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. Exceptions are only made if the character is stated or considered to be intersex as well as 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. Exceptions are only made if the character is stated or considered to be intersex as well as transgender.
6/13/23: Now includes what platforms these games are available on!
289 Games
Mangle, the Puppet, and Funtime Foxy make an appearance in this game.
Available on: PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Windows, Nintendo Switch, Oculus Quest, Android, iOS, Xbox One
Available on: PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Windows, Nintendo Switch, Oculus Quest, Android, iOS, Xbox One
The Daycare Attendant is referred to with it/its, and they/them when they become Eclipse.
Available on: PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Windows, Stadia, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, Nintendo Switch
Available on: PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Windows, Stadia, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, Nintendo Switch
Funtime Foxy's gender is ambiguous, being referred to with either he/him or she/her. The Custom Night descriptions use he/him pronouns, but similarly to Mangle, F. Foxy is also included in the custom night "Girls' Night."
Available on: Steam, Android, iOS, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One
Available on: Steam, Android, iOS, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One
Mangle and the Puppet make an appearance in this game. Previously referred to with he or she, in this game Mangle is referred to with they/them.
Available on: Windows, Android
Available on: Windows, Android
Kea is nonbinary.
Available on: Steam, Itch.io
Available on: Steam, Itch.io
Mangle makes an appearance in this episode.
Available on: Game Jolt
Available on: Game Jolt
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
Setsu and Raqio are nonbinary and use they/them pronouns.
The player character can also be nonbinary.
Available on: Playstation Vita, Nintendo Switch, Steam, Playstation 4, Playstation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S
The player character can also be nonbinary.
Available on: Playstation Vita, Nintendo Switch, Steam, Playstation 4, Playstation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S
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
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
See Granblue Fantasy (2014).
Available on: Steam, Playstation 4
Available on: Steam, Playstation 4
See Granblue Fantasy (2014).
Available on: Steam, Playstation 4, Playstation 5
Available on: Steam, Playstation 4, Playstation 5
The player character can be nonbinary.
Available on: Steam, Nintendo Switch, Playstation 4, Xbox One
Available on: Steam, Nintendo Switch, Playstation 4, Xbox One
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
Arcsys confirmed Testament was never intended to be male and always went by they/them pronouns.
Bridget's arcade mode story revolves around her being unsure whether she is truly happy as a boy and is being her true self, which is revealed to be her questioning her gender identity in one of the endings. Depending on how well the player performs, she makes progress towards figuring it out and accepting her new identity, with one of the endings directy showing her coming out to Goldlewis Dickinson and Ky Kiske, proudly stating that she is a girl.
Availble on: Arcade (exclusive to Japan), Playstation 4, Playstation 5, Steam, Xbox One, Xbox Series X
Bridget's arcade mode story revolves around her being unsure whether she is truly happy as a boy and is being her true self, which is revealed to be her questioning her gender identity in one of the endings. Depending on how well the player performs, she makes progress towards figuring it out and accepting her new identity, with one of the endings directy showing her coming out to Goldlewis Dickinson and Ky Kiske, proudly stating that she is a girl.
Availble on: Arcade (exclusive to Japan), Playstation 4, Playstation 5, Steam, Xbox One, Xbox Series X
Chaos is referred to with they/them.
Available on: Steam, Windows, Mac, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, iOS
Available on: Steam, Windows, Mac, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, iOS
An erotic dating sim that follows a droid named HC who runs away from her owners and joins the local trans community.
Available on: Itch.io (demo only, must be 18+)
Available on: Itch.io (demo only, must be 18+)
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
The player character can be nonbinary.
Available on: Steam, Nintendo Switch
Available on: Steam, Nintendo Switch
Mizuki is heavily implied to be nonbinary/transfeminine. Their gender is labelled as "?" on the official website for the game. They were male-presenting in middle school, wearing the male school uniform and having shorter hair. In-game, some characters such as An and Miku refer to Mizuki with "they/them" pronouns, although the English translation avoids using pronouns at all. In the Japanese version, the pronoun "boku" is used, which typically refers to young boys casually.
Available on: iOS, Android
Available on: iOS, Android
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
The player character can be nonbinary.
Available on: Steam, Android, iOS
Available on: Steam, Android, iOS
Tara is a trans woman.
Available on: Itch.io, Steam, Nintendo Switch, Playstation 4, Playstation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S
Available on: Itch.io, Steam, Nintendo Switch, Playstation 4, Playstation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S
Luna-Terra and Pluto are trans women.
Available on: Steam, Itch.io, iOS
Available on: Steam, Itch.io, iOS
A semi-autobiographical visual novel about the author's experiences with trauma and sex work.
Available on: Steam, Itch.io
Available on: Steam, Itch.io
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
It's hinted that Charlotte is a trans girl.
A memory titled "Feminine" depicts a younger Charlotte talking with Aiden, who encourages her to be more feminine by wearing dresses and growing her hair out.
Available on: Steam, Itch.io
A memory titled "Feminine" depicts a younger Charlotte talking with Aiden, who encourages her to be more feminine by wearing dresses and growing her hair out.
Available on: Steam, Itch.io
Charles is genderfluid as stated in his character profile.
Available on: Steam, Itch.io
Available on: Steam, Itch.io
The protagonist Niko uses they/them pronouns.
Available on: Steam, Nintendo Switch
Available on: Steam, Nintendo Switch
One of the romance options, Min, is nonbinary and uses they/them pronouns.
The protagonist can also be nonbinary.
Available on: Steam, Android, iOS
The protagonist can also be nonbinary.
Available on: Steam, Android, iOS
The Knight and their siblings are genderless.
Available on: PC, Steam, Nintendo Switch, Playstation 4, Xbox One
Available on: PC, Steam, Nintendo Switch, Playstation 4, Xbox One
Janeva's gender is not stated, though they assert that they are "not one of [Aloy's] sisters" and are clearly a soldier for Carja, a profession exclusively for men.
Available on: Steam, Playstation 4
Available on: Steam, Playstation 4
Michel was assigned female at birth and raised accordingly, but experienced gender dysphoria from an early age. While recovering from an illness, his shoulders broadened and voice deepened, making him appear masculine. After that, his backstory consists almost entirely of him being imprisoned and misgendered by his family, not only for his changed appearance, but for his insistence that he is a man and always has been.
** This is an exception to my "no intersex characters" rule, as Michel is both a transgender man and intersex.
Available on: Steam, iOS, Playstation Vita, Playstation 4, Nintendo Switch, Nintendo 3DS (exclusive to Japan)
** This is an exception to my "no intersex characters" rule, as Michel is both a transgender man and intersex.
Available on: Steam, iOS, Playstation Vita, Playstation 4, Nintendo Switch, Nintendo 3DS (exclusive to Japan)
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
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
The game has the player advance through two stories, one following a trans woman named Kasio.
Available on: Steam, PC, Nintendo Switch
Available on: Steam, PC, Nintendo Switch
Ima (ze/zir), Rook (he/him), Petronella, and Merrachi are all nonbinary. The last two use they/them pronouns.
Available on: Steam, Playstation 4, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One
Available on: Steam, Playstation 4, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One
Sasha is nonbinary and uses they/them pronouns.
(Normally this is where I would list what platforms the game is available on, but this game is straight up awful. Seriously, don't waste your money. Or your time if you pirate it.)
(Normally this is where I would list what platforms the game is available on, but this game is straight up awful. Seriously, don't waste your money. Or your time if you pirate it.)
Bonnie (they/them) and the protagonist Siffrin (he/they) are nonbinary.
Available on: Steam, Nintendo Switch, Playstation 4, Playstation 5
Available on: Steam, Nintendo Switch, Playstation 4, Playstation 5
All of the main characters are nonbinary and are referred to with they/them.
Available on: Itch.io
Available on: Itch.io
Seeq is nonbinary and uses they/them pronouns, and Tangent is a trans girl. It is explicitly mentioned that Tangent underwent genome treatment to make her body conform to her gender.
If you pursue the medical career, some dialogue implies that Utopia is a trans woman, and is confirmed outright by the developers when asked.
You are also able to choose the player character's pronouns as well as their appearance (having either a masculine, feminine, or androgynous look), and these can be changed at any point throughout their lifetime.
Available on: Itch.io, Steam, Playstation 4, Playstation 5, Nintendo Switch
If you pursue the medical career, some dialogue implies that Utopia is a trans woman, and is confirmed outright by the developers when asked.
You are also able to choose the player character's pronouns as well as their appearance (having either a masculine, feminine, or androgynous look), and these can be changed at any point throughout their lifetime.
Available on: Itch.io, Steam, Playstation 4, Playstation 5, Nintendo Switch
The protagonist can be nonbinary.
Available on: Steam, Android, iOS
Available on: Steam, Android, iOS
The protagonist can be nonbinary.
Available on: Steam, Android, iOS
Available on: Steam, Android, iOS
Leo and Mo are nonbinary.
Available on: Steam, Itch.io
Available on: Steam, Itch.io
Lev is a trans boy. He had been kicked out of his religious community known as the Seraphites for shaving his head and identifying as a man. During a confrontation with some Seraphites, they angrily refer to Lev by his deadname.
Available on: Playstation 4
Available on: Playstation 4
Joanie is nonbinary and uses they/them pronouns.
Available on: Itch.io, Steam, Nintendo Switch
Available on: Itch.io, Steam, Nintendo Switch
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
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
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
Koko is revealed to be a trans woman after she propositions Larry to give her a blow job, initially using a higher feminine voice but reverting to a deeper masculine voice when doing so. This is played for shock humor and Larry is horrified by this.
Available on: Steam, Windows, Playstation 2, Xbox
Available on: Steam, Windows, Playstation 2, Xbox
KJ is nonbinary and uses they/them pronouns.
Available on: Steam, Itch.io
Available on: Steam, Itch.io
The protagonist Lil Gator is nonbinary and uses they/them pronouns.
Available on: Steam, Nintendo Switch, Playstation 4, Playstation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S
Available on: Steam, Nintendo Switch, Playstation 4, Playstation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S
Nine and Niard's genders are unspecified, Kiol is bigender, and Tava is pangender, all are referred to with they/them.
Available on: Itch.io
Available on: Itch.io
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
The two main characters are transmasculine.
Available on: Itch.io
Available on: Itch.io
The protagonist Los is nonbinary.
Available on: Steam
Available on: Steam
Jo is nonbinary.
Available on: Steam, Itch.io
Available on: Steam, Itch.io
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
Birdo makes an appearance in this game.
Available on: Gameboy Advance, Wii U, Nintendo Switch Online
Available on: Gameboy Advance, Wii U, Nintendo Switch Online
Liara T'Soni belongs to a single gendered race called the Asari, a species that has traditionally feminine traits but reproduces by means other than sexual reproduction. Liara can also state that "male" and "female" have no real meaning to Asari when female Shepard asks if she would like to enter a relationship despite them both being women.
Available on: Xbox 360, Playstation 3, Steam, Microsoft Store, EA Store, Playstation 4 (Legendary Edition, remaster, also on Steam and Xbox One)
Available on: Xbox 360, Playstation 3, Steam, Microsoft Store, EA Store, Playstation 4 (Legendary Edition, remaster, also on Steam and Xbox One)
See Mass Effect (2007).
Available on: Xbox 360, Playstation 3, Microsoft Store, EA Store, Steam, Playstation 4 (Legendary Edition, remaster, also on Steam and Xbox One)
Available on: Xbox 360, Playstation 3, Microsoft Store, EA Store, Steam, Playstation 4 (Legendary Edition, remaster, also on Steam and Xbox One)
See Mass Effect (2007).
Availabe on: Xbox 360, Playstation 3, Wii U, Microsoft store, Steam, Playstation 4 (Legendary Edition, remaster, also on Steam and Xbox One)
Availabe on: Xbox 360, Playstation 3, Wii U, Microsoft store, Steam, Playstation 4 (Legendary Edition, remaster, also on Steam and Xbox One)
When the game initially released, Hainly Abrams would readily inform the player that she is transgender and reveal the name she was given at birth. She tells the player that she left the Milky Way galaxy searching for greater acceptance of her gender identity. The game was later patched so that she would only reveal this information if the player developed a supportive relationship with her.
Available on: EA Store, Steam, Playstation 4, Xbox One
Available on: EA Store, Steam, Playstation 4, Xbox One
See Mass Effect (2007).
Available on: Xbox One, Microsoft Store, Steam, Playstation 4, Playstation 5 (through backwards compatibility)
Available on: Xbox One, Microsoft Store, Steam, Playstation 4, Playstation 5 (through backwards compatibility)
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
Serenade is genderless.
Available on: Game Boy Advance, Gamecube (Game Boy player), Nintendo DS (backwards compatibility), Wii U (virtual console), Nintendo Switch, Steam, Playstation 4 (Battle Network Legacy collection)
Available on: Game Boy Advance, Gamecube (Game Boy player), Nintendo DS (backwards compatibility), Wii U (virtual console), Nintendo Switch, Steam, Playstation 4 (Battle Network Legacy collection)
Viddy states that he is "beyond gender," indicating he may be nonbinary.
Available on: Game Boy Advance, Gamecube (Game Boy player), Nintendo DS (backwards compatibility), Wii U (virtual console), Nintendo Switch, Steam, Playstation 4 (Battle Network Legacy collection)
Available on: Game Boy Advance, Gamecube (Game Boy player), Nintendo DS (backwards compatibility), Wii U (virtual console), Nintendo Switch, Steam, Playstation 4 (Battle Network Legacy collection)
Viddy states that he is "beyond gender," indicating he may be nonbinary.
Available on: Game Boy Advance, Gamecube (Game Boy player), Nintendo DS (backwards compatibility), Wii U (virtual console), Nintendo Switch, Steam, Playstation 4 (Battle Network Legacy collection)
Available on: Game Boy Advance, Gamecube (Game Boy player), Nintendo DS (backwards compatibility), Wii U (virtual console), Nintendo Switch, Steam, Playstation 4 (Battle Network Legacy collection)
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
J.J. Macfield's identity as a trans woman is slowly revealed through the game's story.
Available on: Steam, Playstation 4, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One
Available on: Steam, Playstation 4, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One
Oz is nonbinary.
Available on: Steam, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One
Available on: Steam, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One
Oz and Sawyer are nonbinary.
Available on: Steam, Nintendo Switch
Available on: Steam, Nintendo Switch
Zoe went from being genderless to identifying as a woman. Her secret ending is entirely about her transition to being a girl and her friends supporting her.
Available on: Steam
Available on: Steam
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
The protagonist's gender is unspecified.
(Formerly) Available on: browser
(Formerly) Available on: browser
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
Azul is nonbinary.
Available on: Steam, Nintendo Switch, iOS
Available on: Steam, Nintendo Switch, iOS
Bea's friend Jackie is a trans woman.
Scott Benson clarified on CuriousCat that he had intended for this to come up at some point in the first version of the game, but the information had gotten lost in the shuffle as scenes were rewritten and trimmed, and he didn't realize it was still missing from the final cut until it was too late. As of Weird Autumn edition, Bea now mentions to Mae that the name of Jackie's single-person band was "Trans World Order Give Them Hell"
The symbol on Mae's shirt is also a common nonbinary symbol, though Scott Benson was unaware of this and had not intended for Mae to be nonbinary.
Available on: Itch.io, PC, Steam, Playstation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, iOS
Scott Benson clarified on CuriousCat that he had intended for this to come up at some point in the first version of the game, but the information had gotten lost in the shuffle as scenes were rewritten and trimmed, and he didn't realize it was still missing from the final cut until it was too late. As of Weird Autumn edition, Bea now mentions to Mae that the name of Jackie's single-person band was "Trans World Order Give Them Hell"
The symbol on Mae's shirt is also a common nonbinary symbol, though Scott Benson was unaware of this and had not intended for Mae to be nonbinary.
Available on: Itch.io, PC, Steam, Playstation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, iOS
The protagonist NiGHTS is genderless according to the game's director Takashi Iizuka, who says their gender and pronouns are up for interpretation by each individual player, as everyone has different dreams. (Though NiGHTS is still usually referred to with he/him in the games' canon)
Available on: Steam, Sega Saturn, Playstation 2 (exclusive to Japan), Playstation 3, Xbox 360, PC
Available on: Steam, Sega Saturn, Playstation 2 (exclusive to Japan), Playstation 3, Xbox 360, PC
The protagonist NiGHTS is genderless according to the game's director Takashi Iizuka, who says their gender and pronouns are up for interpretation by each individual player, as everyone has different dreams. (Though NiGHTS is still usually referred to with he/him in the games' canon)
Available on: Wii
Available on: Wii
Ao and Bo are both nonbinary.
Available on: Steam, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S
Available on: Steam, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S
The game is about "accompanying two characters (one socially defined as female and the other as male) from childhood to adulthood, experiencing with them frustration and joy, discovery and change."
Available on: Steam, Itch.io
Available on: Steam, Itch.io
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
Melting, Plant, Robot, Horror, Skeleton, and Frog are genderless/have no confirmed gender.
Available on: Steam, Playstation 4, Playstation Vita, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One
Available on: Steam, Playstation 4, Playstation Vita, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One
The protagonist Haru is a trans woman.
Available on: Itch.io, Steam, Android
Available on: Itch.io, Steam, Android
Niko's gender is unspecified.
Available on: Steam, Nintendo Switch, Playstation 4, Xbox One
Available on: Steam, Nintendo Switch, Playstation 4, Xbox One
The character creator will allow you to be transgender, and you are also able to transition during the game if you desire.
Terri is also a trans man who transitions during the events of the game.
Available on: Steam, Itch.io
Terri is also a trans man who transitions during the events of the game.
Available on: Steam, Itch.io
All members of the Hearthian species are nonbinary and use they/them pronouns.
Available on: Playstation 4, Playstation 5, Steam, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, Nintendo Switch, Epic Games Store
Available on: Playstation 4, Playstation 5, Steam, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, Nintendo Switch, Epic Games Store
Venture is nonbinary and uses they/them pronouns.
Available on: Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Windows, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S
Available on: Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Windows, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S
Pippin is nonbinary and uses they/them pronouns.
A color scheme for some dinosaurs (the Ankylosaurus, Styracosaurus, Troodon, and Velociraptors) titled "Proud" features the trans flag colors. Another color scheme exclusively for the Corythosaurus titled "Proud Pansy" features the nonbinary flag colors.
Available on: Steam, Xbox Series X/S, Playstation 4, Playstation 5, Nintendo Switch
A color scheme for some dinosaurs (the Ankylosaurus, Styracosaurus, Troodon, and Velociraptors) titled "Proud" features the trans flag colors. Another color scheme exclusively for the Corythosaurus titled "Proud Pansy" features the nonbinary flag colors.
Available on: Steam, Xbox Series X/S, Playstation 4, Playstation 5, Nintendo Switch
A remake of Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (2004).
The English version now makes it undeniably clear that Vivian is in fact a trans woman, as she states: "Truth is, it took me a while to realize I was their sister... not their brother. Now their usual bullying feels heavier."
Available on: Nintendo Switch
The English version now makes it undeniably clear that Vivian is in fact a trans woman, as she states: "Truth is, it took me a while to realize I was their sister... not their brother. Now their usual bullying feels heavier."
Available on: Nintendo Switch
Vivian is a trans woman in the Japanese version. Her elder sister Beldam unfortunately misgenders her and refers to her a cross-dresser, but this is not present in the English version.
Available on: Gamecube
Available on: Gamecube
Bell is a trans woman.
Available on: Itch.io
Available on: Itch.io
If you manage to get the opportunity to pass a very high DC Diplomacy check in Act 5, Anevia will tell you she is a trans woman that used a magical elixir to change her gender.
Available on: Windows, Mac, Steam, Playstation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch (cloud)
Available on: Windows, Mac, Steam, Playstation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch (cloud)
Margot is nonbinary.
Available on: Steam, Itch.io
Available on: Steam, Itch.io
** I am aware of the debates regarding Naoto, but I still choose to include him for personal reasons I will not change my mind about. Do not attempt to debate me because you will just waste time for us both. You are welcome to disagree and make your own list if this inclusion bothers you.
Naoto is initially introduced as a man and presents as such, wearing the male school uniform and purposefully deepening his voice. When you get to his dungeon, his Shadow reveals that he was not assigned male at birth, and is actually a woman who disguised himself as a man to avoid misogyny in his line of work, going as far as to desire sex reassignment surgery. His dungeon also features a lot of medical themes.
The scene that takes place the next day when Naoto returns to school and joins the party features NPCs gossiping about Naoto's gender, similarly to an outing of a trans person. Naoto is shown very uncomfortable with this.
After this reveal, Naoto continues to bind their chest and wear more masculine clothing, but should the player want to unlock Naoto's romance route, the protagonist has to tell Naoto to be more feminine. During an intimate moment between the protagonist and Naoto where he expresses his wish to have been born a boy, you are able to initiate the romance route by responding, "I'm glad you're a girl."
Later, after confessing your love, you are able to ask him to change the sound of his voice in a higher pitch to sound more feminine. If you do so, Naoto comes to school in a girl's uniform during the Christmas event, despite being very visibly uncomfortable and quickly asking to change back into his masculine clothes.
Naoto also expresses discomfort in a hot springs scene where his naked body is paired alongside his cis female companions.
Shigenori Soejima, the art and character designer of Persona, says that Naoto was intended to be male all along, but that would have made for a boring story that lacks the conflict of the canon story.
An official Line Sticker also shows that Naoto binds his chest with bandages.
Also take into consideration that all of Naoto's Personas are male mythical figures.
Available on: Playstation 2
Naoto is initially introduced as a man and presents as such, wearing the male school uniform and purposefully deepening his voice. When you get to his dungeon, his Shadow reveals that he was not assigned male at birth, and is actually a woman who disguised himself as a man to avoid misogyny in his line of work, going as far as to desire sex reassignment surgery. His dungeon also features a lot of medical themes.
The scene that takes place the next day when Naoto returns to school and joins the party features NPCs gossiping about Naoto's gender, similarly to an outing of a trans person. Naoto is shown very uncomfortable with this.
After this reveal, Naoto continues to bind their chest and wear more masculine clothing, but should the player want to unlock Naoto's romance route, the protagonist has to tell Naoto to be more feminine. During an intimate moment between the protagonist and Naoto where he expresses his wish to have been born a boy, you are able to initiate the romance route by responding, "I'm glad you're a girl."
Later, after confessing your love, you are able to ask him to change the sound of his voice in a higher pitch to sound more feminine. If you do so, Naoto comes to school in a girl's uniform during the Christmas event, despite being very visibly uncomfortable and quickly asking to change back into his masculine clothes.
Naoto also expresses discomfort in a hot springs scene where his naked body is paired alongside his cis female companions.
Shigenori Soejima, the art and character designer of Persona, says that Naoto was intended to be male all along, but that would have made for a boring story that lacks the conflict of the canon story.
An official Line Sticker also shows that Naoto binds his chest with bandages.
Also take into consideration that all of Naoto's Personas are male mythical figures.
Available on: Playstation 2
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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.