In many ways, the history of video games is also a history of science fiction. Yet games don’t always get the credit they deserve when it comes to advancing sci-fi genres. Still, many of today’s most popular sci-fi media franchises with television adaptations, like the Paramount+ Halo series and Amazon Prime Studios’ Fallout show, started as video games.
Even when a video game is inspired by an existing sci-fi movie or book series, as is the case with the Star Wars franchise, a popular game like Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic can bring new life to beloved series and illuminate new sides to well-loved sci-fi worlds. Just look at 2025! Whether it's navigating the intricate fraction politics of The Outer Worlds 2 or the isolated desolation of space in Citizen Sleeper 2: Starward Vector, some of the best new sci-fi stories are being told in game.
