From Erik Arneson,
Your Guide to Board / Card Games.
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It's always surprised me a little that there haven't been more games based on C.S. Lewis's The Chronicles of Narnia. Here are the Narnia games I'm aware of.

The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe
For 2 to 4 players, designer uncredited, published by Milton Bradley / Hasbro (2005).

Players take on the role of Peter, Susan, Lucy or Edmund and try to escape the White Witch and avoid wolves. The first to travel through Narnia and return to the lamppost wins the game. Each character has a special ability, and Aslan tokens help protect the children from danger.

The Chronicles of Narnia Stratego
For 2 players, designer uncredited, published by Milton Bradley / Hasbro (2005).

This, obviously, is Stratego with a Narnia theme; it can be played with classic Stratego rules or using special powers. In the special powers game, the blue army (White Witch) has two ways to win: capture the red army's (Aslan) flag, or remove all four children from the game.

Some of the special powers include: The White Witch can turn opponents to stone or enchant them with Turkish Delight; a Cyclops can go on a rampage and attack more than one enemy at a time; Susan can use her arrows and the Ivory Horn; Lucy can use her Healing Cordial; and Aslan can undo a "turned to stone" spell cast by the White Witch.

The Chronicles of Narnia
For 2 to 4 players, designer uncredited, published by The Games Team (1988).

This game, published in England, is based on the BBC version of the Chronicles aired in the late 1980s and early 1990s. It features two interlocking wheels, one for Aslan and one for the White Witch, which are rotated throughout the game. Players compete to be the first to collect sets of cards which make up scenes from the story.