Games Featuring Transgender Characters
Inclusive of nonbinary/gender neutral characters. Please be aware that not all of these games will feature positive depictions of trans people and that some notes may contain spoilers.
If you know of a game not listed, please mention it to me!
** I choose not to include characters who are considered intersex, since not all intersex people consider themselves transgender. Exceptions are only made if the character is stated or considered to be intersex as well as transgender.
** I also choose not to include the titles Hogwarts Legacy and The Last of Us: Part II. While these games do have trans characters in them, due to the fact that JKR (who I am aware was not directly involved, though I still feel that giving the game any positive attention would still benefit her) and Neil Druckmann are enormous bigots who have their bigoted views written directly into the stories of their creations, and that they have both used money they've made off their IPs to fund harmful charities, I do not believe either of these people should be supported, monetarily or otherwise. I am not changing my mind about this and anyone who attempts to argue with me will be ignored, you are just wasting time for us both. Create your own list if this bothers you.
6/13/23: Now includes what platforms these games are available on!
If you know of a game not listed, please mention it to me!
** I choose not to include characters who are considered intersex, since not all intersex people consider themselves transgender. Exceptions are only made if the character is stated or considered to be intersex as well as transgender.
** I also choose not to include the titles Hogwarts Legacy and The Last of Us: Part II. While these games do have trans characters in them, due to the fact that JKR (who I am aware was not directly involved, though I still feel that giving the game any positive attention would still benefit her) and Neil Druckmann are enormous bigots who have their bigoted views written directly into the stories of their creations, and that they have both used money they've made off their IPs to fund harmful charities, I do not believe either of these people should be supported, monetarily or otherwise. I am not changing my mind about this and anyone who attempts to argue with me will be ignored, you are just wasting time for us both. Create your own list if this bothers you.
6/13/23: Now includes what platforms these games are available on!
373 Games
Floofty is nonbinary and uses they/them pronouns.
Available on: Epic Games Store, Steam, Playstation 4, Playstation 5, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S
Available on: Epic Games Store, Steam, Playstation 4, Playstation 5, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S
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
** 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
Mama's gender in her character file is listed as gender-neutral.
Available on: Steam, Playstation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Available on: Steam, Playstation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
The game does not make the player confirm their gender. All hairstyles, clothes, and makeup are usable, regardless of whether the player chooses a masculine or feminine style for their character.
The villager Julia (introduced in Doubutsu no Mori e+ and featured again in New Leaf) also has the coloring of male peacocks despite being female, causing many to headcanon her as trans, though this is only a popular interpretation.
Available on: Nintendo Switch
The villager Julia (introduced in Doubutsu no Mori e+ and featured again in New Leaf) also has the coloring of male peacocks despite being female, causing many to headcanon her as trans, though this is only a popular interpretation.
Available on: Nintendo Switch
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
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
** 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
Kris is referred to with they/them pronouns.
Available on: Steam, PC, Nintendo Switch
Available on: Steam, PC, Nintendo Switch
Kris is referred to with they/them pronouns.
Available on: Steam, PC, Nintendo Switch
Available on: Steam, PC, Nintendo Switch
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
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
Other characters, in-game bios, and official books refer to Mangle with conflicting gendered pronouns and terms. In this game, Phone Guy refers to Mangle as male, but in the custom night "Ladies Night," Mangle is included with Toy Chica and Withered Chica.
In 2015, Scott Cawthon even addressed the question of Mangle's gender by (albeit jokingly) stating "Is Mangle a boy or a girl? The answer is yes."
The Puppet is also referred to with either they/them or it/its.
Available on: Steam, Android, iOS, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One
In 2015, Scott Cawthon even addressed the question of Mangle's gender by (albeit jokingly) stating "Is Mangle a boy or a girl? The answer is yes."
The Puppet is also referred to with either they/them or it/its.
Available on: Steam, Android, iOS, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One
Funtime Foxy's gender is ambiguous, being referred to with either he/him or she/her. The Custom Night descriptions use he/him pronouns, but similarly to Mangle, F. Foxy is also included in the custom night "Girls' Night."
Available on: Steam, Android, iOS, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One
Available on: Steam, Android, iOS, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One
Mizuki is heavily implied to be nonbinary/transfeminine. Their gender is labelled as "?" on the official website for the game. They were male-presenting in middle school, wearing the male school uniform and having shorter hair. In-game, some characters such as An and Miku refer to Mizuki with "they/them" pronouns, although the English translation avoids using pronouns at all. In the Japanese version, the pronoun "boku" is used, which typically refers to young boys casually.
Available on: iOS, Android
Available on: iOS, Android
Felix states that The Oracle does not have a physical form or a gender.
(Other characters are also stated or hinted to be trans in episodes 2 and 3)
Available on: Steam, Itch.io
(Other characters are also stated or hinted to be trans in episodes 2 and 3)
Available on: Steam, Itch.io
It's hinted that Charlotte is a trans girl.
A memory titled "Feminine" depicts a younger Charlotte talking with Aiden, who encourages her to be more feminine by wearing dresses and growing her hair out.
Available on: Steam, Itch.io
A memory titled "Feminine" depicts a younger Charlotte talking with Aiden, who encourages her to be more feminine by wearing dresses and growing her hair out.
Available on: Steam, Itch.io
Charles is genderfluid as stated in his character profile.
Available on: Steam, Itch.io
Available on: Steam, Itch.io
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
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)
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)
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
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
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
** 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)
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
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
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
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
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)
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
Lion is nonbinary, Beatrice is a trans woman and Sayo is transfeminine.
Available on: Steam, Playstation 3, Playstation 4, Playstation Portable, iOS, Nintendo Switch
Available on: Steam, Playstation 3, Playstation 4, Playstation Portable, iOS, Nintendo Switch
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
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
Shitara is a trans woman.
Available on: PC (vgperson's page), Steam
Available on: PC (vgperson's page), Steam
TOMCAT uses they/them pronouns and Sympathy is a bearded person that uses she/her. Melody Flores and Nina James are both trans women. Turing is usually gendered male by humans because of their blue casing and their namesake, but has no real preference on gender themselves. You are also able to choose your pronouns when creating a character by selecting from a pre-determined list or by entering your own.
Available on: Playstation 4, Playstation Vita, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, iOS, Android, Steam
Available on: Playstation 4, Playstation Vita, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, iOS, Android, Steam
The English translation features a sidequest from a "transfixing woman" to retreive her "blue pill bottle", which she says contains hormones that are very important to her.
Available on: Playstation Portable
Available on: Playstation Portable
An NPC will greet the party with "Mr, Ms, Mx Murakumo!", implying that at least one member of the player-created party could be nonbinary.
Available on: Playstation Portable
Available on: Playstation Portable
Ryker is nonbinary.
Available on: Itch.io
Available on: Itch.io
The main character is nonbinary.
Available on: Steam, Itch.io
Available on: Steam, Itch.io
The player character can be nonbinary and you can select he/him, she/her, they/them, or enter custom pronouns for them.
Available on: Steam, Itch.io
Available on: Steam, Itch.io
The protagonist Ceyda is a trans woman.
Available on: Steam, Itch.io, Humble Store
Available on: Steam, Itch.io, Humble Store
Kea is nonbinary.
Available on: Steam, Itch.io
Available on: Steam, Itch.io
Lyall is nonbinary.
Available on: Steam
Available on: Steam
Mama appears again in this game, and an exchange with her suggests that she had gotten bottom surgery.
Uchikoshi has also confirmed that Marco is nonbinary. He explains that in the Japanese version, any pronouns are not used to refer to Marco, but since it is difficult to construct sentences without pronouns in English and because players might be confused* if "they" or "ze" suddenly appeared in dialogue, the localization team decided to use he/him.
(* Uchikoshi clarifies that he does not mean confused as in misunderstanding the meaning of "they" or "ze" pronouns, but rather, "Now suppose your mind is filled with many thoughts about the case. And in that state, if any other important piece of information (unrelated to the case) jumps into your head, it will be a mix of both and messed up, right? That's what I meant by confused.")
Available on: Steam, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One
Uchikoshi has also confirmed that Marco is nonbinary. He explains that in the Japanese version, any pronouns are not used to refer to Marco, but since it is difficult to construct sentences without pronouns in English and because players might be confused* if "they" or "ze" suddenly appeared in dialogue, the localization team decided to use he/him.
(* Uchikoshi clarifies that he does not mean confused as in misunderstanding the meaning of "they" or "ze" pronouns, but rather, "Now suppose your mind is filled with many thoughts about the case. And in that state, if any other important piece of information (unrelated to the case) jumps into your head, it will be a mix of both and messed up, right? That's what I meant by confused.")
Available on: Steam, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One
The protagonist's gender is unspecified.
Available on: Steam, Itch.io, Nintendo Switch, Playstation 4
Available on: Steam, Itch.io, Nintendo Switch, Playstation 4
Ukyo is described as androgynous.
Available on: PS Vita, Steam
Available on: PS Vita, Steam
Jo is nonbinary.
Available on: Android, iOS
Available on: Android, iOS
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
Bloodhound is nonbinary and Catalyst is a trans woman.
Available on: EA Store, Steam, Playstation 4, Playstation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, Nintendo Switch
Available on: EA Store, Steam, Playstation 4, Playstation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, Nintendo Switch
The 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 player character can be nonbinary.
If romanced, Ashley will confess to not feeling 100% boy or girl.
Available on: Steam, Nintendo Switch, Playstation 4, Xbox One
If romanced, Ashley will confess to not feeling 100% boy or girl.
Available on: Steam, Nintendo Switch, Playstation 4, Xbox One
Rhapsody is nonbinary and the player character can also be nonbinary.
Available on: Steam, Itch.io, Nintendo Switch, Playstation 5, Xbox Series X/S
Available on: Steam, Itch.io, Nintendo Switch, Playstation 5, Xbox Series X/S
Quinn is nonbinary and the player character is able to be nonbinary. You can also change the gender of your character at any time.
Available on: Steam, Itch.io, Nintendow Switch, Playstation 4, Playstation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S
Available on: Steam, Itch.io, Nintendow Switch, Playstation 4, Playstation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S
Conviction's gender is simply listed as "Conviction."
The Doctor is also referred to with they/them pronouns.
Available on: Android, iOS
The Doctor is also referred to with they/them pronouns.
Available on: Android, iOS
An NPC named Ned is a trans man.
Available on: Steam, Ubisoft Store, Playstation 4, Xbox One
Available on: Steam, Ubisoft Store, Playstation 4, Xbox One
The protagonist Haru is a trans woman.
Available on: Steam, Nintendo Switch, GOG.com, Itch.io, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, Playstation 4, Playstation 5
Available on: Steam, Nintendo Switch, GOG.com, Itch.io, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, Playstation 4, Playstation 5
The Underling is genderless.
Available on: Steam, Itch.io, Android
Available on: Steam, Itch.io, Android
Nocturne is a trans woman.
Regardless of which body type you select for your character, you are able to choose any voice that you'd like as well as what pronouns you'd like your character to be referred to with. You can also choose what set of genitalia you'd like your character to have.
Available on: PC, Steam, Playstation 5, Xbox Series X/S
Regardless of which body type you select for your character, you are able to choose any voice that you'd like as well as what pronouns you'd like your character to be referred to with. You can also choose what set of genitalia you'd like your character to have.
Available on: PC, Steam, Playstation 5, Xbox Series X/S
Mizhena is a trans woman who explains to the main character that she picked her name after transitioning.
Available on: PC, Steam, iOS, Android, Nintendo Switch, Playstation 4, Xbox One
Available on: PC, Steam, iOS, Android, Nintendo Switch, Playstation 4, Xbox One
Guillo was crafted as a sexless puppet and has the voices of both a man and a woman simultaneously. Characters also refer to Guillo with it/its pronouns.
Available on: Gamecube, Nintendo Switch (Baten 1 & 2 remaster)
Available on: Gamecube, Nintendo Switch (Baten 1 & 2 remaster)
The protagonist Billie (she/they), Aristotle (they/he), and Hosea Hayes (they/them) are non-binary, while Barnaby is genderfluid and goes by any pronouns.
Available on: Steam
Available on: Steam
Mai Natsume is a trans woman. Originally being born a man, at one point she had became one with the Nameless Grimoire, which had transformed her into a woman in order for her to become its host. Though initially shocked and embarrassed, throughout her story she learns that she enjoys being a girl and looks at her change in a positive light. When given a chance to go back to her old body, she decides not to, as she identifies as a woman.
Available on: Arcade (exclusive to Japan), Steam, Playstation 3, Playstation 4, Nintendo Switch
Available on: Arcade (exclusive to Japan), Steam, Playstation 3, Playstation 4, Nintendo Switch
Mai Natsume is a trans woman. Originally being born a man, at one point she had became one with the Nameless Grimoire, which had transformed her into a woman in order for her to become its host. Though initially shocked and embarrassed, throughout her story she learns that she enjoys being a girl and looks at her change in a positive light. When given a chance to go back to her old body, she decides not to, as she identifies as a woman.
Available on: Arcade, Steam, Nintendo Switch, Playstation 4, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S
Available on: Arcade, Steam, Nintendo Switch, Playstation 4, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S
Gabriella (formerly introduced as a male character named Gabriel) is revealed to have transitioned when she was resurrected and summoned through a portal created by the game's Singularity Generator.
Available on: Steam
Available on: Steam
NakedToaster is nonbinary and uses he/they pronouns. The player character can also be nonbinary.
Available on: Itch.io
Available on: Itch.io
Eli Kawase is genderfluid, and likely uses any pronouns (though the game usually uses he/him, and she/her is implied to be a mistake when used).
Available on: Steam
Available on: Steam
FL4K uses they/them pronouns and has a pin on the collar of their coat that had the number 2 in binary crossed out, as well as the nonbinary flag colors.
Available on: Steam, Playstation 4, Playstation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S
Available on: Steam, Playstation 4, Playstation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S
Sophie is a trans woman.
Available on: Steam, Itch.io, Android, iOS
Available on: Steam, Itch.io, Android, iOS
Sawyer, Holmes, and Rowan are all nonbinary.
Available on: Steam, Windows, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, PlayStation 5
Available on: Steam, Windows, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, PlayStation 5
Fel and Reed are nonbinary and both use they/them pronouns.
Available on: Steam
Available on: Steam
Zariel is an angel who outright states in their bio "Mortal or angel, male or female – I am above such primitive distinctions."
Magyar also uses they/them pronouns.
Available on: iOS, Android, Steam, Epic Games Store, Ubisoft Connect, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One
Magyar also uses they/them pronouns.
Available on: iOS, Android, Steam, Epic Games Store, Ubisoft Connect, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One
Yumeno's gender is unknown.
Available on: Android, iOS
Available on: Android, iOS
Carmen is a trans woman and Yang is implied to be transmasculine/nonbinary.
Available on: Steam, Nintendo Switch
Available on: Steam, Nintendo Switch
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)
Skip and Cybil are nonbinary and use they/them pronouns.
The player character can also be nonbinary.
Available on: Steam, Windows, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, Nintendo Switch, iOS, Android
The player character can also be nonbinary.
Available on: Steam, Windows, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, Nintendo Switch, iOS, Android
Shirley, Cyrille, Rainbow, and Amie are nonbinary, Franklyn and Heen are trans (the latter specifically referred to as a "transcat"), and Clarkii has no specified gender.
Available on: iOS, Android
Available on: iOS, Android
Ravi and High Priest Raziel are nonbinary.
Available on: Itch.io
Available on: Itch.io
The waitress Erica is a trans woman.
Available on: Playstation Vita (exclusive to Japan), Playstation 4, Nintendo Switch
Available on: Playstation Vita (exclusive to Japan), Playstation 4, Nintendo Switch
Neek, Warden Une, Euclid, Shem -1, Mayor Haddas, Rainwater Shomer, Aoyg-No-Longer and Meyehind are listed as having a nonspecific gender.
Several species such as the mopango, hindren, and sapient plants also have genders and sexes that work very differently from the human ones.
Available on: Itch.io, Steam, GOG.com
Several species such as the mopango, hindren, and sapient plants also have genders and sexes that work very differently from the human ones.
Available on: Itch.io, Steam, GOG.com
Madeline is a trans woman and is shown to have a rainbow flag and trans pride flag in her room. Her identity was also later confirmed by developer Maddy Thorson.
Available on: Steam, Itch.io, Nintendo Switch, Playstation 4, Xbox One, Epic Games Store
Available on: Steam, Itch.io, Nintendo Switch, Playstation 4, Xbox One, Epic Games Store
Iochi is nonbinary.
Available on: Nintendo Switch, Android, iOS, Playstation Vita
Available on: Nintendo Switch, Android, iOS, Playstation Vita
Pizza is referred to with they/them in the English version, in more gendered languages the game asks how you would like to be referred to.
Available on: Steam, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S
Available on: Steam, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S
Jiwon is genderfluid.
Available on: Steam
Available on: Steam
The protagonist can be nonbinary and the love interest Ilar is nonbinary.
Available on: Steam, Itch.io, Android
Available on: Steam, Itch.io, Android
The game features a trans woman named Yasmin. Part of her bio in the game reads:
"Yasmin was Marid Audran's long-time girlfriend, although she hadn't been born female."
Available on: Microsoft DOS
"Yasmin was Marid Audran's long-time girlfriend, although she hadn't been born female."
Available on: Microsoft DOS
The protagonist is agender and Sabine and Peake are nonbinary.
Available on: Steam, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5
Available on: Steam, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5
Morgan is a trans woman and Joy King is nonbinary.
Available on: Steam, Itch.io (18+)
Available on: Steam, Itch.io (18+)
Kitel is genderless.
Bugdoll has no pronouns put onto them compared to their counterpart, and since their debut they have not been gendered.
Tesla's gender depends on how people choose to see them (and even so, they were eventually confirmed to be a boy, being prohibited from use in girls-only game events), but during the development, they were drawn in mind as a girl. Something else of note is that Tesla has alternate costumes of Chihiro Fujisaki, Ruka (Steins Gate), and Ferris (ReZero), who many consider to be trans.
Available on: Android, iOS
Bugdoll has no pronouns put onto them compared to their counterpart, and since their debut they have not been gendered.
Tesla's gender depends on how people choose to see them (and even so, they were eventually confirmed to be a boy, being prohibited from use in girls-only game events), but during the development, they were drawn in mind as a girl. Something else of note is that Tesla has alternate costumes of Chihiro Fujisaki, Ruka (Steins Gate), and Ferris (ReZero), who many consider to be trans.
Available on: Android, iOS
Several characters are nonbinary/genderless and referred to with either they/them or it/its pronouns.
Available on: iOS, Android
Available on: iOS, Android
Several characters are nonbinary/genderless and referred to with either they/them or it/its pronouns.
Available on: iOS, Android
Available on: iOS, Android
Several characters are nonbinary/genderless and referred to with either they/them or it/its pronouns.
Available on: iOS, Android
Available on: iOS, Android
Catbat is nonbinary and uses they/them pronouns.
Available on: Playstation 4, Playstation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S
Available on: Playstation 4, Playstation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S
34 Comments
@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!!
This comment was deleted
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)
This comment was deleted
This comment was deleted
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!!
This comment was deleted
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.