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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 |
| Akagawa Jirou no Yuurei Ressha | 1991 | NES | King Records | ... |
| Once Upon A Time: Little Red Riding Hood | 1991 | Amiga, Atari ST, DOS | Coktel Vision | ... |
| J.R.R. Tolkien's Riders of Rohan | 1991 | DOS | Konami, Inc. | 4.17 |
| Megafortress | 1991 | Amiga, DOS | Three-Sixty Pacific, Inc. | 4.22 |
| Conan: The Cimmerian | 1991 | DOS | Virgin Games, Inc. | 3.85 |
| Where's Waldo? | 1991 | NES | THQ Inc. | 1.49 |
| Tarzan Goes Ape! | 1991 | Commodore 64, ZX Spectrum | Codemasters | ... |
| Ivanhoe | 1990 | Amiga, Atari ST | Ocean Software Ltd. | 2.80 |
| Flight of the Intruder | 1990 | Amiga, Atari ST, DOS, NES | Mindscape, Inc. | 2.88 |
| Romance of the Three Kingdoms II | 1990 | Amiga, DOS, Genesis, MSX, NES, SNES | KOEI Corporation | 3.23 |
| Wonderland | 1990 | Amiga, Atari ST, DOS | Virgin Games, Inc. | 3.49 |
| The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy Trivia Challenge | 1990 | DOS | Pinnacle Software | 2.33 |
| Fushigi no Yume no Alice | 1990 | TurboGrafx-16 | FACE | 3.12 |
| The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes | 1990 | DOS | | ... |
| The Cardinal of the Kremlin | 1990 | Amiga, DOS | IntraCorp, Inc. | 2.00 |
| The Famous Five: Five on a Treasure Island | 1990 | Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Atari ST, Commodore 64, ZX Spectrum | Enigma Variations Ltd. | 3.67 |
| Frankenstein: The Monster Returns | 1990 | NES | Bandai Co., Ltd. | 1.75 |
| J.R.R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings, Vol. I | 1990 | Amiga, DOS | Interplay Productions, Inc. | 3.82 |
| Team Yankee | 1990 | Amiga, Atari ST, DOS | Empire Software | 3.83 |
| Circuit's Edge | 1990 | DOS | Infocom, Inc. | 3.51 |
| Curse of the Azure Bonds | 1989 | Amiga, Apple II, Atari ST, Commodore 64, DOS, Macintosh | Strategic Simulations, Inc. | 3.51 |
| Viaje Al Centro De La Tierra | 1989 | Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Atari ST, DOS, MSX, ZX Spectrum | Topo Soft | ... |
| The Hound of Shadow | 1989 | Amiga, Atari ST, DOS | Electronic Arts, Inc. | 2.72 |
| The Crack of Doom | 1989 | Commodore 64, DOS | Addison-Wesley Publishing Company, Inc. | 3.06 |
| Alice in Wonderland | 1989 | DOS | | 2.60 |
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