Games Featuring Transgender Characters
Inclusive of nonbinary/gender neutral characters. Please be aware that not all of these games will feature positive depictions of trans people and that some notes may contain spoilers.
If you know of any not listed here or feel a correction should be made, feel free to tell me!
** I choose not to include characters who are considered intersex, since not all intersex people consider themselves transgender.
6/13/23: Now includes what platforms these games are available on!
If you know of any not listed here or feel a correction should be made, feel free to tell me!
** I choose not to include characters who are considered intersex, since not all intersex people consider themselves transgender.
6/13/23: Now includes what platforms these games are available on!
276 Games
Loam is nonbinary/omnigender and uses any pronouns, Malcolm is a trans man, Rashmi is agender and uses they/them, Amelie is a trans woman, Jasper is a transfeminine nonbinary woman, True is nonbinary/bigender and uses he/him, JJ is a trans man, and Madeline is an intersex trans woman.
Available on: Itch.io
Available on: Itch.io
Regardless of which body type you select for your character, you are able to choose any voice that you'd like as well as what pronouns you'd like your character to be referred to with. You can also choose what set of genitalia you'd like your character to have.
Available on: PC, Steam, Playstation 5, Xbox Series X/S
Available on: PC, Steam, Playstation 5, Xbox Series X/S
An erotic dating sim that follows a droid named HC who runs away from her owners and joins the local trans community.
Available on: Itch.io (demo only, must be 18+)
Available on: Itch.io (demo only, must be 18+)
All members of the Hearthian species are nonbinary and use they/them pronouns.
Available on: Playstation 4, Playstation 5, Steam, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, Nintendo Switch, Epic Games Store
Available on: Playstation 4, Playstation 5, Steam, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, Nintendo Switch, Epic Games Store
See Mass Effect (2007).
Available on: Xbox One, Microsoft Store, Steam, Playstation 4, Playstation 5 (through backwards compatibility)
Available on: Xbox One, Microsoft Store, Steam, Playstation 4, Playstation 5 (through backwards compatibility)
Flea, the game's antagonist, is gender neutral and at one point proclaims "Male or female? What difference does it make? I've got the power and power is beautiful."
Available on: SNES, PlayStation, Nintendo DS, iOS, Android, Steam
Available on: SNES, PlayStation, Nintendo DS, iOS, Android, Steam
Marina is a trans woman. She was raised by her mother as a girl to protect her from the priesthood that was mandated for firstborn sons, but chose to remain presenting and identifying as a woman even after she learned she didn't have to. She also says she is most comfortable as a woman and enjoys being a woman.
Available on: Steam, Itch.io
Available on: Steam, Itch.io
The Knight and their siblings are genderless.
Available on: PC, Steam, Nintendo Switch, Playstation 4, Xbox One
Available on: PC, Steam, Nintendo Switch, Playstation 4, Xbox One
Michel was assigned female at birth and raised accordingly, but experienced gender dysphoria from an early age. While recovering from an illness, his shoulders broadened and voice deepened, making him appear masculine. After that, his backstory consists almost entirely of him being imprisoned and misgendered by his family, not only for his changed appearance, but for his insistence that he is a man and always has been.
** This is an exception to my "no intersex characters" rule, as Michel is both a transgender man and intersex.
Available on: Steam, iOS, Playstation Vita, Playstation 4, Nintendo Switch, Nintendo 3DS (exclusive to Japan)
** This is an exception to my "no intersex characters" rule, as Michel is both a transgender man and intersex.
Available on: Steam, iOS, Playstation Vita, Playstation 4, Nintendo Switch, Nintendo 3DS (exclusive to Japan)
Vivian is a trans woman in the Japanese version. Her elder sister Beldam unfortunately misgenders her and refers to her a cross-dresser, but this is not present in the English version.
Available on: Gamecube
Available on: Gamecube
Gogo uses the masculine pronoun "ore" in the Japanese version, and they cannot equip female-exclusive equipment, but their canonical gender is unknown. Both the Japanese and English scripts describe Gogo's gender as difficult to tell.
Available on: SNES, Playstation 1, Game Boy Advance, Steam, iOS, Android, Playstation 4, Nintendo Switch
Available on: SNES, Playstation 1, Game Boy Advance, Steam, iOS, Android, Playstation 4, Nintendo Switch
Juniper is nonbinary and referred to with they/them (or nongendered pronouns/conflicting gendered terms in other languages).
Available on: Nintendo Switch
Available on: Nintendo Switch
See Mass Effect (2007).
Available on: Xbox 360, Playstation 3, Microsoft Store, EA Store, Steam, Playstation 4 (Legendary Edition, remaster, also on Steam and Xbox One)
Available on: Xbox 360, Playstation 3, Microsoft Store, EA Store, Steam, Playstation 4 (Legendary Edition, remaster, also on Steam and Xbox One)
The protagonist Melody Amaranth is a trans woman, as well as one of the party members, Claire Higsby.
Beth, Mary Ena, and Noel also all use they/them pronouns.
Holly's color palette also resembles the trans flag colors.
Available on: Steam, Itch.io
Beth, Mary Ena, and Noel also all use they/them pronouns.
Holly's color palette also resembles the trans flag colors.
Available on: Steam, Itch.io
The character creator will allow you to be transgender, and you are also able to transition during the game if you desire.
Terri is also a trans man who transitions during the events of the game.
Available on: Steam, Itch.io
Terri is also a trans man who transitions during the events of the game.
Available on: Steam, Itch.io
One of the party members Quina belongs to a genderless race called the Qu and is referred to with "s/he" throughout the game.
Available on: Playstation, Playstation Network, Playstation 4, Nintendo Switch, Steam, Microsoft Store, Xbox One, Android, iOS
Available on: Playstation, Playstation Network, Playstation 4, Nintendo Switch, Steam, Microsoft Store, Xbox One, Android, iOS
Chaos is referred to with they/them.
Available on: Steam, Windows, Mac, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, iOS
Available on: Steam, Windows, Mac, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, iOS
Kris is referred to with they/them pronouns.
Available on: Steam, PC, Nintendo Switch
Available on: Steam, PC, Nintendo Switch
Charles is genderfluid as stated in his character profile.
Available on: Steam, Itch.io
Available on: Steam, Itch.io
Frisk, Chara, Napstablook, and Monster Kid are all referred to with they/them pronouns.
In the Nintendo Switch version, after you defeat Mad Dummy, its ghost goes on to possess a Mew Mew doll, becoming Mad Mew Mew.
Available on: PC, Steam, Playstation 4, Playstation Vita, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One
In the Nintendo Switch version, after you defeat Mad Dummy, its ghost goes on to possess a Mew Mew doll, becoming Mad Mew Mew.
Available on: PC, Steam, Playstation 4, Playstation Vita, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One
Madeline is a trans woman and is shown to have a rainbow flag and trans pride flag in her room. Her identity was also later confirmed by developer Maddy Thorson.
Available on: Steam, Itch.io, Nintendo Switch, Playstation 4, Xbox One, Epic Games Store
Available on: Steam, Itch.io, Nintendo Switch, Playstation 4, Xbox One, Epic Games Store
Avery is nonbinary and the player character can be nonbinary.
Available on: Steam
Available on: Steam
While Luka is referred to as a boy by the other characters, as well as several official websites generally using he/him pronouns, Luka does mention several times that she wishes to have been born a girl, and that she wishes "the things you can see would match the things you, well, can't."
Available on: Steam, Xbox 360, PlayStation Portable, Android, iOS, PlayStation 3, PlayStation Vita, PlayStation 4
Available on: Steam, Xbox 360, PlayStation Portable, Android, iOS, PlayStation 3, PlayStation Vita, PlayStation 4
The game can randomly generate characters that mention them transitioning in their backstory.
Available on: Steam, Windows, Mac, Linux, Playstation 4, Xbox One
Available on: Steam, Windows, Mac, Linux, Playstation 4, Xbox One
The protagonist can be nonbinary and the love interest Ilar is nonbinary.
Available on: Steam, Itch.io, Android
Available on: Steam, Itch.io, Android
Dr. Mortum is trans, though whether they are a trans man, a trans woman, or intersex will depend on what gender you select them to be. Hollow Ground's pronouns mirror whichever set you select for your character.
The protagonist can also be nonbinary.
Available on: Steam, Android, iOS
The protagonist can also be nonbinary.
Available on: Steam, Android, iOS
** I am aware of the debates regarding Naoto, but I still choose to include him for personal reasons I will not change my mind about. Do not attempt to debate me because you will just waste time for us both. You are welcome to disagree and make your own list if this inclusion bothers you.
Naoto is initially introduced as a man and presents as such, wearing the male school uniform and purposefully deepening his voice. When you get to his dungeon, his Shadow reveals that he was not assigned male at birth, and is actually a woman who disguised himself as a man to avoid misogyny in his line of work, going as far as to desire sex reassignment surgery. His dungeon also features a lot of medical themes.
The scene that takes place the next day when Naoto returns to school and joins the party features NPCs gossiping about Naoto's gender, similarly to an outing of a trans person. Naoto is shown very uncomfortable with this.
After this reveal, Naoto continues to bind their chest and wear more masculine clothing, but should the player want to unlock Naoto's romance route, the protagonist has to tell Naoto to be more feminine. During an intimate moment between the protagonist and Naoto where he expresses his wish to have been born a boy, you are able to initiate the romance route by responding, "I'm glad you're a girl."
Later, after confessing your love, you are able to ask him to change the sound of his voice in a higher pitch to sound more feminine. If you do so, Naoto comes to school in a girl's uniform during the Christmas event, despite being very visibly uncomfortable and quickly asking to change back into his masculine clothes.
Naoto also expresses discomfort in a hot springs scene where his naked body is paired alongside his cis female companions.
Shigenori Soejima, the art and character designer of Persona, says that Naoto was intended to be male all along, but that would have made for a boring story that lacks the conflict of the canon story.
An official Line Sticker also shows that Naoto binds his chest with bandages.
Also take into consideration that all of Naoto's Personas are male mythical figures.
Available on: Playstation Vita, Steam, Microsoft Store, Playstation 4, Playstation 5 (through backwards compatability), Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S
Naoto is initially introduced as a man and presents as such, wearing the male school uniform and purposefully deepening his voice. When you get to his dungeon, his Shadow reveals that he was not assigned male at birth, and is actually a woman who disguised himself as a man to avoid misogyny in his line of work, going as far as to desire sex reassignment surgery. His dungeon also features a lot of medical themes.
The scene that takes place the next day when Naoto returns to school and joins the party features NPCs gossiping about Naoto's gender, similarly to an outing of a trans person. Naoto is shown very uncomfortable with this.
After this reveal, Naoto continues to bind their chest and wear more masculine clothing, but should the player want to unlock Naoto's romance route, the protagonist has to tell Naoto to be more feminine. During an intimate moment between the protagonist and Naoto where he expresses his wish to have been born a boy, you are able to initiate the romance route by responding, "I'm glad you're a girl."
Later, after confessing your love, you are able to ask him to change the sound of his voice in a higher pitch to sound more feminine. If you do so, Naoto comes to school in a girl's uniform during the Christmas event, despite being very visibly uncomfortable and quickly asking to change back into his masculine clothes.
Naoto also expresses discomfort in a hot springs scene where his naked body is paired alongside his cis female companions.
Shigenori Soejima, the art and character designer of Persona, says that Naoto was intended to be male all along, but that would have made for a boring story that lacks the conflict of the canon story.
An official Line Sticker also shows that Naoto binds his chest with bandages.
Also take into consideration that all of Naoto's Personas are male mythical figures.
Available on: Playstation Vita, Steam, Microsoft Store, Playstation 4, Playstation 5 (through backwards compatability), Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S
Ryker is nonbinary.
Available on: Itch.io
Available on: Itch.io
NakedToaster is nonbinary and uses he/they pronouns. The player character can also be nonbinary.
Available on: Itch.io
Available on: Itch.io
Lev is a trans boy. He had been kicked out of his religious community known as the Seraphites for shaving his head and identifying as a man. During a confrontation with some Seraphites, they angrily refer to Lev by his deadname.
Available on: Playstation 4
Available on: Playstation 4
Taylor is a disembodied brain in a jar and claims to not believe in gender. It requests to be referred to as either "it" or, if that makes someone uncomfortable, "they."
Available on: PC, Steam, Playstation Vita, Playstation 4, Nintendo Switch
Available on: PC, Steam, Playstation Vita, Playstation 4, Nintendo Switch
Gin is transmasculine.
Available on: PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch, Epic Games store, Steam
Available on: PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch, Epic Games store, Steam
Niko's gender is unspecified.
Available on: Steam, Nintendo Switch, Playstation 4, Xbox One
Available on: Steam, Nintendo Switch, Playstation 4, Xbox One
Seeq is nonbinary and uses they/them pronouns, and Tangent is a trans girl. It is explicitly mentioned that Tangent underwent genome treatment to make her body conform to her gender.
If you pursue the medical career, some dialogue implies that Utopia is a trans woman, and is confirmed outright by the developers when asked.
You are also able to choose the player character's pronouns as well as their appearance (having either a masculine, feminine, or androgynous look), and these can be changed at any point throughout their lifetime.
Available on: Itch.io, Steam, Playstation 4, Playstation 5, Nintendo Switch
If you pursue the medical career, some dialogue implies that Utopia is a trans woman, and is confirmed outright by the developers when asked.
You are also able to choose the player character's pronouns as well as their appearance (having either a masculine, feminine, or androgynous look), and these can be changed at any point throughout their lifetime.
Available on: Itch.io, Steam, Playstation 4, Playstation 5, Nintendo Switch
There is a trans woman character that you can help choose a name for from a list of choices. As further described in the article "The Cosmic Wheel Sisterhood welcomes ALL women, and that rules" by Ty Galiz-Rowe from Gaymingmag.com:
"The new witch comes to visit Fortuna on the recommendation of her friend Dahlia. She hasn’t started her physical transition at all yet, and hadn’t come out in her mortal life. But neither of those facts matter; this Witch is a woman, and women can Ascend.
Fortuna doesn’t belabor this point or really react to the new witch being trans. Instead, she uses the new divination deck she’s created with the help of a powerful forbidden entity to help her new sister figure out who she wants to be as a Witch. The reading is focused on who the younger witch aspires to be, what she hopes for, and how she can feel most comfortable. There are a few different ways you can steer it as the player, since you’re the one choosing each reading, but the process still feels very centered around her. [...] Everyone in the coven is very welcoming to the newest addition as well."
Available on: Nintendo Switch, Steam, GOG.com
"The new witch comes to visit Fortuna on the recommendation of her friend Dahlia. She hasn’t started her physical transition at all yet, and hadn’t come out in her mortal life. But neither of those facts matter; this Witch is a woman, and women can Ascend.
Fortuna doesn’t belabor this point or really react to the new witch being trans. Instead, she uses the new divination deck she’s created with the help of a powerful forbidden entity to help her new sister figure out who she wants to be as a Witch. The reading is focused on who the younger witch aspires to be, what she hopes for, and how she can feel most comfortable. There are a few different ways you can steer it as the player, since you’re the one choosing each reading, but the process still feels very centered around her. [...] Everyone in the coven is very welcoming to the newest addition as well."
Available on: Nintendo Switch, Steam, GOG.com
The protagonist is nonbinary.
Available on: Itch.io
Available on: Itch.io
Alice is strongly trans coded, see Your Time To Shine: Island Existence (2019).
Available on: Steam, vgperson's page (browser)
Available on: Steam, vgperson's page (browser)
Bonnie (they/them) and the protagonist Siffrin (he/they) are nonbinary.
Available on: Steam, Nintendo Switch, Playstation 4, Playstation 5
Available on: Steam, Nintendo Switch, Playstation 4, Playstation 5
The protagonist Flower Kid is intended to represent all players and is never gendered, and Tim-Tam is exclusively referred to with they/them pronouns.
The developers also support Dr. Habit being interpreted as a trans man.
Available on: Steam, Nintendo Switch, Playstation 4, Playstation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S
The developers also support Dr. Habit being interpreted as a trans man.
Available on: Steam, Nintendo Switch, Playstation 4, Playstation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S
Kyungsoon is a trans woman and the player character can be nonbinary.
Available on: Steam, Itch.io
Available on: Steam, Itch.io
Mama's gender in her character file is listed as gender-neutral.
Available on: Steam, Playstation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Available on: Steam, Playstation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
The protagonist is agender and Sabine and Peake are nonbinary.
Available on: Steam, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5
Available on: Steam, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5
Birdo makes an appearance in this game.
Available on: Gameboy Advance, Wii U, Nintendo Switch Online
Available on: Gameboy Advance, Wii U, Nintendo Switch Online
Dr. Mortum is trans, though whether they are a trans man, a trans woman, or intersex will depend on what gender you select them to be. Hollow Ground's pronouns mirror whichever set you select for your character.
The protagonist can also be nonbinary.
Available on: Steam, Android, iOS
The protagonist can also be nonbinary.
Available on: Steam, Android, iOS
Serenade is genderless.
Available on: Game Boy Advance, Gamecube (Game Boy player), Nintendo DS (backwards compatibility), Wii U (virtual console), Nintendo Switch, Steam, Playstation 4 (Battle Network Legacy collection)
Available on: Game Boy Advance, Gamecube (Game Boy player), Nintendo DS (backwards compatibility), Wii U (virtual console), Nintendo Switch, Steam, Playstation 4 (Battle Network Legacy collection)
Eden is nonbinary and uses they/them pronouns.
Available on: Steam, Playstation 4, Playstation Vita, Xbox One, New Nintendo 3DS, Wii U, iOS, Nintendo Switch, Playstation 5, Xbox Series X/S
Available on: Steam, Playstation 4, Playstation Vita, Xbox One, New Nintendo 3DS, Wii U, iOS, Nintendo Switch, Playstation 5, Xbox Series X/S
The protagonist Haru is a trans woman.
Available on: Steam, Nintendo Switch, GOG.com, Itch.io, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, Playstation 4, Playstation 5
Available on: Steam, Nintendo Switch, GOG.com, Itch.io, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, Playstation 4, Playstation 5
The real life professional skater Leo Baker is featured in this game. He is transgender and nonbinary, using he/they pronouns.
Available on: Playstation 4, Playstation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, Windows, Nintendo Switch
Available on: Playstation 4, Playstation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, Windows, Nintendo Switch
Pizza is referred to with they/them and you can select the pronouns for your player character.
Available on: Steam, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S
Available on: Steam, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S
It's hinted that Charlotte is a trans girl.
A memory titled "Feminine" depicts a younger Charlotte talking with Aiden, who encourages her to be more feminine by wearing dresses and growing her hair out.
Available on: Steam, Itch.io
A memory titled "Feminine" depicts a younger Charlotte talking with Aiden, who encourages her to be more feminine by wearing dresses and growing her hair out.
Available on: Steam, Itch.io
** I am aware of the debates regarding Naoto, but I still choose to include him for personal reasons I will not change my mind about. Do not attempt to debate me because you will just waste time for us both. You are welcome to disagree and make your own list if this inclusion bothers you.
Naoto is initially introduced as a man and presents as such, wearing the male school uniform and purposefully deepening his voice. When you get to his dungeon, his Shadow reveals that he was not assigned male at birth, and is actually a woman who disguised himself as a man to avoid misogyny in his line of work, going as far as to desire sex reassignment surgery. His dungeon also features a lot of medical themes.
The scene that takes place the next day when Naoto returns to school and joins the party features NPCs gossiping about Naoto's gender, similarly to an outing of a trans person. Naoto is shown very uncomfortable with this.
After this reveal, Naoto continues to bind their chest and wear more masculine clothing, but should the player want to unlock Naoto's romance route, the protagonist has to tell Naoto to be more feminine. During an intimate moment between the protagonist and Naoto where he expresses his wish to have been born a boy, you are able to initiate the romance route by responding, "I'm glad you're a girl."
Later, after confessing your love, you are able to ask him to change the sound of his voice in a higher pitch to sound more feminine. If you do so, Naoto comes to school in a girl's uniform during the Christmas event, despite being very visibly uncomfortable and quickly asking to change back into his masculine clothes.
Naoto also expresses discomfort in a hot springs scene where his naked body is paired alongside his cis female companions.
Shigenori Soejima, the art and character designer of Persona, says that Naoto was intended to be male all along, but that would have made for a boring story that lacks the conflict of the canon story.
An official Line Sticker also shows that Naoto binds his chest with bandages.
Also take into consideration that all of Naoto's Personas are male mythical figures.
Available on: Playstation 2
Naoto is initially introduced as a man and presents as such, wearing the male school uniform and purposefully deepening his voice. When you get to his dungeon, his Shadow reveals that he was not assigned male at birth, and is actually a woman who disguised himself as a man to avoid misogyny in his line of work, going as far as to desire sex reassignment surgery. His dungeon also features a lot of medical themes.
The scene that takes place the next day when Naoto returns to school and joins the party features NPCs gossiping about Naoto's gender, similarly to an outing of a trans person. Naoto is shown very uncomfortable with this.
After this reveal, Naoto continues to bind their chest and wear more masculine clothing, but should the player want to unlock Naoto's romance route, the protagonist has to tell Naoto to be more feminine. During an intimate moment between the protagonist and Naoto where he expresses his wish to have been born a boy, you are able to initiate the romance route by responding, "I'm glad you're a girl."
Later, after confessing your love, you are able to ask him to change the sound of his voice in a higher pitch to sound more feminine. If you do so, Naoto comes to school in a girl's uniform during the Christmas event, despite being very visibly uncomfortable and quickly asking to change back into his masculine clothes.
Naoto also expresses discomfort in a hot springs scene where his naked body is paired alongside his cis female companions.
Shigenori Soejima, the art and character designer of Persona, says that Naoto was intended to be male all along, but that would have made for a boring story that lacks the conflict of the canon story.
An official Line Sticker also shows that Naoto binds his chest with bandages.
Also take into consideration that all of Naoto's Personas are male mythical figures.
Available on: Playstation 2
The protagonist Lil Gator is nonbinary and uses they/them pronouns.
Available on: Steam, Nintendo Switch, Playstation 4, Playstation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S
Available on: Steam, Nintendo Switch, Playstation 4, Playstation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S
Bea's friend Jackie is a trans woman.
Scott Benson clarified on CuriousCat that he had intended for this to come up at some point in the first version of the game, but the information had gotten lost in the shuffle as scenes were rewritten and trimmed, and he didn't realize it was still missing from the final cut until it was too late. As of Weird Autumn edition, Bea now mentions to Mae that the name of Jackie's single-person band was "Trans World Order Give Them Hell"
The symbol on Mae's shirt is also a common nonbinary symbol, though Scott Benson was unaware of this and had not intended for Mae to be nonbinary.
Available on: Itch.io, PC, Steam, Playstation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, iOS
Scott Benson clarified on CuriousCat that he had intended for this to come up at some point in the first version of the game, but the information had gotten lost in the shuffle as scenes were rewritten and trimmed, and he didn't realize it was still missing from the final cut until it was too late. As of Weird Autumn edition, Bea now mentions to Mae that the name of Jackie's single-person band was "Trans World Order Give Them Hell"
The symbol on Mae's shirt is also a common nonbinary symbol, though Scott Benson was unaware of this and had not intended for Mae to be nonbinary.
Available on: Itch.io, PC, Steam, Playstation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, iOS
The protagonist can be nonbinary and the love interests' genders can either be selected or randomized, which both include a nonbinary option.
Available on: Steam, Android, iOS
Available on: Steam, Android, iOS
One of the romance options, Min, is nonbinary and uses they/them pronouns.
The protagonist can also be nonbinary.
Available on: Steam, Android, iOS
The protagonist can also be nonbinary.
Available on: Steam, Android, iOS
Nine and Niard's genders are unspecified, Kiol is bigender, and Tava is pangender, all are referred to with they/them.
Available on: Itch.io
Available on: Itch.io
The protagonist Olive is nonbinary.
Available on: Steam, Itch.io
Available on: Steam, Itch.io
Mai Natsume is a trans woman. Originally being born a man, at one point she had became one with the Nameless Grimoire, which had transformed her into a woman in order for her to become its host. Though initially shocked and embarrassed, throughout her story she learns that she enjoys being a girl and looks at her change in a positive light. When given a chance to go back to her old body, she decides not to, as she identifies as a woman.
Available on: Arcade (exclusive to Japan), Steam, Playstation 3, Playstation 4, Nintendo Switch
Available on: Arcade (exclusive to Japan), Steam, Playstation 3, Playstation 4, Nintendo Switch
KJ is nonbinary and uses they/them pronouns.
Available on: Steam, Itch.io
Available on: Steam, Itch.io
Guillo was crafted as a sexless puppet and has the voices of both a man and a woman simultaneously. Characters also refer to Guillo with it/its pronouns.
Available on: Gamecube, Nintendo Switch (Baten 1 & 2 remaster)
Available on: Gamecube, Nintendo Switch (Baten 1 & 2 remaster)
The player character can be nonbinary and you can select he/him, she/her, they/them, or enter custom pronouns for them.
Available on: Steam, Itch.io
Available on: Steam, Itch.io
Ash and The Bard are both nonbinary.
Available on: Steam, Nintendo Switch, Playstation 4
Available on: Steam, Nintendo Switch, Playstation 4
Mindy Blanchard is a trans woman.
Available on: Steam, Windows, Playstation 4, Xbox One
Available on: Steam, Windows, Playstation 4, Xbox One
Zoe went from being genderless to identifying as a woman. Her secret ending is entirely about her transition to being a girl and her friends supporting her.
Available on: Steam
Available on: Steam
Instead of asking the player to pick a boy or girl inkling, the character creator simply gives players the option to pick their "style" and are referred to with they/them.
Available on: Nintendo Switch
Available on: Nintendo Switch
If you manage to get the opportunity to pass a very high DC Diplomacy check in Act 5, Anevia will tell you she is a trans woman that used a magical elixir to change her gender.
Available on: Windows, Mac, Steam, Playstation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch (cloud)
Available on: Windows, Mac, Steam, Playstation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch (cloud)
The two main characters are transmasculine.
Available on: Itch.io
Available on: Itch.io
See Granblue Fantasy (2014).
Available on: Steam, Playstation 4, Playstation 5
Available on: Steam, Playstation 4, Playstation 5
Kris is referred to with they/them pronouns.
Available on: Steam, PC, Nintendo Switch
Available on: Steam, PC, Nintendo Switch
Shirley, Cyrille, Rainbow, and Amie are nonbinary, Franklyn and Heen are trans (the latter specifically referred to as a "transcat"), and Clarkii has no specified gender.
Available on: iOS, Android
Available on: iOS, Android
An NPC named Alchemy is a trans woman. If the player goes to Relenthill, they will find a woman named Rinyde, who tells you that she is looking for her twin brother who ran away from the College of Sapiarchs. If you investigate hard enough, you find out that the character Alchemy, a female Altmer, is actually the brother that Rinyde is looking for. Alchemy feared that her sister would reject her if she knew about her transness, but should you successfully convince her to talk to Rinyde, Alchemy will confess to her. Rinyde is surprised at this, but accepts her sister as she is and wants her to be happy.
Available on: PC, Playstation 4, Playstation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S
Available on: PC, Playstation 4, Playstation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S
Arcsys confirmed Testament was never intended to be male and always went by they/them pronouns.
Bridget's arcade mode story revolves around her being unsure whether she is truly happy as a boy and is being her true self, which is revealed to be her questioning her gender identity in one of the endings. Depending on how well the player performs, she makes progress towards figuring it out and accepting her new identity, with one of the endings directy showing her coming out to Goldlewis Dickinson and Ky Kiske, proudly stating that she is a girl.
Availble on: Arcade (exclusive to Japan), Playstation 4, Playstation 5, Steam, Xbox One, Xbox Series X
Bridget's arcade mode story revolves around her being unsure whether she is truly happy as a boy and is being her true self, which is revealed to be her questioning her gender identity in one of the endings. Depending on how well the player performs, she makes progress towards figuring it out and accepting her new identity, with one of the endings directy showing her coming out to Goldlewis Dickinson and Ky Kiske, proudly stating that she is a girl.
Availble on: Arcade (exclusive to Japan), Playstation 4, Playstation 5, Steam, Xbox One, Xbox Series X
Max Lao is a transgender police officer whose gender identity is revealed in a conversation with the player character where she indicates her attendance at an all-boys school when she was a child.
Available on: Steam, iOS
Available on: Steam, iOS
The game has the player advance through two stories, one following a trans woman named Kasio.
Available on: Steam, PC, Nintendo Switch
Available on: Steam, PC, Nintendo Switch
Venus is a trans girl whose pronouns in the narration change from "he" to "she."
Available on: Itch.io, Steam
Available on: Itch.io, Steam
Setsu and Raqio are nonbinary and use they/them pronouns.
The player character can also be nonbinary.
Available on: Playstation Vita, Nintendo Switch, Steam, Playstation 4, Playstation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S
The player character can also be nonbinary.
Available on: Playstation Vita, Nintendo Switch, Steam, Playstation 4, Playstation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S
From Wikipedia:
Poison is introduced in Final Fight (1989), where she is either a pre-op or post-op trans woman, depending on the region where the game was released.
She is an antagonistic NPC in the arcade beat 'em up games Final Fight (1989) and Mighty Final Fight (1993). She is a playable character in the fighting games Final Fight Revenge (1999), Street Fighter X Tekken (2012), Ultra Street Fighter IV (2014) & Street Fighter V: Arcade Edition (2018).
In Street Fighter V: Arcade Edition, her identity is alluded to more often. Certain dialogue during a conversation with Lucia alludes to the fact that she was born with a gender not matching with her inner being. One of Poison's win quotes, "Being gossiped about is proof of my popularity!" seemingly alludes to the controversy and ambiguity surrounding her gender identity.
Available on: Arcade, Playstation Network, Playstation 3, Playstation 4, Xbox Live Arcade, Steam
Poison is introduced in Final Fight (1989), where she is either a pre-op or post-op trans woman, depending on the region where the game was released.
She is an antagonistic NPC in the arcade beat 'em up games Final Fight (1989) and Mighty Final Fight (1993). She is a playable character in the fighting games Final Fight Revenge (1999), Street Fighter X Tekken (2012), Ultra Street Fighter IV (2014) & Street Fighter V: Arcade Edition (2018).
In Street Fighter V: Arcade Edition, her identity is alluded to more often. Certain dialogue during a conversation with Lucia alludes to the fact that she was born with a gender not matching with her inner being. One of Poison's win quotes, "Being gossiped about is proof of my popularity!" seemingly alludes to the controversy and ambiguity surrounding her gender identity.
Available on: Arcade, Playstation Network, Playstation 3, Playstation 4, Xbox Live Arcade, Steam
The protagonist Chorus is nonbinary and uses they/them, and this is something they state in the game.
Available on: Steam, Nintendo Switch
Available on: Steam, Nintendo Switch
The protagonist Alex Cole is a trans girl.
Available on: Steam, Itch.io
Available on: Steam, Itch.io
Liara T'Soni belongs to a single gendered race called the Asari, a species that has traditionally feminine traits but reproduces by means other than sexual reproduction. Liara can also state that "male" and "female" have no real meaning to Asari when female Shepard asks if she would like to enter a relationship despite them both being women.
Available on: Xbox 360, Playstation 3, Steam, Microsoft Store, EA Store, Playstation 4 (Legendary Edition, remaster, also on Steam and Xbox One)
Available on: Xbox 360, Playstation 3, Steam, Microsoft Store, EA Store, Playstation 4 (Legendary Edition, remaster, also on Steam and Xbox One)
Sophie is a trans woman.
Available on: Steam, Itch.io, Android, iOS
Available on: Steam, Itch.io, Android, iOS
The waitress Erica is a trans woman.
Available on: Playstation Vita (exclusive to Japan), Playstation 4, Nintendo Switch
Available on: Playstation Vita (exclusive to Japan), Playstation 4, Nintendo Switch
See Mass Effect (2007).
Availabe on: Xbox 360, Playstation 3, Wii U, Microsoft store, Steam, Playstation 4 (Legendary Edition, remaster, also on Steam and Xbox One)
Availabe on: Xbox 360, Playstation 3, Wii U, Microsoft store, Steam, Playstation 4 (Legendary Edition, remaster, also on Steam and Xbox One)
Larissa is revealed to be a trans woman when the player needs to use her deadname to solve a puzzle.
Available on: PC, Steam, Nintendo Switch
Available on: PC, Steam, Nintendo Switch
See Steins;Gate (2009).
Available on: Steam, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, PlayStation Vita, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Available on: Steam, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, PlayStation Vita, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Joanie is nonbinary and uses they/them pronouns.
Available on: Itch.io, Steam, Nintendo Switch
Available on: Itch.io, Steam, Nintendo Switch
Iochi is nonbinary.
Available on: Nintendo Switch, Android, iOS, Playstation Vita
Available on: Nintendo Switch, Android, iOS, Playstation Vita
Fel and Reed are nonbinary and both use they/them pronouns.
Available on: Steam
Available on: Steam
Selenium is nonbinary.
Available on: Nintendo Switch
Available on: Nintendo Switch
You can select your pronouns and genitalia independently of each other.
Available on: Itch.io
Available on: Itch.io
Tara is a trans woman.
Available on: Itch.io, Steam, Nintendo Switch, Playstation 4, Playstation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S
Available on: Itch.io, Steam, Nintendo Switch, Playstation 4, Playstation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S
The Underling is genderless.
Available on: Steam, Itch.io, Android
Available on: Steam, Itch.io, Android
You are able to pick the player character's pronouns and a masculine or feminine portrait independently of each other.
Available on: Steam, Itch.io
Available on: Steam, Itch.io
The English translation features a sidequest from a "transfixing woman" to retreive her "blue pill bottle", which she says contains hormones that are very important to her.
Available on: Playstation Portable
Available on: Playstation Portable
A semi-autobiographical visual novel about the author's experiences with trauma and sex work.
Available on: Steam, Itch.io
Available on: Steam, Itch.io
Limstella is genderless.
Available on: Game Boy Advance
Available on: Game Boy Advance
The protagonist Trick is agender.
Available on: Itch.io
Available on: Itch.io
The waitress Erica is a trans woman. At one point she begins a sexual relationship with a man who has a crush on her, Toby, which he later expresses regret about in the True Ending due to finding out her assigned birth gender.
Available on: Playstation 3, Xbox 360, Steam
Available on: Playstation 3, Xbox 360, Steam
Rhapsody is nonbinary and the player character can also be nonbinary.
Available on: Steam, Itch.io, Nintendo Switch, Playstation 5, Xbox Series X/S
Available on: Steam, Itch.io, Nintendo Switch, Playstation 5, Xbox Series X/S
The protagonist is gender neutral.
Available on: Itch.io
Available on: Itch.io
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@mesterjani Thank you very much for these!! I appreciate them a ton ♡
I actually was aware of the character in Hogwarts Legacy, but given JKR's history of transphobia and the fact that she considers monetary support of the HP series to be support of her bigoted views, I actually decided against including the game at all. I know she wasnt directly involved with the creation of the game, but I still felt giving the game any attention would still benefit her. Hope this makes sense, thank you again for your suggestions!
I actually was aware of the character in Hogwarts Legacy, but given JKR's history of transphobia and the fact that she considers monetary support of the HP series to be support of her bigoted views, I actually decided against including the game at all. I know she wasnt directly involved with the creation of the game, but I still felt giving the game any attention would still benefit her. Hope this makes sense, thank you again for your suggestions!
Hi, again! Thank you for including my previous suggestions, I hope you don't mind some more.
- The Comic Wheel Sisterhood has a character who is struggling with dysphoria and the main character helps her out. You help her choose her name from a set of choices, so I don't know what to call her canonically, but I'm pretty sure she's referred to as The Peppermancer.
- Starfield lets you choose any Body Type, Walk Animation, and even pronouns including they/them.
Spoiler?: There's also a female character called Hadrian who is originally a "clone" of a man. I'm not sure if she classifies, but I did see a bald white dude having an embarrassing meltdown over it on Twitter, so I figured it might be notable.
I promise I won't spam you with these. It's your list after all. I also understand and respect your reasoning about excluding Hogwarts Legacy. I hope I didn't come off as one of those people by suggesting it.
- The Comic Wheel Sisterhood has a character who is struggling with dysphoria and the main character helps her out. You help her choose her name from a set of choices, so I don't know what to call her canonically, but I'm pretty sure she's referred to as The Peppermancer.
- Starfield lets you choose any Body Type, Walk Animation, and even pronouns including they/them.
Spoiler?: There's also a female character called Hadrian who is originally a "clone" of a man. I'm not sure if she classifies, but I did see a bald white dude having an embarrassing meltdown over it on Twitter, so I figured it might be notable.
I promise I won't spam you with these. It's your list after all. I also understand and respect your reasoning about excluding Hogwarts Legacy. I hope I didn't come off as one of those people by suggesting it.
@mesterjani Hey there, no worries! I appreciate these a lot, so by all means feel free to spam me lol. And don't worry, I didn't think badly of you for suggesting Hogwarts Legacy, so you're perfectly fine :)
Thank you again, I'm sorry it took me so long to get back to you!!
Thank you again, I'm sorry it took me so long to get back to you!!
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Adding to Mama from Somnium Files, an exchange in the second game suggests she has had bottom surgery. In Exocolonist, some dialogue if you pursue the medical career implies Utopia is a trans woman, something the devs confirmed directly to me when I asked -> https://twitter.com/AKANEOWARII/status/1647246843699515392
7th Dragon 2020, at least in the English fan translation, features a sidequest from a "transfixing woman" to retreive her "blue pill bottle", which she says contains hormones that are very important to her. Additionally, an NPC in the sequel, 7th Dragon 2020-II, will greet the party with "Mr, Ms, Mx Murakumo!", implying that at least one member of the player-created party could be non-binary.
@lesbiankakyoin @LunaFlare thank you both! ♡♡
I have a couple of suggestions if that's okay, sorry if they're already present and I didn't see them. In Stray Gods: The Roleplaying Musical, the latest incarnation of Hermes is nonbinary. In Harmony: The Fall of Reverie, Nora is a trans woman and Yana, Chaos, and Truth are nonbinary.
@TabletopRPGFan It's always okay! Thank you so much ^__^ ♡!!
For a suggestion I didn't see on here, The Arcana allows you to be nonbinary, one of the romance options (Asra) is nonbinary and uses he/him pronouns, and several major side characters (Valdemar, Nazali, and Vulgora) are nonbinary with they/them pronouns. There is also a minor character, Scout, who mirrors whatever pronouns your character uses, which can include 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 notable ones 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; one of the romance options (Dr. Mortum) is trans, whether a trans man or a trans woman or intersex will depend on what gender you selected them to be; 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)
- Versus (protagonist can be nonbinary; Prince Everly, a romance option, is nonbinary with they/them pronouns; Breeze, another romance option, is either a trans man, trans woman, or intersex depending on the gender you select for them; Oli, another romance option, at first appears to be whatever gender you selected but turns out to be the false identity for a character named Dhanthik, who is nonbinary and uses zie/zir pronouns).
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 notable ones 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; one of the romance options (Dr. Mortum) is trans, whether a trans man or a trans woman or intersex will depend on what gender you selected them to be; 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)
- Versus (protagonist can be nonbinary; Prince Everly, a romance option, is nonbinary with they/them pronouns; Breeze, another romance option, is either a trans man, trans woman, or intersex depending on the gender you select for them; Oli, another romance option, at first appears to be whatever gender you selected but turns out to be the false identity for a character named Dhanthik, who is nonbinary and uses zie/zir pronouns).
@HaloBlues thank you so much!!
mesterjani
9 months ago
You mentioned in the description that you are open to suggestions so here's my minor input.
- Cyberpunk 2077's description says that you can create a custom trans character, however, there's also a fully voice acted trans character called Claire, who gives you the racing side-quests that might be notable.
- Hogwarts Legacy also has a trans side character, the bartender called Sirona Ryan in Hogsmeade. It also lets you create your custom character as trans.
- It's not out yet but I've been paying attention to Goodbye Volcano High, which according to their FAQ has a non-binary main character called Fang. Source: https://goodbyevolcanohigh.com/faq/
- The Sims 4 and Baldur's Gate 3 both let you create trans custom characters.
I'm setting my list to private so as not to divert any attention from this definitive masterpiece.