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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 |
| Beyond Time | 1997 | Windows, Windows 3.x | The Adventure Company | 2.79 |
| Journey to the Center of the Earth | 2003 | Windows | Micro Application, S.A. | 2.79 |
| Daughter of Serpents | 1992 | DOS | Electronic Arts, Inc. | 2.80 |
| Ivanhoe | 1990 | Amiga, Atari ST | Ocean Software Ltd. | 2.80 |
| Rebel Planet | 1986 | Amstrad CPC, Commodore 64, ZX Spectrum | Adventuresoft UK Ltd. | 2.80 |
| American McGee's Grimm: A Boy Learns What Fear Is | 2008 | Windows | GameTap | 2.81 |
| Clifford the Big Red Dog: Thinking Adventures | 2000 | Macintosh, Windows | Scholastic, Inc. | 2.83 |
| Clifford the Big Red Dog: Reading | 2000 | Macintosh, Windows | Scholastic, Inc. | 2.83 |
| 80 Days | 2005 | Windows | Buka Entertainment | 2.83 |
| Rainbow Fish and the Amazing Lagoon | 2003 | Macintosh, Windows | Global Software Publishing Limited | 2.83 |
| Galactic Assault: Prisoner of Power | 2007 | Macintosh, Windows | Paradox Interactive AB | 2.86 |
| Scholastic's The Magic School Bus Explores in the Age of Dinosaurs | 1996 | Windows, Windows 3.x | Microsoft Corporation | 2.86 |
| Flight of the Intruder | 1990 | Amiga, Atari ST, DOS, NES | Mindscape, Inc. | 2.88 |
| Sherlock Holmes: Nemesis | 2007 | Windows | The Adventure Company | 2.89 |
| James Bond 007: The Duel | 1993 | Game Gear, Genesis, SEGA Master System | Domark Software, Inc. | 2.90 |
| The Fellowship of the Ring | 1986 | Apple II, Commodore 64, DOS | Addison-Wesley Publishing Company, Inc. | 2.93 |
| Return to Ringworld | 1994 | DOS | Tsunami Media, Inc. | 2.94 |
| Sherlock Holmes: The Awakened | 2006 | Windows | CDV Software Entertainment USA, Inc. | 2.96 |
| The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring | 2002 | PlayStation 2, Windows, Xbox | Black Label Games | 2.99 |
| Dracula in London | 1993 | Windows 3.x | SDJ Enterprises, Inc. | 3.00 |
| Falcon: The Renegade Lord | 1987 | Commodore 64, ZX Spectrum | Virgin Games, Ltd. | 3.00 |
| The Growing Pains of Adrian Mole | 1987 | Amstrad CPC, Atari 8-bit, Commodore 64, ZX Spectrum | Virgin Games, Ltd. | 3.00 |
| The Citadel of Chaos | 1984 | Commodore 64, ZX Spectrum | Puffin Books Ltd. | 3.00 |
| American McGee's Grimm: Puss In Boots | 2008 | Windows | GameTap | 3.00 |
| Nancy Drew Mega Mystery 4 Pack | 2005 | Windows | The Adventure Company | 3.00 |
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