10 Video Games With the Best Twist Endings Nobody Saw Coming
From Spec Ops: The Line to Link’s Awakening, these 10 video games have the best twist endings, with reveals that recast everything before them.
10 video games are featured in this article, each with a surprise twist ending that leaves players shocked. These games span three decades and various genres, from horror to puzzle-platformers. Dubai has been buried, and Colonel John Konrad’s battalion went dark during an evacuation. Captain Martin Walker leads a mission to find survivors, but he discovers Konrad’s corpse and must confront the truth.
Booker DeWitt's mission to retrieve Elizabeth in BioShock Infinite is revealed to be a deception, as Booker and Comstock are the same person, and Elizabeth is his daughter. Wander's quest to destroy the colossi to free Mono's soul is revealed to be a delusion, as Dormin possesses Wander. James Sunderland's search for his late wife Mary in Silent Hill is revealed to be his own guilt and repression.
The Boss's defection in Metal Gear Solid is a government plot to clear their name, leading to Snake's tragic decision. In Bioshock Infinite, Nicole's hallucination is revealed to be a result of the Marker's influence. Lastly, in Braid, Tim's quest to save the princess is found to be a mistake, as the game's letters spell out her death.
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