History YouAreNotAlone / VideoGames

* ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaTearsOfTheKingdom'' basically feeds on this trope. Unlike the first game, Link has allies everywhere-old and new! From the [[spoiler:new sages (Sidon, Tulin, Riju, Yunobo, and Mineru)]] to Rauru through Link's new arm. Heck, even the Light Dragon (who is actually [[spoiler: Zelda]]) comes to join the fight in the end!

* ''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.]]

*** This idea is emphasized repeatedly during the Endwalker storyline, including when [[spoiler: the Warrior of Light's companions sacrifice themselves one by one to enable their friend's survival. When the player is standing alone in a silent and seemingly empty area, they encounter shades who speak with voices from the character's past adventures, emphasizing that even without the Scions they are not alone in their fight.]] Even later, during the final trial of the main expansion, [[spoiler: when the Warrior uses up all of their energy to prevent a universe-ending attack from the despair-powered Endsinger, the Scions use ThePowerOfFriendship to save their life and encourage them using prayers for their companion-the Warrior even gets a boost with each prayer from their friends!]]

-->'''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]].

* 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".

* [[Video game: The Legend Of Zelda, Tears Of The Kingdom]] basically feeds on this trope. Unlike the first game, Link has allies everywhere-old and new! From the [[spoiler: new sages (Sidon, Tulin, Rigui, Yunnobo, and Minru)]] to Rarau through Link's new arm. Heck, even the Light Dragon (who is actually [[spoiler: Zelda]]) comes to join the fight in the end!
''VideoGame/ThomasWasAlone''. In fact, by finishing the game, you get the achievement "Thomas Was Not Alone".

* 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".

* Sort-of kind-of inverted in the endgame of ''VideoGame/BaldursGateII''. If you have [[TheWoobie Aerie]] in your party when you confront the BigBad, then the usually timid WhiteMage will taunt him over how the protagonist ''isn't'' alone, while Irenicus most certainly is.

* ''VideoGame/TwistedMetal 2'' gives a brutal AlasPoorVillain example in Grasshopper's ending. The driver, Krista Sparks, drives to [[BigBad Calypso]] and [[spoiler:reveals herself to be her dead daughter, but having undergone UnwillingRoboticisation into a bomb sent to his doorstep by the LAPD. She says she might JustBeAMachine, but worries that the explosion will hurt. In response, [[TogetherInDeath Calypso tearfully hugs her instead of running away]].]] ''[[EvenEvilHasLovedOnes Damn]]''.

* ''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...

* ''Franchise/AceAttorney'':
** 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.
** Athena goes through a HeroicBSOD during Turnabout Academy in ''VisualNovel/PhoenixWrightAceAttorneyDualDestinies'' where [[spoiler: Professor Means]] reminds Athena that [[BreakThemByTalking she not only failed to protect her client but she also falsely accused another person of murder]]. All of Athena's friends shout "OBJECTION!" to her self doubt and remind her that she helped all three of them realize who they are, what they needed to be, and that they always believed in her. Even Prosecutor Blackquill, a guy who has basically insulted Athena's rashness every step of the way, tells her that she should not give up after all the work she did to get as far as she did. Apollo also steps in to give Athena a needed pep talk to get her back on her feet and to put on her biggest smile, despite how hard the current situation is. Athena quickly recovers and comes back with more courage and determination.
--> '''Athena''': Athena Cykes is psyched and ready to rock! Prepare for your utter defeat!

* 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.

* 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.]]

* Deconstructed in ''VisualNovel/MissingStars''. Erik is transferred to a secondary school aimed at helping teenagers with their mental health problems. He's told that countless others have also dealt with similar troubles as him and that he's not alone. When Erik is told this by Katja, he replies back that he's heard those words several times and they don't do much to placate his problems. Katja agrees that simple words don't help much.

* ''VideoGame/{{Okami}}'''s ending had elements of this mixed with the ClapYourHandsIfYouBelieve.

* ''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.

* ''Franchise/AceAttorney'':
** 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.
** Athena goes through a HeroicBSOD during Turnabout Academy in ''VisualNovel/PhoenixWrightAceAttorneyDualDestinies'' where [[spoiler: Professor Means]] reminds Athena that [[BreakThemByTalking she not only failed to protect her client but she also falsely accused another person of murder]]. All of Athena's friends shout "OBJECTION!" to her self doubt and remind her that she helped all three of them realize who they are, what they needed to be, and that they always believed in her. Even Prosecutor Blackquill, a guy who has basically insulted Athena's rashness every step of the way, tells her that she should not give up after all the work she did to get as far as she did. Apollo also steps in to give Athena a needed pep talk to get her back on her feet and to put on her biggest smile, despite how hard the current situation is. Athena quickly recovers and comes back with more courage and determination.
--> '''Athena''': Athena Cykes is psyched and ready to rock! Prepare for your utter defeat!

* ''VideoGame/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.

* Ignitus to Spyro at the ending of ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfSpyro: The Eternal Night''.

* ''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, having figured out Batman's identity, attacked the Batcave and injured Alfred[[note]]who actually dies before Batman narrowly saves him[[/note]]]]. 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/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, having figured out Batman's identity, attacked the Batcave and injured Alfred[[note]]who actually dies before Batman narrowly revives him[[/note]]]]. 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/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/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.]]

* At the end of the Fade section of Dragon Age: Origins, you’re facing the sloth demon responsible for your current ordeal alone. However, breaking each of your party members out of their illusions allows them to find you at the core of sloth’s domain. If Leliana is in the party, she taunts it over how it could only stand against them when they were separated and confused, and sure enough the boss fight becomes an utter curbstomp battle.

*** As [[ShellShockedVeteran Shepard breaks more and more]] as a result of the war and TheChainsOfCommanding, their friends from throughout the trilogy (Garrus, Liara and Joker in particular) constantly try to let Shepard know that they have friends to support them.

* During the final battle in ''VideoGame/AHatInTime'', characters from the previous episodes, including some of your antagonists, will come into the room to support you (and to tell [[spoiler: Mustache Girl]] to get lost). Later during the battle they will aid you by [[spoiler: using some of their previous tools and attacks to undo some of Mustache Girl's defenses and later, they start to kill each other so that you get a steady flow of Health Pickups]].
** Earlier in the game, if you chose to listen to the final boss and flee from the final battle, you'll get a cutscene that shows Hat Kid running away in tears before she trips and lays kneeling on the floor, at which point [[FissionMailed the credits will start to roll]]. However, soon after, it will show some of your previous antagonists (A Mafia Goon, an Alpine Goat, DJ Grooves, The Conductor and Snatcher) all cheering for Hat Girl, making her stand up and put her hat back on with a determined look on her face.

** ''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.

* ''VideoGame/{{Overwatch}}'': In the short "Shooting Star", [=D.Va=], determined to protect Busan from invading omnics, goes out to fight them alone. She insists on going it alone, since reinforcements would not make it in time...but eventually comes to realize that she needs help, and has a friend help her self-destruct her MEKA to take out the last omnic.

** ''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''.

** Athena goes through a HeroicBSOD during Turnabout Academy in ''VisualNovel/PhoenixWrightAceAttorneyDualDestinies'' where [[spoiler: Professor Means]] reminds Athena that [[BreakThemByTalking she not only failed to protect her client, but she also falsely accused another person of murder]]. All of Athena's friends shout "OBJECTION!" to her self doubt and remind her that she helped all three of them realize who they are, what they needed to be, and that they always believed in her. Even Prosecutor Blackquill, a guy who has basically insulted Athena's rashness every step of the way, tells her that she should not give up after all the work she did to get as far as she did. Apollo also steps in to give Athena a needed pep talk to get her back on her feet and to put on her biggest smile, despite how hard the current situation is. Athena quickly recovers and comes back with more courage and determination.

* In ''VideoGame/{{Undertale}}'''s Pacifist ending, all your friends tell you this [[spoiler: while being strangled to death by Flowey]] as they deflect his attempts to finish you off. Their kind words fill you with so much determination that your HP begins to refill slowly, and then all the minor side characters you've also befriended barge in and start encourage you as well, filling your HP up. [[spoiler: Subverted as Flowey was planning something like this to happen so he could steal everyone's SOUL. But double-subverted when their kind words and friendship manage to persist even after the timeline has been destroyed and you ''should'' have forgotten them, which ultimately allows you to call them back to their senses and save them all.]]

* 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 running theme in the ''[[Franchise/ShinMegamiTenseiPersona Persona]]'' series: