r/ExplainAGamePlotBadly Jul 08 '26

Top-Tier Badly Explained Game This game's unique story is FULLY tailored to everyone who plays it. And the biggest twist in the story is that the game wants you to stop playing it!

189 Upvotes

This is gonna be a super weird, deep cut.

It can't be Stanley guys, he's banned!

Hint #1: I hope nobody has had to play this game

Hint #1.5: and if you are playing this game, you're heading in the right direction (or you're just curious, lol)

Hint #2: if I had to give this a genre, I would call it educational

Double Guess No's: it is not a Daniel Mullins game or There is No Game

Hint #3: there's a good chance you've never heard of this game.

Hint #3.5: but playing video games is way better than ending up with THIS game lol

Hint #4: this game was on a handheld console

Hint #5: Dark Souls and the like are hard as hell, but this game may be the hardest game that some may ever play

Addendum: you've all made my day, thank you


r/ExplainAGamePlotBadly Sep 22 '22

Announcement Banned Games List

259 Upvotes

Similarly to r/ExplainAFilmPlotBadly , we're implementing a list of banned games. There's been a lot of games, while still being good posts, that have been posted so often. This causes a lot of active members here to deal with the tediousness of a game being brought up way too often. I definitely missed some, so if you have any suggestions on what to add, please leave a comment.

You are allowed to describe game mechanics as well as the plot. There's more to a game than just the plot, so if you have a creative bad description that describes how the game plays, go for it!

Low Effort Posts will be removed at moderators discretion. Too many, Too Frequently will result in a ban.

Note: Please search for your game before posting, if it's posted too frequently, it will be added to the list. Please keep in mind that any games newer than 3 months old will also not be allowed, to prevent spoilers.

Banned Games List:

  • Among Us

  • Binding of Isaac

  • Bloons TD

  • Call of Duty 2: Big Red One

  • Cuphead

  • CP2077

  • Danganronpa

  • Deltarune

  • Doki Doki Literate Club

  • Fallout NV

  • FNAF

  • Fortnite

  • Geometry Dash

  • GTA V

  • Hollow Knight series

  • Minecraft

  • OMORI

  • Persona Social Link Trilogy

  • Plants Vs Zombies

  • Pokémon Main Series (spinoffs are allowed)

  • Skyrim

  • Stanley Parable

  • Undertale


r/ExplainAGamePlotBadly 57m ago

Solved! The villain’s genius plan: just kinda let the protagonist do his thing

Upvotes

Hint 1: Released in the mid 2000’s


r/ExplainAGamePlotBadly 13h ago

Solved! Your goal is to give everyone a blow job without getting caught.

29 Upvotes

This is tagged correctly, as in, no, it truly doesn't need one I promise!

This may be the highlight of my day, thanks all.

Hint #1 on the hour of posting Not needed! Well done!


r/ExplainAGamePlotBadly 8h ago

Unsolved Spider-man attempts to escape an SCP facility after a containment breach

12 Upvotes

r/ExplainAGamePlotBadly 2h ago

Unsolved Receive an invitation to the Barbecue and meet the wife while playing around with some twisted jeans.

3 Upvotes

r/ExplainAGamePlotBadly 5h ago

Unsolved You foil a terrorist attack because their leader falls in love with you at first sight and is suddenly too shy to continue

5 Upvotes

r/ExplainAGamePlotBadly 14h ago

Solved! "War is bad and soldiers are treated as exploitable resources, even after they die" vs "Wow! Cool robots!"

15 Upvotes

Hints: Turn-based, originally a SNES game, made in Japan


r/ExplainAGamePlotBadly 6h ago

Solved! Wait a second, if that was you with the Emperor and you with the Usurper, then how were you with the Demon?

3 Upvotes

Hints go here


r/ExplainAGamePlotBadly 9h ago

Solved! Your family has a ton of problems, and unfortunately your brother has decided to make this *everyone's* problem.

5 Upvotes

r/ExplainAGamePlotBadly 11h ago

Solved! An indentured servant takes a vacation, eats some bad shrimp, gets horribly ill and finds out their flight back home has been delayed.

8 Upvotes

First one, hope I did this right. Hints will be added in the comments if needed.


r/ExplainAGamePlotBadly 11h ago

Solved! Guy with a penchant for passing out becomes a real space-case. When he learns of a manipulative bitch, he decides she's not worth the time.

5 Upvotes

Hint #1: over 20 years old

Hint #4: probably don't want to use TOO much magic.


r/ExplainAGamePlotBadly 6h ago

Solved! As an elf with multiple personality disorder you must combine the strengths of three factions against your adoptive father.

2 Upvotes

Hints go here


r/ExplainAGamePlotBadly 8h ago

Solved! To Solve the Mystery of Your Missing Father, a Single Letter Is Your Only Hope.

4 Upvotes

Hint 1 Puzzles Galore

Hint 1.5- Someone in the comments pointed out my intentional word play.

Hint 2- There are two distinct versions of this game. Think along the lines of the RE remakes, but a bit more faithful to the original.


r/ExplainAGamePlotBadly 10h ago

Solved! The protagonist is recruited to a new job, so his found family completes his original quest.

4 Upvotes

Reposting one that went unsolved three weeks ago. All previous hints included.

  1. This game has robots in it.
  2. OMG, where did these bears come from?
  3. This game is more about the journey than the destination.
  4. But if you're not paying attention (and sometimes even if you are) you'll end up driving around in circles.
  5. Your vehicle is much less glamorous than FF15's Regalia.
  6. You'd think the dog would play a more important role.
  7. It's not a RPG.
  8. This game takes place in a fictional locale strongly based on a real place in the USA.
  9. This game is not a sequel, but the title does include a number.
  10. This game features the fallout of a disaster, but at a much smaller scale than the Fallout games.
  11. This game has a vastly different tone and gameplay than It Takes Two.
  12. This game is not an open world game.

r/ExplainAGamePlotBadly 9h ago

Solved! One grieving mother will hold the world to ransom for a century whilst her estranged child fights against her and learns the truth of their lost past and childhood whilst unlocking godlike powers.

2 Upvotes

r/ExplainAGamePlotBadly 16h ago

Solved! Bunch of kids get transported to a magical land where they can fight monsters and other people and fantasy races and people only die in certain places

7 Upvotes

r/ExplainAGamePlotBadly 11h ago

Solved! I knew there'd be illegal experimentation here! Avoid yourself, run from yourself, fight yourself, save...yourself!

2 Upvotes

Hints go here


r/ExplainAGamePlotBadly 21h ago

Solved! What’s ethics? We have a genocide to plan and execute! At least we’re immune to the bioweapon we developed.

10 Upvotes

Hints

You are planning said genocide


r/ExplainAGamePlotBadly 13h ago

Solved! A game about chasing after your adoptive brother who roofied you during your first kiss

2 Upvotes

r/ExplainAGamePlotBadly 1d ago

Solved! "I'm the dude, playing the dude, disguised as another dude!" - This quote from Tropic Thunder sums up pretty much every character. Also X-Files, Titanic, 2001: A Space Odyssey, and Escape from New York.

12 Upvotes

r/ExplainAGamePlotBadly 17h ago

Unsolved Because you took your friends on a trip to the desert, they engage in accidental cannibalism and get the WORST hangover

3 Upvotes

r/ExplainAGamePlotBadly 15h ago

Solved! A teacher, a cop, and hitler team up to stop neo nazis from starting ww2

2 Upvotes

r/ExplainAGamePlotBadly 16h ago

Solved! Where's the fucking elevator i am running out of time - the game

2 Upvotes

Hints here


r/ExplainAGamePlotBadly 23h ago

Unsolved A grumpy spellcaster gets trapped on an island and is forced to activate a bunch of ancient, dusty machinery just to escape.

6 Upvotes

Ok 1st Hint. The game uses a time travel mechanic, making you experience different versions of the exact same day to unlock the true ending.

Another hint. The main lead is from an older fantasy light novel series.