San Nicolás Romera, CésarNicolás Ojeda, Miguel ÁngelRos Velasco, Josefa2025-12-032025-12-032018Ros Velasco, J., San Nicolás Romera, C., & Nicolás Ojeda, M. Á. (2016). Video Games Set in the Middle Ages: Time Spans, Plots, and Genres: Time Spans, Plots, and Genres. Games and Culture, 13(5), 521-542. https://doi.org/10.1177/1555412015627068 (Original work published 2018)1555-412010.1177/1555412015627068https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/128383First published online February 14, 2016. Este artículo ha contado con la financiación de la Beca de Formación del Profesorado Universitario (FPU12/01877).Within the study of video games, there is a burgeoning interest in the phenomenon of historical representation; nonetheless, few studies have centered on the reflection of particular eras of History, such as the Middle Ages and the effect of this on interpretations of culture and potential pedagogical applications with respect to this specific period of time. In this study, we present and discuss the compilation and content of a database of over 600 medieval titles released between 1980 and 2013, demonstrating the growing popularity, with producers and consumers, of what we could now refer to as a stand-alone genre. We discuss our categorization of the collection as purely historical or as hybrid and provide what could prove a very rich source of data for researchers on typical plot lines, most and least popular eras or events in history, genres commonly adopted within both types of game.engjournal article1555-4139https://doi.org/10.1177/1555412015627068https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/1555412015627068https://produccioncientifica.ucm.es/documentos/61fa8b8f565bff40e6e7cb96restricted access004.928:94(100)"05/14"316.7Video gamesMiddle AgesGenrePlotsDatabaseFilosofíaHistoria medievalCultura popular72 Filosofía5504.03 Historia Medieval