App Guide for Carmen Sandiego

Carmen Sandiego is an American media franchise of educational computer games and other media featuring a thieving villain of the same name created by Brøderbund Software. The franchise's main premise follows the user or protagonist who becomes an agent of the ACME Detective Agency and later attempts to thwart and capture V.I.L.E. ringleader Carmen Sandiego. The franchise originally focused on teaching geography and history, but later branched out into mathematics, English, and other subjects.

Originally distributed in North America, most of the franchise's computer games are now available to international audiences. With the exception of Carmen Sandiego: Junior Detective Edition, all the games within the franchise are aimed at preteens. Many entries in the franchise contain elements of various genres including mystery, comedy, science fiction, spy-fi, and fantasy.