The Best Book Games

Update, : Extra Lives added at rank #18.
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Labyrinth City: Pierre the Maze Detective (2021)

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IOS iPhone PC Windows Nintendo Switch

Adapted from the bestselling children’s book series Pierre The Maze Detective, play as Pierre in this adventure/puzzle game and recover the stolen Maze Stone. Journey through breathtakingly hand-drawn illustrations, meet eccentric characters, and solve puzzles to save Opera City!


  • maze
  • book
  • hand-drawn
  • puzzle
  • detective
  • hidden-object
  • exploration
  • comic
  • collectathon
  • 2.5d
  • collector
  • creature
  • colourful
  • cartoony
  • adventure

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Hogwarts Legacy (2023)

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PC Windows Playstation 5 Xbox Series X Android Xbox Series X/s

Hogwarts Legacy is a magical fantasy game that puts you in the shoes of a wizarding student at Hogwarts, the world-famous school for witchcraft and wizardry. Explore countless nooks and crannies to uncover secrets, hone your magical skills in classes like Charms and Herbology, meet other students and go on quests to flesh out the world, and discover every secret that Hogwarts has hidden away.


Pros:
  • Captures the magic of Harry Potter lore
  • Engaging story blended with nods to original series plus unique flourishes
  • Plenty of hours of gameplay
  • Explore Hogwarts castle and grounds with many secrets to uncover
  • Interact with other students through quests
Cons:
  • Minor loading times when opening doors
  • Occasional weird lighting changes when going from dark area to bright area

  • open-world
  • book
  • rpg
  • combat
  • fantasy
  • puzzle
  • exploration
  • narrative
  • dungeon

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Labyrinth City (2021)

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IOS iPhone PC Windows Nintendo Switch

Adapted from the bestselling children’s book series Pierre The Maze Detective, play as Pierre in this adventure/puzzle game and recover the stolen Maze Stone. Journey through breathtakingly hand-drawn illustrations, meet eccentric characters, and solve puzzles to save Opera City!

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  • book
  • detective
  • hidden-object
  • 2.5d
  • comic
  • collectathon
  • hand-drawn
  • maze
  • collector
  • creature
  • cartoony
  • colourful
  • adventure
  • stylized
  • casual

4

The Lord of the Rings: War (2021)

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PC Windows Xbox 360 Playstation 3 IOS iPhone Android

Experience and Interface Optimization. Fixed language and technical bugs.

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  • book
  • rpg
  • hack-and-slash
  • cooperative
  • battle
  • combat
  • fantasy
  • split-screen
  • fight
  • action
  • endless
  • war
  • online
  • arpg
  • boss-fight

5

Steve Jackson's Sorcery! (2022)

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Xbox One Playstation 4 PC Windows Nintendo Switch

An epic adventure through a land of monsters, traps and magic, where every decision is yours and every choice is remembered. A narrative created from tens of thousands of choices. Battle strange creatures. Cast weird and wonderful spells. Discovers secrets in every corner of an open world.

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  • book
  • rpg
  • multimillion-selling
  • adventure
  • text
  • narrative
  • choices
  • fantasy
  • ttrpg
  • fight
  • story-changing
  • roller-coaster
  • combat
  • stamina

6

Unpacking (2018)

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PC Windows Xbox Series X Nintendo Switch Linux Xbox One Mac OS

Unpacking is a zen puzzle game about the familiar experience of pulling possessions out of boxes and fitting them into a new home. Part block-fitting puzzle, part home decoration, you are invited to create a satisfying living space while learning clues about the life you’re unpacking.


  • pixel
  • book
  • story
  • puzzle
  • relaxing
  • narrative
  • isometric
  • cute
  • point-and-click
  • achievements
  • brisbane
  • simulation
  • life

7

Sorcery! Part 4 (2016)

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IOS iPhone Android Mac OS PC Windows

An epic adventure through an open world of monsters, traps and magic. Infiltrate the Fortress of Sorcerers, and create your own unique story where every decision you make is remembered, no matter how small. Cheat death, uncover ancient mysteries, and recover the Crown of Kings - if you can.


  • adventure
  • interactive
  • book
  • choices
  • rpg
  • hand-drawn
  • best-selling
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • story
  • narrative
  • real-time
  • combat
  • million-selling
  • story-changing

8

Asterix & Obelix: Slap them All! (2021)

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Playstation 4 Nintendo Switch Xbox One PC Windows Playstation 5

Asterix & Obelix, return in a new adventure full of slaps! Play as Asterix and Obelix and cross the most iconic landscapes of the saga while facing a host of enemies, in a Beat Them Up filled with action ... and slaps!


  • beat-em-up
  • hand-drawn
  • book
  • 2d
  • x
  • comic
  • local
  • cooperative
  • horizontal
  • scrolling
  • holding

9

Tintin Match (2020)

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mobile Android IOS iPhone

Get ready to assemble a beautiful collection of miniatures and follow the world’s best-known young reporter and his friends through colorful match-3 puzzles. Snowy is getting his snout stuck inside a crab tin, the Thompsons are investigating counterfeit money, and a stranger gets kidnapped before he can give a letter to Tintin. Please note that Tintin Match is free to play, though some in-game items can also be purchased for real money.

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  • puzzle
  • book
  • difficult
  • mystery
  • match-three
  • detective
  • colourful
  • adventure
  • entertainment

10

Goosebumps Horror Town (2018)

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IOS iPhone Android

Lizzy visited Horrorland with her family in the past and hardly survived it. This time Lizzy is persuaded and escorted by Derek & Margo Strange, two presenters of “The Strange Report”.

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  • simulation
  • never-ending
  • horror
  • build
  • construction
  • book
  • city-building
  • buildings
  • in-depth
  • squad
  • inventory
  • zombies
  • strategy
  • mystery
  • survival

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