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Personal gain

Culture theme

The protagonist is involved due to strong desire to gain something, regardless what it is specifically, covering things like health, wealth, fame, skill, power, friends, a loved one, servants, etc.

90
games
27
platforms

Alternate names: Self enrichment, Indulgence, Greed, Lust

Spelunky (Windows)
Spelunky
WIN 2009-09-01
The Desecration (Apple II E)
The Desecration
IIE 1982
Sleazy Adventure (Atari 400/800)
Sleazy Adventure
A800 1981
Raft Rider (Atari 2600 VCS)
Raft Rider
VCS 1983
Spelunky (Windows)
Spelunky
WIN 2013-08
Pharaoh's Curse (Atari 2600 VCS)
Pharaoh's Curse
VCS 1983
Shadowrun Returns (Linux)
Shadowrun Returns
LIN 2013-10-31
Gold Rush! (Tandy Color Computer)
Gold Rush!
COCO 1989
Firebug (Apple II E)
Firebug
IIE 1982
Dubbelmoral! (Macintosh OS Classic)
Dubbelmoral!
MAC 1990
Adventures Through Time: The Scavenger Hunt (Amiga OCS)
Adventures Through Time: The Scavenger Hunt
OCS 1989
Gold Rush! (MS-DOS)
Gold Rush!
DOS 1988
This should not be used if more specific tag is available.

This tag can still apply if others benefit from the player's behavior on purpose or accident. For example, a protagonist can free the oppressed simply for the selfish need of adoration. The oppressed benefit from the protagonist's selfishness.

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Games by year

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The first Personal gain video game was released in 1981.

Adventions, Sierra On-Line and Capcom published most of these games.

Platforms

Apple II E 13
Tandy Coco 11
Linux 11
Mac OS Classic 8
Windows 8
MS-DOS 7
Atari ST 4
TRS-80 4
X360 3
Amiga 2
Atari 2600 2
PS3 2
Mac OS X 1
BBC 1
Wii U 1
Mega Drive 1
EXL 100 1
C64 1
Memotech MTX 1
Android 1
Nascom 1
3DO 1
ZX Spectrum 1
Apple IIGS 1
custom 1
Atari 400/800 1
Win3.1 1