Here is the release order of the “Pupper Master” movies. 

• “Puppet Master” (1989)
• “Puppet Master II” (1990)
• “Puppet Master III: Toulon’s Revenge” (1991)
• “Puppet Master 4” (1993)
• “Puppet Master 5” (1994)
• “Curse of the Puppet Master” (1998)
• “Retro Puppet Master” (1999)
• “Puppet Master: The Legacy” (2003)
• “Puppet Master vs. Demonic Toys” (2004)
• “Puppet Master: Axis of Evil” (2010)
• “Puppet Master X: Axis Rising” (2012)
• “Puppet Master: Axis Termination” (2017)
• “Puppet Master: The Littlest Reich” (2018)
• “Blade: The Iron Cross” (2020)
• “Puppet Master: Doktor Death” (2022)

The first eight “Puppet Master” movies exist, more or less, in the same continuity, although out of chronological order (“Toulon’s Revenge” and “Retro” are prequels).

Various actors played André Toulon throughout (William Hickey in the first, Steve Welles the second, Guy Rolfe in the third, fourth, and fifth).

In “Puppet Master 4,” the killer dolls became heroic, killing even more vicious homunculi than they. “Retro Puppet Master” was a prequel that depicted Toulon as a young man played by Greg Sestero from “The Room.” “The Legacy” was a collection of clips from the previous movies, sandwiched in between limp bookend material.

“Puppet Master vs. Demonic Toys” is a crossover that seems detached from the other “Puppet Master” movies. Full Moon certainly didn’t count it, as “Puppet Master X” was actually the 11th film in the series. The three “Axis” films are a reboot of the continuity and recount a lot of plot points from the first three movies in a new fashion.

In 2018, “Puppet Master” was rebooted with redesigned puppets who were now scary killers again. Indeed, the new puppets were programmed by Nazis in his version and they sought out non-Aryans to kill. “Blade” and “Doktor Death” are individual spinoffs that feature their title puppets in new adventures.