Underdog triumphs video games, ranked by your taste
Video games where the long shot comes good: every game on Boxlist tagged with the underdog triumphs story theme, the same taste attribute as on films and TV. 487 games on Boxlist.
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The 100 best rated underdog triumphs video games
The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past
Puzzle · 1991
96 / 100
Super Metroid
Shooter · 1994
96 / 100
Baldur's Gate III
Strategy · 2023
95 / 100
Final Fantasy III
RPG · 1994
95 / 100
Mass Effect 2
Shooter · 2010
93 / 100
God of War Ragnarök
Hack and slash · 2022
93 / 100
Persona 5
RPG · 2016
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
Uncharted 2: Among Thieves
Shooter · 2009
92 / 100
Hades
Hack and slash · 2020
92 / 100
Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic
RPG · 2003
92 / 100
Chrono Trigger
RPG · 1995
92 / 100
Resident Evil 4
Shooter · 2023
92 / 100
Bloodborne
RPG · 2015
91 / 100
Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos
Strategy · 2002
91 / 100
Silent Hill 2
Puzzle · 2001
91 / 100
EarthBound
Strategy · 1994
91 / 100
Ico
Platformer · 2001
91 / 100
Oddworld: Abe's Oddysee
Platformer · 1997
91 / 100
Death Stranding 2: On the Beach
Shooter · 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
The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth
Shooter · 2014
90 / 100
Resident Evil Requiem
Shooter · 2026
90 / 100
Alan Wake II
Shooter · 2023
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 64
Platformer · 1996
89 / 100
Diablo II
Hack and slash · 2000
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
The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker
Puzzle · 2002
89 / 100
God of War II
Platformer · 2007
89 / 100
Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty
Shooter · 2001
89 / 100
Baldur's Gate II: Shadows of Amn
RPG · 2000
89 / 100
Final Fantasy VII Remake
RPG · 2020
89 / 100
System Shock 2
Shooter · 1999
89 / 100
Gears of War 3
Shooter · 2011
89 / 100
Silent Hill 2
Puzzle · 2024
89 / 100
Final Fantasy VII Rebirth
Strategy · 2024
89 / 100
Blue Prince
Puzzle · 2025
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
NieR: Automata
Hack and slash · 2017
88 / 100
Ori and the Blind Forest
Platformer · 2015
88 / 100
Batman: Arkham Knight
Hack and slash · 2015
88 / 100
StarCraft
Strategy · 1998
88 / 100
Deus Ex: Human Revolution
Shooter · 2011
88 / 100
Halo 3
Shooter · 2007
88 / 100
Deus Ex
Shooter · 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
Beyond Good & Evil
Shooter · 2003
88 / 100
Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater
Shooter · 2025
88 / 100
Mass Effect
Shooter · 2007
87 / 100
Far Cry 3
Shooter · 2012
87 / 100
Dead Space
Shooter · 2008
87 / 100
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
Fighting · 2018
87 / 100
Outer Wilds
Puzzle · 2019
87 / 100
Halo: Reach
Shooter · 2010
87 / 100
Dead Cells
Platformer · 2018
87 / 100
Tales from the Borderlands
Puzzle · 2014
87 / 100
GoldenEye 007
Shooter · 1997
87 / 100
The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword
Puzzle · 2011
87 / 100
Fable
RPG · 2004
87 / 100
Final Fantasy XII
RPG · 2006
87 / 100
Valheim
RPG · 2026
87 / 100
Tunic
Puzzle · 2022
87 / 100
Dead Space
Shooter · 2023
87 / 100
Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker
Shooter · 2010
87 / 100
Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow
Platformer · 2003
87 / 100
Psychonauts 2
Platformer · 2021
87 / 100
Returnal
Shooter · 2021
87 / 100
Crusader Kings III
Strategy · 2020
87 / 100
The Longest Journey
Puzzle · 1999
87 / 100
The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Seasons
Puzzle · 2001
87 / 100
Nine Sols
Platformer · 2024
87 / 100
Grand Theft Auto IV
Shooter · 2008
86 / 100
Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare
Shooter · 2007
86 / 100
Fallout 3
Shooter · 2008
86 / 100
L.A. Noire
Strategy · 2011
86 / 100
Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II - The Sith Lords
Strategy · 2004
86 / 100
Bastion
RPG · 2011
86 / 100
Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots
Shooter · 2008
86 / 100
Alien: Isolation
Adventure · 2014
86 / 100
Yakuza 0
Hack and slash · 2015
86 / 100
Animal Crossing: New Horizons
Simulation · 2020
86 / 100
FTL: Faster Than Light
Strategy · 2012
86 / 100
Silent Hill 3
Puzzle · 2003
86 / 100
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