If you’re a fan of Keanu Reeves, read this guide to learn what games the actor has appeared in. We’re sure Cyberpunk 2077 is the first title that comes to mind. But there are other interesting games that have Keanu Reeves as a main character or briefly mention him over the years.
What Makes Keanu Reeves so Fascinating for the Video Games Industry?
In his acting career, Reeves portrayed many characters that depicted a particular conception of masculinity that suits well in video games. The best example is The Matrix series.
These characters often go through various phases of evolution. This is the main idea in video games as well. Players need to complete various challenges that will help them level up and develop the abilities of their game characters.
Games that Keanu Reeves appeared in
1. The Matrix game series
There are 3 games launched after the original The Matrix movie series appeared:
- Enter the Matrix released in 2003. The game is based on The Matrix Reloaded story and it even features an hour of original footage starring the cast of the movie that was especially produced for the game.
- The Matrix Online available between 2005–2009
- The Matrix: Path of Neo released in 2005
Keanu Reeves appears as himself in the Enter the Matrix game. You can see him in the original footage made for the game. The Matrix: Path of Neo lets you play and Neo and take on the system.
Available on PC, Xbox, PS2.
2. Constantine
As a player, you get to play as John Constantine in this third-person shooter RPG-like style game. You need to stay alert all the time and collect ammo whenever you find some as you never know when you’ll need to use it. You can also cast spells and use plenty of weapons to get rid of demons.
Available on PC, Xbox, PS2.
3. Bill & Ted’s Excellent Video Game Adventure
The game features a digitized version of Keanu Reeves in the form of Ted Logan and his counterpart Bill S. Preston. They travel through time searching for random items.
Available on Nintendo.
4. Bram Stoker’s Dracula
This game was quite popular between 1993 and 1995. In the movie, Keanu portrayed Jonathan Harker. The game lets players control Harker. The lower-resolution renditions of Keanu didn’t look quite as you would have expected, but hey, it was 1993.
The white shirt and dark vest that Harker wore was actually the key elements that made players think they were looking at a small version of Keanu Reeves.
Available on NES, Sega and other handheld consoles.
5. Payday 2
If you played Payday 2 back in 2014, you noticed Keanu Reeves appeared as a playable character. Alright, it was John Wick who was appeared in the game where he tips off Chains about an Interpol raid.
Available on PlayStation 3 & 4, Xbox Nintendo Switch, PC and Linux.
6. Fortnite
There is also a artoony version of Keanu Reeves in Fornite. This is actually a John Wick skin but you can take this further with the Wick’s Bounty mode and several specific challenges.
The John Wick skin in Fortnite is the result of a conversation that Epic Games’ creative director Donald Mustard had with Reeves about a character called The Reaper.
The actor was approached on the street by kids calling him ‘Fortnite guy‘. That was the moment when Reeves learnt what Fornite was. But he didn’t think the character actually looked like him and suggested to Mustard to do things right. And that’s how John Wick appeared in Fortnite.
7. John Wick Hex
There’s a cartoon-like version of Keanu Reeves in John Wick as well. Unfortunately, the game is lacking any voice work from Keanu himself . But the way the character moves and looks is similar to Keanu’s movie character.
8. Cyberpunk 2077
This open-world RPG features a good-looking digitized version for Keanu Reeves. This is by far the best digital representation of the actor in all the games he appeared in. But this is mainly due to the progress made in video gaming technology. After years of graphics improvements, game developers have finally been able to properly digitize Keanu.
Available on PC, Xbox and PlayStation in September 2020.
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