For a time, Game of Thrones was on top of the world. Based on George R.R. Martin’s still-unfinished A Song of Ice and Fire novels, HBO’s show was the last vestige of monoculture from its premiere in 2011 to 2019. Its eighth and final season completely changed the perception of the whole series with its unsatisfying character resolutions, rushed plotlines, and all-around questionable writing decisions. (Real ones know the show’s true downfall began earlier with season 5, but I digress.)
HBO and its parent company Warner Bros. Discovery have certainly tried to keep Game of Thrones in the zeitgeist even after the disastrous end to the original show. The franchise has soldiered on with the well-received (for now) spinoffs House of the Dragon and A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms, though their popularity is a fraction of the original TV series.
Despite the popularity of Game of Thrones, it’s never produced a truly great video game. Even though its world seems ripe for a The Witcher 3 or Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 type of RPG, we’re still waiting on that must-play Game of Thrones video game. Some developers have tried and come close, but there’s no one great game to rule them all. (Wait, wrong fantasy series.)
A few games were released early on during the show’s original run. The first was the strategy game A Game of Thrones: Genesis in September 2011, based on Martin’s novels. It holds a 53 on Metacritic, but we’ll give it a pass for being the first stab at an ASOIAF game. 2012’s RPG Game of Thrones didn’t fare any better.
Telltale got in on the game with Game of Thrones: A Telltale Games Series (these companies really have to get more creative with these titles), which was released episodically from December 2014 to November 2015. It told a story that ran alongside HBO’s show, following a House loyal to the Starks in the aftermath of season 3’s The Red Wedding.
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