Abandonware DOS title

Games based on a novel sorted by title, from Z to A

Many classic games were based on books, whether novels or short stories. This literary influence brought rich narratives and intricate worlds to the gaming medium. Some notable examples include "The Lord of the Rings" by J.R.R. Tolkien, which inspired numerous games that explore Middle-earth's epic battles and complex lore. "Rendezvous with Rama" by Arthur C. Clarke provided a foundation for games that delve into the mysteries of space exploration and alien encounters. "The Mist" by Stephen King led to atmospheric horror games that capture the suspense and terror of the original story.
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Red Storm Rising

DOS1989 MicroProse Software
Red Storm Rising is a submarine simulation video game developed and published by MicroProse in 1988, based on the novel of the same name by Tom Clancy and Larry Bond. The game is set during a hypothetical World War III scenario, f...
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Prisoner of Ice

DOS1995protected Chaosium Inc.
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Pacific Islands

DOS1992 Oxford Digital Enterprises
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Neuromancer

DOS1989 Interplay Productions
The Neuromancer video game, released in 1988 by Interplay Productions, is an adventure/role-playing game loosely based on William Gibson's seminal cyberpunk novel Neuromancer (1984). It combines elements of science fiction, hackin...
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Mixed-up Mother Goose

DOS1987 Sierra On-Line
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Megafortress

DOS1991protected Artech Studios
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Lone Wolf: The Mirror of Death

DOS1991 Mr. Micro
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La Abadia del Crimen

DOS1987 Opera Soft
La Abadía del Crimen (The Abbey of Crime) is an action-adventure developed in Spain by Paco Menéndez in the mid-1980s. It was initially created for the Amstrad CPC and later ported to other popular home computer syst...
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James Clavell's Shogun

DOS1989 Infocom
James Clavell's Shogun, a text adventure game developed by Infocom and released in 1989. Infocom was known for its interactive fiction games, and "James Clavell's Shogun" was one of its later releases.This text adventure game is b...
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J.R.R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings, Vol. II: The Two Towers

DOS1992 Interplay Productions
J.R.R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings, Vol. II: The Two Towers is an abandoned fantasy top-down DOS RPG game set in the The Lord of the Rings universe. The Lord of the Rings II was developed and released by Interplay Productions ...
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J.R.R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings, Vol. I

DOS1990 Interplay Productions
J.R.R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings, Vol. I is an abandoned fantasy top-down DOS RPG game set in the The Lord of the Rings universe. The Lord of the Rings I was developed and released by Interplay Productions in 1990. The ...
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J.R.R. Tolkien's Riders of Rohan

DOS1997 Papyrus Design Group
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ICON: Quest for the Ring

DOS1984 Macrocom
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I have no Mouth and I Must Scream

DOS1995protected The Dreamers Guild
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Hook

DOS1992 Shadow Software
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Gateway 2: Homeworld

DOS1993protected Legend Entertainment
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Frederik Pohl's Gateway

DOS1992 Legend Entertainment
Frederik Pohl's Gateway is one of the best abandoned adventures games from Legend Entertainment. Gateway is an interactive fiction with graphics and an improved interface (unusual for IFs), based on the Frederik Pohl's novel ...
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Frankenstein

DOS1994 Junkyard
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Flight of the Intruder

DOS1990 Rowan Software
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Farenheit 451

DOS1984 Telarium
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Emmanuelle: A Game of Eroticism

DOS1989NSFW Coktel Vision
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Dune II: The building of a dynasty

DOS1992 Westwood Studios
Dune II, released in 1992, is a pioneering real-time strategy game developed by Westwood Studios. Set in the world of Frank Herbert's Dune, players command noble houses in a battle for control over the planet Arrakis. With base-bu...
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Dune Generations

Windows XP/98/952002canceled Cryo Interactive Entertainment
Dune Generations was a canceled 3D MMO strategy game set in the Dune universe that was never published. Dune Generations was in development by Cryo Interactive Entertainment, but it was canceled in 2002 wh...
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Dune 2000

Windows XP/98/951998 Westwood Studios
Dune 2000 is an abandoned science fiction classic real-time strategy game based on the popular Dune franchise. The Dune "universe" took form in the books of science fiction writer Frank Herbert and went on to include mov...
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Dune

DOS1992 Cryo Interactive Entertainment
Dune, released in 1992, is a game developed by Cryo Interactive and published by Virgin Games. It's based on the iconic science fiction novel of the same name by Frank Herbert. In Dune, players assume the role of Paul Atreides, th...
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Dragonriders of Pern

DOS1987 Everlasting
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Dragonflight

DOS1991 Thalion
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Dracula in London

DOS1988 SDJ Enterprises
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Discworld 2: Mortality Bytes!

DOS1996 Perfect Entertainment