10 Surprising Video Games You Can Beat Without Killing Anyone

By Jess McDonell /

2. Deus Ex: Mankind Divided

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This is a particularly interesting entry as Deus Ex: Human Revolution let you go the entire game without killing anybody, except for the bosses which were compulsory kills. Players report this was fixed up for the Director's Cut so you can spare bosses but Mankind Divided mended the initial little violent excursion so that dedicated pacifists would be able to avoid killing anybody at all.

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In what can only be described as a pacifist player's dream, this playstyle extends all the way through to the final boss who you can choose to punch out instead of fatally killing.

Spend the whole game punching and non-lethally taking out the foes in your path via the means of stun gun and talking the talk, assuming you can’t simply sneak past, and you’ll grab yourself the Pacifist achievement for your trouble. Which is great! In a game where your body is kitted out with extraordinary augmentations to cause all kinds of exciting mayhem and damage.

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Points for restraint, I guess?