The Best Video Game Sequels
List Rules Only the second game in a series. Vote up the best games that followed (and even surpassed) the first game in a series.
Video games have gone from something you did with buddies at the local arcade to a multi-billion dollar industry that spends and makes more money than Hollywood does making films. With so much money coming in, it's no surprise video games get sequels made to keep the cash flowing, but which video game sequels are the best? There are hundreds of them out there, but only a few could be considered to be equal or even better than their predecessors.
This list focuses specifically on direct sequels to the first game—there are no Super Mario Bros. 3s or Tekken IIIs in here. All games ranked on this list are second to one and are considered to be some of the greatest video game sequels ever made. What makes these games good has a lot to do with the games that came before, but in the end, these sequels stand on their own.
If we missed any of your favorites, add them to the list and don't forget to rank the games you think are the best sequels of them all!
Genres (Video game): Action-adventure game, Beat 'em up, Stealth game
Genres (Video game): Action-adventure game, Puzzle game, Platform game
Genres (Video game): Shooter game, Action-adventure game, Survival horror, Action game, First-person Shooter, + more
Genres (Video game): Action-adventure game, Stealth game
Genres (Video game): Action-adventure game, First-person Shooter
Genres (Video game): Shooter game, Action game, Adventure, Vehicular combat game, First-person Shooter
Genres (Video game): Horror, Third-person Shooter, Survival horror, Science Fiction
Genres (Video game): Action-adventure game
Genres (Video game): Shooter game, Action-adventure game, Survival horror, First-person Shooter
Genres (Video game): Third-person Shooter, Action role-playing game
Genres (Video game): Action role-playing game, First-person Shooter
Genres (Video game): Shooter game, Action-adventure game, Platform game, Third-person Shooter, Action game
Genres (Video game): Fighting game
Genres (Video game): Action-adventure game, Action game, Hack and slash
Genres (Video game): Isometric projection, Action role-playing game, Action game, Hack and slash, Role-playing video game, + more
Genres (Video game): Shooter game, Survival horror, Action game, First-person Shooter, Science Fiction
Genres (Video game): Shooter game, Action game, First-person Shooter
Genres (Video game): Action-adventure game, Action role-playing game, Action game, Role-playing video game
Genres (Video game): Horror, Third-person Shooter, Survival horror, Action game, Psychological horror
Genres (Video game): Isometric projection, Real-time strategy, Strategy video game
Genres (Video game): Action role-playing game, Adventure
Genres (Video game): Open world, Action-adventure game, Platform game, Action game, Adventure, + more
Genres (Video game): Third-person Shooter, Action game, Tactical shooter, Science Fiction
Genres (Video game): Shooter game, Action-adventure game, Action game, Stealth game
Genres (Video game): Action-adventure