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Book tie-in

Culture theme

Based on a book or made into a book.

805
games
74
platforms

Alternate name: Novel tie-in

The Neverending Story (Atari 400/800)
The Neverending Story
A800 1986-06
Viaje al Centro de la Tierra (MS-DOS)
Viaje al Centro de la Tierra
DOS 1989
The Hunt for Red October (Apple IIGS)
The Hunt for Red October
IIGS 1989
The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole aged 13 3/4 (Commodore 64)
The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole aged 13 3/4
C64 1985
Heroes of Jin Yong (MS-DOS)
Heroes of Jin Yong
DOS 1996
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (Windows)
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
WIN 2001
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (Commodore 64)
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
C64 1984
Pepe Carvalho en: Los Pajaros de Bangkok (MS-DOS)
Pepe Carvalho en: Los Pajaros de Bangkok
DOS 1988
Narnia (Apple II E)
Narnia
IIE 1984
Bedlam The Game (PlayStation 4)
Bedlam The Game
PS4 2015-08-13
Below the Root (MS-DOS)
Below the Root
DOS 1984
Bob Morane: Jungle 1 (Atari ST)
Bob Morane: Jungle 1
ST 1987

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Parent group

Tie-in or based-on

Games by year

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The first Book tie-in video game was released in 1975.

Electronic Arts, Her Interactive and Melbourne House published most of these games.

Platforms

Windows 118
MS-DOS 95
C64 63
ZX Spectrum 46
Amstrad CPC 45
Apple II E 43
Atari ST 31
Amiga 28
Linux 27
Mac OS Classic 25
PS2 20
GBA 16
X360 16
Nintendo DS 15
MSX 14
NES 11
PS 11
Xbox 11
PS3 10
Thomson 10
Mac OS X 9
BBC 8
Atari 400/800 8
GBC 8
GameCube 8
PSP 6
Wii 6
MSX2 6
NEC PC9801 6
SNES 5

Most common companies

Electronic Arts44
Her Interactive25
Melbourne House22
Coktel Vision22
Infogrames17
Infocom14
Ocean14
Activision13
Gremlin Graphics12
Windham Classics12
Virgin Games11
Level 9 Computing11
Addison-Wesley Publishing Company10
Mindscape10
Telarium10