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

Party Hard
Party Hard
Mother Russia Bleeds
Mother Russia Bleeds
Weird West
Weird West
Tokyo Dark
Tokyo Dark
BloodNet
BloodNet
One Last Game
One Last Game
Sentient
Sentient
The Snowfield
The Snowfield
The Theater
The Theater
Missed Messages.
Missed Messages.
Nihilumbra
Nihilumbra
Five Nights at Freddy's 4
Five Nights at Freddy's 4
Rendition
Rendition
In Between
In Between
Vampyr
Vampyr
Watch Dogs
Watch Dogs
Replica
Replica
Among the Sleep
Among the Sleep
Blue Stinger
Blue Stinger
Layers of Fear
Layers of Fear
1979 Revolution: Black Friday
1979 Revolution: Black Friday
Dementium: The Ward
Dementium: The Ward
World's End Club
World's End Club
Postal
Postal
Bendy and the Ink Machine
Bendy and the Ink Machine
Simulacra
Simulacra
Manhunter: New York
Manhunter: New York
7 Days to Die
7 Days to Die
Clive Barker's Jericho
Clive Barker's Jericho
Maggot Baits
Maggot Baits
Dark Seed
Dark Seed
Mogeko Castle
Mogeko Castle
Mortyr 2093-1944
Mortyr 2093-1944
I Am Alive
I Am Alive
euphoria
euphoria
Child of Lothian
Child of Lothian
Divi-Dead
Divi-Dead
Shadow the Hedgehog
Shadow the Hedgehog
Weird Dreams
Weird Dreams
Narc
Narc
Morimiya Middle School Shooting
Morimiya Middle School Shooting
Chiller
Chiller
Super Columbine Massacre RPG!
Super Columbine Massacre RPG!
Fractured Minds
Fractured Minds
Demonophobia
Demonophobia
Kaleidoscope of Phantasm Prison
Kaleidoscope of Phantasm Prison
Anonymous Agony
Anonymous Agony
Afterfall: Insanity
Afterfall: Insanity
4PM
4PM
Kamikuishiki-mura Monogatari
Kamikuishiki-mura Monogatari
Blackout
Blackout
Darfur is Dying
Darfur is Dying
MA-RI-A: The Curse of the Puppet Museum
MA-RI-A: The Curse of the Puppet Museum
Meat
Meat
Ograidet
Ograidet
Suspended: A Cryogenic Nightmare

3 Comments


5 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

5 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

15 days ago

Devotion would fit this list


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