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 descending orderYearPlatformPublisherMobyScore
Pyramid Adventures: Episode 1: Treasures of the Lost Pyramid1996CD-iCompact Disc Incorporated...
Scholastic's The Magic School Bus Explores Inside the Earth1996Windows, Windows 3.xMicrosoft Corporation3.70
Sheila Rae the Brave1996DOS, Macintosh, Windows 3.xLiving Books...
Mike Mulligan and His Steam Shovel1996Windows, Windows 3.xHoughton Mifflin Interactive Corporation3.71
Discworld II: Mortality Bytes!1996DOS, PlayStation, SEGA Saturn, WindowsPerfect Entertainment3.59
The Vampire Diaries1996WindowsAmerican Laser Games, Inc....
Romance of the Three Kingdoms V1996DOS, Genesis, PlayStation, SEGA Saturn, WindowsKOEI Co., Ltd.4.21
Shuihuzhuan1996GenesisChuanPu Technical3.58
Star General1996DOS, WindowsMindscape, Inc.2.44
Yellow Brick Road1996Macintosh, PlayStation, SEGA Saturn, Windows 3.xSynergy Interactive Corp.4.67
Private Eye1996Windows, Windows 3.xSimon & Schuster Interactive3.45
Scholastic's The Magic School Bus Explores in the Age of Dinosaurs1996Windows, Windows 3.xMicrosoft Corporation2.86
Rama1996DOS, Macintosh, WindowsSierra On-Line, Inc.3.39
Goosebumps: Escape from Horrorland1996WindowsDreamWorks Interactive L.L.C.2.73
The Lost Files of Sherlock Holmes: The Case of the Rose Tattoo1996DOSElectronic Arts, Inc.3.94
Journey to the Centre of the Earth1995Windows, Windows 3.xU.S. Gold Ltd....
The Dark Eye1995Macintosh, Windows, Windows 3.xExpert Software, Inc.4.05
William Shatner's TekWar1995DOSCapstone Software1.82
Frankenstein: Through the Eyes of the Monster1995Macintosh, SEGA Saturn, Windows, Windows 3.xInterplay Productions, Inc.2.51
Discworld1995DOS, PlayStation, SEGA SaturnPsygnosis Limited3.79
Shannara1995DOSLegend Entertainment Company4.00
Scholastic's The Magic School Bus: Space Exploration Game1995GenesisSEGA of America, Inc....
Scholastic's The Magic School Bus Explores the Ocean1995Macintosh, Windows, Windows 3.xMicrosoft Corporation4.29
I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream1995DOSAcclaim Entertainment, Inc.3.84
Modernism1995Macintosh1.75
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Selected Covers

Macintosh Front Cover
Front cover for Rama
Windows Front Cover
Front cover for The Dark Eye
DOS Front Cover
Front cover for William Shatner's TekWar
DOS Front Cover
Front cover for Discworld

Selected Screenshots

Title screen
Screenshot from Rama
Crazy Piano
Screenshot from The Dark Eye
Intro.
Screenshot from William Shatner's TekWar
Title
Screenshot from Discworld
 
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