Timeline
Main Series Timeline
Japan: May 14,1998
North America: October 31, 1998
Guilty Gear is a 1998 fighting game developed and published by Arc System Works for the PlayStation. It is the first installment in the Guilty Gear series. Set in a world destroyed by a war between humans and bio-organic weapons called Gears, it follows ten fighters as they enter a tournament held to prevent the resurrection of the Gears' leader.
Japan: July 19, 2000
North America: September 30, 2001
Guilty Gear X,subtitled By Your Side in Japan, is a fighting game developed by Arc System Works and published by Sammy Studios. The second installment of the Guilty Gear series, Guilty Gear X was developed over a period of about two years after the first game's success. Guilty Gear X continues its predecessor's timeline with new characters and gameplay features.
Japan: May 23, 2002
North America: February 4, 2003
Guilty Gear X2, also known as Guilty Gear XX and subtitled The Midnight Carnival in Japan, is a fighting game developed by Arc System Works and published by Sammy Studios. The third main installment of the Guilty Gear series, Guilty Gear X2 furthered the plot of the series, as well as introduced new characters and gameplay mechanics.
Japan: November 29, 2007
North America: October 7, 2008
Guilty Gear 2: Overture is a video game in the Guilty Gear series made by Arc System Works for the Xbox 360; unlike the previous games, however, Overture is not a fighting game. The fourth main installment in the series, Guilty Gear 2 makes use of 3D graphics, unlike its predecessors.
Japan: February 20, 2014
North America: December 16, 2014
Guilty Gear Xrd is a fighting video game sub-series by Arc System Works and part of the Guilty Gear series. Guilty Gear Xrd was developed using Unreal Engine 3, with cel-shaded graphics in place of the series traditional hand drawn sprites. Following the storyline of the last game in the series, Guilty Gear 2: Overture, it introduced seven new characters.
Japan; August 25, 2015
North America: June 7, 2016
Guilty Gear Xrd -Revelator- is the sixth main installment, and the overall twenty-third entry, in the Guilty Gear series. The direct sequel to Guilty Gear Xrd -Sign-, together they are the third chapter in the main storyline.
Worldwide: June 11, 2021.
Guilty Gear -Strive- is the seventh mainline installment and overall is the twenty-fifth release in the Guilty Gear series, and is intended to be a beginner-friendly "complete reconstruction" of the franchise. It is the latest game in the series and is still receiving updates.