Games set in the United Kingdom
Games set in the United Kingdom are more than a few. A lot of them are based on one of the most iconic (and fictitious) British characters: Sherlock Holmes. The popular detective is in good company: a lot of games set in the UK were inspired by other popular characters such as Robin Hood, King Arthur, Jack the Rupper or even Doctor Who.
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221B Baker Street
DOS1986 Datasoft
You are Sherlock Holmes, and someone has committed a crime, possibly because they couldn’t handle the game’s UI. 221B Baker Street is a detective board game where your mind is your only weapon. And also a notepad, because keeping track of clues is half the game. You wander through foggy London, asking yourself how such elegant mystery-s...
Arthur: The Quest for Excalibur
DOS1989 Infocom
Arthur: The Quest for Excalibur is a text adventure with occasional graphics, in which you, the not-yet-king, bumble your way through Camelot trying to prove you’re not just some kid with a weird haircut. The writing is witty, the puzzles devilish, and the parser only mildly homicidal. It’s part history, part fantasy, and entirely charm...
Bob Winner
DOS1986 Loriciels
Ah, Bob Winner (1986, DOS), the game that asks: what if Indiana Jones had a cousin who got lost in a side-scroller? You play as the titular Bob, an adventurer who walks like he’s late for a dinner date and punches wildlife like it owes him money. There’s a story somewhere—something about treasure and evil—but mostly you&rsqu...
Conquests of the Longbow: The Legend of Robin Hood
DOS1991protected Sierra On-Line
Dalek Attack
DOS1992 Alternative Software
Dracula in London
DOS1988 SDJ Enterprises
Dylan Dog: Murderers
DOS1992 Simulmondo
Dylan Dog: Through the Looking Glass
DOS1992 Simulmondo
Eagle Eye Mysteries in London
DOS1994 Stormfront Studios
Gloriana
DOS1996 ASCARON Entertainment
Jack the Ripper
DOS1995 Intergalactic Development
King Arthur's Knights of the Round Table
DOS1994 MVP Software
Lords of the Realm
DOSWindows XP/98/951994protected Impressions Games
Lords of the Realm is top-down kingdom simulation game set in medieval Europe (England and Germany), designed by Christopher J. Foster and David Lester, developed by Impressions Games and released 1994 for DOS, Windows and Amiga.
Sherlock Holmes Consulting Detective
Windows XP/98/951991protected ICOM Simulations
Sherlock Holmes: Another bow
DOS1985 Magicom Multimedia
Sherlock: The Riddle of the Crown Jewels
DOS1988 Challenge
Spirit of Excalibur
DOS1990 Synergistic Software
The Adventures of Robin Hood
DOS1992 Millennium Interactive
The Clue!
DOS1994freeware neo Software Produktions
The Gene Machine
DOS1996 Divide by zero
The Hound of Shadow
DOS1989 Eldritch Games
The Lost Files of Sherlock Holmes: The Case of the Rose Tattoo
DOS1996 Mythos Software
The Lost Files of Sherlock Holmes: The Case of the Serrated Scalpel
DOS1992 Mythos Software
Their Finest Hour: The Battle of Britain
DOS1989 LucasArts
Their Finest Hour: The Battle of Britain is an abandoned historical combat flight simulation game set in Great Britain (obviously) during World War 2. Their Finest Hour was designed by Lawrence Holland, developed and released by LucasArts in 1989 for DOS, Amiga, Atari ST.
Tom and the Ghost
DOS1990 Blue Byte Software
Vengeance of Excalibur
DOS1991 Synergistic Software
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