Non-playable characters are a strange aspect of video games and they're even more unsettling when you see them in the real world. 

They stand around waiting for the player to talk to them, or they’re simply set dressing for your character to walk by and never notice. As a result, game devs don’t often spend too much time designing NPCs, so their faces can be odd, uncanny creations that stare into your soul through the screen.

Here are some people who escaped the game they were created for and are waiting to give you a side quest.