Deep rivalry video games, ranked by your taste
Video games driven by two sides who will not back down: every game on Boxlist tagged with the deep rivalry story theme, the same taste attribute as on films and TV. 130 games on Boxlist.
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The 100 best rated deep rivalry video games

Red Dead Redemption 2
Shooter · 2018
94 / 100

Persona 5
RPG · 2016
93 / 100

Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas
Shooter · 2004
92 / 100

Uncharted 4: A Thief's End
Shooter · 2016
92 / 100

Hades
Hack and slash · 2020
92 / 100

Grand Theft Auto: Vice City
Shooter · 2002
91 / 100

Disco Elysium
RPG · 2019
91 / 100

Persona 4
RPG · 2008
91 / 100

Hades II
Hack and slash · 2025
91 / 100

Grand Theft Auto III
Shooter · 2001
90 / 100

Resident Evil Requiem
Shooter · 2026
90 / 100

Alan Wake II
Shooter · 2023
90 / 100

Metroid: Zero Mission
Shooter · 2004
90 / 100

Batman: Arkham City
Hack and slash · 2011
89 / 100

God of War II
Platformer · 2007
89 / 100

Persona 3 Reload
RPG · 2024
89 / 100

Blue Prince
Puzzle · 2025
89 / 100

StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty
Strategy · 2010
88 / 100

Beyond Good & Evil
Shooter · 2003
88 / 100

Fire Emblem Awakening
Strategy · 2012
88 / 100

Medieval II: Total War
Strategy · 2006
88 / 100

Indiana Jones and the Great Circle
Puzzle · 2024
88 / 100

Mass Effect
Shooter · 2007
87 / 100

Tales from the Borderlands
Puzzle · 2014
87 / 100

GoldenEye 007
Shooter · 1997
87 / 100

Battlefield 2
Shooter · 2005
87 / 100

Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker
Shooter · 2010
87 / 100

Grand Theft Auto IV
Shooter · 2008
86 / 100

L.A. Noire
Strategy · 2011
86 / 100

Fallout: A Post Nuclear Role Playing Game
RPG · 1997
86 / 100

Yakuza 0
Hack and slash · 2015
86 / 100

Pokémon Blue Version
Strategy · 1996
86 / 100

Dispatch
Strategy · 2025
86 / 100

Divinity: Original Sin
Puzzle · 2014
86 / 100

Driver
Racing · 1999
86 / 100

SteamWorld Dig 2
Platformer · 2017
86 / 100

Big Walk
Platformer · 2026
86 / 100

Fallout: New Vegas
Shooter · 2010
85 / 100

Minecraft: Java Edition
Simulation · 2011
85 / 100

Metal Gear Solid
Shooter · 1998
85 / 100

Hotline Miami
Shooter · 2012
85 / 100

Need for Speed: Most Wanted
Racing · 2005
85 / 100

Metro 2033
Shooter · 2010
85 / 100

Tekken 3
Fighting · 1997
85 / 100

Metroid Fusion
Shooter · 2002
85 / 100

Battlefield 1942
Shooter · 2002
85 / 100

Hitman 3
Shooter · 2021
85 / 100

Yakuza: Like a Dragon
RPG · 2020
85 / 100

The Forgotten City
RPG · 2021
85 / 100

S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl
Shooter · 2024
85 / 100

Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth
Hack and slash · 2024
85 / 100

LEGO Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight
Puzzle · 2026
85 / 100

Onimusha: Way of the Sword
Hack and slash · 2026
85 / 100

Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice
Hack and slash · 2017
84 / 100

Call of Duty 2
Shooter · 2005
84 / 100

Call of Duty
Shooter · 2003
84 / 100

Crash Bandicoot: Warped
Platformer · 1998
84 / 100

Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell
Shooter · 2002
84 / 100

Indigo Prophecy
Adventure · 2005
84 / 100

Doom 3
Shooter · 2004
83 / 100

The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening
Puzzle · 1993
83 / 100

Yakuza 6: The Song of Life
Hack and slash · 2016
83 / 100

Sleeping Dogs
Shooter · 2012
82 / 100

Apex Legends
Shooter · 2019
82 / 100

Hitman: Blood Money
Shooter · 2006
82 / 100

Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance
Shooter · 2013
82 / 100

To the Moon
Puzzle · 2011
82 / 100

Devil May Cry 3: Dante's Awakening
Shooter · 2005
82 / 100

Hitman 2
Shooter · 2018
82 / 100

007 First Light
Shooter · 2026
82 / 100

Far Cry 4
Shooter · 2014
81 / 100

Heavy Rain
Adventure · 2010
81 / 100

Saints Row: The Third
Shooter · 2011
81 / 100

Infamous
Shooter · 2009
81 / 100

Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory
Shooter · 2005
81 / 100

A Hat in Time
Platformer · 2017
81 / 100

Call of Duty: Black Ops
Shooter · 2010
80 / 100

Detroit: Become Human
Adventure · 2018
80 / 100

Far Cry 5
Shooter · 2018
80 / 100

The Walking Dead: Season Two
Puzzle · 2013
80 / 100

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare
Shooter · 2019
80 / 100

Heroes of Might and Magic V
Strategy · 2006
80 / 100

Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Pandora Tomorrow
Shooter · 2004
80 / 100

Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines
RPG · 2004
79 / 100

Final Fantasy XV
Hack and slash · 2016
79 / 100

Hitman
Shooter · 2016
79 / 100

The Vanishing of Ethan Carter
Puzzle · 2014
79 / 100

Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories
Racing · 2005
79 / 100

Call of Duty: Black Ops 6
Shooter · 2024
78 / 100

Mafia II
Shooter · 2010
77 / 100

Outlast
Adventure · 2013
77 / 100

Among Us
Strategy · 2018
77 / 100

Mafia: Definitive Edition
Shooter · 2020
77 / 100

The Darkness II
Shooter · 2012
77 / 100

Dead Rising 2
Hack and slash · 2010
77 / 100

Medal of Honor: Airborne
Shooter · 2007
77 / 100

Mafia: The Old Country
Shooter · 2025
77 / 100

Star Wars Outlaws
Shooter · 2024
77 / 100

A Way Out
Adventure · 2018
76 / 100

Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare
Shooter · 2014
76 / 100
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