7 Video Game Adaptations to Watch If You Liked The Last of Us
Enter the live-action world.
Cyberpunk: Edgerunners (2022)
This anime series is based on the video game called Cyberpunk 2077, but set one year before its events.
The action takes place in a metropolis called Night City. Humanity and technology have made progress, but there are still a lot of the poor and the disadvantaged. After the death of his mother, David Martinez gets an implant that gives him extra abilities and becomes a hired assassin.
Uncharted (2022)
The movie Uncharted is based on the series of games of the same name.
The story revolves around Nathan Drake, played by Tom Holland. He agrees to go on an adventure with Victor Sullivan (Mark Wahlberg) to find the fabled treasure and the brother he lost 15 years ago.
Mortal Kombat (2021)
Even those who have never played a single video game know about Mortal Kombat.
The movie is about the fighter Cole Young, who is targeted by the Emperor of Outworld, Shang Tsung. The famous Sab-Zero is sent to hunt him down. Other fighters come to Yang's aid, and will have to fight their enemies and open up the true power of their souls.
Resident Evil (2022)
A new Netflix series based on the game of the same name.
The story is divided into two time periods. In the first, 14-year-olds Billy and Jade move in with their father Albert Wesker in New Raccoon City, with Wesker working as a researcher in a secret laboratory. In the second part, we are taken 15 years into the future, where only 300 million people are left alive with billions of monsters trying to eat them.
Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (2022)
An animated movie about video game character Sonic the Hedgehog.
His plans are once again thwarted by the villainous Doctor Eggman, with Jim Carrey reprising the role of a mad scientist. This time, Knuckles is there to help him. The two villains are trying to find the emerald that can destroy all of humanity. Sonic and his friend Tales will have to stop them.
Arcane (2021)
Based on the League of Legends universe, the animated series was immediately proclaimed one of the best shows of Netflix and managed to win the hearts of fans around the world.
The show was released on the 10th anniversary of the original game. The plot takes viewers to two cities: the fading Zaun and the thriving Piltover. The story of a struggle between various groups of people sets off after the introduction of Hextech technology, which allows everyone to use magic.
Halo (2022)
The plot of the show is almost identical to the original game series of the same name.
It tells the story of a war between the humans of the United Nations Space Command (UNSC) and the religious alien empire (the Covenant). In an attempt to win the war, the humans begin a series of special projects designed to create modified supersoldiers called Spartans.