download 2432 DOS and Windows abandonware games

Games based on a novel sorted by release date

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).

Some of the most popular abandoned "based on a novel" games:

Dune 2000

J.R.R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings, Vol. I

J.R.R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings, Vol. I

Discworld 2: Mortality Bytes!

Discworld 2: Mortality Bytes!

Sort by:

Games count: 71

The Hobbit

DOS1983 Beam Software 3.9
Below The Root

DOS1984 Dale Disharoon, Inc. 3.7
Farenheit 451

DOS1984 Telarium 3.4
ICON: Quest for the Ring

DOS1984 Macrocom 3.6
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

DOSMac1984freeware Infocom 4.2
9 Princes in Amber

DOS1985 Telarium 4.2
Rendezvous with Rama

DOS1985 Telarium 3.5
The mist

DOS1985 Angelsoft 3.9
The Wizard of Oz

DOS1985 Windham Classics 3.7
Treasure Island

DOS1985 Byron Preiss Video Productions 3
The Fellowship of the Ring

DOS1986 Beam Software 4
Dragonriders of Pern

DOS1987 Everlasting 3.1
La Abadia del Crimen

DOS1987 Opera Soft 4
Mixed-up Mother Goose

DOS1987 Sierra On-Line 4.1
The Fourth Protocol

DOS1987 The Electronic Pencil Co. 4
The Hunt for Red October

DOSMac1987 Oxford Digital Enterprises 3.9
20000 Leagues under the sea

DOS1988 Coktel Vision 3.8
Dracula in London

DOS1988 SDJ Enterprises 3.5
Journey to the Center of the Earth

DOS1988 Chip 3.4
The Shadows of Mordor

DOS1988 Beam Software 3.6
War in Middle Earth

DOS1988 Synergistic Software 4
Alice in Wonderland

DOS1989 3.6
Arthur: The Quest for Excalibur

DOS1989 Infocom 4.1
Emmanuelle

DOS1989 Coktel Vision 4
James Clavell's Shogun

DOS1989 Infocom 4.2
Neuromancer

DOS1989 Interplay Productions 4
Red Storm Rising

DOS1989 MicroProse Software 4
Romance of the Three Kingdoms

DOS1989 KOEI 3.9
The Crack of Doom

DOS1989 Beam Software 3.7
Circuit's Edge

DOS1990 Westwood Studios 4

1
2
3

Featured GOG game

The Settlers II: Veni, Vidi, Vici
1996 - DOS, Mac

Buy more games on GOG

Play it online

Jill of the Jungle
1992

Help Abandonware DOS!

Abandonware DOS is a free site maintained by only one person.
If you want to help, you can donate via PayPal. Thank you!

The abandonware top 5 for the month of March

The best abandoned games for March 2023 according to you.

Go to the abandonware top 50

Featured retro company

Based in: U.S.A.
Established in: 1984
Closed in: 2000

Games released by Accolade

Terms and conditions Privacy policy Cookie policy Cookie settings