Games featuring non-binary characters
🚧 Currently under construction as I'm adding store page links where applicable! Wow, the effort
Some information will be vague in cases where it might be a spoiler. If I'm aware of an identity more specific than "non-binary", I will add it to the notes.
Legend:
✮ : A character who is non-binary regardless of player interaction.
✏ : A character that can be non-binary through in-game customization or choices.
☸ : Protagonist/playable character
∆ : A character of ambiguous gender.
𓅱 : A non-human character. Some examples include AIs, fantastical beings, dolls, aliens, and birds.
✪ : A relatively minor character.
Games that don't feature non-binary characters, but that have non-binary options in character customization, will collect near the bottom of the list. Games that have yet to be released are at the very bottom.
I'm also including characters of intentionally ambiguous gender, which will be noted accordingly. (I would say that the majority of characters whose gender identity is never explicitly stated ARE of ambiguous gender, but since that is almost all characters EVER, I will not be including them in the list.)
I may rank these in the future once I've played more of them.
I will keep updating this list as I remember or come to know of more games and information.
Feel free to comment with any game suggestions, and I will happily look into them! Same goes for any corrections or additions to game information. I have not nearly played all of these.
Not on Backloggd:
✮ Eligos of 9mm Girls
The player character can also be non-binary. ☸ (Full game in development.)
✮ Alex of Astoria: Fate's Kiss
✮ Eeri and Vidas of For the Love of Gods
✮ Quinn of Particles of Reality is genderfluid.
Some information will be vague in cases where it might be a spoiler. If I'm aware of an identity more specific than "non-binary", I will add it to the notes.
Legend:
✮ : A character who is non-binary regardless of player interaction.
✏ : A character that can be non-binary through in-game customization or choices.
☸ : Protagonist/playable character
∆ : A character of ambiguous gender.
𓅱 : A non-human character. Some examples include AIs, fantastical beings, dolls, aliens, and birds.
✪ : A relatively minor character.
Games that don't feature non-binary characters, but that have non-binary options in character customization, will collect near the bottom of the list. Games that have yet to be released are at the very bottom.
I'm also including characters of intentionally ambiguous gender, which will be noted accordingly. (I would say that the majority of characters whose gender identity is never explicitly stated ARE of ambiguous gender, but since that is almost all characters EVER, I will not be including them in the list.)
I may rank these in the future once I've played more of them.
I will keep updating this list as I remember or come to know of more games and information.
Feel free to comment with any game suggestions, and I will happily look into them! Same goes for any corrections or additions to game information. I have not nearly played all of these.
Not on Backloggd:
✮ Eligos of 9mm Girls
The player character can also be non-binary. ☸ (Full game in development.)
✮ Alex of Astoria: Fate's Kiss
✮ Eeri and Vidas of For the Love of Gods
✮ Quinn of Particles of Reality is genderfluid.
179 Games
✮ Subaru
✮ Juniper
Store Page: Nintendo
Store Page: Nintendo
✮ Mizuki
Store Page: Nintendo
Store Page: Nintendo
✏☸
✪ Quinn
(The player can change the protagonist's gender identity throughout the game.)
Store Page: Itch, Steam, Nintendo, PlayStation, Xbox
✪ Quinn
(The player can change the protagonist's gender identity throughout the game.)
Store Page: Itch, Steam, Nintendo, PlayStation, Xbox
✏☸ Solane
✮ Seeq and Nomi-Nomi
(The player can select Solane's pronouns and what other gendered or gender neutral terms are OK for them to be referred to by, as well as their body type when they age more.)
Store Page: Steam, Nintendo, PlayStation
✮ Seeq and Nomi-Nomi
(The player can select Solane's pronouns and what other gendered or gender neutral terms are OK for them to be referred to by, as well as their body type when they age more.)
Store Page: Steam, Nintendo, PlayStation
✮ The team leader, Blanche
(This doesn't get any focus in the game.
The character customization is also very disappointingly binary, despite not requesting a female or male selection.)
Store page: Apple, Google Play
(This doesn't get any focus in the game.
The character customization is also very disappointingly binary, despite not requesting a female or male selection.)
Store page: Apple, Google Play
✮/∆
One of the characters is non-binary in the English localization. This character may be simply gender non-conforming or transfem in the original. They are subject to some amount of discrimination from other characters, which goes unpunished and uncriticized by the game.
Store Page: Nintendo, PlayStation
One of the characters is non-binary in the English localization. This character may be simply gender non-conforming or transfem in the original. They are subject to some amount of discrimination from other characters, which goes unpunished and uncriticized by the game.
Store Page: Nintendo, PlayStation
𓅱✮
Envirio is genderless, although often referred to by other characters as a female.
Store Page: Itch, Jast USA, MangaGamer, Steam
Envirio is genderless, although often referred to by other characters as a female.
Store Page: Itch, Jast USA, MangaGamer, Steam
✮ Billie
𓅱✮ Aspara/Spar
☸✮ the Unnamed
☸✮
✮ Tim Tam
✮ DJ Roadkill
✮ Noel is genderfluid
✮ Fayebael is agender
✮ Noel is genderfluid
✮ Fayebael is agender
✮ Bloodhound
☸✮ Taylor Lee
☸✮ Nova
✏☸
𓅱✮ Damion
𓅱✮ Damion
𓅱☸∆
☸∆ Kris
𓅱☸✮ Catbat
✏☸
✮ Jiwon
(In the "Another Story" update only, players will be able to select their pronouns, including "they/them".
Potentially questionable gender related themes are present.)
✮ Jiwon
(In the "Another Story" update only, players will be able to select their pronouns, including "they/them".
Potentially questionable gender related themes are present.)
✮
Mama is gender-neutral, but it isn't handled wonderfully. There are man-in-a-dress type jokes.
Mama is gender-neutral, but it isn't handled wonderfully. There are man-in-a-dress type jokes.
✏☸
✮ Augustus
✮ Augustus
✏☸
✮ Sawyer and Rowan
✮ Sawyer and Rowan
✏☸
✮ Zaheen.
(The player can choose the protagonist's presentation from an array of traits, which can be changed throughout the game. They are never prompted to choose a gender or pronouns.)
✮ Zaheen.
(The player can choose the protagonist's presentation from an array of traits, which can be changed throughout the game. They are never prompted to choose a gender or pronouns.)
∆☸
𓅱✮ Floofty Fizzlebean
𓅱✮ Floofty Fizzlebean
✏☸
✮
✮
𓅱✮ Selenium
𓅱✮ Limstella is genderless
✮ Lyall
✏☸
✮ Asra, Valdemar, Vulgora, and Nazali
✏✪ Scout (mirrors the pronouns selected for the protagonist)
✮ Asra, Valdemar, Vulgora, and Nazali
✏✪ Scout (mirrors the pronouns selected for the protagonist)
𓅱∆ Guillo
☸✮ Mar
✏☸
✮ Roux and Lucien
✮ Roux and Lucien
☸∆ Niko
✏☸
✮ Laurel
✮ Laurel
𓅱✮ NiGHTS and the other Nightmaren are gender-neutral.
𓅱✮ Aster
☸✮ Nine is gender-neutral.
𓅱✮ Kiol is bigender
𓅱✮ Niard is genderless
𓅱✮ Tava is pangender.
𓅱✮ Kiol is bigender
𓅱✮ Niard is genderless
𓅱✮ Tava is pangender.
𓅱☸✮ Trick
☸✮ Leo
✮ Mo
✮ Mo
☸✮ Adrian
☸✮ Fel
✮ Reed
✮ Reed
✏☸
𓅱✮ Pickle
𓅱✮ Pickle
✮ KJ
✏☸ Teal (can be renamed)
✮ Snow
✏ Phoenix
✏𓅱 Joyce
✮ Snow
✏ Phoenix
✏𓅱 Joyce
✏𓅱☸
𓅱✮
𓅱✮
✮ Bolt
☸✮
✮ Avery
✮ Avery
𓅱✮ Truth, Chaos
✮ Yana
✮ Yana
✮ Jo
☸✮ Nimbus
(In the Lightfall expansion)
(In the Lightfall expansion)
𓅱✮ The Underling
𓅱✮ Enkidu
𓅱✮ Chevalier d'Eon may be genderfluid
𓅱✮ Chevalier d'Eon may be genderfluid
☸✮/∆ Niko
✮/∆ Halara
☸✮
The protagonist is gender-neutral.
The protagonist is gender-neutral.
✏☸
✮ Max
✮ Max
✮ Azul
𓅱✮/∆
All characters in the game are ungendered.
All characters in the game are ungendered.
𓅱☸✮ Gidget
𓅱✮ Crest
𓅱✮ Crest
✮/∆ Hide Narcy
11 Comments
It's great! Playing it now and bummed for it to end. Thankfully they just announced a sequel :)
wanted to suggest margot beaufort from perfect gold! they are nb regardless of player interaction
I got some suggestions! I dunno if it counts, but Saber from Fate/Samurai Remnant is never given a gender! Even the artbook that definitely states other gender-ambigious characters identies leaves a "?" for Saber.
Dante, the protagonist from Limbus Company also is exclusively referred to as "they" in the game.
Great list btw! It'll be fun to check in here every now and then to see what you add!
Dante, the protagonist from Limbus Company also is exclusively referred to as "they" in the game.
Great list btw! It'll be fun to check in here every now and then to see what you add!
Scout from The Arcana could also count - they mirror whatever pronouns your character has, which can include they/them. Minor character, though.
I see you already have Heart of The House by them on here, and I have no idea how you'd feasibly list them because there are so many games, but if you're not aware having nonbinary/trans options and diverse characters aside from yours are the norm for any interactive fiction game published by Choice of Games or Hosted Games! Off the top of my head a few I notably enjoy are:
- Creme de la Creme (protagonist can be nonbinary, all romance options can have their genders selectable or randomised which both include nonbinary)
- Fallen Hero: Rebirth, Fallen Hero: Retribution (protagonist can be nonbinary; a major side character, Hollow Ground, also does the same as Scout from The Arcana in that they mirror whatever pronouns your character uses)
- Keeper of the Sun and Moon, Keeper of the Day and Night (protagonist can be nonbinary)
- The Wayhaven Chronicles (protagonist can be nonbinary)
- Heroes of Myth (protagonist can be nonbinary; Min, one of the romance options and a major character, is nonbinary and uses they/them)
I see you already have Heart of The House by them on here, and I have no idea how you'd feasibly list them because there are so many games, but if you're not aware having nonbinary/trans options and diverse characters aside from yours are the norm for any interactive fiction game published by Choice of Games or Hosted Games! Off the top of my head a few I notably enjoy are:
- Creme de la Creme (protagonist can be nonbinary, all romance options can have their genders selectable or randomised which both include nonbinary)
- Fallen Hero: Rebirth, Fallen Hero: Retribution (protagonist can be nonbinary; a major side character, Hollow Ground, also does the same as Scout from The Arcana in that they mirror whatever pronouns your character uses)
- Keeper of the Sun and Moon, Keeper of the Day and Night (protagonist can be nonbinary)
- The Wayhaven Chronicles (protagonist can be nonbinary)
- Heroes of Myth (protagonist can be nonbinary; Min, one of the romance options and a major character, is nonbinary and uses they/them)
Much to look into here! Thanks, @HaloBlues !
Great list with a lot of effort and good formatting!
Thank you, @NickShutter ! I'm kinda proud of it hehe, so I'm happy to read that!
TeN
10 months ago