Fish out of water and culture clash video games, ranked by your taste
Video games about a lead in a world that is not theirs: every game on Boxlist tagged with the fish out of water and culture clash story theme, the same taste attribute as on films and TV. 178 games on Boxlist.
See which ones match your tasteAlso in films and TV, and books:
The 100 best rated fish out of water and culture clash video games

The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past
Puzzle · 1991
96 / 100

Super Metroid
Shooter · 1994
96 / 100

Red Dead Redemption 2
Shooter · 2018
94 / 100

The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom
Puzzle · 2023
94 / 100

Mass Effect 2
Shooter · 2010
93 / 100

Persona 5
RPG · 2016
93 / 100

Hollow Knight
Platformer · 2017
92 / 100

The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time
Puzzle · 1998
92 / 100

Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic
RPG · 2003
92 / 100

Chrono Trigger
RPG · 1995
92 / 100

Return of the Obra Dinn
Puzzle · 2018
92 / 100

Red Dead Redemption
Shooter · 2010
91 / 100

The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess
Puzzle · 2006
91 / 100

EarthBound
Strategy · 1994
91 / 100

Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door
RPG · 2004
91 / 100

Persona 4
RPG · 2008
91 / 100

BioShock
Shooter · 2007
90 / 100

Grand Theft Auto III
Shooter · 2001
90 / 100

Journey
Platformer · 2012
90 / 100

The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth
Shooter · 2014
90 / 100

Grand Theft Auto V
Shooter · 2013
89 / 100

Assassin's Creed II
Platformer · 2009
89 / 100

BioShock Infinite
Shooter · 2013
89 / 100

Super Mario Bros. 3
Platformer · 1988
89 / 100

God of War II
Platformer · 2007
89 / 100

Fallout 2
Puzzle · 1998
89 / 100

Divinity: Original Sin II
Strategy · 2017
89 / 100

Paper Mario
RPG · 2000
89 / 100

Ōkami
Puzzle · 2006
89 / 100

Mass Effect 3
Shooter · 2012
88 / 100

Dragon Age: Origins
RPG · 2009
88 / 100

The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask
Puzzle · 2000
88 / 100

Black Mesa
Shooter · 2020
88 / 100

Day of the Tentacle
Point-and-click · 1993
88 / 100

Command & Conquer: Red Alert 2
Strategy · 2000
88 / 100

Fire Emblem Awakening
Strategy · 2012
88 / 100

Mass Effect
Shooter · 2007
87 / 100

Dead Space
Shooter · 2008
87 / 100

Outer Wilds
Puzzle · 2019
87 / 100

Tales from the Borderlands
Puzzle · 2014
87 / 100

The Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap
Puzzle · 2004
87 / 100

The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword
Puzzle · 2011
87 / 100

Pokémon Gold Version
Strategy · 1999
87 / 100

Fable
RPG · 2004
87 / 100

Animal Crossing: New Leaf
Simulation · 2012
87 / 100

Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow
Platformer · 2003
87 / 100

Returnal
Shooter · 2021
87 / 100

The Longest Journey
Puzzle · 1999
87 / 100

The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Seasons
Puzzle · 2001
87 / 100

Doom
Shooter · 2016
86 / 100

Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare
Shooter · 2007
86 / 100

Fallout 3
Shooter · 2008
86 / 100

Titanfall 2
Shooter · 2016
86 / 100

Bastion
RPG · 2011
86 / 100

Alien: Isolation
Adventure · 2014
86 / 100

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

Braid
Platformer · 2008
86 / 100

Super Mario Sunshine
Platformer · 2002
86 / 100

Final Fantasy VIII
RPG · 1999
86 / 100

Driver
Racing · 1999
86 / 100

Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga
RPG · 2003
86 / 100

Half-Life 2
Shooter · 2004
85 / 100

Fallout: New Vegas
Shooter · 2010
85 / 100

Dishonored
Puzzle · 2012
85 / 100

The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings
RPG · 2011
85 / 100

Hotline Miami
Shooter · 2012
85 / 100

Dragon Age: Inquisition
Tactics · 2014
85 / 100

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

Half-Life 2: Episode One
Shooter · 2006
85 / 100

The Witcher
RPG · 2007
85 / 100

Dishonored 2
Shooter · 2016
85 / 100

Doom Eternal
Shooter · 2020
85 / 100

Command & Conquer: Red Alert
Strategy · 1996
85 / 100

Jak and Daxter: The Precursor Legacy
Platformer · 2001
85 / 100

Deathloop
Shooter · 2021
85 / 100

Jak II
Shooter · 2003
85 / 100

Rayman 2: The Great Escape
Platformer · 1999
85 / 100

The Forgotten City
RPG · 2021
85 / 100

The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
RPG · 2011
84 / 100

Half-Life
Shooter · 1998
84 / 100

Assassin's Creed IV Black Flag
Adventure · 2013
84 / 100

Super Mario Bros.
Platformer · 1985
84 / 100

BioShock 2
Shooter · 2010
84 / 100

Call of Duty 2
Shooter · 2005
84 / 100

Call of Duty
Shooter · 2003
84 / 100

Crash Bandicoot: Warped
Platformer · 1998
84 / 100

XCOM 2
Strategy · 2016
84 / 100

Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock
Simulation · 2007
84 / 100

Out of This World
Platformer · 1991
84 / 100

Crash Bandicoot 4: It's About Time
Platformer · 2020
84 / 100

Portal
Platformer · 2007
83 / 100

The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion
RPG · 2006
83 / 100

Doom
Shooter · 1993
83 / 100

Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time
Platformer · 2003
83 / 100

Left 4 Dead
Shooter · 2008
83 / 100

Donkey Kong Country
Platformer · 1994
83 / 100

Crash Bandicoot 2: Cortex Strikes Back
Platformer · 1997
83 / 100

Fez
Platformer · 2012
83 / 100

Mortal Kombat
Fighting · 2011
83 / 100

Doom 3
Shooter · 2004
83 / 100
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