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Science fantasy

Fiction genre concept

Elements of science fiction and fantasy genres appear in same setting more or less seamlessly, blurring the lines between the two genres.

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platforms

Alternate names: Science versus Fantasy, Technology versus Magic

Blackthorne (MS-DOS)
Blackthorne
DOS 1994-12-19
Alternate Reality: The City (MS-DOS)
Alternate Reality: The City
DOS 1988
The Elder Scrolls Adventures: Redguard (MS-DOS)
The Elder Scrolls Adventures: Redguard
DOS 1998-11-01
Alone in the Dark: Inferno (PlayStation 3)
Alone in the Dark: Inferno
PS3 2008-11-14
Phantasy Star (Master System)
Phantasy Star
SMS 1987-12-20
Wolfenstein (PlayStation 3)
Wolfenstein
PS3 2009-08-18
Messiah (Windows)
Messiah
WIN 1999
Star Wars The Clone Wars: Republic Heroes (Nintendo DS)
Star Wars The Clone Wars: Republic Heroes
NDS 2009-10-06
Alternate Reality: The Dungeon (Commodore 64)
Alternate Reality: The Dungeon
C64 1987
Final Doom (MS-DOS)
Final Doom
DOS 1996
Will Rock (Windows)
Will Rock
WIN 2003-06-09
Tabula Rasa (Windows)
Tabula Rasa
WIN 2007-10-02
An obvious example would be where robots and demons/faeries/etc. exist together, but it's pretty much enough you have someone fighting demons or other supernatural beings with modern-ish weapons (though these are possible better described as contemporary fantasy or paranormal).

Science fiction is very loose defining trait for this.

As a popularly known example: Star Wars is Science Fantasy when The Force is involved.
See also: mixed technology, luddites
Related: weird science
Possible overlap: contemporary fantasy, paranormal

Not to be confused with techno-fantasy.

Popular tags

actionrpg arcanepunk contemporaryfantasy corridorshooter cyberpunk darkfantasy dieselpunk displacementfiction dungeoncrawler fpsrts hackandslash highfantasy historicalfantasy hybridgame interactivefiction lootemup lovecraftian metroidvania militaryfiction mmog occult paranormal roguelike spectaclebrawler steampunk tactical technofantasy towerdefense twitchshooter urbanfantasy visualnovel wargame weirdscience

Parent groups

Fantasy, Science Fiction

Child group

Arcanepunk

Games by year

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The first Science fantasy video game was released in 1983.

LucasArts, Activision and THQ published most of these games.

Related sites

Wikipedia article
Related trope at TV Tropes (Science Fantasy)
Related trope at TV Tropes (Magic Versus Science)

Platforms

Windows 135
Linux 57
Mac OS X 29
X360 22
PS3 19
MS-DOS 18
PS2 16
Xbox 11
Mac OS Classic 9
PS 8
PSP 7
Pandora 7
C64 7
PS4 6
Wii 6
Amiga 6
Atari ST 5
Amstrad CPC 5
Apple II E 5
Atari 400/800 4
NES 4
Mega Drive 4
Xbox One 4
ZX Spectrum 4
Switch 4
NEC PC8801 4
MSX2 4
Android 4
SNES 3
GBA 3

Most common companies

LucasArts35
Activision21
THQ11
Harebrained Schemes11
Capcom11
Rainbird11
Bethesda Softworks10
Blizzard Entertainment10
id Software10
Datasoft9
Devolver Digital8
2K Games7
Eidos Interactive7
Microsoft Game Studios7
Atari6