Literature-inspired games
Group Description
Games based off works of literature, previously published, and characters from those works. This can include novels and short stories, published in books, magazines, in e-books or even online as text.
Limitations:
- If the game directly references content or design from another adaptation of literature, such as a Movie, it is no longer considered to be based "solely" off the original literature and is instead based off of the new derivative work;
- Books and other literature which has been written, based on an already existing game, are not eligible for this group. In those cases the literature is inspired by the game, not the other way around;
- Legendary characters such as Zeus, King Arthur or Robin Hood are based on a loose series of tales and mythology. For that reason, different materials have sprung up with completely different retellings and the characters themselves don't really apply to any particular piece of literature. These can only be included in this group if the game references a specific book, author or story;
- Games which merely re-create the "atmosphere" of a certain author or set of stories are not to be included in this group.
For the related but distinct group of games which inspired books in turn, please consult the games made into books group.
Game Title | Year | Platform | Publisher | MobyScore |
| 007: Nightfire | 2002 | Game Boy Advance, GameCube, PlayStation 2, Xbox | Electronic Arts, Inc. | 3.36 |
| 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea | 1988 | Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Atari ST, DOS | Coktel Vision | 3.19 |
| 80 Days | 2005 | Windows | Buka Entertainment | 2.83 |
| The Adventures of Alice who Went Through the Looking-Glass and Came Back Though Not Much Changed | 1986 | DOS | | 2.00 |
| The Adventures of Little Miss Scatterbrain | 2002 | Windows | E.M.M.E. Interactive SA | 2.40 |
| The Adventures of Mr. Tickle | 2002 | Windows | E.M.M.E. Interactive SA | 1.80 |
| Adventures of Robinson Crusoe | 2009 | Windows | Big Fish Games, Inc | ... |
| The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes | 1990 | DOS | | ... |
| Agatha Christie: And Then There Were None | 2005 | Wii, Windows | The Adventure Company | 3.49 |
| Agatha Christie: Dead Man's Folly | 2009 | Windows | I-Play | ... |
| Agatha Christie: Death on the Nile | 2007 | Macintosh, Windows | Oberon Games, Inc. | 3.67 |
| Agatha Christie: Double Murder Mystery Pack | 2007 | Windows | The Adventure Company | ... |
| Agatha Christie: Evil Under the Sun | 2007 | Wii, Windows | The Adventure Company | 3.43 |
| Agatha Christie: Murder on the Orient Express | 2006 | Windows | The Adventure Company | 3.84 |
| Agatha Christie: Peril at End House | 2007 | Macintosh, Windows | I-Play | 4.08 |
| Age of Conan: Hyborian Adventures | 2008 | Windows | Eidos, Inc. | 3.75 |
| Age of Conan: Hyborian Adventures (Collector's Edition) | 2008 | Windows | Eidos Interactive Ltd. | ... |
| Age of Conan: Hyborian Adventures (Pre-Order Version) | 2008 | Windows | Eidos Interactive Ltd. | ... |
| Akagawa Jirou no Yuurei Ressha | 1991 | NES | King Records | ... |
| Alice: Interactive Museum | 1994 | Macintosh, Windows 3.x | Synergy Interactive Corp. | 4.15 |
| Alice in Wonderland | 1985 | Apple II, Commodore 64 | Windham Classics | 4.00 |
| Alice in Wonderland | 1989 | DOS | | 2.60 |
| Alice in Wonderland | 1992 | CD-i | American Interactive Media | ... |
| Alice's Adventures in Wonderland | 2000 | Windows | Joriko Interactive Limited | 4.40 |
| Alice's Magical Mahjong | 2008 | Windows | PoBros Inc | ... |
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