Games Featuring Transgender Characters
Inclusive of nonbinary/gender neutral characters. Please be aware that not all of these games will feature positive depictions of trans people and that some notes may contain spoilers.
If you know of a game not listed, please mention it to me!
** I choose not to include characters who are considered intersex, since not all intersex people consider themselves transgender. Exceptions are only made if the character is stated or considered to be intersex as well as transgender.
** I also choose not to include the titles Hogwarts Legacy and The Last of Us: Part II. While these games do have trans characters in them, due to the fact that JKR (who I am aware was not directly involved, though I still feel that giving the game any positive attention would still benefit her) and Neil Druckmann are enormous bigots who have their bigoted views written directly into the stories of their creations, and that they have both used money they've made off their IPs to fund harmful charities, I do not believe either of these people should be supported, monetarily or otherwise. I am not changing my mind about this and anyone who attempts to argue with me will be ignored, you are just wasting time for us both. Create your own list if this bothers you.
6/13/23: Now includes what platforms these games are available on!
If you know of a game not listed, please mention it to me!
** I choose not to include characters who are considered intersex, since not all intersex people consider themselves transgender. Exceptions are only made if the character is stated or considered to be intersex as well as transgender.
** I also choose not to include the titles Hogwarts Legacy and The Last of Us: Part II. While these games do have trans characters in them, due to the fact that JKR (who I am aware was not directly involved, though I still feel that giving the game any positive attention would still benefit her) and Neil Druckmann are enormous bigots who have their bigoted views written directly into the stories of their creations, and that they have both used money they've made off their IPs to fund harmful charities, I do not believe either of these people should be supported, monetarily or otherwise. I am not changing my mind about this and anyone who attempts to argue with me will be ignored, you are just wasting time for us both. Create your own list if this bothers you.
6/13/23: Now includes what platforms these games are available on!
372 Games
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
The player character can be trans/nonbinary.
Available on: Steam
Available on: Steam
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
In addition to Steve and Alex, several nonbinary player characters have been added (Noor, Sunny, Ari, Zuri, Makena, Kai, and Efe).
Available on: PC, Android, iOS, Xbox 360, Xbox One, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, PlayStation Vita, Wii U, Nintendo Switch, New Nintendo 3DS
Available on: PC, Android, iOS, Xbox 360, Xbox One, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, PlayStation Vita, Wii U, Nintendo Switch, New 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
Paolo, Rowan, and Gaiana are all nonbinary.
The protagonist is also gender neutral.
Available on: Steam, Nintendo Switch
The protagonist is also gender neutral.
Available on: Steam, Nintendo Switch
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 playable character's gender is unspecified and they are referred to with they/them pronouns.
Available on: Steam
Available on: Steam
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, as well as all other Nightmaren, are 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, as well as all other Nightmaren, are 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
CJ is nonbinary.
Available on: Steam (also coming to PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, and Nintendo Switch)
Available on: Steam (also coming to PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, and 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
Heidi is a trans woman.
(A note from the submitter: She is comic relief, but the jokes are never made at the expense of her gender. Her fatness is made fun of, however.)
A love interest named Scarlet is also implied to be a trans man. He is shorter than everyone else in the cast and is mistaken for a girl by the heroine, Fuuka, until he is pushed to his limit. When another character, Pashet, is asked about his gender, she states that "his body doesn't matter, if he says he is a man, then he is a man."
Available on: Steam, PS Vita
(A note from the submitter: She is comic relief, but the jokes are never made at the expense of her gender. Her fatness is made fun of, however.)
A love interest named Scarlet is also implied to be a trans man. He is shorter than everyone else in the cast and is mistaken for a girl by the heroine, Fuuka, until he is pushed to his limit. When another character, Pashet, is asked about his gender, she states that "his body doesn't matter, if he says he is a man, then he is a man."
Available on: Steam, PS Vita
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
Liezel (who first appears in Papa's Pancakeria: To Go!) makes an appearance in this game.
As of writing this on 6/15/24, Backloggd doesn't seem to have Papa's Bakeria: To Go! as a title to add, but that is the game she appears in, not regular Papa's Bakeria. I apologize for any confusion or inconvenience.
Available on: iOS, Android
As of writing this on 6/15/24, Backloggd doesn't seem to have Papa's Bakeria: To Go! as a title to add, but that is the game she appears in, not regular Papa's Bakeria. I apologize for any confusion or inconvenience.
Available on: iOS, Android
Liezel (who first appears in Papa's Pancakeria: To Go!) makes an appearance in this game.
Available on: iOS, Android
Available on: iOS, Android
Liezel (who first appears in Papa's Pancakeria: To Go!) makes an appearance in this game.
Another customer who is first introduced in this game, Treble, is also nonbinary.
Available on: iOS, Android
Another customer who is first introduced in this game, Treble, is also nonbinary.
Available on: iOS, Android
Liezel (who first appears in Papa's Pancakeria: To Go!) makes an appearance in this game.
As of writing this on 6/15/24, Backloggd doesn't seem to have Papa's Donuteria: To Go! as a title to add, but that is the game she appears in, not regular Papa's Donuteria. I apologize for any confusion or inconvenience.
Available on: iOS, Android
As of writing this on 6/15/24, Backloggd doesn't seem to have Papa's Donuteria: To Go! as a title to add, but that is the game she appears in, not regular Papa's Donuteria. I apologize for any confusion or inconvenience.
Available on: iOS, Android
Liezel (who first appears in Papa's Pancakeria: To Go!) and Treble (who first appears in Papa's Cluckeria: To Go!) make appearances in this game.
Available on: iOS, Android
Available on: iOS, Android
Liezel (who first appears in Papa's Pancakeria: To Go!) makes an appearance in this game.
Available on: iOS, Android
Available on: iOS, Android
Liezel (who first appears in Papa's Pancakeria: To Go!) is one of the playable employees.
Treble (who first appears in Papa's Cluckeria: To Go!) also makes an appearance in this game.
Available on: iOS, Android
Treble (who first appears in Papa's Cluckeria: To Go!) also makes an appearance in this game.
Available on: iOS, Android
Liezel's official description talks about her being a trans woman:
"Liezel grew up in the rural town of Scrapple Hill. She was a natural at football, making varsity in her freshman year. Despite the wins and cheers of that season, Liezel never signed back up. The anxiety of trying to fit in with the other boys wore down on her. With each year, she became more quiet and withdrawn. After graduation, she moved to Tastyville where she made many like-minded friends. In time, Liezel became the happy, exuberant woman she always felt herself to be."
As of writing this on 6/15/24, Backloggd doesn't seem to have Papa's Pancakeria: To Go! as a title to add, but that is the game she appears in, not regular Papa's Pancakeria. I apologize for any confusion or inconvenience.
Available on: iOS, Android
"Liezel grew up in the rural town of Scrapple Hill. She was a natural at football, making varsity in her freshman year. Despite the wins and cheers of that season, Liezel never signed back up. The anxiety of trying to fit in with the other boys wore down on her. With each year, she became more quiet and withdrawn. After graduation, she moved to Tastyville where she made many like-minded friends. In time, Liezel became the happy, exuberant woman she always felt herself to be."
As of writing this on 6/15/24, Backloggd doesn't seem to have Papa's Pancakeria: To Go! as a title to add, but that is the game she appears in, not regular Papa's Pancakeria. I apologize for any confusion or inconvenience.
Available on: iOS, Android
Liezel (who first appears in Papa's Pancakeria: To Go!) makes an appearance in this game.
As of writing this on 6/15/24, Backloggd doesn't seem to have Papa's Pastaria: To Go! as a title to add, but that is the game she appears in, not regular Papa's Pastaria. I apologize for any confusion or inconvenience.
Available on: iOS, Android
As of writing this on 6/15/24, Backloggd doesn't seem to have Papa's Pastaria: To Go! as a title to add, but that is the game she appears in, not regular Papa's Pastaria. I apologize for any confusion or inconvenience.
Available on: iOS, Android
Liezel (who first appears in Papa's Pancakeria: To Go!) makes an appearance in this game.
As of writing this on 6/15/24, Backloggd doesn't seem to have Papa's Sushiria: To Go! as a title to add, but that is the game she appears in, not regular Papa's Sushiria. I apologize for any confusion or inconvenience.
Available on: iOS, Android
As of writing this on 6/15/24, Backloggd doesn't seem to have Papa's Sushiria: To Go! as a title to add, but that is the game she appears in, not regular Papa's Sushiria. I apologize for any confusion or inconvenience.
Available on: iOS, Android
Liezel (who first appears in Papa's Pancakeria: To Go!) makes an appearance in this game.
As of writing this on 6/15/24, Backloggd doesn't seem to have Papa's Wingeria: To Go! as a title to add, but that is the game she appears in, not regular Papa's Wingeria. I apologize for any confusion or inconvenience.
Available on: iOS, Android
As of writing this on 6/15/24, Backloggd doesn't seem to have Papa's Wingeria: To Go! as a title to add, but that is the game she appears in, not regular Papa's Wingeria. I apologize for any confusion or inconvenience.
Available on: iOS, Android
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
See Persona 4 (2008) or Persona 4 Golden (2012).
Available on: Arcade, Playstation 3, Xbox 360, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S (through backwards compatability)
Available on: Arcade, Playstation 3, Xbox 360, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S (through backwards compatability)
See Persona 4 (2008) or Persona 4 Golden (2012).
Available on: Aracade, Playstation 3, Xbox 360, Playstation 4, Nintendo Switch, Steam
Available on: Aracade, Playstation 3, Xbox 360, Playstation 4, Nintendo Switch, Steam
Naoto expresses discomfort when dressed in feminine alternate costumes.
See Persona 4 (2008) or Persona 4 Golden (2012) for more info.
Available on: Playstation Vita, Playstation 4 (Endless Night Collection)
See Persona 4 (2008) or Persona 4 Golden (2012) for more info.
Available on: Playstation Vita, Playstation 4 (Endless Night Collection)
** I am aware of the debates regarding Naoto, but I still choose to include him for personal reasons I will not change my mind about. Do not attempt to debate me because you will just waste time for us both. You are welcome to disagree and make your own list if this inclusion bothers you.
Naoto is initially introduced as a man and presents as such, wearing the male school uniform and purposefully deepening his voice. When you get to his dungeon, his Shadow reveals that he was not assigned male at birth, and is actually a woman who disguised himself as a man to avoid misogyny in his line of work, going as far as to desire sex reassignment surgery. His dungeon also features a lot of medical themes.
The scene that takes place the next day when Naoto returns to school and joins the party features NPCs gossiping about Naoto's gender, similarly to an outing of a trans person. Naoto is shown very uncomfortable with this.
After this reveal, Naoto continues to bind their chest and wear more masculine clothing, but should the player want to unlock Naoto's romance route, the protagonist has to tell Naoto to be more feminine. During an intimate moment between the protagonist and Naoto where he expresses his wish to have been born a boy, you are able to initiate the romance route by responding, "I'm glad you're a girl."
Later, after confessing your love, you are able to ask him to change the sound of his voice in a higher pitch to sound more feminine. If you do so, Naoto comes to school in a girl's uniform during the Christmas event, despite being very visibly uncomfortable and quickly asking to change back into his masculine clothes.
Naoto also expresses discomfort in a hot springs scene where his naked body is paired alongside his cis female companions.
Shigenori Soejima, the art and character designer of Persona, says that Naoto was intended to be male all along, but that would have made for a boring story that lacks the conflict of the canon story.
An official Line Sticker also shows that Naoto binds his chest with bandages.
Also take into consideration that all of Naoto's Personas are male mythical figures.
Available on: Playstation Vita, Steam, Microsoft Store, Playstation 4, Playstation 5 (through backwards compatability), Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S
Naoto is initially introduced as a man and presents as such, wearing the male school uniform and purposefully deepening his voice. When you get to his dungeon, his Shadow reveals that he was not assigned male at birth, and is actually a woman who disguised himself as a man to avoid misogyny in his line of work, going as far as to desire sex reassignment surgery. His dungeon also features a lot of medical themes.
The scene that takes place the next day when Naoto returns to school and joins the party features NPCs gossiping about Naoto's gender, similarly to an outing of a trans person. Naoto is shown very uncomfortable with this.
After this reveal, Naoto continues to bind their chest and wear more masculine clothing, but should the player want to unlock Naoto's romance route, the protagonist has to tell Naoto to be more feminine. During an intimate moment between the protagonist and Naoto where he expresses his wish to have been born a boy, you are able to initiate the romance route by responding, "I'm glad you're a girl."
Later, after confessing your love, you are able to ask him to change the sound of his voice in a higher pitch to sound more feminine. If you do so, Naoto comes to school in a girl's uniform during the Christmas event, despite being very visibly uncomfortable and quickly asking to change back into his masculine clothes.
Naoto also expresses discomfort in a hot springs scene where his naked body is paired alongside his cis female companions.
Shigenori Soejima, the art and character designer of Persona, says that Naoto was intended to be male all along, but that would have made for a boring story that lacks the conflict of the canon story.
An official Line Sticker also shows that Naoto binds his chest with bandages.
Also take into consideration that all of Naoto's Personas are male mythical figures.
Available on: Playstation Vita, Steam, Microsoft Store, Playstation 4, Playstation 5 (through backwards compatability), Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S
Whether Lala Escargot is a drag queen or a trans woman is not stated, though the Bar Crossroads strongly resembles an okama bar, or a bar operated by a cross-dresser.
Available on: Playstation 3, Playstation 4
Available on: Playstation 3, Playstation 4
Whether Lala Escargot is a drag queen or a trans woman is not stated, though the Bar Crossroads strongly resembles an okama bar, or a bar operated by a cross-dresser.
Available on: Playstation 4, Playstation 5, Nintendo Switch, Steam, Windows, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S
Available on: Playstation 4, Playstation 5, Nintendo Switch, Steam, Windows, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S
See Persona 4 (2008) or Persona 4 Golden (2012).
Available on: Nintendo 3DS
Available on: Nintendo 3DS
Naoto's gender is revealed similarly to an outing of a trans person.
See Persona 4 (2008) or Persona 4 Golden (2012) for more info.
Available on: Nintendo 3DS
See Persona 4 (2008) or Persona 4 Golden (2012) for more info.
Available on: Nintendo 3DS
Vriska is implied to be a trans girl, becoming annoyed with the player for calling her "dude," and emphasizing "female" on a sheet with her name on it.
Available on: Steam, GOG.com
Available on: Steam, GOG.com
The game allows you to pick a masculine or feminine presenting MC, and you are able to choose either she/her, he/him, or they/them for pronouns regardless of which appearance you choose.
Available on: Steam, Itch.io, Android
Available on: Steam, Itch.io, Android
The English version of the game and social media accounts avoid using gendered pronouns when referring to Blanche. (The Spanish, French, Italian, and Brazilian Portuguese translations refer to them as female. The German translations referred to them as female as well, but German social media accounts stopped using gendered pronouns for Blanche after 2020.)
Available on: Android, iOS
Available on: Android, iOS
Nova is a Pokémon Trainer found at the Battle Maison. She is a Beauty, an exclusively female trainer class, who states that she used to be a Black Belt, an exclusively male trainer class. In the Japanese version of the game, she explicitly credits her transformation to medical science, but this was censored from the English version.
Available on: Nintendo 3DS
Available on: Nintendo 3DS
Nova is a Pokémon Trainer found at the Battle Maison. She is a Beauty, an exclusively female trainer class, who states that she used to be a Black Belt, an exclusively male trainer class. In the Japanese version of the game, she explicitly credits her transformation to medical science, but this was censored from the English version.
Available on: Nintendo 3DS
Available on: Nintendo 3DS
Carter is nonbinary.
Available on: Steam, Nintendo Switch, Playstation 4, Playstation 5
Available on: Steam, Nintendo Switch, Playstation 4, Playstation 5
Quinn is nonbinary and uses they/them pronouns.
Available on: Steam
Available on: Steam
Rowan uses they/them pronouns and has a nonbinary flag in their shop. The Mysterious Bunny character, later named Emby, also uses fae/faer pronouns.
Available on: Nintendo Switch, Epic Games Store, Steam, Android, iOS, Playstation 4, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S
Available on: Nintendo Switch, Epic Games Store, Steam, Android, iOS, Playstation 4, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S
The protagonist Haze is nonbinary and Salem is a trans woman.
Available on: Steam, Itch.io, Nintendo Switch, Xbox Series X/S, Xbox One, Playstation 4, Playstation 5
Available on: Steam, Itch.io, Nintendo Switch, Xbox Series X/S, Xbox One, Playstation 4, Playstation 5
Kyungsoon is a trans woman and the player character can be nonbinary.
Available on: Steam, Itch.io
Available on: Steam, Itch.io
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
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
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
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
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
Ferris is a trans woman.
Available on: Playstation Vita, Playstation 4
Available on: Playstation Vita, Playstation 4
The game can randomly generate characters that mention them transitioning in their backstory.
Available on: Steam, Windows, Mac, Linux, Playstation 4, Xbox One
Available on: Steam, Windows, Mac, Linux, Playstation 4, Xbox One
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
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
Alucain and Phoenix are nonbinary.
Available on: Itch.io
Available on: Itch.io
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
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
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 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, 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
Subaru's gender is unspecified.
Available on: Playstation 2, Wii
Available on: Playstation 2, Wii
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
Avery is nonbinary and the player character can be nonbinary.
Available on: Steam
Available on: Steam
The protagonist Alex Cole is a trans girl.
Available on: Steam, Itch.io
Available on: Steam, Itch.io
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
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
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
All of the characters and spirits are genderless.
Available on: Android, IOS, Nintendo Switch, Playstation 4
Available on: Android, IOS, Nintendo Switch, Playstation 4
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
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
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
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
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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.