Games Based on Books by Women

Created Mar 6, 2018 by Brahmaputra

There are not so many games based on books in general, and the most of them are writen by men. But here I made a list of female authors who totally created cultural phenomenons of their time - and later inspired developers to make games either. I'm sure you know these names - but do you know all the games mentioned?

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Jane

Jane Austen is famous for her novels about human relationships restricted by the society. Her works can be a great basis for games, but there were none until 2016. So if you ever imagined yourself as …

Mary Shelley created her legendary monster when she was 18. Since 1818 the monster of Frankenstein changed a lot and in many versions was not an evil but a romantic character. The gaming industry yet …

BioShock

Science fictional shooter BioShock is greatly inspired by works of Ayn Rand, the author of Atlas Shrugged and The Fountainhead. Rand's philosophy of objectivism means that everyone shoud follow their …

Agatha Christie was a great novelist and her detective stories are well-known all over the world. There are different screen adaptations, the most famous is the Agatha Christie's Poirot series with Da…

The magic world created by J.K. Rowling is a truly outstanding phenomenon. Harry Potter's fandom is one of the biggest and strongest in the world. Of course, after the series' huge success the appeara…