Hard fantasy
Fiction genre theme
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.
3
games
2platforms
WIN 2011-09-29
WIN 2012-05
This is similar but not identical concept to hard sci-fi, where the workings of things must be known or it no longer is is hard fantasy. No unexplained abilities, magic is clearly defined if it exists, no "it's magic" explanations or handwavings, etc.
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Games by year
The first Hard fantasy video game was released on September 29, 2011.