Some RPG choices are famously difficult to make, but 11 of these RPGs may leave a lasting impression on you. Sacrificing a friend or balancing lives at the edge of a knife, gamers must choose the right path.

Of course, some games give you no clear or easy path that’s correct. These are often some of the most memorable RPGs.

Here is a list of 11 RPGs that forced increasingly difficult choices on the players. Some of them have no correct answers, while others influence how the game gets played.

The list is not arranged in any order or ranking. Some items on the list are taken from The Gamer's article.

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt - Kill the Tree spirit or free it

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is full of choices that may make you scratch your head. However, the moral implications of this one are rather punishing. In The Whispering Hillock quest, you’ll come across a spirit trapped in a tree.

You can kill it and obey the old Crones from Crookback Bog. However, doing so means dooming the kids being held captive by the Crones, who plan to eat them. On the other hand, you can free it, but the spirit will surely kill an entire village.

Freeing the spirit also means that you save the children. This choice gets increasingly difficult to make given that the woman taking care of the children may suffer either way. Sometimes, Geralt just can't win.

The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim - The fate of Paarthurnax

Skyrim offers you a choice. Either you spare  Paarthurnax and get closer to the Greybeards, or you take him down and associate yourself with the Blades. The Greybeards believe he’s a reformed dragon while the Blades want him to pay for his crimes.

Paarthurnax has indeed committed great atrocities. However, he has truly redeemed himself. He taught humankind the Thu'um and even rebelled against Alduin. 

One of his most famous quotes may make players think twice: "What is better? To be born good, or to overcome your evil nature through great effort?"

Fallout 4 - Be reunited or be righteous

In Fallout 4, the whole journey starts because your character is looking for his kidnapped son. Waking up from cryogenic sleep, you realize that your son was kidnapped by The Institute, a shadowy organization that has its claws deep into the game’s world.

The good news is, you find your son during the game’s runtime. However, he has grown old and has, in fact, become the leader of the organization that took him away. You can now either join him and The Institute’s sinister ways or take the organization down, letting your son go in the process.

Mass Effect 2 - The Last Mission

In Mass Effect 2, it is almost certain that some of your crewmates might die during the final mission. It’s your job to pick the right characters for certain roles, but in doing so, you may sign their death warrant.

However, every decision has a branching effect. Your chosen characters may die doing their jobs or during the final confrontation as they make their last stand. Players must choose wisely or risk losing their crewmates.

Mass Effect 3 - Mordin’s Fate

Mordin’s life does not get easy even if he survives the last mission in Mass Effect 2. In the third installment of the series, we get the chance to cure the Genophage, a biological weapon used on the Krogan species.

However, doing so will result in the death of Mordin, who has been with us since Mass Effect 2. Other members of the Krogan species will also be severely affected by this choice. On the other hand, a terrible biological curse will be lifted off the species.

Dragon Age: Inquisition - Well of Sorrows

Drinking from the Well of Sorrows gives you a great power. This is all the game tells you about this portion of the story. However, there’s no real way of knowing what happens until you actually drink from it.

In the meantime, companions such as Sera and Solas don’t find the idea very entertaining. On the other hand, Morrigan seems all too eager to drink the water himself.

The question is whether you trust Morrigan's eagerness or heed Sera and Solas's warnings.

Baldur’s Gate 3 - The Mindflayer

In Baldur’s Gate 3, one of the most difficult decisions comes at the end. You finally get to end the reign of the Netherbrain, but the cost may be huge. However, only a Mindflayer is capable of truly putting an end to it.

You can turn either yourself into a Mindflayer or one of your allies, including Karlach or Orpheus. If The Emperor is with you at this point, they can make the sacrifice as they’re already a Mindflayer. 

However, if not, the choice depends on you, and it’s a punishing one to say the least.

Banishers: Ghosts Of New Eden - To hold on or let go

In Banishers: Ghosts Of New Eden, you are faced with a drastic choice towards the end. Either you can resurrect your lover, Antea, or let her ascend after she turns into a ghost.

The choice throws the character into obvious emotional turmoil. Resurrecting Antea means sacrificing over a dozen settlers and living with the pain of doing so. Letting her go, of course, implies permanent loss.

Until Dawn - Sacrifice or selfish survival

Until Dawn is a horror game that doesn’t pull back when it comes to hard choices. One of these choices involves either shooting your girlfriend or turning the gun on yourself. The game gives you very little time to make your decision, but it has to be a quick one.

This choice is a mandatory one, as both characters, Chris and Ashley, are essentially forced to make the decision. Not much can be said about what happens after without spoiling a crucial part of the game. 

Tyranny - The baby moment

Tyranny forces a brutal and morally punishing choice on the players. When you go to the Blade Grave region, you realize that the Edict of Storms is ravaging the region. All because the Regent of Stalwart abandoned his post and hid during a time of peril.

As a result, the Overlord Kyros curses the Regent’s bloodline. Until the whole bloodline is dead, the storm won’t stop. The game later reveals that the Regent’s bloodline continues with a newborn.

Players must decide to either end the life of an infant or let the storm continue to devour the region.

NieR: Automata: Save your game or help other players

In NieR: Automata’s Ending E, you are asked to either delete your saved file to help a stranger or keep it. If you choose to delete your file, a random player will receive help in the final shoot ‘em section of the credits.

However, keeping your saved file means keeping your progress intact. Deleting your save is a moment of reflection. Not for the character, but for you, the player

Which one of these have you found the most challenging? Let us know in the comments.

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Written by

Prit Chauhan

Edited by

Pulkit Prabhav