For a time, Game of Thrones was on top of the world. Based on George R.R. Martin’s still-unfinished A Song of Ice and Fire novels, HBO’s show was the last vestige of monoculture from its premiere in 2011 to 2019. Its eighth and final season completely changed the perception of the whole series with its unsatisfying character resolutions, rushed plotlines, and all-around questionable writing decisions. (Real ones know the show’s true downfall began earlier with season 5, but I digress.)

HBO and its parent company Warner Bros. Discovery have certainly tried to keep Game of Thrones in the zeitgeist even after the disastrous end to the original show. The franchise has soldiered on with the well-received (for now) spinoffs House of the Dragon and A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms, though their popularity is a fraction of the original TV series.

Despite the popularity of Game of Thrones, it’s never produced a truly great video game. Even though its world seems ripe for a The Witcher 3 or Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 type of RPG, we’re still waiting on that must-play Game of Thrones video game. Some developers have tried and come close, but........

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