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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 |
| Alice in Wonderland | 1985 | Apple II, Commodore 64 | Windham Classics | 4.00 |
| The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole | 1985 | Amstrad CPC, Atari 8-bit, Commodore 64, MSX, ZX Spectrum | Mosaic Publishing | 3.50 |
| Seas of Blood | 1985 | Amstrad CPC, Commodore 64, ZX Spectrum | Adventure International (UK) | 2.40 |
| The Cave of Time | 1985 | Apple II, Commodore 64 | Bantam Software | ... |
| Nine Princes in Amber | 1985 | Apple II, Atari ST, Commodore 64, DOS, MSX | Telarium | 4.42 |
| I, Damiano: The Wizard of Partestrada | 1985 | Apple II, PC Booter | Bantam Software | ... |
| Sherlock Holmes: Another Bow | 1985 | Apple II, Commodore 64, Macintosh, PC Booter | Bantam Software | ... |
| Treasure Island | 1985 | Apple II, Atari ST, Commodore 64, DOS, MSX | Windham Classics | ... |
| The Wizard of Oz | 1985 | Apple II, Commodore 64, DOS, MSX | Telarium | 3.40 |
| The Mist | 1985 | Apple II, DOS | Mindscape, Inc. | 4.00 |
| The Fellowship of the Ring | 1986 | Apple II, Commodore 64, DOS | Addison-Wesley Publishing Company, Inc. | 2.93 |
| Rebel Planet | 1986 | Amstrad CPC, Commodore 64, ZX Spectrum | Adventuresoft UK Ltd. | 2.80 |
| High $take$ by Dick Francis | 1986 | PC Booter | Mindscape, Inc. | 1.67 |
| Tarzan | 1986 | Amstrad CPC, Commodore 64, ZX Spectrum | Martech | ... |
| The Colour of Magic | 1986 | Amstrad CPC, Commodore 64, ZX Spectrum | Piranha | ... |
| The Adventures of Alice who Went Through the Looking-Glass and Came Back Though Not Much Changed | 1986 | DOS | | 2.00 |
| Sherlock Holmes: The Vatican Cameos | 1986 | Apple II, DOS | Ellicott Creek | ... |
| Romance of the Three Kingdoms | 1986 | Amiga, DOS, J2ME, MSX, NES, SNES, WonderSwan | KOEI Co., Ltd. | 3.52 |
| The Way of the Tiger | 1986 | Amstrad CPC, Commodore 64, MSX, ZX Spectrum | Gremlin Graphics Software Ltd. | 3.40 |
| Shogun | 1986 | Amstrad CPC, Commodore 64, DOS | Mastertronic Ltd. | 3.71 |
| The Scoop | 1986 | Apple II, DOS | Spinnaker Software Corporation | 3.64 |
| Dante's Inferno | 1986 | Commodore 64 | Beyond - Challenging Software | ... |
| La Abadía del Crimen | 1987 | Amstrad CPC, DOS, MSX, ZX Spectrum | MCM Software | 3.05 |
| Sherlock: The Riddle of the Crown Jewels | 1987 | Amiga, Apple II, Atari ST, Commodore 64, DOS, Macintosh | Infocom, Inc. | 2.29 |
| The Growing Pains of Adrian Mole | 1987 | Amstrad CPC, Atari 8-bit, Commodore 64, ZX Spectrum | Virgin Games, Ltd. | 3.00 |
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