10 Video Games That Want You To Hate Them

6. I Wanna Be The Guy (2007)

I Wanna Be The Guy
Michael

I Wanna Be The Guy is like the anti-therapist, it has absolutely no interest in making your life better or making you feel better in it. I Wanna Be The Guy wants to make you feel bad, and it’s good at it.

If you feel like video games just haven’t given you enough trust issues, I Wanna Be The Guy is the game for you. You play as The Kid and you’re about to have the worst day ever. It’s not only hard from the visible platforming challenges, it throws a bunch of super fun surprise ones at you just to up the ante. Think that hallway is safe? Nope you’ve been smooshed to death by a flying spike wall. Reckon you can wander under that bright red apple? Nope it’s made of concrete and you’re dead. Safely made it past all the apples and now you’re on platforms above them? Nope, the apples are now flying up and you’re dead again. Everything is a trap and you have one life.

Clouds can’t be trusted, apples can’t be trusted, basic platforms can’t be trusted. I can only assume this game is a medical tool made for people who need to skyrocket their blood pressure.

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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.