20 Video Game NPCs You CAN'T Afford To Lose
Anyone who has lost Isobel in Baldur's Gate 3 knows how much one NPC can change the game.
There are two main ways in which players treat video game NPCs. They either love them and would give up anything for them, or they consider them to be disposable background props to do with as they please.
In a lot of games harming or even killing random NPCs is not a big deal. They're made to be your source of entertainment, no matter how questionable that entertainment might be.
However, this isn't always the case. Sometimes a random NPC's disappearance isn't as inconsequential as you might think. Their loss may not just end with a gentle slap on the wrist but a complete and utter destruction of your playthrough.
Some games include side characters that are secretly more relevant than they might seem at first glance. It can be easy to ignore their fate, but if you let them die or otherwise disappear from your game, their loss might cost you a valuable reward, or in some cases, it can even permanently ruin the main story.
If you don't want your game to change for the worse, you best keep an eye on the following NPCs. Losing them is a disaster you can't afford.
20. Survivors - No, I Am Not A Human
No, I Am Not Human is an indie horror game that takes place in a post-apocalyptic reality where sunlight has become deadly and the world is filled with mysterious “visitors” who pretend to be people.
The gameplay consists of receiving guests at your safehouse and either letting them stay at your place or turning them away. Considering that they all could turn out to be visitors and secretly kill you when they’re inside, you might wonder if there is any benefit in keeping them around.
The short answer is yes, although it’s not really because they provide any bonuses or special service. You can’t afford to turn them away because of the Pale Visitor.
The Pale Visitor is a creepy malformed man who appears at your doorstep every few nights. He always insists on making you follow him, and if you refuse, he threatens to enter your house and take you by force, but only if you live alone.
Unless you want to be snatched by the Pale Visitor and get a rather gruesome game over, you want to keep as many human survivors as possible.
They may not be useful, and some of them might turn out to be visitors in disguise, but they’re your only key to survival.