Several video games have been produced, based on Judge Dredd.
In 1987, Beam Software developed the first Judge Dredd video game, published by Melbourne House in the UK. It was not critically well received.[1]
Later in 1987, UK publisher Piranha were to release Judge Death on the ZX Spectrum and Commodore 64. The company went out of business before it was released. It was to be an Operation Wolf-style first-person shooter featuring Judge Anderson, judging by screenshots available in previews.[2]
1990 saw another 8-bit Judge Dredd game, developed by Random Access and published by Virgin Games. Another side-view platform/shooting game, it received only average review scores.[3]
In 1993, a pinball machine was released by Bally. It featured a multi-ball mode based around Judge Anderson facing the Dark Judges in addition to many more standard modes featuring Dredd. It was well reviewed, and still consistently appears on lists of top pinball machines.
In 1995, Probe Software released a Judge Dredd video game based on the live-action film.
In 1998, Acclaim released Judge Dredd, an arcade rail-shooter game that used a Light Gun. Dredd must save the mayor, who is being held hostage by a former judge. Live-action cutscenes were played at the conclusion to each stage. Completing the game unlocked the final cutscene where Dredd resolves the crisis.
Also in 1998 Judge Dredd Pinball (Video Game) was released for DOS and Windows as the first game in the Pinball Arcade series. Although often confused with the 1993 Bally pinball machine, the two are unrelated and the game received mixed-to-poor reviews.
In 2003, Judge Dredd: Dredd VS. Death was released by Sierra Entertainment, for PC, PlayStation 2, Xbox and Nintendo GameCube. It is a first-person shooter game, where the user takes control of Judge Dredd during a time when vampires have overrun Mega-City One. There are also variations in which the player can compete against friends.
In 2011, Judge Dredd vs. Zombies, a mobile game app, was released.
In 2012, another mobile game came out, Judge Dredd: Countdown Sector 106, released by Tin Man Games.
In 2019, the mobile game Judge Dredd: Crime Files was released.