History VideoGame / ExitPath

* MissionControlIsOffItsMeds: Central, a faceless government organization that communicates wholly through signs.
* MultipleEndings: In the sequel, which ends with you [[spoiler:sabotaging a power plant, you can choose to escape alone in the SelfDestruct sequence that follows, or take an alternate exit where you are given a chance to free several prisoners on your way out]].

* RunningBothSides: Either this or very close to it in the sequel--[[spoiler:Central has enough control of the rebellion that they can "randomly" assign specific rebels to try and steal food. They know exactly who'll be sent and exactly when they'll be sent, so they can capture any rebel who gets too inconvenient.]]

** [[spoiler: [[TheCakeIsALie "THERE IS NO FREEDOM"]] -- the 'Exit Path' you were promised actually leads to a set of spiky gears above a {{Bottomless Pit|s}}, which Central has been using to exterminate any runners that complete the Stadium and Audit phases.]]
** [[spoiler: LaResistance is at least partly run by Central, with any inconvenient rebels being sent on "Food Collection" duties (in truth, a SuicideMission rigged to leave them at the mercy of Central's KangarooCourt.)]]

* TooFastToStop: Frequently the cause of your demise.

* WinYourFreedom: The premise of the game is that the [[CondemnedContestant runner]] has to run through a DeathCourse; if they survive, they're granted amnesty and set free. If not... well, the consequences would be rather less pleasant.
* YourPrincessIsInAnotherCastle: The arena's ten levels long. The game has thirty levels. [[spoiler: Unsurprisingly, the player has to go through a mandatory audit followed by an escape sequence before the game is done.]]

** [[spoiler: [[TheCakeIsALie "THERE IS NO FREEDOM"]] -- the 'Exit Path' you were promised actually leads to a set of spiky gears above a BottomlessPit, which Central has been using to exterminate any runners that complete the Stadium and Audit phases.]]

* CondemnedContestant: [[ShoutOut Referred to as a]] "[[Film/TheRunningMan runner]]."

* {{Dystopia}}: Conveyed almost entirely through signposts. The unnamed city is controlled entirely by [[TheGovernment Central]], who keep the city in line through a combination of SinisterSurveilance, BreadAndCircuses, and {{Kangaroo Court}}s that hand down harsh punishments for breaching their complex laws. Any personal initiative, desire for freedom, or acting outside of your Central-assigned role is considered dangerous if not criminal.

* EnergyWeapon: They slowly auto-aim at you if you're not behind cover.

* SpikesOfDoom: The primary obstacle.

* WinYourFreedom: The premise of the game, though it is not as easy as it initially seems

* BreadAndCircuses: The main theme of the game, with your competing in the initial set of obstacle courses being overseen by hundreds of people in a large stadium.

* CouldntFindAPen: [[spoiler:[[TheCakeIsALie THERE IS NO FREEDOM]]]]
* {{Dystopia}}: Conveyed almost entirely through signposts.

* YourPrincessIsInAnotherCastle: The arena's ten levels long. The game has thirty levels.

* BottomlessPits

* BreadAndCircuses

* KangarooCourt: Central has an automated jury that, when you're caught, immediately finds you guilty with no differing opinions, and they leave you to be shoved into a series of saw blades [[spoiler: (but that's never stopped you, even without flow)]]. The surprise is lost a little if you managed to glance at a sign further back that says "All citizens are guilty unless proven innocent!"

* OminousLatinChanting: In the "Judgement" track when you're captured, and remixed for the endgame in "Collapse", when you [[spoiler: blow up the power plant.]]

* SpikesOfDoom

* WinYourFreedom

* [[spoiler:RunningBothSides]]: Either this or very close to it in the sequel--[[spoiler:Central has enough control of the rebellion that they can "randomly" assign specific rebels to try and steal food. They know exactly who'll be sent and exactly when they'll be sent, so they can capture any rebel who gets too inconvenient.]]

It doesn't matter who you are. It doesn't matter what you've done. What matters is ''where'' you are, in a small, dark room adjacent to an arena filled with spinning blades and swinging axes. If the signpost to your right is to be believed, reaching the other side will [[WinYourFreedom win you your freedom]]. If you fail . . . [[LudicrousGibs let's not talk about that]]. [[BreadAndCircuses Either way, the crowds will cheer]].

* MultipleEndings: In the second game, where you can head for the exit and emerge the last man standing, or release the other runners on your way out.

* FrickinLaserBeams: They slowly auto-aim at you if you're not behind cover.

* YourPrincessIsInAnotherCastle: The arena's ten levels long. The game has thirty levels.

* SequelDifficultyDrop: ''Exit Path 2'' is a bit easier than the first due to a smoother control scheme, an ability to double jump, and bounce pads having a fixed height.

* TeleportersAndTransporters: Part of the sci-fi atmosphere.

* MissionControlIsOffItsMeds: The signs

* [[spoiler:RunningBothSides]]: Either this or very close to it in the sequel--[[spoiler:the leaders have enough control of the rebellion that they can "randomly" assign specific rebels to try and steal food. They know exactly who'll be sent and exactly when they'll be sent, so they can capture any rebel who gets too inconvenient.]]

* KangarooCourt: In the sequel.