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* ''[[Dragon Age]]'': Kinda like Claymore, but {{spoiler|the [[Demon Slayer|Demon Slayers]] are genuinely trying to win and}} one can play as a guy. The Grey Wardens are all [[Death Seeker|Death Seekers]], because they drink Darkspawn blood and risk [[And Then John Was a Zombie|becoming one themselves]]. Magicians constantly fight against the whispers of demons from the Fade trying to [[Demonic Possession|take them over]] (little wonder many of them choose to be [[Empty Shell|lobotomized]]), and every so often, one succumbs and becomes a [[Humanoid Abomination]], or [[Deal with the Devil|makes a deal in order to learn]] [[Blood Magic]]. Elves are a [[Slave Race]] destinguished from humanity only by their long ears and the fact that they produce magicians slightly more. The Dwarves cower in their two fortress-cities. The [[Our Orcs Are Different|local flavour of Orcs -which resemble muscular, horned Drow- called Qunari]], are gearing up for an invasion. The [[Evil Empire]] ''is'' invading. And they're all under attack by [[The Horde|Darkspawn]], [[The Scourge of God|which God cooked up as divine retribution because Humanity tried to invade heaven.]] ([[Unreliable Narrator|according to the intro cutscene, anyways]]) Hauntings and undead are common.

* ''[[Diablo]]'' has elements of it. Moreso in Diablo II, where [[The Legions of Hell]] have [[The Horde]] of [[Undead]], mutant wildlife, lesser demons, and [[Deal with the Devil]] types Vs. a [[Black and Grey Morality|morally dubious]] [[Necromancer]], a [[Vain Sorceress]], or a [[Paladin]] who belongs to a [[Corrupt Church]]. [[It's Up to You|And it's all up to that one person]], plus any minions s/he may hire/summon. Heaven won't help out because of a strict non-interference policy, except for one Angel who sells goodies and resurrects dead party members to pay rent -- {{spoiler|and who, in the third game, finally gets fed up and decides to become a mortal in order to help humanity directly}}.

* The [[Dept Heaven]] series in general. As if the mortals [[Humans Are Bastards|weren't bad enough by themselves]], all mortals are by design stuck in the middle of the war between [[Order Versus Chaos|gods and demons]], both sides of which will actively screw you over in the name of their own victory. Defectors from [[Fallen Angel|either]] [[Ascended Demon|side]] generally don't get very happy endings either.

* The [[Dept. Heaven]] series in general. As if the mortals [[Humans Are Bastards|weren't bad enough by themselves]], all mortals are by design stuck in the middle of the war between [[Order Versus Chaos|gods and demons]], both sides of which will actively screw you over in the name of their own victory. Defectors from [[Fallen Angel|either]] [[Ascended Demon|side]] generally don't get very happy endings either.

* ''[[Drakengard]]'', which later jumps feet-first into a [[Cosmic Horror Story]].

* ''[[Overlord]]'' series are both a pastiche and a parody of this genre.