9 Sci-Fi Movies That Would Make Great Video Games

We’ve all been there. You’re in a movie theater watching an enchanting movie only to be sidetracked by how amazing it would be as a video game. Maybe the plot truly captures you, or the effects are out of this world. Sometimes, the video game shortly follows the movie, but there are times when the game never comes.

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Science fiction movies make some of the best video games. The Alien and the Star Wars games are perfect examples of that. Below, you’ll find a few Sci-Fi movies that would make great video games.

9 Inception

Dream Stealer

Inception was an incredibly cool movie about a man with the ability to enter people’s dreams. He uses this skill to steal information from others, and even plant ideas in their minds.

An Inception game has endless possibilities. The game could be about building dreams, or even be a prequel to Inception, where the character starts to dive through dreams for information. Building dreams is a really innovative concept that would make this game truly stand out.

8 Her

Sci-fi Romance

Her is a movie about a lonely man that falls in love with an AI Operating system. We watch as he tries to navigate his confusing love life and crawl out of the hole of loneliness he’s been facing. This movie is both a romance and a Sci-fi movie.

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This game would be best if you played as the A.I. You would get to make decisions about the person who lived in the house you worked in. You can decide what they are wearing, and even who they date. It would be a choice-based game.

7 Everything Everywhere All At Once

Multiverse RPG

Everything Everywhere All At Once is a story about a girl who travels through multiple dimensions to have a good relationship with her mother. The movie follows a family through the multiverse as they try to prove their love for each other and save the world.

This video game should follow the plot of the movie. It would be a Sci-fi RPG where you can play as the mother, and you have to fight through multiple universes to find your daughter.

6 About Time

Love And Time Travel

About Time is a movie about a family where the men can travel through time within their own timelines. The story follows a man who is falling in love but longing to keep a relationship with his dying father.

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This would work wonderfully as a choice-based game. You could move throughout your life, deciding when you need to go back in time to fix something, and when you should continue forward. Each of your choices will affect your relationships with the NPCs.

5 Gravity

Out In Space

Doctor Ryan Stone is an engineer working on her first mission to space. When the shuttle is accidentally destroyed, she finds herself stranded with her fellow astronaut. They have to fight their way through space to make their way home.

This space exploration movie would make for a fantastic video game. You would have an open world space game where you had to wander through asteroids and unknown planets to find your way home. You would have puzzles similar to those an engineer would solve.

4 Eternal Sunshine Of The Spotless Mind

Deeper Into Your Mind

Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind is a story where you can erase unpleasant memories from your brain. The movie showcases the importance of memories through romantic relationships.

This movie would be a fantastic video game. You would wander through your own mind, trying to solve memories based on clues. It would be similar to Psychonauts in theme.

3 Maze Runner

Running, Puzzles, and More!

Maze Runner is a movie about a boy who wakes up at the center of a maze with no memories. He discovers a society run by young men who are trying to survive. With the help of the only girl to ever enter the Maze, our protagonist tries to conquer and escape the perils of the maze.

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Maze Runner is a series, and each would be an incredible addition to a video game series. The game would be puzzle based, using clues to learn how to escape and figure out who put you in this position in the first place.

2 The Martian

Out Of This World

After a storm on Mars, Mark is left stranded. His fellow astronauts had presumed him dead. Mark has to gather supplies and create a plan in order to survive until someone comes to bring him home.

This movie would be a really cool survival game. The tapestry would be the surface of Mars, and you'd need to look for oxygen, food, and supplies. You would play as Mark, and have to find ways to communicate with Earth while surviving.

1 Snowpiercer

Ice Age

Snowpiercer is a movie that takes place after the second ice age. Survivors are all living on a luxury train that pushes through endless ice. There are 1,001 cars, with those of lower classes living in worse conditions than the rich.

Snowpiercer would make for an interesting game. You would play as a lower class citizen as the ice age breaks out. You would make your way through the cars to get to the front of the train to spread the wealth, and change the system.

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