List of machinima works

This is a list of notable works made with machinima techniques, both listed as any short films, feature films, and web series.

List

Feature films

Any machinima films need to require more than forty minutes of film length.

Year	Title	Director(s)	Production companies/Distributor	Genre	Game(s) or game engine(s)	Length	Note
2000	The Seal of Nehahra	J. Thaddeus Skubis	Mindcrime Productions	Action	Quake	235 mins	At a total length of three hours and fifty five minutes,^[1] it is the longest single-piece machinima production.^[2]
2002	Anachronox: The Movie	Jake Hughes	Ion Storm	Science fiction	Quake II engine (modified)	136 mins
2006	BloodSpell	Hugh Hancock	Strange Company	Fantasy	Neverwinter Nights	90 mins
2006	Borg War	Geoffrey James	Starbase 28	Action-adventure	Various Star Trek games	90 mins	Originally distributed as individual short episodes, footage for Borg War was produced using Trek-themed computer games and extensively edited to create the final movie, repurposing the games' voiceover clips to create a new plot.^[3]
2007	Stolen Life	Jackie Turnure	Nanoflix Productions	Science fiction	3D GameStudio	80 mins	^[4]
2007	Tales of the Past III	Martin Falch	Falch Productions	Action drama	World of Warcraft	88 mins
2010	War of Internet Addiction	Corndog	Oil Tiger Machinima Team	Political	World of Warcraft	97 mins	^[5]
2011	Vlogger	Ricard Gras and	Zentropa International Spain	Political thriller	Half-Life	63 mins
2016	Herobrine Origins: The Movie	Will Evans	EliteProductions	Supernatural horror	Minecraft	113 mins
2019	The Last Guest	Matt	Studio Oblivious	Action	Roblox	90 mins
2022	Wrath of the Tarot Kings	Dustin Bell		Action-adventure	Red Dead Redemption 2	111 mins
2023	Distortion	Frederick C. Borromeo	Studio Moonchalk	Avant-garde, non-narrative	RPG Maker MV	47 mins	With the exact length of 47 minutes and 19 seconds, this was the first feature-length film made in RPG Maker engine. The film features as an experimental, non-narrative form with cross-fading minimalism.^[6]
2023	Escape Bedrock Asylum	CiaránPixelz		Action comedy	Minecraft	98 mins	Consisted into a feature film from the first season of Minecraft: City of Merchants.
2024	Love and Friendship	Frederick C. Borromeo	Studio Moonchalk	Comedy-drama	RPG Maker MV	56 mins	Based on a theater play by Joem Antonio.

Web short films / series

Title	Creator(s)	Genre	Game(s) or game engine(s)	Release date(s)	Note
The Adventures of Bill & John	KBS Productions	Comedy	Lock On: Modern Air Combat	2004–2006
Am Ende der Distanz	David Riedel	Social drama	The Movies	2005
Apartment Huntin'	ILL Clan	Comedy	Quake	1999
Blahbalicious	Avatar, Wendigo, LordTrans	Comedy	Quake	1998
BloodSpell	Strange Company	Fantasy	Neverwinter Nights	2006
Civil Protection^[7]	Ross Scott/Accursed Farms	Comedy	Half-Life 2	2006-2012
Clear Skies	Ian Chisholm	Science fiction	Half-Life 2 and Eve Online	2008-2011
CNP	Alexo	Dark comedy	Halo 3 Halo: Reach Garry's Mod	2008–present
The Codex Series	Edgeworks Entertainment	Space opera	Halo 2	2005–2007
Common Sense Cooking with Carl the Cook	ILL Clan	Comedy	Quake II	2003
Counter-Strike For Kids	Janus Syndicate	Comedy/Parody	Source	2008
Decisive Battles^[8]	The History Channel	Historical documentary	Rome: Total War	2004
Definitely Accidental^[9]	Max "Mithzan" LaPlume	Dark comedy	Minecraft	2011-2012
Deus Ex Machina	Jon Graham	Drama	Halo 3	2007–2008
Diary of a Camper^[10]	United Ranger Films	Action	Quake	1996
Elymus	Green AURA	Drama	RPG Maker MV	2022–2023	Inspired by its own video game Reflections Path.
Explorer Chronicles	DANNYBOB/John	Mystery, thriller	Zoo tycoon 2	2007-2009
Father Frags Best^[11]	Zarathustra Studios	Situational comedy, parody	Quake II	1999
Fire Team Charlie	Fire Team Charlie	Comic science fiction	Halo: Combat Evolved	2003–2005
Freeman's Mind	Ross Scott	Comic science fiction	Half-Life: Source	2007-2014^[12]
Freeman's Mind 2	Ross Scott	Comic science fiction	Half-Life 2	2017–present
The French Democracy^[13]	Alex Chan	Political	The Movies	2005
Game: On^[14]	Ethan Vogt	Advertising	Unreal Engine 2	2004
Half-Life: Full Life Consequences	Djy1991	Comedy	Garry's Mod	2008
Hard Justice	Jon Graham	Comedy-drama	Halo 3	2008–2010
Hardly Workin'	ILL Clan	Comedy	Quake II	2000
I Misteri dell'Area 51^[15]	Ultra AleM	Comedy	GTA: San Andreas	2009–2011
I'm Still Seeing Breen	Paul Marino	Music video	Half-Life 2	2005
Jack and Holly	Blockhouse TV	Children's program	Moviestorm	2010
Looking for the Truth	Eddie Duggan / Wilf Duggan	Drama	Moviestorm	2010
Minecraft: City of Merchants	CiaránPixelz	Comedy, Action	Minecraft	2020–present
Male Restroom Etiquette^[16]	Zarathustra Studios	Mockumentary	The Sims 2, SimCity 4^[17]	2006
Molotov Alva and His Search for the Creator^[18]	Douglas Gayeton	Documentary	Second Life	2008
Neverending Nights	Adam Freese, Tawmis Logue	Comic fantasy	Neverwinter Nights	2004–2006
One Life Remaining	Jon Graham	Comedy drama	Halo 3	2009–2010
Operation Bayshield^[19]	Clan Undead	Comedy	Quake	1997
PANICS	Rooster Teeth Productions	Comic science fiction	F.E.A.R.	2005
Playtime^[20]^[21]	CruelLEGACY Productions^[22]	Dramatic comedy	Halo: Reach	2010–2013
Portal	G4	Comedy	Various^[23]	2002–2004
Quad God^[24]	Tritin Films	Action	Quake III Arena	1999
Red vs. Blue	Rooster Teeth Productions	Science fiction	Halo series, Marathon Trilogy	2003–present
The Rimmers^[25]	Aenus^[26]	Comedy	The Sims 4	2021–present
Rise of the Spartans	Black Plasma Studios	Science fiction	Halo: Reach	2011–2013
SMG4	Glitch Productions	Black comedy	Super Mario 64 with Garry's Mod	2011-present
The Strangerhood	Rooster Teeth Productions	Comedy	The Sims 2	2004–present
Survival Roleplay	Daggerwin	Vlog series	Farming Simulator 17, Farming Simulator 19	2018–present
Team Fabulous 2	Kitty0706	Comedy	Team Fortress 2 with Garry’s Mod	2012	A reanimation project was created in 2020
This Spartan Life^[27]	Bong + Dern Productions	Talk show	Halo 2, Halo 3	2005–2007
Time Commanders	LionTV	Historical simulation	Rome: Total War	2003–2005
Zinwrath	Dementia Studios, Myndflame Studios	Drama/Action	World of Warcraft	2005

Other works inspired by or using machinima

Release date(s)	Title	Creator(s)	Genre	Game(s) or game engine(s)	Note
2000	Max Knight: Ultra Spy	Paul Bales, David Michael Latt, David Rimawi, and Sherri Strain.	Science-fiction	N/A	It features the use of video game related machinima as part of its production and storyline.
2006	South Park: Make Love, Not Warcraft	South Park Studios	Comedy	World of Warcraft	In season 10, episode 8. The episode was filmed most of its scenes to create a better emulation of the game. It went on to win a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Animated Program, becoming the first machinima to win an Emmy.^[28]
2007	CSI: Down the Rabbit Hole	Anthony E. Zuiker Ann Donahue Carol Mendelsohn	Drama, action	Second Life

Notes

^ Lum.^{[full citation needed]}
^ Records, Guinness World. Guinness World Records 2017 Gamer's Edition. Guinness World Records. ISBN 9781910561416.
^ "DEUX EX MACHIMINA – BORG WAR DOING TREK CON". Newsarama.com. Archived from the original on September 29, 2007. Retrieved July 24, 2007.
^ Ball 2006; Cincotta 2007, 1
^ Chao, Loretta; Ye, Juliet; Back, Aaron (2010-02-11). "Chinese Video Takes Aim at Online Censorship". The Wall Street Journal.
^ Distortion - A 47-Minute Feature-Length Film, retrieved 2023-02-05
^ Jeffries 2008; GameAxis Unwired staff 2007, p. 7
^ Gaudiosi 2004
^ Definitely Accidental (Minecraft Machinima) : Machinima : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive, retrieved 2020-08-07
^ Lowood 2006, 32–33; Kelland, Morris & Lloyd 2005, 28
^ Grove 2006, 2; Salen 2002
^ "Accursed Farms". 2013-06-09.
^ Totilo 2005a
^ Totilo 2005b; Lagrone 2005; Vogt 2004
^ First episode of the series (Italian and English)
^ Grove 2006, 4
^ Rice 2006
^ Andrews 2007; Weiss 2008
^ Lowood 2006, 37–38; Moss 2001
^ "playtimeshow". 2013-06-09.
^ "playtimeshow". 2013-06-09.
^ "CruelLEGACY Productions". 2013-06-09.
^ Kahney 2003, 2
^ Kelland, Morris & Lloyd 2005, 30; Marino 2004, 12
^ The Rimmers - Episode 1
^ Aenus Twitch Channel
^ Nitsche 2007
^ Records, Guinness World. Guinness World Records 2017 Gamer's Edition. Guinness World Records. ISBN 978-1-910561-41-6.

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[Cineplex-1] Lum.^{[full citation needed]}

[2] Records, Guinness World. Guinness World Records 2017 Gamer's Edition. Guinness World Records. ISBN 9781910561416.

[3] "DEUX EX MACHIMINA – BORG WAR DOING TREK CON". Newsarama.com. Archived from the original on September 29, 2007. Retrieved July 24, 2007.

[4] Ball 2006; Cincotta 2007, 1

[5] Chao, Loretta; Ye, Juliet; Back, Aaron (2010-02-11). "Chinese Video Takes Aim at Online Censorship". The Wall Street Journal.

[6] Distortion - A 47-Minute Feature-Length Film, retrieved 2023-02-05

[7] Jeffries 2008; GameAxis Unwired staff 2007, p. 7

[8] Gaudiosi 2004

[9] Definitely Accidental (Minecraft Machinima) : Machinima : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive, retrieved 2020-08-07

[10] Lowood 2006, 32–33; Kelland, Morris & Lloyd 2005, 28

[11] Grove 2006, 2; Salen 2002

[12] "Accursed Farms". 2013-06-09.

[Totilo_2005a-13] Totilo 2005a

[14] Totilo 2005b; Lagrone 2005; Vogt 2004

[15] First episode of the series (Italian and English)

[Grove_2006-16] Grove 2006, 4

[Rice_2006-17] Rice 2006

[18] Andrews 2007; Weiss 2008

[19] Lowood 2006, 37–38; Moss 2001

[20] "playtimeshow". 2013-06-09.

[21] "playtimeshow". 2013-06-09.

[22] "CruelLEGACY Productions". 2013-06-09.

[23] Kahney 2003, 2

[24] Kelland, Morris & Lloyd 2005, 30; Marino 2004, 12

[25] The Rimmers - Episode 1

[26] Aenus Twitch Channel

[Nitsche_2007-27] Nitsche 2007

[28] Records, Guinness World. Guinness World Records 2017 Gamer's Edition. Guinness World Records. ISBN 978-1-910561-41-6.

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