Games/Series with Silent Protagonists

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

69 Games

Ys
Ys
Adol Christin
Undertale
Undertale
Frisk
Transistor
Transistor
Red
Tales of Xillia 2
Tales of Xillia 2
Ludger Will Kresnik

Suggested by seymourflux
Super Meat Boy
Super Meat Boy
Meat Boy
Subnautica
Subnautica
Ryley Robinson
Stubbs the Zombie in Rebel Without a Pulse
Stubbs the Zombie in Rebel Without a Pulse
Eddie
The Stanley Parable
The Stanley Parable
Stanley
Soul Blazer
Soul Blazer
Blazer
Shadow of the Colossus
Shadow of the Colossus
Wanderer
Saints Row
Saints Row
Quake 4
Quake 4
Matthew Kane
Quake
Quake
Ranger
Presentable Liberty
Presentable Liberty
Portal
Portal
Chell - Entire Series
Pokémon Colosseum
Pokémon Colosseum
Wes
Plants vs. Zombies
Plants vs. Zombies
Phantom Dust
Phantom Dust
Persona 3
Persona 3
Makoto Yuki
Pepsiman
Pepsiman
Outlast
Outlast
Miles Upshur
Ori and the Blind Forest
Ori and the Blind Forest
Ori
Ōkami
Ōkami
Amaterasu
Mortal Shell
Mortal Shell
Foundling
Monster Hunter
Monster Hunter
The Hunter - entire series
Minecraft
Minecraft
Steve
Metroid
Metroid
Samus Aran - Entire Series (generally considered a silent protagonist)
Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain
Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain
Venom Snake

Suggested by Kago
Megami Ibunroku Persona
Megami Ibunroku Persona
Naoya Todo (or Boy with Earring)
Medal of Honor: Underground
Medal of Honor: Underground
Suggested by Kago
Medal of Honor
Medal of Honor
Suggested by Kago
LittleBigPlanet
LittleBigPlanet
Sackboy
Limbo
Limbo
The Legend of Zelda
The Legend of Zelda
Link - Entire Series
Kirby's Dream Land
Kirby's Dream Land
Kirby - entire series
Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning
Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning
Fateless One
Journey
Journey
The Traveler
Inside
Inside
I Am Setsuna
I Am Setsuna
Endir
Hotline Miami
Hotline Miami
Jacket
Hollow Knight
Hollow Knight
The Knight
Half-Minute Hero
Half-Minute Hero
Half-Life
Half-Life
Gordon Freeman - Entire series
Grand Theft Auto III
Grand Theft Auto III
Claude
Genshin Impact
Genshin Impact
Aether or Lumine (player choice at the beginning)

Suggested by Jamir
Fallout 3
Fallout 3
The Lone Wanderer
Fable
Fable
Fable II also has a silent protagonist
Elden Ring
Elden Ring
The Tarnished
EarthBound
EarthBound
Ness
Dragon's Dogma
Dragon's Dogma
The Arisen
Dragon Quest VIII: Journey of the Cursed King
Dragon Quest VIII: Journey of the Cursed King
Dragon Age: Origins
Dragon Age: Origins
The Warden

Suggested by ZapRowsdower
Doom
Doom
Doomguy - Entire Series, excluding Doom Eternal
Doki Doki Literature Club!
Doki Doki Literature Club!
Dishonored
Dishonored
Corvo Attano (only in the first game)
Diablo
Diablo
Aidan
Dead Space
Dead Space
Isaac Clarke (Only in the first game)
Dark Souls
Dark Souls
Chosen Undead - Entire Series

Suggested by Kago
Crash Bandicoot
Crash Bandicoot
Chrono Trigger
Chrono Trigger
Chrono (actually has 1 line, but we don't talk about that :D)
Chrono Cross
Chrono Cross
Serge
Cave Story
Cave Story
Quote
Breath of Death VII
Breath of Death VII
Dem
Brave Story: New Traveler
Brave Story: New Traveler
Tatsuya
Battlefield 4
Battlefield 4
Recker

Suggested by Kago
Bastion
Bastion
The Kid
Astral Chain
Astral Chain
Among the Sleep
Among the Sleep
David
Abzu
Abzu
The Diver

2 Comments

Jamir

9 months ago

Genshin Impact lol. 95% silent protagonist.

HaloBlues

3 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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