While Tales titles are often ported to new consoles after their original release, these remakes are rarely localized. Except when indicated by naming, the main Tales entries are separate from each other apart from gameplay mechanics and themes. Since the first installment was released in 1995, the Tales series has grown to include the main entries and multiple spin-offs that derive multiple gameplay and narrative elements from the main entries. As of 2022, the series has shipped over 25 million units worldwide. The series has been gaining popularity in the West since the release of Tales of Symphonia, which is still considered one of its most popular games. While generally seen as a niche series in English-speaking regions, Tales is considered to be among the most important JRPG franchises in Japan.

Most of the main Tales games have been localized for North America and Europe, although almost none of the spinoff titles have been released abroad. The series was created by Yoshiharu Gotanda. Multiple people have become linked with the series, including character designers Kōsuke Fujishima and Mutsumi Inomata, producers Hideo Baba and Makoto Yoshizumi, and composer Motoi Sakuraba. The series is characterized by its art style, which draws from Japanese manga and anime, and its action-based fighting system called the 'Linear Motion Battle System'. While entries in the series generally stand independent of each other with different characters and stories, they are commonly linked by their gameplay, themes and high fantasy settings. First begun in 1995 with the development and release of Tales of Phantasia for the Super Famicom, the series currently spans seventeen main titles, multiple spin-off games and supplementary media in the form of manga series, anime series, and audio dramas. The Tales series is a franchise of fantasy role-playing video games published by Bandai Namco Entertainment (formerly Namco), and developed by its subsidiary, Namco Tales Studio until 2011 and presently by Bandai Namco Studios. Namco Tales Studio (formerly Wolf Team) (1995–2011) Each entry in the series uses its own font and styling.

The Tales of series logo, used in the series' 25th anniversary logo.

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