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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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...