Original thread by <span class="bold">IAmSinistar</span>.

You have just played a game and you have liked its story and/or universe. You definitely want some more out of it. Luckily for you, the game in question was actually based on a book, so here's your chance to delve into your favourite world once more. The following GOG games are all based on books.

Note: The mix/list will only cover games that are directly (more or less) based on literature books. It will not cover novelizations, comic books, or tabletop rulebooks.

<span class="bold">The GOGmix</span>

The List:

<span class="bold">80 Days</span> - Around the World in Eighty Days by Jules Verne
Agatha Christie - The ABC Murders - based on the novel of the same name
<span class="bold">Betrayal at Krondor</span> & <span class="bold">Return to Krondor</span> - The Riftwar Legacy series by Raymond E. Feist
<span class="bold">Call of Cthulhu: Prisoner of Ice</span> - derived from the Cthulhu Mythos works of H. P. Lovecraft
<span class="bold">Call of Cthulhu: Shadow of the Comet</span> - derived from the Cthulhu Mythos works of H. P. Lovecraft
<span class="bold">Dark Fall 2: Lights Out</span> - inspired by the poem "The Ballad of Flannan Isle" by Wilfrid Wilson Gibson, which is based on the actual events at the Eilean Mor Lighthouse
<span class="bold">Disney Aladdin</span> - Aladdin's Lamp from the One Thousand and One Nights (aka Arabian Nights) compilation by various authors
<span class="bold">Disney The Jungle Book</span> - The Jungle Book compilation by Rudyard Kipling
<span class="bold">Dracula</span> series - novel of same name by Bram Stoker
<span class="bold">Galactic Assault: Prisoner of Power</span> - Prisoners of Power by Arkady & Boris Strugatsky
<span class="bold">Game of Thrones: A Telltale Games Series</span> - A Song of Ice and Fire by George R.R. Martin
<span class="bold">I Have No Mouth And I Must Scream</span> - short story of same name by Harlan Ellison
<span class="bold">Journey to the Center of the Earth</span> - novel of same name by Jules Verne
<span class="bold">Kim</span> - Kim by Rudyard Kipling
<span class="bold">LEGO Harry Potter</span> series - novels by J.K. Rowling
<span class="bold">Metro 2033 Redux</span> - Metro 2033 by Dmitry Glukhovsky
<span class="bold">Metro: Last Light Redux</span> - Metro 2033 by Dmitry Glukhovsky
<span class="bold">Mount &amp; Blade: With Fire &amp; Sword</span> - The Trilogy by Henryk Sienkiewicz
<span class="bold">Nancy Drew: Curse of Blackmoor Manor</span> - The Bluebeard Room by Carolyn Keene
<span class="bold">Rainbow Six</span> - novel of same name by Tom Clancy
<span class="bold">Return to Mysterious Island</span> - The Mysterious Island by Jules Verne
<span class="bold">Shadow Watch</span> - novel of same name by Tom Clancy
<span class="bold">S.T.A.L.K.E.R.</span> series - Roadside Picnic by Arkady & Boris Strugatsky
<span class="bold">Sherlock Holmes: Nemesis - Remastered</span> - stories and novels by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
<span class="bold">Sherlock Holmes: Secret of the Silver Earring</span> - stories and novels by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
Sherlock Holmes: The Awakened - Remastered - stories and novels by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
<span class="bold">Sherlock Holmes versus Jack the Ripper</span> - stories and novels by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
<span class="bold">Starship Titanic</span> - Life, the Universe and Everything by Douglas Adams
<span class="bold">The Dwarves</span> - Series of the same name by Markus Heitz
<span class="bold">The Testament of Sherlock Holmes</span> - stories and novels by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
<span class="bold">The Witcher</span> series - Saga o Wiedźminie by Andrzej Sapkowski

<span class="bold">Assassins Creed</span> - partially based on / inspired by the novel [url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alamut_(Bartol_novel)]Alamut[/url] by Vladimir Bartol

Not sure if Return to Krondor counts...
The game itself is based on a series of books (the Riftwar by Raymond E. Feist) and there is a book called Return to Krondor, but the book is actually based on the game, not the other way around.

So it's a book based on a game which is based on a series of books. Or bookception.

Hmmmm... this looks to me more like an influence rather than a direct adaptation. Not sure if I will add it.. Already in the list along with Betrayal at Krondor.

Ah, missed it because I was looking for Return and forgot entirely about Betrayal.. XD

Thanks for keeping this GOGmix and thread alive! You may want to fix the Journey to the Center of the Earth link, though. :S



PS: I had no idea one of the Mount & Blade words was based on actual books. :P

Whoops. Seems like copy-paste can result in strange shenanigans. Thanks for the notice.

Well, that's true, but the same could be argued for many of those from the list.

Allright, it is indeed in a different category, but the influence was confirmed by the producer Jade Raymond.

Ken Follett’s The Pillars of the Earth is based on the book with the same title.

Are there any new books to add to this list?