Best Video Games for voice acting

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Best for voice acting

Yakuza Kiwami 2

5.0 feature score

Highest scored product for this feature based on supporting review evidence.

Safest pick

Dispatch

4.8 feature score

Balances feature score, supporting reviews, and overall product strength.

Most evidence

Marvel's Deadpool VR

36 supporting reviews

Has the broadest review evidence for this feature.

Best overall product

Hades II

4.6 overall score

Strongest overall product among items with scored evidence for this feature.

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#1 Yakuza Kiwami 2
5.0

The Japanese performances are a standout, giving major confrontations and dramatic scenes convincing weight. Reviewers repeatedly praise the cast even while noting the absence of an English dub in some...

Pros: controls responsiveness, exploration quality

Cons: QTE design, camera behavior

#2 Marathon
5.0

Voice work is a presentation strength, especially in faction scenes and debriefs. The cast and performances add personality to material that could otherwise feel like dry lore delivery.

Pros: world interactivity, voice acting

Cons: menu usability, HUD clarity

#3 Silent Hill f
5.0

Voice acting received consistent praise from the reviews that addressed it, with Japanese and English performances both described as strong or superb.

Pros: voice acting, emotional impact

Cons: family friendliness, menu usability

#4 The Last of Us Part II Remastered
5.0

Voice acting earned unanimous praise from scored reviews, especially for the main cast’s performances.

Pros: core gameplay loop, level design

Cons: family friendliness, puzzle design

#5 Serious Sam: Shatterverse
5.0

John Dick's returning Sam performance is warmly received, with his familiar delivery reinforcing the series' humor and nostalgia.

Pros: skill tree depth, learning curve

Cons: aiming precision, pacing

#6 Elden Ring: Tarnished Edition
5.0

Voice performances are strongly praised and fit the broader enthusiasm for the game’s heavy, atmospheric audio presentation.

Pros: gameplay mechanics, core gameplay loop

Cons: platforming precision, tutorial quality

#7 SPRAWL zero
5.0

Silas's performance is singled out as convincingly malevolent and effective.

Pros: world interactivity, progression system

Cons: load times, character development

#8 Hades II
5.0

Voice acting receives near-universal praise as top-notch, memorable, and strong enough to support the large dialogue load.

Pros: skill tree depth, dialogue quality

Cons: emotional impact, economy and resource balance

#9 Goodnight Universe
5.0

Voice acting was one of the clearest strengths, repeatedly praised for stellar, captivating, passionate, or brilliant performances across the cast.

Pros: side character depth, visual effects quality

Cons: user interface design, handheld play suitability

#10 Ghost of Yōtei
4.9

Voice acting receives strong praise, especially Erika Ishii’s performance and the English/Japanese voice casts.

Pros: movement feel, environmental detail

Cons: puzzle design, age appropriateness

#11 Hyrule Warriors: Age of Imprisonment
4.9

Voice acting was consistently praised except for one broader dialogue/voice caveat, with several reviewers calling performances strong or fantastic.

Pros: animation quality, multiplayer design

Cons: save system reliability, companion AI

#12 Final Fantasy VII Rebirth
4.9

Voice acting is one of the clearest strengths, with reviewers repeatedly calling out expressive, emotional, and well-cast performances.

Pros: world-building, art direction

Cons: mission design, stealth mechanics

#13 The Blood of Dawnwalker
4.9

Voice performances are one of the most consistently praised presentation elements, giving the cast personality and strengthening emotionally charged scenes.

Pros: puzzle design, sound design

Cons: haptic feedback integration, controls responsiveness

#14 Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
4.8

Voice acting drew near-universal praise for emotional performances, natural delivery, and a strong cast.

Pros: monetization fairness, microtransaction impact

Cons: platforming precision, menu usability

#15 It Takes Two
4.8

Voice acting is strongly praised across reviews as fantastic, phenomenal, well acted, and top-tier.

Pros: core gameplay loop, movement feel

Cons: character development, dialogue quality

#16 Donkey Kong Bananza
4.8

Voice acting was praised, particularly Pauline's performance and singing, which reviewers found charming and expressive.

Pros: gameplay mechanics, world interactivity

Cons: economy and resource balance, enemy variety

#17 Graveyard Keeper 2
4.8

Voice acting is one of the sequel’s clearest presentation upgrades. Critics praise the performances, regional accents, added charm, and the stronger emotional pull compared with the old mumbling style.

Pros: exploration quality, sandbox freedom

Cons: companion AI, protagonist appeal

#18 Dispatch
4.8

Voice acting is one of the strongest points of agreement. Aaron Paul, Laura Bailey, Matthew Mercer, and the wider ensemble are repeatedly praised, even when individual supporting performances vary.

Pros: mission design, upgrade system

Cons: family friendliness, onboarding experience

#19 South of Midnight
4.8

Voice acting drew very strong praise for authenticity, emotion, and performances that made characters believable.

Pros: atmosphere, voice acting

Cons: world interactivity, camera behavior

#20 Life is Strange: Reunion
4.8

The cast is consistently praised, with Hannah Telle and Rhianna DeVries giving Max and Chloe warmth, humor, vulnerability, and believable chemistry.

Pros: level design, accessibility options

Cons: world-building, haptic feedback integration

#22 The Alters
4.8

Voice acting was strongly praised across many reviews, especially Alex Jordan’s work differentiating the many Jans, with only one mild delivery caveat.

Pros: controls responsiveness, onboarding experience

Cons: crash stability, grind level

#23 007 First Light
4.8

Voice acting is strongly praised, with superb voice work in the demo and positive remarks about Patrick Gibson's performance energy.

Pros: level design, user interface design

Cons: AI behavior, facial animations

#24 Mouse: P.I. For Hire
4.7

Troy Baker and the wider cast receive exceptional praise for balancing hard-boiled sincerity with cartoon comedy. A small minority found the lead performance too recognizable or less convincing.

Pros: lore depth, user interface design

Cons: AI behavior, aiming precision

#25 Dragon Quest VII Reimagined
4.7

Voice acting is one of the most consistent presentation wins, with lively performances and regional accents giving the cast and island cultures more personality.

Pros: atmosphere, voice acting

Cons: controls responsiveness, quest design

#26 Crimson Desert
4.7

Reviewer evidence is strongly positive: voice acting was repeatedly praised as a standout strength across 5 review(s).

Pros: level design, replay value

Cons: stealth mechanics, save system reliability

#27 Dragon Quest I & II HD-2D Remake
4.7

Voice acting was usually praised for adding emotion and personality, with one reviewer finding the quality uneven but improved.

Pros: visual effects quality, environmental detail

Cons: AI behavior, level design

#28 Star Wars Outlaws
4.7

Voice acting is a major strength, with the cast repeatedly praised and Humberly González receiving especially strong notices as Kay.

Pros: visual effects quality, user interface design

Cons: monetization fairness, bug frequency

#29 The First Berserker: Khazan
4.7

Voice acting is consistently praised, especially the English performances and lead voice work.

Pros: core gameplay loop, controls responsiveness

Cons: mission design, learning curve

#30 Anno 117: Pax Romana
4.7

Voice work is frequently praised for giving the campaign personality, although repetition and editing issues occasionally weaken delivery.

Pros: skill tree depth, upgrade system

Cons: matchmaking quality, server reliability

#31 Tales of Berseria Remastered
4.7

Voice work is a major strength, especially the performances behind Velvet and the main cast, though one reviewer strongly preferred Japanese audio over the English dub.

Pros: crafting system, content variety

Cons: monetization fairness, endgame content

#32 Saros
4.7

Voice acting was widely praised, especially Rahul Kohli’s performance, with the broader cast also receiving positive notes.

Pros: value for money, fun factor

Cons: map and navigation design, side character depth

#33 Death Stranding 2: On the Beach
4.6

Voice acting is one of the strongest consensus positives, with performances frequently called excellent, memorable, or world-bringing.

Pros: animation quality, facial animations

Cons: quest design, AI behavior

#34 Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater
4.6

Voice acting is widely praised as preserved, familiar, and still strong decades later.

Pros: world interactivity, sandbox freedom

Cons: crash stability, learning curve

#35 Borderlands 4
4.6

Voice acting is consistently praised where scored, with reviewers calling the performances strong, phenomenal, or a contributor to character appeal.

Pros: sandbox freedom, art direction

Cons: polish, save system reliability

#37 Dragon Ball FighterZ
4.6

Voice acting is broadly praised for authentic English/Japanese performances and returning cast members.

Pros: movement feel, world-building

Cons: save system reliability, mission variety

#38 Fatal Frame II: Crimson Butterfly Remake
4.6

The English dub receives unusually strong praise, with the leads selling fear and emotion well; the Japanese track remains an appealing alternative.

Pros: writing quality, checkpoint system

Cons: bug frequency, HUD clarity

#39 Starfield
4.6

Voice acting is often praised, sometimes even when the writing or facial presentation gets criticized.

Pros: puzzle design, sound design

Cons: accessibility options, AI behavior

#40 Kingdom Come: Deliverance II
4.6

Voice acting was broadly praised, especially the main cast, though some reviewers noted repeated or uneven minor NPC voices.

Pros: soundtrack quality, fun factor

Cons: checkpoint system, family friendliness

#41 Marvel’s Wolverine
4.5

The voice performances are widely praised for giving Logan and the supporting cast warmth, intensity, and emotional credibility.

Pros: accessibility options, onboarding experience

Cons: mission variety, bug frequency

#42 Atomfall
4.5

Voice acting was a consistent positive, especially regional accents and standout performances that made NPCs more memorable.

Pros: art direction, frame rate stability

Cons: boss design, camera behavior

#43 Call of Duty: Black Ops 7
4.5

Voice work is a consistent presentation strength, with multiple sources praising the performances even when the script gives the cast weak material.

Pros: soundtrack quality, load times

Cons: character development, monetization fairness

#44 Pragmata
4.5

Voice acting is positively reviewed, especially Diana’s performance and the natural delivery that grounds the sci-fi premise.

Pros: bug frequency, user interface design

Cons: HUD clarity, mission design

#45 Street Fighter 6
4.5

Voice and commentary features were liked when they made fights feel more like events, though repetition was a caveat elsewhere.

Pros: movement feel, art direction

Cons: platforming precision, writing quality

#46 Disgaea Mayhem
4.5

The voice performances are expressive and energetic, though some smaller bosses remain unvoiced.

Pros: bug frequency, movement feel

Cons: enemy variety, AI behavior

#47 Lego Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight
4.5

Voice acting has limited but strong praise from one preview that found the game wonderfully voice-acted.

Pros: pacing, core gameplay loop

Cons: companion AI, map and navigation design

#48 Marvel Tōkon: Fighting Souls
4.5

Voice presentation is praised because characters sound like themselves rather than generic versions.

Pros: emotional impact, frame rate stability

Cons: server reliability, tutorial quality

#49 Trails in the Sky 1st Chapter
4.4

Voice acting was mostly praised for strong performances, though a few reviewers disliked specific English delivery or partial/awkward implementation.

Pros: protagonist appeal, art direction

Cons: camera behavior, tutorial quality

#50 Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced
4.4

Voice acting impressions are positive where the original cast and new recorded lines are described as fitting the remake well.

Pros: core gameplay loop, visual effects quality

Cons: monetization fairness, microtransaction impact