10 Video Games That Let You Get Away With Being An Absolute Dick

7. The Sims

The Sims franchise has been enormously popular for 20 years (!) for one major reason: everyone loves a God fantasy.

And while for most this largely pertains to buying a house, raising a family, buying a bigger house and so on, there's no mistaking the incredible dickish potential given to creatively demented - or is it dementedly creative? - players.

By granting them the powers of God, The Sims also gives players the ability to both giveth and taketh away, and so ever since the series' inception, many have used their omnipotence to find creative ways to kill their babble-spouting digital creations.

You can let a fire break out in the kitchen, remove all the exits and let your Sims burn to death; remove the swimming pool steps and let them drown; electrocute them; exercise them to death; and in The Sims 4, even send them on a botched astronaut mission.

Needless to say, as much as EA markets The Sims as a wish fulfillment simulator, you'll eventually grow tired of designing your dream home and get the urge to burn it all down - literally.