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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 |
| Romance of the Three Kingdoms V | 1996 | DOS, Genesis, PlayStation, SEGA Saturn, Windows | KOEI Co., Ltd. | 4.21 |
| Romance of the Three Kingdoms | 1986 | Amiga, DOS, J2ME, MSX, NES, SNES, WonderSwan | KOEI Co., Ltd. | 3.52 |
| Romance of the Three Kingdoms VII | 2000 | PlayStation 2, Windows | KOEI Co., Ltd. | 4.54 |
| Romance of the Three Kingdoms VI: Awakening of the Dragon | 1999 | Dreamcast, PlayStation | KOEI Co., Ltd. | 3.97 |
| Suikoden | 1995 | PlayStation, SEGA Saturn | Konami of America, Inc. | 3.98 |
| Suikoden IV | 2004 | PlayStation 2 | Konami Corporation | 3.77 |
| Gensou Suikoden Card Stories | 2001 | Game Boy Advance | Konami Corporation | 5.00 |
| Suikoden II | 1998 | PlayStation, Windows | Konami Corporation | 3.93 |
| Suikoden V | 2006 | PlayStation 2 | Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc. | 3.82 |
| Suikoden I+II | 2006 | PSP | Konami Corporation | 5.00 |
| J.R.R. Tolkien's Riders of Rohan | 1991 | DOS | Konami, Inc. | 4.17 |
| Suikoden III | 2002 | PlayStation 2 | Konami of America, Inc. | 3.83 |
| Suikoden Tactics | 2005 | PlayStation 2 | Konami of America, Inc. | 4.19 |
| J.R.R. Tolkien's War in Middle Earth | 1988 | Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Atari ST, Commodore 64, DOS, ZX Spectrum | Melbourne House | 3.45 |
| Sherlock | 1984 | Commodore 64, ZX Spectrum | Melbourne House | ... |
| The Hobbit | 1982 | Amstrad CPC, Apple II, Commodore 64, MSX, PC Booter, ZX Spectrum | Addison-Wesley Publishing Company, Inc. | 3.34 |
| Vos en Haas: Het ij van uil | 2002 | Windows | Lannoo Nieuwe Media | 3.86 |
| The Lost Cases of Sherlock Holmes | 2008 | Macintosh, Windows | Legacy Interactive Inc. | 3.87 |
| Companions of Xanth | 1993 | DOS | Legend Entertainment Company | 3.81 |
| Frederik Pohl's Gateway | 1992 | DOS, Windows | Legend Entertainment Company | 3.83 |
| Shannara | 1995 | DOS | Legend Entertainment Company | 4.00 |
| Gateway 2: Homeworld | 1993 | DOS | Legend Entertainment Company | 3.89 |
| Legendo's The Three Musketeers | 2005 | Wii, Windows | Legendo Entertainment AB | 3.14 |
| Gary Gadget: Building Cars | 1997 | Macintosh, Windows | Viva Media, LLC | 4.50 |
| Little Monster at School | 1993 | CD-i, DOS, Macintosh, Windows 3.x | Living Books | ... |
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