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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 |
| William Shatner's TekWar | 1995 | DOS | Capstone Software | 1.82 |
| Suikoden | 1995 | PlayStation, SEGA Saturn | Konami of America, Inc. | 3.98 |
| Discworld | 1995 | DOS, PlayStation, SEGA Saturn | Psygnosis Limited | 3.80 |
| Stickybear: Family Fun - Games | 1995 | CD-i | Philips Interactive Media, Inc. | ... |
| Shannara | 1995 | DOS | Legend Entertainment Company | 4.00 |
| Prisoner of Ice | 1995 | DOS, Macintosh, PlayStation, SEGA Saturn, Windows | Infogrames, Inc. | 3.57 |
| Scholastic's The Magic School Bus Explores the Ocean | 1995 | Macintosh, Windows, Windows 3.x | Microsoft Corporation | 4.29 |
| Modernism | 1995 | Macintosh | | 1.75 |
| A Story as You Like It | 1995 | Browser | | 4.33 |
| Robot City | 1995 | Windows, Windows 3.x | Byron Preiss Multimedia Company, Inc. | 2.27 |
| I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream | 1995 | DOS | Acclaim Entertainment, Inc. | 3.80 |
| Jinyong Qunxia Zhuan | 1995 | DOS | Soft-World | 4.00 |
| Frankenstein: Through the Eyes of the Monster | 1995 | Macintosh, SEGA Saturn, Windows, Windows 3.x | Interplay Productions, Inc. | 2.51 |
| Scholastic's The Magic School Bus: Space Exploration Game | 1995 | Genesis | SEGA of America, Inc. | ... |
| Ray Bradbury's The Martian Chronicles Adventure Game | 1995 | Windows, Windows 3.x | Simon & Schuster Interactive | 3.60 |
| The Dark Eye | 1995 | Macintosh, Windows, Windows 3.x | Expert Software, Inc. | 4.08 |
| Shuihuzhuan | 1996 | Genesis | ChuanPu Technical | 3.58 |
| Star General | 1996 | DOS, Windows | Mindscape, Inc. | 2.44 |
| Mike Mulligan and His Steam Shovel | 1996 | Windows, Windows 3.x | Houghton Mifflin Interactive Corporation | 3.71 |
| The Lost Files of Sherlock Holmes: The Case of the Rose Tattoo | 1996 | DOS | Electronic Arts, Inc. | 3.94 |
| Scholastic's The Magic School Bus Explores Inside the Earth | 1996 | Windows, Windows 3.x | Microsoft Corporation | 3.70 |
| Goosebumps: Escape from Horrorland | 1996 | Windows | DreamWorks Interactive L.L.C. | 2.73 |
| Sheila Rae the Brave | 1996 | DOS, Macintosh, Windows 3.x | Living Books | ... |
| Discworld II: Mortality Bytes! | 1996 | DOS, PlayStation, SEGA Saturn, Windows | Perfect Entertainment | 3.61 |
| The Vampire Diaries | 1996 | Windows | American Laser Games, Inc. | ... |
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