Whether a fan of romance or not, you can't deny that it's all around us. Even video games are full of couples that have insꦦpired players to seek out love. With so many fantastic couples in gami💙ng, it can be hard to stand out. Even still, there are some iconic ones that most can name without blinking an eye.

These couples have long been hailed as an ideal romance, and many fans have hot debates about their relationships. The following are some of the best in gaming history. From Nintendo series to JRPGs, these couples come from all walks of life to show that🅷 love can ove𒁃rcome just about anything.

Updated on February 3, 2025, by Ben Jessey: Valentine's Day is coming up soon. Instead of celebrating with flowers and chocolate, we're celebrating by returning to our list of the most iconic couples in gaming and adding a few more to it.

19 💞 Tav And𝓀 Lae’zel

Baldur’s Gate 3

Tav is the default name of the customizable protagonist in Baldur’s Gate 3. They can come in all sorts of different shapes and sizes. All of it depends on what you choose your character 🥃to look like. What you also dictate is their romance. The title has some great potential 🧸love interests, including Lae’zel.

She is a proud member of the Githyanki race and isn’t the sweetest person you will ever meet. Yet, this is what makes her romance so good. During the relationship, you chip away at the metaphorical walls she puts up, meaning you slowly get to see a softer side to her. Seeing her begin to trust your Tav and be more open with them iওs a wonderful experience and makes the rudeness at the beginning worth it.

18 EDI And Joker ඣ

Mass Effect Series

EDI and Joker is a classic enemies-to-lovers story. In Mass Effect 2, 🌺Joker is the pilot of the protagonist’s spaceship, while EDI is the ship’s AI. Initially, he finds her existence annoying, feeling he doesn’t need help doing his job. However, the more time they spend together and the more human-like EDI becomes, the more they bond.

By Mass Effect 3, they are really close. Then, things turn romantic when EDI gets a human-like android body. They flirt, share jokes, and generally have a great time in each other’s company. It’s hard not to be happy for both of them and🐲 cherish every moment you see them together.

17 Red And Antea ༺ 🐷

Banishers: Ghosts Of New Eden

Red and Antea from Banishers: Ghosts of New Eden are gaming's ultimate supernatural power couple. The love they have for each other is not only seen but deeply felt, thanks to the immense writing tal𒉰ents of the team at Don't Nod, who gave these two such a palpable love story you didn't think would be possible to achieve in the medium💝 of video games.

This romantic duo are, in fact, partners in the field of exorcisms and ghost-hunting, both affiliated with the titular Banishers. Their story also happens to be more tragic and complex, with Antea sadly killed early on to become conjoined as a spirit with her lover Red mac Raith, leading to a choice that brings one of the most important🧸 consequences in the game.

16 Kratos And Faye 🥃

God Of War Ragnarok

God of War began with Faye's death and showed the devotion and depth of Kratos' love for her as a husband when he battled just about everything but the kitchen sink of foes from Norse mythology carrying her ashes to be spread in Jotunheim. 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:God of War Ragnarok ex🅠pands on her chara🌃cter and shows some of the more te🐈nder moments between them before her passing.

Faye truly brought out the best in Kratos and even had🔜 a fun little nickname that poked fun at his stern personality – "Grumbles." Seeing him with her is like looking at him in a whole new light, one that's sweeter, softer, and much less intense. How she would've continued to turn h𝓡is life around had she not been gone so soon.

15 Ala🐎n And Alice Wake

Alan Wake Games, Remedy Connected Universe

Alan Wake and his wife Alice are gaming's notoriously ill-fated pair of lovers, though iconic nonetheless. Alice is a wife supportive of her husband's goals as a writer, willing to 𒆙get away with him to a town c𓃲alled Bright Falls when he fails to get new ideas for his next novel. Then, their nightmare kicks off.

Bright Falls is being affected by the supernatural forces of Cauldron Lake, which first claims her and then Alan into a spooky dimension known as the Dark Place. Alan 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:spends the entire sequel game tryin༒g to get out and be back in his wife's arms, his love for her giving him strength and motivation. Meanwhile, Alice is helꦏping her husb🍌and get closer to escape with her helpful video messages.

14 👍 🍒 Ellie And Dina

The Last Of Us Part 2

With Ellie being quite young in the first game, it was still too early for her to be out finding love, despite some short-lived feelings for Riley in the Left Behind DLC. The Last of Us Part 2 sees her more grown up and, therefore, fully embracing her sexuality, which creates 168澳洲🎉幸运5开奖网:one of the most iconic LGBTQ+ relationshiꦓps in gaming.

Ellie now has a girlfriend named Dina, whom she met in the Jackson community, and they have each otheﷺr in the darkest of times during the worst state the world's ever been in. Things are a bit complicated due to Jesse, Dina's ex-boyfriend and baby daddy and one of Ellie's best friends, but also the fact that Ellie can't shake off her lust for revenge, which eventually threatens to destroy what they share.

13 🃏 Commander Shepard And Garrus Vakarian

Mass Effect Series

There is a litany of romantic options in the Mass Effect games, but Garrus still stands out as one of the best. In the first title, Shepard shares a sort-of mentor and mentee relationship with the Turian. As such, the prot♕agonist's actions shape who Garrus becomes.

In the second title, though, 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:things can heat up between the pair — as long as Commander Shepard is female. The two share the same banter they always have, only it ൩is a bit more flirty. In other words, the t♍wo are funny and cute together.

12 ♒ Johnny Cage And Sonya Blade 🔯

Mortal Kombat Series

Sonya Blade and Johnny Cage have both been in the Mortal Kombat series since the beginning. That is about where their similarities end, as this is a classic case of opposites attracting. Sonya is serious, stubborn, and prideful, whereas Johnny is laid-back, comical, a bit dumb, and 168澳洲幸运5开奖网💦:overdoes it with pop culture references.

They aren't a couple in many of the games, but the two eventually get together before M♚ortal Kombat 10. In fact, they get married and have a child. The relationship doesn't really work out, but it's enjoyable while it lasts.

11 ✱ Cody And May

It Takes Two

If there's not one game more focused on keeping the message of love and romance alive and bringing couples together, it's Hazelight Studios' It Takes Two. This game centers on a husband and wife duo, Cody and May, who get forcefully transported into their daughter's dolls 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:and bond through co-o𒁏p gameplay levels in order to reignite their love for each other.

At the start of the game, their marriage is in shambles, and divorce is already becoming a reality, which deeply affects their daughter, Rose, and puts them in their current predicament. With the help of rℱelationship expert Dr. Hakim (an anthropomorphic relationship book), there's hope yet for their love to c❀ontinue on.

10 John And♛ Abigail Marston

Red Dead Redemption Series

John and Abigail first appear in the original Red Dead Redemption as an already married couple with a kid and a ranc♏h. In the prequel, Red Dead Redemption 2, you witness many of the difficulties the two had to face earlier in their relationship. For instance, John struggles to accept that he's a dad, while Abigail continually worries about her husband's life as an outlaw.

As a result, the two get into plenty of verbal confrontations. However, they also have their sweet moments and clearly love one another. In many ways, they're one of the most realistic depictions of a serious cou⭕ple in video game history.