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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 |
| Janosch | 1999 | Game Boy Color | Atari Europe S.A.S.U. | 4.50 |
| Call of Cthulhu: Shadow of the Comet | 1993 | DOS | I•Motion, Inc. | 3.97 |
| Prisoner of Ice | 1995 | DOS, Macintosh, PlayStation, SEGA Saturn, Windows | Infogrames, Inc. | 3.57 |
| The Witcher | 2007 | Windows | Atari, Inc. | 4.02 |
| Private Eye | 1996 | Windows, Windows 3.x | Simon & Schuster Interactive | 3.45 |
| Discworld Noir | 1999 | PlayStation, Windows | GT Interactive Software Corp. | 3.83 |
| The Wheel of Time | 1999 | Windows | GT Interactive Software Corp. | 3.44 |
| Nancy Drew: Double Dare | 2004 | Windows | Atari, Inc. | ... |
| Nancy Drew: The Secret of Shadow Ranch | 2004 | Windows | Her Interactive, Inc. | 3.97 |
| Mercer Mayer's Little Critter and the Great Race | 2001 | Macintosh, Windows | Infogrames Interactive, Inc. | 4.67 |
| The Mummy Mystery | 2001 | Macintosh, Windows | Infogrames Interactive, Inc. | 4.00 |
| Ivanhoe | 1990 | Amiga, Atari ST | Ocean Software Ltd. | 2.80 |
| Tai-Pan | 1987 | Amstrad CPC, Atari ST, Commodore 64, DOS, MSX, ZX Spectrum | Ocean Software Ltd. | 3.80 |
| Falcon: The Renegade Lord | 1987 | Commodore 64, ZX Spectrum | Virgin Games, Ltd. | 3.00 |
| Frankenstein: The Monster Returns | 1990 | NES | Bandai Co., Ltd. | 1.75 |
| Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde | 1988 | NES | Bandai Co., Ltd. | 0.33 |
| The Cave of Time | 1985 | Apple II, Commodore 64 | Bantam Software | ... |
| 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 | ... |
| Dante's Inferno | 1986 | Commodore 64 | Beyond - Challenging Software | ... |
| Mystery Legends: Sleepy Hollow | 2008 | Windows | Big Fish Games, Inc | 2.00 |
| Return to Mysterious Island | 2004 | iPhone, Macintosh, Symbian, Windows, Windows Mobile | The Adventure Company | 3.49 |
| Adventures of Robinson Crusoe | 2009 | Windows | Big Fish Games, Inc | ... |
| Dracula: Origin | 2008 | Windows | The Adventure Company | 3.48 |
| Nancy Drew: Legend of the Crystal Skull | 2007 | Windows | Her Interactive, Inc. | 4.17 |
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