# The best video game adaptations (movies and TV)

The curse is broken: the films and series based on video games that critics rate highest (Rolling Stone, Den of Geek, Game Rant).

- 583 votes · 11 items
- Jun 14, 2025 · cutscene_goldcoast
- https://even.best/en/l/1908/the-best-video-game-adaptations-movies-and-tv

## Top 11

1. **The Last of Us (2023–)** (70 · ▲73 ▼3) — HBO's series with Pedro Pascal and Bella Ramsey; its third episode is among TV's best.
2. **Arcane (2021–2024)** (62 · ▲68 ▼6) — Riot and Fortiche's League of Legends series, a visual landmark.
3. **Fallout (2024–)** (49 · ▲54 ▼5) — Amazon's wasteland comedy-drama with Ella Purnell and Walton Goggins.
4. **Castlevania (2017–2021)** (40 · ▲48 ▼8) — Netflix's gothic animated series against Dracula.
5. **Cyberpunk: Edgerunners (2022)** (37 · ▲42 ▼5) — Studio Trigger's anime set in Night City.
6. **The Super Mario Bros. Movie (2023)** (35 · ▲44 ▼9) — Illumination's billion-dollar hit.
7. **The Witcher (2019–)** (35 · ▲43 ▼8) — Henry Cavill as Geralt of Rivia in its first seasons.
8. **Werewolves Within (2021)** (34 · ▲38 ▼4) — A small-town murder-mystery comedy, often called the best live-action game movie.
9. **Sonic the Hedgehog (2020)** (24 · ▲34 ▼10) — Jim Carrey's scene-stealing Dr. Robotnik.
10. **Pokémon Detective Pikachu (2019)** (22 · ▲32 ▼10) — Ryan Reynolds as a coffee-loving Pikachu.
11. **A Minecraft Movie (2025)** (19 · ▲29 ▼10) — Jack Black as Steve, a massive box-office hit.

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