Game Sound Express Vol. 17: Tekken | March 24, 1995 | 38:25 | Victor (VICL-15039) | [95] |
Namco Game Sound Express Vol. 26: Tekken 2 | November 22, 1995 | 33:54 | Victor (VICL-15050) | [96] |
Tekken | April 10, 1996 | 1:04:05 | JVC (JVC-9003-2) | [97] |
Tekken - Windermere: The Jungle Mixes (reissue) | April 21, 1996 | 24:27 | JVC (JVCD-0002-1) | [98] |
Tekken 2: Strike Fighting Vol. 1 | June 29, 1996 | 49:26 | NEC Avenue (NACL-1225) | [99] |
Tekken 2: Strike Fighting Vol. 2 | July 20, 1996 | 54:31 | NEC Avenue (NACL-1225) | [100] |
Tekken 2: Strike Arranges | August 21, 1996 | 58:52 | NEC Avenue (NACL-1238) | [101] |
Tekken UK. Remixes | September 28, 1996 | 1:03:29 | Victor (VICL-23120) | [102] |
Tekken 3 Arcade Soundtrack 001EX | June 18, 1997 | 50:14 | Wonder Spirits (WSCAX-10001) | [103] |
Tekken 3 PlayStation Soundtrack: Seven Remixes | August 19, 1997 | 35:03 | Pony Canyon (PCCG-00455) | [104] |
Tekken 3: Battle Trax | August 20, 1997 | 51:25 | Pony Canyon (PCCG-00416) | [105] |
Tekken: The Motion Picture Original Soundtrack | January 21, 1998 | 39:22 | Sony (SRCL-4177) | [106] |
Tekken Drama CD | February 21, 1998 | 45:58 | Sony (SRCL-4193) | [107] |
Tekken 3: Techno Maniax | March 18, 1998 | 45:59 | Pony Canyon (PCCG-00441) | [108] |
Tekken 3 PlayStation Soundtrack 002 | May 20, 1998 | 1:15:50 | Wonder Spirits (WSCA-00016) | [109] |
Tekken Tag Tournament Original Soundtrack | September 21, 1999 | 43:42 | Bandai (APCG-4046) | [110] |
Tekken Tag Tournament Direct Audio | June 7, 2000 | 1:12:28 | Media Factory (ZMCX-1094) | [111] |
Tekken Tag Tournament Direct Audio (US printing) | December 12, 2000 | 1:12:15 | Tokyopop Soundtrax (TPCD 0203–2) | [112] |
Tekken 4 Original Sound Tracks | May 22, 2002 | 1:31:25 | Scitron (SCDC-00181~2) | [113] |
TEKKEN:NINA WILLIAMS DEATH BY DEGREES Original Soundtrack | April 27, 2005 | 1:18:50 | NAMCO SOUND GEAR | |
Tekken 5 & Tekken: Dark Resurrection Original Soundtrack | July 26, 2006 | 2:30:02 | Victor (VICL-62048~9) | [114] |
Tekken 6 (Arcade) | November 25, 2009 | 36:58 | Bandai Namco Games | [115] |
Tekken 6 Soundtrack | December 9, 2009 | 2:44:07 | SuperSweep (SRIN-1068) | [116] |
Tekken Blood Vengeance Original Soundtrack | September 3, 2011 | 1:03:26 | SuperSweep (CD) Namco Sounds (Digital) |
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Tekken Tag Tournament 2 Original Soundtrack | November 17, 2011 | 1:24:59 | SuperSweep | |
Tekken Hybrid Limited Edition Soundtrack | November 19, 2011 | 1:17:00 | Bandai Namco Games | [117] |
Street Fighter X Tekken Original Soundtrack | March 8, 2012 | 1:59:50 | Capcom (CPDA-10070~1) | [118] |
Tekken Tag Tournament 2 Original Sound Track Plus | June 28, 2013 | 1:59:07 | SuperSweep | |
Tekken Revolution Soundtrack | March 30, 2016 | 1:36:36 | SuperSweep | |
Tekken 7 Soundtrack | May 21, 2016 | 1:23:41 | SuperSweep | |
Tekken 7 Soundtrack Plus | October 31, 2017 | 4:02:50 | SuperSweep | |
Tekken 8 Original Soundtrack | March 13, 2024 | TBA | BANDAI NAMCO | [119] |
Tekken is a
fighting
video game series developed by
Namco and published by
Namco Bandai. The series debuted in 1994 with the
arcade version of
Tekken and is one of the genre's and Namco's best-selling
franchises, with over 55 million units sold, and is the 44th best-selling franchise of all time as of 2023.
[1]
The games take place in a fictional universe and follow an ongoing story that involves an annual martial arts tournament called The King of Iron Fist Tournament, organized by Mishima Zaibatsu conglomerate owner Heihachi Mishima, in which contestants fight for control of the corporation and prize money. Tekken titles are usually released originally in arcades, before being released on video game consoles a year later; the series is largely exclusive to the PlayStation series of consoles, and the arcade machines run on PlayStation-based hardware.
Related comics, dramatizations and music albums have also been released, and some of the series' recurring characters have also appeared in other Namco games.
Title | Details |
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Original release date(s): [2] [3] |
Release years by system: 1994— Arcade [4] 1995— PlayStation [2] [3] [5] |
Notes: | |
Original release date(s): [9] [10] |
Release years by system: 1995—Arcade [11] 1996—PlayStation [9] [10] [12] 2006— PlayStation 3 (NA only), [10] PlayStation Portable (NA only) [10] 2009— Zeebo ( BR only) [10] |
Notes: | |
Original release date(s): [16] [17] |
Release years by system: 1997—Arcade [18] 1998—PlayStation [16] [17] [19] |
Notes: | |
Original release date(s): [22] [23] |
Release years by system: 2001—Arcade [24] 2002—PlayStation 2 [22] [23] [25] |
Notes: | |
Original release date(s): [30] [31] |
Release years by system: 2004—Arcade [32] 2005—PlayStation 2 [30] [31] [33] |
Notes:
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Original release date(s): [37] |
Release years by system: 2005—PlayStation Portable [38] 2006—PlayStation 3 (JP) [37] [39] [40] 2007—PlayStation 3 ( PlayStation Network) [39] [40](NA, EU, AU) [40] |
Notes:
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Original release date(s): [44] [45] |
Release years by system: 2007—Arcade [46] 2009—PlayStation 3, [44] [47] Xbox 360, [45] [47] PlayStation Portable (NA, EU, AU) [47] [48] 2010—PlayStation Portable (JP) [48] |
Notes:
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Original release date(s): [52]
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Release years by system: 2015—Arcade [53] 2017— PlayStation 4, [54] [55] Xbox One, Microsoft Windows |
Notes:
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Original release date(s): [59]
|
Release years by system: PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X and Series S, Microsoft Windows |
Notes:
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Title | Details |
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Original release date(s): [61] [62]
|
Release years by system: WonderSwan [61] [62] |
Notes: | |
Original release date(s): [63] [64] |
Release years by system: 1999—Arcade [65] 2000— PlayStation 2 [63] [64] [66] 2011— PlayStation 3 HD |
Notes:
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Original release date(s): [70] [71] |
Release years by system: Game Boy Advance [70] [71] |
Notes:
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Original release date(s): [72] [73] |
Release years by system: PlayStation 2 [72] [73] |
Notes:
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Original release date(s): [74] |
Release years by system: 2011—Arcade 2012—PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Wii U |
Notes:
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Original release date(s): |
Release years by system: Nintendo 3DS |
Notes:
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Original release date(s): |
Release years by system: PlayStation 3 |
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Title | Details |
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Original release date(s): |
Release years by system: PlayStation 3 |
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Title | Details |
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Original release date(s):
|
Release years by system: 2005—PlayStation 2 |
Notes:
| |
Original release date(s): [77] |
Release years by system: PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Windows, PlayStation Vita |
Notes:
A crossover fighting game being developed by Capcom, featuring characters from both Tekken and Street Fighter. Played in a similar fighting engine to Street Fighter. | |
Original release date(s): [77] Unreleased |
Release years by system: Unreleased |
Notes:
|
Title | Details |
---|---|
The Tekken Saga Original release date(s): 1997 |
Release years by system: 1997–Paperback [80] |
Notes:
One-shot comic about Tekken and Tekken 2 [80] |
Title | Details |
---|---|
Tekken Forever Original release date(s): December 1, 2001 [81] |
Release years by system: 2001–Paperback [82] |
Notes:
Intended to reveal the origins of Unknown, but turned into a one shot unfinished comic. [83] | |
Original release date(s): 2010 |
Release years by system: Digital—2009 |
Notes:
A Manga adaptation of Tekken 6 |
Title | Details |
---|---|
Original release date(s): [84] |
Release years by system: 1998— Film [84] 1998— VHS [85] [86] [87] 1999— DVD (NA) [88] 2000—DVD (EU) [89] |
Notes: | |
Original release date(s): [90] |
Release years by system: 2010— Film [90] |
Notes:
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Original release date(s): |
Release years by system: 2011 |
Notes:
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Original release date(s):
|
Release years by system: 2014- Film |
Notes:
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Original release date(s): [93]
|
Release years by system: 2022- Netflix |
Notes: |
Title | Release date | Length | Label | Source |
---|---|---|---|---|
Tekken - Windermere: The Jungle Mixes | February 25, 1995 | 24:27 | JVC (JVCD-0001-6) | [94] |
Namco Game Sound Express Vol. 17: Tekken | March 24, 1995 | 38:25 | Victor (VICL-15039) | [95] |
Namco Game Sound Express Vol. 26: Tekken 2 | November 22, 1995 | 33:54 | Victor (VICL-15050) | [96] |
Tekken | April 10, 1996 | 1:04:05 | JVC (JVC-9003-2) | [97] |
Tekken - Windermere: The Jungle Mixes (reissue) | April 21, 1996 | 24:27 | JVC (JVCD-0002-1) | [98] |
Tekken 2: Strike Fighting Vol. 1 | June 29, 1996 | 49:26 | NEC Avenue (NACL-1225) | [99] |
Tekken 2: Strike Fighting Vol. 2 | July 20, 1996 | 54:31 | NEC Avenue (NACL-1225) | [100] |
Tekken 2: Strike Arranges | August 21, 1996 | 58:52 | NEC Avenue (NACL-1238) | [101] |
Tekken UK. Remixes | September 28, 1996 | 1:03:29 | Victor (VICL-23120) | [102] |
Tekken 3 Arcade Soundtrack 001EX | June 18, 1997 | 50:14 | Wonder Spirits (WSCAX-10001) | [103] |
Tekken 3 PlayStation Soundtrack: Seven Remixes | August 19, 1997 | 35:03 | Pony Canyon (PCCG-00455) | [104] |
Tekken 3: Battle Trax | August 20, 1997 | 51:25 | Pony Canyon (PCCG-00416) | [105] |
Tekken: The Motion Picture Original Soundtrack | January 21, 1998 | 39:22 | Sony (SRCL-4177) | [106] |
Tekken Drama CD | February 21, 1998 | 45:58 | Sony (SRCL-4193) | [107] |
Tekken 3: Techno Maniax | March 18, 1998 | 45:59 | Pony Canyon (PCCG-00441) | [108] |
Tekken 3 PlayStation Soundtrack 002 | May 20, 1998 | 1:15:50 | Wonder Spirits (WSCA-00016) | [109] |
Tekken Tag Tournament Original Soundtrack | September 21, 1999 | 43:42 | Bandai (APCG-4046) | [110] |
Tekken Tag Tournament Direct Audio | June 7, 2000 | 1:12:28 | Media Factory (ZMCX-1094) | [111] |
Tekken Tag Tournament Direct Audio (US printing) | December 12, 2000 | 1:12:15 | Tokyopop Soundtrax (TPCD 0203–2) | [112] |
Tekken 4 Original Sound Tracks | May 22, 2002 | 1:31:25 | Scitron (SCDC-00181~2) | [113] |
TEKKEN:NINA WILLIAMS DEATH BY DEGREES Original Soundtrack | April 27, 2005 | 1:18:50 | NAMCO SOUND GEAR | |
Tekken 5 & Tekken: Dark Resurrection Original Soundtrack | July 26, 2006 | 2:30:02 | Victor (VICL-62048~9) | [114] |
Tekken 6 (Arcade) | November 25, 2009 | 36:58 | Bandai Namco Games | [115] |
Tekken 6 Soundtrack | December 9, 2009 | 2:44:07 | SuperSweep (SRIN-1068) | [116] |
Tekken Blood Vengeance Original Soundtrack | September 3, 2011 | 1:03:26 | SuperSweep (CD) Namco Sounds (Digital) |
|
Tekken Tag Tournament 2 Original Soundtrack | November 17, 2011 | 1:24:59 | SuperSweep | |
Tekken Hybrid Limited Edition Soundtrack | November 19, 2011 | 1:17:00 | Bandai Namco Games | [117] |
Street Fighter X Tekken Original Soundtrack | March 8, 2012 | 1:59:50 | Capcom (CPDA-10070~1) | [118] |
Tekken Tag Tournament 2 Original Sound Track Plus | June 28, 2013 | 1:59:07 | SuperSweep | |
Tekken Revolution Soundtrack | March 30, 2016 | 1:36:36 | SuperSweep | |
Tekken 7 Soundtrack | May 21, 2016 | 1:23:41 | SuperSweep | |
Tekken 7 Soundtrack Plus | October 31, 2017 | 4:02:50 | SuperSweep | |
Tekken 8 Original Soundtrack | March 13, 2024 | TBA | BANDAI NAMCO | [119] |