10 Disturbing Video Game Secret Areas You Regret Finding

No Skyrim, I don't want to find the room full of people I've killed.

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As a species, we humans are absolutely obsessed with secrets and details. All you have to do is watch the documentary Room 237 and see just how much we scrutinise the art we consume, and how that sometimes pays off in glorious ways as we connect the dots nobody has before.

And failing that, just throw on one of those flat Earth Youtube documentaries, that'll probably do the trick as well.

Either way, it's no surprise that the same keen eye for detail made its way over to video games either. Because they're interactive, players set out to spend hours investigating everything in the hopes their curiosity will be rewarded and, a lot of times, it is.

In most cases, devs will throw players a secret area that couldn't be discovered without this commitment, and it feels absolutely glorious to uncover. Other times, however, players will stumble across an area that's nothing more than a trick, something so weird and punishing that it'll make you ever regret being so curious...

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Josh has over 11 years of experience as a published writer, having worked nine of those years as a full-time content producer at WhatCulture. In that period he has created hundreds of articles, videos and podcast episodes for multiple WhatCulture channels, specialising in gaming, horror and film & TV. He now primarily works as a senior content producer and presenter on WhatCulture Gaming where he co-hosts the WhatCulture Gaming Podcast, a top 3 UK most listened to gaming podcast that he co-created in 2018. Over the years he has reviewed several high-profile gaming releases, covered industry events with on-site reporting, opined on breaking news, and even kicked off his interviewing career by chatting to childhood hero, Tommy Wiseau.