Guide to Vegan Video Games: Level Up Your Compassion
In a world where technology and gaming have become integral parts of our lives, the demand for ethical and sustainable choices extends beyond our plates. For the growing community of vegan gamers, finding cruelty-free alternatives in the gaming world has become just as important as choosing vegan options in their diets. In this blog post, we’ll be exploring a variety of vegan video games that not only cater to your gaming cravings but also align with your ethical choices - GAME ON!
Embrace your mischievous side in the Untitled Goose Game, where you play as a goose causing mayhem in a peaceful village.
Unlike other games, this one allows you to wreak havoc without exploiting animals, offering a unique and entertaining vegan gaming experience.
Untitled Goose Game is a slapstick-stealth-sandbox, where you are a goose let loose on an unsuspecting village. Make your way around town, from peoples' back gardens to the high street shops to the village green, setting up pranks, stealing hats, honking a lot, and generally ruining everyone’s day.
2. The Sims 4
The popular life-simulation game let’s you control your character in every aspect of their lives, including playing completely vegan.
While The Sims 4 doesn’t include a vegan trait, it does have a vegetarian trait in the expansion pack City Life. By setting your Sim as a vegetarian, they will avoid meat by default. However, if you command them to eat meat, they will automatically get uncomfortable and sick.
You can lead your Sims to a vegan lifestyle without the need for in-game animal products. So, get ready to enhance your Sims' vegan journey and create a truly compassionate virtual society!
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3. Minecraft
Minecraft is a virtual sandbox that gives players all the tools they need to explore a vast world, harvest resources, and create nearly everything they can possible imagine.
The story in Minecraft is whatever the player wants it to be, even if you want it to be completely vegan!
Whether you're exploring vast landscapes, building magnificent structures, or surviving in the wilderness, Minecraft offers a vegan-friendly experience. Players can thrive by cultivating crops and sustaining themselves without relying on virtual animals.
Minecraft is known for its abundance of mods, and there are vegan mods available to make playing vegan Minecraft that much easier.
Embark on a virtual farming adventure with Stardew Valley, where you can grow your own crops, raise animals, and build relationships with the virtual townsfolk.
This pixelated paradise allows players to embrace a vegan lifestyle, creating a thriving farm without the need for animal exploitation.
While there are hurdles in the game to play completely vegan, it is possible. As with the previously mentioned Minecraft, there are vegan mods available to make playing completely vegan much easier.
Set in a post-apocalyptic world, My Time at Portia invites players to restore their father's workshop to its former glory.
Engage in farming, crafting, and building relationships with the vibrant characters in this vegan-friendly game. Animal-friendly options abound, allowing you to focus on plant-based activities.
While there will be hurdles to successfully finish some commissions, it is still possible to enjoy the game fully vegan.
As the gaming industry continues to evolve, vegan-friendly video games are becoming more accessible, providing entertainment without compromising your ethical values. Whether you're exploring pixelated landscapes, engaging in farming simulations, or causing virtual mischief, there's a vegan-friendly game for every gamer. So, level up your compassion and enjoy the immersive experiences these games have to offer while staying true to your vegan principles. Happy gaming!