A bunch of Skyrim fans have been divulging their in-game secrets and confessing to some atrocities, showing how Bethesda's 2011 epic RPG can sometimes bring out the worst in its player base. With multiple ways to play The Elder Scrolls 5, the game has not slowed down in terms of its popularity, despite being well over a decade old at this point. Over the years, those who have buried themselves in this slice of Tamriel's lore have sought numerous methods of fully immersing themselves in their character. Sometimes it's for the betterment of society, and sometimes it definitely isn't.
In fact, Skyrim is the kind of video game that actually rewards an evil playthrough. Although there are punishments for committing crimes, not to mention the social faux pas when it comes to Necromancy or Shouting, the Dark Brotherhood, a guild that actively encourages murder, makes it possible to turn to a darker side. Of course, some may feel that, after a bout of illegal in-game activities, there's perhaps a need for some cleansing of the conscience, and that's what these fans have been up to recently.
In a post on Reddit, user Owls_owl has been asking others to confess their Skyrim sins, and while some reading may recoil in shock at what some players get up to, there will almost certainly be a few things are relatable. For example, user Ok-Ad-7247 married an NPC in Riverwood knowing full well there were two other suitors waiting for her. One person confessed to letting Lydia get "some airtime," while another said they got a little carried away during the siege on Whiterun and ended up killing Belethor. They then killed a couple more times before being arrested, right in the middle of a battle.
For anyone who's new to TES5, there are a number of mistakes that can land the Dragonborn in trouble. One such error is attacking one of Skyrim's chickens, which immediately causes the townsfolk to turn on the player. User NearlySilentObserver knows this only too well and confessed that, in order to get away with killing a chicken in Riverwood, they had to slaughter the entire population.
While Skyrim already has its own story-based villains, it seems evident that players have no problem committing some atrocious acts themselves. From murder to theft, gamers have spent time immemorial in RPGs being on the wrong side of the law, and while some of the things these fans own up to seem repugnant, no doubt many will see themselves in these admissions.