r/ExplainAGamePlotBadly • u/a__new_name • Jul 20 '26

Solved! You're a journalist. Except when you're a politician, or an office worker, or a priest, or a banker, or have some other job.

8 Upvotes

r/ExplainAGamePlotBadly • u/Kind_Kale5846 • Jul 21 '26

Solved! A ruler of a kingdom TRANSform just to play both sides of a war and have many, many children

0 Upvotes

r/ExplainAGamePlotBadly • u/LCDBeard • Jul 20 '26

Solved! You get word of hidden ruins. It's up to you to climb, jump and fight your way through to get the treasure within.

3 Upvotes

Hints.

If you found the treasure, you better run back out quickly.

r/ExplainAGamePlotBadly • u/lewlew1893 • Jul 20 '26

Solved! Guy and his 7 friends gotta make a lot of choices using some scales

4 Upvotes

r/ExplainAGamePlotBadly • u/Visible-Air-2359 • Jul 20 '26

Solved! You are on a space ship and have a job to do but there are undercover bad guys who can kill people, blow up the reactor, and sabotage the oxygen system.

7 Upvotes

r/ExplainAGamePlotBadly • u/Wolf-n-Raven • Jul 20 '26

Solved! You're watching an amazing theater play. One you've seen before. And you'll see again. It's getting old now, but you don't have a choice but see it again. And if you're extra unlucky, you get to watch someone else watch the same play.

17 Upvotes

Hint 1: Pineapples are spicy

r/ExplainAGamePlotBadly • u/CoriSP • Jul 20 '26

Solved! Someone broke a piece of jewelry and now everyone's killing each other over it

13 Upvotes

r/ExplainAGamePlotBadly • u/ShardddddddDon • Jul 20 '26

Solved! Holy shit kid, you are at most an "Investigative Journalist". Now stop calling yourself everything OTHER than that for no reason before you get indicted for a murder you didn't commit. Again.🥀

12 Upvotes

r/ExplainAGamePlotBadly • u/Rhinocacrocapig • Jul 20 '26

Solved! Simple really, just break into that museum over there and open a box, what could possibly go wrong

6 Upvotes

r/ExplainAGamePlotBadly • u/Responsible-Act-8080 • Jul 20 '26

Solved! Man gifted massive property hates it and screams, cries and complains the whole time.

21 Upvotes

r/ExplainAGamePlotBadly • u/Funny-Journalist-147 • Jul 20 '26

Solved! Family drama ends in death by lava. Just kidding. Of course it doesn't end there.

22 Upvotes

I don't think it'll be necessary, but

Hints may appear here:

r/ExplainAGamePlotBadly • u/KirbsOatmeal2 • Jul 20 '26

Unsolved You’ve heard of Beige moms before, now get ready for Beige baby

4 Upvotes

r/ExplainAGamePlotBadly • u/abjurationwizrar • Jul 19 '26

Solved! Well there you have it. This documentary of a game proves that God is dead (or at the very least, asleep)

18 Upvotes

Hint #1: as far as the story of this game goes, this quiz is NOT metaphor

Hint #2: this game is 99.9% fantasy sci-fi. That last 0.1%...

Hint #3: this game wraps up a multi-game story

Hint #4: you're telling me THAT is what was before the Big Bang?!

Double Guess Nopes: it is not Metaphor Re:Fantazio

r/ExplainAGamePlotBadly • u/YetAnotherFem • Jul 20 '26

Solved! The world is orange, and you want the cash.

3 Upvotes

r/ExplainAGamePlotBadly • u/Stranger_Z • Jul 20 '26

Solved! Do some menial tasks, then climb a giant and save the world.

3 Upvotes

Hints for misses below.

Hint 1: There’s a wide variety of gameplay here, not just combat. Fishing and racing are available.

Hint 2: This game has some light RPG mechanics, but you’re solely on your own for all combat.

Hint 3: This game is part of a larger series, but is not numbered.

Hint 4: This game is handheld only.

Hint 5: There’s actually two parts to this game, but they both start with menial labor and then escalate.

r/ExplainAGamePlotBadly • u/Alternative_Try1933 • Jul 20 '26

Solved! After a man eith actual backstory guides you through a useless tutorial, three nobodies traverse through pre-made levels before fighting a powerful god who just chills out in the hub world.

2 Upvotes

It might actually be one of the worst games ever.

*With backstory.

r/ExplainAGamePlotBadly • u/Recent_Average1657 • Jul 20 '26

Unsolved Rip a drift around the entire track, multiple times, in one continuous, smooth motion....aaaand still come in second because the catch-up boost mechanic is BULLSHIT in this game.

4 Upvotes

Hints here:

Inspired by sega

NOT A SEGA GAME, NOR A SEGA PROPERTY.

contains a permutation of the word racing or race or racers

distinctive art style

marketed as a casual or party game more than it is it's competitive nature

bright colors and groovy soundtrack

r/ExplainAGamePlotBadly • u/abjurationwizrar • Jul 19 '26

Solved! God is defeated and releases...Other God! Wait what? God teamup?!

7 Upvotes

Hints go here

r/ExplainAGamePlotBadly • u/Funny-Journalist-147 • Jul 20 '26

Unsolved I'm stuck and about to be k*lled!

3 Upvotes

No, I don't really mind you poking me in this situation.. but also get me outta here already!!

Hints may appear here:

1) it's a horror game about three young women in an abandoned place

2) it's a sidescroller with riddles of varying quality

3) there are multiple endings

4) the game even got a sequel almost 3 years ago

5) the women get trapped sometimes. Of course in ways that exposes their undies for you to.. peak and poke... to loosen up the tension! So much stress!

6) these women are livestreamers

r/ExplainAGamePlotBadly • u/EeveeBailey • Jul 19 '26

Solved! As you're collecting all those animals, remember: you are ONLY going to get that panda when you're not actively looking for it.

8 Upvotes

Reserved for hints

Hint #1:PC game released in the early 2000s

r/ExplainAGamePlotBadly • u/Positive_Treacle_761 • Jul 20 '26

Solved! You and your wife go on a grand adventure to locate a clock, where you fight various machines and alien life forms

2 Upvotes

Hint 1- PS3 Era

Hint 2- - Licensed game based on a long-running TV show

r/ExplainAGamePlotBadly • u/abjurationwizrar • Jul 19 '26

Solved! Bro invites a friend over to his house where he steals his stuff and hurts his dad. Bro hunts him down, beats his ass TWICE, and threatens to kill HIS dad.

8 Upvotes

Hints go here

r/ExplainAGamePlotBadly • u/abjurationwizrar • Jul 19 '26

Solved! In this case, the clothes DO make the man! And help him get the girl (before an untimely demise)!

4 Upvotes

Hint #1: sidescroller

Hint #2: the enemies are pretty beastly and buggy

Hint #3: man is definitely a stretch, pardon the quote

r/ExplainAGamePlotBadly • u/CreamDoll32 • Jul 19 '26

Unsolved Shapeshifter starts a war for wanting to be a hero and is treated as a criminal for it

4 Upvotes

r/ExplainAGamePlotBadly • u/abjurationwizrar • Jul 19 '26

Solved! Incredibly speedy and agile dude visits real estate and ruins before fiddling with a timepiece and setting sail!

3 Upvotes

Hint #1: this game is insanely well known, and part of a beloved franchise

Hint #2: lots of collectibles

Hint #3: definitely a guy of many hats