Secret

XCOM Enemy Unknown’s tutorial mission is secretly rigged. The alien movements, shot percentages, and mission outcomes in the first two

Civilization VI’s barbarian camp system includes a detail visible only at high zoom levels: individual barbarian units, if selected and

StarCraft II’s Marine unit has a voiceline triggered by clicking the unit repeatedly: a reference to the classic StarCraft I

Uther the Lightbringer’s tomb is in the Western Plaguelands, accessible from the game’s original launch. Most players ride past it

Warcraft III’s Arthas campaign contains a mirror in a Lordaeron castle room during the early human missions — a decorative

The Secret Cow Level in Diablo II — a pasture of axe-wielding Hell Bovines with their own boss, the Cow

The Grim Reaper in The Sims — the original 2000 game — has a hidden personality score that is accessible

Overwatch’s lore is delivered almost entirely outside the game: animated shorts, comics, and the story mode that came with Overwatch

Team Fortress 2 shipped in 2007 as a multiplayer shooter with no single-player content, no story mode, and no lore

Left 4 Dead 2’s Witch — the stationary infected who charges and incapacitates survivors if startled — has no in-game