16 video games that feature a woman as the protagonist

Are you a fan of video games? Do you consider yourself a gamer? Regardless of your answers, you surely know that most of her characters are children, boys or men. That is, male characters.

But what about women? What role do they have? At first, her role was always secondary; However, this has gradually been changing in the video game industry. In this article we bring you 16 video games that have a woman as the main character.

16 video games with a woman as the protagonist

Historically, and classically, the characters and protagonists (main characters) of video games have always been male. This has happened with practically all genres within the video game world, although especially in the action and kill genres.

However, little by little the video game industry began to incorporate women as protagonists of its adventures. This was a progressive change and it cannot yet be said that there is equity, but little by little more female protagonists have appeared in video games (whether on computers, consoles, etc.).

Now yes, we are going to know the 16 video games that have a woman as the protagonist. In addition, we will briefly explain what this character is like and the plot of each of them:

1. Bayonetta

The first of the 16 video games that have a woman as the main character is Bayonetta. Bayonetta is the protagonist of this video game; she is about a strong and powerful woman who moves and shoots with a variety of tricks. Some consider her provocative, as well as a sexual icon. Others believe that she represents a degrading image for women.

2. Final Fantasy VI (Terra Branford)

The famous Final Fantasy game has many female characters, although it is not until its sixth installment, Final Fantasy VI, when a woman appears as the protagonist. She is a powerful character who becomes a leader, and who uses both magic and weapons during battles.

3. Final Fantasy XIII (Lighting)

Another installment of Final Fantasi, this time number XIII (Lighting). It also stars a woman, in this case a warrior with a cold personality. She is a self-confident woman, whose name we do not know.

4. Metroid (Samus Aran)

Samus Aran is the name of the protagonist of this game, a powerful woman, with a role as a bounty hunter. She has different weapons in the game, and hunts pirates and mutant dragons.

5. Assassin's Creed III: Liberation (Aveline de Grandpré)

The protagonist of this video game is a woman of African-French origin. She is about an 18th century assassin in New Orleans, brave, determined and with great beauty. She often disguises herself as other characters, especially high society women and slaves, in order to achieve her goals.

6. P.N. 03 (Vanessa Z. Schneider)

Vanessa Z. Schneider is the protagonist of this video game, a woman who has a mission to destroy robots.

7. Portal (Chell)

Chell is the protagonist of this video game; she is a character that is not scripted (she does not speak). Also, we cannot see it because it is played in the first person. Chell's personality develops as the game's story unfolds.

8. Tomb Raider (Lara Croft)

Lara Croft is the protagonist of this video game. She is a brave woman who fights gangsters and thieves (even dinosaurs!). One of her goals is to find treasures deep in the jungle.

9. Aloy - Horizon: Zero Dawn 10

Next on the list of video games that feature a woman as the main character is Aloy - Horizon. It is a video game that went on sale in 2017.

The protagonist is a hunter who dominates the bow; she lives in a tribal society that marginalizes her and considers her an “outcast” or a “plague”. In the video game, the protagonist begins an adventure searching for her destiny.

10. Faith - Mirror's edge

It is a very free game, where you must kill the enemies while going up and down the walls and roofs. Thus, it is another of the video games that have a woman as the protagonist, in this case Faith.

11. Kate Walker - Syberia

Kate Walker is the protagonist of this saga (the Syberia saga). Kate is a young lawyer who travels to an alpine town for work, isolated from the world. What Kate has to do, throughout her adventure, is to discover what happens to the heirs of the company that she has the mission to acquire in order to return to the city. Kate is a perfectionist and always tries to do her job well.

She is characterized by being a fighter girl with charisma. Through the video game we see how she enjoys the adventure but also how she goes through hard times.

12. Nilin - Remember me

"Nilin - Remember me" is an adventure game set in a futuristic Paris (year 2084). Its protagonist is Nilin, a memory hunter. Nilin has the ability to enter people's minds, where she can steal, modify, or spy on memories of her.

Nilin undergoes a "memory cleaning" so that she cannot use her ability again; However, she escapes and sets out to regain her identity. Nilin starts this adventure with her only friend, who helps her.

13. Aiden - Beyond two souls

Another video game that has a woman as the main character is "Aiden - Beyond two souls". Its protagonist is Jodie Holmes. The plot starts from the life of a girl who has a special gift and who unites her with an immaterial being with powers, Aiden.

This girl, Jodie, evolves and becomes a woman. It is a game of decisions and of empathizing to the maximum with the protagonist.

14. Samus Aran - Metroid

Samus Aran is the protagonist of this video game. In fact, Samus Aran is one of the first female protagonists of a video game, who appeared with the Metroid game, released by Nintendo in 1986. Currently, this saga is still valid and people continue to play it.

15. Evie Frye - Assasin's Creed Syndicate

This saga began with only male characters and protagonists; however, in some video game titles you can play with a woman as the protagonist.

16. Jill Valentine - Resident Evil

The next video game that features a woman is "Jill Valentine - Resident evil." It is a genre of "survival horror", whose protagonist is Jill Valentine. It is considered that this character marked a before and after, both in the genre of "survival horror" and in the video game industry itself.

Bibliographic references

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• Monclova, O. 8 video games with female protagonists. Vix. [Accessed November 11, 2019].