10 Video Games That Will Change How You See The World
7. Kenshi
Unlike other games that may try to break your spirit with its concepts or its high minded ideals and lofty beliefs, Kenshi will break you just by sheer force of will.
If there is any game that exemplifies the most pessimistic and traumatic side of humanity it is Kenshi, without a doubt.
Every decision you make does not matter, it will inevitably end in the worst possible way. Try to do some honest work and mine on your own? Bandits beat and rob you. Move to somewhere else and try to settle down? Congratulations, you've been kidnapped by crazed cannibals and are about to be cooked alive. How about you stop running, stand tall and take the fight to them for once? Whoops, you're dead.
The only way to survive in Kenshi is to trust nobody, move with caution, and harden yourself against the ever terrifying world. Even then there's no guarantee you'll come out of it all without losing an arm and a leg.
Kenshi pulls no punches and simply does not care how optimistic you were before going into it; life is cruel, and this game will make sure you learn that lesson the hard way.