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The Awesome Adventures of Captain Spirit got me pretty darn close.

A few times. Ones that come to mind

Gears 3 : DOOOOMMMMMM NOOOOOOOOO

Spiritfarer : Hedgehog grandma goodbye

Brothers : a tale of 2 sons. The ending.

What remains of Edith finch: fish factory, baby and ending.

Halo Reach, just a little tiny bit : New Objective- Survive.

My partner is chronically ill and Karlach's ending in BG3 made me sob because I was romancing her and it hit very close to home

• The Walking Dead. Clementine, my girl, she needs a hug.

• Journey. I will cry every time.

• Lethal Company. Laughter and fear crying.

• Neon White had a moment or two I think

• BioShock Infinite

• Celeste

• Assassin's Creed Black Flag

• A Short Hike

• Spiritfarer

• probably more....

Destiny 2 - RIP CAYDE 6

He was such a likable character by the community that Bungie actually brought him back... somehow, as some sort of reincarnated-ghost-person-thing

• Ending of Link's Awakening
• Ending of Rain World
• Various incidents of save files becoming permanently corrupted halfway through the game and similar

Yes, multiple times

Most recently it was "In stars and time"

Twice. Once at the end of Final Fantasy IX, realising who was monologuing the ending at what that meant.

Second one was at the end of What Remains of Edith Finch, pretty much for exactly the same reasons.

I cried over darksouls when I first played it at 12. These were tears of frustration of course. I also cried after finishing hollowknight. Not because it was sad but because it was over.

Last of us part 2.

To the moon.

I may have teared up at the end of Half-Life 2.

Stray had some moments

• Literally yesterday I started playing Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, and just the prologue hit me.

• The end of Karlach's story in Baldurs Gate 3

"It had to be me. Someone else might have gotten it wrong".

Sekiro almost but not because of the story

Many times.
Nier Automata
RDR2
Danganronpa 2
Just to name a few where I really ugly cried.

• RDR2 of course: I had tears streaming down my face when Arthur said "I guess, I guess I'm afraid." Such an incredible performance from Roger Clark

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UbRHOt4EAoY

• Titanfall 2: "Protocol 3: Protect the pilot"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c6Rdx1g_4bo

• The Witcher 3: A few times, it's just a really good set of storytelling and cinematics all around, and I absolutely love games where your choices determine the outcomes

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J_ZH2qqlOqs

• Cyberpunk 2077: When a close friend died, when V had to make a major decision at the end of the game, and when V has to make a decision to choose an ending in Phantom Liberty.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sF68EpmCxBI

There are certainly more games I probably have shed a tear or two or many playing, but those are the ones that immediately fill me with emotion looking back

Also all of these are spoilers lol, so don't watch them if you haven't played the games, but thankfully, none of them are recent releases

Nier ending e

Disco Elysium the phone call and the dream

Yes, alot

The last encounter with Alexander the Warrior Jar in Elden Ring made me cry. What a brave jar and a good friend.

I think I might've cried for other reasons too when playing Elden Ring. :')

Not quite the same thing, but the song Corridors of Time have gotten me misty eyed from the nostalgia alone.

Yes once, and it was at the ending of "Brothers: A tale of two sons".
I bawled my eyes out.

Small game, but absolutely recommend for anyone that wants to clear out their tear canals.

I will have to add The House in Fata Morgana to the list.

Outer Wilds, both at the end and when I found the DLC spoiler character. Good tears, though. It's beautiful