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{{short description|Video game series}}
{{About|the series|the first game in the series|Jak and Daxter: The Precursor Legacy|the compilation|Jak and Daxter Collection}}
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{{Infobox video game series
| title                  = Jak and Daxter
| image                  = Jak and Daxter logo black.svg
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| genre                  = {{plainlist|
* [[Platform game|Platform]]
* [[Beat 'em up]]
* [[Action-adventure game|Action-adventure]]
* [[Third-person shooter]]
* [[Racing game|Racing]]}}
| developer = {{ubl|[[Naughty Dog]] (2001–2005)|[[Ready at Dawn]] (2006)|[[High Impact Games]] (2009)|[[Mass Media Games]] (2012–2013)
}}
| publisher              = [[Sony Interactive Entertainment]]
| creator                = {{plainlist|
* [[Andy Gavin]]
* [[Jason Rubin]]
}}
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| platforms              = {{plainlist|
* [[PlayStation 2]]
* [[PlayStation Portable]]
* [[PlayStation 3]]
* [[PlayStation Vita]]
* [[PlayStation 4]]
* [[PlayStation 5]]
}}
| first release version  = ''[[Jak and Daxter: The Precursor Legacy]]''
| first release date     = December 4, 2001
| latest release version = ''Jak and Daxter Bundle''
| latest release date    = December 7, 2017
}}
'''''Jak and Daxter''''' is a [[platform game|platform]] video game franchise created by [[Andy Gavin]] and [[Jason Rubin]] and owned by [[Sony Interactive Entertainment]]. The series was originally developed by [[Naughty Dog]] with a number of installments being outsourced to [[Ready at Dawn]] and [[High Impact Games]]. The first game, ''[[Jak and Daxter: The Precursor Legacy]]'', released on December 4, 2001, was one of the earliest titles for the [[PlayStation 2]], and the series collectively is regarded as a defining franchise for the console.

The games are story-based [[platform game|platformers]] that feature a mixture of [[Action game|action]], [[Racing game|racing]] and [[Puzzle video game|puzzle]] solving. The series is set in a fictional universe that incorporates [[science fantasy]], [[steampunk]], [[cyberpunk]], and mystical elements, while centering on the eponymous characters as they try to uncover the secrets of their world, and unravel the mysteries left behind by an ancient race called the Precursors. The games are inspired by a combination of [[Eastern world|Eastern]] and [[Western culture]], a decision made among the team members at [[Naughty Dog]] and related stakeholders while developing the first title.

The first three games in the series were re-released on the [[PlayStation 3]] and [[PlayStation Vita]] as part of the remastered ''[[Jak and Daxter Collection]]'' that includes support for the [[PlayStation Network]] and the [[PlayStation Suite]].<ref name="Jak And Daxter Collection">{{cite web|url=http://uk.gamespot.com/news/jak-and-daxter-collection-hits-ps3-february-7-6349106|title=Jak and Daxter Collection hits PS3 February 7|publisher=Gamespot|author=Eddie Makuch|access-date=7 August 2014|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130412002127/http://uk.gamespot.com/news/jak-and-daxter-collection-hits-ps3-february-7-6349106|archive-date=April 12, 2013|df=mdy-all}}</ref> The original three ''Jak and Daxter'' games, along with ''[[Jak X: Combat Racing]]'', were released for the [[PlayStation 4]] as ''Jak and Daxter Bundle'' in August 2017, alongside the release of ''[[Uncharted: The Lost Legacy]]''. In December that year, ''Jak and Daxter: The Precursor Legacy'', ''[[Jak II]]'', ''[[Jak 3]]'' and ''Jak X: Combat Racing'' were also released for individual purchase. The first four games were later made available on [[PlayStation 5]] through backward compatibility with the PlayStation 4. In 2024, the remaining two games, ''[[Daxter (video game)|Daxter]]'' and ''[[Jak and Daxter: The Lost Frontier]]'', were re-released for PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 5, marking the first time every game in the series was available on a single platform. The series has also produced various forms of extended media and merchandise, and has sold over 12 million copies worldwide.