8 Games That Let You Be An Evil Bastard

Sometimes you just want to be bad. That’s not as easy as it sounds, especially in the world of video games. Most games cast the player as the hero – the savior. But some games turn that on its ear, and let you step into the shoes of the bad guy – the one who’s creating all the fuss in the first place. Some even make you think that the bad guy is actually the hero, or let you make that determination for yourself. If you’re looking to get your “I’m an evil bastard” fix, these eight games suggested by our community should do the job. Special thanks to sagitel for starting the thread! Don’t see your favorite? Tell us what it is in the comments! Alpha Protocol First mentioned by Mutant1988 Obsidian’s spy story leaves a lot of choices up to the player, and depending on how you play through it, you can be quite evil indeed. Not only can you be a self-serving psychopath with no conscience at all, you can also be a rude, annoying bastard. The game doesn’t have a traditional morality meter. Instead, it offers up options that are all some shade of gray, and then makes those decisions stick to you, unlocking even more dialog options that match your attitude, and enabling you to be just as evil as you want to be. When the God of War series began, Kratos was almost a sympathetic character. He’d been shafted by the gods and was out for a little payback. Unfortunately, he didn’t stop there, and by God of War III, he’s gone completely around the bend. He’ll kill anyone and everyone who gets in his way, even when they try to help him. He kicks puppies, and even gouges out the eyes of his opponents while you watch in first person. He’s really go no redeeming qualities left, and it shows. Dungeon Keeper drops you into a dungeon, and tasks you with expanding it. Once you’ve done that, you need to outfit it to lure in heroes that you can then exterminate. You can also send your minions out in to the world to destroy various locations on the world map. You can also torture enemies to death to created ghosts that will fight for you, or to create a vampire by burying a dead enemy. It’s a reversal of the typical dungeon crawl mentality, and one that works quite well. While the Saints Row series has become well known in recent years for its zany take on the open-world formula, Saints Row 2 was quite a different animal. In that game, The Boss was little more than a sadistic crime lord. He’s out to either take over or eliminate all the gangs in the city, just because he’s looking for a way to occupy some time. Outside of the main story missions, you can dress as a police officer and brutalize citizens, and you can protect drug dealers from the cops. While much of the game is humorously styled, there’s no denying how evil The Boss really is.