The 'Environmental Storytelling Skeletons' meme mocks a common trope in open-world RPGs, particularly those developed by Bethesda like Fallout and The Elder Scrolls. In these games, developers often place static skeleton assets in specific poses—such as holding hands, clutching a bottle, or trapped in a bathroom—to imply a narrative about their final moments without using dialogue or text. The meme gained traction as players began finding increasingly absurd, repetitive, or strangely poignant placements, leading to the sarcastic caption 'Environmental Storytelling.' It is now widely used to satirize overly dramatic lore, mundane real-life situations, or to highlight the dark humor found in exploring desolate digital landscapes where every corpse tells a story.