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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 |
| Pyramid Adventures: Episode 1: Treasures of the Lost Pyramid | 1996 | CD-i | Compact Disc Incorporated | ... |
| Scholastic's The Magic School Bus Explores Inside the Earth | 1996 | Windows, Windows 3.x | Microsoft Corporation | 3.70 |
| Sheila Rae the Brave | 1996 | DOS, Macintosh, Windows 3.x | Living Books | ... |
| Mike Mulligan and His Steam Shovel | 1996 | Windows, Windows 3.x | Houghton Mifflin Interactive Corporation | 3.71 |
| Discworld II: Mortality Bytes! | 1996 | DOS, PlayStation, SEGA Saturn, Windows | Perfect Entertainment | 3.59 |
| The Vampire Diaries | 1996 | Windows | American Laser Games, Inc. | ... |
| Romance of the Three Kingdoms V | 1996 | DOS, Genesis, PlayStation, SEGA Saturn, Windows | KOEI Co., Ltd. | 4.21 |
| Shuihuzhuan | 1996 | Genesis | ChuanPu Technical | 3.58 |
| Star General | 1996 | DOS, Windows | Mindscape, Inc. | 2.44 |
| Yellow Brick Road | 1996 | Macintosh, PlayStation, SEGA Saturn, Windows 3.x | Synergy Interactive Corp. | 4.67 |
| Private Eye | 1996 | Windows, Windows 3.x | Simon & Schuster Interactive | 3.45 |
| Scholastic's The Magic School Bus Explores in the Age of Dinosaurs | 1996 | Windows, Windows 3.x | Microsoft Corporation | 2.86 |
| Rama | 1996 | DOS, Macintosh, Windows | Sierra On-Line, Inc. | 3.39 |
| Goosebumps: Escape from Horrorland | 1996 | Windows | DreamWorks Interactive L.L.C. | 2.73 |
| The Lost Files of Sherlock Holmes: The Case of the Rose Tattoo | 1996 | DOS | Electronic Arts, Inc. | 3.94 |
| Journey to the Centre of the Earth | 1995 | Windows, Windows 3.x | U.S. Gold Ltd. | ... |
| The Dark Eye | 1995 | Macintosh, Windows, Windows 3.x | Expert Software, Inc. | 4.05 |
| William Shatner's TekWar | 1995 | DOS | Capstone Software | 1.82 |
| Frankenstein: Through the Eyes of the Monster | 1995 | Macintosh, SEGA Saturn, Windows, Windows 3.x | Interplay Productions, Inc. | 2.51 |
| Discworld | 1995 | DOS, PlayStation, SEGA Saturn | Psygnosis Limited | 3.79 |
| Shannara | 1995 | DOS | Legend Entertainment Company | 4.00 |
| Scholastic's The Magic School Bus: Space Exploration Game | 1995 | Genesis | SEGA of America, Inc. | ... |
| Scholastic's The Magic School Bus Explores the Ocean | 1995 | Macintosh, Windows, Windows 3.x | Microsoft Corporation | 4.29 |
| I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream | 1995 | DOS | Acclaim Entertainment, Inc. | 3.84 |
| Modernism | 1995 | Macintosh | | 1.75 |
Selected Covers
 Front cover for Rama
Selected Screenshots
 Screenshot from Rama
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