{"id":10433,"date":"2025-08-09T15:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-08-09T15:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/nextlevelnews.co.uk\/blog\/2025\/08\/09\/the-10-best-video-game-prequels\/"},"modified":"2025-08-09T15:00:00","modified_gmt":"2025-08-09T15:00:00","slug":"the-10-best-video-game-prequels","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nextlevelnews.co.uk\/blog\/2025\/08\/09\/the-10-best-video-game-prequels\/","title":{"rendered":"The 10 Best Video Game Prequels"},"content":{"rendered":"
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In the world of movies, prequels have a somewhat mixed reputation. There’s the ones that enrich their existing worlds and stories, like X-Men: First Class. There’s the ones that ruin the mystery, like the heinous Hannibal Rising. And then there’s the ones no one can actually agree on, like the Star Wars prequel trilogy. Over in the world of games, though, prequels tend to fare better than their cinematic counterparts. Just look at the recently released Mafia: The Old Country<\/a>, an enjoyable romp through the early 1900s that chronicles the formative years of the earlier games’ criminal empires. <\/p>\n

Prequel games often benefit from better technology and development tools, making them visually and technically more impressive than their predecessors. But truly great prequels aren\u2019t just remembered for how they look or play, but by how they transform the way we experience the original games we fell in love with and add to the stories we already hold dear. <\/p>\n

With that in mind, the following prequels were chosen not just for their technological and gameplay achievements, but because they forever changed the way we look at some of our favorite characters and worlds. That extra chance to develop and deepen what we already hold dear means some games on this list are even considered the best in their entire series. So without further ado, here are the 10 best video game prequels ever made.<\/p>\n

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10. Batman: Arkham Origins<\/h2>\n

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