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
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
From Wikipedia:
Poison is introduced in Final Fight (1989), where she is either a pre-op or post-op trans woman, depending on the region where the game was released.
She is an antagonistic NPC in the arcade beat 'em up games Final Fight (1989) and Mighty Final Fight (1993). She is a playable character in the fighting games Final Fight Revenge (1999), Street Fighter X Tekken (2012), Ultra Street Fighter IV (2014) & Street Fighter V: Arcade Edition (2018).
In Street Fighter V: Arcade Edition, her identity is alluded to more often. Certain dialogue during a conversation with Lucia alludes to the fact that she was born with a gender not matching with her inner being. One of Poison's win quotes, "Being gossiped about is proof of my popularity!" seemingly alludes to the controversy and ambiguity surrounding her gender identity.
Available on: Arcade, Capcom Power System Changer, Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Atari ST, Commodore 64, PlayStation 2, Mega CD, ZX Spectrum, SNES, Sharp X68000, Xbox, XBLA, Game Boy Advance, PlayStation Portable, PlayStation Network, Steam
Poison is introduced in Final Fight (1989), where she is either a pre-op or post-op trans woman, depending on the region where the game was released.
She is an antagonistic NPC in the arcade beat 'em up games Final Fight (1989) and Mighty Final Fight (1993). She is a playable character in the fighting games Final Fight Revenge (1999), Street Fighter X Tekken (2012), Ultra Street Fighter IV (2014) & Street Fighter V: Arcade Edition (2018).
In Street Fighter V: Arcade Edition, her identity is alluded to more often. Certain dialogue during a conversation with Lucia alludes to the fact that she was born with a gender not matching with her inner being. One of Poison's win quotes, "Being gossiped about is proof of my popularity!" seemingly alludes to the controversy and ambiguity surrounding her gender identity.
Available on: Arcade, Capcom Power System Changer, Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Atari ST, Commodore 64, PlayStation 2, Mega CD, ZX Spectrum, SNES, Sharp X68000, Xbox, XBLA, Game Boy Advance, PlayStation Portable, PlayStation Network, Steam
The game features a trans woman named Yasmin. Part of her bio in the game reads:
"Yasmin was Marid Audran's long-time girlfriend, although she hadn't been born female."
Available on: Microsoft DOS
"Yasmin was Marid Audran's long-time girlfriend, although she hadn't been born female."
Available on: Microsoft DOS
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
Shablee is revealed to be a trans woman after she reveals her penis to put a condom on it. This is played for shock humor and Larry is horrified by this.
Available on: Steam, Windows, Mac, MS-DOS
Available on: Steam, Windows, Mac, MS-DOS
Gogo uses the masculine pronoun "ore" in the Japanese version, and they cannot equip female-exclusive equipment, but their canonical gender is unknown. Both the Japanese and English scripts describe Gogo's gender as difficult to tell.
Available on: SNES, Playstation 1, Game Boy Advance, Steam, iOS, Android, Playstation 4, Nintendo Switch
Available on: SNES, Playstation 1, Game Boy Advance, Steam, iOS, Android, Playstation 4, Nintendo Switch
Flea, the game's antagonist, is gender neutral and at one point proclaims "Male or female? What difference does it make? I've got the power and power is beautiful."
Available on: SNES, PlayStation, Nintendo DS, iOS, Android, Steam
Available on: SNES, PlayStation, Nintendo DS, iOS, Android, Steam
From Wikipedia:
Poison is introduced in Final Fight (1989), where she is either a pre-op or post-op trans woman, depending on the region where the game was released.
She is an antagonistic NPC in the arcade beat 'em up games Final Fight (1989) and Mighty Final Fight (1993). She is a playable character in the fighting games Final Fight Revenge (1999), Street Fighter X Tekken (2012), Ultra Street Fighter IV (2014) & Street Fighter V: Arcade Edition (2018).
In Street Fighter V: Arcade Edition, her identity is alluded to more often. Certain dialogue during a conversation with Lucia alludes to the fact that she was born with a gender not matching with her inner being. One of Poison's win quotes, "Being gossiped about is proof of my popularity!" seemingly alludes to the controversy and ambiguity surrounding her gender identity.
Available on: Arcade, Sega Saturn
Poison is introduced in Final Fight (1989), where she is either a pre-op or post-op trans woman, depending on the region where the game was released.
She is an antagonistic NPC in the arcade beat 'em up games Final Fight (1989) and Mighty Final Fight (1993). She is a playable character in the fighting games Final Fight Revenge (1999), Street Fighter X Tekken (2012), Ultra Street Fighter IV (2014) & Street Fighter V: Arcade Edition (2018).
In Street Fighter V: Arcade Edition, her identity is alluded to more often. Certain dialogue during a conversation with Lucia alludes to the fact that she was born with a gender not matching with her inner being. One of Poison's win quotes, "Being gossiped about is proof of my popularity!" seemingly alludes to the controversy and ambiguity surrounding her gender identity.
Available on: Arcade, Sega Saturn
The protagonist 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
One of the party members Quina belongs to a genderless race called the Qu and is referred to with "s/he" throughout the game.
Available on: Playstation, Playstation Network, Playstation 4, Nintendo Switch, Steam, Microsoft Store, Xbox One, Android, iOS
Available on: Playstation, Playstation Network, Playstation 4, Nintendo Switch, Steam, Microsoft Store, Xbox One, Android, iOS
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
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
Chromie is a trans woman and Pelagos is a trans man.
Available on: Windows, Mac
Available on: Windows, Mac
Limstella and Bramimond are genderless.
Available on: Game Boy Advance
Available on: Game Boy Advance
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)
Koko is revealed to be a trans woman after she propositions Larry to give her a blow job, initially using a higher feminine voice but reverting to a deeper masculine voice when doing so. This is played for shock humor and Larry is horrified by this.
Available on: Steam, Windows, Playstation 2, Xbox
Available on: Steam, Windows, Playstation 2, Xbox
Eirin Yagokoro is heavily implied to be the kami Omoikane, who mythologically presents as exclusively male.
Available on: Windows
Available on: Windows
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
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)
Subaru's gender is unspecified.
Available on: Playstation 2, Wii
Available on: Playstation 2, Wii
Hiiragi is a trans woman, though she is mainly a comic relief character (the jokes being made at the expense of her gender). Other characters in the game constantly misgender her, even though she explicitly tells them she is a woman.
Available on: Playstation 2
Available on: Playstation 2
Guillo was crafted as a sexless puppet and has the voices of both a man and a woman simultaneously. Characters also refer to Guillo with it/its pronouns.
Available on: Gamecube, Nintendo Switch (Baten 1 & 2 remaster)
Available on: Gamecube, Nintendo Switch (Baten 1 & 2 remaster)
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
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)
Hiiragi is a trans woman, though she is mainly a comic relief character (the jokes being made at the expense of her gender). Other characters in the game constantly misgender her, even though she explicitly tells them she is a woman.
Available on: Playstation 2
Available on: Playstation 2
** 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
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
Birdo, a transgender woman, is imprisoned for using the woman's bathroom, and asks the player to find proof of her being female so she could be set free.
Available on: Wii (exclusive to Japan)
Available on: Wii (exclusive to Japan)
The game asks whether you are a lady, a gentleman, or most notoriously the third option: "My dear sir, there are individuals roaming the streets of Fallen London at this very moment with the faces of squid! Squid! Do you ask them their gender? And yet you waste our time asking me trifling and impertinent questions about mine? It is my own business, sir, and I bid you good day."
If you happen to select this option, the game will refer to you as the "er- ah- um- yes" (e.g. "Nice place, er, Si- ah, Mad-, er, yes." vs. "Nice place, Sir")
Available on: browser
If you happen to select this option, the game will refer to you as the "er- ah- um- yes" (e.g. "Nice place, er, Si- ah, Mad-, er, yes." vs. "Nice place, Sir")
Available on: browser
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
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
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)
Hiiragi is a trans woman, though she is mainly a comic relief character (the jokes being made at the expense of her gender). Other characters in the game constantly misgender her, even though she explicitly tells them she is a woman.
Available on: Playstation Portable
Available on: Playstation Portable
** I am aware of the debates regarding Chihiro, but I still choose to include her for personal reasons I will not change my mind about. Do not attempt to debate me because you will just waste time for us both. You are welcome to disagree and make your own list if this inclusion bothers you.
Chihiro is initially introduced as a female student and presents as such.
In Chapter 2, Monokuma threatens to reveal a "secret" that each of the individual characters have. Because of this, Chihiro attempts to build trust by telling her secret to Mondo, a person she admires, which is that she was born male and dresses up as a girl due to bullying she faced as a child for "not being manly enough" and "being so weak for a boy". Chihiro then asks Mondo to help her become stronger, but this only lead to Mondo being overcome by rage and jealousy at Chihiro’s strength and courage, feeling humiliated and "unmanly", and as a result, he strikes Chihiro over the head with a dumbbell, killing her.
Chihiro's assigned gender is outed to the other characters during the following trial.
Available on: Playstation Portable, Android, iOS, Playstation Vita, Steam, Playstation 4, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One
Chihiro is initially introduced as a female student and presents as such.
In Chapter 2, Monokuma threatens to reveal a "secret" that each of the individual characters have. Because of this, Chihiro attempts to build trust by telling her secret to Mondo, a person she admires, which is that she was born male and dresses up as a girl due to bullying she faced as a child for "not being manly enough" and "being so weak for a boy". Chihiro then asks Mondo to help her become stronger, but this only lead to Mondo being overcome by rage and jealousy at Chihiro’s strength and courage, feeling humiliated and "unmanly", and as a result, he strikes Chihiro over the head with a dumbbell, killing her.
Chihiro's assigned gender is outed to the other characters during the following trial.
Available on: Playstation Portable, Android, iOS, Playstation Vita, Steam, Playstation 4, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One
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
The waitress Erica is a trans woman. At one point she begins a sexual relationship with a man who has a crush on her, Toby, which he later expresses regret about in the True Ending due to finding out her assigned birth gender.
Available on: Playstation 3, Xbox 360, Steam
Available on: Playstation 3, Xbox 360, Steam
The English translation features a sidequest from a "transfixing woman" to retreive her "blue pill bottle", which she says contains hormones that are very important to her.
Available on: Playstation Portable
Available on: Playstation Portable
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
An aid-worker NPC named Sya is a trans woman who used magic to transition.
As of the latest DLC (released in 2022), a character named Yao has been added, who is nonbinary and uses they/them pronouns.
Available on: Windows, Steam
As of the latest DLC (released in 2022), a character named Yao has been added, who is nonbinary and uses they/them pronouns.
Available on: Windows, Steam
Etihw is considered genderless/nonbinary and was given they/them pronouns in an update as opposed to she/her.
Available on: Windows (vgperson's website), Itch.io
Available on: Windows (vgperson's website), Itch.io
** 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
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 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)
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
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
An NPC will greet the party with "Mr, Ms, Mx Murakumo!", implying that at least one member of the player-created party could be nonbinary.
Available on: Playstation Portable
Available on: Playstation Portable
WX-78 is nonbinary and uses they/them pronouns.
Available on: Klei Game Store, Steam, Android, iOS, Playstation 3, Playstation 4, Playstation Vita, Xbox One, Wii U, Nintendo Switch
Available on: Klei Game Store, Steam, Android, iOS, Playstation 3, Playstation 4, Playstation Vita, Xbox One, Wii U, Nintendo Switch
Several characters are nonbinary/genderless and referred to with either they/them or it/its pronouns.
Available on: iOS, Android
Available on: iOS, Android
An autobiographical Flash game that tells the tale of a trans woman's gender dysphoria and HRT.
Michel was assigned female at birth and raised accordingly, but experienced gender dysphoria from an early age. While recovering from an illness, his shoulders broadened and voice deepened, making him appear masculine. After that, his backstory consists almost entirely of him being imprisoned and misgendered by his family, not only for his changed appearance, but for his insistence that he is a man and always has been.
** This is an exception to my "no intersex characters" rule, as Michel is both a transgender man and intersex.
Available on: Steam, iOS, Playstation Vita, Playstation 4, Nintendo Switch, Nintendo 3DS (exclusive to Japan)
** This is an exception to my "no intersex characters" rule, as Michel is both a transgender man and intersex.
Available on: Steam, iOS, Playstation Vita, Playstation 4, Nintendo Switch, Nintendo 3DS (exclusive to Japan)
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
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
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
Ladiva and Cagliostro are both trans women.
Ladiva does not physically transition due to the large difference between the male and female versions of her species, but even when offered to change her sex by Cagliostro using her alchemy (which is how she herself changed her gender), Ladiva refuses as it would go against the body her parents gave to her. Both are also always present in female only game events.
Available on: Andriod, IOS, browser
Ladiva does not physically transition due to the large difference between the male and female versions of her species, but even when offered to change her sex by Cagliostro using her alchemy (which is how she herself changed her gender), Ladiva refuses as it would go against the body her parents gave to her. Both are also always present in female only game events.
Available on: Andriod, IOS, browser
Eden is nonbinary and uses they/them pronouns. The developer has also mentioned Isaac being genderfluid.
Available on: Steam, Playstation 4, Playstation Vita, Xbox One, New Nintendo 3DS, Wii U, iOS, Nintendo Switch, Playstation 5, Xbox Series X/S
Available on: Steam, Playstation 4, Playstation Vita, Xbox One, New Nintendo 3DS, Wii U, iOS, Nintendo Switch, Playstation 5, Xbox Series X/S
An argonian NPC named Chal-Maht is a trans man, stating he used to be born female before changing to a man through the Hist. Similarly, Kud-Nakal, a friend and love interest of Chal-Maht's, is a trans woman who also changed to female through the Hist.
Available on: PC, Playstation 4, Playstation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S
Available on: PC, Playstation 4, Playstation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S
Krem Aclassi is a trans man. Krem tells the Inquisitor to let him know if they need help binding and players are able to ask questions about his transition. ("Why pass as a man?" / "Are you a woman?" / "And the rest of your crew?" / "When did you know?")
Available on: Steam, EA Store, Playstation 3, Playstation 4, Xbox 360, Xbox One
Available on: Steam, EA Store, Playstation 3, Playstation 4, Xbox 360, Xbox One
The protagonist's gender is unspecified.
(Formerly) Available on: browser
(Formerly) Available on: 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
TOMCAT uses they/them pronouns and Sympathy is a bearded person that uses she/her. Melody Flores and Nina James are both trans women. Turing is usually gendered male by humans because of their blue casing and their namesake, but has no real preference on gender themselves. You are also able to choose your pronouns when creating a character by selecting from a pre-determined list or by entering your own.
Available on: Playstation 4, Playstation Vita, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, iOS, Android, Steam
Available on: Playstation 4, Playstation Vita, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, iOS, Android, Steam
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
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
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
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)
Enkidu is genderless.
Caeneus is a trans man.
D'eon is a real life trans woman, but for the most part is treated as genderfluid in-game.
Astolfo lists their gender as a secret.
Leonardo da Vinci is a trans woman, but there are some jokes made at the expense of her gender, such as other characters getting increasingly angry at the idea of her being a woman instead of a man because it's not "normal."
Available on: Android, iOS
Caeneus is a trans man.
D'eon is a real life trans woman, but for the most part is treated as genderfluid in-game.
Astolfo lists their gender as a secret.
Leonardo da Vinci is a trans woman, but there are some jokes made at the expense of her gender, such as other characters getting increasingly angry at the idea of her being a woman instead of a man because it's not "normal."
Available on: Android, iOS
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
Bolt is genderqueer and uses they/them pronouns.
Available on: Steam, PlayStation 4, PlayStation Vita, iOS, Android, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Available on: Steam, PlayStation 4, PlayStation Vita, iOS, Android, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
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
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
Felix states that The Oracle does not have a physical form or a gender.
(Other characters are also stated or hinted to be trans in episodes 2 and 3)
Available on: Steam, Itch.io
(Other characters are also stated or hinted to be trans in episodes 2 and 3)
Available on: Steam, Itch.io
Jo is nonbinary.
Available on: Android, iOS
Available on: Android, iOS
Envirio is genderless.
Available on: Steam, Itch.io
Available on: Steam, Itch.io
Mai Natsume is a trans woman. Originally being born a man, at one point she had became one with the Nameless Grimoire, which had transformed her into a woman in order for her to become its host. Though initially shocked and embarrassed, throughout her story she learns that she enjoys being a girl and looks at her change in a positive light. When given a chance to go back to her old body, she decides not to, as she identifies as a woman.
Available on: Arcade (exclusive to Japan), Steam, Playstation 3, Playstation 4, Nintendo Switch
Available on: Arcade (exclusive to Japan), Steam, Playstation 3, Playstation 4, Nintendo Switch
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
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
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
The protagonist Ceyda is a trans woman.
Available on: Steam, Itch.io, Humble Store
Available on: Steam, Itch.io, Humble Store
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
An NPC named Ned is a trans man.
Available on: Steam, Ubisoft Store, Playstation 4, Xbox One
Available on: Steam, Ubisoft Store, Playstation 4, Xbox One
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 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
The love interest Asra (he/him) is nonbinary, and minor characters Nazali, Valdemar, and Vulgora (all they/them) are also nonbinary.
Scout mirrors whatever pronouns the player character (who can also be nonbinary) uses, which can include they/them.
Available on: iOS, Android
Scout mirrors whatever pronouns the player character (who can also be nonbinary) uses, which can include they/them.
Available on: iOS, Android
Niko's gender is unspecified.
Available on: Steam, Nintendo Switch, Playstation 4, Xbox One
Available on: Steam, Nintendo Switch, Playstation 4, Xbox One
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
Mindy Blanchard is a trans woman.
Available on: Steam, Windows, Playstation 4, Xbox One
Available on: Steam, Windows, Playstation 4, Xbox One
Tubarão, a trans man from Rainbow Six Siege, is featured in this as a playable character/legendary skin.
Available on: Steam, Windows, Playstation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, Android, iOS, Stadia, Xbox Series X/S, Playstation 5
Available on: Steam, Windows, Playstation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, Android, iOS, Stadia, Xbox Series X/S, Playstation 5
The main character Avery is customizable in the beginning of the game and can go by they/she/he pronouns.
Available on: Steam, Itch.io
Available on: Steam, Itch.io
From Queerly Represent Me:
The Lion's Song features Emma, a mathematician who dresses up as a man to be accepted in their profession. The game discusses their gender in dialogue, but it's up to player interpretation as to whether Emma is nonbinary, a trans man, or a cross-dressing woman. There is an achievement in-game called 'Non-Binary', which implies that they may identify as such.
Available on: Lionssonggame.com, Nintendo Switch, Steam, Humblebundle, Microsoft Store, iOS, Android
The Lion's Song features Emma, a mathematician who dresses up as a man to be accepted in their profession. The game discusses their gender in dialogue, but it's up to player interpretation as to whether Emma is nonbinary, a trans man, or a cross-dressing woman. There is an achievement in-game called 'Non-Binary', which implies that they may identify as such.
Available on: Lionssonggame.com, Nintendo Switch, Steam, Humblebundle, Microsoft Store, iOS, Android
Mizhena is a trans woman who explains to the main character that she picked her name after transitioning.
Available on: PC, Steam, iOS, Android, Nintendo Switch, Playstation 4, Xbox One
Available on: PC, Steam, iOS, Android, Nintendo Switch, Playstation 4, Xbox One
Dating Scammer Suguru states that they are nonbinary ("Knowing my name and looking at me, you'd probably guess I'm a guy, right? Well, you're wrong! I'm neither a guy nor a girl!").
Available on: Steam, Playstation Vita, Playstation 4, Nintendo Switch
Available on: Steam, Playstation Vita, Playstation 4, Nintendo Switch
The protagonist's gender is unspecified.
Available on: Steam, Itch.io, Nintendo Switch, Playstation 4
Available on: Steam, Itch.io, Nintendo Switch, Playstation 4
From Wikipedia:
In real life, Sweet-P was born male. In Mobius, the alternate World everyone was trapped in, Sweet-P is given the body she desires as a teenage feminine skinny girl. As she now has the body she desires, she does not want to leave Mobius as returning home would have her return to her overweight male body and so goes against the Protagonists, who do want to leave. Sweet-P doesn't want to transition and go through surgery in real life, as she doesn't want to make things hard for her family and also finds it's too late anyway as she is overweight and in her 30s, and as such wouldn't be able to be a skinny teenage girl in real life just like in Mobius. She does still use female pronouns regardless, though almost the entire cast bar a few characters bully her, call her male, and make fun of her for being a "fat overweight man in real life." The protagonist can choose to be supportive, but also has the option to bully her for it as well.
Available on: Playstation Vita
In real life, Sweet-P was born male. In Mobius, the alternate World everyone was trapped in, Sweet-P is given the body she desires as a teenage feminine skinny girl. As she now has the body she desires, she does not want to leave Mobius as returning home would have her return to her overweight male body and so goes against the Protagonists, who do want to leave. Sweet-P doesn't want to transition and go through surgery in real life, as she doesn't want to make things hard for her family and also finds it's too late anyway as she is overweight and in her 30s, and as such wouldn't be able to be a skinny teenage girl in real life just like in Mobius. She does still use female pronouns regardless, though almost the entire cast bar a few characters bully her, call her male, and make fun of her for being a "fat overweight man in real life." The protagonist can choose to be supportive, but also has the option to bully her for it as well.
Available on: Playstation Vita
It's hinted that Charlotte is a trans girl.
A memory titled "Feminine" depicts a younger Charlotte talking with Aiden, who encourages her to be more feminine by wearing dresses and growing her hair out.
Available on: Steam, Itch.io
A memory titled "Feminine" depicts a younger Charlotte talking with Aiden, who encourages her to be more feminine by wearing dresses and growing her hair out.
Available on: Steam, Itch.io
Several characters are nonbinary/genderless and referred to with either they/them or it/its pronouns.
Available on: iOS, Android
Available on: iOS, Android
The Knight and their siblings are genderless.
Available on: PC, Steam, Nintendo Switch, Playstation 4, Xbox One
Available on: PC, Steam, Nintendo Switch, Playstation 4, Xbox One
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
Damien Bloodmarch is a trans man. The player character can also be transgender, as there is an option when creating the character to have a "binder bod."
Available on: PC, Steam, Humblebundle, Playstation 4, Nintendo Switch, iOS, Android
Available on: PC, Steam, Humblebundle, Playstation 4, Nintendo Switch, iOS, Android
Janeva's gender is not stated, though they assert that they are "not one of [Aloy's] sisters" and are clearly a soldier for Carja, a profession exclusively for men.
Available on: Steam, Playstation 4
Available on: Steam, Playstation 4
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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.