10 Video games to learn Spanish in a fun way

Perhaps the title of this article will surprise you. The truth is that the video games can be educational and a very useful tool for learning a language.

In video games there are characters that speak, texts, audios... and many of them are dubbed into Spanish at a good level.

There are narrative video games that are practically like a movie or a series. They tell a story, with a beginning and an end and characters that develop it.

In addition, some of these video games are quite long, between 15 and 30 hours, so you will be doing a language comprehension exercise for a long time.

Throughout this article, we will see a list of the the best video games to learn Spanish. 

All are games in spanish, with texts and voices.

En Hispania, escuela de español, we love them audiovisual products to learn Spanish. Of course, the games too.

These products are an extra that can help you maintain or improve your Spanish. 

But it is difficult to acquire a high level just by watching movies or playing video games, since the oral and writing part they are not worked.

The most effective thing is to attend classes with a teacher, like in our school.

We provide Spanish courses for all levels, where you will meet people from all over the world and you can make new friends with whom to speak Spanish.

Likewise, if you like video games and at the same time have an interest in the Spanish language, pay attention because this article will be very useful to you.

First, let's briefly see why video games can be good for learning Spanish 🎮.

Benefits of video games in learning Spanish

The video games They are a means that helps studentsianyou will improve your listening and reading comprehension fun way.

This is due to the large number of dialogues and texts that is in some.

With video games you can learn vocabulary and reinforce the grammar Spanish, interacting with the world around you and with the characters that inhabit it.

Depending on the genre and theme of the video game, you will learn different lexical fields and you will be able to familiarize yourself with common terms and other more specific ones.

As you see, they have many benefits!

List of video games to learn Spanish

We start now with the list of the the best games to learn Spanish for foreigners. 

We have tried to offer you a most varied list, which includes different types of video games and genres.

This way you can choose the ones you like the most 🙌🏻.

Uncharted 4: A Thief's End (2016)

This is a very game created by the developer N It is a real delight for fans of the adventure and action.

The saga of Uncharted is made up of 5 video games, but this is the best without a doubt.

It is the final chapter of its protagonist, Nathan Drake, and with it you will travel half the world in search of the lost treasure tasks in the pirate Henry Avery.

Why is this game good for learning Spanish? For several reasons.

The first thing is that the game is completely translated to Spanish and has good voice actors.

In fact, it is considered one of the best video games dubbed into Spanishl.

En Uncharted 4 There is an extensive cast of characters who interact with each other, constantly talking and joking as the adventure progresses through tropical jungles, European cities and paradisiacal islands.

Pay attention to what they say and try to catch their jokes. It will not be an easy task, since they often use colloquial language. But if you have a advanced level of SpanishI'm sure you understand almost everything.

Additionally, as you play you will find many written documents that give context to the story and the places you are. 

In these writings, you will surely find many words that you do not know and you will be able to findcarlas in the dictionary.

In all of this, we must remember that Uncharted 4 is hilarious, varied, and has almost perfect gameplay. You will feel like India!ianJones!

The Assassin's Creed saga (2007 – present)

La saga Assassin's Creed It has defenders and detractors almost in equal parts.

Since 2007 they have released no more and no less than 42 games of this franchise. 

Many criticize them because they claim that they are very similar games to each other, that they fall into the constant repetition of situations and playable mechanics.

Still, it is undeniable that Assassin's Creed It is part of the history of video games for everything it has contributed to the sandbox genre (open world games).

And it is about the video games that tell historical events of the past with more truthfulness.

The first installment transports us to the time of the Crusades in Jerusalem and Damascus, in the second to the Italian Renaissanceianor, in the third to the American War of Independence, in the fourth to the French Revolution, etc.

They are all perfectly translated and dubbed into Spanish and contain many dialogues. 

If you want to learn from History and Spanish At the same time, the games Assassin's Creed They are ideal.

It's a shame they haven't made a Assassin's Creed set in Spain. Time to time!

The Sims 4 (2014)

The Sims is the video game social simulation most popular around the world. 

The sims 4 It is the latest installment and was released in 2014. Yes, 10 years have passed and it still has a large legion of fans.

This game is perfect for learning furniture vocabulary and household items. 

En The Sims you must build your house to your size, using the materials and tools appropriate and placing the household objects that you want.

All this vocabulary appears on the game screen in writing, with a brief description of each item.

The customization options for this game are extremely varied. You can put a multitude of furniture with different styles. 

So you will not only learn nouns related to the house, but also adjectives (modern, classic, minimalist, luxurious, bright, vintage, etc.).

Additionally, The sims 4 It can be played for free today. Without a doubt, one of the best free video games to learn Spanish.

Spider-man 2 (2023)

The popular sequel to the spider superhero is one of the newest video games on this list.

Released just a few months ago, spider man 2 has managed to captivate both players and specialized critics.

Its fast-paced gameplay, its varied missions, its impeccable artistic section and the recreation of a New York llena of life that you can explore as you wish, make this game a real joy.

But one of the things that I liked the most is its history and narrative, and that is why we put it in this ranking.

The texts and voices of the game come translated and dubbed into Spanish with very good voice actors.

The story and character development is very important in this game, and that is reflected through the multitude of dialogues and cinematic scenes it has.

Furthermore, this We also find this game interesting for learning Spanish because it uses a fresh and correct youth language equally.

You will see words that young people use today, but at the same time use grammatical structures y verb tenses correctly.

Characters they speak very clearly, Spanish in this game is understood very well, and you will not see very complicated vocabulary. 

If you are in basic or intermediate levels, surely you are able to follow the story without problems.

spider man 2 is one of funniest games to study Spanish What are you going to find? 

Once you start, you won't want to stop until you finish it!

The Bioshock saga (2007 – 2013)

At video game world, three deliveries of Bioshock are considered as works of worship.

These first-person shooter games have interesting and convoluted stories, with philosophical references and social messages.

In them you will enter the sub citymarina from Rapture and in the columbia air city.

The two cities, which were initially utopian, end up becoming chaos full of decadence and hostility. 

What is the reason? You will discover it as you progress through the game.

The way to discover what has happened is through some radio recordings where different characters tell you the events.

This is very interesting from a linguistic point of view, since here you practice the listening comprehension with radio recordings, as is done in the DELE or SIELE exams.

So, if you want to know the history of this game well, you will have to pay close attention to these cassettes. We warn you that it will not be an easy task.

The voices are in Spanish and you can also activate the subtitles to help you.

Detroit: Become Human (2018)

Detroit: Become Human It belongs to a beautiful genre of video games called graphic adventure.

In this genre the action is developed mainly through dialogues and decisions that you choose.

In this game, we control three characters in the city of Detroit in the year 2038. 

It is a near future in which robots with human appearance they live among us and are used to help humans in their tasks.

Our protagonists are three robots that must follow their path through your own decisions.

There are many games of this type, but none have a decision tree as large as Detroit: Become Human. 

Most of these decisions are made in the constant conversations of the game, in which many times you will have to choose what to answer or ask between three different options.

These options are usually prayers, and each one will have different results. 

It is a very good system to keep you pay attention to the dialogues and try to understand everything the characters say.

In this game, your decisions matter. 

For one of the characters, it is up to you whether the robot rebellion is peaceful or violent. 

In another, depending on your actions there will be secondary characters who can live or die.

So, pay close attention to each dialogue and learn everything you can. 

Like all the games on this list, you have the option to put the texts in Spanish and the voices come dubbed into Spanish excellently.

Stardew Valley (2016)

Stardew Valley It is available on game consoles, PC and mobile devices.

In this indie video game. That is to say, it does not have a large budget, so it is not as spectacular nor lasts as long as the previous ones.

However, it is a game that has been liked a lot and is also very interesting for to learn Spanish.

This is a simulator in which you will have to build and manage your own farm. 

To do this, you will have to make good use of resources, buy tools in village stores, sow, cultivate, raise animals, etc.

All these actions are carried out through texts and tutorials in Spanish. This will help you familiarize yourself with specific terms related to the game's mechanics.

Likewise, Stardew Valley It covers different seasons and climatic situations. 

This introduces a variety of nature-related vocabulary, the seasons of the year and agricultural activities.

The game incorporates temporal and numerical elements, such as seasonal cycles, months, and days of the week.

For basic-intermediate level, this is one of the games to learn to read in Spanish more practical.

Alan Wake II (2023)

Alan Wake I It premiered last October and received applause from both the public and specialized critics.

This game falls within the genre of Survival Horror. A third-person action game with a terrifying setting.

A horror game to learn Spanish?

The truth is yes. Alan Wake I has a powerful narrative that develops through its two main characters, Anderson saga and the own Alan Wake.

These two are followed by a cast of very well-written supporting characters. Each one has their personality and own way of speaking.

In addition to dialogues, the game also has many written documents in the form of manuscripts, which serve to contextualize the story and the different scenarios.

Both the voices and the texts are in Spanish. Of course, we warn you that the history of this video game is very complex to follow. 

Reality and fantasy continually intertwine, making it difficult to discern what is real in this nightmarish fantasy world that has been created. Remedy.

We've never played a game like this before, it seems inspired by the craziest movie ever. David Lynch.

Also, to understand it well, you should have played the first part before: Alan Wake. Or at least look for a summary video online.

If you like horror video games and plots that make you think, give it a chance, it won't let you down!

Just because of its incredible graphics and fascinating setting It's already worth it.

Cyberpunk 2077 (2020)

A video game could not be missing. genre RPG on this list. In Spanish it is called role-playing video game. 

In these games the player controls one or more characters in a vast world in which they must fight enemies, improve their weapons, obtain equipment and level up.

The role-playing video games They are usually very long and, unfortunately, most of them are not dubbed into Spanish, only with subtitles.

Cyberpunk 2077 is an exception, this one comes Transtaled to spanish with very good voices.

In this first-person futuristic game, you control your avatar in the striking night city city.

As in Detroit: Become Human, this game also has many lines of dialogue in which you will have to choose questions and answers that will lead the plot towards different paths.

As a good role-playing game, it is important to equip yourself well and correctly manage inventory. 

This inventory is described with texts and tutorials. 

If you want the gaming experience to be good, you will have to manage it well. So get ready to read a lot in Spanish.

By the way, do you know that one of the main characters of Cyberpunk 2077 he is the actor Keanu Reeves?

There are parts where you can even control it. That alone should make you want to play it!

The Last Of Us: Part II

Just like The Last Of Us y The Last Of Us: Part II they are games of action and exploration in third person with horror tints. 

Both are considered as masterpieces of the video game industry.

Its shocking story in a world of zombie apocalypse leaves no one indifferent.

The story of these video games is so good that the HBO network produced a fairly faithful and enjoyable series adaptation.

En The Last Of Us we handle Joel and Ellie, two survivors in this world of zombies who must cross the United States together until they reach a safe place and get a cure for the virus.

Both games are brutal, dramatic and violent. But they are also emotional and the development of the characters is the best that has been seen in the medium.

For this reason we put them on this list. While we are playing, Joel and Ellie don't stop talking to each other. 

At first the conversations are short and dry, but as the characters gain confidenceianza, we see how the dialogues become more intimate.

They talk about themselves, what they like and even have time to joke and tell jokes.

Since both games are dubbed, you will be able to hear all of these conversations in Spanish. 

Are llenas of nuances and they are worthy of a studyianI advanced you.

We have already finished the list of our 10 video games to learn Spanish. 

They are games of different genres and they are all highly rated. If you're gamerI'm sure you'll like some.

Do you know other video games that could be used to learn Spanish? 

If so, share them with us in the comments.

Bye!

Article written by Carlos Martínez for Hispania, escuela de español.