Sometimes you play a video game and it reminds you of the intense connection and emotion of a favourite novel. Sometimes you read a book and wish you could wander off and explore the world it created. This is a list of the perfect video game and book pairings.
We're not interested in books that were based on video games or video games that were based on a book. No, we want the deep cuts where a video game has stumbled into the same narrative world as that novel you tell everyone about. Or, maybe, a book that always reminds you of a video game you've played.
While researching the list I even found some articles written on this exact topic. Like this blog "The unexpected joy of pairing books with video games" where the image above comes from (Mica Murphy/Penguin), and Book and Video Game Pairings by Mackenzie Moody on the Colour Me Read.
This list includes 18 games from the last 20 years, with 1,320 likes. They come from a range of different genres and play-styles and are all good games if you want to play a game then read a book. We break them down into the following areas: