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Games with canonically female protagonists. Suggestions are welcome but must meet the following guidelines:

- No games where you get to customize the character's gender (e.g., Mass Effect and Dragon Age).
- If the game has you switch between characters:
a) There must be at least as many female characters as male ones.
b) The same amount of time should be dedicated to each character.

Portal 2
Portal 2
Portal
Portal
Celeste
Celeste
Resident Evil 2
Resident Evil 2
Claire Redfield
Tomb Raider
Tomb Raider
Life is Strange
Life is Strange
The Last of Us Part II
The Last of Us Part II
Horizon Zero Dawn
Horizon Zero Dawn
Mirror's Edge
Mirror's Edge
Bayonetta
Bayonetta
Control
Control
Resident Evil 3
Resident Evil 3
Rise of the Tomb Raider
Rise of the Tomb Raider
Little Nightmares
Little Nightmares
What Remains of Edith Finch
What Remains of Edith Finch
Recommended by ZapRowsdower
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
Kassandra
Gris
Gris
A Hat in Time
A Hat in Time
Suggested by Zoftcustomer.
Dishonored 2
Dishonored 2
Emily Kaldwin
The Walking Dead: Season Two
The Walking Dead: Season Two
Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice
Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice
A Short Hike
A Short Hike
Recommended by ZapRowsdower
Alien: Isolation
Alien: Isolation
A Plague Tale: Innocence
A Plague Tale: Innocence
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
Night in the Woods
Night in the Woods
Resident Evil 2
Resident Evil 2
Claire Redfield
Bayonetta 2
Bayonetta 2
Silent Hill 3
Silent Hill 3
Transistor
Transistor
Return of the Obra Dinn
Return of the Obra Dinn
Suggested by titledSheepChase.
Uncharted: The Lost Legacy
Uncharted: The Lost Legacy
VA-11 Hall-A: Cyberpunk Bartender Action
VA-11 Hall-A: Cyberpunk Bartender Action
To the Moon
To the Moon
Suggested by titledSheepChase.
Ōkami
Ōkami
Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night
Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night
Recommended by ZapRowsdower
Life is Strange: Before the Storm
Life is Strange: Before the Storm
Resident Evil 3: Nemesis
Resident Evil 3: Nemesis
The Last of Us: Left Behind
The Last of Us: Left Behind
Gone Home
Gone Home
Metroid
Metroid
Tales from the Borderlands
Tales from the Borderlands
Fiona
Yume Nikki
Yume Nikki
Suggested by AlphaOne2
Oxenfree
Oxenfree
Mirror's Edge Catalyst
Mirror's Edge Catalyst
Resident Evil: Revelations 2
Resident Evil: Revelations 2
Recommended by ZapRowsdower
Returnal
Returnal
Alice: Madness Returns
Alice: Madness Returns
Life is Strange: True Colors
Life is Strange: True Colors
Tales of Berseria
Tales of Berseria
Tomb Raider
Tomb Raider
Resident Evil: Revelations
Resident Evil: Revelations
Recommended by ZapRowsdower
The Walking Dead: The Final Season
The Walking Dead: The Final Season
Sayonara Wild Hearts
Sayonara Wild Hearts
Spiritfarer
Spiritfarer
Recommended by ZapRowsdower
Florence
Florence
Child of Light
Child of Light
Her Story
Her Story
Half-Life: Alyx
Half-Life: Alyx
Beyond Good & Evil
Beyond Good & Evil
Dishonored: Death of the Outsider
Dishonored: Death of the Outsider
Shantae and the Pirate's Curse
Shantae and the Pirate's Curse
Recommended by ZapRowsdower
Gravity Rush
Gravity Rush
Parasite Eve
Parasite Eve
Momodora: Reverie Under the Moonlight
Momodora: Reverie Under the Moonlight
Suggested by titledSheepChase.
Castlevania: Order of Ecclesia
Castlevania: Order of Ecclesia
Recommended by ZapRowsdower
Monument Valley
Monument Valley
Suggested by titledSheepChase.
Lollipop Chainsaw
Lollipop Chainsaw
CrossCode
CrossCode
Suggested by AlphaOne2
Remember Me
Remember Me
Tomb Raider II
Tomb Raider II
Shantae: Half-Genie Hero
Shantae: Half-Genie Hero
Recommended by ZapRowsdower
Fatal Frame
Fatal Frame
The Medium
The Medium
Tacoma
Tacoma
Broken Age
Broken Age
Vella
Tell Me Why
Tell Me Why
Alyson Ronan
Resident Evil Zero
Resident Evil Zero
Recommended by ZapRowsdower
Fran Bow
Fran Bow
American McGee's Alice
American McGee's Alice
Soul Hackers 2
Soul Hackers 2
Suggested by AlphaOne2
Kentucky Route Zero
Kentucky Route Zero
Suggested by titledSheepChase.
Paradise Killer
Paradise Killer
Recommended by ZapRowsdower
Venba
Venba
Detention
Detention
Recommended by ZapRowsdower
Fatal Frame II: Crimson Butterfly
Fatal Frame II: Crimson Butterfly
Eternal Darkness: Sanity's Requiem
Eternal Darkness: Sanity's Requiem
Recommended by ZapRowsdower
Indivisible
Indivisible
Little Misfortune
Little Misfortune
Missed Messages.
Missed Messages.
Never Alone: Kisima Ingitchuna
Never Alone: Kisima Ingitchuna
Rule of Rose
Rule of Rose
Um Jammer Lammy
Um Jammer Lammy
Suggested by titledSheepChase.
Resident Evil Code: Veronica
Resident Evil Code: Veronica
Recommended by ZapRowsdower
Shantae
Shantae
Recommended by ZapRowsdower
Clock Tower
Clock Tower
Silent Hill 2: Restless Dreams
Silent Hill 2: Restless Dreams
Suggested by titledSheepChase.
The Missing: J.J. Macfield and the Island of Memories
The Missing: J.J. Macfield and the Island of Memories
Syberia
Syberia
Recommended by ZapRowsdower
Erica
Erica

9 Comments


1 year ago

All four Syberia games
Resident Evil Code Veronica, Zero, and both Revelations games (Claire and Jill both have equal billing with Chris and Barry in their games and same with Rebecca and Billy in Zero)
Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night
Eternal Darkness: Sanity's Requiem (Most of the playable characters are men but Alex is the main protagonist.)
Castlevania: Order of Ecclesia
Battle Chef Brigade
The Shantae series
The Blackwell games
Broken Sword 2
Detention
You forgot two of Kenji Eno's other games, D2 and Enemy Zero
Heaven's Vault
JULIA: Among the Stars
The Nelly Cootalot games
Paradise Killer
The Procession to Calvary
Spiritfarer
A Short Hike
Technobabylon
Sylvio
Whispers of a Machine
Unreal (The FPS)
What Remains of Edith Finch
@ZapRowsdower Thank you for the recommendations!

1 year ago

Cross Code, and Raji: An Ancient Epic both come to mind.
I don't believe there's a single Touhou game with a male protagonist, though you should probably do what you did with Metroid and just have one game represent the whole franchise
Wild Guns Reloaded may count by your rules. 2/4 characters are female, and you stick with one character till the end of the game. No character gets more or less content then the other.

1 year ago

Yumme Nikki
Demon Turf (and its side game)
Soul Hackers

1 year ago

Oh my apologies. I meant 'Soul Hackers 2'.

But now that I think about it, for Soul Hackers 1 the main protagonist, who is male, is a silent protagonist. The main female character gets a ton of focus, participates in every fight, has lots of dialouge and personality, a notable story arc, and so forth. So yeah, she isn't the "main playable" character but I believe she still qualifies for this list. She's on the cover art even.

Just sorry about the mistake earlier, Soul Hackers 2 unmistakably stars a female protagonist.
@AlphaOne2 Thanks for the correction
Princess Farmer & Ikenfell!

11 months ago

A Hat in Time

10 hrs ago

Another Code/Trace Memory has a female protagonist! Also Grimm's Hollow and Nights of Azure :)


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