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Contemporary fantasy

Fiction genre theme

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161
games
39
platforms

Sub-genre of fantasy where the fantasy elements are just out of sight for normal people in our regularly dull everyday world. Not disconnected from the modern world.

Notable people involved: Holly Black, Patrick Hegarty, Hideki Kamiya, Rhianna Pratchett and Hideaki Itsuno

The Lurking Horror (Amstrad PCW)
The Lurking Horror
PCW 1987
DmC Devil May Cry (Windows)
DmC Devil May Cry
WIN 2013-01-25
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (PlayStation 2)
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
PS2 2003-12-09
Harry Potter: Quidditch World Cup (Xbox)
Harry Potter: Quidditch World Cup
XBOX 2003-10-28
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (Xbox 360)
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
X360 2009-06-30
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (Xbox)
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
XBOX 2004-06-02
The Secret World (Windows)
The Secret World
WIN 2012-07-03
The Lurking Horror (Amiga OCS)
The Lurking Horror
OCS 1987
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (Windows)
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
WIN 2009-06-30
Folklore (PlayStation 3)
Folklore
PS3 2007-10-09
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (GameCube)
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
GC 2003-12-09
The Lurking Horror (MS-DOS)
The Lurking Horror
DOS 1987
Implied:
* Fantastic Earth

See also: paranormal

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Parent group

Fantasy

Related group

Fiction genre
Paranormal

Games by year

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The first Contemporary fantasy video game was released in 1982.

Electronic Arts published most of these games.

Platforms

Windows31
PS212
Linux12
Xbox8
GBA8
X3607
Mac OS X7
MS-DOS7
Nintendo DS7
PS36
GameCube6
PS5
Mac OS Classic4
PSP4
GBC3
Apple II E3
Wii3
Atari 400/8002
C642
Atari ST2
Amstrad CPC2
Mobile2
Amiga2
Internet Only1
ZX Spectrum1
Master System1
NES1
NEC PC98011
PS Vita1
Jaguar1

Most common companies

Electronic Arts48