The essence of a video game is intangible if the audience has no opportunity to experience what it feels like to play. Video game adaptations are in a very different place today. Video game franchises are officially hot property, with almost every studio getting a piece of the action. We might have finally reached the point where video game adaptations are no longer immediately dismissed as cash-grabs. This unlikely project is proof that there isn’t just one road to successfully adapting a video game in 2026.