10 MORE Horror Video Game Fates Worse Than Death
9. Living Inside A Dating Sim - Doki Doki Literature Club
If you asked a gamer if they'd like to live inside a video game, you'd probably get an enthusiastic "hell yeah!" But, when you think about it, the idea is horrifying. Imagine living in the horrors of Raccoon City or the decrepit city of Yharnam - it would be a nightmare. However, perhaps an even worse fate is living inside a dating sim.
Doki Doki Literature Club - the bonkers horror game that turns high school dating into a fourth-wall-breaking nightmare - addresses such a horrid fate.
The game's antagonist, Monika, is a sentient being living inside the visual novel, and it's clear the horrendous toll this takes on her.
She willingly leads her friends to kill themselves to get close to the player character and even talks in the final act about how boring and monotonous her life is. She is alone in this world, trapped with thoughtless characters who have no agency. It must be unbearably lonely.
Additionally, if her file gets deleted, her consciousness still exists, and she becomes a sentient entity without a body. How does any of this sound good at all?