Frankenstein: Literary Action Arcade Game

Bring Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein to life with an interactive review game that feels more like an adventure than an assignment. This game is a great companion for popular ELA curricula that have a Frankenstein unit.

In this fast paced 2D side scrolling arcade style experience, students play as Victor Frankenstein as they move through five story based volumes, recover scattered journal pages, and face intense boss style confrontations with the Creature.

As they play, students strengthen their understanding of key plot events, Gothic literature, character development, theme, ethics, argumentation, and challenging vocabulary from the novel. The game is designed to keep students actively engaged while reinforcing close reading and deeper analysis of major ideas like dangerous ambition, isolation, responsibility, and the complicated bond between creator and creation.

This resource is a great fit for novel study review, test prep, stations, early finishers, or an engaging end of unit activity. It gives teachers a high interest way to review important content while giving students a memorable, game based experience that makes literary analysis feel exciting, meaningful, and fun.

This is a fully online html game that will play from any browser, tablet or computer. If you are a teacher and are worried about the game being blocked by your school's server, contact us; there are two easy ways to make the game available besides the direct link.

Student article and worksheet included. YOUR PERSONAL GAME LINK FOR SHARING WITH STUDENTS WILL BE AT THE TOP OF THE STUDENT ARTICLE/GUIDE/WORKSHEET. Just share and play!

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