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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 |
| The Berenstain Bears: Learning At Home, Volume One | 1993 | DOS | Compton's New Media | ... |
| Return of the Phantom | 1993 | DOS | MicroProse Software, Inc. | 3.60 |
| Sherlock Holmes Consulting Detective: Collection | 1993 | DOS | ICOM Simulations, Inc. | ... |
| Peter Pan: A Story Painting Adventure | 1993 | DOS | Electronic Arts, Inc. | 3.33 |
| Call of Cthulhu: Shadow of the Comet | 1993 | DOS | I•Motion, Inc. | 3.97 |
| Gateway 2: Homeworld | 1993 | DOS | Legend Entertainment Company | 3.89 |
| The Snow Queen | 1993 | DOS | | 2.75 |
| Der Schatz im Silbersee | 1993 | DOS | Software 2000 | 2.50 |
| Dracula in London | 1993 | Windows 3.x | SDJ Enterprises, Inc. | 3.00 |
| Noddy's Big Adventure | 1993 | Amiga | The Jumping Bean Co. | ... |
| Romance of the Three Kingdoms III: Dragon of Destiny | 1992 | DOS, Genesis, SEGA CD, SNES, TurboGrafx CD | KOEI Corporation | 3.79 |
| Sherlock Holmes Consulting Detective: Volume II | 1992 | DOS, SEGA CD, TurboGrafx CD | ICOM Simulations, Inc. | 3.08 |
| The Dark Half | 1992 | DOS | Capstone Software | 3.00 |
| Frederik Pohl's Gateway | 1992 | DOS, Windows | Legend Entertainment Company | 3.83 |
| More Dark Fables from Aesop | 1992 | CD-i | Philips Interactive Media, Inc. | ... |
| Noddy's Playtime | 1992 | Amiga | The Jumping Bean Co. | ... |
| Alice in Wonderland | 1992 | CD-i | American Interactive Media | ... |
| The Lost Files of Sherlock Holmes: The Case of the Serrated Scalpel | 1992 | 3DO, DOS | Electronic Arts, Inc. | 3.90 |
| Daughter of Serpents | 1992 | DOS | Electronic Arts, Inc. | 2.80 |
| The Dark Fables of Aesop | 1992 | CD-i | Philips Interactive Media, Inc. | ... |
| Castle Elsinore | 1992 | DOS | Temple Software, Inc. | ... |
| Ringworld: Revenge of the Patriarch | 1992 | DOS | Tsunami Media, Inc. | 3.34 |
| Megafortress | 1991 | Amiga, DOS | Three-Sixty Pacific, Inc. | 4.22 |
| Where's Waldo? | 1991 | NES | THQ Inc. | 1.49 |
| J.R.R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings, Vol. II: The Two Towers | 1991 | DOS | Interplay Productions, Inc. | 3.85 |
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