Updated September 16th, 2024 by Hilton Webster:Games are at times an escape from reality.

We sink into these worlds to get away from the rigors of life.

Of course you do!

Vault Tech Employee smiles at the player

Well get in line, the ships to the Halcyon colony are boarding now!

Doesn’t that sound great?

Don’t forget to sign your life over to us.

Every Doom Game In Chronological Order

Yep, your signature on the dotted line right now.

Corporations in media are sometimes described as ‘comically evil’ to highlight how outlandish they are.

Evil corporations already view people as numbers, what about when they’re a whole star system away?

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Capitalism subsumes everything into capitalism, even its critics.

Let the mask of humanity slip, and deviation becomes extinction.

You do not live in the world of Disco Elysium, you survive a world owned by corporations.

Dunwall’s royal palace grounds under attack in Dishonored 2, red energy engulfing a player in Elden Ring, and a sinister looking Tiefling in BG3.

Really, you could pick anyone outside of Revachol as an evil corporation.

Yet what stands out the most is the Wild Pines Group.

The banality of it is a little too close to reality.

The Outer Worlds The Hope colony ship preparing to jump through space.

Ryan Industries exists as the face of Rapture, the front for all of Ryan’s business ventures.

It is, in a sense, the heart of Rapture.

From the rampant abuse, the segregation by wealth, assassination, human experimentation, all of it.

Disco Elysium scene with several characters grouped in a street.

Ryan Industries is Rapture, and it is a greedy, evil disaster.

If you want something dangerous and unethical, Umbrella is the go-to place.

Umbrella’s crimes are numerous, from creating a weaponized zombie plague to experimentation on children.

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Borderlands has had many playable Vault Hunters over the games in its franchise.

But does Brick tower over everyone including FL4K – a literal robot?

They also greet each other by shooting people with finger guns.

Andrew Ryan in Bioshock.

The popular corporation in the Fallout universe has been explored in the games and other types of media.

Where did it come from?

If they had, well, maybe more could have survived.

Borderlands 2 Hyperion Military Parade

Doom is one of the longest-running and most entertaining series in gaming.

Here’s a look at all the titles in chronological order.

The UAC’s evil actions in this new timeline are wide-ranging and include both mundane and more mystical evils.

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Founded by Cave Johnson, the company based most of its experiments on his often… unorthodox ideas.

But as Aperture’s money ran out, the company eventually turned to their own employees as test subjects.

Any remaining employees now had to appease her whims, with the company exchanging one evil boss for another.

Final Fantasy 7 Remake Chapter 7 A hologram of President Shinra looks down on Barret, Cloud, and Tifa

Joja Corporation has a presence in Stardew Valley that, at times, can threaten the peace.

Here’s everything you’re gonna wanna know about Joja Corp.

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