Release OrderRecommended
0 / 10 playedEvery main game in release order, which matches story order. Updated versions are folded into their base game.
- 1 Guilty Gear Series debut with Sol and Ky.
- 2 Guilty Gear X Adds Dizzy and the X cast.
- 7 Guilty Gear 2: Overture Canon action strategy bridge set after X2.
- 8 Guilty Gear Xrd: Sign Start of the Xrd story arc.
- 9 Guilty Gear Xrd: Revelator Includes Revelator and Rev 2. Play Rev 2 as the complete version.
- 10 Guilty Gear Strive Current entry point with rollback netcode and DLC seasons.
X2 era
- 3 Guilty Gear X2 Includes #Reload, Slash and Accent Core updates. Play Accent Core Plus R as the final version.
Spinoffs
- 4 Guilty Gear Isuka Four player arena fighter outside canon.
- 5 Guilty Gear Dust Strikers Nintendo DS arena battler.
- 6 Guilty Gear Judgment PSP beat em up bundled with an X2 port.
Main Story Only
0 / 9 playedCanon games only, in story order. Spinoffs are listed after since they do not affect the main plot.
- 1 Guilty Gear Where Sol and Ky begin.
- 2 Guilty Gear X Holy Order and Gear conflict continues.
- 3 Guilty Gear X2 Postwar Directorate and That Man plot.
- 4 Guilty Gear 2: Overture Sol and Sin in the Backyard. Required for Xrd setup.
- 5 Guilty Gear Xrd: Sign Ramlethal and Elphelt arc.
- 6 Guilty Gear Xrd: Revelator Revelations about Aria and Justice.
Finale so far
- 7 Guilty Gear Strive Asuka and Happy Chaos arc. Latest story chapter.
Optional spinoffs
- 8 Guilty Gear Isuka Skippable arena fighter.
- 9 Guilty Gear Dust Strikers and Judgment Skippable handheld entries.
About Guilty Gear
This Guilty Gear play order follows the main story from the 1998 original through X, X2, Overture, Xrd and Strive in release order. Spinoffs like Isuka and Dust Strikers sit outside the main story, so they are marked separately and can be skipped.
Good to know
Arc System Works has not announced a new Guilty Gear game beyond Strive, and recent updates have been balance patches and DLC fighters. Start with Strive if you only want the modern entry point, since older sprites and systems feel very different.
