Games based on movies sorted by release date

In the 80s and the 90s we all saw a lot of good blockbuster movies come out. Some of them were good, some of them were bad. Unfortunately, most of video games based on movies (called 'tie-in') were really bad. Developers tried to put everything they could in those games and divided gameplay in different parts, each of them with a different gameplay: platform, driving sim, puzzle, etc. The best games based on a movie are those that focus on a single genre: Indiana Jones games, Star Wars games etc.

Most popular based on a movie games

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone

action-adventureWindows XP/98/95

Disney's Aladdin

actionDOS

The Lion King

actionDOS

Based on a movie games

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Novatron

DOS19823.3/5 Verisoft
Gremlins

DOS19842.8/5 Atari
James Bond 007: A View to a Kill

DOS19853.9/5 Angelsoft
Rambo First Blood Part 2

DOS19854.1/5 Angelsoft
The Goonies

DOS19853.8/5 Datasoft
James Bond 007: Goldfinger

DOS19864.1/5 Angelsoft
The Black Cauldron

DOS1986freeware3.8/5 Sierra On-Line
The Great Escape

DOS1986protected4/5 Denton Designs

As a prisoner of war, you must find a way to escape a prison in Germany in 1942. The prisoner has a daily routine which will follow if not controlled by the player for a certain amount of time.
Platoon

DOS19873.6/5 Ocean Software
The Three Stooges

DOS1987freeware3.6/5 Cinemaware
Top Gun

DOS19873.5/5 Ocean Software

Top Gun is an abandoned flight combat simulation game developed by Ocean Software and released by Thunder Mountain in 1987 for DOS and a number of other 8 bit platforms. As the title suggests, Top Gun is based on the movie of the same name starring Tom Cruise.
Psycho

DOS19883.2/5 Starsoft Development
Rambo 3

DOS19883.5/5 Ocean Software
Star Trek: First Contact

DOS19883.5/5 Simon & Schuster Interactive
Star Wars

DOS19884.1/5 Atari
The Train Escape to Normandy

DOS1988protected4.4/5 Artech Studios
Who framed Roger Rabbit

DOS19883.8/5 Silent Software
Willow

DOS19883.8/5 Brian A. Rice
007: License to Kill

DOS19894/5 Quixel
A Nightmare on Elm street

DOS19893.9/5 Westwood Studios
Die Hard

DOS19893.4/5 Activision
Ghostbusters 2

DOS19893.7/5 Dynamix

Ghostbusters 2 is an abandoned action game based on the movie of the same name, set in New York. Ghostbusters 2 was developed by Dynamix and released by Activision in 1989. It's part of a series of games based on the popular Ghostbuster franchise, being the olny one developed for DOS.
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade

DOS1989protected4.2/5 LucasArts

Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade is a point & click adventure developed by LucasFilm. INJaLC uses the widely known Scumm interface, with the addition of the Look and Talk verbs, not included in the previous games. Another innovation is the IQ point system, similar to the one present in every Sierra Online game.
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade: the Action Game

DOS19893.8/5 Tiertex Design Studios
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom

DOS19893.7/5 Atari
Jaws

DOS19894/5 Starsoft Development
Moonwalker

DOS19893.1/5 Emerald Software
Robocop

DOS19894/5 Data East

Robocop is an abandoned beat 'em up / run and gun shooter game developed and released by Data East in 1989 for a number of platforms, including DOS. Robocop is a conversion from an arcade game released by Data East in 1988 and it was based on the movie of the same name, Robocop, by Paul Verhoeven. Your goal is to get to the final boss by shoot...
Star Trek V: The Final Frontier

DOS19893.4/5 Mindscape
The Untouchables

DOS19893.9/5 Ocean Software