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
Akagawa Jirou no Yuurei Ressha1991NESKing Records...
Once Upon A Time: Little Red Riding Hood1991Amiga, Atari ST, DOSCoktel Vision...
J.R.R. Tolkien's Riders of Rohan1991DOSKonami, Inc.4.17
Megafortress1991Amiga, DOSThree-Sixty Pacific, Inc.4.22
Conan: The Cimmerian1991DOSVirgin Games, Inc.3.85
Where's Waldo?1991NESTHQ Inc.1.49
Tarzan Goes Ape!1991Commodore 64, ZX SpectrumCodemasters...
Ivanhoe1990Amiga, Atari STOcean Software Ltd.2.80
Flight of the Intruder1990Amiga, Atari ST, DOS, NESMindscape, Inc.2.88
Romance of the Three Kingdoms II1990Amiga, DOS, Genesis, MSX, NES, SNESKOEI Corporation3.23
Wonderland1990Amiga, Atari ST, DOSVirgin Games, Inc.3.49
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy Trivia Challenge1990DOSPinnacle Software2.33
Fushigi no Yume no Alice1990TurboGrafx-16FACE3.12
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes1990DOS...
The Cardinal of the Kremlin1990Amiga, DOSIntraCorp, Inc.2.00
The Famous Five: Five on a Treasure Island1990Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Atari ST, Commodore 64, ZX SpectrumEnigma Variations Ltd.3.67
Frankenstein: The Monster Returns1990NESBandai Co., Ltd.1.75
J.R.R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings, Vol. I1990Amiga, DOSInterplay Productions, Inc.3.82
Team Yankee1990Amiga, Atari ST, DOSEmpire Software3.83
Circuit's Edge1990DOSInfocom, Inc.3.51
Curse of the Azure Bonds1989Amiga, Apple II, Atari ST, Commodore 64, DOS, MacintoshStrategic Simulations, Inc.3.51
Viaje Al Centro De La Tierra1989Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Atari ST, DOS, MSX, ZX SpectrumTopo Soft...
The Hound of Shadow1989Amiga, Atari ST, DOSElectronic Arts, Inc.2.72
The Crack of Doom1989Commodore 64, DOSAddison-Wesley Publishing Company, Inc.3.06
Alice in Wonderland1989DOS2.60
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Selected Covers

DOS Front Cover
Front cover for Circuit's Edge
NES Front Cover
Front cover for Where's Waldo?
DOS Front Cover
Front cover for Conan: The Cimmerian
DOS Front Cover
Front cover for Megafortress
DOS Front Cover
Front cover for Team Yankee

Selected Screenshots

Your associates in the game.
Screenshot from Circuit's Edge
Title screen
Screenshot from Where's Waldo?
Title and Options
Screenshot from Tarzan Goes Ape!
Introductory history
Screenshot from Conan: The Cimmerian
 
Game group created by WildKard (11891), additional games added to group by Spenot (5170), lieven.dk (8547), B.L. Stryker (19781), Rola (978), POMAH (19539), Guy Chapman (1722), chirinea (24653), Sciere Bronze Star Contributing Member (119182), Kohler 86 (6387), Depeche Mike Isguder Bronze Star Contributing Member (15570), Kabushi (48619), Xoleras (66998), Pseudo_Intellectual (33868), Terok Nor (10606), Scaryfun (4829), Virgil (1637), Игги Друге (31893), Wizo (30360), Unicorn B. Lynx Bronze Star Contributing Member (63268), Sicarius Bronze Star Contributing Member (46316), PolloDiablo (10823), Ace of Sevens (4291), Jeanne Bronze Star Contributing Member (58829), DJP Mom (10796) and Macs Black (49022)
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