Games/Series with Silent Protagonists

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

69 Games

Elden Ring
Elden Ring
The Tarnished
Hollow Knight
Hollow Knight
The Knight
Minecraft
Minecraft
Steve
Undertale
Undertale
Frisk
Portal
Portal
Chell - Entire Series
Genshin Impact
Genshin Impact
Aether or Lumine (player choice at the beginning)

Suggested by Jamir
Dark Souls
Dark Souls
Chosen Undead - Entire Series

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

Suggested by Kago
Chrono Trigger
Chrono Trigger
Chrono (actually has 1 line, but we don't talk about that :D)
EarthBound
EarthBound
Ness
Dishonored
Dishonored
Corvo Attano (only in the first game)
Doki Doki Literature Club!
Doki Doki Literature Club!
Shadow of the Colossus
Shadow of the Colossus
Wanderer
Journey
Journey
The Traveler
Limbo
Limbo
Plants vs. Zombies
Plants vs. Zombies
Inside
Inside
Doom
Doom
Doomguy - Entire Series, excluding Doom Eternal
Fallout 3
Fallout 3
The Lone Wanderer
Dead Space
Dead Space
Isaac Clarke (Only in the first game)
Subnautica
Subnautica
Ryley Robinson
Ori and the Blind Forest
Ori and the Blind Forest
Ori
The Legend of Zelda
The Legend of Zelda
Link - Entire Series
Super Meat Boy
Super Meat Boy
Meat Boy
The Stanley Parable
The Stanley Parable
Stanley
Outlast
Outlast
Miles Upshur
Grand Theft Auto III
Grand Theft Auto III
Claude
Ōkami
Ōkami
Amaterasu
Crash Bandicoot
Crash Bandicoot
Bastion
Bastion
The Kid
Abzu
Abzu
The Diver
Dragon Age: Origins
Dragon Age: Origins
The Warden

Suggested by ZapRowsdower
Kirby's Dream Land
Kirby's Dream Land
Kirby - entire series
Transistor
Transistor
Red
Cave Story
Cave Story
Quote
Battlefield 4
Battlefield 4
Recker

Suggested by Kago
Astral Chain
Astral Chain
Quake
Quake
Ranger
Metroid
Metroid
Samus Aran - Entire Series (generally considered a silent protagonist)
Chrono Cross
Chrono Cross
Serge
LittleBigPlanet
LittleBigPlanet
Sackboy
Dragon Quest VIII: Journey of the Cursed King
Dragon Quest VIII: Journey of the Cursed King
Dragon's Dogma
Dragon's Dogma
The Arisen
Pokémon Colosseum
Pokémon Colosseum
Wes
Persona 3
Persona 3
Makoto Yuki
Mortal Shell
Mortal Shell
Foundling
Diablo
Diablo
Aidan
Fable
Fable
Fable II also has a silent protagonist
Pepsiman
Pepsiman
Megami Ibunroku Persona
Megami Ibunroku Persona
Naoya Todo (or Boy with Earring)
Saints Row
Saints Row
Quake 4
Quake 4
Matthew Kane
Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning
Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning
Fateless One
Tales of Xillia 2
Tales of Xillia 2
Ludger Will Kresnik

Suggested by seymourflux
Soul Blazer
Soul Blazer
Blazer
Monster Hunter
Monster Hunter
The Hunter - entire series
Medal of Honor
Medal of Honor
Suggested by Kago
Half-Minute Hero
Half-Minute Hero
Phantom Dust
Phantom Dust
Breath of Death VII
Breath of Death VII
Dem
Stubbs the Zombie in Rebel Without a Pulse
Stubbs the Zombie in Rebel Without a Pulse
Eddie
I Am Setsuna
I Am Setsuna
Endir
Brave Story: New Traveler
Brave Story: New Traveler
Tatsuya
Among the Sleep
Among the Sleep
David
Medal of Honor: Underground
Medal of Honor: Underground
Suggested by Kago
Presentable Liberty
Presentable Liberty
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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