The Best Protagonist Games

Update, : Necrofugitive added at rank #48.
1

Rain on Your Parade (2021)

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Linux Mac OS Nintendo Switch Xbox One Xbox Series X PC Windows

You are a mischievous Cloud set to rain on everyone's parade! Travel the world and cause mayhem in numerous short-and-sweet levels, each with unique objectives. The ultimate Schadenfreude Simulator!


  • protagonist
  • dinosaurs
  • funny
  • relaxing
  • cute
  • surreal
  • stealth
  • comedy
  • villain
  • puzzle
  • military
  • 3d
  • destruction
  • colourful
  • physics

2

Undead Horde (2019)

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Android Linux Mac OS Playstation 5 IOS iPhone Playstation 4 Nintendo Switch Xbox One PC Windows

Become a necromancer and raise the dead - Undead Horde is a necromantic action game with elements from RPG, strategy and hack'n'slash. Maraud through the lands of the living, raze their villages and steal their treasures. Ultimately you'll take over the whole kingdom of the living!


  • protagonist
  • villain
  • dark
  • loot
  • magic
  • rpg
  • hack-and-slash
  • zombies
  • top-down
  • fantasy
  • city-building
  • action
  • humor

3

Kharon's Crypt - Even Death May Die (2022)

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Nintendo Switch Linux PC Windows

Metroidvania dungeon crawler full of puzzles & challenges. Inspired by old GameBoy Color games with Retro Pixel Art Aesthetics but with challenging boss fights.


  • protagonist
  • souls
  • metroidvania
  • dungeon-crawler
  • villain
  • logic
  • dark
  • post-apocalyptic
  • medieval
  • action-adventure
  • retro
  • anime
  • mystery
  • old-school
  • story

4

Ruinarch (2020)

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early access PC Windows

Ruinarch is an evil overlord simulator with a focus on story generation. Take control of the narrative by spreading rumors, unleashing monsters, and creating chaos on an epic scale!


  • protagonist
  • god-game
  • colony
  • base-building
  • artificial
  • intelligence
  • politics
  • humor
  • city-building
  • villain
  • building
  • sandbox
  • simulation
  • medieval
  • dark

5

Evil Wizard (2023)

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PC Windows Xbox One Xbox Series X

Evil Wizard is a humor-filled action RPG that puts you in the shoes of a former Final Boss. Rise from defeat, rediscover long lost powers, and fight to reclaim your castle from an army of so-called heroes.


  • villain
  • protagonist
  • dark
  • humor
  • cartoony
  • metroidvania
  • magic
  • rpg
  • comedy
  • action-adventure
  • hack-and-slash
  • dungeon-crawler
  • action
  • rogue-like
  • top-down

6

Underhero (2018)

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PC Windows Linux Mac OS Xbox One Playstation 4 Nintendo Switch

Underhero is a 2D side-scroller RPG adventure game with timing-based combat. It tells an intriguing and mysterious story, full of silly characters brimming with personality, quirky dialogue, and lots of weird humor. Inspired by Paper Mario games and RPGs in general, it tells the story of a world where the chosen hero has failed and an underling of the main villain takes his place as the new “hero”. Join the magical hilt Elizabeth the IV and the little Masked Kid, as they travel the world to restore Elizabeth’s long lost power, so they can defeat the tyrannical Mr. Stitches and save the world once and for all!


  • rpg
  • protagonist
  • japanese
  • 2d
  • pixel
  • villain
  • scroller
  • turn-based
  • humor
  • conspiracy
  • jrpg
  • platform
  • dark
  • combat
  • colourful

7

The Invisible Hand (2021)

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PC Windows

Want to get rich, quick? Welcome to FERIOS, where you’ll be empowered to pursue wealth and success as a mid-level stockbroker! Your wildest dreams of wealth can come true… at the cost of everything else.


  • trading
  • satire
  • capitalism
  • protagonist
  • immersive
  • economy
  • dark
  • simulation
  • villain
  • comedy
  • sim-game
  • drama
  • first-person
  • management
  • realistic

8

Police Stories (2019)

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Xbox One PC Windows Linux Playstation 4 Mac OS Nintendo Switch

A fresh take on top-down shooters with an emphasis on tactics that forces you to make split second decisions. Neutralize criminals, rescue civilians and defuse bombs in Single Player mode or Co-op. And remember - shooting first is not an option!


  • top-down
  • shooter
  • tactical
  • protagonist
  • cooperative
  • villain
  • online
  • crime
  • swat

9

War for the Overworld (2015)

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Mac OS Linux PC Windows

Tired of invading dungeons? It's time you built your own! War for the Overworld is a Dungeon Management Game that employs your favourite aspects of the RTS and God Game genres. Carve out your Dungeon and conquer the Overworld!


  • god-game
  • dungeon
  • protagonist
  • comedy
  • underground
  • management
  • real-time
  • strategy
  • base-building
  • editor
  • villain
  • level
  • demons
  • building
  • dungeon-crawler

10

My Lovely Daughter (2019)

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Linux Mac OS Nintendo Switch PC Windows

My Lovely Daughter is an alchemist simulator that explores the depth of a father’s grief and how far he will go to resurrect his daughter. Contains dark and disturbing subject matters, might not be suitable for children or those who are easily disturbed.


  • protagonist
  • dark
  • horror
  • humor
  • fiction
  • gore
  • villain
  • psychological
  • visual-novel
  • philosophical
  • violent
  • surreal
  • simulation
  • gothic
  • multiple-endings

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