Human spirit, resilience and survival video games, ranked by your taste
Video games about people who endure the unendurable: every game on Boxlist tagged with the human spirit, resilience and survival story theme, the same taste attribute as on films and TV. 669 games on Boxlist.
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The 100 best rated human spirit, resilience and survival video games

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

Super Metroid
Shooter · 1994
96 / 100

Elden Ring
RPG · 2022
95 / 100

Final Fantasy III
RPG · 1994
95 / 100

Red Dead Redemption 2
Shooter · 2018
94 / 100

God of War
Hack and slash · 2018
94 / 100

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

Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island
Platformer · 1995
94 / 100

Mass Effect 2
Shooter · 2010
93 / 100

The Last of Us Part II
Shooter · 2020
93 / 100

God of War Ragnarök
Hack and slash · 2022
93 / 100

Persona 5
RPG · 2016
93 / 100

Super Mario Galaxy 2
Platformer · 2010
93 / 100

Metroid Prime
Shooter · 2002
93 / 100

Half-Life: Alyx
Shooter · 2020
93 / 100

Portal 2
Platformer · 2011
92 / 100

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

The Last of Us
Shooter · 2013
92 / 100

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

Castlevania: Symphony of the Night
Platformer · 1997
92 / 100

Resident Evil 4
Shooter · 2023
92 / 100

Unreal Tournament
Shooter · 1999
92 / 100

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

Red Dead Redemption
Shooter · 2010
91 / 100

Undertale
Puzzle · 2015
91 / 100

Bloodborne
RPG · 2015
91 / 100

Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos
Strategy · 2002
91 / 100

Silent Hill 2
Puzzle · 2001
91 / 100

Disco Elysium
RPG · 2019
91 / 100

God of War III
Hack and slash · 2010
91 / 100

Heroes of Might and Magic III: The Restoration of Erathia
Strategy · 1999
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

Ico
Platformer · 2001
91 / 100

Persona 4
RPG · 2008
91 / 100

Oddworld: Abe's Oddysee
Platformer · 1997
91 / 100

Hades II
Hack and slash · 2025
91 / 100

Death Stranding 2: On the Beach
Shooter · 2025
91 / 100

Donkey Kong Bananza
Platformer · 2025
91 / 100

BioShock
Shooter · 2007
90 / 100

Resident Evil 2
Shooter · 2019
90 / 100

Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain
Shooter · 2015
90 / 100

Ghost of Tsushima
Hack and slash · 2020
90 / 100

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

Resident Evil Requiem
Shooter · 2026
90 / 100

Alan Wake II
Shooter · 2023
90 / 100

Metroid: Zero Mission
Shooter · 2004
90 / 100

Company of Heroes
Strategy · 2006
90 / 100

Demon's Souls
Hack and slash · 2020
90 / 100

Subnautica 2
Adventure · 2026
90 / 100

Grand Theft Auto V
Shooter · 2013
89 / 100

Assassin's Creed II
Platformer · 2009
89 / 100

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

BioShock Infinite
Shooter · 2013
89 / 100

Super Mario Bros. 3
Platformer · 1988
89 / 100

Dark Souls
RPG · 2011
89 / 100

Inside
Platformer · 2016
89 / 100

Diablo II
Hack and slash · 2000
89 / 100

Celeste
Platformer · 2018
89 / 100

Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception
Shooter · 2011
89 / 100

Shadow of the Colossus
Platformer · 2005
89 / 100

Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater
Shooter · 2004
89 / 100

God of War II
Platformer · 2007
89 / 100

Fallout 2
Puzzle · 1998
89 / 100

Ori and the Will of the Wisps
Platformer · 2020
89 / 100

Baldur's Gate II: Shadows of Amn
RPG · 2000
89 / 100

Divinity: Original Sin II
Strategy · 2017
89 / 100

Super Mario 3D World
Platformer · 2013
89 / 100

Horizon Forbidden West
RPG · 2022
89 / 100

System Shock 2
Shooter · 1999
89 / 100

Warcraft II: Tides of Darkness
Strategy · 1995
89 / 100

Forza Horizon 5
Racing · 2021
89 / 100

Gears of War 3
Shooter · 2011
89 / 100

Fire Emblem: Three Houses
Strategy · 2019
89 / 100

Silent Hill 2
Puzzle · 2024
89 / 100

Paper Mario
RPG · 2000
89 / 100

Ōkami
Puzzle · 2006
89 / 100

Final Fantasy VII Rebirth
Strategy · 2024
89 / 100

Persona 3 Reload
RPG · 2024
89 / 100

Batman: Arkham Asylum
Hack and slash · 2009
88 / 100

Marvel's Spider-Man
Hack and slash · 2018
88 / 100

Mass Effect 3
Shooter · 2012
88 / 100

Dragon Age: Origins
RPG · 2009
88 / 100

Ori and the Blind Forest
Platformer · 2015
88 / 100

StarCraft
Strategy · 1998
88 / 100

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

Dead Space 2
Shooter · 2011
88 / 100

God of War
Hack and slash · 2005
88 / 100

Deus Ex: Human Revolution
Shooter · 2011
88 / 100

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

Halo 3
Shooter · 2007
88 / 100

Deus Ex
Shooter · 2000
88 / 100

Sonic the Hedgehog 2
Platformer · 1992
88 / 100

Black Mesa
Shooter · 2020
88 / 100

Doki Doki Literature Club!
Visual novel · 2017
88 / 100
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