Best Based On A Novel games on PC
Games based on novels draw their settings, characters, or plots from published fiction, with gameplay ranging from action and RPG combat to horror, puzzles, and point-and-click adventure.
- Settings and characters from fiction
- Genres and gameplay vary widely
Related: Story Rich, Adventure, Fantasy, RPG
46 games on PC, with requirements, reviews and prices.
Metro 2033 Redux
Story-driven survival-horror FPS beneath a ruined, toxic Moscow
92% positive
142K reviews
Middle-earth™: Shadow of Mordor™
Open-world fantasy action with stealth and a dynamic enemy hierarchy
93% positive
97K reviews
The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings Enhanced Edition
Dark fantasy action RPG where decisions reshape the story
90% positive
91K reviews
The Witcher: Enhanced Edition Director's Cut
Third-person dark fantasy RPG shaped by difficult moral choices
89% positive
88K reviews
Metro: Last Light Redux
Story-driven post-apocalyptic FPS mixing stealth, survival horror, and combat
91% positive
82K reviews
Spec Ops: The Line
Third-person military shooter with hard choices in sand-buried Dubai
93% positive
56K reviews
Alice: Madness Returns
Dark fantasy action-platformer through a shattered, hostile Wonderland
91% positive
31K reviews
The Lord of the Rings Online™
Free-to-play fantasy MMORPG exploring the open world of Middle-earth
81% positive
Free
Mount & Blade: With Fire & Sword
Open-world action RPG with historical factions and firearm battles
88% positive
14K reviews
The Incredible Adventures of Van Helsing
Gothic action RPG with monster hunting and a ghost companion
83% positive
10K reviews
Ken Follett's The Pillars of the Earth
Point-and-click adventure about choices and cathedral building in medieval England
92% positive
7,607 reviews
Record of Lodoss War-Deedlit in Wonder Labyrinth-
2D fantasy action-platformer with labyrinth exploration and elemental switching
93% positive
7,450 reviews
I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream
Point-and-click horror about five captives tormented by a computer
89% positive
4,049 reviews
The Testament of Sherlock Holmes
Detective adventure in 1898 London with Holmes under suspicion
80% positive
3,962 reviews
Call of Cthulhu®: Dark Corners of the Earth
First-person Lovecraftian horror with puzzles, combat, and sanity effects
68% positive
3,370 reviews
Agatha Christie - The ABC Murders
Point-and-click detective adventure tracking a killer across Britain
81% positive
3,089 reviews
Lost Eidolons
Turn-based tactical RPG about leading a rebellion through grid battles
68% positive
2,404 reviews
Game of Thrones
Third-person fantasy RPG with two heroes and political intrigue
73% positive
2,374 reviews
Agatha Christie - Hercule Poirot: The First Cases
Isometric detective adventure about connecting clues in a snowbound manor
76% positive
1,441 reviews
Agatha Christie - Murder on the Orient Express
Third-person detective adventure investigates a train murder from two perspectives
84% positive
1,285 reviews
Nancy Drew®: Midnight in Salem
3D detective adventure investigating arson and hauntings in Salem
55% positive
1,143 reviews
Nancy Drew®: Curse of Blackmoor Manor
First-person point-and-click mystery in a puzzle-filled English manor
88% positive
442 reviews
Nancy Drew®: Shadow at the Water's Edge
Point-and-click mystery about investigating a haunted Japanese inn
82% positive
427 reviews
Nancy Drew®: Last Train to Blue Moon Canyon
Point-and-click detective mystery aboard a train linked to a vanished prospector
97% positive
419 reviews