When it comes to replaying video games, people love challenging themselves through different playing styles. For select games, doing a pacifist run can be one of the most difficult things ever. After mowing down enemies for so long, you could be tempted to end some foes. With enough focus, you'll be able to brag about your accomplishment to your friends. These games with pacifist runs offer some unique experiences for those willing to drop their weapons. Whether you're doing it for fun or trying to grab a trophy, these runs are a complete blast. Vote for your favorite games you can beat without killing anyone.
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Known as "the RPG game where you don't have to destroy anyone," Undertale pokes fun at you for being a pacifist. Many characters will make jokes about the nonviolent way you're approaching the game. Fortunately, this route leads to easier boss battles. A pacifist run is the only way to get the true ending of the game.
Dishonored's story is built around assassination, but you can run through it as a pacifist. While you can't take out humans, you are allowed to take down Clockwork Soldiers, gravehounds, and wolfhounds. A complete pacifist run will unlock the Clean Hands achievement/trophy and give you the best ending. With Dishonored's accompanying DLC, you can also get the Cleaner Hands and Cleanest Hands achievements/trophies.
Released back in 2008, Mirror's Edge introduced many gamers to the world of parkour. While you can use firearms to get by, the game allows you to simply knock your opponent unconscious with a few punches and kicks. Doing a pacifist run will give you the Test of Faith achievement/trophy.
SWAT 4 is built around having a pacifist run. As a member of a SWAT team, your main goal is to not use lethal force during your task unless it's necessary. Doing so will result in severe penalties at the mission's end. You can take down suspects with non-lethal weapons to achieve a perfect score.
Depending on how you play Silent Hill: Downpour, you can walk away with one of six different endings. Doing a pacifist run will give you the best ending in the game. While taking lives is out of the question, you can incapacitate enemies. Being a pacifist will give you the Good Behavior achievement/trophy.
Perfect Dark allows you to disarm enemies in your path. While some foes will surrender to you, others will pull out a surprise weapon or start a fight. You can just knock them out and continue the mission. You'll earn the Paci-Fist achievement for running through a level without taking any lives.
Reservoir Dogs allows players to jump into the violent world seen in the 1992 film of the same name. In the game, you can choose to take out everyone in sight or take hostages for a nonviolent approach. If you take hostages, the game becomes more difficult. Since hostages can lose health over time, it's best to handle situations quickly.
While you can run through an early Metal Gear Solid game without hurting normal enemies, the boss battles gave you no choice but lethal force. Metal Gear Solid 4 is the first Metal Gear Solid game to make it optional to take out bosses. This means you can use non-lethal methods for those rough battles. Unfortunately, there's no trophy to reflect this virtuous path.
Ikaruga is one of the most praised shoot 'em ups ever released. Surprisingly enough, you can beat this beloved game without firing a shot. One way of accomplishing this is Bullet Eater mode, which allows you to absorb enemy fire. You can also try your luck by playing the game in its normal mode. Beating the game without shooting will earn you the Dot Eater rank.
From the start, Fallout: New Vegas was designed with pacifism in mind. In an interview with the official Bethesda forums, New Vegas project director Josh Sawyer said: There are ways to win the main plot by killing no one and by killing everyone. It was one of our initial design tenets. You will find it difficult to get by as a pacifist, and you will miss a great deal of content by killing everyone you meet, but it can be done. One way to do this is by letting your companions take down enemies for you since it won't count towards your overall kill count. One YouTuber named Rheteam managed to do the unthinkable by completing a pacifist run on the hardest difficulty.
Having a pacifist run in Watch Dogs 2 is easy with the slew of non-lethal weapons in your arsenal. From the air shotgun to the taser, you can knock down your opponents while taking care of your missions. One downside is the inability to properly take down an enemy car during a car chase.
The violence in Postal got so much negative attention that developers Running with Scissors decided to double down with Postal 2. Despite having a ton of weapons at your fingertips, you can run through the game without hurting a fly. Completing missions like getting milk is a cinch when you're not worrying about blowing someone's head off. You'll gain a special "Thanks for playing, Jesus!" screen for your work.
Released in 2015, Crypt of the Necrodancer is a lovable rogue-like rhythm game that inspired Cadence of Hyrule. To beat the game without hurting anyone, you'll have to play as Dove, who becomes unlockable after beating Zone 2. This character uses a flower to attack, which is harmless to enemies. The only upside to using Dove is the elimination of boss battles during her run.
While Fortnite is a battle royale, it's possible to come out on top without firing a single bullet. You'll have to hide somewhere and let the other combatants take each other out. The trickiest part comes when it's just you and one other person. To get the win, you'll have to hope the other player dies via fall damage, gets attacked by henchmen, or gets caught in the storm.
