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.

127 Games

Disco Elysium
Disco Elysium
Silent Hill 2
Silent Hill 2
Bloodborne
Bloodborne
The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask
The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask
Shadow of the Colossus
Shadow of the Colossus
Deus Ex
Deus Ex
Planescape: Torment
Planescape: Torment
Dark Souls
Dark Souls
Killer7
Killer7
Lisa: The Painful
Lisa: The Painful
Half-Life 2
Half-Life 2
The Last of Us
The Last of Us
System Shock 2
System Shock 2
Higurashi When They Cry
Higurashi When They Cry
Silent Hill 3
Silent Hill 3
Zero Escape: Nine Hours, Nine Persons, Nine Doors
Zero Escape: Nine Hours, Nine Persons, Nine Doors
The Silver Case
The Silver Case
Shin Megami Tensei: Nocturne
Shin Megami Tensei: Nocturne
Pathologic
Pathologic
The Last of Us Part II
The Last of Us Part II
NieR
NieR
Fallout 2
Fallout 2
Katana Zero
Katana Zero
The Walking Dead
The Walking Dead
Max Payne 2: The Fall of Max Payne
Max Payne 2: The Fall of Max Payne
Silent Hill
Silent Hill
Halo: Reach
Halo: Reach
Zero Escape: Virtue's Last Reward
Zero Escape: Virtue's Last Reward
Yume Nikki
Yume Nikki
God of War III
God of War III
Serial Experiments Lain
Serial Experiments Lain
BioShock
BioShock
Hotline Miami
Hotline Miami
Soma
Soma
Demon's Souls
Demon's Souls
Max Payne
Max Payne
Quake
Quake
To the Moon
To the Moon
Papers, Please
Papers, Please
Hotline Miami 2: Wrong Number
Hotline Miami 2: Wrong Number
SWAT 4
SWAT 4
Batman: Arkham Knight
Batman: Arkham Knight
S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl
S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl
Inside
Inside
Grand Theft Auto IV
Grand Theft Auto IV
Fallout
Fallout
Gears of War 2
Gears of War 2
Mafia II
Mafia II
Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War
Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War
Danganronpa Trilogy
Danganronpa Trilogy
Far Cry 3
Far Cry 3
Max Payne 3
Max Payne 3
Shadowrun: Dragonfall
Shadowrun: Dragonfall
LSD: Dream Emulator
LSD: Dream Emulator
The Walking Dead: Saints & Sinners
The Walking Dead: Saints & Sinners
R-Type Delta
R-Type Delta
I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream
I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream
Spec Ops: The Line
Spec Ops: The Line
Mafia
Mafia
Iron Lung
Iron Lung
Wolfenstein: The New Order
Wolfenstein: The New Order
The Museum of Anything Goes
The Museum of Anything Goes
Siren
Siren
Dead Rising
Dead Rising
The Hex
The Hex
Outlast: Whistleblower
Outlast: Whistleblower
Blood Omen: Legacy of Kain
Blood Omen: Legacy of Kain
L.A. Noire
L.A. Noire
Call of Duty: World at War
Call of Duty: World at War
Silent Hill 4: The Room
Silent Hill 4: The Room
Metro 2033
Metro 2033
American McGee's Alice
American McGee's Alice
Gears of War
Gears of War
Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War II
Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War II
Twisted Metal: Black
Twisted Metal: Black
This War of Mine
This War of Mine
The Darkness
The Darkness
Limbo
Limbo
Braid
Braid
Harvester
Harvester
The Binding of Isaac
The Binding of Isaac
Outlast
Outlast
Silent Hill: Shattered Memories
Silent Hill: Shattered Memories
Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes
Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes
Drakengard
Drakengard
Red Orchestra 2: Heroes of Stalingrad
Red Orchestra 2: Heroes of Stalingrad
Manhunt
Manhunt
Call of Cthulhu: Dark Corners of the Earth
Call of Cthulhu: Dark Corners of the Earth
God of War: Chains of Olympus
God of War: Chains of Olympus
DEFCON
DEFCON
The Suffering
The Suffering
Splatterhouse
Splatterhouse
Blood Trail
Blood Trail
Resistance 2
Resistance 2
Observer
Observer
Drowned God: Conspiracy of the Ages
Drowned God: Conspiracy of the Ages
Far Cry 2
Far Cry 2
Heavy Rain
Heavy Rain
Doom 3
Doom 3
Prototype
Prototype

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ShumaSegata

8 months ago

Add: Disco Elysium, Higurashi, Higanbana, Planescape torment, Serial experiments lain, Deus Ex, Bioshock, Mohter Russia Bleeds, Katana Zero, The Hex, Half Life 2, Silver Case, Siren, Far Cry 3, Dead Rising, Batman Arkham Knight
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