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
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 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
An NPC will greet the party with "Mr, Ms, Mx Murakumo!", implying that at least one member of the player-created party could be nonbinary.
Available on: Playstation Portable
Available on: Playstation Portable
Ryker is nonbinary.
Available on: Itch.io
Available on: Itch.io
The main character is nonbinary.
Available on: Steam, Itch.io
Available on: Steam, Itch.io
The protagonist Ceyda is a trans woman.
Available on: Steam, Itch.io, Humble Store
Available on: Steam, Itch.io, Humble Store
Lyall is nonbinary.
Available on: Steam
Available on: Steam
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
Mama appears again in this game, and an exchange with her suggests that she had gotten bottom surgery.
Uchikoshi has also confirmed that Marco is nonbinary. He explains that in the Japanese version, any pronouns are not used to refer to Marco, but since it is difficult to construct sentences without pronouns in English and because players might be confused* if "they" or "ze" suddenly appeared in dialogue, the localization team decided to use he/him.
(* Uchikoshi clarifies that he does not mean confused as in misunderstanding the meaning of "they" or "ze" pronouns, but rather, "Now suppose your mind is filled with many thoughts about the case. And in that state, if any other important piece of information (unrelated to the case) jumps into your head, it will be a mix of both and messed up, right? That's what I meant by confused.")
Available on: Steam, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One
Uchikoshi has also confirmed that Marco is nonbinary. He explains that in the Japanese version, any pronouns are not used to refer to Marco, but since it is difficult to construct sentences without pronouns in English and because players might be confused* if "they" or "ze" suddenly appeared in dialogue, the localization team decided to use he/him.
(* Uchikoshi clarifies that he does not mean confused as in misunderstanding the meaning of "they" or "ze" pronouns, but rather, "Now suppose your mind is filled with many thoughts about the case. And in that state, if any other important piece of information (unrelated to the case) jumps into your head, it will be a mix of both and messed up, right? That's what I meant by confused.")
Available on: Steam, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One
The protagonist's gender is unspecified.
Available on: Steam, Itch.io, Nintendo Switch, Playstation 4
Available on: Steam, Itch.io, Nintendo Switch, Playstation 4
The game does not make the player confirm their gender. All hairstyles, clothes, and makeup are usable, regardless of whether the player chooses a masculine or feminine style for their character.
Available on: Nintendo Switch
Available on: Nintendo Switch
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
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
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
Quinn is nonbinary and the player character is able to be nonbinary. You can also change the gender of your character at any time.
Available on: Steam, Itch.io, Nintendow Switch, Playstation 4, Playstation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S
Available on: Steam, Itch.io, Nintendow Switch, Playstation 4, Playstation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S
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
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
The Underling is genderless.
Available on: Steam, Itch.io, Android
Available on: Steam, Itch.io, Android
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
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
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)
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
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
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, Steam, Nintendo Switch, Playstation 4, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S
Available on: Arcade, Steam, Nintendo Switch, Playstation 4, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S
NakedToaster is nonbinary and uses he/they pronouns. The player character can also be nonbinary.
Available on: Itch.io
Available on: Itch.io
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
Sophie is a trans woman.
Available on: Steam, Itch.io, Android, iOS
Available on: Steam, Itch.io, Android, iOS
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
Fel and Reed are nonbinary and both use they/them pronouns.
Available on: Steam
Available on: Steam
Floofty is nonbinary and uses they/them pronouns.
Available on: Epic Games Store, Steam, Playstation 4, Playstation 5, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S
Available on: Epic Games Store, Steam, Playstation 4, Playstation 5, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S
Gin is transmasculine.
Available on: PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch, Epic Games store, Steam
Available on: PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch, Epic Games store, Steam
From Wikipedia:
In real life, Sweet-P was born male. In Mobius, the alternate World everyone was trapped in, Sweet-P is given the body she desires as a teenage feminine skinny girl. As she now has the body she desires, she does not want to leave Mobius as returning home would have her return to her overweight male body and so goes against the Protagonists, who do want to leave. Sweet-P doesn't want to transition and go through surgery in real life, as she doesn't want to make things hard for her family and also finds it's too late anyway as she is overweight and in her 30s, and as such wouldn't be able to be a skinny teenage girl in real life just like in Mobius. She does still use female pronouns regardless, though almost the entire cast bar a few characters bully her, call her male, and make fun of her for being a "fat overweight man in real life." The protagonist can choose to be supportive, but also has the option to bully her for it as well.
Available on: Playstation 4, Nintendo Switch, Steam
In real life, Sweet-P was born male. In Mobius, the alternate World everyone was trapped in, Sweet-P is given the body she desires as a teenage feminine skinny girl. As she now has the body she desires, she does not want to leave Mobius as returning home would have her return to her overweight male body and so goes against the Protagonists, who do want to leave. Sweet-P doesn't want to transition and go through surgery in real life, as she doesn't want to make things hard for her family and also finds it's too late anyway as she is overweight and in her 30s, and as such wouldn't be able to be a skinny teenage girl in real life just like in Mobius. She does still use female pronouns regardless, though almost the entire cast bar a few characters bully her, call her male, and make fun of her for being a "fat overweight man in real life." The protagonist can choose to be supportive, but also has the option to bully her for it as well.
Available on: Playstation 4, Nintendo Switch, Steam
From Wikipedia:
In real life, Sweet-P was born male. In Mobius, the alternate World everyone was trapped in, Sweet-P is given the body she desires as a teenage feminine skinny girl. As she now has the body she desires, she does not want to leave Mobius as returning home would have her return to her overweight male body and so goes against the Protagonists, who do want to leave. Sweet-P doesn't want to transition and go through surgery in real life, as she doesn't want to make things hard for her family and also finds it's too late anyway as she is overweight and in her 30s, and as such wouldn't be able to be a skinny teenage girl in real life just like in Mobius. She does still use female pronouns regardless, though almost the entire cast bar a few characters bully her, call her male, and make fun of her for being a "fat overweight man in real life." The protagonist can choose to be supportive, but also has the option to bully her for it as well.
Available on: Playstation Vita
In real life, Sweet-P was born male. In Mobius, the alternate World everyone was trapped in, Sweet-P is given the body she desires as a teenage feminine skinny girl. As she now has the body she desires, she does not want to leave Mobius as returning home would have her return to her overweight male body and so goes against the Protagonists, who do want to leave. Sweet-P doesn't want to transition and go through surgery in real life, as she doesn't want to make things hard for her family and also finds it's too late anyway as she is overweight and in her 30s, and as such wouldn't be able to be a skinny teenage girl in real life just like in Mobius. She does still use female pronouns regardless, though almost the entire cast bar a few characters bully her, call her male, and make fun of her for being a "fat overweight man in real life." The protagonist can choose to be supportive, but also has the option to bully her for it as well.
Available on: Playstation Vita
Birdo, a transgender woman, is imprisoned for using the woman's bathroom, and asks the player to find proof of her being female so she could be set free.
Available on: Wii (exclusive to Japan)
Available on: Wii (exclusive to Japan)
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
Ravi and High Priest Raziel are nonbinary.
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
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
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
Iochi is nonbinary.
Available on: Nintendo Switch, Android, iOS, Playstation Vita
Available on: Nintendo Switch, Android, iOS, Playstation Vita
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
Jiwon is genderfluid.
Available on: Steam
Available on: Steam
The protagonist can be nonbinary and the love interest Ilar is nonbinary.
Available on: Steam, Itch.io, Android
Available on: Steam, Itch.io, Android
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
The game features a trans woman named Yasmin. Part of her bio in the game reads:
"Yasmin was Marid Audran's long-time girlfriend, although she hadn't been born female."
Available on: Microsoft DOS
"Yasmin was Marid Audran's long-time girlfriend, although she hadn't been born female."
Available on: Microsoft DOS
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
Several characters are nonbinary/genderless and referred to with either they/them or it/its pronouns.
Available on: iOS, Android
Available on: iOS, Android
Several characters are nonbinary/genderless and referred to with either they/them or it/its pronouns.
Available on: iOS, Android
Available on: iOS, Android
Several characters are nonbinary/genderless and referred to with either they/them or it/its pronouns.
Available on: iOS, Android
Available on: iOS, Android
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
Catbat is nonbinary and uses they/them pronouns.
Available on: Playstation 4, Playstation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S
Available on: Playstation 4, Playstation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S
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
Artemis is nonbinary.
Available on: Steam, Itch.io
Available on: Steam, Itch.io
Bolt is genderqueer and uses they/them pronouns.
Available on: Steam, PlayStation 4, PlayStation Vita, iOS, Android, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Available on: Steam, PlayStation 4, PlayStation Vita, iOS, Android, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Lamb is genderless.
Available on: PC, Steam, Playstation 4, Playstation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, Nintendo Switch
Available on: PC, Steam, Playstation 4, Playstation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, Nintendo Switch
Billie is nonbinary.
Available on: Steam
Available on: Steam
The game's character creator will allow V to be transgender/nonbinary.
An NPC named Claire who gives you racing sidequests is also a trans woman, and the back of her truck features a trans flag decal.
Available on: Steam, Playstation 4, Playstation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S
An NPC named Claire who gives you racing sidequests is also a trans woman, and the back of her truck features a trans flag decal.
Available on: Steam, Playstation 4, Playstation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S
** I am aware of the debates regarding Chihiro, but I still choose to include her 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.
Chihiro is initially introduced as a female student and presents as such.
In Chapter 2, Monokuma threatens to reveal a "secret" that each of the individual characters have. Because of this, Chihiro attempts to build trust by telling her secret to Mondo, a person she admires, which is that she was born male and dresses up as a girl due to bullying she faced as a child for "not being manly enough" and "being so weak for a boy". Chihiro then asks Mondo to help her become stronger, but this only lead to Mondo being overcome by rage and jealousy at Chihiro’s strength and courage, feeling humiliated and "unmanly", and as a result, he strikes Chihiro over the head with a dumbbell, killing her.
Chihiro's assigned gender is outed to the other characters during the following trial.
Available on: Playstation Portable, Android, iOS, Playstation Vita, Steam, Playstation 4, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One
Chihiro is initially introduced as a female student and presents as such.
In Chapter 2, Monokuma threatens to reveal a "secret" that each of the individual characters have. Because of this, Chihiro attempts to build trust by telling her secret to Mondo, a person she admires, which is that she was born male and dresses up as a girl due to bullying she faced as a child for "not being manly enough" and "being so weak for a boy". Chihiro then asks Mondo to help her become stronger, but this only lead to Mondo being overcome by rage and jealousy at Chihiro’s strength and courage, feeling humiliated and "unmanly", and as a result, he strikes Chihiro over the head with a dumbbell, killing her.
Chihiro's assigned gender is outed to the other characters during the following trial.
Available on: Playstation Portable, Android, iOS, Playstation Vita, Steam, Playstation 4, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One
You can choose to be referred to with either he/him, she/her, they/them, or no pronouns at all.
Available on: Itch.io
Available on: Itch.io
The protagonist is gender neutral.
Available on: Itch.io
Available on: Itch.io
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
Tubarão, a trans man from Rainbow Six Siege, is featured in this as a playable character/legendary skin.
Available on: Steam, Windows, Playstation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, Android, iOS, Stadia, Xbox Series X/S, Playstation 5
Available on: Steam, Windows, Playstation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, Android, iOS, Stadia, Xbox Series X/S, Playstation 5
Kris is referred to with they/them pronouns.
Available on: Steam, PC, Nintendo Switch
Available on: Steam, PC, Nintendo Switch
Kris is referred to with they/them pronouns.
Available on: Steam, PC, Nintendo Switch
Available on: Steam, PC, Nintendo Switch
Nimbus is nonbinary, Oryx is a trans man, and Micah is a trans woman.
Available on: Bungie.net, Steam, Playstation 4, Xbox One, Playstation 5, Xbox Series X/S
Available on: Bungie.net, Steam, Playstation 4, Xbox One, Playstation 5, Xbox Series X/S
Jester uses they/them pronouns and Robot uses it/its pronouns, the latter used to be human and voluntarily became a machine, its former pronouns never being revealed.
Available on: Steam, Itch.io, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, Android, iOS, Playstation 4, Playstation 5
Available on: Steam, Itch.io, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, Android, iOS, Playstation 4, Playstation 5
Dating Scammer Suguru states that they are nonbinary ("Knowing my name and looking at me, you'd probably guess I'm a guy, right? Well, you're wrong! I'm neither a guy nor a girl!").
Available on: Steam, Playstation Vita, Playstation 4, Nintendo Switch
Available on: Steam, Playstation Vita, Playstation 4, Nintendo Switch
Mindy Blanchard is a trans woman.
Available on: Steam, Windows, Playstation 4, Xbox One
Available on: Steam, Windows, Playstation 4, Xbox One
A visual novel where you play as a trans woman who is worried about whether she passes or not. With the help of a magical webpage, she becomes a ghost and peeks into the minds of others to determine how they feel about her.
Available on: Itch.io
Available on: Itch.io
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
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
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
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
An autobiographical Flash game that tells the tale of a trans woman's gender dysphoria and HRT.
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
An argonian NPC named Chal-Maht is a trans man, stating he used to be born female before changing to a man through the Hist. Similarly, Kud-Nakal, a friend and love interest of Chal-Maht's, is a trans woman who also changed to female through the Hist.
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
Envirio is genderless.
Available on: Steam, Itch.io
Available on: Steam, Itch.io
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
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
Roux and Lucien are nonbinary.
Available on: Steam, Itch.io
Available on: Steam, Itch.io
Available on: Itch.io, Steam
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
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
The game asks whether you are a lady, a gentleman, or most notoriously the third option: "My dear sir, there are individuals roaming the streets of Fallen London at this very moment with the faces of squid! Squid! Do you ask them their gender? And yet you waste our time asking me trifling and impertinent questions about mine? It is my own business, sir, and I bid you good day."
If you happen to select this option, the game will refer to you as the "er- ah- um- yes" (e.g. "Nice place, er, Si- ah, Mad-, er, yes." vs. "Nice place, Sir")
Available on: browser
If you happen to select this option, the game will refer to you as the "er- ah- um- yes" (e.g. "Nice place, er, Si- ah, Mad-, er, yes." vs. "Nice place, Sir")
Available on: browser
Paolo is a trans man. He was once in the Fuerzas Nacionales de Defensa but was expelled after his father, a drill instructor, found out about his identity. According to Matías Alonso, Paolo underwent top surgery without any anesthetic and barely flinched.
Ubisoft themselves have also described Paolo with the following: "He's trans in a country that refuses to accept him for who he is."
Available on: Playstation 4, Playstation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, Steam, PC
Ubisoft themselves have also described Paolo with the following: "He's trans in a country that refuses to accept him for who he is."
Available on: Playstation 4, Playstation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, Steam, PC
Enkidu is genderless.
Available on: Android, iOS
Available on: Android, iOS
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
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
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
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
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, Sega Saturn
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, Sega Saturn
The protagonist can be nonbinary.
Available on: Steam, Itch.io
Available on: Steam, Itch.io
Limstella is genderless.
Available on: Game Boy Advance
Available on: Game Boy Advance
Laurel (he/they) and Valeria (she/they) are nonbinary.
Available on: Steam, Itch.io
Available on: Steam, Itch.io
Kea is nonbinary.
Available on: Steam, Itch.io
Available on: Steam, Itch.io
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
You can select your pronouns and genitalia independently of each other.
Available on: Itch.io
Available on: Itch.io
The protagonist is nonbinary.
Available on: Itch.io
Available on: Itch.io
The protagonist Sam is a trans woman and Valentin is nonbinary.
Available on: Steam, Itch.io
Available on: Steam, Itch.io
Gidget (protagonist, she/they) and Crest (they/them) are nonbinary.
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.