10 Best Video Game Adaptations You Need to Check Out After The Last of Us

In the world of the same story getting reimagined again and again, the video game adaptations are some of the safest options when it comes to calculating a movie or a show’s future success.

Now that The Last of Us is back to business with a second season running till May, video game fans probably feel like they need something else to see in between weekly episodes. We got you, having picked the best game adaptations that hit TV and cinema screens so far.

Twisted Metal (2023 — )

• On Rotten Tomatoes, Twisted Metal keeps scores of 67% and 93% from critics and viewers
• On IMDb, the show is rated 7.3/10

Based on the classic PlayStation game series, the Anthony Mackie-led TV show follows a drifting courier who gets once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to get everything he ever wanted, but only if he can successfully deliver a mysterious package all the way through a post-apocalyptic land.

The Super Mario Bros. Movie (2023)

• On Rotten Tomatoes, The Super Mario Bros. Movie holds scores of 59% and 95% from critics and audiences
• On IMDb, the movie rates 7/10

No need to explain — everyone’s favorite Mario and Luigi embark on a new adventure across Mushroom Kingdom where they get more well-known allies on their way to defeat Bowser.

Sonic the Hedgehog 3 (2024)

• On Rotten Tomatoes, Sonic the Hedgehog 3 has scores of 85% and 95% from critics and viewers
• On IMDb, the movie is rated 6.9/10

Probably the most successful part of the Sonic the Hedgehog movie franchise, this one delivers an even more ambitious take on the fan-favourite animated character’s adventures, following him through a fight with yet another mysterious anti-hero, Shadow.

Werewolves Within (2021)

• On Rotten Tomatoes, Werewolves Within holds scores of 86% and 80% from critics and audiences
• On IMDb, the movie’s rating is 6/10

It might not be everyone’s knowledge, but this gripping detective story is actually based on the game of the same name, following a small town’s ranger and postal worker teaming up to uncover a major mystery about a terrifying creature.

Street Fighter II: The Animated Movie (1994)

• On Rotten Tomatoes, Street Fighter II: The Animated Movie keeps scores of 80% and 78% from critics and viewers
• On IMDb, the movie is rated 7.2/10

Still making it to the list of the best modern adaptations, 1994’s Street Fighter II came right after the video game of the same name got its raving success. The storyline sticks to the original one, revolving around a leader of the international crime syndicate and his attempts to beat the rivals.

Gangs of London (2020 — )

• On Rotten Tomatoes, Gangs of London keeps scores of 84% and 70% from critics and audiences
• On IMDb, the show’s rating is 8/10

Based on the unfairly forgotten video game of the same name, the show delves into the darkest secrets of London’s criminal world where things quickly get out of control once the head of the most powerful family is killed.

Mortal Kombat (1995)

• On Rotten Tomatoes, Mortal Kombat has scores of 47% and 58% from critics and audiences
• On IMDb, the movie rates 5.8/10

Ironically, even with the mixed reviews from both critics and viewers the movie remains the one that Mortal Kombat fans stick to even with all of its “badness”. The story revolves around three martial artists sent out to fight the evil forces before they take over the entire planet.

Castlevania (2017 — 2021)

• On Rotten Tomatoes, Castlevania has scores of 94% and 90% from critics and viewers
• On IMDb, the show rates 8.3/10

This anime series follows the only surviving member of the now disgraced Belmont clan, Trevor Belmont, who has to gather forces as he seeks to bring down Vlad Dracula and save Eastern Europe before the latter’s evil plans become reality.

Fallout ( 2024 — )

• On Rotten Tomatoes, Fallout keeps scores of 94% and 92% from critics and audiences
• On IMDb, the show’s rating is 8.3/10

Prime Video ’s biggest hit last year, Fallout is based on the not less successful video game of the same name and offers yet another post-apocalyptic look of the planet where a young woman embarks on a search for her long-lost father, later joined by other survivors with their own stories and shady past.

Arcane ( 2021 — 2024)

• On Rotten Tomatoes, Arcane holds scores of 100% and 87% from critics and viewers
• On IMDb, the series rates 9/10

Adapting League of Legends’ story, Netflix ’s hit series follows two sisters who get involved in a long-lasting conflict between their native Zaun and the city of Piltover, eventually leading to two of them taking opposite sides.