For a long time, video game fans shuddered whenever the next adaptation of a popular game was announced. But recently the tide seems to be finally turning. Hit series such as Arcane and The Last of Us as well as Amazon’s new sci-fi series Fallout have saved the reputation of video game adaptations.
The masterful live-action implementation of the Fallout world once again proves the potential that can be found in video game adaptations. The success speaks for itself: After just one week, Fallout was renewed directly by Amazon. While fans are now patiently waiting for new information about a second season, plenty of gaming replacements are already on the way.
In this article you will get one Overview of the 26 (!) most important films and series based on video games, which are set to launch in 2024 and beyond after Fallout. First, we’ll introduce you to 14 adaptations that are already certain to launch in the next two years. Below you will find the most exciting projects currently in development.
Video game adaptations 2024: Knuckles
Knuckles – S01 Trailer (German subtitles) HD
The spin-off series is based on the movie Sonic the Hedgehog 2 Knuckles completely similar to the red echidna from the popular Sega games. In his own series, he has to train a bumbling deputy sheriff to become an echidna fighter and meets a former henchman of Dr. Robotnik.
Video game adaptations 2024: Borderlands
Borderlands – Trailer (German) HD
With Borderlands Director Eli Roth is filming the first-person shooter of the same name from publisher 2K Games. In the sci-fi action comedy, a bounty hunter on the desolate planet of Pandora gathers a chaotic group of mercenaries to find her daughter.
Video game adaptations 2024: Arcane Season 2
Arcane – S02 First Look (English) HD
With Arcane Netflix and Riot Games have brought the world of the MOBA game Leage of Legends to life in a breathtaking fantasy steampunk animated series. After a break of three years, we are finally returning to Piltover with Vi and Jinx this winter.
Video game adaptations 2024: Sonic 3
Paramount
Sonic
In addition to the Knuckles series, there is also the live-action universe surrounding the iconic blue hedgehog Sonic the Hedgehog 3 This year there will also be a cinema sequel, which will show us the hedgehog rival Shadow (voiced by Keanu Reeves!) for the first time.
Video game adaptations 2024: Devil May Cry
Devil May Cry – S01 Announcement (English) HD
The Devil May Cry series from Capcom has been delighting fans of action-adventure games for over 20 years. After an anime series from 2007, the second animated adaptation is now appearing on Netflix this year. is being developed Devil May Cry by Adi Shankar, who previously adapted Castlevania for Netflix.
Video game adaptations 2024: Tomb Raider: The Legend of Lara Croft
Tomb Raider: The Legend of Lara Croft – S01 First Look (English) HD
While Lara Croft’s live-action future is currently uncertain, fans can instead look forward to an animated return for the adventurer and archaeologist. The Netflix series Tomb Raider: The Legend of Lara Croft is said to be part of the canon of the games and is set after the events of the reboot trilogy.
Video game adaptations 2024: Return to Silent Hill
Konami
Silent Hill 2
18 years after Christophe Gans first adapted Konami’s horror series Silent Hill into live-action form, he returns for Return to Silent Hill back in the director’s chair. However, it is not a continuation of the previous films, but rather a reboot and at the same time an adaptation of the video game Silent Hill 2. The project was filmed last year in Germany, among other places.
Video game adaptations 2024: Castlevania Nocturne Season 2
Netflix
Castlevania: Nocturne
Konami’s video game franchise Castlevania already provided the template for the animated Netflix series Castlevania, which spans four seasons. Castlevania: Nocturne is the official sequel and takes place more than 300 years later, at the time of the French Revolution. A second season is already in production.
Video game films 2025: Minecraft
Mojang
Minecraft
The sandbox game Minecraft has been inspiring creative gamers for over 12 years. With the adventure film Minecraft the pixelated block world will come to life next year. The well-known cast of the live-action film adaptation includes Jack Black and Jason Momoa.
Video game adaptations 2025: The Last of Us Season 2
HBO
The Last of Us
Hardly any video game adaptation could trigger such storms of enthusiasm as the HBO series The Last of Us. The adaptation of the PlayStation hit of the same name landed at number 1 of the 25 best series of 2023 in the Moviepilot and FILMSTARTS rankings. In season 2, the post-apocalyptic horror drama with Ellie and Joel will now adapt the game sequel The Last of Us Part II.
Video game adaptations 2025: Twisted Metal Season 2
Peacock
Twisted metal
The racing game shooter series Twisted Metal was created for the streaming service Peacock with the completely crazy action series Twisted metal adapted. The darkly humorous end-time madness full of pimped-up carts and psychotic characters won many fans and was extended for a second season. Hopefully it will finally show us the car competition that gives it the title.
Video game adaptations 2025: Five Nights at Freddy’s 2
Universal
Five Nights at Freddy’s
An abandoned pizzeria, a gang of murderous animatronic dolls and an oppressive, scary atmosphere: these ingredients not only helped the computer game series to be a success, but also its film adaptation. With grosses of over $297 million at the box office, Five Nights at Freddy’s became the most successful horror film of 2023. The fact that a sequel is coming is therefore not surprising.
Video game adaptations 2025: Golden Ax
SEGA
Golden Axe
Golden Ax is a 1989 beat ’em up and is being adapted as an animated fantasy comedy series by American Dad scribe Joe Chandler and Star Trek: Lower Decks creator Mike McMahan. Golden Axe follows a group of warriors as they go into battle against evil. But that just won’t be defeated.
Video game adaptations 2026: Super Mario Bros. 2
Universal
The Super Mario Bros return
Super Mario Bros. 2 is the sequel to the animated hit The Super Mario Bros. Film and is once again based on the adventures of the plumber brothers Mario and Luigi from Nintendo. The first part grossed over $1.3 billion at the box office worldwide and is the most successful video game adaptation of all time to date.
From God of War to Zelda: 12 more video game adaptations are in development
Sony
God of War and Horizon Zero Dawm are also being made into films
While the above series and films already have start dates, are in production or have been officially ordered, there are also numerous other projects that are in the development stage – and could be a long time coming.
Here are the 12 biggest video game adaptations that could await us in the coming years:
Fallout Podcast: How good is Amazon’s sci-fi series really?
Fallout has landed on Amazon with eight episodes at once and is delighting many fans of the video game original. But how good is the sci-fi series really? Can it attract all other series lovers in addition to the gaming community?
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We’ll delve into the world of the beloved game franchise and then explain how the adaptation works. We talk about the characters, the intoxicatingly lively atomic dystopia and various Easter eggs. Is Fallout the best sci-fi series of the year?