This is a list of dragons in tabletop and video games. If there are many dragons, then only the most notable are mentioned.
Dragons appear in numerous role-playing games and their fictional settings as bosses, final bosses, and enemies, as well as player characters, companions, and supporting characters.
| Video game | Name of Dragon | Type | Transforms, if so from what? | Voice Actor | Role | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Darksiders | Abaddon | European | Angel | Final Boss | |||
| AdventureQuest | Various | Various | No | Various | |||
| Adventures of Mana | Unnamed | European | No | Boss | |||
| Angels with Scaly Wings | Various | Various | No | Various | Conceived from dinosaurs. | ||
| Xenoblade Chronicles | Alcar, Dragonia, Abaasy | European | No | Boss | Dragon King Alcar, Demon King Dragonia, Avalanche Abaasy | ||
| Unnamed | Wyvern | No | Enemies | ||||
| Alduin, Paarthurnax, Odahviing | Wyvern | No | Daniel Riordan / Charles Martinet / Charles Dennis | Various | Many other named dragons appear. | ||
| Dragon's Crown | Ancient, Red Dragons | European | No | Bosses | |||
| Borderlands 2 | Ancient Dragons of Destruction | European | No | Bosses | |||
| Drakengard | Angelus, Legna | Wyvern | No | Companion, Boss | |||
| Drakengard 2 | Angelus, Legna | Wyvern | No | Companion, Boss | |||
| Drakengard 3 | Michael/Mikhail, Gabriella | Wyvern | No | Companion | |||
| I of the Dragon | Annoth, Barroth, Morrogh | European | No | Player Character | The three main player characters. | ||
| Emerald Dragon | Atrushan | European | Human | Player Character | A young blue dragon that transforms between his dragon form and an acquired human form to rescue Tamryn, his childhood human friend and sibling. | ||
| Elden Ring | Dragonlord Placidusax, Lichdragon Fortissax, Ancient Dragon Lansseax | Western | No | Bosses | Various dragons appear throughout the game as enemies. | ||
| Avernum/Exile | Various | European | No | Various | |||
| Dragon Valor | Azi Dahaka | Various | No | Bosses | Other dragons appear. | ||
| Bahamut | European | No | Various | The most recurrent of the many dragons that appear throughout the series | |||
| Valkyrie Profile 2 | Bahamut | European | No | Boss | |||
| Barba | Serpentine | No | Boss | ||||
| Battledragons | Unnamed | Various | No | Units | |||
| Shining Force | Bleu | European | No | Playable Character | Other dragons appear | ||
| Blue Dragon | Blue Dragon | Other | No | Companion | |||
| Super Paper Mario | Bonechill, Fracktail, Wracktail | European | No | Bosses | Fracktail and Bonechill are required bosses, while Wracktail is an optional boss. | ||
| Kingdom of Loathing | Bonerdagon | Wyvern | No | Boss | |||
| Bonetail, Gloomtail, Hooktail | European | No | Bosses | Hooktail and Gloomtail are required bosses, while Bonetail is an optional boss. | |||
| Bravely Default | Various | European | No | Bosses | |||
| Two Worlds II | Cassara | European | Human | Sandra Pascuzzi | Final Boss | ||
| Crosell | European | No | Boss | ||||
| Super Mario RPG | Czar Dragon, Zombone, Bahamutt | European | No | Bosses | |||
| Various | European | No | Various | ||||
| Divinity II | The Dragon Knight | Wyvern | Human | Playable Character Transformation | Other dragons appear. | ||
| Dark Souls | Various; Black Dragon Kalameet, Darkeater Midir, Seath the Scaleless | Various | Various | Bosses | |||
| Dawn of the Dragons | Various | European | No | Various | |||
| Disgaea | Various | Various | No | Units | |||
| The World Ends with You | Draco Cantus | Asian | Human | Final Boss | |||
| Dragohoho | European | Beanish (humanoid species) | Boss | ||||
| Mother | Dragon | Wyvern | No | Boss | The party must have either obtained four melodies or reached level 25 to fight it. | ||
| Dragon Age | Various | European | Various | Various | |||
| Dragon Buster | Unnamed | European | No | Boss | |||
| DragonFable | Various | European | No | Companion | |||
| Chrono Cross | Dragon Gods | Various | No | Bosses | There are six Dragon Gods. | ||
| Titan Quest | Dragon Liche | European | No | Optional Boss | |||
| Tiny Tina's Wonderlands | Various | Wyverns | No | Enemies, mini-bosses, and companions | |||
| Dragon Quest | Dragonlord | European | Human | Final Boss | |||
| White Knight Chronicles | Dragon Matriarch | European | Human | Boss | |||
| Shining Tears | Dragonutes | Various | No | Various | |||
| Drakkhen | Various | European | No | Bosses | |||
| Dungeon Crawl Stone Soup | Various | European | No | Enemies | |||
| Unnamed | European | Human | Final Boss | ||||
| Fate | Unnamed | European | No | Bosses | |||
| Fin Fang Foom | Alien, quadrupedal | No | Boss | ||||
| The Battle for Wesnoth | Fire Dragon | European | No | Units | |||
| Fire Emblem | Various | European | Human | Various | |||
| Secret of Mana, Dawn of Mana | Flammie | European | No | Companion | A white four-winged fluffy dragon which the characters ride. Some eventually become the Mana Beast. | ||
| Golden Sun | Fusion Dragon | European (2H) | Human | Final Boss | |||
| Enclave | Fyrlakith | European | No | Boss | Appears in the level "The Guardian" | ||
| Popolocrois | Gaba, Sania | European | Human | Companion | |||
| Gothic II | Various | European | No | Bosses | |||
| Gray | Asian | Human | Playable Character | Was turned into a dragonman by the Dragon King Ardgevald/ | |||
| Green Dragon | Serpentine | No | Boss | ||||
| Dragon's Dogma | Grigori | European | No | Final Boss | Devours the Hero's heart to become an arisen | ||
| King's Field | Guyra, Seath | European | No | Bosses | |||
| Hades | European | No | Optional boss | ||||
| Odin Sphere | Hindel, Belial, Wagner, Leventhan | Wyvern | No | Bosses | |||
| God of War (2018 video game) | Hræzlyr, Fafnir, Reginn, Otr, Dagsetr | European | No, Dwarf, No, No, No | Various | |||
| God of War Ragnarok | Various | Various | No | Various | Several Drakes, Wyverns and dragon-like Lindwyrms and Dreki appear in the game. | ||
| Icasaracht | European | No | Final Boss | ||||
| Incineraptor | European | No | Boss | ||||
| Fable: The Lost Chapters | Jack of Blades | European | Demon | Final Boss | Initially a masked hooded figure, he is reincarnated in the Lost Chapters as a dragon. | ||
| Legacy of the Wizard | Keela | European | No | Final Boss | |||
| Kingdom Hearts | Various | European | Human | Various | |||
| Various | European | No | Units | ||||
| Megami Tensei | Kuzuryu, Seiryu, Samael | Various | No | Bosses | |||
| The Last Remnant | Various | European | No | Bosses | |||
| The Legend of Dragoon | Various | Other | No | Bosses | |||
| Dragon Quest VIII | Lord of the Dragovians | European | Human | Boss | Dragon form changes color. | ||
| Lost Kingdoms | Various | European | No | Bosses | |||
| Lufia | Egg Dragon | European | No | Boss | |||
| Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle | MegaDragonBowser | European | Bowser | Kenneth W. James | Final Boss | ||
| Mother 3 | Mecha Drago | European | Drago | No | Boss | ||
| Martin Septim | Wyvern | Human | Supporting Character | Transforms into the Avatar of Akastosh. | |||
| Might and Magic | Various | European | No | Various | |||
| Monster Rancher | Unnamed | European | No | Trained Monster | |||
| Neverwinter Nights | Various | European | No | Various | |||
| Pokémon series | Various | Various | Various | Trainable Monsters | Some Pokémon who are not dragons in their base forms can transform into one in various ways. Others are not dragons originally, but can evolve into a Dragon-Type Pokémon. | ||
| Palworld | Various | Various | No | Trainable Monsters | |||
| Ogre Battle | Various | European | No | Various | |||
| Lunar series | Quark | European | No | Hal Delahousse | Supporting Character | ||
| Tower of Druaga | Quox | European | No | Boss | |||
| Radiata Stories | Various | Various | No | Bosses | |||
| I Am Setsuna | The Reaper | European | Human | Final Boss | |||
| Legend of the Red Dragon | Red Dragon | European | No | Final Boss | |||
| Breath of Fire | Ryu | European | Human | Player Character | |||
| Sacred | Various | European | No | Bosses | |||
| Saesenthessis | Various | Human | Eiry Hughes | Various | |||
| Grandia 3 | Shiba | Wyvern | No | Supporting Character | Owned by Ulf. | ||
| Shin Megami Tensei | Various | Various | No | Bosses | A race of demons. | ||
| Suikoden | Various | Various | No | Bosses | Controlled by Dragon Knights. | ||
| Synn | European | Human | Final Boss | Female red dragon. | |||
| Tears to Tiara | Various | European | No | Bosses | |||
| Thousand Arms | Various | Various | No | Bosses | |||
| 7th Dragon | Tiamat | Western | No | Boss | |||
| Tales of Zestiria | Tiamat | European | No | Boss | |||
| Tirion | European | No | Companion | ||||
| Urgost | European | No | Supporting Character | ||||
| Vagrant Story | Various | Various | No | Bosses | |||
| Hydlide | Varalys | European | No | Final Boss | |||
| Water Vellumental | European | No | Boss | A blue, origami dragon that is the second Vellumental fought. Olivia gains its powers when Mario defeats it. | |||
| Various | Various | No | Beasts | ||||
| Wizardry | Various | Various | No | Bosses | |||
| Wild Arms series | Zephyr | European | No | Boss | Other dragons appear. | ||
| Spiritkeeper | Wyvern | No | Player Character | Many other dragons, known as the Draak-Kin, appear throughout the story. |
| Video game | Name of Dragon | Type | Transforms, if so from what? | Voice Actor | Role | Genre | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brawlhalla | Ragnir | European | No | Player character | Fighting | ||
| World of Warcraft | Alexstrasza, Deathwing (formerly known as Neltharion), Kalecgos, Korialstrasz, Malygos, Nozdormu, Onyxia, Sapphiron, Soridormi, Sindragosa, Sintharia, Tyranastrasz, Ysera | European | Human | Leader of flights / Bosses | MMORPG | [1] | |
| Heroes of the Storm | Alexstrasza, Chromie (Chronormu), Deathwing, Dragon Knight | European | Human / Gnome / No / Hero | Wendee Lee[2] / Karen Strassman[3] | Player Characters | MOBA | Dragon Knight is a Playable Character Transformation on the Dragon Shire battleground. Heroes can liberate the Dragon Knight by activating the shrines and interacting with the Knight's statue in the middle lane of the battleground, taking control of him temporarily. |
| Phantasy Star | Alterazgohg, Sil Dragon | Various | No | Bosses | MMORPG | ||
| Counter-Strike Online | Angra | European | Dione | Boss / Playable class | First-person shooter | Appears as a boss in Zombie Scenario Season 2, and as playable class in Zombie Giant. | |
| Dota 2 | Auroth (the Winter Wyvern), Davion (the Dragon Knight), Jakiro (the Twin Head Dragon), Puck (the Faerie Dragon), Viper (the Netherdrake) | Wyvern / European / European (2H) / Fae / Amphithere | Human / Human / No / No / No | Merle Dandridge / Tony Todd / Dave Fennoy / Jen Taylor / Tony Todd | Player characters | MOBA | Auroth, the Winter Wyvern, transforms from a human in . Davion, the Dragon Knight, gained the ability to transform into a Dragon after slaying the Dragon Slyrak. Jakiro, the Twin Head Dragon, has two heads, with one breathing fire and the other breathing ice. |
| Final Fantasy XIV | Bahamut, Midgardsormr, Nidhogg, Hraesvelgr, Tiamat, Twintania, Shinryu | European | No | Bosses | MMORPG | Includes dragons in the Heavensward expansion pack | |
| Dungeon Fighter Online | Bakal | European | No | Boss | MMORPG | ||
| Dragon's Prophet | Various | European | No | Companion | MMORPG | ||
| Drakensang Online | Various | European | No | Bosses | MMORPG | ||
| Vindictus | Elchulus, Siglint, Beokros | European | No | Greg Chun / Edward Bosco | Bosses | MMORPG | |
| RuneScape | Various | European | No | Boss / Enemies / Companion | MMORPG | Wyverns are also present, but are a separate race to dragons. | |
| Free Realms | Various | Wyvern | No | Player Companion | MMORPG | ||
| Wizard101 | Black Dragon, Catalan, Jabberwock, Mother Drake, Pendragon, Three Color Seprent, White Dragon, Zarathax | European | No | Boss / Enemies / Companion | MMORPG | ||
| Hearthstone | Various | Various | Various | Collectible Cards | Digital collectible card game | ||
| Maplestory | Horntail | European (3H) | No | Boss | MMORPG | Many other dragons appear throughout the game. | |
| EverQuest | Lord Nagafen, Trakanon, Lady Vox | European | No | Boss | MMORPG | ||
| Mabinogi | Various | Various | No | Bosses | MMORPG | ||
| Named by player | European | No | Player Character / Bosses | MMORPG | Can be created and customized by paid membership players and grow up from hatchling to adult to ancient dragons. | ||
| Awesomenauts | Nibbs | European | No | Playable Character | MOBA | ||
| Guild Wars 2 | Primordus, Jormag, Zhaitan, Mordremoth, Kralkatorrik, Soo-Won | Various | No | Bosses | MMORPG | Elder Dragons who have been dormant for centuries and have now awoken to unleash a cycle of destruction upon Tyria, the world in which the game is set. They each have control over an element. | |
| ArcheAge | Red Dragon | European | No | Boss | MMORPG | ||
| League of Legends | Shyvana | European | Humanoid | Karen Strassman | Player Character | MOBA | A playable champion whose ultimate allows her to temporarily transform into a dragon.[4] |
| TERA | Various | Various | No | Player Companion | MMORPG | ||
| Tiamat, Stormwing, Beritra, Ereshkigal | European | Human | Final Boss | MMORPG | |||
| Tibia | Various | European | No | Enemies | MMORPG | ||
| Ultima Online | Various | Various | No | Units | MMORPG | ||
| Lineage 2 | Valakas, Antharas, Lindvior | European | No | Bosses | MMORPG | Antharas is the Earth Dragon, Valakas is the Fire Dragon,and Lindvior is the Wind Dragon. | |
| Realm of the Mad God | Pyyr, Nikao, Limoz, Feargus, Ivory Wyvern | Various | No | Bosses | MMORPG | ||
| Club Penguin | Scorn the Dragon King | Other | No | Boss | MMO | Appeared in the Medieval Party 2012, in which he took over Club Penguin Island and took the Mountain of Misery as his lair. | |
| Club Penguin Island | Scorn the Dragon King | Other | No | Toby Hulse | Boss | MMORPG | Appeared in the Medieval Party 2018. |
| League of Legends | Smolder | European | No | Kristina Atanasoski | Player Character | MOBA | |
| Day of Dragons | Various | Various | No | Playable Character | Survival | ||
| Draconia | Various | Various | No | Playable Character | Survival |
| Video game | Name of Dragon | Type | Transforms, if so from what? | Voice Actor | Role | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dragon Spirit | Amur | Wyvern | Human | Player Character | A captain from the kingdom, who transforms into a dragon to fight the evil Zawell. | ||
| ActRaiser | Arctic Wyvern | Wyvern | No | Boss | |||
| Alisia Dragoon | Dragon Frye, Ball O' Fire, Thunder Raven, Boomerang Lizard | European | No | Companions | |||
| Argorok | Wyvern | No | Boss | A Twilit dragon that is the boss of the City in the Sky dungeon. | |||
| Various | European | No | Bosses | ||||
| Draco and others | European | No | Companion and bosses | ||||
| Arokh | European | No | Companion | ||||
| Arokh | European | No | Companion | ||||
| Ash | European | Fairy | Playable Character Transformation | An element of fire. | |||
| Dragon Breed | Bahamoot | Serpentine | No | Companion | |||
| Bakugan | Various | Various | Ball | Trainable Monsters | |||
| Unnamed | Asian | No | Enemies | ||||
| Unnamed | Asian | Horse | Player units | ||||
| The Incredible Toon Machine | Bik | European | No | Non-playable | |||
| Black Lamp | Unnamed | European | No | Boss | |||
| Blood Dragons | Wingless, Quadrupedal | No | Enemies | Can shoot lasers from their eyes. | |||
| Super Princess Peach | Blizzaurus | European | No | Boss | |||
| Bomberman Wars | Bomber Dragon | European | No | Unit | |||
| Starbound | Bone Dragon | Wyvern | No | Boss | |||
| Yoshi's Story | Bone Dragon and serpentine dragons | European (3H) and serpentine dragons | No | Boss | The Bone Dragon is an undead, skeletal dragon boss, while serpentine dragons appear in some levels as a form of transportation. | ||
| Bubble Bobble Series | Various | European | No | Main Character | |||
| The Sims | Burnie, Pyritie, Torch | European | No | Player Companion | |||
| Dragon Rage | Cael Cyndar | European | No | Player Character | |||
| Unnamed | Wyvern | No | Various | Appearing exclusively in Zombies mode, dragons appear as a gameplay mechanic on the map Der Eisendrache, and both as a hazard and as a boss on the map Gorod Krovi. | |||
| The Cave | Unnamed | European | No | Boss | |||
| Banjo-Tooie | Chili Billi, Chilly Willy | European | No | Bosses | Twin brothers; one breathes fire, while the other breathes ice. | ||
| Cobra Triangle | Unnamed | Serpentine | No | Boss | |||
| Colorful Dragon | Various | European | No | Playable character and non-player characters | |||
| Crimson Dragon | Various | Wyvern | No | Player Character/companion | The paler rides dragons throughout the game.[5] | ||
| Various | European | No | Boss / Enemy | ||||
| Darby the Dragon | Darby | European | Player character | ||||
| Demon Dragon, Light Dragon[6] | Asian | Ganondorf (Demon Dragon), Princess Zelda (Light Dragon) | Boss and player character | ||||
| Digimon | Various | Various | No | Trainable Monsters | |||
| Various | European | No | Various | ||||
| Discworld | Unnamed | European | No | Boss | |||
| Donkey Kong 64 | Dogadon | Hybrid | No | Boss | A dragonfly-dragon hybrid. | ||
| Master of Magic | Draconians | European | No | Playable Character | |||
| Dracula | European | Vampire | Player Character | Dracula can transform into a dragon for a powerful attack. | |||
| Dracula Duck | Serpentine | Duck | Boss | ||||
| Draggadon | Asian | No | Boss | ||||
| Animal Crossing | Drago | Asian | No | Supporting Character | A villager who can move into the player's village. | ||
| Wario's Woods | Drago | European | No | Boss | |||
| Sacrifice | Dragon | European | No | Unit | |||
| Shrek | Dragon | European | No | Final Boss | |||
| Viva Pinata | Dragonache | Other | No | Breedable animal | Its color depends on the main landscape of the garden. | ||
| New Super Mario Bros. U | Dragoneel | Serpentine | No | Enemies | |||
| Donkey Kong: Jungle Climber | Dragon Kremling | Asian | No | Boss | |||
| Altered Beast | Dragon Man | European | Human | Playable Character Transformation | |||
| Dragonseeds | Various | Asian | No | Trainable Monster | |||
| Donkey Kong Jungle Beat | Dragon Slot | Serpentine | No | Supporting Character | |||
| Battle Realms | Dragon Spirit | Asian | No | Unit | Summoned by the Dragon Clan. | ||
| Castlevania (recurring in series) | Dragon Zombie | European | No | Bosses | |||
| The Longest Journey, Dreamfall | Draic Kin | European | No | Supporting Characters | Extraterrestrial sentient beings. | ||
| Endless Legend | Drakken | Wyvern | No | Unit | |||
| Star Fox Adventures | Drakor | European | No | Boss | The fourth boss of the game. | ||
| Drogoth | European | No | Unit | ||||
| Forgotten Worlds | Dust Dragon | European | No | Boss | |||
| Earth Defense Force 2025 | Unnamed | European | No | Enemies | |||
| Eldin, Faron, Lanayru | Eastern | No | Supporting Characters | ||||
| Minecraft | Ender Dragon | European | No | Not Voiced | Final Boss | A black dragon with purple eyes that inhabits The End. Name stated to be "Jean?"[7] | |
| Muck | Bob | European | No | Final Boss | |||
| Kirby's Epic Yarn | Fangora | European | No | Boss | |||
| Ghostbusters Genesis | Fire Dragon | Serpentine | No | Boss | |||
| The Great Circus Mystery Starring Mickey & Minnie | Dragon Pete | European | Cat | Final Boss | After being defeated in his first form, a wizard, Pete transforms into a red dragon. | ||
| Dinraal, Farosh, Naydra[8] | Asian | No | Bosses | ||||
| Wrath Unleashed | Flame/Frost Dragons | Lindworm | No | Unit | |||
| Flamewing | European | No | Superboss | ||||
| Blazing Dragons | Flicker | European | No | Player character | |||
| The King of Dragons | Gildiss | European | No | Final Boss | |||
| The Legend of Zelda | Aquamentus, Gleeok | European / (2H) | No | Boss | |||
| Gleeok | Serpentine (2H) | No | Boss | Known in Japanese as 'Double-Headed Ice-Fire Dragon Gleeok' | |||
| Super Mario Galaxy 2 | Gobblegut | Serpentine | No | Boss | Also fought in a harder fiery form. | ||
| Griff | European | No | Supporting Character | ||||
| Great Dragon | European | No | Boss | ||||
| ActRaiser 2 | Greed | European | No | Boss | |||
| Cuphead | Grim Matchstick | European | No | Boss | |||
| Atari Adventure | Grundle, Rhindle and Yorgle | Asian | No | Bosses | |||
| Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy | Alien | No | Boss | ||||
| Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (video game) | Wyvern | No | Enemy | ||||
| Unnamed | Asian | No | Supporting Character | ||||
| Hewdraw | Serpentine (3H) | No | Danny Mann | Boss | |||
| Heroes of Might and Magic series | Various | Various | No | Units | Green dragon (Gold dragon, Emerald dragon), Bone dragon (Ghost dragon, Spectral dragon), Shadow dragon (Red dragon, Black dragon), Faerie dragon, Rust dragon, Crystal dragon, Azure dragon | ||
| Hoard | Unnamed | European | No | Player Character | |||
| Dragon Saber | Huey, Siria | Wyvern | Human | Player Character | |||
| Ice Dragon | European | No | Enemies | ||||
| Kirby's Dream Land 2 | Ice Dragon | Wingless, bipedal | No | Boss | Breathes ice instead of fire. | ||
| Jake Long | European | Human | Player Character | ||||
| Weaving Tides | Kilim | Other (carpet dragon) | Companion | ||||
| Alien, wingless, quadrupedal | No | Boss | |||||
| King's Quest | Unnamed | European | No | Boss | |||
| Kingdom II: Shadoan | Unnamed | European | No | Boss | Will eat the main character if he does not solve a puzzle | ||
| Resident Evil Village | Other | Vampire | Maggie Robertson | Boss | |||
| Rastan | Laios, Hydra, and red dragon boss | European and serpentine | Bosses | ||||
| Lair | Various | European | No | Companion | |||
| Kirby's Return to Dream Land | Landia | Wyvern (4H) | No | Boss | Each of its four heads is able to split from the main body to form a smaller dragon. | ||
| Mortal Kombat | Liu Kang | Asian | Human | Playable Character | He transforms into a dragon as part of a Fatality. | ||
| Lizard Man | European | Human | Playable Character Transformation | ||||
| Loom | Unnamed | European | No | Boss | |||
| Super Mario Odyssey | Lord of the Lightning | European | No | Boss | Also known as the Ruined Dragon. | ||
| Nail 'n' Scale | Lore | European | No | Boss | |||
| Mega Man | Mecha Dragon | European | No | Boss | |||
| Sonic Heroes | Metal Overlord | Other | Robot | Final Boss | The evolved form of Neo Metal Sonic; referred to as "Metal Madness" before reaching full power. | ||
| Sonic and the Black Knight | Mist, Earth Dragon | Various | No | Boss | |||
| Sonic Superstars | Great Dark Dragon/Black Dragon, Trip the Sungazer | Other | No / Lizard | Final Boss / Playable Character Transformation | Listed as "Black Dragon" in game files, but referred to by fans as "Great Dark Dragon". It was sealed away by an ancient civilization prior to the game's events.Trip is able to transform into a golden-yellow dragon with the power of the Chaos Emeralds, allowing her to fly around and breathe fire. | ||
| Sorcer Striker | Miyamoto | European | No | Playable Character | |||
| Monster Hunter | Various | Various | No | Bosses | |||
| Monster Maulers | Unnamed | Serpentine | No | Boss | |||
| Nafaalilargus | Wyvern | No | Jonathan Bryce | Boss | Calls himself "The Crown Jewel of the Empire". | ||
| Alcahest | Nevis | European | Human | Playable character | |||
| Neopets | Various | European | No | Playable Character | |||
| Age of Mythology | Nidhogg | European | No | Unit | |||
| Aquamentus, Onox | European / Wyvern | No / Human | Boss / Final Boss | Aquamentus is the boss of the Gnarled Root Dungeon, while Onox's true form is the Dark Dragon. | |||
| Ōkami | Orochi, Yomigami | Asian (8H) / Asian | No | Boss / Supporting Character | |||
| Panzer Dragoon (series) | Various | Various | No | Companion | |||
| Towdie | Quido | European | No | Villain | |||
| War of the Monsters | Raptros | European | No | Playable Character | |||
| Kirby Super Star | Red Dragon/Great Dragon | European | No | Boss | A holographic dragon summoned by the Computer Virus boss. | ||
| Reign of Fire | Unnamed | Wyverns | Player characters, enemies and bosses | ||||
| Metroid series | Ridley | Other | No | Final Boss | Reappears as Meta Ridley | ||
| Rock of Ages | Unnamed | European | No | Boss | |||
| Scooby-Doo! Unmasked | Unnamed | Asian | Mubber | Boss | Zen Tuo's dragon. | ||
| Conan | Sand Dragon | Wingless, quadrupedal | No | Boss | |||
| The Lost Vikings 2 | Scorch | European | No | Player character | |||
| Subnautica | Sea Dragon | Alien | Enemy | ||||
| Simon the Sorcerer | Unnamed | European | No | Supporting Character | Has a cold when first encountered. | ||
| Dragon's Lair | Singe | European | No | Final Boss | |||
| Cave Story | Sky Dragons | European | No | Bosses | |||
| The Hobbit | Smaug | European | No | Boss | Bilbo has to take a golden cup from him. | ||
| Lego The Hobbit | Smaug | Wyvern | No | Boss | |||
| Ninja Gaiden | Smaugan | European | No | Boss | Other dragons appear throughout the game. | ||
| Diddy Kong Racing | Smokey | European | No | Rival | |||
| Demon's Crest | Somulo | European | No | Boss | |||
| Donkey Kong Jungle Beat | Space Dragon | Serpentine | No | Obstacle | |||
| Spyro series | Spyro, Cynder | European | No / Shadowy form, Explosive skull | Carlos Alazraqui, Tom Kenny, Jess Harnell, Elijah Wood, Josh Keaton, Matthew Mercer, Justin Long /Cree Summer, Mae Whitman, Christina Ricci, Tobie LaSalandra, Erica Lindbeck, Felicia Day | Playable Character | Spyro's objectives vary depending on the series. However, as of The Legend of Spyro and Skylanders, he is a purple dragon capable of controlling all elements, but is classified as Magic element in Skylanders.Cynder is a former servant of Malefor in both versions, but the result of her corruption results in different effects on her. In The Legend of Spyro, she gains control over shadows, poison, fear, and wind, while in Skylanders, she is an Undead element Skylander capable of using spectral lightning, summoning ghosts, and turning into a shadow form. | |
| Keio Flying Squadron | Spot | European | No | Companion | |||
| Various | European | No | Companion | ||||
| Super Smash Bros. | Super Dragon Yoshi | European | Dinosaur | Turns into a dragon with a powerup | |||
| Super Ghouls 'n Ghosts | Unnamed | Asian (3H) | No | Boss | |||
| Syvalion | Unnamed | Asian | No | Player character | |||
| Space Harrier | Uriah | Asian | No | Companion | |||
| Devil World | Tamagon | Other | No | Player character | |||
| Thanatos | Thanatos | Wyvern | No | Player Character | |||
| Tomb Raider 2 | Unnamed | Asian | Human | Boss | |||
| How to Train Your Dragon | Toothless and various others | European | Yes | Player characters and companions | |||
| Various | European | No | Units | ||||
| Various | European | No | Units | ||||
| Homestar Runner | Trogdor | Other | No | Player character | Also known as The Burninator. | ||
| Unnamed | Asian | No | Boss | ||||
| Fur Fighters | Tweek, Gwyneth | European | No | Playable character | |||
| Valoo | European | No | Supporting Character | ||||
| Valthorian, Jagira, Skaroth, Mobrius, Norgiloth, Vormanax | European | Companion and bosses | |||||
| Various | European | Companions | |||||
| Hyrule Warriors | Volga | European | Human | Boss, Playable Character | |||
| The Adventure of Link | Volvagia | Asian | No | Boss | |||
| Volvagia | Asian | No | Boss | Also known as Subterranean Lava Dragon. | |||
| Zelda's Adventure | Warbane | Western | No | Boss | |||
| Ninja Gaiden II | Water Dragon | Aquatic Drake | No | Boss | Also appears in Ninja Gaiden Sigma 2. | ||
| Wildlife Park: Ultimate Edition | Unnamed | European | No | Player Character | Others | ||
| Wing War (Atari 2600) | Unnamed | European | No | Player Character | |||
| Doom Eternal | Wintherin | European | No | Supporting Character | |||
| Threads of Fate | Wylaf | European | No | Supporting Character | |||
| Terraria | Wyvern | Asian | No | Enemy | Despite being called "wyverns", they resemble an Asian dragon. | ||
| Zatila, Voydh | European | No | Companion / Boss | ||||
| Zoids Series | Various | Various | No | Various | |||
| Freedom Planet | Sash Lilac | Alien | No | Playable Character | A half-breed water dragon and one of the playable protagonists. | ||
| Various | European | No | Companions |
There are a number of casual, idle, life simulation and other types of games for mobile devices involving dragons.
| Video game | Genre | Platform(s) | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candy Crush Saga | Puzzle | Android, iOS | Dragons appear as NPCs, starting with a giant, anthropomorphic, amphibious, bipedal Chinese dragon named Denize who debuted in the game's third episode. More than a decade later, her baby children get trapped in the game's levels and must be rescued using the game's tile-matching gravity mechanics to bring them to certain tiles to be freed. | |
| Clash of Clans | Strategy | Android, iOS | Dragons are Units | |
| Clash Royale | Strategy | Android, iOS | Dragons are Collectible Cards | |
| Dragon City | Social network game | Android, iOS, Facebook | ||
| Dragon Mania Legends | Casual | Android, iOS, Windows | ||
| Dragon Story | Life simulation | Android, iOS | Dragon Story is a game where the player breeds and discovers many dragon species on an island known as the Dragon Islands. The dragons must be fed with food from the farms. Dragon types include Red, Green, Yellow, Blue, Purple, White, Pink, and Black. | |
| Puzzle & Dragons | Puzzle | Android, iOS, Amazon Fire | The player collects dragons as a reward for completing the game's dungeons or spending in-game currency. | |
| Strategy | Android, iOS PC | Wyvern bosses | ||
| Tap Zoo | Idle | Android, iOS | ||
| Tiny Zoo | Simulation | iOS | ||
| Zoo Craft: Animal Family | Simulation | Android, iOS | ||
| Zoo Story 2 | Casual | Android, iOS |
Thanks to Modding tools in various games, players and developers have been able to add dragons to various games that didn't have them before.
| Video game | Mod | Type | Transforms, if so from what? | Role | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minecraft | Dragon Survival | European | No | Playable character | This global mod completely changes your gameplay and focuses it on transforming into one of three types of dragon[9] | |
| Starbound | Futara's Dragon Race | European | No | Playable character | Adds the new race "FutaraDragon". An actual 4 legged dragon that's fully recolorable.[10] | |
| Baldur's Gate 3 | Half-Dragon | European | Human/Half-elf | Playable Character Transformation | A Half-Dragon race, based on a completely homebrew ruleset and worldsetting. Features ability to take a Dragon form, as well as a unique new strong female bodytype.[11] |
Fantasy card games often feature dragons, often many of them, and thus this sub-section only mentions the more popular or important ones.
Dragon is a creature subtype in .
Dragon is also a monster type in the Yu-Gi-Oh! Trading Card Game. Dragons in Yu-Gi-Oh! include:
Several races and clans within the Cardfight!! Vanguard trading card game are heavily based around dragons. A few of the races that are based on dragons include: