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 |
| Parasite Eve | 1998 | PlayStation | Square Electronic Arts L.L.C. | 3.87 |
| Perry Rhodan: Thoregon - Brücke in die Unendlichkeit | 1998 | Windows | NBG EDV Handels- und Verlags GmbH & Co. KG | ... |
| Perry Rhodan: Operation Eastside | 1998 | Windows | Fantasy Productions Verlags- und Medienvertriebsgesellschaft mbH | 3.64 |
| Ian Livingstone's Deathtrap Dungeon | 1998 | PlayStation, Windows | Eidos Interactive, Inc. | 3.20 |
| Raymond E. Feist's Return to Krondor | 1998 | Windows | Sierra On-Line, Inc. | 3.63 |
| Miss Spider's Tea Party | 1999 | PlayStation, Windows | Simon & Schuster Interactive | 2.67 |
| The Wheel of Time | 1999 | Windows | GT Interactive Software Corp. | 3.44 |
| Romance of the Three Kingdoms VI: Awakening of the Dragon | 1999 | Dreamcast, PlayStation | KOEI Co., Ltd. | 3.97 |
| Discworld Noir | 1999 | PlayStation, Windows | GT Interactive Software Corp. | 3.84 |
| The War in Heaven | 1999 | Windows | Rhinosoft Interactive | 0.83 |
| Richard Scarry's Busytown | 1999 | Macintosh, Windows | Simon & Schuster Interactive | 3.67 |
| Xin Juedai Shuangjiao | 1999 | Windows | Unistar | ... |
| De griezelbus 2 | 1999 | Macintosh, Windows | Elzenga-Uitgeverij Zwijsen Algemeen B.V. | 3.57 |
| Perry Rhodan: Thoregon - Die verbotene Stadt | 1999 | Windows | NBG EDV Handels- und Verlags GmbH & Co. KG | ... |
| Janosch | 1999 | Game Boy Color | Atari Europe S.A.S.U. | 4.50 |
| Nancy Drew: Stay Tuned for Danger | 1999 | Windows | DreamCatcher Interactive Inc. | 3.76 |
| Tlon | 1999 | Windows | Midas Interactive Entertainment BV | 3.50 |
| Magic School Bus Lands on Mars | 2000 | Windows | Microsoft Corporation | 3.71 |
| Ronja Räubertochter | 2000 | Windows | Oetinger Interaktiv | ... |
| Dracula: The Resurrection | 2000 | Macintosh, PlayStation, Windows | DreamCatcher Interactive Inc. | 3.48 |
| Romance of the Three Kingdoms VII | 2000 | PlayStation 2, Windows | KOEI Co., Ltd. | 4.54 |
| Odyssey: The Search for Ulysses | 2000 | Windows | DreamCatcher Interactive Inc. | 2.29 |
| Shachou Eiyuuden: The Eagle Shooting Heroes | 2000 | PlayStation | SCEI | 1.86 |
| Clifford the Big Red Dog: Reading | 2000 | Macintosh, Windows | Scholastic, Inc. | 2.83 |
| Anne McCaffrey's Freedom: First Resistance | 2000 | Windows | Ubi Soft Entertainment Software | 2.29 |
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