Time Travel Girls

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I think time travel is a pretty cool concept - this list includes time traveling girls, who also play an important role in each story.

Life is Strange
Life is Strange
Max Caulfield

Her ability to rewind time for a short time is the central mechanic of the game, many choices are centered around her having to choose a lesser evil.
Fire Emblem: Awakening
Fire Emblem: Awakening
Lucina

In order to avenge her father's death, she goes back in time to stop Robin from killing him.
Doki Doki Literature Club!
Doki Doki Literature Club!
Monika

She manipulates the outcome of several timelines involving the other girls of the literature club, until she goes back to the very beginning of the story, where there's quite literally "just Monika".
Guilty Gear X2
Guilty Gear X2
I-No

Compared to some of the other candidates on this list, I-No is especially powerful. She is able to jump to any point of time, and can also summon or send outsiders into those timelines.
Sonic Adventure
Sonic Adventure
Tikal

She uses her powers to show Sonic and his friends the past of the Chaos Emeralds, while also aiding them in the form of the hint ball in the present day.
Returnal
Returnal
Selene

Unwillingly trapped in a time loop, she has to navigate across an unknown world, getting more experienced each loop.
Assassin's Creed Origins
Assassin's Creed Origins
Layla

While her story spans across several games, Assassins Creed Origins is the first game where Layla goes back in time through the Animus to experience the life of Bayek of Siwa.
Catherine: Full Body
Catherine: Full Body
Catherine

In one of the possible endings, Catherine travels through time to get together with Vincent during high school.
Fire Emblem: Three Houses
Fire Emblem: Three Houses
Byleth (Sothis)

Divine Pulse is mostly a gameplay mechanic, but it is also used during some important story cutscenes, confirming the in-universe existence of it.
Overwatch
Overwatch
Tracer

I actually don't know anything about Overwatch lore, but she can obviously time travel!
The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Ages
The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Ages
Nayru

As the Oracle of Ages, Nayru is able to control time, but those powers are used for malicious intent after she's possessed by Veran.
The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword
The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword
Zelda & Impa

To escape Ghirahim, Zelda travels into the past with Impa in order to seek shelter there and fulfill her "destiny".
The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom
The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom
Zelda

During an exploration of ancient ruins, she falls into a seemingly bottomless pit, but is brought to the era of Rauru's reign.
Zero Escape: Nine Hours, Nine Persons, Nine Doors
Zero Escape: Nine Hours, Nine Persons, Nine Doors
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Akane Kurashiki

As the real Akane is stuck many years in the past, she telepathically makes contact with Junpei in order to secure her own existence in the present day. She is also the first known SHIFTer.
Zero Escape: Virtue's Last Reward
Zero Escape: Virtue's Last Reward
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Phi

Over the course of the game, Phi starts to realize she is able to hop between different timelines when certain circumstances are met, as she has the power to SHIFT.
Zero Escape: Zero Time Dilemma
Zero Escape: Zero Time Dilemma
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Diana

Another SHIFTer, who doesn't realize her potential until Phi and Sigma enlighten her, causing Diana to be able to activate the Force Quit Box with her memories from another timeline.

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