10 Video Games That Punish You For Making The Ethical Choice

3. Tyranny

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Obsidian

Tyranny is an RPG from Obsidian Entertainment that came out in 2016 and it makes a very strong case for the Game Most Likely To Screw You Over For Trying To Be Nice.

Or for the purposes of our list, punish you for making the ethical choice. As the name implies, this is not a game about being nice. You’re literally working for an evil empire and trying to maintain control over the people you’ve conquered the best way you know how.

Your choices here range from Lawful Evil to Chaotic Neutral, but you’ll be erring closer to doing what's best for you and your superiors, rather than just going around handing out money and picking all the blue options. You can support your tyrannical leader, be a different kind of evil, or decide you only care about yourself, but not leaning into one of the more evil routes is going to be more difficult and, honestly, less fun.

If you start feeling too bad you can always pull the ‘Hey man, I just work here’ logic.

So what are you waiting for? Go on over to that dark side.

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Jess has been a journalist and content creator in the games industry for over 15 years and has been WhatCulture's resident Australian import and sorry cop since 2020, upping the quotient of swearing and apologising in WhatCulture Gaming's annual blooper videos considerably. She previously worked at GameSpot for 10 years, most notably hosting GameSpot News in addition to E3 live shows, and PAX panels. She regularly livestreams a variety of games on her 'jessmcdonell' YouTube and Twitch channels and hosts the 'Do It On The Day' podcast. She has won awards for her news and feature work in gaming as well as an accolade for her comedic writing (likely an admin error). She can be found on X at @jessmcdonell and Instagram at @jessicamcdonell sharing her current videogame fixations, industry insights, and videos of her cat, Karma.