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High fantasy

Fiction genre theme

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.

179
games
40
platforms

Alternate name: Epic fantasy

The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim (Xbox 360)
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
X360 2011-11-11
J.R.R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings Vol. I (Amiga OCS)
J.R.R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings Vol. I
OCS 1991
Ōkami (PlayStation 2)
Ōkami
PS2 2006-04-20
Asura's Wrath (Xbox 360)
Asura's Wrath
X360 2012-02
Baldur's Gate II: Throne of Bhaal (Windows)
Baldur's Gate II: Throne of Bhaal
WIN 2001-06-21
Ōkami (Wii)
Ōkami
WII 2008-04-15
Asghan: The Dragon Slayer (Windows)
Asghan: The Dragon Slayer
WIN 1998-12
Star Wars Jedi Knight II: Jedi Outcast (GameCube)
Star Wars Jedi Knight II: Jedi Outcast
GC 2002-11-19
J.R.R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings Vol. I (MS-DOS)
J.R.R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings Vol. I
DOS 1990
Lord of the Rings Online (Windows)
Lord of the Rings Online
WIN 2007-04-24
RavenSword (iOS)
RavenSword
IOS 2009-11-17
HeroQuest (Archimedes)
HeroQuest
ARCH 1993
High fantasy's position as the most widely used fantasy genre has had the unfortunate effect that many equate the whole fantasy genre with what high fantasy is.

These are unlikely to be situated on Earth as we know it.

These should not be automatically marked as "epic" despite the alternate name of "epic fantasy".
Common:
* Hero protagonist
* Magic

Similar:
* Sword and sorcery (the less epic variation)

Related:
* Epic

Popular tags

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Parent group

Fantasy

Games by year

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The first High fantasy video game was released in 1981.

Electronic Arts, Blizzard and Melbourne House published most of these games.

Related site

High fantasy at Wikipedia

Platforms

Windows 40
Linux 21
MS-DOS 10
Mac OS Classic 10
PS2 9
X360 8
Mac OS X 8
Xbox 8
Amiga 5
PS3 5
GBA 4
GameCube 4
ZX Spectrum 4
Amstrad CPC 4
NES 3
Pandora 3
C64 3
Amstrad PCW 2
PS 2
Wii 2
iOS 2
Atari ST 2
Apple II E 2
NEC PC9801 2
MSX 1
Saturn 1
Switch 1
Archimedes 1
Dragon32 1
Odyssey2 1

Most common companies

Electronic Arts15
Blizzard13
Melbourne House11
Beamdog9
Capcom8
LucasArts8
EA Games7
Gremlin Graphics7
Interplay6
Ubisoft6
Microsoft5
Spiderweb Software4
Starcraft3
NIS America3
SSI3