Games/Series with Silent Protagonists

Noticed there wasn't a list for this on BL, so I decided to make one.

69 Games

Minecraft
Minecraft
Steve
Portal
Portal
Chell - Entire Series
Undertale
Undertale
Frisk
Elden Ring
Elden Ring
The Tarnished
Hollow Knight
Hollow Knight
The Knight
Plants vs. Zombies
Plants vs. Zombies
Dishonored
Dishonored
Corvo Attano (only in the first game)
Hotline Miami
Hotline Miami
Jacket
Genshin Impact
Genshin Impact
Aether or Lumine (player choice at the beginning)

Suggested by Jamir
Doki Doki Literature Club!
Doki Doki Literature Club!
Dark Souls
Dark Souls
Chosen Undead - Entire Series

Suggested by Kago
Half-Life
Half-Life
Gordon Freeman - Entire series
Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain
Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain
Venom Snake

Suggested by Kago
Limbo
Limbo
Fallout 3
Fallout 3
The Lone Wanderer
Journey
Journey
The Traveler
Doom
Doom
Doomguy - Entire Series, excluding Doom Eternal
Inside
Inside
Super Meat Boy
Super Meat Boy
Meat Boy
Shadow of the Colossus
Shadow of the Colossus
Wanderer
The Stanley Parable
The Stanley Parable
Stanley
Dead Space
Dead Space
Isaac Clarke (Only in the first game)
Subnautica
Subnautica
Ryley Robinson
Outlast
Outlast
Miles Upshur
The Legend of Zelda
The Legend of Zelda
Link - Entire Series
Ori and the Blind Forest
Ori and the Blind Forest
Ori
Crash Bandicoot
Crash Bandicoot
EarthBound
EarthBound
Ness
Grand Theft Auto III
Grand Theft Auto III
Claude
Chrono Trigger
Chrono Trigger
Chrono (actually has 1 line, but we don't talk about that :D)
Battlefield 4
Battlefield 4
Recker

Suggested by Kago
Bastion
Bastion
The Kid
Dragon Age: Origins
Dragon Age: Origins
The Warden

Suggested by ZapRowsdower
LittleBigPlanet
LittleBigPlanet
Sackboy
Abzu
Abzu
The Diver
Transistor
Transistor
Red
Kirby's Dream Land
Kirby's Dream Land
Kirby - entire series
Ōkami
Ōkami
Amaterasu
Metroid
Metroid
Samus Aran - Entire Series (generally considered a silent protagonist)
Pokémon Colosseum
Pokémon Colosseum
Wes
Quake
Quake
Ranger
Cave Story
Cave Story
Quote
Astral Chain
Astral Chain
Fable
Fable
Fable II also has a silent protagonist
Dragon Quest VIII: Journey of the Cursed King
Dragon Quest VIII: Journey of the Cursed King
Diablo
Diablo
Aidan
Chrono Cross
Chrono Cross
Serge
Pepsiman
Pepsiman
Persona 3
Persona 3
Makoto Yuki
Dragon's Dogma
Dragon's Dogma
The Arisen
Mortal Shell
Mortal Shell
Foundling
Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning
Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning
Fateless One
Saints Row
Saints Row
Medal of Honor
Medal of Honor
Suggested by Kago
Quake 4
Quake 4
Matthew Kane
Tales of Xillia 2
Tales of Xillia 2
Ludger Will Kresnik

Suggested by seymourflux
Among the Sleep
Among the Sleep
David
I Am Setsuna
I Am Setsuna
Endir
Soul Blazer
Soul Blazer
Blazer
Medal of Honor: Underground
Medal of Honor: Underground
Suggested by Kago
Monster Hunter
Monster Hunter
The Hunter - entire series
Stubbs the Zombie in Rebel Without a Pulse
Stubbs the Zombie in Rebel Without a Pulse
Eddie
Half-Minute Hero
Half-Minute Hero
Breath of Death VII
Breath of Death VII
Dem
Phantom Dust
Phantom Dust
Presentable Liberty
Presentable Liberty
Megami Ibunroku Persona
Megami Ibunroku Persona
Naoya Todo (or Boy with Earring)
Brave Story: New Traveler
Brave Story: New Traveler
Tatsuya
Ys
Ys
Adol Christin

2 Comments

Jamir

8 months ago

Genshin Impact lol. 95% silent protagonist.

HaloBlues

2 months ago

fwiw genshin isn't actually a silent protagonist, it's just that their regular dialogue isn't voiced. they do still talk adn have voiced lines
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