Falsely accused

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The protagonist is falsely accused of committing some (likely horrible) crime and much of the story involves proving that you didn't do it, simply running away from the law, or otherwise attempting to cope with it.

Notable people involved: James Dollar, Doug Church, Paul Neurath, Dan Schmidt and Micael Priest

Alternate name: Framed

WIN 2012-10-12

XBOX 2001-12-11

FLA 2010-05

The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings

WIN 2011-05-17

Lands of Lore: Guardians of Destiny

DOS 1997-09

Deja Vu: A Nightmare Comes True

C16 1990

Max Payne

WIN 2001-07-25

Ultima Underworld: The Stygian Abyss

PS1 1997-03-14

Suspect

DOS 1984

Max Payne

PS2 2001-12-07

A Tale of Two Kingdoms

WIN 2007

Applies regardless if this false accusation is intentional or a mistake. Meaning this covers being purposefully framed, evidence pointing at the protagonist, or even being found on the crime scene and thought of as a prime suspect as no others can be deduced.

Parent groups

Falsehoods, Plot points

Games by year

The first Falsely accused video game was released in 1981.

Infocom published most of these games.

Platforms

Windows	13
Linux	5
MS-DOS	5
Apple II E	4
Mac OS X	4
X360	3
NEC PC9801	2
Mac OS Classic	2
PS	2
Amiga	2
PS3	2
Atari ST	2
C64	2
C16/Plus4	2
Xbox	1
Coleco Adam	1
Tandy Coco	1
PC Engine CD	1
C128	1
WinCE	1
Amstrad PCW	1
PS2	1
TRS-80	1
NES	1
Flash	1
BeOS	1
Amstrad CPC	1
Apple IIGS	1
FM Towns	1
Atari 400/800	1

Most common companies

Infocom	12
Icom Simulations	4
Molleindustria	3
EA Partners	3
Forever Entertainment	3
Capcom	3
Mindscape	3
Crystal Shard	2
Electronic Arts	2
Bethesda Softworks	2
Daedalic Entertainment	2
Avalon Hill	2
Sega	2
Tecmo	1
Virgin Interactive	1
Alpha Software	1
Victor	1
Masque Publishing	1
Educational Activities	1

Falsely accused

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