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.


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Game Titlesorted in ascending orderYearPlatformPublisherMobyScore
William Shatner's TekWar1995DOSCapstone Software1.82
Suikoden1995PlayStation, SEGA SaturnKonami of America, Inc.3.98
Discworld1995DOS, PlayStation, SEGA SaturnPsygnosis Limited3.80
Stickybear: Family Fun - Games1995CD-iPhilips Interactive Media, Inc....
Shannara1995DOSLegend Entertainment Company4.00
Prisoner of Ice1995DOS, Macintosh, PlayStation, SEGA Saturn, WindowsInfogrames, Inc.3.57
Scholastic's The Magic School Bus Explores the Ocean1995Macintosh, Windows, Windows 3.xMicrosoft Corporation4.29
Modernism1995Macintosh1.75
A Story as You Like It1995Browser4.33
Robot City1995Windows, Windows 3.xByron Preiss Multimedia Company, Inc.2.27
I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream1995DOSAcclaim Entertainment, Inc.3.80
Jinyong Qunxia Zhuan1995DOSSoft-World4.00
Frankenstein: Through the Eyes of the Monster1995Macintosh, SEGA Saturn, Windows, Windows 3.xInterplay Productions, Inc.2.51
Scholastic's The Magic School Bus: Space Exploration Game1995GenesisSEGA of America, Inc....
Ray Bradbury's The Martian Chronicles Adventure Game1995Windows, Windows 3.xSimon & Schuster Interactive3.60
The Dark Eye1995Macintosh, Windows, Windows 3.xExpert Software, Inc.4.08
Shuihuzhuan1996GenesisChuanPu Technical3.58
Star General1996DOS, WindowsMindscape, Inc.2.44
Mike Mulligan and His Steam Shovel1996Windows, Windows 3.xHoughton Mifflin Interactive Corporation3.71
The Lost Files of Sherlock Holmes: The Case of the Rose Tattoo1996DOSElectronic Arts, Inc.3.94
Scholastic's The Magic School Bus Explores Inside the Earth1996Windows, Windows 3.xMicrosoft Corporation3.70
Goosebumps: Escape from Horrorland1996WindowsDreamWorks Interactive L.L.C.2.73
Sheila Rae the Brave1996DOS, Macintosh, Windows 3.xLiving Books...
Discworld II: Mortality Bytes!1996DOS, PlayStation, SEGA Saturn, WindowsPerfect Entertainment3.61
The Vampire Diaries1996WindowsAmerican Laser Games, Inc....
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Selected Covers

DOS Front Cover Sticker in the bottom right corner
Front cover for Prisoner of Ice
Genesis Front Cover
Front cover for Shuihuzhuan

Selected Screenshots

The rather eerie title screen
Screenshot from Prisoner of Ice
Title screen
Screenshot from Shuihuzhuan
 
Game group created by WildKard (11888), additional games added to group by Spenot (5952), Cantillon Bronze Star Contributing Member (9587), B.L. Stryker (19786), Rola (1075), Patrick Bregger (14161), POMAH (20034), Guy Chapman (1722), chirinea (25408), Sciere Bronze Star Contributing Member (124861), Kohler 86 (6387), Depeche Mike Isguder Bronze Star Contributing Member (15570), Kabushi (50568), Xoleras (66989), monkeyislandgirl Bronze Star Contributing Member (8619), Pseudo_Intellectual (34401), Terok Nor (10736), Scaryfun (5695), Virgil (1638), Игги Друге (31891), Wizo (30387), Unicorn Lynx Bronze Star Contributing Member (71267), stvedder Bronze Star Contributing Member (7502), Sicarius Bronze Star Contributing Member (47898), PolloDiablo (10967), Ace of Sevens (4291), Jeanne Bronze Star Contributing Member (60046), DJP Mom (10808) and Macs Black (55227)
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