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 |
| The Mystery of the Nautilus | 2002 | Windows | The Adventure Company | 2.53 |
| Nancy Drew: Treasure in the Royal Tower | 2001 | Windows | DreamCatcher Interactive Inc. | 3.74 |
| Beyond Time | 1997 | Windows, Windows 3.x | The Adventure Company | 2.79 |
| Nancy Drew: Secrets Can Kill | 1998 | Windows | DreamCatcher Interactive Inc. | 3.39 |
| Agatha Christie: Murder on the Orient Express | 2006 | Windows | The Adventure Company | 3.84 |
| Destination: Treasure Island | 2006 | Macintosh, Windows | DreamCatcher Interactive Inc. | 3.75 |
| Ian Livingstone's Deathtrap Dungeon | 1998 | PlayStation, Windows | Eidos Interactive, Inc. | 3.20 |
| Timeline | 2000 | Windows | Eidos, Inc. | 2.69 |
| Age of Conan: Hyborian Adventures | 2008 | Windows | Eidos, Inc. | 3.60 |
| 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. | ... |
| Daughter of Serpents | 1992 | DOS | Electronic Arts, Inc. | 2.80 |
| Peter Pan: A Story Painting Adventure | 1993 | DOS | Electronic Arts, Inc. | 3.33 |
| The Hound of Shadow | 1989 | Amiga, Atari ST, DOS | Electronic Arts, Inc. | 2.72 |
| 007: Nightfire | 2002 | Game Boy Advance, GameCube, PlayStation 2, Xbox | Electronic Arts, Inc. | 3.36 |
| The Lost Files of Sherlock Holmes: The Case of the Rose Tattoo | 1996 | DOS | Electronic Arts, Inc. | 3.94 |
| The Lost Files of Sherlock Holmes: The Case of the Serrated Scalpel | 1992 | 3DO, DOS | Electronic Arts, Inc. | 3.90 |
| Goosebumps: Escape from Horrorland | 1996 | Windows | DreamWorks Interactive L.L.C. | 2.73 |
| Goosebumps: Attack of the Mutant | 1997 | Windows | DreamWorks Interactive L.L.C. | ... |
| Sherlock Holmes: The Vatican Cameos | 1986 | Apple II, DOS | Ellicott Creek | ... |
| De griezelbus 1 | 1998 | Macintosh, Windows | Elzenga-Uitgeverij Zwijsen Algemeen B.V. | ... |
| De griezelbus 2 | 1999 | Macintosh, Windows | Elzenga-Uitgeverij Zwijsen Algemeen B.V. | 3.57 |
| The Adventures of Mr. Tickle | 2002 | Windows | E.M.M.E. Interactive SA | 1.80 |
| The Adventures of Little Miss Scatterbrain | 2002 | Windows | E.M.M.E. Interactive SA | 2.40 |
| Team Yankee | 1990 | Amiga, Atari ST, DOS | Empire Software | 3.83 |
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