Welcome to the compilation of most memorable video game friendships of all times. These guys and gals are the prime example of brotherly love. Don’t get wrong ideas though. No homo bro.
Some made you cry, and some will make you cry. Sometimes I wish I had real-life friendships like the ones in the games… Well, it is what it is. We’re living in an era where people are alone in crowds. Old friendships are broken.
Top 16 video game best friends:
1. Joel & Ellie
![joel ellie](https://lucrorpg.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/joel-and-ellie-friendship.webp)
![joel ellie](https://lucrorpg.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/joel-and-ellie-friendship.webp)
The Last of Us Part is a story rich adventure game set in a post-apocalyptic world, where infected and dangerous people run rampant.
Main characters of story are 14 years old Ellie and Joel who is tasked to smuggle her out of a military quarantine zone. They’re odd duo but the journey brings them closer.
Joel considers Ellie a surrogate daughter and she starts seeing him as a father figure by the end of part 1. They both have lost their actual father daughter and only have each other after all.
I think theirs is one of the best friendships in video games. We see it develop through the game as they go through hardship.
2. Geralt & Regis
![geralt regis](https://lucrorpg.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/geralt-regis-friendship.webp)
![geralt regis](https://lucrorpg.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/geralt-regis-friendship.webp)
Geralt in Witcher 3 has many friends. The game is filled with interesting characters and interactions after all. But you can have one best friend and I think Geralt’s best friend is high vampire Regis.
You may say what about Dandelion? Well, he might be his best friend book-wise, but we don’t see that too much in the games.
Geralt’s friendship with Regis depicted far better and more believable. They both care a lot for each other.
Am I biased because Regis is the best side-character in Witcher 3? Well, you’ll be the judge.
3. Dragonborn & Inigo
![dragonborn inigo](https://lucrorpg.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/dragonborn-inigo-relationship.webp)
![dragonborn inigo](https://lucrorpg.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/dragonborn-inigo-relationship.webp)
Inigo is the deepest and the most popular follower in Skyrim. (Coming with a mod.) He is a fully voiced Khajit companion with over 7000 lines of unique dialogue, much of it about Dragonborn. Skyrim’s vanilla followers only have around 15 lines at most…
If you haven’t played Skyrim with Inigo, you missed a lot. The guy will be your best buddy in no time. Want more? Yes, you can marry Inigo in Skyrim.
Even Todd Howard (creator) said Inigo is his favorite follower created by the fans.
4. V & Jackie Welles
![v jackie welles](https://lucrorpg.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/v-jackie-welles-relationship.webp)
![v jackie welles](https://lucrorpg.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/v-jackie-welles-relationship.webp)
Jackie Welles is the first friend of V in Cyberpunk 2077. He’s also V’s best friend. Very cool dude. (V is the player character by the way.)
At the very start of the game, Jackie introduces V to the Night City and to its underworld. They aim to become a Night City legend together.
Jackie is a guy values friendship, loyalty, and family above all else. No wonder why he is a good friend and the best character in Cyberpunk 2077.
5. Arthur Morgan & John Marston
![arthur john rdr](https://lucrorpg.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/arthur-morgan-john-marston.webp)
![arthur john rdr](https://lucrorpg.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/arthur-morgan-john-marston.webp)
The best friendship in Red Dead Redemption series is most definitely between Arthur and John.
Firstly, both raised by Dutch. He took the two orphans under his wings, teach them everything, and introduced Arthur and John to the gang. Secondly, they grew up together and went through hardship together. This certainly brings them closer.
At the start, they have a beef because Arthur is angry at John for ditching the gang for over a year. However, the beef is only temporarily, these things happen between brothers you know.
6. Nathan Drake & Sully
![nathan sully](https://lucrorpg.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/nathan-drake-victor-sullivan.webp)
![nathan sully](https://lucrorpg.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/nathan-drake-victor-sullivan.webp)
7. Ezio Auditore & Leonardo Da Vinci
![ezio leonardo](https://lucrorpg.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ezio-auditore-leonardo-da-vinci.webp)
![ezio leonardo](https://lucrorpg.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ezio-auditore-leonardo-da-vinci.webp)
After the execution of his family and his exile made Ezio a very lonely person. He had no family, no friends, and no comrades for quite a while.
Then he reunited with his uncle Bartolomeo and sister Claudia. And made many friends such as Machiavelli, Caterina Sforza, Lorenzo de’ Medici, La Volpe, and even Prince Suleiman I.
But Ezio’s best friend was always Leonardo Da Vinci. Their friendship is heartwarming. Leonardo made bunch of gadgets and war machines for Ezio. He even crafted him a primitive hidden pistol. Which is something unimaginable for the years 1476 – 1499.
8. Commander Shepard & Garrus Vakarian
![shepard garrus](https://lucrorpg.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/commander-shepard-garrus-vakarian.webp)
![shepard garrus](https://lucrorpg.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/commander-shepard-garrus-vakarian.webp)
9. Michael & Franklin
![michael franklin](https://lucrorpg.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/michael-franklin-father-son.webp)
![michael franklin](https://lucrorpg.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/michael-franklin-father-son.webp)
Michael De Santana is the father Franklin never had. They have a father-son and mentor-mentee relationship, also friendship. Michael described Franklin as the son he always wanted in one instance.
There is also a mutual respect between them which is highly valued in the criminal underworld.
Trevor is the wild card of the team. Wouldn’t call him a real friend, he is more like a business partner to both. But I think Michael and Franklin are truly friends.
10. Wei & Jackie
![wei jackie](https://lucrorpg.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/wei-jackie-sleeping-dogs.webp)
![wei jackie](https://lucrorpg.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/wei-jackie-sleeping-dogs.webp)
11. Marcus Fenix & Dominic Santiago
![marcus and dom](https://lucrorpg.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/marcus-fenix-dominic-santiago.webp)
![marcus and dom](https://lucrorpg.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/marcus-fenix-dominic-santiago.webp)
12. Ori And Naru
![ori naru](https://lucrorpg.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ori-and-naru.webp)
![ori naru](https://lucrorpg.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ori-and-naru.webp)
13. Ratchet & Clank
![ratchet clank](https://lucrorpg.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ratchet-and-clank.webp)
![ratchet clank](https://lucrorpg.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ratchet-and-clank.webp)
14. Snake & Otacon
![snake otacon](https://lucrorpg.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/snake-otacon-handshake.webp)
![snake otacon](https://lucrorpg.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/snake-otacon-handshake.webp)
15. El Presidente & Penultimo
![el presidente penultimo](https://lucrorpg.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/el-presidente-penultimo-friends.webp)
![el presidente penultimo](https://lucrorpg.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/el-presidente-penultimo-friends.webp)
Penultimo is El Presidente’s right arm and is always on his side, all the way from colonial era to the modern ages. Their friendship is unbreakable.
If the God emperor El Presidente has a friend, that would be no one but Penultimo. The guy killed opposers and cheated ballots for El Presidente. Literally devoted his life to his leader.
He is my favorite character in all Tropico series. Some may call him a sycophant, but I really love his interactions with the El Presidente.
16. Max & Chloe
![max chloe](https://lucrorpg.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/life-is-strange-max-chloe-friend.webp)
![max chloe](https://lucrorpg.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/life-is-strange-max-chloe-friend.webp)