Ratchet & Clank games in order: By release date and timeline

RATCHET & CLANK has become one of gaming's most beloved franchises since the first game hit the shelves in 2002.

But what games have been released so far, and when did they come out?

Ratchet & Clank games release order

Since its debut title in the early noughties, a further eleven console Ratchet & Clank games have been released.

The video games have all been developed by Insomnia games.

Two spin-off games were developed by High Impact Games for PSP, both games were ported onto PS2.

There are also two mobile games: Ratchet & Clank: Going Mobile (2005), and Ratchet & Clank: Before the Nexus (2013), developed by Handheld Games and Darkside Game Studios respectively.

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There was also a Ratchet & Clank animated film, which was released in 2016.

Here are all the console games in the series by release order:

• Ratchet & Clank (2002) – PS2
• Ratchet & Clank: Locked and Loaded (2003) – PS2
• Ratchet & Clank 3 (2004) – PS2
• Ratchet: Gladiator (2005) – PS2
• Ratchet & Clank: Tools of Destruction (2007) – PS3
• Ratchet & Clank: Size Matters - PS2
• Ratchet & Clank: Quest for Booty (2008) – PS3
• Ratchet & Clank: Secret Agent Clank (2009) - PS2
• Ratchet & Clank: A Crack in Time (2009) – PS3
• Ratchet & Clank: All 4 One (2011) – PS3
• Ratchet & Clank: QForce (2012) – PS3
• Ratchet & Clank: Nexus (2013) – PS3
• Ratchet & Clank (2016) – PS4
• Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart (2021) - PS5

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Ratchet & Clank timeline order

Not all games follow a linear narrative between titles.

The God of War series for example has to be played in a specific order to experience from it from the start of the story to its current ending.

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In Rachet & Clank's case, the series follows a continuous story from the first game to the latest title, Rift Apart (2021).

The only exception to this is Rachet & Clank (2016) which revisits the story of the 2002 game.

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