10 Video Game Bad Endings You Can Get By Pure Accident
No one likes to be punished for something they didn't know about.
Bad endings in games are a form of punishment for doing something wrong. You typically get them for failing an objective or neglecting it. However, bad endings can also happen by sheer accident.
Sometimes what ending you're going to get is not determined by your skills or knowledge of the game but by a streak of bad luck or the irrational whim of the developers.
These endings are the not-so-happy little accidents that fall upon unwary players for something that wasn't even their fault.
Sometimes it's the result of an arbitrary requirement that no one in their right mind would be able to figure out, sometimes it's caused by dumb chance that doesn't even give you a chance to defend yourself.
Whichever case it may be, the end result is a catastrophic cutscene that shows off your characters suffering the worst possible fates, as though the game wanted to punish you for something you had no control over.
Getting a bad ending stinks, but getting it due to an honest accident is even worse. For this reason, if you don't want to experience an unwanted surprise at the end of your playthrough, be sure to check the following list!
10. Don't Do What You're Told! - Dredge
Dredge is an interesting fishing game with an eldritch twist. Instead of a relaxing time in nature, it puts you in dark waters filled with Lovecraftian horrors, where you have to catch only slightly less Lovecraftian fish.
The game has a main story with two radically different endings that are determined by completing its main objectives.
Now, you’d think that this would mean finishing all of the main objectives would lead to a good ending, but no. It’s actually how you get the bad one!
Yes, if you unknowingly follow the main story without exploring the world, your character is devoured by a huge monster as they accidentally attempt to summon an old cosmic entity.
This is because the game reveals to you that the objectives were implanted into your head by the eldritch god in question, and the entire time you were unwittingly following their orders.
To avoid this fate, what you actually have to do is ignore the main quest completely and follow a chain of clues scattered across the entire world.
Considering a lot of new players don’t even know how to operate their boats, you can probably tell how many first playthroughs accidentally conclude with the bad ending.