10 Darkest Bad Endings In Video Games

10. The "Positive" Ending (S.T.A.L.K.E.R: Shadow of Chernobyl)

The adage "be careful what you wish for" is intended to highlight the unexpected dangers of ambition. But if you've played S.T.A.L.K.E.R: Shadow of Chernobyl, you'll know it can be a lot more literal than that. 

This FPS puts you in the shoes of The Marked One, a man surviving within The Zone, a forbidden area surrounding the Chernobyl Power Plant. Thankfully for him, this bleak place has hope in the form of a strange monolith known as the Wish Granter, which can - as you can presume - grant you a wish. Choosing to take said wish, however, is a double-edged sword as it will lead you to one of the game's false endings, none of which are good. 

The Wish Granter takes a page from the infamous Monkey's Paw trope, granting your wish in a tainted way. Wish for immortality, and you'll be turned into a statue. Wish for gold, and you'll be crushed by it. However, the most ironically twisted of them all is the "Positive" ending.  

In this ending, you wish for The Zone to disappear. However, when you open your eyes, you discover that you've been blinded, making The Zone disappear as requested, but only for you. This horrifying ending leaves you wishing you'd been more careful.