The Best Protagonist Games - Page 2

Update : Descent of the Hunted added at rank #30.
11

Fhtagn Simulator (2022)

View Similar Games
85
Review score
Logo of Fhtagn Simulator Screenshot of Fhtagn Simulator Screenshot of Fhtagn Simulator Screenshot of Fhtagn Simulator

PC Windows

In Fhtagn Simulator, you enter the chaotic world of Cthulhu and become bound to offer tribute to the great being in order to break free from their prison. This roguelike card game features mythical creatures, evil spells and relics, and an ever-changing roulette of cards. Harnessing the power of the cards while managing the roulette is key to your success. Be careful, though--if you don't collect enough spirit within the time limit, the ancient gods will punish you with game failure. Are you up for the challenge?

Buy

What we like:
  • Unique and original gameplay
  • Interesting mix of luck and strategy
  • Challenging difficulty
  • Occult flavor and personality
  • Good value for the price
What could be improved:
  • Flat difficulty progression
  • Translation errors and ambiguous card descriptions
  • Limited content and room for more updates

  • auto-battler
  • rogue-like-deckbuilder
  • deckbuilder
  • lovecraftian
  • rogue-like
  • protagonist
  • automation
  • gambling
  • card
  • villain
  • procedural
  • turn-based
  • replay-value
  • pixel

12

Bone's Cafe (2022)

View Similar Games
100
Review score
Logo of Bone's Cafe Screenshot of Bone's Cafe Screenshot of Bone's Cafe Screenshot of Bone's Cafe

PC Windows Nintendo Switch

Bone's Cafe is a fast paced, 1-4 Players couch co-op, cooking game. Customize the layout of your kitchen to guarantee your success. Specialize your menu in ingredients and recipes to design your ultimate cafe. Put your necromancy skills to the test and raise your own undead kitchen staff.


  • cooking
  • cooperative
  • automation
  • local
  • protagonist
  • campaign
  • 4-player
  • humor
  • management
  • resource-management
  • villain
  • relaxing
  • dark
  • building
  • factorio

13

Police Stories (2019)

View Similar Games
78
Review score
Logo of Police Stories Screenshot of Police Stories Screenshot of Police Stories Screenshot of Police Stories

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

14

My Lovely Daughter (2019)

View Similar Games
78
Review score
Logo of My Lovely Daughter Screenshot of My Lovely Daughter Screenshot of My Lovely Daughter Screenshot of My Lovely Daughter

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

15

Forest Grove (2023)

View Similar Games
ND
Review score
Logo of Forest Grove Screenshot of Forest Grove Screenshot of Forest Grove Screenshot of Forest Grove

Xbox Series X Xbox One PC Windows

In Forest Grove, a teenage heiress has gone missing. Foul play is suspected. Uncover a cast of characters, collect evidence, and find the truth in this futuristic detective game!

Buy

  • detective
  • silent
  • mystery
  • protagonist
  • crime
  • lore
  • nonlinear
  • investigation
  • logic
  • crime-fighting
  • walking-simulator
  • immersive
  • exploration
  • drama
  • story

16

Lucius Demake (2016)

View Similar Games
94
Review score
Logo of Lucius Demake Screenshot of Lucius Demake Screenshot of Lucius Demake Screenshot of Lucius Demake

Android Linux PC Windows

Lucius game has been demade, and is now ready for mayhem. Enjoy all the gore now in fewer pixels and fewer colors. The original game has been fully demade to achieve the atmosphere of an 80's style gory adventure. Lucius is now killing all the pixels and there isn't a damn thing anyone can do about it.


  • protagonist
  • horror
  • villain
  • retro
  • pixel
  • dark
  • demons
  • gore
  • 1980s
  • stealth
  • 2d
  • adventure
  • atmospheric

17

War for the Overworld (2015)

View Similar Games
86
Review score
Logo of War for the Overworld Screenshot of War for the Overworld Screenshot of War for the Overworld Screenshot of War for the Overworld

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

18

The Advisor - Episode 1: Royal Pain (2021)

View Similar Games
98
Review score
Logo of The Advisor - Episode 1: Royal Pain Screenshot of The Advisor - Episode 1: Royal Pain Screenshot of The Advisor - Episode 1: Royal Pain Screenshot of The Advisor - Episode 1: Royal Pain

PC Windows

The Advisor Series is a player-driven narrative where your choices & decisions, both in the game, and out of the game, determine how future episodes unfold. Play the role of villain protagonist Magnus the Magician, as he wreaks havoc across the land, one well-placed fireball at a time!

Buy

  • choices
  • diplomacy
  • protagonist
  • lore
  • immersive
  • humor
  • episodic
  • multiple-endings
  • villain
  • economy
  • dark
  • fiction
  • medieval
  • visual-novel
  • management

19

Swarm the City (2022)

View Similar Games
76
Review score
Logo of Swarm the City Screenshot of Swarm the City Screenshot of Swarm the City Screenshot of Swarm the City

PC Windows

Swarm the City: Zombie Evolved is a villain protagonist real-time strategy game. You will play as the King of the Dead and rule the world once again by creating zombie legions and destroying human cities. As the King of the Dead, you can infect humans, turn them into zombies and rule the world!

Buy

  • lemmings
  • protagonist
  • real-time
  • tutorial
  • tactical
  • zombies
  • post-apocalyptic
  • resource-management
  • villain
  • pve
  • replay-value
  • strategy
  • management
  • cartoony

20

BDSM: Big Drunk Satanic Massacre (2019)

View Similar Games
80
Review score
Logo of BDSM: Big Drunk Satanic Massacre Screenshot of BDSM: Big Drunk Satanic Massacre Screenshot of BDSM: Big Drunk Satanic Massacre Screenshot of BDSM: Big Drunk Satanic Massacre

Nintendo Switch PC Windows

Get some milk, kill the traitors, save Hell and rescue the hottest demoness from the clutches of those nasty people and mega-corporations!Big Drunk Satanic Massacre is basically a shooter with strong RPG elements - not that rocket propelled gun, though. The game itself takes place in Hell where the main hero, Lou, is to find milk and rescue the hottest Mistress from the clutches of a fat clown. The game consists of four levels / chapters representing different areas of Hell, such as the hellish Big Wac fast food café, Skeleton Slums and the Red Light District.


  • shooter
  • addictive
  • protagonist
  • satire
  • violent
  • music
  • twin-stick
  • dark
  • demons
  • top-down
  • atmospheric
  • villain
  • sci-fi
  • horror
  • historical

Not seeing your game?