List of Olympic video games

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. Official and unofficial Olympic video games have been released since the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow.[1]

Officially-licensed Olympic video games

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

Video games
Game Year of release Publisher Coinciding Olympics Refs.
Track & Field 1983 Konami 1984 Summer [2]
Hyper Sports 1984 Konami 1984 Summer [3]
The Games: Summer Edition 1988 Epyx 1988 Summer [4]
The Games: Winter Edition 1988 Epyx 1988 Winter [5]
Olympic Gold 1992 Tiertex Design Studios 1992 Summer [6]
Team USA Basketball 1992 Electronic Arts 1992 Summer [7]
Winter Olympics 1993 Tiertex Design Studios 1994 Winter [8]
Izzy's Quest for the Olympic Rings 1995 U.S. Gold 1996 Summer [9][10][11]
Olympic Soccer 1996 Silicon Dreams Studio 1996 Summer [12]
Olympic Summer Games 1996 Tiertex Design Studios 1996 Summer [13]
Nagano Winter Olympics '98 1998 Konami 1998 Winter [14]
Olympic Hockey '98 1998 Treyarch 1998 Winter [15]
Sydney 2000 2000 Attention to Detail 2000 Summer [16]
Salt Lake 2002 2002 Attention to Detail 2002 Winter [17]
Athens 2004 2004 Eurocom 2004 Summer [18]
Torino 2006 2006 49Games 2006 Winter [19]
Beijing 2008 2008 Sega 2008 Summer [20]
Vancouver 2010 2010 Sega 2010 Winter [21]
Sled Shred featuring the Jamaican Bobsled Team 2010 SouthPeak Games 2010 Winter [22][23]
London 2012 2012 Sega 2012 Summer [24]
Steep 2016 Ubisoft 2018 Winter [25]
Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 - The Official Video Game 2020 Sega 2020 Summer [26]
Olympic Games Jam: Beijing 2022 2022 nWay 2022 Winter [27]
Olympics Go! Paris 2024 2024 nWay 2024 Summer [28][29][30]

Mario & Sonic series

Mario & Sonic is a series of officially-licensed Olympic crossover video games that was jointly developed by Nintendo and Sega, featuring characters from the Mario and Sonic the Hedgehog franchises. The first game in the series was released to coincide with the 2008 Summer Olympics and the final game was released to coincide with the 2020 Summer Olympics. The franchise also has some spinoff mobile games, although none of these feature any Mario characters.

Video games
Game Year of release Coinciding Olympics Refs.
Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games 2007 2008 Summer [31]
Sonic at the Olympic Games 2008 2008 Summer [32]
Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games 2009 2010 Winter [33]
Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games 2010 2010 Winter [34]
Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games 2011 2012 Summer [35]
Mario & Sonic at the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games 2013 2014 Winter [36]
Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games 2016 2016 Summer [37]
Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 2019 2020 Summer [38]
Sonic at the Olympic Games 2020 2020 Summer [39]

Unofficial Olympic video games

These games were released without any official involvement of the International Olympic Committee or any related organizations. They may unofficially use the name of the Olympics or may have been released to coincide with the Olympics to attract sports fans.

Video games
Game Year of release Publisher Refs.
Microsoft Decathlon 1980 Microsoft [40]
The Activision Decathlon 1983 Activision [41]
Track & Field 1983 Konami [42]
Daley Thompson's Decathlon 1984 Ocean Software [43]
Hes Games 1984 HESware [44]
Summer Games 1984 Epyx [45]
Summer Games II 1985 Epyx [46][47]
Winter Games 1985 Epyx [40]
Winter Olympics 1986 Tynesoft [48]
Stadium Events/World Class Track Meet 1986 Bandai [49]
Konami '88 1988 Konami [50]
Caveman Ughlympics 1988 Dynamix [51]
Track & Field II 1988 Konami [52]
Track Meet 1991 Interplay Entertainment [53]
The Games: Winter Challenge 1991 Accolade [40]
The Games: Summer Challenge 1992 Accolade [54]
The Games '92: España 1992 Ocean Software [55]
Gold Medal Challenge 1992 Capcom [56]
Decathlon 1992 C&E [57]
Alien Olympics 2044 AD 1994 Ocean Software [40][58]
DecAthlete 1996 Sega [59]
International Track & Field 1996 Konami [60]
Winter Heat 1997 Sega [61]
International Track & Field 2000 2000 Konami [62]
Millennium Winter Sports 2000 Konami [63]
Sergei Bubka's Millennium Games 2000 Midas Games [64]
ESPN International Winter Sports 2002 2002 Konami [65]
Asterix at the Olympic Games 2007 Étranges Libellules [66][67]
New International Track & Field 2008 Konami [68]
Summer Athletics 2008 DTP Entertainment [69]
My Game About Me: Olympic Challenge 2008 Double Fine [70]
QWOP 2009 Bennett Foddy [71]
Hyper Sports Winter 2010 Konami [72]
Hyper Sports Track & Field 2010 Konami [73]
Doodle Champion Island Games 2021 Google [74]

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