There used to be a point and time when I used to applaud writers, directors, video game creators, etc. for subverting expectations, even if it meant their final product came off a bit more convoluted than intended. At that point in my life, I was more appreciative of the effort, the actual ambition, and the boldness to give us the une♍xpected over the predictable. And in a way, I still commend that effort, but a lot of the times you just can't help but hate an ill-placed twist.

In cinema, we can look at films like Fight Club, Gone Girl, and The Sixth Sense to see a great example of a twisಌt done right. And while early video games lacked the complexity for twists, the industry has evolved over time and the writing has improved t🌳o the point where twists in games can outdo some of the best twists in books and movies.

Twists have to feel purposeful, and it doesn't take much to spot one that was obviously forced. A recent (and honestly overused) example is the recent Star Wars film where it was evident that the filmmaker's prioﷺritieꦬs were to "subvert expectations."

Nobody likes twists and turns just for the sake of t🦩wists and turns especially when it exposes plot holes or just overly confuses the plot. All that being said, we're♔ gonna look at 15 games that pulled off phenomenal twists and 15 games that were nearly ruined if not completely ruined by their awful twist.

30 🐷 What A Twist: BioShock ꦜ

Might as well start this off the big guns, and the big guns, in this case, are BioShock and its mind-shattering twist. BioShock is not only one of the best video games in terms of atmosphere, graphics, a꧟nd overall creepiness, but it’s also one of the most well-written games ever.

Any BioShock fan knows the infamy behind the words “Would you kindly?”

The twist is so devious that I still refuse to spoil it to this day, but🐻 all I’ll say is pay attention to the details, because the twist is in front of you from the very beginning.

29 In𝓡 Need Of A Rewrite: Fallout 3 ✤

Fallout 3 is a fantastic game, all the way up to its ending. It sucks to see people overlook this entry in favor of its successor Fallout: New Vegas, because this game isꦬ stilꦜl one of the best in the franchise.

The game was much more cinematic and offered a world and atmosphere that was much bleaker than New Vegas.

I can't even defend the ending, because it’s seriously bad. The twist here is that you m✤ust sacrifice yourself and enter a highly irradiated room... BUT the game forgets you really should just send in any of your radiation-immune companions instead.

28 𝔉 What A Twist: Portal

Well, you know there’s going to be some good games on this list when Portal, Fallout 3, and BioShock end up this early. That being said, Portal joins BioShock as a game that features on💟e awesome twist and some of the best writing in a game.

If you think Portal is just a puzzle game, then you’re in for a serious treat.

Portal gets weird, and weird really quic🍸k, as you learn you’re not just completing🧜 elaborate puzzles for fun but because a psychotic robot basically wants to toy with you until you meet your demise.

27 𓂃 In Need Of A Rewrite: Bayonetta ဣ

I love Bayonetta, so it pains me to include this game here especially with all the hate she's garnered in Smash 4.

There's a lot to praise about the game, because it's just a ton of mindless fun, and the story is pretty dang good too.

The only problem, and it's a minor one, is the twist, as it's really unnecessary. Somewhere in the middle of the game, you'll find a child that has a striking resemblance to Bayonetta, only𒈔 ไfor you to later learn that it is somehow her.

26 What A Twist: Star Wars Knights Of The Old Republic 💜

Even though this game gets a lot of cred from Star Wars fans, I always get the feeling that it's still overlooked. The graphics may look a little rusty by today’s standards, but the game itself is still one of the all-time best RPGs. The twist in KOTOR is that youꦡ find out ಌthe villain you’ve been chasing the entire game is really you and that you were brainwashed by the Jedi the whole time (talk about role reversal).

25 In Need Of A Rewrite: Star Ocean: Til🐠l The E♐nd Of Time

Flicks like Spaceballs and Deadpool know how to make outstanding fourth-wall breaking content, but Star Ocean: Till the End of Time is the farthest from that.

While everyone likes a good fourth-wall break every now and then, don't make the mistake of becoming too meta.

Well, what was this terrible twist, you ask? By the end, you find out the world you've been in has been a game the whole time! Fair to say my eyes rolled dangerously far into the back of my head when 🐠it happened.

24 What A Twist: Red Dead Redemption ꦅ

This feels a lot less like a true twist rather just another example of Rockstar once again playing with our expectations within one of their beautifully crafted stories. Sometimes, in a game, your character just feels invincible, and by the end of Red Dead Redemption you’ve drunk 🀅all the Kool-aid and believed this fact.

You𝓰 play John Marston, a grizzly, ♉hardened man who doesn't let anything stop him... well, that is until you're gunned down at the end of the game. This one still rips my heartstrings out but hopefully, we’ll get some “redemption” for Marston in October.

23 𝔉 In Need Of A Rewrite: Resident Evil 5

The Resident Evil franchise is like a roller coaster; sometimes you dip and get some truly disappointing games, and other times you get your metaphorical highs. Well, Resident Evil 5 is somewhere around the middle of the track.

The twist in RE: 5 seems pretty obvious from the start, yet it still feels somewhat exciting, I guess.

You'll find out that the mysterious figure in the game is actually Jill from the first Resident Evil, which should be exciting, but it isn't.

22 💦 What A Twist: Silent Hill 2

Believe the hype when it comes to Silent Hill 2, because it's seriously spooky and seriously good despite being almost 20 years old. Throughout the game, you'll fight hideously deformed monsters in this empꦡty, completely sinister world only to find out that this entire messed up journey is your ♋character's way of coping with ending his wife. And the best part is that you originally came to Silent Hill to meet his wife, who your character delusionally thought was alive... hello, irony, my sweet and twisted friend.

21 In Need Of A Rewrite: Mirror’s Edge ✨ 🔜

Truthfully, I’m not even the biggest fan of Mirror’s Edge in the first place. The parkour-inspired gameplay did blow me away like e﷽veryone else whenꦬ I first tried it, but its story always felt inexcusably bad.

Most of the characters seem ignorable, and you’ll be hard-pressed to remember anyone's name by the end of the game.

And the twist is that your good friend and fellow runner 👍Celeste is actually the person you’ve b☂een chasing the whole time; 5 bucks goes to the person who actually cared when it happened.