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 |
| Miss Spider's Tea Party | 1999 | PlayStation, Windows | Simon & Schuster Interactive | 2.67 |
| Richard Scarry's Busytown | 1999 | Macintosh, Windows | Simon & Schuster Interactive | 3.67 |
| The Wheel of Time | 1999 | Windows | GT Interactive Software Corp. | 3.44 |
| UBIK | 1998 | PlayStation, Windows | Cryo Interactive Entertainment | 3.40 |
| Nancy Drew: Secrets Can Kill | 1998 | Windows | DreamCatcher Interactive Inc. | 3.39 |
| Suikoden II | 1998 | PlayStation, Windows | Konami Corporation | 3.93 |
| John Sinclair: Evil Attacks | 1998 | Windows | Bomico Entertainment Software GmbH | ... |
| Pettson o Findus i trädgården | 1998 | Macintosh, Windows | Bokförlaget Opal AB | 3.87 |
| De griezelbus 1 | 1998 | Macintosh, Windows | Elzenga-Uitgeverij Zwijsen Algemeen B.V. | ... |
| Ian Livingstone's Deathtrap Dungeon | 1998 | PlayStation, Windows | Eidos Interactive, Inc. | 3.20 |
| Perry Rhodan: Operation Eastside | 1998 | Windows | Fantasy Productions Verlags- und Medienvertriebsgesellschaft mbH | 3.64 |
| Perry Rhodan: Thoregon - Brücke in die Unendlichkeit | 1998 | Windows | NBG EDV Handels- und Verlags GmbH & Co. KG | ... |
| Philip José Farmer's Riverworld | 1998 | Windows | Cryo Interactive Entertainment | 3.29 |
| Parasite Eve | 1998 | PlayStation | Square Electronic Arts L.L.C. | 3.87 |
| John Saul's Blackstone Chronicles: An Adventure in Terror | 1998 | Windows | Mindscape, Inc. | 3.83 |
| Raymond E. Feist's Return to Krondor | 1998 | Windows | Sierra On-Line, Inc. | 3.63 |
| Curious George Learns Phonics | 1997 | Macintosh, Windows, Windows 3.x | Simon & Schuster Interactive | 3.50 |
| Gary Gadget: Building Cars | 1997 | Macintosh, Windows | Viva Media, LLC | 4.50 |
| Jan Pienkowski Haunted House | 1997 | CD-i, Macintosh, Windows | Philips Interactive Media, Inc. | ... |
| Beyond Time | 1997 | Windows, Windows 3.x | The Adventure Company | 2.79 |
| Goosebumps: Attack of the Mutant | 1997 | Windows | DreamWorks Interactive L.L.C. | ... |
| Scholastic's The Magic School Bus Explores the Rainforest | 1997 | Windows | Microsoft Corporation | 3.86 |
| Sophie's World | 1997 | Windows, Windows 3.x | Voyager | 2.79 |
| Ceremony of Innocence | 1997 | Macintosh, Windows | Real World Multimedia | ... |
| Sítio do Picapau Amarelo | 1997 | SEGA Master System | Tec Toy Indústria de Brinquedos S.A. | 2.60 |
Selected Covers

Front cover for
UBIK
Selected Screenshots