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
67 games on PC, with requirements, reviews and prices.
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Nancy Drew®: Curse of Blackmoor Manor
First-person point-and-click mystery in a puzzle-filled English manor
88% positive
437 reviews
Nancy Drew®: Last Train to Blue Moon Canyon
Point-and-click detective mystery aboard a train linked to a vanished prospector
96% positive
412 reviews
Reigns: Three Kingdoms
Swipe-based strategy game of shifting alliances in ancient China
53% positive
362 reviews
The Last Express Gold Edition
Point-and-click murder mystery with passengers who follow their own schedules
78% positive
360 reviews
Nancy Drew®: Mystery of the Seven Keys™
First-person detective adventure about a stolen necklace in Prague
57% positive
352 reviews
Sherlock: Hidden Object & Match-3 Mystery
Hidden-object and match-3 puzzles set inside altered classic stories
67% positive
Free
Demo Dracula: Origin
A point-and-click adventure following Van Helsing's hunt for Dracula
76% positive
344 reviews
Nancy Drew®: Secrets Can Kill REMASTERED
First-person detective adventure investigating a murder at a school
78% positive
338 reviews
Demo Prose & Codes
A word puzzle game about decoding classic literary excerpts
99% positive
333 reviews
Nancy Drew®: Ghost of Thornton Hall
Point-and-click detective mystery about a missing bride and family secrets
93% positive
328 reviews
A Little Lily Princess
A boarding school visual novel about friendship and romance between girls
94% positive
317 reviews
Nancy Drew®: Ghost Dogs of Moon Lake
First-person point-and-click mystery about glowing-eyed dogs in remote woods
91% positive
305 reviews
Nancy Drew®: Danger on Deception Island
First-person mystery adventure investigating sabotage on a Pacific Northwest island
91% positive
294 reviews
Nancy Drew®: Message in a Haunted Mansion
Point-and-click detective adventure about suspicious accidents in a haunted mansion
86% positive
292 reviews
Nancy Drew®: Alibi in Ashes
Point-and-click detective mystery where friends investigate a hometown arson
91% positive
278 reviews
Nancy Drew®: Treasure in the Royal Tower
Point-and-click mystery uncovering a royal secret in a snowbound castle
84% positive
272 reviews
Nancy Drew®: Secret of the Old Clock
Point-and-click detective mystery surrounding a millionaire's will in 1930
90% positive
263 reviews
Agatha Christie - Hercule Poirot: The London Case
Isometric detective adventure about a painting stolen from an exhibition
56% positive
259 reviews
Demo Nancy Drew®: The White Wolf of Icicle Creek
Point-and-click detective adventure investigating sabotage at a snowy mountain lodge
74% positive
257 reviews
Nancy Drew®: The Haunted Carousel
Point-and-click mystery of a stolen carousel horse and midnight rides
93% positive
252 reviews
Demo Agatha Christie - Death on the Nile
A detective adventure that extends the story beyond Christie’s novel
76% positive
231 reviews
Nancy Drew®: The Captive Curse
Point-and-click mystery about a monster legend at a German castle
89% positive
230 reviews
Nancy Drew®: The Secret of Shadow Ranch
Point-and-click ranch mystery with horseback travel and ghostly rumors
88% positive
228 reviews
Demo Nancy Drew®: Legend of the Crystal Skull
First-person mystery adventure investigating a death and missing crystal skull
91% positive
222 reviews