The game includes settings and characters from the series of novels A Song of Ice and Fire and the television adaptation. The story revolves around the northern House Forrester, rulers of Ironrath, whose members, including the five playable characters, attempt to save their family and themselves after ending up on the losing side of the War of the Five Kings. The game follows the episodic format found in other Telltale titles, where player choices and actions influence later events across the six-episode arc. It is based on the television series of the same name. Game of Thrones, also known as Game of Thrones: A Telltale Games Series, is an episodic graphic adventure game developed and published by Telltale Games for Android, iOS, Microsoft Windows, OS X, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Xbox 360, and Xbox One.