Most often in games, we are battling to survive no matter the cost to others. Games are usually a story about the wielding of power to achieve worthy ends. However, there are some games that embrace the limits of this use of power.
The games in this list, find another way to deal with insurmountable problems. Rather than overpowering enemies and situations, they offer a chance to lay down arms, find alternatives and in some cases sacrifice our character's agency (and sometimes life) in service of the greater good. Echoing Spock's "The needs of the many outweigh the needs of the one."
This list includes 32 games from the last 28 years, with 841 likes. They come from a range of different genres and play-styles and are all good games if you want to pay the ultimate price. We break them down into the following areas: