The Guinness record for the longest-running space video game franchise is Star Trek. Guinness says it began with a Star Trek text game in 1971 and had been spawning games for about 45 years as of May 2016.

Quick scoop

  • Franchise: Star Trek.
  • Record: Longest-running space videogame franchise.
  • Start year: 1971.
  • Guinness note: About 45 years of game releases as of May 2016.

Why it won

Star Trek beat out other sci-fi properties because it kept producing games across many platforms over decades. Guinness also noted more than 80 individual Star Trek games released since 1971.

Small correction

Your wording says “guiness,” but the record is from Guinness World Records.

If you want, I can also list the other long-running space game franchises people usually compare against Star Trek.