Arabian fantasy | | A type of historical fantasy typically set in the Middle Eastern region of the world and typically within the antiquity period - sand and sultans. | 1984 / 2016 | 94 games |
Classical fantasy | | A type of historical fantasy derived from ancient Greek/Roman myths, though unlike historical fantasy proper does not require to be set in some past age. | 1985 / 2008 | 4 games |
Contemporary fantasy | | 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. | 1982 / 2022 | 161 games |
Dark fantasy | | Sub-genre that includes elements of both fantasy and horror, usually being more heavy on fantasy. | 1989 / 2024 | 135 games |
Gaslamp fantasy | | Edwardian/Victorian era setting with associated technologies (which might include steam) pushed to fantastic limits. An alternative to steampunk. | 1983 / 2019 | 36 games |
Gunpowder fantasy | | A type of historical fantasy set in early modern period with no fantastic inventions but has elements of basic fantasy like magic and mythical creatures. | 2006 / 2016 | 9 games |
Hard fantasy | | A sub-genre of fantasy where the rules of the world are rational and understandable. As opposed to "it's magic" explanations, even magic has clear rules and limits others than the author knows. | 2011 / 2014 | 3 games |
Heroic fantasy | | Fantasy sub-genre. | 2009 / 2016 | 6 games |
High fantasy | | The most widely used fantasy sub-genre. Generally involves grand battles or other conflicts that endanger the whole world or large portion of it, magic is prominent as are fantastic creatures. | 1981 / 2023 | 192 games |
Historical fantasy | | A sub-genre of historical fiction with elements of myth and legend thrown in. | 1983 / 2017 | 46 games |
Low fantasy | | Sub-genre of fantasy that downplays the fantastic elements (e.g. magic) while still retaining the general fantasy theme. | 1982 / 2021 | 88 games |
Medieval fantasy | | A type of historical fantasy. | 1990 / 2005 | 7 games |
Science fantasy | | Elements of science fiction and fantasy genres appear in same setting more or less seamlessly, blurring the lines between the two genres. | 1983 / 2024 | 472 games |
Sword and sorcery | | A fantasy sub-genre that deals with more personal battles, such as fame or saving your loved ones, instead of the world endangering adversaries of high fantasy. | 1985 / 2015 | 22 games |
Urban fantasy | | A fantasy sub-genre which focuses on the setting being primarily or solely a city (urban), though often implied to be modern or futuristic such. | 1984 / 2017 | 174 games |