Complex relationship video games, ranked by your taste

Video games built around a tangled bond between people: every game on Boxlist tagged with the complex relationship story theme, the same taste attribute as on films and TV. 165 games on Boxlist.

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The 100 best rated complex relationship video games

  1. Final Fantasy III

    Final Fantasy III

    RPG · 1994

    95 / 100

  2. Red Dead Redemption 2

    Red Dead Redemption 2

    Shooter · 2018

    94 / 100

  3. God of War

    God of War

    Hack and slash · 2018

    94 / 100

  4. God of War Ragnarök

    God of War Ragnarök

    Hack and slash · 2022

    93 / 100

  5. Persona 5

    Persona 5

    RPG · 2016

    93 / 100

  6. Half-Life: Alyx

    Half-Life: Alyx

    Shooter · 2020

    93 / 100

  7. Uncharted 2: Among Thieves

    Uncharted 2: Among Thieves

    Shooter · 2009

    92 / 100

  8. Hades

    Hades

    Hack and slash · 2020

    92 / 100

  9. Chrono Trigger

    Chrono Trigger

    RPG · 1995

    92 / 100

  10. Undertale

    Undertale

    Puzzle · 2015

    91 / 100

  11. Silent Hill 2

    Silent Hill 2

    Puzzle · 2001

    91 / 100

  12. Disco Elysium

    Disco Elysium

    RPG · 2019

    91 / 100

  13. Final Fantasy X

    Final Fantasy X

    RPG · 2001

    91 / 100

  14. Heroes of Might and Magic III: The Restoration of Erathia

    Heroes of Might and Magic III: The Restoration of Erathia

    Strategy · 1999

    91 / 100

  15. EarthBound

    EarthBound

    Strategy · 1994

    91 / 100

  16. Ico

    Ico

    Platformer · 2001

    91 / 100

  17. Persona 4

    Persona 4

    RPG · 2008

    91 / 100

  18. Ghost of Tsushima

    Ghost of Tsushima

    Hack and slash · 2020

    90 / 100

  19. BioShock Infinite

    BioShock Infinite

    Shooter · 2013

    89 / 100

  20. Inside

    Inside

    Platformer · 2016

    89 / 100

  21. Shadow of the Colossus

    Shadow of the Colossus

    Platformer · 2005

    89 / 100

  22. Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater

    Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater

    Shooter · 2004

    89 / 100

  23. It Takes Two

    It Takes Two

    Platformer · 2021

    89 / 100

  24. Baldur's Gate II: Shadows of Amn

    Baldur's Gate II: Shadows of Amn

    RPG · 2000

    89 / 100

  25. Shadow of the Colossus

    Shadow of the Colossus

    Platformer · 2018

    89 / 100

  26. Fire Emblem: Three Houses

    Fire Emblem: Three Houses

    Strategy · 2019

    89 / 100

  27. Silent Hill 2

    Silent Hill 2

    Puzzle · 2024

    89 / 100

  28. Persona 3 Reload

    Persona 3 Reload

    RPG · 2024

    89 / 100

  29. Horizon Zero Dawn

    Horizon Zero Dawn

    Shooter · 2017

    88 / 100

  30. Marvel's Spider-Man

    Marvel's Spider-Man

    Hack and slash · 2018

    88 / 100

  31. NieR: Automata

    NieR: Automata

    Hack and slash · 2017

    88 / 100

  32. Batman: Arkham Knight

    Batman: Arkham Knight

    Hack and slash · 2015

    88 / 100

  33. Doki Doki Literature Club!

    Doki Doki Literature Club!

    Visual novel · 2017

    88 / 100

  34. LittleBigPlanet

    LittleBigPlanet

    Platformer · 2008

    88 / 100

  35. Fire Emblem Awakening

    Fire Emblem Awakening

    Strategy · 2012

    88 / 100

  36. Mass Effect

    Mass Effect

    Shooter · 2007

    87 / 100

  37. Final Fantasy XII

    Final Fantasy XII

    RPG · 2006

    87 / 100

  38. Spiritfarer

    Spiritfarer

    Platformer · 2020

    87 / 100

  39. Fallout 3

    Fallout 3

    Shooter · 2008

    86 / 100

  40. Final Fantasy IX

    Final Fantasy IX

    RPG · 2000

    86 / 100

  41. Bastion

    Bastion

    RPG · 2011

    86 / 100

  42. Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots

    Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots

    Shooter · 2008

    86 / 100

  43. Braid

    Braid

    Platformer · 2008

    86 / 100

  44. Yakuza 0

    Yakuza 0

    Hack and slash · 2015

    86 / 100

  45. Final Fantasy VIII

    Final Fantasy VIII

    RPG · 1999

    86 / 100

  46. Rayman Origins

    Rayman Origins

    Platformer · 2011

    86 / 100

  47. Dispatch

    Dispatch

    Strategy · 2025

    86 / 100

  48. Neon White

    Neon White

    Shooter · 2022

    86 / 100

  49. Half-Life 2

    Half-Life 2

    Shooter · 2004

    85 / 100

  50. The Walking Dead

    The Walking Dead

    Puzzle · 2012

    85 / 100

  51. Max Payne 2: The Fall of Max Payne

    Max Payne 2: The Fall of Max Payne

    Shooter · 2003

    85 / 100

  52. What Remains of Edith Finch

    What Remains of Edith Finch

    Puzzle · 2017

    85 / 100

  53. Uncharted: The Lost Legacy

    Uncharted: The Lost Legacy

    Shooter · 2017

    85 / 100

  54. Frostpunk

    Frostpunk

    Strategy · 2018

    85 / 100

  55. Child of Light

    Child of Light

    Platformer · 2014

    85 / 100

  56. Night in the Woods

    Night in the Woods

    Platformer · 2017

    85 / 100

  57. A Plague Tale: Requiem

    A Plague Tale: Requiem

    RPG · 2022

    85 / 100

  58. The Forgotten City

    The Forgotten City

    RPG · 2021

    85 / 100

  59. Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth

    Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth

    Hack and slash · 2024

    85 / 100

  60. Rise of the Tomb Raider

    Rise of the Tomb Raider

    Shooter · 2015

    84 / 100

  61. Super Meat Boy

    Super Meat Boy

    Platformer · 2010

    84 / 100

  62. Battlefield: Bad Company 2

    Battlefield: Bad Company 2

    Shooter · 2010

    84 / 100

  63. Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell

    Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell

    Shooter · 2002

    84 / 100

  64. Indigo Prophecy

    Indigo Prophecy

    Adventure · 2005

    84 / 100

  65. Crusader Kings II

    Crusader Kings II

    Strategy · 2012

    84 / 100

  66. Deltarune

    Deltarune

    Puzzle · 2025

    84 / 100

  67. Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced

    Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced

    Platformer · 2026

    84 / 100

  68. Tomb Raider

    Tomb Raider

    Shooter · 2013

    83 / 100

  69. Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time

    Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time

    Platformer · 2003

    83 / 100

  70. Donkey Kong Country

    Donkey Kong Country

    Platformer · 1994

    83 / 100

  71. Gears of War

    Gears of War

    Shooter · 2006

    83 / 100

  72. Marvel's Spider-Man 2

    Marvel's Spider-Man 2

    Hack and slash · 2023

    83 / 100

  73. Bulletstorm

    Bulletstorm

    Shooter · 2011

    83 / 100

  74. The Banner Saga

    The Banner Saga

    Tactics · 2014

    83 / 100

  75. Kingdom Hearts III

    Kingdom Hearts III

    Hack and slash · 2019

    83 / 100

  76. Monument Valley

    Monument Valley

    Puzzle · 2014

    83 / 100

  77. BattleBlock Theater

    BattleBlock Theater

    Platformer · 2013

    83 / 100

  78. NieR Replicant ver.1.22474487139...

    NieR Replicant ver.1.22474487139...

    Hack and slash · 2021

    83 / 100

  79. Tekken 2

    Tekken 2

    Fighting · 1995

    83 / 100

  80. Yakuza 6: The Song of Life

    Yakuza 6: The Song of Life

    Hack and slash · 2016

    83 / 100

  81. Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons

    Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons

    Puzzle · 2013

    82 / 100

  82. To the Moon

    To the Moon

    Puzzle · 2011

    82 / 100

  83. Devil May Cry 3: Dante's Awakening

    Devil May Cry 3: Dante's Awakening

    Shooter · 2005

    82 / 100

  84. Hitman 2

    Hitman 2

    Shooter · 2018

    82 / 100

  85. Metal Slug

    Metal Slug

    Shooter · 1996

    82 / 100

  86. Unpacking

    Unpacking

    Puzzle · 2021

    82 / 100

  87. Pokémon Pearl Version

    Pokémon Pearl Version

    Strategy · 2006

    82 / 100

  88. Ace Combat 7: Skies Unknown

    Ace Combat 7: Skies Unknown

    Shooter · 2019

    82 / 100

  89. Life Is Strange

    Life Is Strange

    Puzzle · 2015

    81 / 100

  90. The Wolf Among Us

    The Wolf Among Us

    Point-and-click · 2013

    81 / 100

  91. Heavy Rain

    Heavy Rain

    Adventure · 2010

    81 / 100

  92. A Plague Tale: Innocence

    A Plague Tale: Innocence

    Adventure · 2019

    81 / 100

  93. Gris

    Gris

    Platformer · 2018

    81 / 100

  94. The Binding of Isaac

    The Binding of Isaac

    Shooter · 2011

    81 / 100

  95. This War of Mine

    This War of Mine

    Strategy · 2014

    81 / 100

  96. Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Conviction

    Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Conviction

    Shooter · 2010

    81 / 100

  97. Pokémon Diamond Version

    Pokémon Diamond Version

    Strategy · 2006

    81 / 100

  98. Her Story

    Her Story

    Point-and-click · 2015

    81 / 100

  99. Grim Fandango Remastered

    Grim Fandango Remastered

    Puzzle · 2015

    81 / 100

  100. Life is Strange: True Colors

    Life is Strange: True Colors

    Adventure · 2021

    81 / 100

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