The eight most apocalyptic video games

Whatever happens at least we know that these video game depictions of widescale catastrophe are completely farfetched

When times are tough it's worth remembering that at least we don't actually live in a video game. Since the very beginning, designers have been imagining the digital demise of the human race, with classics such as Missile Command and Space Invaders pitting players against incalculable odds in seemingly futile battles for survival. But the great thing is, they're just games, right?

Here then, are some of our favourite apocalyptic scenarios from gaming history, all of them reassuringly fanciful and completely unlikely.