Release OrderRecommended
0 / 11 playedRelease order, which is also the spoiler-safe play order.
- 1 Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney
- 2 Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney - Justice for All
- 3 Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney - Trials and Tribulations
- 4 Apollo Justice: Ace Attorney
- 5 Ace Attorney Investigations: Miles Edgeworth
- 6 Ace Attorney Investigations 2: Prosecutor's Gambit Japan-only until the 2024 Investigations Collection.
- 7 Professor Layton vs. Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney Non-canon crossover. Optional and standalone.
- 8 Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney - Dual Destinies
- 9 The Great Ace Attorney: Adventures Prequel set in the late 19th century.
- 10 Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney - Spirit of Justice
- 11 The Great Ace Attorney 2: Resolve
Chronological Order
0 / 11 playedStory order. The Investigations games move before Apollo Justice, and the prequels lead.
Prequels
- 1 The Great Ace Attorney: Adventures
- 2 The Great Ace Attorney 2: Resolve
Present day
- 3 Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney
- 4 Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney - Justice for All
- 5 Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney - Trials and Tribulations
- 6 Ace Attorney Investigations: Miles Edgeworth
- 7 Ace Attorney Investigations 2: Prosecutor's Gambit Japan-only until the 2024 Investigations Collection.
- 8 Apollo Justice: Ace Attorney
- 9 Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney - Dual Destinies
- 10 Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney - Spirit of Justice
Standalone
- 11 Professor Layton vs. Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney Non-canon crossover. Play anytime after the original trilogy.
About Ace Attorney
Ace Attorney mixes courtroom visual novels across six main games and two spin-off lines, and release order matches the story except for the Investigations duology.
This play order lists release order first, since later games assume you know the earlier twists.
Good to know
Investigations 2 stayed Japan-only until the September 6, 2024 Investigations Collection brought it west.
No new Ace Attorney game has been dated, though Capcom called the series a core IP in December 2025, so treat sequel talk as unconfirmed.
