Note to readers: re-publishing this list from last year! :)
It’s Valentine’s Day! And what more could you want than YET ANOTHER list about video game couples? I know you’re excited. Don’t try to hide it.
I realize there’s no shortage of lists out there about video game couples. I’ve seen them all: “Best Couples”, “Greatest Couples”, “Top Couples”, “Worst Couples”, and my personal favorite, “Probably Gay Couples.” (Etc, etc, etc.)
But on my list you’ll find romantic couples spanning decades of video game history: couples from huge, well-known franchises to small indie games, as well as rare, older games you’ve probably never played or even heard of. There are married couples, doomed/ill-fated romances, couples you know/suspect are more than just friends, cute couples, dead couples, on-again/off-again couples, and a few silly ones thrown in as well.
I began this project with a simple mission: put together the biggest and best unbiased list of canonical, romantic video game couples that I possibly could. And what did I learn from all this? That romance is alive and well in video games, and I’ve got a list of 100 video game couples to prove it!
(Listed alphabetically by game/series.)
Alan & Alice (Alan Wake)
from Alan Wake
Elc & Lieza
from Arc the Lad
Ezio & Sofia
from Assassin’s Creed: Brotherhood
Darren & Angelina
from Black Mirror II
Ryu & Nina
from Breath of Fire
Eddie & Ophelia
from Brutal Legend
Alucard Tepes & Maria Renard
from Castlevania: Symphony of the Night
Vincent & Catherine/Katherine
from Catherine
Chrono & Marle
from Chrono Trigger
Max & Monica
from Dark Cloud 2
Isaac Clark & Nicole Brennan
from Dead Space 2
Dante & Trish
from Devil May Cry
Laharl & Etna
from Disgaea
Donkey Kong & Candy Kong
from Donkey Kong Country
Diddy Kong & Dixie Kong
from Donkey Kong Country 2
Kite & Black Rose
from Dot Hack
Hero & Lady Lora
from Dragon Warrior
Dirk & Princess Daphne
from Dragon’s Lair
Earthworm Jim & Princess What’s-Her-Name
from Earthworm Jim
Monkey & Trip
from Enslaved
Cecil & Rosa
from Final Fantasy IV
Locke & Celes
from Final Fantasy VI
Cloud & Tifa
from Final Fantasy VII
Squall & Rinoa
from Final Fantasy VIII
Tidus & Yuna
from Final Fantasy X
Gabriel Knight & Grace Nakamura
from Gabriel Knight
Dom & Maria Santiago
from Gears of War
Kratos & Aphrodite
from God of War
Ryudo & Elena
from Grandia
Dr. David Stiles & Laura Stiles
from Gray Matter
Manny & Mercedes
from Grim Fandango
Gordon Freeman & Alyx Vance
from Half Life
Master Chief & Cortana
from Halo
Ico & Yorda
from Ico
Lucas & Carla
from Indigo Prophecy/Fahrenheit
Jak & Keira
from Jak & Daxter
Roger & Jeanne
from Jeanne D’arc
Sora & Kairi
from Kingdom Hearts
Edgar & Rosella
from King’s Quest VII: The Princess Bride
Maxim & Selan
from Lufia
Alex & Luna
from Lunar: The Silver Star
Hiro & Lucia
from Lunar II: Eternal Blue
Nall & Ruby
from Lunar: The Silver Star, Lunar II: Eternal Blue
Mappy & Mapico
from Mappy-Land
Max Payne & Mona Sax
from Max Payne
Zero & Iris
from Mega Man
Solid Snake & Meryl Silverburgh
from Metal Gear
Samus Aran & Adam Malkovich
from Metroid
Guybrush Threepwood & Elaine Marley
from Monkey Island
Liu Kang & Katana
from Mortal Kombat
Atrus & Catherine
from Myst
Junpie & Akane
from Nine Hours, Nine Persons, Nine Doors
Ryu & Irene
from Ninja Gaiden
Oswald & Gwendolyn
from Odin Sphere
Oki & Ameratsu
from Okami
Pac-Man & Ms. Pac-Man
from Pac-Man/Ms. Pac-Man
Kyle Madigan & Aya Brea
from Parasite Eve
Don & Adrienne
from Phantasmagoria
Phoenix Wright & Maya Fey
from Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney
Ash & Misty
from Pokemon
James & Jessie
from Pokemon
Popo & Nana
from Ice Climbers
Chell & Companion Cube
from Portal
Prince & Farah
from Prince of Persia
Hershel Layton & Claire
from Professor Layton
Jack Russell & Ridley Silverlake
from Radiata Stories
John Marston & Abigail
from Red Dead Redemption
Chris Redfield & Jill Valentine
from Resident Evil
Leon Kennedy & Ada Wong
from Resident Evil
Claire Redfield & Steve Burnside
from Resident Evil: Code Veronica
Jaster Rogue & Kisala
from Rogue Galaxy
Brian & Gina
from Runaway
Yuri & Alice
from Shadow Hearts
Wander & Mono
from Shadow of the Colossus
Ryo Hazuki & Nozomi
from Shenmue
James & Mary Sunderland
from Silent Hill
Vyse & Aika
from Skies of Arcadia
Sonic the Hedgehog & Amy Rose
from Sonic the Hedgehog
Shadow the Hedgehog & Rogue the Bat
from Sonic the Hedgehog
Spyro & Cynder
from Spyro the Dragon
Fox McCloud & Krystal
from Star Fox Adventures
Ryu & Chun Li
from Street Fighter
Mario & Princess Peach
from Super Mario
Toad & Toadette
from Super Mario
Lloyd & Colette
from Tales of Symphonia
Jackie Estacado & Jenny Romano
from The Darkness
Link & Zelda
from The Legend of Zelda
Neku & Shiki
from The World Ends With You
Johnny & River
from To The Moon
Derek & Angela
from Trauma Center
Nathan Drake & Elena Fisher
from Uncharted
Lucien & Lenneth
from Valkyrie Profile
Amon & Sara
from Vandal Hearts
Sandor & Elin
from Vay
Thrall & Jaina Proudmoore
from World of Warcraft
Fei & Elly
from Xenogears
Shion Uzuki & Allen Ridgely
from Xenosaga
Did your favorite couple make my list?