It's a subtle example, but I thought the universe in Mirror's Edge (original) portrayed a believable dystopia. There's nothing overtly dystopic or dark about the setting. It's a clean, gleaming, modern, highly commercialized metropolis. But the actual story is about the corrupt politicians that run things and hints at Tianmen Square-level tyrannical actions of the police state just a few years prior. But the only people who really know or care how bad the situation is are the couriers the game is set around. Apparently most citizens live their lives completely oblivious to the truth, just like in real life.

It's a subtle example, but I thought the universe in Mirror's Edge (original) portrayed a believable dystopia. There's nothing overtly dystopic or dark about the setting. It's a clean, gleaming, modern, highly commercialized metropolis. But the actual story is about the corrupt politicians that run things and hints at Tianmen Square-level tyrannical actions of the police state just a few years prior. But the only people who really know or care how bad the situation is are the couriers the game is set around. Apparently most citizens live their lives completely obvious to the truth, just like in real life.