Games Featuring Transgender Characters
Inclusive of nonbinary/gender neutral characters. Please be aware that not all of these games will feature positive depictions of trans people and that some notes may contain spoilers.
If you know of a game not listed, please mention it to me!
** I choose not to include characters who are considered intersex, since not all intersex people consider themselves transgender. Exceptions are only made if the character is stated or considered to be intersex as well as transgender.
** I also choose not to include the titles Hogwarts Legacy and The Last of Us: Part II. While these games do have trans characters in them, due to the fact that JKR (who I am aware was not directly involved, though I still feel that giving the game any positive attention would still benefit her) and Neil Druckmann are enormous bigots who have their bigoted views written directly into the stories of their creations, and that they have both used money they've made off their IPs to fund harmful charities, I do not believe either of these people should be supported, monetarily or otherwise. I am not changing my mind about this and anyone who attempts to argue with me will be ignored, you are just wasting time for us both. Create your own list if this bothers you.
6/13/23: Now includes what platforms these games are available on!
If you know of a game not listed, please mention it to me!
** I choose not to include characters who are considered intersex, since not all intersex people consider themselves transgender. Exceptions are only made if the character is stated or considered to be intersex as well as transgender.
** I also choose not to include the titles Hogwarts Legacy and The Last of Us: Part II. While these games do have trans characters in them, due to the fact that JKR (who I am aware was not directly involved, though I still feel that giving the game any positive attention would still benefit her) and Neil Druckmann are enormous bigots who have their bigoted views written directly into the stories of their creations, and that they have both used money they've made off their IPs to fund harmful charities, I do not believe either of these people should be supported, monetarily or otherwise. I am not changing my mind about this and anyone who attempts to argue with me will be ignored, you are just wasting time for us both. Create your own list if this bothers you.
6/13/23: Now includes what platforms these games are available on!
373 Games
Alice is strongly trans coded, see Your Time To Shine: Island Existence (2019).
Available on: Steam, vgperson's page (browser)
Available on: Steam, vgperson's page (browser)
In Alice's final hang out time, Professor Mishima mentions to Alice (who introduced himself as Gonbee in the main game) how the tone of his voice sounds girly sometimes and asks him if he has "the heart of a woman". Alice explains that his mother had raised him as a girl because of the phrase "first a daughter, then a son" meaning that if you have a girl first, you'll have an easier time raising a boy. Alice's mother interpreted this as you should have a girl first because it's trendy, and so raised him as a girl, but while Alice grew up he felt something was wrong and he definitely felt more masculine and told his mother he wanted to live as a boy.
Nankidai has also retweeted art depicting Alice with the trans flag and top surgery scars on Trans Day of Visibility.
Available on: vgperson's page (browser)
Nankidai has also retweeted art depicting Alice with the trans flag and top surgery scars on Trans Day of Visibility.
Available on: vgperson's page (browser)
CW for attempted sexual assault.
Akino is a trans boy, and becomes best friends with the protagonist Shintaro. As the two get closer, Shintaro starts to notice Akino's more feminine traits. In the "True ending" of the game, if Shintarou chooses to assault Akino, he will force open Akino's top and notice he has breasts. Upset with this, Akino then stabs Shintarou with a broken CD, and Shintarou dies realizing that he had broken his friend's trust and the last thing he sees is Akino's crying face.
Available on: PC
Akino is a trans boy, and becomes best friends with the protagonist Shintaro. As the two get closer, Shintaro starts to notice Akino's more feminine traits. In the "True ending" of the game, if Shintarou chooses to assault Akino, he will force open Akino's top and notice he has breasts. Upset with this, Akino then stabs Shintarou with a broken CD, and Shintarou dies realizing that he had broken his friend's trust and the last thing he sees is Akino's crying face.
Available on: PC
In-game text refers to Arachnia as male, however, in a scene in Yo-kai Watch Blasters, specifically the congratulatory photo for completing the "Yo-kai Ladies' Society" Yo-kai Circle, shows Arachnia as part of a group of female Yo-kai, which could imply they're actually a trans woman.
The yokai she is based on, and her yokai name in Japanese, the Jorōgumo, are also exclusively female yokai.
Available on: Nintendo 3ds
The yokai she is based on, and her yokai name in Japanese, the Jorōgumo, are also exclusively female yokai.
Available on: Nintendo 3ds
In-game text refers to Arachnia as male, however, in a scene in Yo-kai Watch Blasters, specifically the congratulatory photo for completing the "Yo-kai Ladies' Society" Yo-kai Circle, shows Arachnia as part of a group of female Yo-kai, which could imply they're actually a trans woman.
The yokai she is based on, and her yokai name in Japanese, the Jorōgumo, are also exclusively female yokai.
Available on: Nintendo 3ds
The yokai she is based on, and her yokai name in Japanese, the Jorōgumo, are also exclusively female yokai.
Available on: Nintendo 3ds
In-game text refers to Arachnia as male, however, in a scene in Yo-kai Watch Blasters, specifically the congratulatory photo for completing the "Yo-kai Ladies' Society" Yo-kai Circle, shows Arachnia as part of a group of female Yo-kai, which could imply they're actually a trans woman.
The yokai she is based on, and her yokai name in Japanese, the Jorōgumo, are also exclusively female yokai.
Available on: Nintendo 3ds
The yokai she is based on, and her yokai name in Japanese, the Jorōgumo, are also exclusively female yokai.
Available on: Nintendo 3ds
In-game text refers to Arachnia as male, however, in a scene in Yo-kai Watch Blasters, specifically the congratulatory photo for completing the "Yo-kai Ladies' Society" Yo-kai Circle, shows Arachnia as part of a group of female Yo-kai, which could imply they're actually a trans woman.
The yokai she is based on, and her yokai name in Japanese, the Jorōgumo, are also exclusively female yokai.
Available on: Nintendo 3ds
The yokai she is based on, and her yokai name in Japanese, the Jorōgumo, are also exclusively female yokai.
Available on: Nintendo 3ds
The protagonist Haru is a trans woman.
Available on: Steam, Nintendo Switch, GOG.com, Itch.io, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, Playstation 4, Playstation 5
Available on: Steam, Nintendo Switch, GOG.com, Itch.io, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, Playstation 4, Playstation 5
A substory involves an NPC named Ayaka, who is a trans woman. Talking to her at the Bantam bar will involve her asking for Kiryu's advice on how to ask out a man she is romantically interested in, eventually confessing to Kiryu about her birth assignment. She goes on into explaining her transition and how she underwent gender reassignment surgery, which is why she was unsure whether to ask out to the guy she likes since she worries about how he'll react. Kiryu is initially surprised by this, and you have the option of saying it's a bit difficult to come to terms with, but he is overall supportive of Ayaka, telling her while he can't say how the guy will react, if it goes badly it's not her fault.
A note from the comments: This substory is only in the original Japanese version of the game, it was cut from the original PS3 localization, but kept in the remaster. Another transphobic substory was included in the original PS3 version of the game where a trans woman chases down Kiryu, but this was removed from the remastered version.
Available on: Playstation 3, Playstation 4, Windows, Xbox One
A note from the comments: This substory is only in the original Japanese version of the game, it was cut from the original PS3 localization, but kept in the remaster. Another transphobic substory was included in the original PS3 version of the game where a trans woman chases down Kiryu, but this was removed from the remastered version.
Available on: Playstation 3, Playstation 4, Windows, Xbox One
Juniper is nonbinary and referred to with they/them (or nongendered pronouns/conflicting gendered terms in other languages).
In the DLC Future Redeemed, the playable character, A, is not referred to with any pronouns and is described by the game as "meant to stand somewhere between male and female."
Available on: Nintendo Switch
In the DLC Future Redeemed, the playable character, A, is not referred to with any pronouns and is described by the game as "meant to stand somewhere between male and female."
Available on: Nintendo Switch
Chromie is a trans woman and Pelagos is a trans man.
Available on: Windows, Mac
Available on: Windows, Mac
While not considered canon by the games creator, they do say people are free to interpret Noel as being transmasculine. The interpretation comes from a reveal that Noel was raised as a girl named Patricia when he was childhood friends with the protagonist, Claire.
Available on: PC (vgperson's website)
I have never played this game, but this seems to be a hot topic of debate. Ultimately I think it is best to say that you are welcome to disagree and create your own list if this inclusion bothers you.
Available on: PC (vgperson's website)
I have never played this game, but this seems to be a hot topic of debate. Ultimately I think it is best to say that you are welcome to disagree and create your own list if this inclusion bothers you.
Damion is nonbinary.
Available on: Steam, Itch.io
Available on: Steam, Itch.io
Elihal is a tailor who cross dresses as a hobby, causing many players to interpret him as genderfluid.
Available on: PlayStation 4, Playstation 5, Steam, Windows, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, Nintendo Switch
Available on: PlayStation 4, Playstation 5, Steam, Windows, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, Nintendo Switch
The player character can be nonbinary.
Available on: Steam
Available on: Steam
Augustus is nonbinary.
Available on: Steam, Itch.io
Available on: Steam, Itch.io
Aster describes her gender as fluid and undefined.
Available on: Itch.io
Available on: Itch.io
Venus is a trans girl whose pronouns in the narration change from "he" to "she."
Available on: Itch.io, Steam
Available on: Itch.io, Steam
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
The protagonist can be nonbinary.
Available on: Steam, Android, iOS
Available on: Steam, Android, iOS
The city councilwoman of San Francisco, Miranda Comay, is a trans woman. She is a longtime friend of the protagonist Marcus and his family, and helps Dedsec in their mission to take down the central Operating System and the corrupt company behind it.
At one point in the game, she mentions that the religious group Church of the New Dawn hacked her medical records and released footage of her sex reassignment surgery to the public.
Available on: Steam, Ubisoft Store, Epic Games Store, Playstation 4, Xbox One
At one point in the game, she mentions that the religious group Church of the New Dawn hacked her medical records and released footage of her sex reassignment surgery to the public.
Available on: Steam, Ubisoft Store, Epic Games Store, Playstation 4, Xbox One
Ticker is a trans woman and Xaku is nonbinary.
Available on: Windows, Playstation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S
Available on: Windows, Playstation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S
The Bard (canonical name Kiwi) and Ash are both nonbinary.
The former is referred to in-game with they/them, though a developer has stated that they use any pronouns.
Available on: Steam, Nintendo Switch, Playstation 4
The former is referred to in-game with they/them, though a developer has stated that they use any pronouns.
Available on: Steam, Nintendo Switch, Playstation 4
The protagonist Trick is agender.
Available on: Itch.io
Available on: Itch.io
Selenium is nonbinary.
Available on: Nintendo Switch
Available on: Nintendo Switch
One of the romance options, Prince Everly, is nonbinary and uses they/them pronouns. Breeze, another romance option, can either be a trans man, a trans woman, or intersex depending on which gender you select them to be.
Another romance option, Oli, at first appears to be whichever gender you select, but this turns out to be a false identity for a character named Dhanthik, who is nonbinary and uses zie/zir pronouns.
The protagonist can also be nonbinary.
Available on: Steam, Android, iOS
Another romance option, Oli, at first appears to be whichever gender you select, but this turns out to be a false identity for a character named Dhanthik, who is nonbinary and uses zie/zir pronouns.
The protagonist can also be nonbinary.
Available on: Steam, Android, iOS
One of the romance options, Prince Everly, is nonbinary and uses they/them pronouns. Breeze, another romance option, can either be a trans man, a trans woman, or intersex depending on which gender you select them to be.
Another romance option, Oli, at first appears to be whichever gender you select, but this turns out to be a false identity for a character named Dhanthik, who is nonbinary and uses zie/zir pronouns.
The protagonist can also be nonbinary.
Available on: Steam, Android, iOS
Another romance option, Oli, at first appears to be whichever gender you select, but this turns out to be a false identity for a character named Dhanthik, who is nonbinary and uses zie/zir pronouns.
The protagonist can also be nonbinary.
Available on: Steam, Android, iOS
One of the romance options, Prince Everly, is nonbinary and uses they/them pronouns. Breeze, another romance option, can either be a trans man, a trans woman, or intersex depending on which gender you select them to be.
Another romance option, Oli, at first appears to be whichever gender you select, but this turns out to be a false identity for a character named Dhanthik, who is nonbinary and uses zie/zir pronouns.
The protagonist can also be nonbinary.
Available on: Steam, Android, iOS
Another romance option, Oli, at first appears to be whichever gender you select, but this turns out to be a false identity for a character named Dhanthik, who is nonbinary and uses zie/zir pronouns.
The protagonist can also be nonbinary.
Available on: Steam, Android, iOS
The protagonist and Zaheen are nonbinary.
Available on: Steam
Available on: Steam
The protagonist Nova is nonbinary.
Available on: Steam, Itch.io, Nintendo Switch, Playstation 5, Xbox Series X/S
Available on: Steam, Itch.io, Nintendo Switch, Playstation 5, Xbox Series X/S
Giovanna's bestiary description reads as follows: "Giovanna resented being assigned Mage at birth, and proudly took up the way of the broom and pointed hat. Her sisters, who claim they want to 'protect witches' spaces,' have sworn to oppose her and all who fight by her side. Maybe one day they'll accept that anybody can be a Sassy Witch if they truly want to be."
Available on: Steam, Windows, Mac, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, Nintendo Switch, Android, IOS
Available on: Steam, Windows, Mac, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, Nintendo Switch, Android, IOS
Clove is nonbinary and uses they/them pronouns.
Available on: Windows
Available on: Windows
Alex and Arihi are trans men, Anoki (he/she/they) is genderfluid, Catherine is a trans woman, Emhari (she/her & he/him) is a bigender trans woman, and Inaya (she/they) is nonbinary.
Available on: Steam, Itch.io, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S
Available on: Steam, Itch.io, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S
Taylor is a disembodied brain in a jar and claims to not believe in gender. It requests to be referred to as either "it" or, if that makes someone uncomfortable, "they."
One of Alma's younger siblings, Bernardo, is also a trans man.
Available on: PC, Steam, Playstation Vita, Playstation 4, Nintendo Switch
One of Alma's younger siblings, Bernardo, is also a trans man.
Available on: PC, Steam, Playstation Vita, Playstation 4, Nintendo Switch
Frisk, Chara, Napstablook, and Monster Kid are all referred to with they/them pronouns.
In the Nintendo Switch version, after you defeat Mad Dummy, its ghost goes on to possess a Mew Mew doll, becoming Mad Mew Mew.
Available on: PC, Steam, Playstation 4, Playstation Vita, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One
In the Nintendo Switch version, after you defeat Mad Dummy, its ghost goes on to possess a Mew Mew doll, becoming Mad Mew Mew.
Available on: PC, Steam, Playstation 4, Playstation Vita, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One
Lion is nonbinary, Beatrice is a trans woman and Sayo is transfeminine.
Available on: Steam, Playstation 3, Playstation 4, Playstation Portable, iOS, Nintendo Switch
Available on: Steam, Playstation 3, Playstation 4, Playstation Portable, iOS, 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, Playstation Network, Playstation 3, Playstation 4, Xbox Live Arcade, Steam
Poison is introduced in Final Fight (1989), where she is either a pre-op or post-op trans woman, depending on the region where the game was released.
She is an antagonistic NPC in the arcade beat 'em up games Final Fight (1989) and Mighty Final Fight (1993). She is a playable character in the fighting games Final Fight Revenge (1999), Street Fighter X Tekken (2012), Ultra Street Fighter IV (2014) & Street Fighter V: Arcade Edition (2018).
In Street Fighter V: Arcade Edition, her identity is alluded to more often. Certain dialogue during a conversation with Lucia alludes to the fact that she was born with a gender not matching with her inner being. One of Poison's win quotes, "Being gossiped about is proof of my popularity!" seemingly alludes to the controversy and ambiguity surrounding her gender identity.
Available on: Arcade, Playstation Network, Playstation 3, Playstation 4, Xbox Live Arcade, Steam
All of the robots, including the protagonist V1, are genderless and are referred to with it/its or they/them pronouns. The developers have also made tweets regarding V1 as explicitly nonbinary, stating that robots are simply robots and have no gender or preferences on pronouns.
Available on: Steam
Available on: Steam
Mangle, the Puppet, and Funtime Foxy make an appearance in this game.
Available on: Windows, Android, iOS, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One
Available on: Windows, Android, iOS, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One
The protagonist Olive is nonbinary.
Available on: Steam, Itch.io
Available on: Steam, Itch.io
From the Itch.io description: "Trans Goetia is a 18+ gender euphoric gay little adventure of trans girl named Circe losing her brain cells from dealing with the mischief making demon Fufu."
Available on: Itch.io
Available on: Itch.io
Eirin Yagokoro is heavily implied to be the kami Omoikane, who mythologically presents as exclusively male.
Available on: Windows
Available on: Windows
Toyosatomimi no Miko is a trans woman, having lived life as the historical figure Prince Shoutoku before fully transitioning when she awoke in the land of Gensokyo.
Available on: Windows
Available on: Windows
Many manager cogs are nonbinary/use multiple sets of pronouns, including
Multislacker (he/they), Rainmaker (she/they), Deep Diver (he/she), Firestarter (he/they), Featherbedder (they/he/she), D.P.A. (he/they/she), P.R.R. (any pronouns) and High Roller (any pronouns).
Some of the new Boardbot cogs also use multiple pronouns, such as Insider (he/she/they), Deadlock (he/she), and Shark Watcher (fin/he).
Available on: browser
Multislacker (he/they), Rainmaker (she/they), Deep Diver (he/she), Firestarter (he/they), Featherbedder (they/he/she), D.P.A. (he/they/she), P.R.R. (any pronouns) and High Roller (any pronouns).
Some of the new Boardbot cogs also use multiple pronouns, such as Insider (he/she/they), Deadlock (he/she), and Shark Watcher (fin/he).
Available on: browser
The real life professional skater Leo Baker is featured in this game. He is transgender and nonbinary, using he/they pronouns.
Available on: Playstation 4, Playstation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, Windows, Nintendo Switch
Available on: Playstation 4, Playstation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, Windows, Nintendo Switch
The protagonist Mar is nonbinary.
Available on: Steam, Itch.io
Available on: Steam, Itch.io
In Osa's Biography, her transition is mentioned. It was also confirmed by Ubisoft that she is transgender. Sens is also nonbinary and uses they/them pronouns, as seen in their Biography and Psychological Report.
Tubarão is also a trans man. (Something of note is that he is also a playable character/legendary skin in Dead By Daylight)
Availble on: Ubisoft Store, Epic Games Store, Steam, Playstation 4, Playstation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S
Tubarão is also a trans man. (Something of note is that he is also a playable character/legendary skin in Dead By Daylight)
Availble on: Ubisoft Store, Epic Games Store, Steam, Playstation 4, Playstation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S
The player character can be nonbinary.
Available on: Itch.io, Android
Available on: Itch.io, Android
Teal is nonbinary and can be renamed, Joyce and Phoenix's genders depend on the answers the player gives during the Bell Tech survey (resulting in them either being male, female, or nonbinary), and Snow is nonbinary.
Available on: Steam, Itch.io
Available on: Steam, Itch.io
Neliste is a trans woman.
Available: Steam, Windows, Mac, Linux, PlayStation 4, PlayStation Vita, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One
Available: Steam, Windows, Mac, Linux, PlayStation 4, PlayStation Vita, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One
Tabby is a trans woman.
Available on: Itch.io
Available on: Itch.io
Tyler is a trans woman.
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
The protagonist Taylor is nonbinary and uses they/them pronouns.
Available on: Itch.io
Available on: Itch.io
The main character Trixie is a trans woman and Gregg is nonbinary.
Available on: Itch.io
Available on: Itch.io
Max is nonbinary.
Available on: Steam, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X and Series S
Available on: Steam, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X and Series S
The protagonist Tyler is a trans man.
Available on: Steam, Xbox One
Available on: Steam, Xbox One
Max Lao is a transgender police officer whose gender identity is revealed in a conversation with the player character where she indicates her attendance at an all-boys school when she was a child.
Available on: Steam, iOS
Available on: Steam, iOS
Toffee is nonbinary and uses they/them pronouns.
Available on: Itch.io, Nintendo Switch, Playstation Vita, Playstation 4, Xbox One, Android
Available on: Itch.io, Nintendo Switch, Playstation Vita, Playstation 4, Xbox One, Android
From Wikipedia:
In the first-edition manual for the North American release of the game, Birdo is referred to as a "male who believes that he is a female" and would rather be called "Birdetta", making her the first transgender character for Nintendo.
In the Japanese version, Birdo is referred as "Catherine" where it is also stated that the character is a man who wishes to be a woman. In later printings, mention of Birdo being male was omitted, and further not included in most later games with the character.
Available on: Arcade, FAMICOM, NES, SNES, Nintendo 3DS, Wii, Wii U, Nintendo Switch Online
In the first-edition manual for the North American release of the game, Birdo is referred to as a "male who believes that he is a female" and would rather be called "Birdetta", making her the first transgender character for Nintendo.
In the Japanese version, Birdo is referred as "Catherine" where it is also stated that the character is a man who wishes to be a woman. In later printings, mention of Birdo being male was omitted, and further not included in most later games with the character.
Available on: Arcade, FAMICOM, NES, SNES, Nintendo 3DS, Wii, Wii U, Nintendo Switch Online
The protagonist Melody Amaranth is a trans woman, as well as one of the party members, Claire Higsby.
Beth, Mary Ena, and Noel also all use they/them pronouns.
Holly's color palette also resembles the trans flag colors.
Available on: Steam, Itch.io
Beth, Mary Ena, and Noel also all use they/them pronouns.
Holly's color palette also resembles the trans flag colors.
Available on: Steam, Itch.io
The Fortunate Navigator is a trans man and the Incautious Driver is referred to with they/them.
Rather than asking your gender, the game simply asks how you would like to be addressed, and you can mix and match items in your silhouette picture to however you see fit. Your actual gender is up to you.
Available on: Steam, Windows, Mac, Linux, Playstation 4, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One
Rather than asking your gender, the game simply asks how you would like to be addressed, and you can mix and match items in your silhouette picture to however you see fit. Your actual gender is up to you.
Available on: Steam, Windows, Mac, Linux, Playstation 4, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One
Rather than asking your gender, the game simply asks how you would like to be addressed (Sir, Madam, Captain, Citizen, etc.) and allows you to choose whichever character portrait you see fit (some feminine, some masculine, some androgynous). Your actual gender is up to you.
If you have a partner and want a child with them, you have the option of either adopting, finding yourself pregnant, or finding your partner pregnant, and you can choose how your child refers to you (Father, mother, or captain).
Available on: Windows, Steam, Playstation 4, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, IOS
If you have a partner and want a child with them, you have the option of either adopting, finding yourself pregnant, or finding your partner pregnant, and you can choose how your child refers to you (Father, mother, or captain).
Available on: Windows, Steam, Playstation 4, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, IOS
Eve can be either a cis woman or a trans woman depending on your decisions. First you must answer "Maybe." to Eve's question about the main character's interest in bisexuality, then confirm it later on a selection screen.
Available on: Windows, Mac, Linux, Android
Available on: Windows, Mac, Linux, Android
From Wikipedia:
Poison is introduced in Final Fight (1989), where she is either a pre-op or post-op trans woman, depending on the region where the game was released.
She is an antagonistic NPC in the arcade beat 'em up games Final Fight (1989) and Mighty Final Fight (1993). She is a playable character in the fighting games Final Fight Revenge (1999), Street Fighter X Tekken (2012), Ultra Street Fighter IV (2014) & Street Fighter V: Arcade Edition (2018).
In Street Fighter V: Arcade Edition, her identity is alluded to more often. Certain dialogue during a conversation with Lucia alludes to the fact that she was born with a gender not matching with her inner being. One of Poison's win quotes, "Being gossiped about is proof of my popularity!" seemingly alludes to the controversy and ambiguity surrounding her gender identity.
Available on: Playstation 3, Xbox 360, iOS, Playstation Vita, 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: Playstation 3, Xbox 360, iOS, Playstation Vita, 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: Playstation 4, PC, Arcade
Poison is introduced in Final Fight (1989), where she is either a pre-op or post-op trans woman, depending on the region where the game was released.
She is an antagonistic NPC in the arcade beat 'em up games Final Fight (1989) and Mighty Final Fight (1993). She is a playable character in the fighting games Final Fight Revenge (1999), Street Fighter X Tekken (2012), Ultra Street Fighter IV (2014) & Street Fighter V: Arcade Edition (2018).
In Street Fighter V: Arcade Edition, her identity is alluded to more often. Certain dialogue during a conversation with Lucia alludes to the fact that she was born with a gender not matching with her inner being. One of Poison's win quotes, "Being gossiped about is proof of my popularity!" seemingly alludes to the controversy and ambiguity surrounding her gender identity.
Available on: Playstation 4, PC, Arcade
The latest incaration of Hermes is nonbinary.
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
The player character can be nonbinary.
Available on: Steam, Nintendo Switch, Playstation 5, Xbox Series X/S
Available on: Steam, Nintendo Switch, Playstation 5, Xbox Series X/S
See Steins;Gate (2009).
Available on: Steam, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, PlayStation Vita, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Available on: Steam, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, PlayStation Vita, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
While Luka is referred to as a boy by the other characters, as well as several official websites generally using he/him pronouns, Luka does mention several times that she wishes to have been born a girl, and that she wishes "the things you can see would match the things you, well, can't."
Available on: Steam, Xbox 360, PlayStation Portable, Android, iOS, PlayStation 3, PlayStation Vita, PlayStation 4
Available on: Steam, Xbox 360, PlayStation Portable, Android, iOS, PlayStation 3, PlayStation Vita, PlayStation 4
You are able to choose he/him, she/her, or they/them pronouns for your player character.
Available on: Steam, Windows, XBOX Series X/S
Available on: Steam, Windows, XBOX Series X/S
In the Wizard's basement, making a small sacrifice at a certain shrine allows you to get into the character customization screen again, and you are able to change the gender of your character from here.
Available on: PC, Xbox One, Playstation 4, Playstation Vita, Nintendo Switch, iOS, Android
Available on: PC, Xbox One, Playstation 4, Playstation Vita, Nintendo Switch, iOS, Android
Instead of asking the player to pick a boy or girl inkling, the character creator simply gives players the option to pick their "style" and are referred to with they/them.
In the Side Order DLC, the characters Dedf1sh and Cypher are introduced. Dedf1sh uses they/them pronouns (though some promotional material for Splatoon 2 uses "she" as well) and Cypher is referred to with it/its.
Order/Smollusk is also referred to with it/its.
Available on: Nintendo Switch
In the Side Order DLC, the characters Dedf1sh and Cypher are introduced. Dedf1sh uses they/them pronouns (though some promotional material for Splatoon 2 uses "she" as well) and Cypher is referred to with it/its.
Order/Smollusk is also referred to with it/its.
Available on: Nintendo Switch
Some promotional material for this game uses "she" for Acht, but they are generally referred to with they/them.
Available on: Nintendo Switch
Available on: Nintendo Switch
The protagonist Flower Kid is intended to represent all players and is never gendered, and Tim-Tam is exclusively referred to with they/them pronouns.
The developers also support Dr. Habit being interpreted as a trans man.
Available on: Steam, Nintendo Switch, Playstation 4, Playstation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S
The developers also support Dr. Habit being interpreted as a trans man.
Available on: Steam, Nintendo Switch, Playstation 4, Playstation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S
One of the love interests, Rei, will mention seeing themselves as a girl.
Arata and Honami are also described as androgynous.
Available on: Steam, Windows
Arata and Honami are also described as androgynous.
Available on: Steam, Windows
One of the four playable characters, the Defect, is referred to with it/its pronouns.
Available on: Steam, Playstation 4, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, iOS, Android
Available on: Steam, Playstation 4, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, iOS, Android
All of the characters and spirits are genderless.
Available on: Android, IOS, Nintendo Switch, Playstation 4
Available on: Android, IOS, Nintendo Switch, Playstation 4
Players are able to add top surgery scars, binders, tucking underwear, and shapewear to their Sims, along with being able to select their Sims' pronouns (either selecting he/him, she/her, they/them, or entering custom ones).
Available on: PC, Steam, Xbox One, Playstation 4
Available on: PC, Steam, Xbox One, Playstation 4
Alexis is referred to with they/them.
Available on: Steam, Windows, Playstation 4, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One
Available on: Steam, Windows, Playstation 4, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One
Kirara is a trans woman and Kurumi is nonbinary/transfeminine.
(A note from the submitter: Kirara's design is unfortunately exaggerated in a transmisogynistic manner and she is comic relief, but Kurumi's design and personality are not.)
Available on: PS Vita, coming to Nintendo Switch
(A note from the submitter: Kirara's design is unfortunately exaggerated in a transmisogynistic manner and she is comic relief, but Kurumi's design and personality are not.)
Available on: PS Vita, coming to Nintendo Switch
The protagonist Alex Cole is a trans girl.
Available on: Steam, Itch.io
Available on: Steam, Itch.io
Avery is nonbinary and the player character can be nonbinary.
Available on: Steam
Available on: Steam
This game might be upsetting for some players, please play with caution.
The game is about medical gatekeeping for trans women. You play as a transgender therapist and determine whether to prescribe your patients hormones or if they need to schedule more appointments with you while seeing how these choices affect their lives.
Available on: Steam, Itch.io
The game is about medical gatekeeping for trans women. You play as a transgender therapist and determine whether to prescribe your patients hormones or if they need to schedule more appointments with you while seeing how these choices affect their lives.
Available on: Steam, Itch.io
Subaru's gender is unspecified.
Available on: Playstation 2, Wii
Available on: Playstation 2, Wii
In the first Saints Row, the player character is male, but starting from Saints Row 2, their gender can be customized to be female.
Available on: PlayStation 3, Playstation 4, Playstation 5, Xbox 360, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, Windows, Nintendo Switch, Steam, Stadia
Available on: PlayStation 3, Playstation 4, Playstation 5, Xbox 360, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, Windows, Nintendo Switch, Steam, Stadia
In the first Saints Row, the player character is male, but starting from Saints Row 2, their gender can be customized to be female.
Available on: Steam, Windows, PlayStation 3, Playstation 4, Xbox 360, Xbox One, Linux, Nintendo Switch, Stadia
Available on: Steam, Windows, PlayStation 3, Playstation 4, Xbox 360, Xbox One, Linux, Nintendo Switch, Stadia
In the first Saints Row, the player character is male, but starting from Saints Row 2, their gender can be customized to be female.
Available on: PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Steam, Windows, Xbox 360, Xbox One
Available on: PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Steam, Windows, Xbox 360, Xbox One
In the first Saints Row, the player character is male, but starting from this game, their gender can be customized to be female. This game will also allow you to have more freedom in creating a more "ambiguous" body, having a sex slider in the character creation rather than choosing a gender or body type. The game also refers to the player with they/them.
Available on: Steam, Playstation 3, Xbox 360
Available on: Steam, Playstation 3, Xbox 360
The game will allow you to make the boss trans, with any sort of "body type" available for selection.
Available on: PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Stadia, Steam, Windows, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S
Available on: PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Stadia, Steam, Windows, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S
Alucain and Phoenix are nonbinary.
Available on: Itch.io
Available on: Itch.io
At some point after the quest "The Light Within" (released in 2015), the player can show Angof a wedding ring, prompting her to tell the player she was born male, but "corrected" herself to female once she could shapeshift.
There is an entry in her diary that also reads:
"In many ways I am more myself than I have ever been. I am no longer that little boy that felt trapped in a skin that never really was his own. The form changing ability of the crystal certainly has it’s advantages."
Available on: Browser, Steam, Android, iOS
There is an entry in her diary that also reads:
"In many ways I am more myself than I have ever been. I am no longer that little boy that felt trapped in a skin that never really was his own. The form changing ability of the crystal certainly has it’s advantages."
Available on: Browser, Steam, Android, iOS
You are able to pick the player character's pronouns and a masculine or feminine portrait independently of each other.
Available on: Steam, Itch.io
Available on: Steam, Itch.io
The game can randomly generate characters that mention them transitioning in their backstory.
Available on: Steam, Windows, Mac, Linux, Playstation 4, Xbox One
Available on: Steam, Windows, Mac, Linux, Playstation 4, Xbox One
Ferris is a trans woman.
Available on: Playstation Vita, Playstation 4
Available on: Playstation Vita, Playstation 4
Medicine Pocket is intersex and nonbinary, and they explicitly state that they do not care how others see them or what pronouns are used to refer to them.
Available on: Android, iOS, PC
Available on: Android, iOS, PC
Kalei is a trans man, Noel is genderfluid, Fayebael is agender, and DJ Roadkill is nonbinary.
You can also select she/her, he/him, or they/them pronouns for your player character and whether they're transgender or cisgender.
Available on: Steam, Itch.io
You can also select she/her, he/him, or they/them pronouns for your player character and whether they're transgender or cisgender.
Available on: Steam, Itch.io
Larissa is revealed to be a trans woman when the player needs to use her deadname to solve a puzzle.
Available on: PC, Steam, Nintendo Switch
Available on: PC, Steam, Nintendo Switch
Seven Red Suns uses they/them pronouns.
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
Chikamochi (aka Mocchi) is considered a weirdo because of some of his personality traits and abilities, but mostly because they like wearing dresses sometimes. When Haruaki asks him if he struggles with his gender or if he is transgender, Mocchi says he's not sure in a serious tone.
Despite this, the developers have never made any comments on Mocchi's gender identity.
Available on: Nintendo Switch, Steam, Playstation 4
Despite this, the developers have never made any comments on Mocchi's gender identity.
Available on: Nintendo Switch, Steam, Playstation 4
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@mesterjani Thank you very much for these!! I appreciate them a ton ♡
I actually was aware of the character in Hogwarts Legacy, but given JKR's history of transphobia and the fact that she considers monetary support of the HP series to be support of her bigoted views, I actually decided against including the game at all. I know she wasnt directly involved with the creation of the game, but I still felt giving the game any attention would still benefit her. Hope this makes sense, thank you again for your suggestions!
I actually was aware of the character in Hogwarts Legacy, but given JKR's history of transphobia and the fact that she considers monetary support of the HP series to be support of her bigoted views, I actually decided against including the game at all. I know she wasnt directly involved with the creation of the game, but I still felt giving the game any attention would still benefit her. Hope this makes sense, thank you again for your suggestions!
Hi, again! Thank you for including my previous suggestions, I hope you don't mind some more.
- The Comic Wheel Sisterhood has a character who is struggling with dysphoria and the main character helps her out. You help her choose her name from a set of choices, so I don't know what to call her canonically, but I'm pretty sure she's referred to as The Peppermancer.
- Starfield lets you choose any Body Type, Walk Animation, and even pronouns including they/them.
Spoiler?: There's also a female character called Hadrian who is originally a "clone" of a man. I'm not sure if she classifies, but I did see a bald white dude having an embarrassing meltdown over it on Twitter, so I figured it might be notable.
I promise I won't spam you with these. It's your list after all. I also understand and respect your reasoning about excluding Hogwarts Legacy. I hope I didn't come off as one of those people by suggesting it.
- The Comic Wheel Sisterhood has a character who is struggling with dysphoria and the main character helps her out. You help her choose her name from a set of choices, so I don't know what to call her canonically, but I'm pretty sure she's referred to as The Peppermancer.
- Starfield lets you choose any Body Type, Walk Animation, and even pronouns including they/them.
Spoiler?: There's also a female character called Hadrian who is originally a "clone" of a man. I'm not sure if she classifies, but I did see a bald white dude having an embarrassing meltdown over it on Twitter, so I figured it might be notable.
I promise I won't spam you with these. It's your list after all. I also understand and respect your reasoning about excluding Hogwarts Legacy. I hope I didn't come off as one of those people by suggesting it.
@mesterjani Hey there, no worries! I appreciate these a lot, so by all means feel free to spam me lol. And don't worry, I didn't think badly of you for suggesting Hogwarts Legacy, so you're perfectly fine :)
Thank you again, I'm sorry it took me so long to get back to you!!
Thank you again, I'm sorry it took me so long to get back to you!!
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Adding to Mama from Somnium Files, an exchange in the second game suggests she has had bottom surgery. In Exocolonist, some dialogue if you pursue the medical career implies Utopia is a trans woman, something the devs confirmed directly to me when I asked -> https://twitter.com/AKANEOWARII/status/1647246843699515392
7th Dragon 2020, at least in the English fan translation, features a sidequest from a "transfixing woman" to retreive her "blue pill bottle", which she says contains hormones that are very important to her. Additionally, an NPC in the sequel, 7th Dragon 2020-II, will greet the party with "Mr, Ms, Mx Murakumo!", implying that at least one member of the player-created party could be non-binary.
@lesbiankakyoin @LunaFlare thank you both! ♡♡
I have a couple of suggestions if that's okay, sorry if they're already present and I didn't see them. In Stray Gods: The Roleplaying Musical, the latest incarnation of Hermes is nonbinary. In Harmony: The Fall of Reverie, Nora is a trans woman and Yana, Chaos, and Truth are nonbinary.
@TabletopRPGFan It's always okay! Thank you so much ^__^ ♡!!
For a suggestion I didn't see on here, The Arcana allows you to be nonbinary, one of the romance options (Asra) is nonbinary and uses he/him pronouns, and several major side characters (Valdemar, Nazali, and Vulgora) are nonbinary with they/them pronouns. There is also a minor character, Scout, who mirrors whatever pronouns your character uses, which can include they/them.
I see you already have Heart of The House by them on here, and I have no idea how you'd feasibly list them because there are so many games, but if you're not aware having nonbinary/trans options and diverse characters aside from yours are the norm for any interactive fiction game published by Choice of Games or Hosted Games! Off the top of my head a few notable ones are:
- Creme de la Creme (protagonist can be nonbinary, all romance options can have their genders selectable or randomised which both include nonbinary)
- Fallen Hero: Rebirth, Fallen Hero: Retribution (protagonist can be nonbinary; one of the romance options (Dr. Mortum) is trans, whether a trans man or a trans woman or intersex will depend on what gender you selected them to be; a major side character, Hollow Ground, also does the same as Scout from The Arcana in that they mirror whatever pronouns your character uses)
- Keeper of the Sun and Moon, Keeper of the Day and Night (protagonist can be nonbinary)
- The Wayhaven Chronicles (protagonist can be nonbinary)
- Heroes of Myth (protagonist can be nonbinary; Min, one of the romance options and a major character, is nonbinary and uses they/them)
- Versus (protagonist can be nonbinary; Prince Everly, a romance option, is nonbinary with they/them pronouns; Breeze, another romance option, is either a trans man, trans woman, or intersex depending on the gender you select for them; Oli, another romance option, at first appears to be whatever gender you selected but turns out to be the false identity for a character named Dhanthik, who is nonbinary and uses zie/zir pronouns).
I see you already have Heart of The House by them on here, and I have no idea how you'd feasibly list them because there are so many games, but if you're not aware having nonbinary/trans options and diverse characters aside from yours are the norm for any interactive fiction game published by Choice of Games or Hosted Games! Off the top of my head a few notable ones are:
- Creme de la Creme (protagonist can be nonbinary, all romance options can have their genders selectable or randomised which both include nonbinary)
- Fallen Hero: Rebirth, Fallen Hero: Retribution (protagonist can be nonbinary; one of the romance options (Dr. Mortum) is trans, whether a trans man or a trans woman or intersex will depend on what gender you selected them to be; a major side character, Hollow Ground, also does the same as Scout from The Arcana in that they mirror whatever pronouns your character uses)
- Keeper of the Sun and Moon, Keeper of the Day and Night (protagonist can be nonbinary)
- The Wayhaven Chronicles (protagonist can be nonbinary)
- Heroes of Myth (protagonist can be nonbinary; Min, one of the romance options and a major character, is nonbinary and uses they/them)
- Versus (protagonist can be nonbinary; Prince Everly, a romance option, is nonbinary with they/them pronouns; Breeze, another romance option, is either a trans man, trans woman, or intersex depending on the gender you select for them; Oli, another romance option, at first appears to be whatever gender you selected but turns out to be the false identity for a character named Dhanthik, who is nonbinary and uses zie/zir pronouns).
@HaloBlues thank you so much!!
hi, i made an account here just so i could comment two suggestions
- Limbus Company - The main character, Dante, uses they/them pronouns (and is not a player insert, despite what some people try to claim). IOS, Android, and Steam.
- Witch's Heart - This is a little bit complicated because the developer has confirmed that they did not intend for the character in question, Noel, to be trans and therefore it's not technically canon; however, they also said that people are free to interpret him as transmasculine and both a cis and trans interpretation of Noel is valid as long as people aren't nasty to each other about it. In the game, it's revealed that he was friends with the protagonist, Claire, when they were kids but as a child Noel was raised as a girl named Patricia. I get if you don't add this to this list because it's technically not canon as per Word of God, but a trans interpretation of him is very common. PC (available on vgperson's site)
- Limbus Company - The main character, Dante, uses they/them pronouns (and is not a player insert, despite what some people try to claim). IOS, Android, and Steam.
- Witch's Heart - This is a little bit complicated because the developer has confirmed that they did not intend for the character in question, Noel, to be trans and therefore it's not technically canon; however, they also said that people are free to interpret him as transmasculine and both a cis and trans interpretation of Noel is valid as long as people aren't nasty to each other about it. In the game, it's revealed that he was friends with the protagonist, Claire, when they were kids but as a child Noel was raised as a girl named Patricia. I get if you don't add this to this list because it's technically not canon as per Word of God, but a trans interpretation of him is very common. PC (available on vgperson's site)
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For Va-11 Hall-A, you missed Alma's brother, Bernardo who is refrenced a few times in Alma's dialogue, including having to correct herself when almost saying all her siblings are girls, and mentioning him when talking about how almost everyone in her family got large breast genes, saying he got them when he was 8. It is believed he was only recently out hence why Alma had to correct herself. This was the first trans character I noticed after accepting myself hence why I remember him.
For Brawlhalla, the character Magyar also uses they/them pronouns although this is because they are literally 100 soldiers cursed to be reborn into whichever of their comrades are still standing at the end of battle, so I'm not sure if you wish to include that.
An addition (at least, I don't think it's there) I'd like to see is Runes of Pandemonium, a free erotic JRPG with anthological chapters. The protagonist of chapter 5 is a transwoman, named Christine, but starts the chapter closeted till they are reborn into a feminine-shaped cyborg. Spoilers from here: All protaganists in this game have shapeshifting abilities, and Christine was scared to use them in fear that they turn her into a man. There is a segment where she is captured and brainwashing is attempted. During this segment, you may visit Christine's memories from when she was in the closet, and she fights off the deletion program that is trying to erase them. Trigger warnings for this game: Chapter 1 has many depictions of sexual assault as that is how you access new forms in that chapter, Chapter 5 is tamer and more consensual in how new forms are gained, but there are still sus things in this chapter which are necessary to progress the story at times. The game also has cosmic/eldritch horror themes which might scare you. You may also skip to chapter 5.
For Brawlhalla, the character Magyar also uses they/them pronouns although this is because they are literally 100 soldiers cursed to be reborn into whichever of their comrades are still standing at the end of battle, so I'm not sure if you wish to include that.
An addition (at least, I don't think it's there) I'd like to see is Runes of Pandemonium, a free erotic JRPG with anthological chapters. The protagonist of chapter 5 is a transwoman, named Christine, but starts the chapter closeted till they are reborn into a feminine-shaped cyborg. Spoilers from here: All protaganists in this game have shapeshifting abilities, and Christine was scared to use them in fear that they turn her into a man. There is a segment where she is captured and brainwashing is attempted. During this segment, you may visit Christine's memories from when she was in the closet, and she fights off the deletion program that is trying to erase them. Trigger warnings for this game: Chapter 1 has many depictions of sexual assault as that is how you access new forms in that chapter, Chapter 5 is tamer and more consensual in how new forms are gained, but there are still sus things in this chapter which are necessary to progress the story at times. The game also has cosmic/eldritch horror themes which might scare you. You may also skip to chapter 5.
Not a suggestion, I just want to thank you for making this list and adding the notes, it makes me very happy and feel less alone. :) <3
Even if I disagree with a few inclusions here, this is a massive list. Thank you for including examples of "bad rep." I was recently listening to a podcast discussing it and how transphobic inclusions of trans characters suck, but when they're modded out or localized away, the 'solution' to the problem has become erasure. Some of the most wince-worthy entries here reminded me of that.
I think you should add a warning to Yakuza 3's note informing that the original PS3 release contained a transphobic side quest that was removed in the remastered version (it involves a trans woman chasing kiryu down). It's probably important for those looking for a trans friendly game and accidentally play the PS3 version.
also I wanted to say thank you for this list, it's an amazing resource to help people find trans friendly games :)))))
this is a great list!! i've got a recommendation, too! fallout 76 features an explicitly nonbinary character named burke. they're the first nonbinary character to be featured in the fallout series, and according to the fallout wiki they were written by someone who uses they/them pronouns as well :) https://fallout.wiki/wiki/Burke_(Fallout_76)
Adding a suggestion:
Princess Farmer: The character Rowan uses they/them pronouns and has a nonbinary flag in their shop, and the "Mysterious Bunny" (later named Emby) character uses fae/faer pronouns.
(And for the Yakuza 3 entry, along with the warning suggested for the other substory, you should probably note that the substory listed is only in the Japanese version of the original game, it was cut from the original PS3 localization (along with a bunch of content in general) but is kept in the remaster)
Princess Farmer: The character Rowan uses they/them pronouns and has a nonbinary flag in their shop, and the "Mysterious Bunny" (later named Emby) character uses fae/faer pronouns.
(And for the Yakuza 3 entry, along with the warning suggested for the other substory, you should probably note that the substory listed is only in the Japanese version of the original game, it was cut from the original PS3 localization (along with a bunch of content in general) but is kept in the remaster)
Surprised to see Rain World on here without any mention of Ultrakill lmao
The character you play as, V1, is canonically genderless :)
And the angels are all non-binary, except for those who rise to power and essentially transition to a preferred gender identity like Gabriel (before his power is taken away and he's referred to by it/its by the other angels once more)
Also for Splatoon 3, Acht/Dedf1sh uses they/them pronouns in Side Order!
The character you play as, V1, is canonically genderless :)
And the angels are all non-binary, except for those who rise to power and essentially transition to a preferred gender identity like Gabriel (before his power is taken away and he's referred to by it/its by the other angels once more)
Also for Splatoon 3, Acht/Dedf1sh uses they/them pronouns in Side Order!
@skibidibiden @QTpitarianne @GlitchPirate @callmearcturus @NatalieZaki @blurry @Zanreo @CeceliAnonymous THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH!!! i truly appreciate everyones kind words and support!! This suddenly blew up on my tumblr so I'm sorry for addressing everyone here so late, but all suggestions have been added and adjusted!!
QTpitarianne, I unfortunately couldn't find Runes of Pandemonium in the search, but I will certainly keep it in mind!!
QTpitarianne, I unfortunately couldn't find Runes of Pandemonium in the search, but I will certainly keep it in mind!!
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nova hearts has a nonbinary character in it's CJ !
@morgiebunned Thank you, the game has been added!
All good, that game is still in early access anyway (after around a decade) and is almost a third complete so it probably won't pop up here for a while.
Anyway, I forgot one: In the mature/adult visual novel 'Hush Hush: Only Your Love Can Save Them' (and is also in Blush Blush, but is more characterised here), one of the dateable side characters, Eli Kawase, is (non-binary) genderfluid, and likely uses any pronouns (though the game/media/players usually use he/him, and she/her is implied to be a mistake when used, referring by name is a safe bet tho as even Eli does this).
Eli wears a dress for a majority of the time on dates. On the first date with Eli, the player gets to ask about Eli's pronouns. in response, Eli explains that Eli is a new Eli every day, going from wearing dresses, going to the gym, etc. and doesn't actually say what pronouns are prefered.
Anyway, I forgot one: In the mature/adult visual novel 'Hush Hush: Only Your Love Can Save Them' (and is also in Blush Blush, but is more characterised here), one of the dateable side characters, Eli Kawase, is (non-binary) genderfluid, and likely uses any pronouns (though the game/media/players usually use he/him, and she/her is implied to be a mistake when used, referring by name is a safe bet tho as even Eli does this).
Eli wears a dress for a majority of the time on dates. On the first date with Eli, the player gets to ask about Eli's pronouns. in response, Eli explains that Eli is a new Eli every day, going from wearing dresses, going to the gym, etc. and doesn't actually say what pronouns are prefered.
Hi, saw this linked on Tumblr and thought you might enjoy some more additions:
-Dark Souls 1: The series' deliberately cryptic storytelling makes it impossible to make any definitive statement, but taking into account lore and design there are fans who interpret Gwyndolin as a trans woman. Still, it's all interpretative so you might wanna mention that.
-Dark Souls 2: This one is a bit unique in that it doesn't have a proper trans character but it does feature a coffin you can get into that changes the gender of the playable character. Might be worth mentioning.
-Labyrinth of Galleria: The Moon Society: A secondary character (Hubert) is a trans man who is later given a potion by the protag team to give him the body he wanted.
-Persona 5: Lala Escargot is depicted as a rather stereotypical "okama". Strictly speaking the more direct English equivalent would be a drag queen, but writing-wise could also be interpreted as a trans woman. Still worth considering, imo.
-The Last of Us Part II: One of the main characters (Lev) is a trans boy and his identity plays a big part in his story.
-Chicory: A colorful tale: Protagonist character is never referred to using gendered pronouns, but perhaps more noteworthy is how the translations into gendered languages allow the player to choose either male, female, or neutral pronouns for the player character.
-Dark Souls 1: The series' deliberately cryptic storytelling makes it impossible to make any definitive statement, but taking into account lore and design there are fans who interpret Gwyndolin as a trans woman. Still, it's all interpretative so you might wanna mention that.
-Dark Souls 2: This one is a bit unique in that it doesn't have a proper trans character but it does feature a coffin you can get into that changes the gender of the playable character. Might be worth mentioning.
-Labyrinth of Galleria: The Moon Society: A secondary character (Hubert) is a trans man who is later given a potion by the protag team to give him the body he wanted.
-Persona 5: Lala Escargot is depicted as a rather stereotypical "okama". Strictly speaking the more direct English equivalent would be a drag queen, but writing-wise could also be interpreted as a trans woman. Still worth considering, imo.
-The Last of Us Part II: One of the main characters (Lev) is a trans boy and his identity plays a big part in his story.
-Chicory: A colorful tale: Protagonist character is never referred to using gendered pronouns, but perhaps more noteworthy is how the translations into gendered languages allow the player to choose either male, female, or neutral pronouns for the player character.
@SpookSpark thank you, I have added your suggestions!
The Last of Us Part II actually was originally included on this list, however I decided to no longer include the title due to Neil Druckmann's support of Israel's genocide against Palestinians and the fact that the game itself is entrenched in his zionist views, and because of this I do not believe he should be supported by giving his game any attention. The description of this list has also been updated to reflect this (which I'm not saying as a dig at you specifically, just so that anyone viewing these comments is aware of this change as well thumbs up).
Thank you very much again for the other titles though!
The Last of Us Part II actually was originally included on this list, however I decided to no longer include the title due to Neil Druckmann's support of Israel's genocide against Palestinians and the fact that the game itself is entrenched in his zionist views, and because of this I do not believe he should be supported by giving his game any attention. The description of this list has also been updated to reflect this (which I'm not saying as a dig at you specifically, just so that anyone viewing these comments is aware of this change as well thumbs up).
Thank you very much again for the other titles though!
mesterjani
10 months ago
You mentioned in the description that you are open to suggestions so here's my minor input.
- Cyberpunk 2077's description says that you can create a custom trans character, however, there's also a fully voice acted trans character called Claire, who gives you the racing side-quests that might be notable.
- Hogwarts Legacy also has a trans side character, the bartender called Sirona Ryan in Hogsmeade. It also lets you create your custom character as trans.
- It's not out yet but I've been paying attention to Goodbye Volcano High, which according to their FAQ has a non-binary main character called Fang. Source: https://goodbyevolcanohigh.com/faq/
- The Sims 4 and Baldur's Gate 3 both let you create trans custom characters.
I'm setting my list to private so as not to divert any attention from this definitive masterpiece.