depressing game; game with a sad story
Slang used in video game communities for games, especially visual novels, that are intentionally designed to evoke sadness or depression. Often carries a nuance of emotional impact rather than mere poor quality.
After finishing that depressing game, I couldn't recover for a while.
He only plays games with depressingly sad stories.
Compound of 鬱 (うつ, 'depression') and ゲー, a slang abbreviation of ゲーム ('game'). The term emerged in Japanese gaming communities to describe visual novels and other story-driven games with overwhelmingly sad or bleak narratives.