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 ascending orderYearPlatformPublisherMobyScore
Alice in Wonderland1985Apple II, Commodore 64Windham Classics4.00
The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole1985Amstrad CPC, Atari 8-bit, Commodore 64, MSX, ZX SpectrumMosaic Publishing3.50
Seas of Blood1985Amstrad CPC, Commodore 64, ZX SpectrumAdventure International (UK)2.40
The Cave of Time1985Apple II, Commodore 64Bantam Software...
Nine Princes in Amber1985Apple II, Atari ST, Commodore 64, DOS, MSXTelarium4.42
I, Damiano: The Wizard of Partestrada1985Apple II, PC BooterBantam Software...
Sherlock Holmes: Another Bow1985Apple II, Commodore 64, Macintosh, PC BooterBantam Software...
Treasure Island1985Apple II, Atari ST, Commodore 64, DOS, MSXWindham Classics...
The Wizard of Oz1985Apple II, Commodore 64, DOS, MSXTelarium3.40
The Mist1985Apple II, DOSMindscape, Inc.4.00
The Fellowship of the Ring1986Apple II, Commodore 64, DOSAddison-Wesley Publishing Company, Inc.2.93
Rebel Planet1986Amstrad CPC, Commodore 64, ZX SpectrumAdventuresoft UK Ltd.2.80
High $take$ by Dick Francis1986PC BooterMindscape, Inc.1.67
Tarzan1986Amstrad CPC, Commodore 64, ZX SpectrumMartech...
The Colour of Magic1986Amstrad CPC, Commodore 64, ZX SpectrumPiranha...
The Adventures of Alice who Went Through the Looking-Glass and Came Back Though Not Much Changed1986DOS2.00
Sherlock Holmes: The Vatican Cameos1986Apple II, DOSEllicott Creek...
Romance of the Three Kingdoms1986Amiga, DOS, J2ME, MSX, NES, SNES, WonderSwanKOEI Co., Ltd.3.52
The Way of the Tiger1986Amstrad CPC, Commodore 64, MSX, ZX SpectrumGremlin Graphics Software Ltd.3.40
Shogun1986Amstrad CPC, Commodore 64, DOSMastertronic Ltd.3.71
The Scoop1986Apple II, DOSSpinnaker Software Corporation3.64
Dante's Inferno1986Commodore 64Beyond - Challenging Software...
La Abadía del Crimen1987Amstrad CPC, DOS, MSX, ZX SpectrumMCM Software3.05
Sherlock: The Riddle of the Crown Jewels1987Amiga, Apple II, Atari ST, Commodore 64, DOS, MacintoshInfocom, Inc.2.29
The Growing Pains of Adrian Mole1987Amstrad CPC, Atari 8-bit, Commodore 64, ZX SpectrumVirgin Games, Ltd.3.00
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Selected Covers

DOS Front Cover
Front cover for The Mist
Apple II Front Cover
Front cover for Treasure Island

Selected Screenshots

Start of game
Screenshot from The Mist
Title (loading from tape)
Screenshot from Tarzan
 
Game group created by WildKard (11891), additional games added to group by Spenot (5870), Cantillon Bronze Star Contributing Member (9396), B.L. Stryker (19784), Rola (1043), POMAH (19891), Guy Chapman (1722), chirinea (25296), Sciere Bronze Star Contributing Member (123914), Kohler 86 (6387), Depeche Mike Isguder Bronze Star Contributing Member (15572), Kabushi (50156), Xoleras (66998), Pseudo_Intellectual (34342), Terok Nor (10694), Scaryfun (5669), Virgil (1638), Игги Друге (31892), Wizo (30387), Unicorn Lynx Bronze Star Contributing Member (69737), stvedder Bronze Star Contributing Member (7485), Sicarius Bronze Star Contributing Member (47452), PolloDiablo (10965), Ace of Sevens (4295), Jeanne Bronze Star Contributing Member (59692), DJP Mom (10808) and Macs Black (53596)
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