TV shows based on a True Game
This hit Netflix series features a group of kids playing D&D and introduced the world to the Demogorgon.
What is Stranger Things?
This arcade rhythm game, first released in 1998, challenges players to step on arrows in sync with music.
What is Dance Dance Revolution?
This mustachioed plumber got from pixels to 3D animation makeover in his 2023 movie.
Who is Mario?
Now a master, Ash is besties with this mouse-like Pokémon who sizzles with electricity.
Who is Pikachu?
This game series, set in post-apocalyptic Russia, is based on novels by Dmitry Glukhovsky.
What is Metro?
A Netflix show about a young female chess prodigy.
What is The Queen's Gambit?
This 2005 game let players use a plastic guitar controller to play songs like Smoke on the Water and Iron Man.
What is Guitar Hero?
This blue hedgehog, known for his super speed, got his own live-action movie in 2020.
Who is Sonic the Hedgehog?
He is taller, leaner and greener. Still always second to his brother Mario.
Who is Luigi?
This first-person shooter critiques Ayn Rand’s philosophy and features characters like Andrew Ryan and Atlas.
What is Bioshock?
This game’s Netflix adaptation, Arcane, explores the rivalry between Piltover and Zaun.
What is League of Legends?
This open-world game, released in 2013, features a massive in-game radio system with stations playing everything from hip-hop to classic rock, including hits from Dr. Dre and Queen.
What is Grand Theft Auto V?
This 2025 movie is based on the best-selling sandbox game where players can build, mine, and survive.
What is Minecraft?
What is Banjo and Kazooie?
This horror game, developed by Cyanide, takes direct inspiration from the mythos of H.P. Lovecraft.
What is Call of Cthulhu?
A Netflix series about this fantasy RPG follows Geralt of Rivia, a monster hunter with magical abilities.
What is The Witcher?
In The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time, players use this magical instrument to change time and manipulate the world.
What is the Ocarina?
This horror game series, set in an eerie pizzeria with haunted animatronics, got its first movie adaptation in 2023.
What is Five Nights and Freddy's?
A species of lombax, this skilled mechanic befriended a robot named Clank who crash landed on Veldin.
What is Ratchet and Clank?
The first entry in this stealth-action franchise was influenced by Alamut, a 1938 novel by Vladimir Bartol.
What is Assassin's Creed?
Amazon Prime adapted this post-apocalyptic RPG, set in a world devastated by nuclear war.
What is Fallout?
Released in 2009, this game let players scratch and mix tracks using a turntable controller, featuring artists like Daft Punk.
What is DJ Hero?
Angelina Jolie and Alicia Vikander have both played this treasure-hunting video game heroine in live-action films.
Who is Lara Croft?
God of War explores the father-son dynamic as Kratos teams up with his son to wreak havoc upon enemies.
Who is Atreus?
What is Around the World in 80 days?