For most celebrities, being digitally immortalised means a wax statue at Madame Tussauds or some unfortunate NFT project. But for this select group, it means something much cooler: becoming playable video game characters. Not just background cameos or voiceovers. We're talking full-on, avatar-worthy, click-to-pick action. Whether it's Keanu doing Keanu things in Cyberpunk 2077 or Snoop Dogg lighting up the battlefield in Call of Duty, here’s a list of A-listers you can actually control—with your thumbs, not your PR team.
15 Celebrities That Are Fully Playable In Video Games
Cristiano Ronaldo in Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves (Coming Soon)
In the kind of crossover no one saw coming, CR7 is entering the fighting game arena with football-infused special moves and his signature “Siuuu” celebration as a finisher. Now you can bicycle kick someone across dimension.
Keanu Reeves in Cyberpunk 2077
Okay, so you mostly play as V—but during key flashbacks and missions, you do temporarily become Johnny Silverhand, the guitar-slinging, chaos-loving rebel played by Keanu Reeves. So yes, Keanu is technically in your hands. Cyberpunk, but with cheekbones.
Norman Reedus in Death Stranding
Norman Reedus trades his crossbow for a bunch of parcels in this post-apocalyptic FedEx simulator. You play as Sam Porter Bridges, a man who delivers cargo and the emotional weight of humanity’s survival, all while looking like he hasn’t slept since Season 5 of The Walking Dead.
Snoop Dogg in Call of Duty: Warzone and Vanguard
If you ever thought, “This warzone could use a little more West Coast flavour,” Activision heard you. Snoop’s a fully playable operator—complete with custom voice lines, a gold-plated weapon skin, and the smoothest one-liners you’ll ever hear mid-firefight.
Nicolas Cage in Dead by Daylight
Cage shows up not as a killer, but as a survivor. And not just any survivor—he’s playing himself. Nic Cage. Running from murderers. Screaming dramatically. Surviving on raw acting energy and a thousand memes.
Eminem in Fortnite
Slim Shady showed up in Fortnite as part of the Big Bang event—complete with three distinct outfits, including Rap Boy and Marshall Never More. You’ve never rage-quit to “Lose Yourself” until now.
The Weeknd in Fortnite
If the dance emotes weren’t enough, Abel Tesfaye entered the arena with glowing red eyes, leather jackets, and enough cool factor to make your opponents surrender on sight. You can now moonwalk your way to a Victory Royale.
Cristiano Ronaldo in Garena Free Fire
Yes, CR7 is a secret agent named Chrono in this battle royale game. He can deploy energy shields and slow down time.
Lionel Messi in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II
Messi with an assault rifle is now a canon event. Part of a special crossover in Call of Duty, the GOAT trades boots for bullets. It’s your chance to go for the win—just not on the pitch.
Lionel Messi in Fortnite
Yes, Leo joined the multiverse. As part of Fortnite’s “FIFA World Cup” collab, Messi was turned into a playable skin complete with a sleek combat-ready footballer fit.
Dave Bautista in Gears 5
He’s not just Batista in spandex—he’s a playable skin for Marcus Fenix in Gears 5. Plus, you can switch out Marcus’s voice for Dave’s. It's a full Bautista takeover, minus the Marvel contract.
Steven Spielberg in Lego Jurassic World
No, really. You can unlock Spielberg—baseball cap and all—as a playable character. He doesn’t fight dinosaurs, but he probably directed them better than anyone else.
Shah Rukh Khan in Ra.One: The Game
SRK took his Bollywood superhero G.One from screen to console with this PS3 tie-in. You fight, you zap, you deliver monologues with those eyes. It’s Shah Rukh doing sci-fi, and yes, you are the drama.
Hrithik Roshan in Krrish: The Game
India’s first superhero got his own game, with Hrithik’s acrobatic charm digitised into action-packed moves. Slightly janky controls, but hey—it’s still Hrithik defying physics.
50 Cent in Bulletproof and Blood on the Sand
Two of the most unintentionally iconic games ever made. 50 gets shot (a lot), then goes full John Wick across gritty cityscapes and literal war zones—all while delivering G-Unit-approved justice.
Ariana Grande in Final Fantasy Brave Exvius
Yes, pop queen Ari descended from her pastel cloud to join this mobile RPG. Her character, Dangerous Ariana, fights in thigh-high boots and a sparkly outfit, because obviously.
Fred Durst in Fight Club
You’re not supposed to talk about it, but… Limp Bizkit’s Fred Durst was an unlockable character in the Fight Club game. He punched, he kicked, he looked like your cousin's awkward phase come to life.
