I probably like pessimistic games a little too much: Papers, Please - http://www.papersplea.se/ http://www.papersplea.se/ This War of Mine - http://www.thiswa

I probably like pessimistic games a little too much: Papers, Please - http://www.papersplea.se/ http://www.papersplea.se/ This War of Mine - http://www.thiswarofmine.com http://www.thiswarofmine.com Beholder - https://beholder-game.com/ https://beholder-game.com/ The Castle Doctrine - http://thecastledoctrine.net/buy.php http://thecastledoctrine.net/buy.php Orwell - http://fellowtraveller.games/games/orwell/ http://fellowtraveller.games/games/orwell/ Headliner - http://unboundcreations.com/games/headliner/ http://unboundcreations.com/games/headliner/ We Become What We Behold - https://ncase.itch.io/wbwwb https://ncase.itch.io/wbwwb Some survival games have a dystopian (therefore, pessimistic) premise, but might not be pessimistic enough according to the article: There Are Billions - http://www.numantiangames.com/theyarebillions/ http://www.numantiangames.com/theyarebillions/ Frostpunk - http://www.frostpunkgame.com/ http://www.frostpunkgame.com/ Plague Inc. - https://www.ndemiccreations.com/en/22-plague-inc https://www.ndemiccreations.com/en/22-plague-inc Even 'Dwarf Fortress' in fortress mode almost always ends with your fortress being overrun - http://www.bay12games.com/dwarves/ http://www.bay12games.com/dwarves/