We live in a world in which the entertainment industry seems to be run by shared universes and crossovers. The Marvel Cinematic Universe is one of the biggest things to ever happen in the movie industry, every popular TV series is getting spin-offs, and crossover comic books are as popular as ever. It’s odd that this hasn’t found its way into the world of video games quite yet. There should really be a major shared video game universe.

Of course, there are games that do exist within the same universe as each other, like Half-Life and Portal or Titanfall and Apex Legends. There have also been plenty of video game crossovers, like what has been seen with Crash Bandicoot and Spyro the Dragon, the big team-up that was Jak and Daxter, Sly Cooper, and Ratchet & Clank in PlayStation Move Heroes, and what’s done in many fighting games like Super Smash Bros. or Marvel vs. Capcom. There are plenty of video game series that have received spin-offs like with Shadow the Hedgehog or Luigi’s Mansion.

However, nothing in the video game world has been on the same scale as the likes of the MCU yet. Imagine a franchise of interconnected games, each starring their own characters with their own abilities and following their own stories. Then after each handful of games, the characters come together for an epic team-up game. These could be games based on existing properties like the Justice League or the Avengers, or games based on completely original stories and characters.

Something like this would surely lead to massive success, assuming the games were each made well. With fans making a point of buying and playing each game, similar to how they make it to the theater to see every Marvel movie, there’s no way a major shared video game universe wouldn’t make money.

This would provide a development team an opportunity to do something that hasn’t been done yet. They could create a unique story and world and expand upon it over time. This could be something special. It clearly works for other media, like movies, TV series, and comic books, so it would definitely work for video games as well.

The one potential drawback that would need to be kept in mind is that video games can often be more expensive than a movie ticket or comic book. Folks might not be willing to spend the higher amount of money as frequently, so games in a shared universe would need to be spaced out enough. Surely some developer out there can figure out a formula that works, though.

This is something that could be super exciting as a gamer. This could lead to especially enjoyable gaming experiences, and gamers would always have releases to be excited for. It’s genuinely shocking that it hasn’t been attempted yet.

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