Games that use Handel Gothic

Video games that use the font Handel Gothic, beloved sci-fi font of the late 90s and early 2000s, famously used in Star Trek Deep Space Nine and Halo. Games in this list will typically use the typeface as either part of the UI or as the games logo, exceptions and standout cases will be mentioned in the notes.

Please note that several games, like Dead or Alive 2 or Sega Rally 2 make use of the similar yet distinct Terminator typeface. It is easy to mistake one for the other considering their shared focus on rounded forms and a distinctly curved capital E, but the Terminator typeface is entirely unrelated, being derived from the Earth typeface and designed for the James Cameron film of the same name.

Halo: Combat Evolved
Halo: Combat Evolved
Halo 2
Halo 2
TimeSplitters 2
TimeSplitters 2
Kinect Star Wars
Kinect Star Wars
Star Trek: Voyager - Elite Force
Star Trek: Voyager - Elite Force
Deus Ex: Invisible War
Deus Ex: Invisible War
Deus Ex
Deus Ex
Used for the Headers in menus, with a bitmap rendition of the font used for in-game dialogue
Perfect Dark
Perfect Dark
Perfect Dark Zero
Perfect Dark Zero
Halo 3
Halo 3
Halo 3: ODST
Halo 3: ODST
Quake Live
Quake Live
Mass Effect
Mass Effect
The Mass Effect franchise logo is derived from Handel Gothic
Mass Effect 2
Mass Effect 2
Mass Effect 3
Mass Effect 3
Mass Effect: Andromeda
Mass Effect: Andromeda
WWF SmackDown! 2: Know Your Role
WWF SmackDown! 2: Know Your Role
Psyvariar 2: The Will to Fabricate
Psyvariar 2: The Will to Fabricate
BlowOut
BlowOut
Pepsiman
Pepsiman
Championship Manager: Season 01/02
Championship Manager: Season 01/02
Championship Manager: Season 00/01
Championship Manager: Season 00/01
Championship Manager: Season 99/00
Championship Manager: Season 99/00
Luigi's Mansion 3
Luigi's Mansion 3
Used in the Virtual Boo menus
Lights Out
Lights Out
This entry is a stand in for the game.com as a whole, which used Handel Gothic for the handheld's logo
Halo 4
Halo 4
In keeping with the previous games in the series, the logo for 343 Studios is rendered in Handel Gothic
Virtua Tennis
Virtua Tennis
Digimon All-Star Rumble
Digimon All-Star Rumble
Let's Tap
Let's Tap
Confidential Mission
Confidential Mission
Pokémon Omega Ruby
Pokémon Omega Ruby
An offshoot of Handel Gothic used in the Versus Elite Four splash screens https://i.imgur.com/ZYhQOgM.png
Armored Core 2
Armored Core 2
Armored Core 3
Armored Core 3
Silent Line: Armored Core
Silent Line: Armored Core
Armored Core 2: Another Age
Armored Core 2: Another Age
Nintendo Classic Mini: Super Famicom
Nintendo Classic Mini: Super Famicom
As mentioned in the Link to the Past entry, the Super Famicom logo uses Handel Gothic, with a combination of upper and lower case letters rendered as small caps.
Sega GT 2002
Sega GT 2002
Sega GT Online
Sega GT Online
Gang Beasts
Gang Beasts
Virtua Fighter 2
Virtua Fighter 2
Used for the text that pops up in matches, "SET 1", "READY", "WINNER" etc.
Virtua Fighter 2
Virtua Fighter 2
Sega Bass Fishing
Sega Bass Fishing
Sega Marine Fishing
Sega Marine Fishing
Unlike Sega Bass Fishing, which used Handel Gothic for the majority of UI Elements, here it literally only appears as the PRESS START BUTTON text. Still, good enough for me!
Mega Man X4
Mega Man X4
Used on the Maverick Introduction screens. "He betrayed the irregular hunters and hid himself inside a volcano."
NBA Courtside 2002
NBA Courtside 2002
Fuzion Frenzy
Fuzion Frenzy
Fuzion Frenzy 2
Fuzion Frenzy 2
Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary
Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary
Halo Wars
Halo Wars
Rapala Pro Bass Fishing
Rapala Pro Bass Fishing
San Francisco Rush 2049
San Francisco Rush 2049
Airforce Delta
Airforce Delta
Metropolis Street Racer
Metropolis Street Racer
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine - Crossroads of Time
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine - Crossroads of Time
God Bless the artists who made a bitmap font of Handel Gothic for this games text and menus
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine - Harbinger
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine - Harbinger
Used in the classic DS9 Opening Credit Roll
Star Trek: Away Team
Star Trek: Away Team
Used for the Timer in the bottom right corner of the UI
Vagrant Story
Vagrant Story
Street Fighter III 2nd Impact: Giant Attack
Street Fighter III 2nd Impact: Giant Attack
Second Sight
Second Sight
NVIDIA VR Funhouse
NVIDIA VR Funhouse
did you know that Nvidia's logo uses handel gothic? now you do!
Helldivers
Helldivers
Mario Tennis: Ultra Smash
Mario Tennis: Ultra Smash
The in-universe logo for the "Mario Tennis Ultra Smash" tournament uses Handel Gothic
https://i.imgur.com/phHy8k8.png
Takedown: Red Sabre
Takedown: Red Sabre
Fantastic 4
Fantastic 4
Atari Flashback Classics Vol. 1
Atari Flashback Classics Vol. 1
Atari Flashback Classics Vol. 2
Atari Flashback Classics Vol. 2
Atari Flashback Classics Switch
Atari Flashback Classics Switch
Atari Flashback Classics Vol. 3
Atari Flashback Classics Vol. 3
Pro Evolution Soccer
Pro Evolution Soccer
Super Bomberman R
Super Bomberman R
Shogo: Mobile Armor Division
Shogo: Mobile Armor Division
Men in Black: The Game
Men in Black: The Game
Star Ocean: Till the End of Time
Star Ocean: Till the End of Time
Dynasty Warriors 3
Dynasty Warriors 3
Crazy Taxi 2
Crazy Taxi 2
Gaball Screen
Gaball Screen
WALL-E
WALL-E
Tetris Party Deluxe
Tetris Party Deluxe
Tetris Party
Tetris Party
P.N.03
P.N.03
SCUD Race
SCUD Race
Galerians: Ash
Galerians: Ash
Flashback: The Quest for Identity
Flashback: The Quest for Identity
1nsane
1nsane
The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past
The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past
Here on a technicality. The logo and title screen for the japanese release, Zelda no Densetsu: Kamigami no Triforce includes the Super Famicom logo, which was rendered in Handel Gothic. https://i.imgur.com/BTFJBTm.png
Mace Griffin: Bounty Hunter
Mace Griffin: Bounty Hunter
WinBack: Covert Operations
WinBack: Covert Operations
WinBack 2: Project Poseidon
WinBack 2: Project Poseidon
Innyume
Innyume
Prey
Prey
Marvel Contest of Champions
Marvel Contest of Champions
Thunderbirds International Rescue
Thunderbirds International Rescue
World's Scariest Police Chases
World's Scariest Police Chases
Breakout
Breakout
Illbleed
Illbleed
The Narrow Escape text when you run away from combat.
https://imgur.com/NDGZzKt
Puyo Puyo! 15th Anniversary
Puyo Puyo! 15th Anniversary
Rogue Trooper: Redux
Rogue Trooper: Redux
Star Ixiom
Star Ixiom
Rollercoaster World
Rollercoaster World

1 Comment


8 months ago

How did I only just see the Handel Gothic on the mass effect title. I use this font every day.


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