The best France games
Games set in France released in the 80s and the 90s deal mainly with war. A suprisingly high amount are set in Normandy and involve some sort of fighting during World War 2 (strategy, action, simulation). A few of them are set during the napoleonic wars. Plus games inspired by other historical French figures (Joan of Arc) or work of literature (the 3 musketeers.
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Broken Sword: The Shadow of the Templars
Windows XP/98/95DOSLinuxMac OS2009protected Revolution Software
Templars, assassins, and a clueless American tourist named George. Broken Sword: The Shadow of the Templars is a 2D point-and-click masterpiece with more intrigue than a Vatican basement. Originally released in the ‘90s and ...
The Train Escape to Normandy
DOS1988protected Artech Studios
L'Empereur
DOS1991 KOEI
101: The Airborne Invasion of Normandy
Windows XP/98/951998 Empire Interactive
So you think you're ready to storm Normandy? Think again. 101: The Airborne Invasion of Normandy drops you into the chaos of World War II with all the grace of a paratrooper landing in a barn. This is a tactical strategy game that...
Broken Sword 2: The Smoking Mirror
Windows XP/98/951997protected Revolution Software
Broken Sword 2: The Smoking Mirror is a point-and-click adventure game developed by Revolution Software. Released in 1997. The game follows the continuing adventures of George Stobbart, an American tourist, and his French jou...
Fields of Glory
DOS1993protected MicroProse Software
Joan of Arc
DOS1989 Chip
Gabriel Knight 3: Blood of the Sacred, Blood of the Damned
Windows XP/98/951999protected Sierra On-Line
Touché: The Adventures of the Fifth Musketeer
DOS1995 Clipper Software
La Grande Armee
DOS1991 SDJ Enterprises
Iron Cross
DOS1994 New World Computing
Battle for Normandy
DOS1983protected Tactical Design Group
Released in 1983, Battle for Normandy plays less like a game and more like a history book that came alive, donned a helmet, and asked for a coffee. This is wargaming at its purest: grid maps, unit stats, and more abbreviations tha...
Return of the Phantom
DOS1993protecteddemo MicroProse Software
Return of the Phantom is adventure game set in France, designed by Raymond Benson, developed by MicroProse Software and released in 1993 for DOS only. Return of the Phantom is a third-person adventure game based on the book P...
Bargon Attack
DOS1992 Coktel Vision
Imagine stepping into a sci-fi fever dream written during a caffeine crash, and you’ll get Bargon Attack (1992). This French point-and-click adventure is stylish, surreal, and frequently confusing—but in a charming &ld...
Mario Andretti's Racing Challenge
DOS1991 Distinctive Software
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 l...
Operation Europe: Path to Victory 1939-45
DOS1994 KOEI
Passengers on the Wind
DOS1986 Infogrames
The Three Musketeers
DOS1987 Greve Graphics
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