[aigen001]

I think you might be looking for the word "ludonarrative dissonance"

"Ludonarrative dissonance is the conflict between a video game's narrative told through the story and the narrative told through the gameplay."

examples:

- Cyberpunk 2077 - Your character is dying of a virus and needs to quickly find a cure. Meanwhile youre doing a whole bunch of side quests that take a lot of in game time.

- Any RPG - Characters can be endlessly revived using items but die permanently in cut scenes.

- GTA4 - Main character is trying to leave their violent past behind them. Meanwhile you can blow people up with an rpg.