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Jun 2, 2015 · So Many More. The 11 games on this list are only a sampling of the games based on or inspired by books. There are also the Tom Clancy games, Sherlock Holmes games, and Lord of the Rings games ...
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- Assassin's Creed
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- 10 American McGee's Alice
- 9 Dante's Inferno
- 8 Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six
- 7 Far Cry 2
- 6 Harry Potter and The Prisoner of Azkaban
- 5 The Hobbit
- 4 Parasite Eve
- 3 Metro 2033
- T.A.L.K.E.R Shadow of Chernobyl
- 1 The Witcher 3
Although it has many of the same characters and takes place in the same world, American McGee's Alice undergoes a major tonal shift away from Lewis Carol's iconic 1865 novel Alice's Adventures In Wonderland. Portraying Wonderland as a cruel, bleak world, and its inhabitants equally so, this is one title sure to shock those of you only familiar with...
Dante's Inferno is a game that ultimately equals out to be more than the sum of its parts. Sure its story has little to no relation to the actual journey of Dante in the Divine Comedy, eschewing much of its inspiration's poetic material. Sure its gameplay borrows heavily from the God Of Warseries. None of these gripes matter much when you're actual...
There are so many different games with Tom Clancy's name attached that it can be a bit confusing trying to figure out which were actually based on books, versus which just used the man's vast legacy as a marketing tactic. Though there are a few titles directly based on his novels, none are quite so distinctive as the original Rainbow Six. Related: ...
While not a direct adaptation, Far Cry2 pulls heavy inspiration from Joseph Conrad's 1899 novella Heart Of Darkness, letting players experience their own descent into madness. Many different elements and themes make their way from page to screen, allowing this title to hold a depth in storytelling practically unmatched by newer entries in the serie...
Harry Potteris an iconic series of novels, known widely across the globe. It is also an incredibly consistent one, with each of its 8 major entries seeing reasonable arguments being made for why that one is better than the rest. The video games in this globally beloved franchise are quite a bit less debated over, with most fans being able to agree ...
JRR Tolkien's legendary universe has been ripe for adaptation since release, with the first video game in this long-running franchise being released all the way back in 1985. Fans quibble often as to which Lord of the Rings movie tie-in should be crowned as champion overall, or perhaps it should be Shadow of Mordor? In doing so they often forget th...
Easily one of the most underrated RPGs of all time, Parasite Evealso holds the distinction of being one of the absolute greatest sequels to a novel ever released. Expertly continuing the original's haunting narrative, and seeing a satisfying conclusion for all but one of its main cast of characters, there is little confusion as to why this title co...
The Metroseries presents gamers with some of the very best survival horror gameplay they are likely to ever see. Set in a post-nuclear society, Metro sees what remains of Russian civilization taking refuge from the horrors of the outside world by forming a new society underground, in the depths of their vast metro system. Taking a heartily realisti...
Based heavily upon the Russian novel, Roadside Picnic, and that book's 1979 film adaptation Stalker, Shadow Of Chernobyl places you into one of the most intriguing and mysterious worlds ever depicted in gaming. You play as a titular S.T.A.L.K.E.R, trespassing your way into the Chernobyl exclusion zone, which has fallen into further ruin following a...
The Witcheris a franchise that has, by this point, greatly superseded its humble origins as a novella, with many casual fans not even knowing that the video games were based on a series of Polish books. Yet adaptations they remain, and they are some of the most faithful novel adaptations to ever be released. The Witcher 3, in particular, deserves a...
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It's a great entry point into the source novel's themes and one of the most effective games ever made because it is still a massive influence to this day. Middle-Earth: Shadow of Mordor
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- The Witcher Series. With three mainline games and a number of expansions and spin-offs, The Witcher is one of the most beloved RPG franchises in gaming.
- Metro Series. In the Metro series, players try to survive life in a post-apocalyptic Russia that has seen its surface become completely inhospitable after nuclear bombs leave the area bathed in intense radiation.
- I Have No Mouth, And I Must Scream. Harlan Ellison's short story I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream is an intense short story from his collection of the same name that brings together science fiction and pure horror.
- Cyberpunk 2077. Cyberpunk 2077 continued CD Projekt Red's tradition of basing their games on established properties, though, with this open-world foray into science fiction, they found their inspiration in a different type of book.
This can include novels and short stories, published in books, magazines, in e-books or even online as text. Limitations: If the game directly references content or design from another adaptation of literature, such as a movie, it is no longer considered to be based "solely" on the original literature and is instead based on the new derivative work.
Sep 19, 2022 · Assassin’s Creed: Blade of Shao Jun, Vol. 1 by Minoji Kurata. Assassin’s Creed was another video game favorite of my brothers. This manga by Minoji Kurata is based off Ubisoft’s Assassin’s Creed Chronicles: China. In 1526, the Great Ming Empire rules China, and the Emperor has ordered the deaths of many political opponents.
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May 4, 2022 · A point-and-click Agatha Christie adventure series, even bringing in the pompous Poirot, would make for a mysterious treat that would tickle the mystery hole that gaming has seemed to feel since the release of L.A. Noire. The creatures and horrors that lie in wait in the pages of the works of H.P Lovecraft would spring to life in video games ...
