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 a game not listed, please mention it to me!
** I choose not to include characters who are considered intersex, since not all intersex people consider themselves transgender. Exceptions are only made if the character is stated or considered to be intersex as well as transgender.
** I also choose not to include the titles Hogwarts Legacy and The Last of Us: Part II. While these games do have trans characters in them, due to the fact that JKR (who I am aware was not directly involved, though I still feel that giving the game any positive attention would still benefit her) and Neil Druckmann are enormous bigots who have their bigoted views written directly into the stories of their creations, and that they have both used money they've made off their IPs to fund harmful charities, I do not believe either of these people should be supported, monetarily or otherwise. I am not changing my mind about this and anyone who attempts to argue with me will be ignored, you are just wasting time for us both. Create your own list if this bothers you.
6/13/23: Now includes what platforms these games are available on!
If you know of a game not listed, please mention it to me!
** I choose not to include characters who are considered intersex, since not all intersex people consider themselves transgender. Exceptions are only made if the character is stated or considered to be intersex as well as transgender.
** I also choose not to include the titles Hogwarts Legacy and The Last of Us: Part II. While these games do have trans characters in them, due to the fact that JKR (who I am aware was not directly involved, though I still feel that giving the game any positive attention would still benefit her) and Neil Druckmann are enormous bigots who have their bigoted views written directly into the stories of their creations, and that they have both used money they've made off their IPs to fund harmful charities, I do not believe either of these people should be supported, monetarily or otherwise. I am not changing my mind about this and anyone who attempts to argue with me will be ignored, you are just wasting time for us both. Create your own list if this bothers you.
6/13/23: Now includes what platforms these games are available on!
372 Games
Gidget (protagonist, she/they) and Crest (they/them) are nonbinary.
Available on: Itch.io
Available on: Itch.io
Aster describes her gender as fluid and undefined.
Available on: Itch.io
Available on: Itch.io
Halara has no specified gender and is referred to with they/them. Their color scheme also resembles the nonbinary flag colors.
Available on: Nintendo Switch
Available on: Nintendo Switch
From Queerly Represent Me:
The Lion's Song features Emma, a mathematician who dresses up as a man to be accepted in their profession. The game discusses their gender in dialogue, but it's up to player interpretation as to whether Emma is nonbinary, a trans man, or a cross-dressing woman. There is an achievement in-game called 'Non-Binary', which implies that they may identify as such.
Available on: Lionssonggame.com, Nintendo Switch, Steam, Humblebundle, Microsoft Store, iOS, Android
The Lion's Song features Emma, a mathematician who dresses up as a man to be accepted in their profession. The game discusses their gender in dialogue, but it's up to player interpretation as to whether Emma is nonbinary, a trans man, or a cross-dressing woman. There is an achievement in-game called 'Non-Binary', which implies that they may identify as such.
Available on: Lionssonggame.com, Nintendo Switch, Steam, Humblebundle, Microsoft Store, iOS, Android
All of the characters and spirits are genderless.
Available on: Android, IOS, Nintendo Switch, Playstation 4
Available on: Android, IOS, Nintendo Switch, Playstation 4
Laurel (he/they) and Valeria (she/they) are nonbinary.
Available on: Steam, Itch.io
Available on: Steam, Itch.io
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: NES, Game Boy Advance (Capcom Classics Mini Mix), Nintendo 3DS
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: NES, Game Boy Advance (Capcom Classics Mini Mix), Nintendo 3DS
Mizhena is a trans woman who explains to the main character that she picked her name after transitioning.
Available on: PC, Steam, iOS, Android, Nintendo Switch, Playstation 4, Xbox One
Available on: PC, Steam, iOS, Android, Nintendo Switch, Playstation 4, Xbox One
Medicine Pocket is intersex and nonbinary, and they explicitly state that they do not care how others see them or what pronouns are used to refer to them.
Available on: Android, iOS, PC
Available on: Android, iOS, PC
The player character can be nonbinary.
Available on: Itch.io, Android
Available on: Itch.io, Android
A coffin you can enter will allow you to change the gender of your player character.
Available on: PlayStation 3, Playstation 4, Xbox 360, Xbox One, Windows
Available on: PlayStation 3, Playstation 4, Xbox 360, Xbox One, Windows
In the first Saints Row, the player character is male, but starting from Saints Row 2, their gender can be customized to be female.
Available on: PlayStation 3, Playstation 4, Playstation 5, Xbox 360, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, Windows, Nintendo Switch, Steam, Stadia
Available on: PlayStation 3, Playstation 4, Playstation 5, Xbox 360, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, Windows, Nintendo Switch, Steam, Stadia
Krem Aclassi is a trans man. Krem tells the Inquisitor to let him know if they need help binding and players are able to ask questions about his transition. ("Why pass as a man?" / "Are you a woman?" / "And the rest of your crew?" / "When did you know?")
Available on: Steam, EA Store, Playstation 3, Playstation 4, Xbox 360, Xbox One
Available on: Steam, EA Store, Playstation 3, Playstation 4, Xbox 360, Xbox One
A substory involves an NPC named Ayaka, who is a trans woman. Talking to her at the Bantam bar will involve her asking for Kiryu's advice on how to ask out a man she is romantically interested in, eventually confessing to Kiryu about her birth assignment. She goes on into explaining her transition and how she underwent gender reassignment surgery, which is why she was unsure whether to ask out to the guy she likes since she worries about how he'll react. Kiryu is initially surprised by this, and you have the option of saying it's a bit difficult to come to terms with, but he is overall supportive of Ayaka, telling her while he can't say how the guy will react, if it goes badly it's not her fault.
A note from the comments: This substory is only in the original Japanese version of the game, it was cut from the original PS3 localization, but kept in the remaster. Another transphobic substory was included in the original PS3 version of the game where a trans woman chases down Kiryu, but this was removed from the remastered version.
Available on: Playstation 3, Playstation 4, Windows, Xbox One
A note from the comments: This substory is only in the original Japanese version of the game, it was cut from the original PS3 localization, but kept in the remaster. Another transphobic substory was included in the original PS3 version of the game where a trans woman chases down Kiryu, but this was removed from the remastered version.
Available on: Playstation 3, Playstation 4, Windows, Xbox One
Oz is nonbinary.
Available on: Steam, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One
Available on: Steam, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One
Liezel's official description talks about her being a trans woman:
"Liezel grew up in the rural town of Scrapple Hill. She was a natural at football, making varsity in her freshman year. Despite the wins and cheers of that season, Liezel never signed back up. The anxiety of trying to fit in with the other boys wore down on her. With each year, she became more quiet and withdrawn. After graduation, she moved to Tastyville where she made many like-minded friends. In time, Liezel became the happy, exuberant woman she always felt herself to be."
As of writing this on 6/15/24, Backloggd doesn't seem to have Papa's Pancakeria: To Go! as a title to add, but that is the game she appears in, not regular Papa's Pancakeria. I apologize for any confusion or inconvenience.
Available on: iOS, Android
"Liezel grew up in the rural town of Scrapple Hill. She was a natural at football, making varsity in her freshman year. Despite the wins and cheers of that season, Liezel never signed back up. The anxiety of trying to fit in with the other boys wore down on her. With each year, she became more quiet and withdrawn. After graduation, she moved to Tastyville where she made many like-minded friends. In time, Liezel became the happy, exuberant woman she always felt herself to be."
As of writing this on 6/15/24, Backloggd doesn't seem to have Papa's Pancakeria: To Go! as a title to add, but that is the game she appears in, not regular Papa's Pancakeria. I apologize for any confusion or inconvenience.
Available on: iOS, Android
Neliste is a trans woman.
Available: Steam, Windows, Mac, Linux, PlayStation 4, PlayStation Vita, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One
Available: Steam, Windows, Mac, Linux, PlayStation 4, PlayStation Vita, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One
There are no gender-locked character customization options, and the player can select either he/him, she/her, or they/them as their pronouns.
Available on: Steam, Nintendo Switch
Available on: Steam, Nintendo Switch
Liezel (who first appears in Papa's Pancakeria: To Go!) makes an appearance in this game.
As of writing this on 6/15/24, Backloggd doesn't seem to have Papa's Donuteria: To Go! as a title to add, but that is the game she appears in, not regular Papa's Donuteria. I apologize for any confusion or inconvenience.
Available on: iOS, Android
As of writing this on 6/15/24, Backloggd doesn't seem to have Papa's Donuteria: To Go! as a title to add, but that is the game she appears in, not regular Papa's Donuteria. I apologize for any confusion or inconvenience.
Available on: iOS, Android
Rather than asking your gender, the game simply asks how you would like to be addressed (Sir, Madam, Captain, Citizen, etc.) and allows you to choose whichever character portrait you see fit (some feminine, some masculine, some androgynous). Your actual gender is up to you.
If you have a partner and want a child with them, you have the option of either adopting, finding yourself pregnant, or finding your partner pregnant, and you can choose how your child refers to you (Father, mother, or captain).
Available on: Windows, Steam, Playstation 4, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, IOS
If you have a partner and want a child with them, you have the option of either adopting, finding yourself pregnant, or finding your partner pregnant, and you can choose how your child refers to you (Father, mother, or captain).
Available on: Windows, Steam, Playstation 4, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, IOS
One of the romance options, Prince Everly, is nonbinary and uses they/them pronouns. Breeze, another romance option, can either be a trans man, a trans woman, or intersex depending on which gender you select them to be.
Another romance option, Oli, at first appears to be whichever gender you select, but this turns out to be a false identity for a character named Dhanthik, who is nonbinary and uses zie/zir pronouns.
The protagonist can also be nonbinary.
Available on: Steam, Android, iOS
Another romance option, Oli, at first appears to be whichever gender you select, but this turns out to be a false identity for a character named Dhanthik, who is nonbinary and uses zie/zir pronouns.
The protagonist can also be nonbinary.
Available on: Steam, Android, iOS
Shablee is revealed to be a trans woman after she reveals her penis to put a condom on it. This is played for shock humor and Larry is horrified by this.
Available on: Steam, Windows, Mac, MS-DOS
Available on: Steam, Windows, Mac, MS-DOS
An aid-worker NPC named Sya is a trans woman who used magic to transition.
As of the latest DLC (released in 2022), a character named Yao has been added, who is nonbinary and uses they/them pronouns.
Available on: Windows, Steam
As of the latest DLC (released in 2022), a character named Yao has been added, who is nonbinary and uses they/them pronouns.
Available on: Windows, Steam
Tyari used he/they pronouns before ascending the mountain and uses she/her pronouns after becoming The Traveler. As stated by the narrative writer, the mountain ascension is a metaphor for a transition from the old to new.
Chaska and Dropboarder are also nonbinary and Buhru Leader/Tauulo is a trans man.
Available on: PC, Android, IOS
Chaska and Dropboarder are also nonbinary and Buhru Leader/Tauulo is a trans man.
Available on: PC, Android, IOS
Artemis is nonbinary.
Available on: Steam, Itch.io
Available on: Steam, Itch.io
The main character Avery is customizable in the beginning of the game and can go by they/she/he pronouns.
Available on: Steam, Itch.io
Available on: Steam, Itch.io
See Persona 4 (2008) or Persona 4 Golden (2012).
Available on: Arcade, Playstation 3, Xbox 360, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S (through backwards compatability)
Available on: Arcade, Playstation 3, Xbox 360, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S (through backwards compatability)
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: Playstation 4, PC, Arcade
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: Playstation 4, PC, Arcade
TOMCAT uses they/them pronouns and Sympathy is a bearded person that uses she/her. Melody Flores and Nina James are both trans women. Turing is usually gendered male by humans because of their blue casing and their namesake, but has no real preference on gender themselves. You are also able to choose your pronouns when creating a character by selecting from a pre-determined list or by entering your own.
Available on: Playstation 4, Playstation Vita, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, iOS, Android, Steam
Available on: Playstation 4, Playstation Vita, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, iOS, Android, Steam
The love interest Asra (he/him) is nonbinary, and minor characters Nazali, Valdemar, and Vulgora (all they/them) are also nonbinary.
Scout mirrors whatever pronouns the player character (who can also be nonbinary) uses, which can include they/them.
Available on: iOS, Android
Scout mirrors whatever pronouns the player character (who can also be nonbinary) uses, which can include they/them.
Available on: iOS, Android
The player character can be nonbinary.
Available on: Steam, Android, iOS
Available on: Steam, Android, iOS
Augustus is nonbinary.
Available on: Steam, Itch.io
Available on: Steam, Itch.io
The city councilwoman of San Francisco, Miranda Comay, is a trans woman. She is a longtime friend of the protagonist Marcus and his family, and helps Dedsec in their mission to take down the central Operating System and the corrupt company behind it.
At one point in the game, she mentions that the religious group Church of the New Dawn hacked her medical records and released footage of her sex reassignment surgery to the public.
Available on: Steam, Ubisoft Store, Epic Games Store, Playstation 4, Xbox One
At one point in the game, she mentions that the religious group Church of the New Dawn hacked her medical records and released footage of her sex reassignment surgery to the public.
Available on: Steam, Ubisoft Store, Epic Games Store, Playstation 4, Xbox One
Morgan is a trans woman and Joy King is nonbinary.
Available on: Steam, Itch.io (18+)
Available on: Steam, Itch.io (18+)
In Alice's final hang out time, Professor Mishima mentions to Alice (who introduced himself as Gonbee in the main game) how the tone of his voice sounds girly sometimes and asks him if he has "the heart of a woman". Alice explains that his mother had raised him as a girl because of the phrase "first a daughter, then a son" meaning that if you have a girl first, you'll have an easier time raising a boy. Alice's mother interpreted this as you should have a girl first because it's trendy, and so raised him as a girl, but while Alice grew up he felt something was wrong and he definitely felt more masculine and told his mother he wanted to live as a boy.
Nankidai has also retweeted art depicting Alice with the trans flag and top surgery scars on Trans Day of Visibility.
Available on: vgperson's page (browser)
Nankidai has also retweeted art depicting Alice with the trans flag and top surgery scars on Trans Day of Visibility.
Available on: vgperson's page (browser)
Toffee is nonbinary and uses they/them pronouns.
Available on: Itch.io, Nintendo Switch, Playstation Vita, Playstation 4, Xbox One, Android
Available on: Itch.io, Nintendo Switch, Playstation Vita, Playstation 4, Xbox One, Android
The protagonist Sam is a trans woman and Valentin is nonbinary.
Available on: Steam, Itch.io
Available on: Steam, Itch.io
The protagonist Los is nonbinary.
Available on: Steam
Available on: Steam
See Persona 4 (2008) or Persona 4 Golden (2012).
Available on: Nintendo 3DS
Available on: Nintendo 3DS
The protagonist Taylor is nonbinary and uses they/them pronouns.
Available on: Itch.io
Available on: Itch.io
Ladiva and Cagliostro are both trans women.
Ladiva does not physically transition due to the large difference between the male and female versions of her species, but even when offered to change her sex by Cagliostro using her alchemy (which is how she herself changed her gender), Ladiva refuses as it would go against the body her parents gave to her. Both are also always present in female only game events.
Available on: Andriod, IOS, browser
Ladiva does not physically transition due to the large difference between the male and female versions of her species, but even when offered to change her sex by Cagliostro using her alchemy (which is how she herself changed her gender), Ladiva refuses as it would go against the body her parents gave to her. Both are also always present in female only game events.
Available on: Andriod, IOS, browser
Alucain and Phoenix are nonbinary.
Available on: Itch.io
Available on: Itch.io
See Granblue Fantasy (2014).
Available on: Steam, Playstation 4
Available on: Steam, Playstation 4
The player character can be nonbinary.
If romanced, Ashley will confess to not feeling 100% boy or girl.
Available on: Steam, Nintendo Switch, Playstation 4, Xbox One
If romanced, Ashley will confess to not feeling 100% boy or girl.
Available on: Steam, Nintendo Switch, Playstation 4, Xbox One
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, Capcom Power System Changer, Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Atari ST, Commodore 64, PlayStation 2, Mega CD, ZX Spectrum, SNES, Sharp X68000, Xbox, XBLA, Game Boy Advance, PlayStation Portable, PlayStation Network, 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, Capcom Power System Changer, Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Atari ST, Commodore 64, PlayStation 2, Mega CD, ZX Spectrum, SNES, Sharp X68000, Xbox, XBLA, Game Boy Advance, PlayStation Portable, PlayStation Network, Steam
Etihw is considered genderless/nonbinary and was given they/them pronouns in an update as opposed to she/her.
Available on: Windows (vgperson's website), Itch.io
Available on: Windows (vgperson's website), Itch.io
Kenzaburou Urushihara is implied to be a trans man, as the bird sprite that was used for him is female and the creator of the game has some experience in ornithology, so it may have been an intentional choice.
Available on: Steam, Android, iOS, Windows, PlayStation 4, PlayStation Vita
Available on: Steam, Android, iOS, Windows, PlayStation 4, PlayStation Vita
Ben and Peter are trans men, Breadley (he/him) is genderfluid, Yello, Soup, Moss (all they/them), and Dr. Mystery (any pronouns) are nonbinary, and Mago (he/him, sometimes "she" or "it") is agender.
Available on: Itch.io
Available on: Itch.io
Carter is nonbinary.
Available on: Steam, Nintendo Switch, Playstation 4, Playstation 5
Available on: Steam, Nintendo Switch, Playstation 4, Playstation 5
Nova is a Pokémon Trainer found at the Battle Maison. She is a Beauty, an exclusively female trainer class, who states that she used to be a Black Belt, an exclusively male trainer class. In the Japanese version of the game, she explicitly credits her transformation to medical science, but this was censored from the English version.
Available on: Nintendo 3DS
Available on: Nintendo 3DS
Nova is a Pokémon Trainer found at the Battle Maison. She is a Beauty, an exclusively female trainer class, who states that she used to be a Black Belt, an exclusively male trainer class. In the Japanese version of the game, she explicitly credits her transformation to medical science, but this was censored from the English version.
Available on: Nintendo 3DS
Available on: Nintendo 3DS
Liezel (who first appears in Papa's Pancakeria: To Go!) makes an appearance in this game.
As of writing this on 6/15/24, Backloggd doesn't seem to have Papa's Wingeria: To Go! as a title to add, but that is the game she appears in, not regular Papa's Wingeria. I apologize for any confusion or inconvenience.
Available on: iOS, Android
As of writing this on 6/15/24, Backloggd doesn't seem to have Papa's Wingeria: To Go! as a title to add, but that is the game she appears in, not regular Papa's Wingeria. I apologize for any confusion or inconvenience.
Available on: iOS, Android
Felix states that The Oracle does not have a physical form or a gender.
(Other characters are also stated or hinted to be trans in episodes 2 and 3)
Available on: Steam, Itch.io
(Other characters are also stated or hinted to be trans in episodes 2 and 3)
Available on: Steam, Itch.io
Azul is nonbinary.
Available on: Steam, Nintendo Switch, iOS
Available on: Steam, Nintendo Switch, iOS
The protagonist Tyler is a trans man.
Available on: Steam, Xbox One
Available on: Steam, Xbox One
Ukyo is described as androgynous.
Available on: PS Vita, Steam
Available on: PS Vita, Steam
The player character can be nonbinary.
Available on: Steam, Itch.io, Nintendo Switch, Playstation 4, Playstation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S
Available on: Steam, Itch.io, Nintendo Switch, Playstation 4, Playstation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S
Sawyer, Holmes, and Rowan are all nonbinary.
Available on: Steam, Windows, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, PlayStation 5
Available on: Steam, Windows, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, PlayStation 5
The game is about investigating the discarded phone of a bisexual trans woman named Samantha.
Available on: anormallostphone.com, Itch.io, iOS, Android, Steam, Nintendo Switch
Available on: anormallostphone.com, Itch.io, iOS, Android, Steam, Nintendo Switch
The protagonist can be nonbinary.
Available on: Steam, Android, iOS
Available on: Steam, Android, iOS
Liezel (who first appears in Papa's Pancakeria: To Go!) makes an appearance in this game.
As of writing this on 6/15/24, Backloggd doesn't seem to have Papa's Sushiria: To Go! as a title to add, but that is the game she appears in, not regular Papa's Sushiria. I apologize for any confusion or inconvenience.
Available on: iOS, Android
As of writing this on 6/15/24, Backloggd doesn't seem to have Papa's Sushiria: To Go! as a title to add, but that is the game she appears in, not regular Papa's Sushiria. I apologize for any confusion or inconvenience.
Available on: iOS, Android
WX-78 is nonbinary and uses they/them pronouns.
Available on: Klei Game Store, Steam, Android, iOS, Playstation 3, Playstation 4, Playstation Vita, Xbox One, Wii U, Nintendo Switch
Available on: Klei Game Store, Steam, Android, iOS, Playstation 3, Playstation 4, Playstation Vita, Xbox One, Wii U, Nintendo Switch
Damion is nonbinary.
Available on: Steam, Itch.io
Available on: Steam, Itch.io
An in-game limited-time event revealed that the Mayor of Moonlit City used to be a boy and started wearing feminine clothing after her sister's passing. She had always looked up to her sister and wanted to dance like her.
Available on: iOS, Android
Available on: iOS, Android
FL4K uses they/them pronouns and has a pin on the collar of their coat that had the number 2 in binary crossed out, as well as the nonbinary flag colors.
Available on: Steam, Playstation 4, Playstation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S
Available on: Steam, Playstation 4, Playstation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S
At some point after the quest "The Light Within" (released in 2015), the player can show Angof a wedding ring, prompting her to tell the player she was born male, but "corrected" herself to female once she could shapeshift.
There is an entry in her diary that also reads:
"In many ways I am more myself than I have ever been. I am no longer that little boy that felt trapped in a skin that never really was his own. The form changing ability of the crystal certainly has it’s advantages."
Available on: Browser, Steam, Android, iOS
There is an entry in her diary that also reads:
"In many ways I am more myself than I have ever been. I am no longer that little boy that felt trapped in a skin that never really was his own. The form changing ability of the crystal certainly has it’s advantages."
Available on: Browser, Steam, Android, iOS
Liezel (who first appears in Papa's Pancakeria: To Go!) makes an appearance in this game.
As of writing this on 6/15/24, Backloggd doesn't seem to have Papa's Pastaria: To Go! as a title to add, but that is the game she appears in, not regular Papa's Pastaria. I apologize for any confusion or inconvenience.
Available on: iOS, Android
As of writing this on 6/15/24, Backloggd doesn't seem to have Papa's Pastaria: To Go! as a title to add, but that is the game she appears in, not regular Papa's Pastaria. I apologize for any confusion or inconvenience.
Available on: iOS, Android
In Osa's Biography, her transition is mentioned. It was also confirmed by Ubisoft that she is transgender. Sens is also nonbinary and uses they/them pronouns, as seen in their Biography and Psychological Report.
Tubarão is also a trans man. (Something of note is that he is also a playable character/legendary skin in Dead By Daylight)
Availble on: Ubisoft Store, Epic Games Store, Steam, Playstation 4, Playstation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S
Tubarão is also a trans man. (Something of note is that he is also a playable character/legendary skin in Dead By Daylight)
Availble on: Ubisoft Store, Epic Games Store, Steam, Playstation 4, Playstation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S
It is heavily implied Arashi is transfeminine.
According to the Ensemble Stars wiki, while early stories from 2015-2017 had a very different approach to Arashi's character, stories released in 2018 and onward indicate a more nuanced approach toward the subject of gender identity, and have Arashi explicitly talk about "struggling with gender" in the Japanese script.
In the Japanese version of the game, Arashi uses the first-person pronoun Atashi, which is often used by women, and she loves to be referred as Onee-chan ("big sister"), and often uses that title when speaking to people.
Several characters such as Mitsuru, Madara, and Tetora refer to Arashi as "onee-chan," "daughter,” and a "charming woman."
Arashi also says this about her gender and self-love: "No matter how much I want it, and no matter how hard I try... I could never become the beautiful woman I dream to be. But even if that’s true... I won’t let it depress me. I won’t whine about it anymore. I love myself most, no matter who I am."
Available on: Android, iOS
According to the Ensemble Stars wiki, while early stories from 2015-2017 had a very different approach to Arashi's character, stories released in 2018 and onward indicate a more nuanced approach toward the subject of gender identity, and have Arashi explicitly talk about "struggling with gender" in the Japanese script.
In the Japanese version of the game, Arashi uses the first-person pronoun Atashi, which is often used by women, and she loves to be referred as Onee-chan ("big sister"), and often uses that title when speaking to people.
Several characters such as Mitsuru, Madara, and Tetora refer to Arashi as "onee-chan," "daughter,” and a "charming woman."
Arashi also says this about her gender and self-love: "No matter how much I want it, and no matter how hard I try... I could never become the beautiful woman I dream to be. But even if that’s true... I won’t let it depress me. I won’t whine about it anymore. I love myself most, no matter who I am."
Available on: Android, iOS
Confirmed in the game's FAQ page, the protagonist Fang is nonbinary and uses they/them pronouns.
Available on: Steam, Playstation 4, Playstation 5
Available on: Steam, Playstation 4, Playstation 5
Tabby is a trans woman.
Available on: Itch.io
Available on: Itch.io
Teal is nonbinary and can be renamed, Joyce and Phoenix's genders depend on the answers the player gives during the Bell Tech survey (resulting in them either being male, female, or nonbinary), and Snow is nonbinary.
Available on: Steam, Itch.io
Available on: Steam, Itch.io
Kirby is usually described using gender neutral pronouns and terminology in Japanese media, though English localizations use masculine pronouns when referring to them. It is often implied that Kirby does not have a gender, or that if they do, it is a mystery.
Available on: Game Boy
Available on: Game Boy
Other characters, in-game bios, and official books refer to Mangle with conflicting gendered pronouns and terms. In this game, Phone Guy refers to Mangle as male, but in the custom night "Ladies Night," Mangle is included with Toy Chica and Withered Chica.
In 2015, Scott Cawthon even addressed the question of Mangle's gender by (albeit jokingly) stating "Is Mangle a boy or a girl? The answer is yes."
The Puppet is also referred to with either they/them or it/its.
Available on: Steam, Android, iOS, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One
In 2015, Scott Cawthon even addressed the question of Mangle's gender by (albeit jokingly) stating "Is Mangle a boy or a girl? The answer is yes."
The Puppet is also referred to with either they/them or it/its.
Available on: Steam, Android, iOS, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One
Liezel (who first appears in Papa's Pancakeria: To Go!) makes an appearance in this game.
As of writing this on 6/15/24, Backloggd doesn't seem to have Papa's Bakeria: To Go! as a title to add, but that is the game she appears in, not regular Papa's Bakeria. I apologize for any confusion or inconvenience.
Available on: iOS, Android
As of writing this on 6/15/24, Backloggd doesn't seem to have Papa's Bakeria: To Go! as a title to add, but that is the game she appears in, not regular Papa's Bakeria. I apologize for any confusion or inconvenience.
Available on: iOS, Android
The protagonist Nova is 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
In the first Saints Row, the player character is male, but starting from Saints Row 2, their gender can be customized to be female.
Available on: Steam, Windows, PlayStation 3, Playstation 4, Xbox 360, Xbox One, Linux, Nintendo Switch, Stadia
Available on: Steam, Windows, PlayStation 3, Playstation 4, Xbox 360, Xbox One, Linux, Nintendo Switch, Stadia
The protagonist's gender is unspecified.
Available on: Steam, Itch.io, Nintendo Switch, Playstation 4
Available on: Steam, Itch.io, Nintendo Switch, Playstation 4
From the Itch.io description: "Trans Goetia is a 18+ gender euphoric gay little adventure of trans girl named Circe losing her brain cells from dealing with the mischief making demon Fufu."
Available on: Itch.io
Available on: Itch.io
In 2011, the villain Sweet Tooth was introduced in the Super Moshi mission Candy Catastrophe. Sweet Tooth's gender is never specified, and they are referred to either with they/them or no pronouns at all.
Part of their character bio in the book Moshi Monsters Character Encyclopedia reads: "Nobody knows if Sweet Tooth is a he or a she, and it's best not to ask, as the last monster who did ended up in moshpital!"
(Formerly) available on: PC
Part of their character bio in the book Moshi Monsters Character Encyclopedia reads: "Nobody knows if Sweet Tooth is a he or a she, and it's best not to ask, as the last monster who did ended up in moshpital!"
(Formerly) available on: PC
All characters use they/them pronouns.
Available on: Steam, Nintendo Switch
Available on: Steam, Nintendo Switch
From Polly's wiki:
"When first introduced in the Hunie Direct - Aug 2018 video, Polly was confirmed to be a transgender woman who had not fully transitioned. There was a mixed response to this announcement within hours of the video's upload prompting HunieDev to start a strawpoll for adding an option in-game to finish the game without a sexual encounter with Polly. The results were almost completely cut in half with two-fifths preferring to have this feature added. In a later tweet, HunieDev announced that instead of adding said option, they would add a feature to allow the player to choose Polly's gender either as a transgender female or female at birth stating that while they could not please everyone, having the player choose would be the best way to make most people happy. This too, was met with polarizing opinions to the point where HunieDev has rescinded the use of the term transgender and has opted for the terms 'female' and 'female with male genitals' as a way to avoid using any specific terminology, which has been considered to be a major downgrade in representation."
Available on: Steam, PC, Mac
"When first introduced in the Hunie Direct - Aug 2018 video, Polly was confirmed to be a transgender woman who had not fully transitioned. There was a mixed response to this announcement within hours of the video's upload prompting HunieDev to start a strawpoll for adding an option in-game to finish the game without a sexual encounter with Polly. The results were almost completely cut in half with two-fifths preferring to have this feature added. In a later tweet, HunieDev announced that instead of adding said option, they would add a feature to allow the player to choose Polly's gender either as a transgender female or female at birth stating that while they could not please everyone, having the player choose would be the best way to make most people happy. This too, was met with polarizing opinions to the point where HunieDev has rescinded the use of the term transgender and has opted for the terms 'female' and 'female with male genitals' as a way to avoid using any specific terminology, which has been considered to be a major downgrade in representation."
Available on: Steam, PC, Mac
Lanque is a trans man and Cirava and Charun both use they/them pronouns.
Available on: Steam, Nintendo Switch, Playstation 4, Playstation 5, Android
Available on: Steam, Nintendo Switch, Playstation 4, Playstation 5, Android
The protagonist Desta is nonbinary.
Available on: Steam, Netflix Games, Nintendo Switch
Available on: Steam, Netflix Games, Nintendo Switch
Nora is a trans woman and Yana, Chaos, and Truth are nonbinary.
Available on: Steam, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S
Available on: Steam, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S
Damien Bloodmarch is a trans man. The player character can also be transgender, as there is an option when creating the character to have a "binder bod."
Available on: PC, Steam, Humblebundle, Playstation 4, Nintendo Switch, iOS, Android
Available on: PC, Steam, Humblebundle, Playstation 4, Nintendo Switch, iOS, Android
From Wikipedia:
In the first-edition manual for the North American release of the game, Birdo is referred to as a "male who believes that he is a female" and would rather be called "Birdetta", making her the first transgender character for Nintendo.
In the Japanese version, Birdo is referred as "Catherine" where it is also stated that the character is a man who wishes to be a woman. In later printings, mention of Birdo being male was omitted, and further not included in most later games with the character.
Available on: Arcade, FAMICOM, NES, SNES, Nintendo 3DS, Wii, Wii U, Nintendo Switch Online
In the first-edition manual for the North American release of the game, Birdo is referred to as a "male who believes that he is a female" and would rather be called "Birdetta", making her the first transgender character for Nintendo.
In the Japanese version, Birdo is referred as "Catherine" where it is also stated that the character is a man who wishes to be a woman. In later printings, mention of Birdo being male was omitted, and further not included in most later games with the character.
Available on: Arcade, FAMICOM, NES, SNES, Nintendo 3DS, Wii, Wii U, Nintendo Switch Online
Vriska is implied to be a trans girl, becoming annoyed with the player for calling her "dude," and emphasizing "female" on a sheet with her name on it.
Available on: Steam, GOG.com
Available on: Steam, GOG.com
Several characters are nonbinary/genderless and referred to with either they/them or it/its pronouns.
Available on: iOS, Android
Available on: iOS, Android
An NPC named Ned is a trans man.
Available on: Steam, Ubisoft Store, Playstation 4, Xbox One
Available on: Steam, Ubisoft Store, Playstation 4, Xbox One
Players are able to add top surgery scars, binders, tucking underwear, and shapewear to their Sims, along with being able to select their Sims' pronouns (either selecting he/him, she/her, they/them, or entering custom ones).
Available on: PC, Steam, Xbox One, Playstation 4
Available on: PC, Steam, Xbox One, Playstation 4
Bell is a trans woman.
Available on: Itch.io
Available on: Itch.io
Heidi is a trans woman.
(A note from the submitter: She is comic relief, but the jokes are never made at the expense of her gender. Her fatness is made fun of, however.)
A love interest named Scarlet is also implied to be a trans man. He is shorter than everyone else in the cast and is mistaken for a girl by the heroine, Fuuka, until he is pushed to his limit. When another character, Pashet, is asked about his gender, she states that "his body doesn't matter, if he says he is a man, then he is a man."
Available on: Steam, PS Vita
(A note from the submitter: She is comic relief, but the jokes are never made at the expense of her gender. Her fatness is made fun of, however.)
A love interest named Scarlet is also implied to be a trans man. He is shorter than everyone else in the cast and is mistaken for a girl by the heroine, Fuuka, until he is pushed to his limit. When another character, Pashet, is asked about his gender, she states that "his body doesn't matter, if he says he is a man, then he is a man."
Available on: Steam, PS Vita
Mangle, the Puppet, and Funtime Foxy make an appearance in this game.
Available on: Windows, Android, iOS, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One
Available on: Windows, Android, iOS, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One
The player character can be nonbinary.
Available on: Steam, Nintendo Switch, Playstation 4, Xbox One
Available on: Steam, Nintendo Switch, Playstation 4, Xbox One
Several characters are nonbinary/genderless and referred to with either they/them or it/its pronouns.
Available on: iOS, Android
Available on: iOS, Android
Ticker is a trans woman and Xaku is nonbinary.
Available on: Windows, Playstation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S
Available on: Windows, Playstation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S
Bloodhound is nonbinary and Catalyst is a trans woman.
Available on: EA Store, Steam, Playstation 4, Playstation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, Nintendo Switch
Available on: EA Store, Steam, Playstation 4, Playstation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, Nintendo Switch
Justicia reveals that she's a trans woman during her safehouse drop off mission.
Available on: Steam, Playstation 5, Xbox Series X/S
Available on: Steam, Playstation 5, Xbox Series X/S
Crystal is a trans woman and you can select different pronouns and honorifics for your character regardless of appearance.
Available on: Steam, Itch.io, Nintendo Switch, Android, iOS
Available on: Steam, Itch.io, Nintendo Switch, Android, iOS
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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!!
hi, i made an account here just so i could comment two suggestions
- Limbus Company - The main character, Dante, uses they/them pronouns (and is not a player insert, despite what some people try to claim). IOS, Android, and Steam.
- Witch's Heart - This is a little bit complicated because the developer has confirmed that they did not intend for the character in question, Noel, to be trans and therefore it's not technically canon; however, they also said that people are free to interpret him as transmasculine and both a cis and trans interpretation of Noel is valid as long as people aren't nasty to each other about it. In the game, it's revealed that he was friends with the protagonist, Claire, when they were kids but as a child Noel was raised as a girl named Patricia. I get if you don't add this to this list because it's technically not canon as per Word of God, but a trans interpretation of him is very common. PC (available on vgperson's site)
- Limbus Company - The main character, Dante, uses they/them pronouns (and is not a player insert, despite what some people try to claim). IOS, Android, and Steam.
- Witch's Heart - This is a little bit complicated because the developer has confirmed that they did not intend for the character in question, Noel, to be trans and therefore it's not technically canon; however, they also said that people are free to interpret him as transmasculine and both a cis and trans interpretation of Noel is valid as long as people aren't nasty to each other about it. In the game, it's revealed that he was friends with the protagonist, Claire, when they were kids but as a child Noel was raised as a girl named Patricia. I get if you don't add this to this list because it's technically not canon as per Word of God, but a trans interpretation of him is very common. PC (available on vgperson's site)
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For Va-11 Hall-A, you missed Alma's brother, Bernardo who is refrenced a few times in Alma's dialogue, including having to correct herself when almost saying all her siblings are girls, and mentioning him when talking about how almost everyone in her family got large breast genes, saying he got them when he was 8. It is believed he was only recently out hence why Alma had to correct herself. This was the first trans character I noticed after accepting myself hence why I remember him.
For Brawlhalla, the character Magyar also uses they/them pronouns although this is because they are literally 100 soldiers cursed to be reborn into whichever of their comrades are still standing at the end of battle, so I'm not sure if you wish to include that.
An addition (at least, I don't think it's there) I'd like to see is Runes of Pandemonium, a free erotic JRPG with anthological chapters. The protagonist of chapter 5 is a transwoman, named Christine, but starts the chapter closeted till they are reborn into a feminine-shaped cyborg. Spoilers from here: All protaganists in this game have shapeshifting abilities, and Christine was scared to use them in fear that they turn her into a man. There is a segment where she is captured and brainwashing is attempted. During this segment, you may visit Christine's memories from when she was in the closet, and she fights off the deletion program that is trying to erase them. Trigger warnings for this game: Chapter 1 has many depictions of sexual assault as that is how you access new forms in that chapter, Chapter 5 is tamer and more consensual in how new forms are gained, but there are still sus things in this chapter which are necessary to progress the story at times. The game also has cosmic/eldritch horror themes which might scare you. You may also skip to chapter 5.
For Brawlhalla, the character Magyar also uses they/them pronouns although this is because they are literally 100 soldiers cursed to be reborn into whichever of their comrades are still standing at the end of battle, so I'm not sure if you wish to include that.
An addition (at least, I don't think it's there) I'd like to see is Runes of Pandemonium, a free erotic JRPG with anthological chapters. The protagonist of chapter 5 is a transwoman, named Christine, but starts the chapter closeted till they are reborn into a feminine-shaped cyborg. Spoilers from here: All protaganists in this game have shapeshifting abilities, and Christine was scared to use them in fear that they turn her into a man. There is a segment where she is captured and brainwashing is attempted. During this segment, you may visit Christine's memories from when she was in the closet, and she fights off the deletion program that is trying to erase them. Trigger warnings for this game: Chapter 1 has many depictions of sexual assault as that is how you access new forms in that chapter, Chapter 5 is tamer and more consensual in how new forms are gained, but there are still sus things in this chapter which are necessary to progress the story at times. The game also has cosmic/eldritch horror themes which might scare you. You may also skip to chapter 5.
Not a suggestion, I just want to thank you for making this list and adding the notes, it makes me very happy and feel less alone. :) <3
Even if I disagree with a few inclusions here, this is a massive list. Thank you for including examples of "bad rep." I was recently listening to a podcast discussing it and how transphobic inclusions of trans characters suck, but when they're modded out or localized away, the 'solution' to the problem has become erasure. Some of the most wince-worthy entries here reminded me of that.
I think you should add a warning to Yakuza 3's note informing that the original PS3 release contained a transphobic side quest that was removed in the remastered version (it involves a trans woman chasing kiryu down). It's probably important for those looking for a trans friendly game and accidentally play the PS3 version.
also I wanted to say thank you for this list, it's an amazing resource to help people find trans friendly games :)))))
this is a great list!! i've got a recommendation, too! fallout 76 features an explicitly nonbinary character named burke. they're the first nonbinary character to be featured in the fallout series, and according to the fallout wiki they were written by someone who uses they/them pronouns as well :) https://fallout.wiki/wiki/Burke_(Fallout_76)
Adding a suggestion:
Princess Farmer: The character Rowan uses they/them pronouns and has a nonbinary flag in their shop, and the "Mysterious Bunny" (later named Emby) character uses fae/faer pronouns.
(And for the Yakuza 3 entry, along with the warning suggested for the other substory, you should probably note that the substory listed is only in the Japanese version of the original game, it was cut from the original PS3 localization (along with a bunch of content in general) but is kept in the remaster)
Princess Farmer: The character Rowan uses they/them pronouns and has a nonbinary flag in their shop, and the "Mysterious Bunny" (later named Emby) character uses fae/faer pronouns.
(And for the Yakuza 3 entry, along with the warning suggested for the other substory, you should probably note that the substory listed is only in the Japanese version of the original game, it was cut from the original PS3 localization (along with a bunch of content in general) but is kept in the remaster)
Surprised to see Rain World on here without any mention of Ultrakill lmao
The character you play as, V1, is canonically genderless :)
And the angels are all non-binary, except for those who rise to power and essentially transition to a preferred gender identity like Gabriel (before his power is taken away and he's referred to by it/its by the other angels once more)
Also for Splatoon 3, Acht/Dedf1sh uses they/them pronouns in Side Order!
The character you play as, V1, is canonically genderless :)
And the angels are all non-binary, except for those who rise to power and essentially transition to a preferred gender identity like Gabriel (before his power is taken away and he's referred to by it/its by the other angels once more)
Also for Splatoon 3, Acht/Dedf1sh uses they/them pronouns in Side Order!
@skibidibiden @QTpitarianne @GlitchPirate @callmearcturus @NatalieZaki @blurry @Zanreo @CeceliAnonymous THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH!!! i truly appreciate everyones kind words and support!! This suddenly blew up on my tumblr so I'm sorry for addressing everyone here so late, but all suggestions have been added and adjusted!!
QTpitarianne, I unfortunately couldn't find Runes of Pandemonium in the search, but I will certainly keep it in mind!!
QTpitarianne, I unfortunately couldn't find Runes of Pandemonium in the search, but I will certainly keep it in mind!!
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nova hearts has a nonbinary character in it's CJ !
@morgiebunned Thank you, the game has been added!
All good, that game is still in early access anyway (after around a decade) and is almost a third complete so it probably won't pop up here for a while.
Anyway, I forgot one: In the mature/adult visual novel 'Hush Hush: Only Your Love Can Save Them' (and is also in Blush Blush, but is more characterised here), one of the dateable side characters, Eli Kawase, is (non-binary) genderfluid, and likely uses any pronouns (though the game/media/players usually use he/him, and she/her is implied to be a mistake when used, referring by name is a safe bet tho as even Eli does this).
Eli wears a dress for a majority of the time on dates. On the first date with Eli, the player gets to ask about Eli's pronouns. in response, Eli explains that Eli is a new Eli every day, going from wearing dresses, going to the gym, etc. and doesn't actually say what pronouns are prefered.
Anyway, I forgot one: In the mature/adult visual novel 'Hush Hush: Only Your Love Can Save Them' (and is also in Blush Blush, but is more characterised here), one of the dateable side characters, Eli Kawase, is (non-binary) genderfluid, and likely uses any pronouns (though the game/media/players usually use he/him, and she/her is implied to be a mistake when used, referring by name is a safe bet tho as even Eli does this).
Eli wears a dress for a majority of the time on dates. On the first date with Eli, the player gets to ask about Eli's pronouns. in response, Eli explains that Eli is a new Eli every day, going from wearing dresses, going to the gym, etc. and doesn't actually say what pronouns are prefered.
Hi, saw this linked on Tumblr and thought you might enjoy some more additions:
-Dark Souls 1: The series' deliberately cryptic storytelling makes it impossible to make any definitive statement, but taking into account lore and design there are fans who interpret Gwyndolin as a trans woman. Still, it's all interpretative so you might wanna mention that.
-Dark Souls 2: This one is a bit unique in that it doesn't have a proper trans character but it does feature a coffin you can get into that changes the gender of the playable character. Might be worth mentioning.
-Labyrinth of Galleria: The Moon Society: A secondary character (Hubert) is a trans man who is later given a potion by the protag team to give him the body he wanted.
-Persona 5: Lala Escargot is depicted as a rather stereotypical "okama". Strictly speaking the more direct English equivalent would be a drag queen, but writing-wise could also be interpreted as a trans woman. Still worth considering, imo.
-The Last of Us Part II: One of the main characters (Lev) is a trans boy and his identity plays a big part in his story.
-Chicory: A colorful tale: Protagonist character is never referred to using gendered pronouns, but perhaps more noteworthy is how the translations into gendered languages allow the player to choose either male, female, or neutral pronouns for the player character.
-Dark Souls 1: The series' deliberately cryptic storytelling makes it impossible to make any definitive statement, but taking into account lore and design there are fans who interpret Gwyndolin as a trans woman. Still, it's all interpretative so you might wanna mention that.
-Dark Souls 2: This one is a bit unique in that it doesn't have a proper trans character but it does feature a coffin you can get into that changes the gender of the playable character. Might be worth mentioning.
-Labyrinth of Galleria: The Moon Society: A secondary character (Hubert) is a trans man who is later given a potion by the protag team to give him the body he wanted.
-Persona 5: Lala Escargot is depicted as a rather stereotypical "okama". Strictly speaking the more direct English equivalent would be a drag queen, but writing-wise could also be interpreted as a trans woman. Still worth considering, imo.
-The Last of Us Part II: One of the main characters (Lev) is a trans boy and his identity plays a big part in his story.
-Chicory: A colorful tale: Protagonist character is never referred to using gendered pronouns, but perhaps more noteworthy is how the translations into gendered languages allow the player to choose either male, female, or neutral pronouns for the player character.
@SpookSpark thank you, I have added your suggestions!
The Last of Us Part II actually was originally included on this list, however I decided to no longer include the title due to Neil Druckmann's support of Israel's genocide against Palestinians and the fact that the game itself is entrenched in his zionist views, and because of this I do not believe he should be supported by giving his game any attention. The description of this list has also been updated to reflect this (which I'm not saying as a dig at you specifically, just so that anyone viewing these comments is aware of this change as well thumbs up).
Thank you very much again for the other titles though!
The Last of Us Part II actually was originally included on this list, however I decided to no longer include the title due to Neil Druckmann's support of Israel's genocide against Palestinians and the fact that the game itself is entrenched in his zionist views, and because of this I do not believe he should be supported by giving his game any attention. The description of this list has also been updated to reflect this (which I'm not saying as a dig at you specifically, just so that anyone viewing these comments is aware of this change as well thumbs up).
Thank you very much again for the other titles though!
mesterjani
10 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.