I think you might be looking for the word "ludonarrative dissonance" "Ludonarrative dissonance is the conflict between a video game's narrative told through th

I think you might be looking for the word "ludonarrative dissonance" "Ludonarrative dissonance is the conflict between a video game's narrative told through the story and the narrative told through the gameplay." examples: - Cyberpunk 2077 - Your character is dying of a virus and needs to quickly find a cure. Meanwhile youre doing a whole bunch of side quests that take a lot of in game time. - Any RPG - Characters can be endlessly revived using items but die permanently in cut scenes. - GTA4 - Main character is trying to leave their violent past behind them. Meanwhile you can blow people up with an rpg.