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

  1. Red Dead Redemption 2

    Red Dead Redemption 2

    Shooter · 2018

    94 / 100

  2. Persona 5

    Persona 5

    RPG · 2016

    93 / 100

  3. Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas

    Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas

    Shooter · 2004

    92 / 100

  4. Uncharted 4: A Thief's End

    Uncharted 4: A Thief's End

    Shooter · 2016

    92 / 100

  5. Hades

    Hades

    Hack and slash · 2020

    92 / 100

  6. Grand Theft Auto: Vice City

    Grand Theft Auto: Vice City

    Shooter · 2002

    91 / 100

  7. Disco Elysium

    Disco Elysium

    RPG · 2019

    91 / 100

  8. Persona 4

    Persona 4

    RPG · 2008

    91 / 100

  9. Hades II

    Hades II

    Hack and slash · 2025

    91 / 100

  10. Grand Theft Auto III

    Grand Theft Auto III

    Shooter · 2001

    90 / 100

  11. Resident Evil Requiem

    Resident Evil Requiem

    Shooter · 2026

    90 / 100

  12. Alan Wake II

    Alan Wake II

    Shooter · 2023

    90 / 100

  13. Metroid: Zero Mission

    Metroid: Zero Mission

    Shooter · 2004

    90 / 100

  14. Batman: Arkham City

    Batman: Arkham City

    Hack and slash · 2011

    89 / 100

  15. God of War II

    God of War II

    Platformer · 2007

    89 / 100

  16. Persona 3 Reload

    Persona 3 Reload

    RPG · 2024

    89 / 100

  17. Blue Prince

    Blue Prince

    Puzzle · 2025

    89 / 100

  18. StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty

    StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty

    Strategy · 2010

    88 / 100

  19. Beyond Good & Evil

    Beyond Good & Evil

    Shooter · 2003

    88 / 100

  20. Fire Emblem Awakening

    Fire Emblem Awakening

    Strategy · 2012

    88 / 100

  21. Medieval II: Total War

    Medieval II: Total War

    Strategy · 2006

    88 / 100

  22. Indiana Jones and the Great Circle

    Indiana Jones and the Great Circle

    Puzzle · 2024

    88 / 100

  23. Mass Effect

    Mass Effect

    Shooter · 2007

    87 / 100

  24. Tales from the Borderlands

    Tales from the Borderlands

    Puzzle · 2014

    87 / 100

  25. GoldenEye 007

    GoldenEye 007

    Shooter · 1997

    87 / 100

  26. Battlefield 2

    Battlefield 2

    Shooter · 2005

    87 / 100

  27. Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker

    Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker

    Shooter · 2010

    87 / 100

  28. Grand Theft Auto IV

    Grand Theft Auto IV

    Shooter · 2008

    86 / 100

  29. L.A. Noire

    L.A. Noire

    Strategy · 2011

    86 / 100

  30. Fallout: A Post Nuclear Role Playing Game

    Fallout: A Post Nuclear Role Playing Game

    RPG · 1997

    86 / 100

  31. Yakuza 0

    Yakuza 0

    Hack and slash · 2015

    86 / 100

  32. Pokémon Blue Version

    Pokémon Blue Version

    Strategy · 1996

    86 / 100

  33. Dispatch

    Dispatch

    Strategy · 2025

    86 / 100

  34. Divinity: Original Sin

    Divinity: Original Sin

    Puzzle · 2014

    86 / 100

  35. Driver

    Driver

    Racing · 1999

    86 / 100

  36. SteamWorld Dig 2

    SteamWorld Dig 2

    Platformer · 2017

    86 / 100

  37. Big Walk

    Big Walk

    Platformer · 2026

    86 / 100

  38. Fallout: New Vegas

    Fallout: New Vegas

    Shooter · 2010

    85 / 100

  39. Minecraft: Java Edition

    Minecraft: Java Edition

    Simulation · 2011

    85 / 100

  40. Metal Gear Solid

    Metal Gear Solid

    Shooter · 1998

    85 / 100

  41. Hotline Miami

    Hotline Miami

    Shooter · 2012

    85 / 100

  42. Need for Speed: Most Wanted

    Need for Speed: Most Wanted

    Racing · 2005

    85 / 100

  43. Metro 2033

    Metro 2033

    Shooter · 2010

    85 / 100

  44. Tekken 3

    Tekken 3

    Fighting · 1997

    85 / 100

  45. Metroid Fusion

    Metroid Fusion

    Shooter · 2002

    85 / 100

  46. Battlefield 1942

    Battlefield 1942

    Shooter · 2002

    85 / 100

  47. Hitman 3

    Hitman 3

    Shooter · 2021

    85 / 100

  48. Yakuza: Like a Dragon

    Yakuza: Like a Dragon

    RPG · 2020

    85 / 100

  49. The Forgotten City

    The Forgotten City

    RPG · 2021

    85 / 100

  50. S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl

    S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl

    Shooter · 2024

    85 / 100

  51. Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth

    Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth

    Hack and slash · 2024

    85 / 100

  52. LEGO Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight

    LEGO Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight

    Puzzle · 2026

    85 / 100

  53. Onimusha: Way of the Sword

    Onimusha: Way of the Sword

    Hack and slash · 2026

    85 / 100

  54. Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice

    Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice

    Hack and slash · 2017

    84 / 100

  55. Call of Duty 2

    Call of Duty 2

    Shooter · 2005

    84 / 100

  56. Call of Duty

    Call of Duty

    Shooter · 2003

    84 / 100

  57. Crash Bandicoot: Warped

    Crash Bandicoot: Warped

    Platformer · 1998

    84 / 100

  58. Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell

    Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell

    Shooter · 2002

    84 / 100

  59. Indigo Prophecy

    Indigo Prophecy

    Adventure · 2005

    84 / 100

  60. Doom 3

    Doom 3

    Shooter · 2004

    83 / 100

  61. The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening

    The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening

    Puzzle · 1993

    83 / 100

  62. Yakuza 6: The Song of Life

    Yakuza 6: The Song of Life

    Hack and slash · 2016

    83 / 100

  63. Sleeping Dogs

    Sleeping Dogs

    Shooter · 2012

    82 / 100

  64. Apex Legends

    Apex Legends

    Shooter · 2019

    82 / 100

  65. Hitman: Blood Money

    Hitman: Blood Money

    Shooter · 2006

    82 / 100

  66. Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance

    Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance

    Shooter · 2013

    82 / 100

  67. To the Moon

    To the Moon

    Puzzle · 2011

    82 / 100

  68. Devil May Cry 3: Dante's Awakening

    Devil May Cry 3: Dante's Awakening

    Shooter · 2005

    82 / 100

  69. Hitman 2

    Hitman 2

    Shooter · 2018

    82 / 100

  70. 007 First Light

    007 First Light

    Shooter · 2026

    82 / 100

  71. Far Cry 4

    Far Cry 4

    Shooter · 2014

    81 / 100

  72. Heavy Rain

    Heavy Rain

    Adventure · 2010

    81 / 100

  73. Saints Row: The Third

    Saints Row: The Third

    Shooter · 2011

    81 / 100

  74. Infamous

    Infamous

    Shooter · 2009

    81 / 100

  75. Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory

    Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory

    Shooter · 2005

    81 / 100

  76. A Hat in Time

    A Hat in Time

    Platformer · 2017

    81 / 100

  77. Call of Duty: Black Ops

    Call of Duty: Black Ops

    Shooter · 2010

    80 / 100

  78. Detroit: Become Human

    Detroit: Become Human

    Adventure · 2018

    80 / 100

  79. Far Cry 5

    Far Cry 5

    Shooter · 2018

    80 / 100

  80. The Walking Dead: Season Two

    The Walking Dead: Season Two

    Puzzle · 2013

    80 / 100

  81. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare

    Call of Duty: Modern Warfare

    Shooter · 2019

    80 / 100

  82. Heroes of Might and Magic V

    Heroes of Might and Magic V

    Strategy · 2006

    80 / 100

  83. Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Pandora Tomorrow

    Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Pandora Tomorrow

    Shooter · 2004

    80 / 100

  84. Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines

    Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines

    RPG · 2004

    79 / 100

  85. Final Fantasy XV

    Final Fantasy XV

    Hack and slash · 2016

    79 / 100

  86. Hitman

    Hitman

    Shooter · 2016

    79 / 100

  87. The Vanishing of Ethan Carter

    The Vanishing of Ethan Carter

    Puzzle · 2014

    79 / 100

  88. Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories

    Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories

    Racing · 2005

    79 / 100

  89. Call of Duty: Black Ops 6

    Call of Duty: Black Ops 6

    Shooter · 2024

    78 / 100

  90. Mafia II

    Mafia II

    Shooter · 2010

    77 / 100

  91. Outlast

    Outlast

    Adventure · 2013

    77 / 100

  92. Among Us

    Among Us

    Strategy · 2018

    77 / 100

  93. Mafia: Definitive Edition

    Mafia: Definitive Edition

    Shooter · 2020

    77 / 100

  94. The Darkness II

    The Darkness II

    Shooter · 2012

    77 / 100

  95. Dead Rising 2

    Dead Rising 2

    Hack and slash · 2010

    77 / 100

  96. Medal of Honor: Airborne

    Medal of Honor: Airborne

    Shooter · 2007

    77 / 100

  97. Mafia: The Old Country

    Mafia: The Old Country

    Shooter · 2025

    77 / 100

  98. Star Wars Outlaws

    Star Wars Outlaws

    Shooter · 2024

    77 / 100

  99. A Way Out

    A Way Out

    Adventure · 2018

    76 / 100

  100. Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare

    Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare

    Shooter · 2014

    76 / 100

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