What goes wrong, and what a society decides to do about it.
Wizardry: Proving Grounds of the Mad Overlord is a 1981 dungeon-crawl RPG by Sirotech Software. It demands manual mapping, enforces strict party alignment rules, and offers no in-dungeon saving. Its ten-level dungeon beneath Trebor's castle exists solely to be descended — one floor at a time — until the party reaches Werdna and retrieves the amulet.
DayZ is a multiplayer online survival game set in fictional plague-ravaged countries where players scavenge, manage health, evade infected, and negotiate threat from other players in a persistent world.
Just Dance (2009) is a Wii-exclusive rhythm game published by Ubisoft. Players use only the Wii Remote in their right hand to mirror on-screen dancers’ choreography. Moves are scored X, OK, or Great. Shake moves trigger a shake meter for bonus points. Each song has two scoring targets: 10,000 (Standard) and 15,000 (Master). Four modes include Standard, Warm Up, Strike a Pose, and Last One Standing. It is one of Ubisoft’s core, long-running franchises.
The Last of Us (2013) is a post-apocalyptic third-person action-adventure game developed by Naughty Dog for PlayStation 3. It follows Ellie and Joel across a United States overrun by humans infected with a Cordyceps-like fungus. Players traverse ruined environments, engage in vulnerable, resource-constrained combat using firearms, improvised weapons, and stealth, and craft or upgrade gear at workbenches. The design prioritises tension, scarcity, and character-driven stakes over systemic openness or player authorship.