Hollywood spent decades treating video-game adaptations like a cursed side quest. Thankfully, the pixels have finally fought back. These four PS5 titles prove the best fictional worlds can thrive on every screen.
THE LAST OF US PART II REMASTERED
Beautiful, brutal and emotionally exhausting, Ellie and Abby’s intertwined revenge story remains gaming’s prestige-drama benchmark. PS5 upgrades sharpen its ruined America, while No Return mode adds addictive combat challenges. HBO’s adaptation makes its world feel even richer, but playing as queer heroine Ellie gives every impossible choice extra weight.
MORTAL KOMBAT 1
A timeline reboot lets Fire God Liu Kang reshuffle familiar fighters, relationships and rivalries with gleefully chaotic results. Combat feels fast, polished and gloriously disgusting, while Kameo partners bring strategic sparkle. Decades of films, animation and iconic catchphrases (“Finish Him!”) have made this universe bigger than gaming. Mileena and Tanya’s romance gives it heart beneath the fatalities.
CYBERPUNK 2077: ULTIMATE EDITION
After a notoriously messy launch, Cyberpunk 2077 has completed the ultimate redemption arc. Night City now feels intoxicatingly alive, packed with stylish violence, political intrigue and queer romance options. Phantom Liberty adds a gripping spy thriller, while Netflix anime Edgerunners transforms the city itself into the franchise’s true star. Neon never looked so dangerous.
INDIANA JONES AND THE GREAT CIRCLE
This whip-cracking adventure understands that Indy is an archaeologist before he is an action hero. Exploration, stealth and satisfyingly tactile puzzles make it feel like starring in a lost film between Raiders and The Last Crusade. The result is cinematic without becoming an endless cutscene, delivering globe-trotting escapism worthy of the hat.
