10 Video Games Where Evil Won

Blizzard’s iconic series set the trend for hack-and-slash dungeon crawlers, inspiring a genre of games that included sequels and expansions. But rarely does the story end well for its protagonists in Diablo and the original title is no exception.

First released back in 1997, Diablo took place within Tristam, the Kingdom of Khanduras’ capital as you attempt to free it from Hell-spawned evil and these adventures culminated in a final battle with Diablo himself, Lord of Terror.

Killing his mortal form, the protagonist then attempts to contain his essence within a soulstone, placing it into your own head and sacrificing themselves. But as Diablo II reveals, it was all for nothing.

Retold in II as a warrior trying to contain Diablo’s soul within him, Diablo instead took over this Warrior’s body and ended up providing him a new vessel instead. So rather than stopping him, it became clear that your valiant efforts in the first game were completely futile.