9 Video Games That Reward Charity

There are a decent handful of games, many of them JRPGs, that feature "kindness" as a stat you need to work at to make your character the very best they can be and Persona 5 Royal is one such game. Kindness is one of the five central personality stats, which checks out since the whole game is about trying to help people through their worst and most difficult moments, as well as encourage them to see themselves for who they are and overcome their deep-seated issues.

Which, coincidentally, works great for you because doing that makes them way better at combat and provides you with a whole bunch of perks.

In fact, endearing yourself to any of the game’s characters whether they be members of your party or just confidants you can get to know around Tokyo is the central mechanic to unlocking most of the perks you’re going to use in the game. Choosing to spend your limited time with a friend and picking thoughtful dialogue options deepens your connection and subsequently their effectiveness in battle. 

Just like in the real world, characters also really like gifts and you’ll have opportunities to shower your buds with unfortunately expensive tokens of your appreciation. It’s worth it in-game, just rough on Joker’s wallet.

Ranking up your kindness stat isn’t just a good idea, it’s essential if you want to hang out with characters like Ann or Futaba. And if you don’t hang out with them, then you’ll be unable to rank them up to the powerful party members they can become.