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 Snow Queen1993DOS2.75
Call of Cthulhu: Shadow of the Comet1993DOSI•Motion, Inc.3.97
Companions of Xanth1993DOSLegend Entertainment Company3.81
The Berenstain Bears: Learning At Home, Volume One1993DOSCompton's New Media...
Dracula Unleashed1993DOS, Macintosh, SEGA CDSEGA Corporation3.29
James Bond 007: The Duel1993Game Gear, Genesis, SEGA Master SystemDomark Software, Inc.2.90
Noddy's Big Adventure1993AmigaThe Jumping Bean Co....
Der Schatz im Silbersee1993DOSSoftware 20002.50
Dracula in London1993Windows 3.xSDJ Enterprises, Inc.3.00
The Berenstain Bears' Camping Adventure1993Game Gear, GenesisSEGA of America, Inc.1.61
Peter Pan: A Story Painting Adventure1993DOSElectronic Arts, Inc.3.33
Sherlock Holmes Consulting Detective: Collection1993DOSICOM Simulations, Inc....
Sherlock Holmes Consulting Detective: Volume II1992DOS, SEGA CD, TurboGrafx CDICOM Simulations, Inc.3.08
Alice in Wonderland1992CD-iAmerican Interactive Media...
The Lost Files of Sherlock Holmes: The Case of the Serrated Scalpel19923DO, DOSElectronic Arts, Inc.3.90
More Dark Fables from Aesop1992CD-iPhilips Interactive Media, Inc....
Ringworld: Revenge of the Patriarch1992DOSTsunami Media, Inc.3.34
Frederik Pohl's Gateway1992DOS, WindowsLegend Entertainment Company3.83
Castle Elsinore1992DOSTemple Software, Inc....
The Dark Half1992DOSCapstone Software3.00
The Dark Fables of Aesop1992CD-iPhilips Interactive Media, Inc....
Daughter of Serpents1992DOSElectronic Arts, Inc.2.80
Noddy's Playtime1992AmigaThe Jumping Bean Co....
Romance of the Three Kingdoms III: Dragon of Destiny1992DOS, Genesis, SEGA CD, SNES, TurboGrafx CDKOEI Corporation3.78
Where's Waldo?1991NESTHQ Inc.1.49
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Selected Covers

SEGA Master System Front Cover
Front cover for James Bond 007: The Duel
DOS Front Cover
Front cover for Frederik Pohl's Gateway

Selected Screenshots

Title Screen
Screenshot from James Bond 007: The Duel
Title screen
Screenshot from Frederik Pohl's Gateway
 
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