| Genre | Raising simulation game, Rhythm game |
| Developer | Cygames, Metro, Bandai Namco Games |
| Publisher | Bandai Namco Entertainment |
| Platform | Android, Feature phones(au, NTT DoCoMo, SoftBank), iOS, Namco System 246(arcade system board), NDS, PSP, PS3, PS4, Xbox 360 |
| First release | THE IDOLM@STER Jul 26, 2005 |
| Last release | THE IDOLM@STER MUST SONGS Dec 10, 2015 |
| Spin off | PutiMas |
THE IDOLM@STER began with a raising simulation arcade game published by Bandai Namco Entertainment. It became a media mix series.