1. "Resident Evil" (2026)
If you like survival horror, zombies and being extremely stressed while exploring a dark hallway, "Resident Evil" is calling your name. Zach Cregger’s (director of "Barbarian" and "Weapons") new take on the iconic video game franchise follows a medical courier caught in a horrifying outbreak in Raccoon City. Expect plenty of creepy creatures, tense exploration and the kind of atmosphere that makes you question every decision.
2. "Fallout" (2024-)
The apocalypse has never looked quite this fun! Amazon’s "Fallout" brings the beloved RPG franchise to the screen with a new story set in its retro-futuristic, post-nuclear world, complete with vaults, mutants and plenty of questionable survival decisions. Even if you've never touched the games, the series makes it pretty easy to get sucked into the wasteland.
3. "Until Dawn" (2025)
What happens when you take a horror game built around keeping everyone alive and turn it into a horror movie? "Until Dawn" follows a group caught in a terrifying time-loop scenario where surviving the night means facing the consequences of their choices again and again. It captures the game’s slasher energy while giving fans a brand-new story to scream at.
4. "A Minecraft Movie" (2025)
"A Minecraft Movie" drops its characters into the game’s instantly recognizable blocky world, where crafting, creepers and general chaos quickly become part of the adventure. Whether you spent your childhood building elaborate castles or immediately getting blown up by a monster, there’s plenty of nostalgia here.
5. "Lara Croft: Tomb Raider" (2001)
Long before video game adaptations became a TV powerhouse, Lara Croft was already raiding tombs on the big screen. "Lara Croft: Tomb Raider" follows the iconic adventurer as she travels the world hunting down ancient artifacts while navigating traps, villains and enough explosions to make archaeology look like an extreme sport.
6. "Five Nights at Freddy's" (2023)
"Five Nights at Freddy’s" brings the super popular horror game’s haunted-restaurant premise to the big screen, following a security guard who discovers that Freddy Fazbear’s Pizza has some seriously sinister secrets. Basically, it’s a workplace horror story for anyone whose worst coworker is a possessed animatronic bear.
7. "The Last of Us" (2023-)
"The Last of Us" takes everything that made its video game counterpart so emotional and gives it room to breathe on television. Joel and Ellie travel across a post-pandemic United States while navigating infected creatures, dangerous survivors and the complicated bond that forms between them. It’s technically a show about surviving the apocalypse, but be warned that the real threat may be how hard it is to watch without crying.
8. "Silent Hill" (2006)
If creepy fog, abandoned towns and things lurking just out of sight are your idea of a good time, "Silent Hill" should be on your list. The 2006 horror movie follows a mother searching for her missing daughter in the mysterious town of Silent Hill, where things get increasingly unsettling with every step. It captures the eerie atmosphere of the game while delivering plenty of disturbing creatures and psychological horror.
9. "Arcane" (2021-2024)
"Arcane" proves a video game adaptation doesn't have to stick to the game's original story to become something entirely its own. Based on characters and the world of League of Legends, the animated series follows sisters Vi and Jinx as they become caught up in the growing conflict between the cities of Piltover and Zaun. With gorgeous animation, complicated characters and a story that goes way beyond the game itself, it’s an adaptation that even non-gamers can get completely invested in.