Abandonware DOS title

Games based on a novel sorted by year, newest first

A lot of old games were based on a book, being it a novel or even a short story. Some novels that inspired developers to create video games are The Lords of the Rings (by J. R. R. Tolkien, Rendez Vous with Rama (by Arthur Clarke), The Mist (by Stephen King).
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Conan: the Cimmerian

DOS19914.2/5 Synergistic Software
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Dragonflight

DOS19913.6/5 Thalion
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Lone Wolf: The Mirror of Death

DOS19913.8/5 Mr. Micro
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Megafortress

DOS1991protected4.1/5 Artech Studios
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Scrooge

DOS19913/5 Leisuresoft
Scrooge is an abandoned interactive fiction graphic adventure game developed and released by Leisuresoft in 1991 for DO. Scrooge is based on the popular Christmas tale of the same name.
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The Rocketeer

DOS19912.8/5 NovaLogic
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Circuit's Edge

DOS19904.1/5 Westwood Studios
Circuit's Edge is a cyberpunk-themed role-playing game developed by Westwood Associates and published by Infocom. It was released in 1990 for various platforms including DOS, Amiga, and Commodore 64.Set in a dystopian future, Circuit's Edge takes place in the fictional city of Rhoes Island, a dark and gritty urban landscape filled with crime, corru...
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Flight of the Intruder

DOS19904.2/5 Rowan Software
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J.R.R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings, Vol. I

DOS19904/5 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 Lord of the Rings, Vol. I is based on the popular The Lord Of The Rings book by J.R.R. Tolkien and it's focused on the f...
romancethree2-2

Romance of the Three Kingdoms 2

DOS19904/5 KOEI
Romance of the Three Kingdoms II is a turn-based strategy game developed and published by Koei. It was released in 1989 for various platforms, including the Nintendo Entertainment System (NES), MS-DOS.In Romance of the Three Kingdoms II, players take on the role of a ruler during this period, and their objective is to unify China under their rule. ...
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Spirit of Excalibur

DOS19903.8/5 Synergistic Software
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Team Yankee

DOS19904.2/5 Oxford Digital Enterprises
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The Cardinal of the Kremlin

DOS19903.9/5 Capstone
The Cardinal of the Kremlin is an abandoned simulation game involving espionage, politics and govern management set in the cold war years. It was designed by Kenneth Rothschild, developed by Capstone and released by IntraCorp in 1990 for DOS and Amiga. The Cardinal of the Kremlin was based on the Tom Clancy novel of the same name.
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War of the Lance

DOS1990protected4.3/5 SSI Strategic Simulations Inc.
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Alice in Wonderland

DOS19893.3/5
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Arthur: The Quest for Excalibur

DOS19894/5 Infocom
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Emmanuelle: A Game of Eroticism

DOS1989NSFW4/5 Coktel Vision
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James Clavell's Shogun

DOS19894.2/5 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 based on James Clavell's novel "Shogun" and follows the story of John Blackthorne, an English navigator who becomes invol...
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Neuromancer

DOS19893.9/5 Interplay Productions
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Red Storm Rising

DOS19894/5 MicroProse Software
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Romance of the Three Kingdoms

DOS19893.9/5 KOEI
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The Crack of Doom

DOS19893.7/5 Beam Software
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War in Middle Earth

DOS19893.9/5 Synergistic Software
War in Middle-earth is a real-time strategy game developed by Synergistic Software and published by Melbourne House. It was released in 1988 for various platforms including the Commodore 64, ZX Spectrum, and Amstrad CPC.The game is based on J.R.R. Tolkien's epic fantasy world of Middle-earth, specifically focusing on the events depicted in "The Lor...
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20000 Leagues under the sea

DOS19883.8/5 Coktel Vision
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Dracula in London

DOS19883.5/5 SDJ Enterprises
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The Shadows of Mordor

DOS19883.7/5 Beam Software
dragonriderspern-1

Dragonriders of Pern

DOS19873.1/5 Everlasting
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La Abadia del Crimen

DOS19874.2/5 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 systems of the time, such as the ZX Spectrum and MSX. The game was released in 1987.
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Mixed-up Mother Goose

DOS19874.1/5 Sierra On-Line