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
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DOS1982 Verisoft
Gremlins
DOS1984 Atari
James Bond 007: A View to a Kill
DOS1985 Angelsoft
Rambo First Blood Part 2
DOS1985 Angelsoft
The Goonies
DOS1985 Datasoft
James Bond 007: Goldfinger
DOS1986 Angelsoft
The Black Cauldron
DOS1986freeware Sierra On-Line
The Great Escape
DOS1986protected 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
DOS1987 Ocean Software
The Three Stooges
DOS1987freeware Cinemaware
Top Gun
DOS1987 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 ...
Psycho
DOS1988 Starsoft Development
Rambo 3
DOS1988 Ocean Software
Rambo III is an action video game based on the 1988 action film of the same name, featuring the iconic character John Rambo, portrayed by Sylvester Stallone. The game was developed and published by various companies for different ...
Star Trek: First Contact
DOS1988 Simon & Schuster Interactive
Star Wars
DOS1988 Atari
The Train Escape to Normandy
DOS1988protected Artech Studios
Who framed Roger Rabbit
DOS1988 Silent Software
Willow
DOS1988 Brian A. Rice
007: License to Kill
DOS1989 Quixel
Before James Bond was saving the world with cinematic flair, he was crashing pixelated helicopters in 007: License to Kill. This top-down action game takes the movie and crams it into six bite-sized missions of explosions, awkward...
A Nightmare on Elm street
DOS1989 Westwood Studios
Forget Freddy’s razor glove for a second - A Nightmare on Elm Street (1989) for DOS is terrifying in its own way. Mostly because of the controls. You play as a teen trying to stay awake and alive while navigating dreamscapes...
Die Hard
DOS1989 Activision
Ghostbusters 2
DOS1989 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 Ghost...
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
DOS1989protecteddemo LucasArts
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade: The Graphic Adventure is a point-and-click adventure game released in 1989 by Lucasfilm Games. The game was designed by Ron Gilbert, David Fox, and Noah Falstein. It is based on the 1989 film "I...
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade: the Action Game
DOS1989 Tiertex Design Studios
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
DOS1989 Atari
Jaws
DOS1989 Starsoft Development
Moonwalker
DOS1989 Emerald Software
Robocop
DOS1989 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 an...
Star Trek V: The Final Frontier
DOS1989 Mindscape
The Untouchables
DOS1989 Ocean Software