10 Video Game Worlds We Would NOT Want To Visit

Even before everything went sour, Rapture was never a good place to live. Andrew Ryan drew people to Rapture with the promise of a utopia, free from the shackles of capitalism and government. When people arrived, they were met with a dank and bleak dystopian life full of corruption, murder, lies, and deceit. If you were lucky enough to make it to New Years Eve 1959, things would have gotten worse as the war began. You’d either go insane and become a splicer, or die. I don’t know about you, but that’s not really something I’m looking for in a vacay destination. While the world of BioShock Infinite looks better in comparison, we’ll go ahead and cross that one off as well. 

This one pretty much goes without saying, but if you’re unfamiliar with this game and its universe, then here’s what you need to know. Silent Hill takes place in the fictional town of the same name. The games usually revolve around strange and supernatural mysteries, and tend to include some horrifying creatures such as Pyramid Head, the Nurses (or Puppet/Bubblehead Nurses), and various other nightmare incarnates. A trip to Silent Hill sounds like a rather deadly and unpredictable vacation, so we’ll probably be skipping this one. 

There’s pretty much nothing great going for Arkham City in terms of vacation destinations. The entire city is walled off, there are no laws, and the land is controlled by a handful of vile and ruthless criminals. It’s also dark 24/7, but I guess that’s just a Gotham thing, really. Going outside is probably not a good idea, as there’s a good chance you’ll run into Penguin or Two-Face’s goons, or worse, you’ll run into the goons fighting Batman (if the way I played the game is any indication, there will be explosive gel and batarangs flying everywhere). I’d be content vacationing at the nearest comic book store instead. 

Honestly, out of all the universes on this list, this ones probably the worst one to visit. There is literally nothing attractive about a world that is constantly invaded by the insurmountable legions of hell all day, every day. Whether you visit Mars, Earth, or Hell, if it’s in the DOOM universe, none of them are going to be fun and will 100% lead to your brutal and painful demise at the hands of demons. Meeting the Doom Slayer would be pretty cool, but I’d wager it’s not worth the hospital bills or, more likely, death. 

The Fallout games are very fun. Creating silly apocalypse weapons and armor while traveling across the Wasteland, all while slaying various monsters and ghouls, is a blast. A blast because we’re slaying from the comfort of our homes. Pretty much none of us would actually survive long enough in post-apocalyptic America for us to start actually having fun. On top of making sure you have food (probably irradiated) to eat and water (also irradiated) to drink, you also have to fight all the gross monsters like Ghouls, Radscorpions, Deathclaws, etc., all while dealing with the grotesque effects of the radiation that is literally everywhere. Good luck if you decide to go, send us a postcard if you live long enough to find one.

I know what you’re thinking, “GTA is just regular life, what’s bad about that?” Sure, it’s somewhat of a realistic recreation of normal reality, except for the fact that at any given time, there are 1-3 lunatics pulling off heists, blowing stuff up, driving recklessly, and mowing down whoever they want in your vacation destination. Don’t even get us started on GTA Online (this one might be worse than DOOM). GTA Online is GTA but instead of 1-3 lunatics, there are 50. None of them care about anyone’s safety, not even their own. They all have more money than brains, and there’s an unlimited cache of weapons at their disposal. Sounds like a bad time, count us out. 

Out of all the games on this list, this is probably the universe you have the best chance of survival in. That is…if you’re lucky. The key to safety in The Last of Us survival is community, so if you’re able to hang out with a solid group of people, then you’re golden (or, as golden as you’ll get in this world). But if you aren’t, you’re going to have a bad time. If your ideal vacation is scavenging for food and water while trying not to breathe in the deadly cordyceps, dodging all the zombies, sneaking past all the Clickers, and avoiding all the psycho humans, then this is the vacay spot for you! If not, well, maybe avoid this one like the plague. 

Raccoon City might sound like a fun place to visit if you’re a big fan of the cuddly little trash pandas, but trust me, you’re not going to find any of those here. Instead, you’ll find fun things such as the T-Virus, zombies, Lickers, Tyrants, Nemesis’, mutants, and tons more. Make sure to pack plenty of ammo, because you’re not going to find much here. But hey, maybe you’ll luck out and book a flight to the universe with the 9-foot-tall vampire waifu. Good luck!

Pandora is full of everything from monsters, to narcissistic villains, to psychos who want to eat your face as a pizza. The common theme on Pandora is simple: everything wants to kill you. Sure, there’s a handful of stand-up ladies and gentlemen that will probably help you, but the ratio is very skewed and not in your favor. If I had to visit Pandora, I’d definitely do like I did in the games and bring a friend for some co-op vacationing (hopefully not in split-screen). 

I know, this one’s a bit of a curveball. But, hear me out. For the most part, we play video games as an escape from reality and life. The Sims is just all the same responsibilities, stresses, and needs as regular life except time moves way too fast, things are exorbitantly expensive, and everything is in a language no one can understand. So take life, speed it up, and make it even more difficult; that makes for a pretty lousy vacation. Neeshga badeesh!

That’s a wrap on 10 video game worlds we would NOT want to visit. Although, I think it would have been harder to list video game worlds we WOULD visit. Did your favorite video game make our list? Would you survive a trip to any of these universes? Let us know! 

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