From the time video games became popular in the early 1980s, the Smurfs have appeared in various types of games over the years. Most of those games appear in Europe due to the continued popularity of the characters in that part of the world.
This is a list of all known released Smurf video games to date:
Second Gen Game Systems[]
Atari 2600[]
- Smurf: Rescue In Gargamel's Castle (Coleco, 1982)
- The Smurfs Save The Day (Coleco, 1983) Requires Kid Vid Voice Module
ColecoVision[]
- Smurf: Rescue In Gargamel's Castle (Coleco, 1982)
- Smurf Paint & Play Workshop (Coleco, 1984)
- Smurf Challenge (CollectorVision, 2010) Homebrew limited release
Third Gen Game Systems[]
Nintendo Entertainment System[]
- The Smurfs (Infogrames, 1994) Europe only
Super Nintendo Entertainment System[]
- The Smurfs (Infogrames, 1994) Europe only
- The Smurfs Travel The World (Infogrames, 1996) Europe only
Sega Master System[]
- The Smurfs (Infogrames, 1994) Europe only
- The Smurfs Travel The World (Infogrames, 1996) Europe only
Fourth Gen Game Systems[]
Sega Mega Drive (Genesis)[]
- The Smurfs (Infogrames, 1995) Europe only
- The Smurfs Travel The World (Infogrames, 1996) Europe only
Sega Mega CD[]
- The Smurfs (Infogrames, 1995) Europe only
Nintendo Game Boy[]
- The Smurfs (Infogrames, 1994) North America release in 1996
- The Smurfs Travel The World (Infogrames, 1996) Europe only
- The Smurfs' Nightmare (Infogrames, 1997) Europe only
Sega Game Gear[]
- The Smurfs (Infogrames, 1994) Europe only
- The Smurfs Travel The World (Infogrames, 1996) Europe only
Fifth Gen Game Systems[]
Sony Playstation[]
- The Smurfs (Infogrames, 1999)
- Smurf Racer (Infogrames, 2001)
Nintendo Game Boy Color[]
- The Smurfs' Nightmare (Infogrames, 1999)
- Adventures Of The Smurfs (Infogrames, 2000) Europe only
Sixth Gen Game Systems[]
Nintendo Game Boy Advance[]
- Revenge Of The Smurfs (Infogrames, 2002) Europe only
Seventh Gen Game Systems[]
Nintendo Wii[]
- The Smurfs Dance Party (Ubisoft, 2011)
- Drawsome Artist (Ubisoft, 2011) Requires Drawsome Tablet
- The Smurfs 2 (Ubisoft, 2013)
Sony PlayStation 3[]
- The Smurfs 2 (Ubisoft, 2013)
Microsoft Xbox 360[]
- The Smurfs 2 (Ubisoft, 2013)
Nintendo DS[]
- The Smurfs (Ubisoft, 2011)
- The Smurfs 2 (Ubisoft, 2013)
Eight Gen Game Systems[]
Nintendo Wii U[]
- The Smurfs 2 (Ubisoft, 2013)
Nintendo 3DS[]
- The Smurfs (Ubisoft, 2015)
Home Computer[]
Microsoft Windows[]
- The Smurfs (Infogrames, 1994) Europe only
- The Smurfs: The TeleTransport Smurf (Infogrames) Europe only
- Learn With The Smurfs (Infogrames) Europe only
Browser Based[]
- The Smurfs & Co. (Ubisoft, 2011) Requires Facebook account
Smartphones and Tablets[]
Apple iOS devices (iPod Touch, iPhone, iPad)[]
- Smurfs' Village (Beeline, 2010)
- Smurf Life (Beeline, 2012)
- Smurfette’s Magic Match (Beeline, 2014)
- Smurfs' Village and The Magical Meadow (Beeline, 2014)
- The Smurfs Bakery (Budge Studios, 2015)
- The Smurfs Games (Budge Studios, 2015)
- The Smurfs Epic Run (Ubisoft, 2015)
- Telling Time With The Smurfs (Cupcake Digital, 2015)
Android mobile devices[]
- Smurfs' Village (Beeline, 2010)
- Smurfs' Village and The Magical Meadow (Beeline, 2014)
- Smurfette’s Magic Match (Beeline, 2014)
- The Smurfs Bakery (Budge Studios, 2015)
- The Smurfs Epic Run (Ubisoft, 2015)
- The Smurfs Games (Budge Studios, 2015)
- Telling Time With The Smurfs (Cupcake Digital, 2015)
Nintendo Switch[]
- The Smurfs: Mission Vileaf (Microids, 2021)
- Smurfs Kart (Microids, 2022)
- The Smurfs 2: The Prisoner of the Green Stone (Microids, 2023)
- The Smurfs Village Party (video game) (Microids, 2024)
Known Issues[]
NTSC vs. PAL[]
Up until the change from standard definition format of broadcast television to high-definition, video game systems have been developed for two different types of TV displays: NTSC, which is used in North America, and PAL, which is used in parts of Europe and Australia. Normally, video game systems made for one region would not work with TV displays of other regions. However, over time and with the game system manufacturers wishing to keep certain games from being sold in different parts of the world for various reasons, the home consoles were region-locked to prevent games of other regions from being played on systems not native to that region. Infogrames, the developer of the Smurfs video games in the 1990s, went so far as to have an internal region lock programmed into the Super Nintendo version of The Smurfs, preventing it from being played on the multi-regional Super Nintendo clone system called the RetroDuo. Fortunately, the region lock did not apply to handheld game systems, as games sold in any region can play on a handheld system from any system without a problem. However, the Nintendo 3DS does have region lock-out, so games sold in different regions cannot be played on units from different regions. The Nintendo Switch, a handheld/console hybrid system, can play games sold in any region without lockouts.
Emulation[]
Due to game system hardware and software for older systems being harder to come by, and also due to the above-mentioned situation of region lockouts, most if not all of the Smurf video games mentioned in this list can be played on personal computers as well as iOS and Android-compatible mobile devices through emulator programs, which mimic the functions of the native game systems and play the games stored on ROM files. However, the legality of using emulator programs to play ROM files is questionable at best, even if one actually owns the game hardware and software. Up until its dissolution, the Nintendo Wii Virtual Console allowed for legal distribution of game software that can be played through emulators designed specifically for that system.