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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sorted in ascending orderGame TitleYearPlatformPublisherMobyScore
Ray Bradbury's The Martian Chronicles Adventure Game1995Windows, Windows 3.xSimon & Schuster Interactive3.60
Raymond E. Feist's Return to Krondor1998WindowsSierra On-Line, Inc.3.63
Rebel Planet1986Amstrad CPC, Commodore 64, ZX SpectrumAdventuresoft UK Ltd.2.80
Red Storm Rising1988Amiga, Atari ST, Commodore 64, DOSMicroProse Software, Inc.3.57
Rendezvous with Rama1984Apple II, Commodore 64, DOS, MSXTrillium Corp.3.12
Return of the Phantom1993DOSMicroProse Software, Inc.3.60
Return to Mysterious Island2004iPhone, Macintosh, Symbian, Windows, Windows MobileThe Adventure Company3.49
Return to Ringworld1994DOSTsunami Media, Inc.2.94
Richard Scarry's Busytown1999Macintosh, WindowsSimon & Schuster Interactive3.67
Richard Scarry's BusyTown1994GenesisSEGA of America, Inc....
Ringworld: Revenge of the Patriarch1992DOSTsunami Media, Inc.3.34
Robinson Crusoe1987Amstrad CPCCoktel Vision3.00
Robinson Crusoe2001Macintosh, WindowsTivola Publishing, Inc....
Robot City1995Windows, Windows 3.xByron Preiss Multimedia Company, Inc.2.27
Robots of Dawn1984Apple II, Commodore 64Epyx, Inc....
Romance of the Three Kingdoms1986Amiga, DOS, J2ME, MSX, NES, SNES, WonderSwanKOEI Co., Ltd.3.52
Romance of the Three Kingdoms II1990Amiga, DOS, Genesis, MSX, NES, SNESKOEI Corporation3.23
Romance of the Three Kingdoms III: Dragon of Destiny1992DOS, Genesis, SEGA CD, SNES, TurboGrafx CDKOEI Corporation3.78
Romance of the Three Kingdoms IV: Wall of Fire1994PlayStation, SEGA 32X, SEGA Saturn, SNES, Wii, Windows, Windows 3.xKOEI Co., Ltd.3.30
Romance of the Three Kingdoms IX2003PlayStation 2, WindowsKOEI Co., Ltd.4.00
Romance of the Three Kingdoms V1996DOS, Genesis, PlayStation, SEGA Saturn, WindowsKOEI Co., Ltd.4.21
Romance of the Three Kingdoms VI: Awakening of the Dragon1999Dreamcast, PlayStationKOEI Co., Ltd.3.97
Romance of the Three Kingdoms VII2000PlayStation 2, WindowsKOEI Co., Ltd.4.54
Romance of the Three Kingdoms VIII2002PlayStation 2, WindowsKOEI Co., Ltd.4.67
Ronja Räubertochter2000WindowsOetinger Interaktiv...
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Selected Covers

DOS Front Cover Box sleeve
Front cover for Return to Ringworld
Commodore 64 Front Cover
Front cover for Rendezvous with Rama
DOS Front Cover
Front cover for Red Storm Rising
Windows Front Cover
Front cover for Ronja Räubertochter
Amstrad CPC Front Cover
Front cover for Robinson Crusoe

Selected Screenshots

Title screen
Screenshot from Return to Ringworld
Title screen
Screenshot from Rendezvous with Rama
Opening
Screenshot from Red Storm Rising
The horrible preface
Screenshot from Robinson Crusoe
 
Game group created by WildKard (11891), additional games added to group by Spenot (5840), Cantillon Bronze Star Contributing Member (9152), B.L. Stryker (19782), Rola (1042), POMAH (19819), Guy Chapman (1722), chirinea (25210), Sciere Bronze Star Contributing Member (123183), Kohler 86 (6387), Depeche Mike Isguder Bronze Star Contributing Member (15572), Kabushi (49815), Xoleras (67002), Pseudo_Intellectual (34303), Terok Nor (10664), Scaryfun (5602), Virgil (1638), Игги Друге (31892), Wizo (30361), Unicorn Lynx Bronze Star Contributing Member (68808), stvedder Bronze Star Contributing Member (7432), Sicarius Bronze Star Contributing Member (47134), PolloDiablo (10899), Ace of Sevens (4298), Jeanne Bronze Star Contributing Member (59572), DJP Mom (10808) and Macs Black (52874)
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