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Dystopian

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Gives an image of society gone bad. Literally the opposite of what utopia would be.

27

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CyberMage: Darklight Awakening (MS-DOS)

CyberMage: Darklight Awakening

DOS 1995-04

Beneath a Steel Sky (Linux)

Beneath a Steel Sky

LIN 2003-08

Mirror's Edge (Windows)

WIN 2009-01-13

Zilspleef (Commodore 64)

C64 2018-08-19

BioShock 2 (Xbox 360)

X360 2010-02-09

BioShock (Windows)

WIN 2007-08-21

State of Mind (Windows)

WIN 2018-08-15

The Paranoia Complex (ZX Spectrum)

The Paranoia Complex

Half-Life 2 (Windows)

WIN 2004-11-15

The Paranoia Complex (Amstrad CPC)

The Paranoia Complex

BioShock Infinite (Windows)

BioShock Infinite

WIN 2013-03-26

WIN 2012-06-19

See also: fascism, oppression

Usually these are bleak and give the impression that there are no real innocents. Crime and anarchy likely appear to be prominent as well.

Not to be confused with anti-utopia, which is a false utopia or a society that pretends to be a utopia but is actually dysfunctional.

The first Dystopian video game was released in 1982.

2K Games, Harebrained Schemes and Surprise Attack published most of these games.

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