Games based on a novel

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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Romance of the Three Kingdoms 3: Dragon of Destiny

DOS19934/5 KOEI

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.

Shannara

DOS1995protected4/5 Legend Entertainment

Spirit of Excalibur

DOS19903.8/5 Synergistic Software

Team Yankee

DOS19904.2/5 Oxford Digital Enterprises

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.

The Crack of Doom

DOS19893.7/5 Beam Software

The Fellowship of the Ring

DOS19864.1/5 Beam Software

The Fourth Protocol

DOS19874/5 The Electronic Pencil Co.

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

DOSMac1984freeware4.2/5 Infocom

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy is a humorous free text adventure game based on the novel of the same name written by Douglas Adams (if you never read it, shame on you!). The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy was designed by Douglas Adams himself and interactive fiction god Steve Eric Meretzky, it was released by Infocom in 1984 for DOS and for...

The Hobbit

DOS19833.9/5 Beam Software

The Hunt for Red October

DOSMac19874.1/5 Oxford Digital Enterprises

The mist

DOS19853.9/5 Angelsoft

The Rocketeer

DOS19912.8/5 NovaLogic

The Shadows of Mordor

DOS19883.7/5 Beam Software

The Wizard of Oz

DOS19853.9/5 Windham Classics

Touché: The Adventures of the Fifth Musketeer

DOS19954.1/5 Clipper Software

Transarctica

DOS19933.9/5 Silmarils

Treasure Island

DOS19853.5/5 Byron Preiss Video Productions

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...