The Most Corrupt & Evil Governments In Video Game History
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A gaming article ranks fictional governments and power structures that are portrayed as especially corrupt, oppressive, or outright evil.
Examples include Arstotzka in Papers, Please and Shinra in Final Fantasy 7, both used to show harsh political control and state abuse.
The piece highlights dictatorships, megacorporations, and other authoritarian systems as major sources of conflict in games.
It also shows how these regimes shape worldbuilding, raise the stakes, and motivate players to resist them.
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