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 descending orderYearPlatformPublisherMobyScore
The Berenstain Bears: Learning At Home, Volume One1993DOSCompton's New Media...
Return of the Phantom1993DOSMicroProse Software, Inc.3.60
Sherlock Holmes Consulting Detective: Collection1993DOSICOM Simulations, Inc....
Peter Pan: A Story Painting Adventure1993DOSElectronic Arts, Inc.3.33
Call of Cthulhu: Shadow of the Comet1993DOSI•Motion, Inc.3.97
Gateway 2: Homeworld1993DOSLegend Entertainment Company3.89
The Snow Queen1993DOS2.75
Der Schatz im Silbersee1993DOSSoftware 20002.50
Dracula in London1993Windows 3.xSDJ Enterprises, Inc.3.00
Noddy's Big Adventure1993AmigaThe Jumping Bean Co....
Romance of the Three Kingdoms III: Dragon of Destiny1992DOS, Genesis, SEGA CD, SNES, TurboGrafx CDKOEI Corporation3.79
Sherlock Holmes Consulting Detective: Volume II1992DOS, SEGA CD, TurboGrafx CDICOM Simulations, Inc.3.08
The Dark Half1992DOSCapstone Software3.00
Frederik Pohl's Gateway1992DOS, WindowsLegend Entertainment Company3.83
More Dark Fables from Aesop1992CD-iPhilips Interactive Media, Inc....
Noddy's Playtime1992AmigaThe Jumping Bean Co....
Alice in Wonderland1992CD-iAmerican Interactive Media...
The Lost Files of Sherlock Holmes: The Case of the Serrated Scalpel19923DO, DOSElectronic Arts, Inc.3.90
Daughter of Serpents1992DOSElectronic Arts, Inc.2.80
The Dark Fables of Aesop1992CD-iPhilips Interactive Media, Inc....
Castle Elsinore1992DOSTemple Software, Inc....
Ringworld: Revenge of the Patriarch1992DOSTsunami Media, Inc.3.34
Megafortress1991Amiga, DOSThree-Sixty Pacific, Inc.4.22
Where's Waldo?1991NESTHQ Inc.1.49
J.R.R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings, Vol. II: The Two Towers1991DOSInterplay Productions, Inc.3.85
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Selected Covers

DOS Front Cover
Front cover for Return of the Phantom
DOS Front Cover
Front cover for Megafortress
DOS Front Cover
Front cover for Daughter of Serpents

Selected Screenshots

main title
Screenshot from Return of the Phantom
Start screen
Screenshot from The Snow Queen
Intro
Screenshot from Megafortress
 
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