Several video games based on Sword Art Online, a light novel series written by Reki Kawahara and illustrated by Abec, have been released on multiple platforms. The story follows Kazuto "Kirito" Kirigaya after he gets trapped in the eponymous VRMMORPG. Plans to adapt Sword Art Online into a video game were first announced at a stage event at the Dengeki Bunko Autumn Festival in October 2011. The console games span multiple genres and form an alternate timeline, featuring original characters and distinct ways of integrating the source material's storyline.
The first game in the series, Infinity Moment, was developed by Aquria and released exclusively in Japan for the PlayStation Portable in March 2013. The second game, Aquria's Hollow Fragment, was initially released in Japan in April 2014 for the PlayStation Vita; it later launched in North America, Europe, and Australia in August 2014. It incorporates the content of Infinity Moment with various modifications. The games were followed by Artdink's Lost Song (2015), Aquria's Hollow Realization (2016), Dimps' Fatal Bullet (2018), Aquria's Alicization Lycoris (2020) and Last Recollection (2023), Dimps' Fractured Daydream (2024), and Game Studio's Echoes of Aincrad (2026).
The console games have cumulatively sold over 10 million units worldwide by March 2026, while the mobile games have exceeded 25 million downloads by November 2018.
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