History YouAreNotAlone / VideoGames

-->[[spoiler: '''Ballas:''' ''We had created monsters we couldn't control. We drugged them, tortured them, eviscerated them... We brutalized their minds... but it did not work. Until they came. And it was not their force of will - not their Void devilry - not their alien darkness... it was something else. It was that somehow, from within the derelict-horror, they had learned a way to see inside an ugly, broken thing - [[Sugarwiki/HeartwarmingMoments and take away its pain.]]'']]

* CityOfHeroes players were famous for being genuinely helpful. Most MMOs will laugh at the newb for asking stupid questions. COH players would provide useful information and would even form up a team to help the new player slog through some of the more boring levels.

* Case 5 of ''VisualNovel/PhoenixWrightAceAttorney'' has this happen to Edgeworth after [[spoiler: Damon Gant]] is finally convicted. He's worried he'll [[JumpingOffTheSlipperySlope jump off the slippery slope]] like the killer did - until Lana points out that he's not in danger of this, because the killer was all alone, and Edgeworth has Phoenix on his side. You can then present Edgeworth with evidence [[spoiler: (specifically, the two halves of the falsified evidence list, one which was found by Phoenix and the other which was in Edgeworth's possession)]] to prove it.

-->[[spoiler: '''Ballas:''' ''We had created monsters we couldn't control. We drugged them, tortured them, eviscerated them... We brutalized their minds... but it did not work. Until they came. And it was not their force of will - not their Void devilry - not their alien darkness... it was something else. It was that somehow, from within the derelict-horror, they had learned a way to see inside an ugly, broken thing - and take away its pain.'']]

* In ''VideoGame/{{Grandia}}'', Guido snaps Justin from his HeroicBSOD by gathering all the past party members to encourage him.

* ''VideoGame/KingdomHearts'' naturally has one, being a game based on the power of friendship and such. Sora's keyblade is taken from him by Riku and Donald Duck and Goofy leave him (as they had orders to follow the keyblade). Later, he catches up to them and when Riku attacks Sora, Goofy blocks the attack followed by Donald joining him and stating "Well, you know: all for one and one for all." Cue Sora's speech about not needing the keyblade, since his friends are his power. (After which the keyblade immediately reappears in his hand).

--->'''[[spoiler:Orran]]''': Ramza, [[TitleDrop you're not alone]]! [[TrueCompanions You have friends]]! [[BandOfBrothers Allies who'd risk their lives]]! [[FriendshipMoment I'm one of them]]!

* This is part of the credo of Fuel Rats in ''VideoGame/EliteDangerous'', a group of PC's who refuel ships who manage to strand themselves. No matter ''where'' you are, ping them for help and they'll get that fuel to you come hell or high water.

* The [[GangOfHats main schtick]] of the Warrior of Sunlight and Heirs of The Sun covenants in ''Videogame/DarkSouls'' and ''Videogame/DarkSoulsII'', respectively. They are the covenants that specifically focus on assisting others in [=PvE=] gameplay. Before a boss gate, it's much more likely to see soul signs of those covenants than any other, waiting to be summoned to help out any who ask. While the second game showed that their forces were almost completely gone, ''VideoGame/DarkSoulsIII'' shows that they are once again great in number and strength. [[MemeticMutation Jolly cooperation indeed!]]
* ''Franchise/FinalFantasy'' breathes this.
** During the ending of ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyV'', Krile is depressed by [[spoiler:the death of her grandfather Galuf]], only to be cheered up by the other heroes, who remind her that she'll always have her friends.
** This is the major theme of ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyVIII''. [[spoiler: Realizing this is what allows Squall to escape time compression at the end.]]
** The {{Trope Namer|s}} is [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qev4e-qBrO4 the]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=747KEO0hMt8 scene]] from ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyIX'' (accompanied by the [[TropeNamers same named]] music track [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YI5fD7Jbnuw playing]] during said scene) where Zidane's TrueCompanions talk him out of a HeroicBSOD.
** ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyXII'' pulls an unusual variation [[spoiler:in that it is one of the villains, namely Venat, that tells this to Vayne as he is dying from the prior battle with the heroes. She then proceeds to give up her immortality to fuse with Vayne so that he doesn't have to die alone, cementing them as TrueCompanions]].
** In ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyXIII'', Fang careens straight over the DespairEventHorizon, only for the other characters to come striding out of the darkness to remind her that they'll stand together 'til the end.
*** In ''VideoGame/LightningReturnsFinalFantasyXIII'', Lumina and Yeul both try to drive this home to Lightning, saying that her friends want to help but cannot reach her the way she is now. Lightning herself doesn't want to admit weakness by asking for help, and this annoys Lumina to no end... but then it finally happens in the ending.
** ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyXIV'' usually, due to the Warrior of Light being a mostly SilentProtagonist, is accompanied by a circle of major [=NPCs=]. However, at several points in the story the circle is broken apart, with the main companions' fates unknown. [[spoiler:Best exemplified at the end of the A Realm Reborn storyline where, just whittled down to yourself, Alphinaud, and Tataru, your Ishgardian liaison Haurchefant assures you that even with two nations and a paramilitary company out for them, they still have friends in all the people they've helped over the years.]]
** In ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyTactics'', a particularly memorable example is when [[spoiler:Orran]] finds Ramza in the Grogh Heights. He reveals that, even when nominally Ramza is his enemy, he actually considers him a friend, and would die fighting for his cause.
--->'''[[spoiler:Orran]]''': Ramza, [[TitleDrop you're not alone]]! [[TrueCompanions You have friends]]! [[BandOfBrothers Allies who'd risk their lives]]! [[FriendshipMoment I'm one of them]]!
* ''VideoGame/MonsterHunter Freedom Unite'' had a tagline of "In the world of Monster Hunter, you are never alone." Which should be true as trying to solo some of the HarderThanHard G-Rank quests can result in repeated death with High Rank armor and weaponry. Doesn't really help that the entry G-Rank quest just pits you against two Joke Characters with rather bad weapons and armor...
* In ''VideoGame/{{Grandia}}'', Guido snaps Justin from his HeroicBSOD by gathering all the past party members to encourage him.

--> '''Feynriel''': Why do you even care? ''You don't even know me!''\\
* Hawke creates a blinding ball of light in one hand*\\
'''Hawke''': *gently* I ''am'' you...

-->[[spoiler: '''EDI''': Because of him/her... I am alive, and I am not alone.]]

* VideoGame/MetalGearSolid4's ending is all about this trope. From the fight between Outer Haven and the Missouri, to *sniff* Otacon telling Old Snake that he'll be there for him [[spoiler: until Snake dies from clone degeneration. Otacon even lampshades this]]
* VideoGame/FalloutNewVegas has a fair number, including several you can use on companions.

* In ''VideoGame/ValkyriaChronicles'', most characters have a list of other characters they get on particularly well with. If a character launches an attack with one of their friends nearby, the friend will sometimes provide covering fire while saying a unique piece of dialogue along the lines of "You're not alone."
* Possibly one of the darkest instances of this trope: in ''VideoGame/ShinMegamiTenseiIIINocturne'', [[spoiler:in the [[MultipleEndings True Demon Ending]], Lucifer has given you the power to challenge God's genocidal plan to destroy and rebuild billions of parallel worlds. He warns you, though, that God will curse you... but he will never, ''ever'', abandon you. And, as other games confirm, this is [[HopeSpot his stance for the]] [[ParanoiaFuel whole of Humanity]].]]
-->[[spoiler: '''[[LouisCypher Louisa Ferre]]''']] : ''[[VideoGame/ShinMegamiTenseiStrangeJourney Humans, born of the God's madness, belong to me. I have no love for them. But neither will I abandon them. That is freedom.]]''
* One of the ending sequences to ''VideoGame/StarFox64'' has the main character's father do this ''from beyond the grave'' to show his son the only safe way to escape from the BigBad's TakingYouWithMe CollapsingLair.
-->'''James [=McCloud=]''': ''Don't ever give up, my son.''\\
'''Fox [=McCloud=]''': ''Father?''
** Really, a lot of this goes on in ''VideoGame/StarFox''. In ''VideoGame/StarFoxAdventures'', [[spoiler:Fox is saved and assisted in fighting Andross when Falco returns just in time]].
* In ''VideoGame/CastlevaniaAriaOfSorrow'', Soma gets a telepathic pep talk from the whole supporting cast before going into TheVeryDefinitelyFinalDungeon. For bonus points, the music that plays during said talk is actually called "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_UoaI0xNHLE&fmt=18 You're Not Alone]]".
* The good ending of ''VideoGame/{{Disgaea 2|Cursed Memories}}''. [[spoiler: Adell gives Rozalin this assurance, after she claims to be "a being of solitude", and that she can trust nobody, her memories of her painfully lonesome life as Overlord Zenon having returned to her.]]

* In the Ending Theme Tune of ''VideoGame/TheWorldEndsWithYou'', (called "Lullaby for You", by Jyongri) these words are used. (In the Japanese Version, it's "Hitori janai".)
-->A lullaby for you...\\
Don't you worry baby,\\
I'll be there by your side.\\
Make tomorrow be wonderful, too.\\
Close to you I hope to stay,\\
Endlessly from today,\\
Even through cloudy days,\\
You are not alone.
** This is quite a big theme in the game, as [[JerkWithAHeartofGold Neku]] doesn't trust people and [[IWorkAlone prefers to work alone.]] He eventually opens up as a person [[JerkassWoobie and begins to put his trust in people after all he's been through]], thanks to Mr. Hanekoma's advice:
-->'''Hanekoma''': Trust your partner, Phones.
* ''VideoGame/{{Okami}}'''s ending had elements of this mixed with the ClapYourHandsIfYouBelieve.
* ''VideoGame/KingdomHearts'' naturally has one, being a game based on the power of friendship and such. Sora's keyblade is taken from him by Riku and DonaldDuck and Goofy leave him (as they had orders to follow the keyblade). Later, he catches up to them and when Riku attacks Sora, Goofy blocks the attack followed by Donald joining him and stating "Well, you know: all for one and one for all." Cue Sora's speech about not needing the keyblade, since his friends are his power. (After which the keyblade immediately reappears in his hand).
** Mickey says this to Riku during ''Chain of Memories'' while the latter is worrying about being consumed by his inner darkness.
** ''VideoGame/KingdomHeartsII'' sees Sora scold Riku for trying to take on so many burdens himself, when he has so many friends who'd gladly help. Even Donald and Goofy, who aren't as close to Riku as Kairi and King Mickey, confirm it.
** This once again comes up in ''coded'', where the digital Riku in Jiminy's Journal admits his envy of Sora having so many friends that trust him. Data Sora stops him right there, countering that his friends are Riku's friends, too. Cue Mickey, Donald, and Goofy cheering Riku on from afar.
** [[InvokedTrope Invoked]] by Sora in ''3D'', when he says that hearts are what tie people together even when they're apart, the ties he shares with his friends are what make him strong, and that he's glad to be a small part of the group the Keyblade chose. While it's not done in the trope's usual form, [[https://youtu.be/Net9cQQ-Vm0?t=4m16s the visuals definitely have this vibe]].
---> Sora: "My friends. They are my power!"
* At the end of ''VideoGame/MarioAndLuigiBowsersInsideStory'', [[spoiler:Bowser, while facing off against Dark Bowser and barely keeping his footing with the hurricane in the background, gets this from [[ExpositionFairy Starlow]], who tells him that Mario and Luigi have been inside of them this whole time and that they've got his back the entire way. While Bowser can't hear any of this due to the hurricane, Starlow yells at him not to forget that his archenemies are helping him to the end.]]

-->'''Fuuka''': [[spoiler:He's going to face it all by himself!]]\\

* ''VideoGame/WildArms2'' has a variant, in that it's a self-induced epiphany... at first. A recurring theme states that heroes exist only to sacrifice themselves so that the weak don't have to fight. After the resolution of the main plot drives this point home, the protagonist's depression [[spoiler:allows his EnemyWithin to take over, trapping him inside of his own soul.]] However, in order to prevent what just happened to [[spoiler:Irving]] from happening again, he calls out to the hearts of his companions to give him the power to draw the SwordOfPlotAdvancement. [[spoiler: Not only do they respond, so does the ''entire population of Filgaia'', whose prayers and desire to help protect their own world fuels the hero's new CombinedEnergyAttack.]] The ensuing {{Final|Boss}} DuelBoss fight is set to an orchestration of the game's theme song, titled "You'll Never Be Alone No Matter Where You Go".
* ''VideoGame/PhantasyStarOnline'' 's TagLine: "You are not the only hero."
* ''VideoGame/EarthBound''. Paula's prayers cause the world and [[spoiler:the player]] to aid the heroes in the final fight, making it one of the best examples of this trope.
** ''VideoGame/{{Mother 3}}'' also made it into this trope quite well. The final fight is Lucas alone facing the Masked Man, [[spoiler:who turned out to be his twin brother Claus.]] Knowing the truth, Lucas cannot bring himself to fight. [[note]]Lucas eventually does give out a few hits on the Masked Man, but feels awfully regretful about it, even wanting to cry.[[/note]] However, Lucas soon realizes that he is not alone (despite the rest of the party being knocked out by the Masked Man), for his father (Flint) and deceased mother (Hinawa) are all by his side the entire time. Makes it a very emotional fight.
* One of the main points of the plot -and gameplay- of ''VideoGame/ThomasWasAlone''.
** In fact, by finishing the game, you get the achievement "Thomas Was Not Alone".

* Case 5 of ''VisualNovel/PhoenixWrightAceAttorney'' has this happen to Edgeworth after [[spoiler: Damon Gant]] is finally convicted. He's worried he'll [[JumpingOffTheSlipperySlope jump off the slippery slope]] like the killer did - until Lana points out that he's not in danger of this, because the killer was all alone, and Edgeworth has Phoenix on his side. You can then present Edgeworth with evidence [[spoiler: (specifically, the two halves of the falsified evidence list, one which was found by Phoenix and the other which was in Edgeworth's possession)]] to prove it.

* In ''VideoGame/PhantomBrave'', the alternate campaign ''Another Marona'' has the entire cast pull this on [[spoiler: Carona, who up until then had never had anyone to rely on.]]

--> '''Guy''': "Even if the whole world rejected you, I'd still be here, by your side."
* During the already pretty darn epic "Cypher of Damnation" questline in the Burning Crusade expansion of ''VideoGame/WorldOfWarcraft'', during the final BigBad fight some of the characters the player interacted with during the quest, [[spoiler: including one who's *dead,*]] show up to help, with the head of the group shouting so loud the whole zone can hear it, "You do not fight alone!" Although the BigBad turns out to be an intelligent and evil MOUNTAIN, as it *also* turns out, [[spoiler: one of them's a tank, and one of them's a healer, and they're all elite, so the player is suddenly fighting with a self-contained unit which can royally kick the BigBad's ass if played intelligently]].
* One of the themes of ''VisualNovel/KatawaShoujo'', as shown in the promotion material:
--> [[http://i.imgur.com/9JeSr.jpg You are not alone, and you are not strange. You are you, and everyone has damage. Be the better person.]]
** [[http://i2.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/original/000/250/472/654.jpg Hanako]] especially struggles with this.
* ''VideoGame/{{Ico}}'' has Ico and Yorda, despite being unable to talk, convey this message to each other with nothing more than an outstretched hand and a smile.
* ''VideoGame/BioShock2'': Zig-Zagged disturbingly. Along with being constantly reminded that "[[BigBrotherIsWatching Big Sister Is Watching You]]", Sofia Lamb constantly reminds the citizens of Rapture that "[They] are not alone". In other words, [[BlatantLies neither she nor the Rapture family will ever abandon them]], and [[ParanoiaFuel if they ever turn against the Family]] ''[[SurveillanceAsThePlotDemands she will know]]''.
* Invoked in the "Hanamura Showdown" trailer for ''VideoGame/HeroesOfTheStorm'', when VideoGame/{{Diablo}} has [[VideoGame/{{Overwatch}} Genji]] on the ropes.
-->'''Genji''': But on my journey, I learned another lesson! ''You don't have to fight alone!''\\
(D.Va flies in and opens fire on Diablo)\\
'''D.Va''': ''Let's do this!''
* ''VideoGame/SpecOpsTheLine'' has the parting words of Konrad be a reminder to Walker that despite everything that has transpired in the story he still has a home to go back to. Walker and Konrad had previously served together in Afghanistan and Konrad was of the cynical opinion that soldiers could never go back home, they had a line they had to cross where they would ultimately die bitterly on the battlefield. Konrad urging Walker to go home is asking him to prove him wrong.
---> Konrad: No matter what happens next, don't be too hard on yourself. Even now, after all you've done, you can still go home. Lucky you.
* While any MMORPG guild ''should'' be an example of this and/or TrueCompanions, ''VideoGame/DCUniverseOnline'''s league Patriotic Heroes is built on the idea. Founded by two IRL friends, the league's main message is "no hero left behind," most of the members are recruited after helping or being helped by a current member, and they are always happy (or at least willing) to help each other with a difficult mission or gear hunt.
* At the end of Kud's route in ''VisualNovel/LittleBusters'', [[spoiler:she's been separated from her friends and boyfriend on an island under civil war, her parents are dead, and she's become resigned to her fate as she is chained up as a human sacrifice...until Riki, through the power of their connection and the ritual they went through earlier, is able to communicate with her. At first Kud believes she's hallucinating his voice, but she's still so relieved to hear him, and when she realises he really is talking to her, he manages to convince her to keep fighting and try to escape her death.]]
** Also, in both the anime and visual novel, there's an example near the end of Refrain where Rin runs around the school remembering being with her friends and then meets up with Komari on the rooftop, but the anime adds two more implied examples: [[spoiler:after Kyousuke says goodbye to Riki and prepares to die, he sees the other girls and guys in the classroom with him as they disappear.]] And later, [[spoiler:after they have died and Riki is struggling to cope, he's able to pick himself up again and fight against this reality when he remembers all of his friends and how much he wants to see them again.]]
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K2hRmhFUhlw Minecraft's ending]] basically exists to say that the "true creators" of ''VideoGame/{{Minecraft}}'' are existent, you can see their thoughts, and they tell you that you did well and they love you.
* ''Videogame/BatmanArkhamOrigins'': In his second year as Batman, Bruce Wayne's been in a fight for his life all Christmas Eve. After fighting through several assassins, corrupt police and petty criminals, he returns home only to discover that [[spoiler: Bane has figured out his identity and attacked the Batcave, and]] Alfred is injured. More piles down on him when he finds out that criminals [[spoiler: led by Bane and the Joker]] have taken over a prison. Bruce then gives up, only for Alfred to drive home a point that he has been making all night: he can't fight the war on crime alone, and has plenty of willing allies to fight alongside him. This leads to Bruce donning the cowl once again to go [[RoaringRampageOfRevenge kick a very large amount of ass.]]
* ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfHeroesTrailsOfColdSteel'' (series)
** This happens to Gaius [[spoiler: When an attack hits close to home on the southern portion of the Highlands. He tells his comrades that he wants to do this alone. But alas, they refuse]]
-->'''Jusis:''' I would never disgrace the honor of my family name by fleeing in the face of danger.\\
'''Alisa''': Besides, it seems like your people have done a lot for my grandfather.
** In ''Cold Steel II'', Rean really starts to feel the burden of being the Ashen Awakener and is reminded more than once that he's not alone; that he has the support of Class VII and everyone else he's come to know and appreciate at Thors Academy.

* Technically the message all the series in ''VideoGame/SuperRobotWarsV'' give to the [[Anime/CrossAnge Norma]], to show that they are human, too, and not all other humans are evil. Far from it, many are willing to help you under whatever terrible circumstances you're in. Therefore, they become far more sane and grow to be less of a DysfunctionJunction.

*** During Tali'Zorah's loyalty mission in , Shepard and Tali have returned to the Migrant Fleet so that [[spoiler:Tali can defend herself against the charge of treason. During the trial, the admiralty board, who have clearly already decided that Tali is guilty, inform her that geth have taken over one of their ships, killing everyone aboard including Tali's father. Shepard and Tali volunteer to try to take back the ship. On the ship, Tali finds her father's body and finally breaks down.]] The game gives you the option to give her a hug. It is generally considered to be one of the universal Paragon choices to make, even in a completely hardboiled Renegade playthrough. Paragon Shepards can give a rousing speech in her defense at the end of which one of the admirals thanks Shepard for standing in defense of one of their people. Shepard responds, [[spoiler: "With all due respect, Admiral, I didn't represent one of your people. I represented one of mine."]] After the trial where [[spoiler:Shepard's speech saved her father's reputation and kept her from exile, she says]]:

** ''VideoGame/Persona2: Innocent Sin'' eventually becomes very clear about this for the protagonist, Tatsuya. For much of the early game he seems an aloof "lone wolf" type thrown in by circumstance with his rival from another school, a girl who has a crush on him, and a reporter and her partner looking for a scoop. As the backstory unfolds, it's clear that Tatsuya is an emotionally-scarred loner who already lost his closest friends as a child and is reluctant to get involved with anyone or anything. But now they're finding each other again... just in time to be viciously subverted by the ending, leaving him scarred even worse for the sequel, ''Eternal Punishment''.

* In his second year as Batman, Bruce Wayne's been in a fight for his life all Christmas Eve. After fighting through several assassins, corrupt police and petty criminals, he returns home only to discover that [[spoiler: Bane has figured out his identity and attacked the Batcave, and]] Alfred is injured. More piles down on him when he finds out that criminals [[spoiler: led by Bane and the Joker]] have taken over a prison. Bruce then gives up, only for Alfred to drive home a point that he has been making all night: he can't fight the war on crime alone, and has plenty of willing allies to fight alongside him. This leads to Bruce donning the cowl once again to go [[RoaringRampageOfRevenge kick a very large amount of ass.]]

** ''VideoGame/Persona5'': Invoked by the heroes. The four initial members justify continuing to [[HeelFaceBrainwashing Heel-Face Brainwash]] corrupt adults after defeating the StarterVillain as a way to encourage others to stand up for themselves. Each new party member similarly mentions one of their reasons for joining is so that no one will have to be exploited or suffer like they did.

* In the ending of both ''VideoGame/{{Persona 3}}'' and ''[[VideoGame/{{Persona 4}} 4]]'', the Main Characters are empowered by the [[LevelUpAtIntimacy5 Social Links]] he's made throughout the game, with the characters he's formed the strongest bonds with cheering him on and encouraging him to fight, ultimately granting them an EleventhHourSuperpower.
** Especially evident in the ending of Persona 3, where [[spoiler:the Protagonist faces Nyx, Goddess of Death by him/herself. As Nyx continues hammering the Protagonist with attacks that he/she barely withstand, the members of SEES cheers him/her on and empower the Protagonist through ThePowerOfFriendship]]

* ''VideoGame/{{Persona 2}}: Innocent Sin'' eventually becomes very evidently about this for the protagonist, Tatsuya. For much of the early game he seems an aloof "lone wolf" type thrown in by circumstance with his rival from another school, a girl who has a crush on him, and a reporter and her partner looking for a scoop. As the backstory unfolds, it's clear that Tatsuya is an emotionally-scarred loner who already lost his closest friends as a child and is reluctant to get involved with anyone or anything. But now they're finding each other again... just in time to be viciously subverted by the ending, leaving him scarred even worse for the sequel, ''Eternal Punishment''.
* ''VideoGame/{{Persona 5}}'': Invoked by the heroes. The 4 initial members justify continuing HeelFaceBrainwashing corrupt adults after the StarterVillain as a way to encourage others to stand up for themselves. Each new party member similarly mentions one of their reasons for joining is so that no one will have to be exploited or suffer like they did.

* The [[GangOfHats main schtick]] of the Warrior of Sunlight and Heirs of The Sun covenants in ''Videogame/DarkSouls'' and ''Videogame/DarkSoulsII'', respectively. They are the covenants that specifically focus on assisting others in [=PvE=] gameplay. Before a boss gate, it's much more likely to see soul signs of those covenants than any other, waiting to be summoned to help out any who ask. [[MemeticMutation Jolly cooperation indeed!]]