Videogame Adaptations of Books
Videogames that are either adaptations of or based on literature. Notes point to the work/s the game is based on. Notes not complete.
43 Games
Largely written by the author himself, Douglas Adams.
Adaptation of the novel of the same name by Ray Bradbury.
Series based on the novels of the same name
Based on the book of the same name by James Clavell.
note missing
Adaptation of the book Name of the Rose - Umberto Eco. Named differently since the developers didn't have the rights to use the original name.
Based on the novel by Mark Twain
Based on the works of Kenji Miyazawa. The author himself makes an appearance in the game.
Adaptation of the King James' Bible.
Based on the book of the same name by Harlan Ellison.
Based on a Chinese novel series called Romance of the Three Kingdoms
Acts as a sequel to the book of the same name by Hideaki Sena
Based on the book by Tom Clancy. Needs proof checking
Sequel to Parasite Eve.
Loosely based on the book Alice's Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Caroll.
Based on the children's science fiction book series of the same name by Katherine Applegate
Based on the crime stories by Arthur Conan Doyle. The story isn't written by the author himself, rather in the same spirit of his works.
Based on the crime stories by Arthur Conan Doyle. The story isn't written by the author himself, rather in the same spirit of his works. Acts as a prequel to The Mystery of the Mummy.
Draws inspiration from the trilogy written by Agota Kristof: The Notebook, The Proof and The Third Lie.
Inspiration is a mix of Arthur Conan Doyle's crime mysteries and H.P. Lovecraft's Cthulu mythos.
Bases itself on the novel Roadside Picnic by Arkady and Boris Strugatsky.
Also known as Sherlock Holmes versus Arsene Lupin. Uncertain if it's based on the book of similar name by Maurice Leblanc or its own standalone work.
Based on the Witcher books by Andrej Sapkowski
Draws inspiration from the novel Alamut - Vladimir Bartol.
Bases itself on the novel Roadside Picnic by Arkady and Boris Strugatsky.
Inspired by Heart of Darkness - Joseph Conrad and Red Harvest - Dashiel Hammett.
Bases itself on the novel Roadside Picnic by Arkady and Boris Strugatsky.
Based on Dante Alighieri's the Divine Comedy
Adaptation of the book of the same name by Dmitry Glukhovsky
Based on the Witcher books by Andrej Sapkowski
Loosely based on the book Alice's Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Caroll.
Game's plot is heavily based on Heart of Darkness- Joseph Conrad
a lot of sherlock games, not all logged for now
Based in the Metro universe. Takes place between Metro 2033 and Metro 2034.
Adaptation of the book of the same name by Dmitry Glukhovsky
Based in the Metro universe. Takes place between Metro 2033 and Metro 2034.
Based on the crime stories by Arthur Conan Doyle. The story isn't written by the author himself, rather in the same spirit of his works.
Based on the Witcher books by Andrej Sapkowski
Based on the crime stories by Arthur Conan Doyle. The story isn't written by the author himself, rather in the same spirit of his works. Sequel to Crimes and Punishments.
Based on the book of the same name.
Bases itself on the novel Roadside Picnic by Arkady and Boris Strugatsky.
Based in the Metro universe. Takes place near the last chapters of Metro 2035.
Story and universe are based on the book titled "The Sacred and Terrible Air" written by the lead writer of the game Robert Kurvitz. The book itself drew inspiration from a years long tabletop RPG campaign the author was part of.
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Will be added, thanks for listing
Thank you for making such a great list!
Ihatovo Monogatari draws from the stories of Kenji Miyazawa, particularly Night on the Galactic Railroad
Very good list
Great List. Arguably Disco Elysium should be here, the world is partly based on a novel written by the main writer of the game
I'll look into it and add that as well, thanks a lot
wow great list!
really appreciate this list since its clearly so rare to find games based on literature in this way. that said, theres that new doom wad My House based on House of Leaves by Mark Danielewzki
There are a couple Goosebumps games I believe lol
@MultiGenre House of Leaves has been on my TBR for a long time, weird finding out it's had a game adaptation. I'll get to updating the list
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