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 TitleYearPlatformsorted in ascending orderPublisherMobyScore
Romance of the Three Kingdoms V1996DOS, Genesis, PlayStation, SEGA Saturn, WindowsKOEI Co., Ltd.4.21
Romance of the Three Kingdoms1986Amiga, DOS, J2ME, MSX, NES, SNES, WonderSwanKOEI Co., Ltd.3.52
Romance of the Three Kingdoms VII2000PlayStation 2, WindowsKOEI Co., Ltd.4.54
Romance of the Three Kingdoms VI: Awakening of the Dragon1999Dreamcast, PlayStationKOEI Co., Ltd.3.97
Suikoden1995PlayStation, SEGA SaturnKonami of America, Inc.3.98
Suikoden IV2004PlayStation 2Konami Corporation3.77
Gensou Suikoden Card Stories2001Game Boy AdvanceKonami Corporation5.00
Suikoden II1998PlayStation, WindowsKonami Corporation3.93
Suikoden V2006PlayStation 2Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc.3.82
Suikoden I+II2006PSPKonami Corporation5.00
J.R.R. Tolkien's Riders of Rohan1991DOSKonami, Inc.4.17
Suikoden III2002PlayStation 2Konami of America, Inc.3.83
Suikoden Tactics2005PlayStation 2Konami of America, Inc.4.19
J.R.R. Tolkien's War in Middle Earth1988Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Atari ST, Commodore 64, DOS, ZX SpectrumMelbourne House3.45
Sherlock1984Commodore 64, ZX SpectrumMelbourne House...
The Hobbit1982Amstrad CPC, Apple II, Commodore 64, MSX, PC Booter, ZX SpectrumAddison-Wesley Publishing Company, Inc.3.34
Vos en Haas: Het ij van uil2002WindowsLannoo Nieuwe Media3.86
The Lost Cases of Sherlock Holmes2008Macintosh, WindowsLegacy Interactive Inc.3.87
Companions of Xanth1993DOSLegend Entertainment Company3.81
Frederik Pohl's Gateway1992DOS, WindowsLegend Entertainment Company3.83
Shannara1995DOSLegend Entertainment Company4.00
Gateway 2: Homeworld1993DOSLegend Entertainment Company3.89
Legendo's The Three Musketeers2005Wii, WindowsLegendo Entertainment AB3.14
Gary Gadget: Building Cars1997Macintosh, WindowsViva Media, LLC4.50
Little Monster at School1993CD-i, DOS, Macintosh, Windows 3.xLiving Books...
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Selected Covers

PlayStation Front Cover
Front cover for Suikoden II
PlayStation 2 Front Cover
Front cover for Suikoden IV
Windows 3.x Front Cover Also the manual
Front cover for Little Monster at School
DOS Front Cover
Front cover for Gateway 2: Homeworld

Selected Screenshots

Intro shows Jowy, one of the game's main characters
Screenshot from Suikoden II
Intro movie
Screenshot from Suikoden IV
Title screen
Screenshot from Gateway 2: Homeworld
Sherlock
Screenshot from Sherlock
 
Game group created by WildKard (11890), additional games added to group by Spenot (5870), Cantillon Bronze Star Contributing Member (9347), B.L. Stryker (19782), Rola (1043), POMAH (19879), Guy Chapman (1722), chirinea (25248), Sciere Bronze Star Contributing Member (123653), Kohler 86 (6387), Depeche Mike Isguder Bronze Star Contributing Member (15572), Kabushi (49973), Xoleras (67002), Pseudo_Intellectual (34315), Terok Nor (10680), Scaryfun (5607), Virgil (1638), Игги Друге (31892), Wizo (30361), Unicorn Lynx Bronze Star Contributing Member (69246), stvedder Bronze Star Contributing Member (7481), Sicarius Bronze Star Contributing Member (47235), PolloDiablo (10950), Ace of Sevens (4298), Jeanne Bronze Star Contributing Member (59631), DJP Mom (10808) and Macs Black (53455)
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