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Literature-inspired gamesGroup DescriptionGames 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 |
| Private Eye | 1996 | Windows, Windows 3.x | Simon & Schuster Interactive | 3.45 |
| J.R.R. Tolkien's War in Middle Earth | 1988 | Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Atari ST, Commodore 64, DOS, ZX Spectrum | Melbourne House | 3.45 |
| Dracula: Origin | 2008 | Windows | The Adventure Company | 3.48 |
| Dracula: The Resurrection | 2000 | Macintosh, PlayStation, Windows | DreamCatcher Interactive Inc. | 3.48 |
| Return to Mysterious Island | 2004 | iPhone, Macintosh, Symbian, Windows, Windows Mobile | The Adventure Company | 3.49 |
| Wonderland | 1990 | Amiga, Atari ST, DOS | Virgin Games, Inc. | 3.49 |
| Agatha Christie: And Then There Were None | 2005 | Wii, Windows | The Adventure Company | 3.49 |
| The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole | 1985 | Amstrad CPC, Atari 8-bit, Commodore 64, MSX, ZX Spectrum | Mosaic Publishing | 3.50 |
| Frankenstein's Monster | 1983 | Atari 2600 | Data Age, Inc. | 3.50 |
| Tlon | 1999 | Windows | Midas Interactive Entertainment BV | 3.50 |
| Curious George Learns Phonics | 1997 | Macintosh, Windows, Windows 3.x | Simon & Schuster Interactive | 3.50 |
| Circuit's Edge | 1990 | DOS | Infocom, Inc. | 3.51 |
| Curse of the Azure Bonds | 1989 | Amiga, Apple II, Atari ST, Commodore 64, DOS, Macintosh | Strategic Simulations, Inc. | 3.51 |
| Romance of the Three Kingdoms | 1986 | Amiga, DOS, J2ME, MSX, NES, SNES, WonderSwan | KOEI Co., Ltd. | 3.52 |
| Women's Murder Club: Death in Scarlet | 2008 | Macintosh, Windows | I-Play | 3.53 |
| The Path | 2009 | Macintosh, Windows | Tale of Tales BVBA | 3.54 |
| Below the Root | 1984 | Apple II, Commodore 64, PC Booter | Windham Classics | 3.54 |
| Dracula 3: The Path of the Dragon | 2008 | Windows | MC2-Microïds | 3.54 |
| Sherlock Holmes: Secret of the Silver Earring | 2004 | Windows | Ubisoft, Inc. | 3.55 |
| Red Storm Rising | 1988 | Amiga, Atari ST, Commodore 64, DOS | MicroProse Software, Inc. | 3.57 |
| Prisoner of Ice | 1995 | DOS, Macintosh, PlayStation, SEGA Saturn, Windows | Infogrames, Inc. | 3.57 |
| Magic School Bus Explores the World of Animals | 2002 | Windows | Microsoft Games Studios | 3.57 |
| De griezelbus 2 | 1999 | Macintosh, Windows | Elzenga-Uitgeverij Zwijsen Algemeen B.V. | 3.57 |
| Magic School Bus Whales and Dolphins | 2001 | Windows | Microsoft Corporation | 3.57 |
| Shuihuzhuan | 1996 | Genesis | ChuanPu Technical | 3.58 |
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