Tom Clancy's is branding used by video game companyUbisoft for a series ofvideo games, most of which are shooters set in modern or near-future military settings, with an emphasis on tactical gameplay. Earlier entries were more directly based on the works ofTom Clancy, but recent ones are more loosely inspired.
Despite the shared "Tom Clancy's" branding, crossovers between sub-franchises is rare.
As of 2025, over 114 million units have been sold.[5]
In 1996, Clancy co-founded thevideo game developerRed Storm Entertainment. He has had his name on several of Red Storm's most successful games. Red Storm was later bought by publisherUbisoft, which continued to use the Clancy name, though the extent of Clancy's actual involvement with the creation of the games and the development of intellectual properties, if any, was unclear. This game series includes:
The Hunt for Red October (1987): Submarine simulation loosely based on the novelof the same name. Produced by Grandslam Entertainment for IBM PC, C64, and Amiga.
Red Storm Rising (1988): Submarine sim loosely based on the novelof the same name. Produced by MicroProse for IBM PC, C64, and Amiga.
The Hunt for Red October (1990): Submarine sim based on the movieof the same name. Produced by Grandslam Entertainment for Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Atari ST, C64, DOS, and ZX Spectrum.
The Hunt for Red October (1990): Submarine sim based on the movie of the same name. Produced for NES, Game Boy, and SNES.
TheRainbow Six series: Squad-basedfirst persontactical shooters, based on the novel of the same name, typically taking place in closed urban environments. 15Rainbow Six games have been produced so far.
TheGhost Recon series: Squad-basedfirst-andthird-persontactical shooters. UnlikeRainbow Six,Ghost Recon usually takes place in larger, outdoor environments. There have been 15Ghost Recon games so far.
