The World is Hell: Hopeless Vidya

Inspired by the Letterboxd list for films here: https://boxd.it/2R2F6

Video games that carry a bleak, gloomy, pessimistic, or nihilistic worldview through their tone, story, or even gameplay content in some instances.

I know there is already such a list on this site but I feel it was missing, credit to the original by the way.

I accept recommendations

Manhunt
Manhunt
Scorn
Scorn
Final Fantasy Tactics
Final Fantasy Tactics
Rain World
Rain World
This War of Mine
This War of Mine
Vampyr
Vampyr
Needy Streamer Overload
Needy Streamer Overload
Xenogears
Xenogears
Persona 2: Innocent Sin
Persona 2: Innocent Sin
A Plague Tale: Requiem
A Plague Tale: Requiem
Layers of Fear
Layers of Fear
Conker's Bad Fur Day
Conker's Bad Fur Day
Warcraft III: The Frozen Throne
Warcraft III: The Frozen Throne
Killer7
Killer7
Valiant Hearts: The Great War
Valiant Hearts: The Great War
Dusk
Dusk
Mortal Kombat: Armageddon
Mortal Kombat: Armageddon
Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines
Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines
Armored Core VI: Fires of Rubicon
Armored Core VI: Fires of Rubicon
Shin Megami Tensei: Nocturne
Shin Megami Tensei: Nocturne
Judgment
Judgment
Catherine
Catherine
Deus Ex
Deus Ex
Project Zomboid
Project Zomboid
Metro 2033
Metro 2033
Dead Rising
Dead Rising
Yume Nikki
Yume Nikki
Twelve Minutes
Twelve Minutes
Alan Wake II
Alan Wake II
Infamous 2
Infamous 2
Five Nights at Freddy's 4
Five Nights at Freddy's 4
Signalis
Signalis
My Friend Pedro
My Friend Pedro
Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk
Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk
Don't Starve
Don't Starve
Prototype
Prototype
VA-11 Hall-A: Cyberpunk Bartender Action
VA-11 Hall-A: Cyberpunk Bartender Action
Amnesia: The Dark Descent
Amnesia: The Dark Descent
Demon's Souls
Demon's Souls
Disco Elysium
Disco Elysium
Shadow the Hedgehog
Shadow the Hedgehog
Resident Evil 2
Resident Evil 2
The Evil Within
The Evil Within
Darkest Dungeon
Darkest Dungeon
Blasphemous
Blasphemous
Alien: Isolation
Alien: Isolation
Danganronpa V3: Killing Harmony
Danganronpa V3: Killing Harmony
Prey
Prey
Max Payne
Max Payne
Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice
Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice
Injustice: Gods Among Us
Injustice: Gods Among Us
Heavy Rain
Heavy Rain
The Wolf Among Us
The Wolf Among Us
Until Dawn
Until Dawn
Omori
Omori
Battlefield 1
Battlefield 1
Outlast
Outlast
Left 4 Dead
Left 4 Dead
Silent Hill 2
Silent Hill 2
Dead Space
Dead Space
Dead Space
Dead Space
Little Nightmares
Little Nightmares
Little Nightmares
Little Nightmares
The Stanley Parable
The Stanley Parable
Katana Zero
Katana Zero
Death Stranding
Death Stranding
Watch Dogs
Watch Dogs
The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask
The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask
Papers, Please
Papers, Please
Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain
Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain
Dark Souls
Dark Souls
Doki Doki Literature Club!
Doki Doki Literature Club!
Batman: Arkham Knight
Batman: Arkham Knight
Hotline Miami
Hotline Miami
Resident Evil 7: Biohazard
Resident Evil 7: Biohazard
Half-Life 2
Half-Life 2
Far Cry 3
Far Cry 3
NieR: Automata
NieR: Automata
BioShock
BioShock
The Last of Us
The Last of Us
Cyberpunk 2077
Cyberpunk 2077
Red Dead Redemption 2
Red Dead Redemption 2
Elden Ring
Elden Ring

3 Comments


6 months ago

En esta hay juegos que abordan la tragedia y la adversidad de formas radicalmente diferentes, por ejemplo, Persona 3 dentro de todo termina en una nota optimista y esperanzadora. Asumo que el punto de la lista no es tanto en la forma en que estos juegos abordan la idea sino la presencia de la idea en si, en tal caso pondre algunas sugerencias que encajen con la tematica:
-Trilogia LISA= Apocalipsis
-2dark= Noir
-Darkest dungeon= Apocalipsis, la invasion del mal
-Odallus= Apocalipsis, la invasion del mal
-Alice madness return= Demencia, trauma
-Nihilumbra= Nihiliismo, existencialismo
-Va-11 Hall-A= Distopia
-The red strings club= Distopia
-SMT: Devil survivor= El fin de la paz, la necesidad de volver al status quo o imponer un nuevo orden
-Breath of fire: Dragon quarter= Distopia, libertad y muerte
-Metro 2033= Apocalipsis, supervivencia
-Max payne= Noir
-Demon souls= Mundo en decadencia
-SMT Nocturne= Fin del mundo, Restaurar el viejo orden o crear uno nuevo
-The evil within= Demencia, trauma
Replica: Totalitarismo, la libertad, el control y la identidad

6 months ago

@DonnieCondor exacto, esta lista trata de juegos donde la idea es que tenga cierto pesimismo, estoy mas que consciente de que Persona 3 tiene un final bonito y todo eso, pero de cierto modo la mayor parte de este tiene cierto aire de pesimismo, y esa es la idea de esta lista, igual muchas gracias por las recomendaciones

1 month ago

Devotion would fit this list


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