The Best Protagonist Games

Update : Descent of the Hunted added at rank #1.
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Descent of the Hunted (2024)

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PC Windows

You are a monster. You’re fresh on the trail of new prey, an isolated wretch vulnerable to your influence. But how will you stalk her? A long pursuit? A slow, parasitic feeding? A devastating ambush? In this psychological horror VN, you determine the manifestation of the beast under your control.

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  • protagonist
  • horror
  • choices
  • psychological
  • villain
  • visual-novel
  • philosophical
  • hand-drawn
  • lgbtq
  • dark
  • fiction
  • minimalist
  • stylized
  • drama
  • interactive

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Despair: Blood Curse (2024)

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PC Windows

A third-person survival horror game featuring non-linear gameplay, puzzles, and enemies from the depths of hell. When Anna's mother passes away from a sudden illness, she receives a worrying letter from her sister suggesting that not all is as it seems. Will she uncover the truth?


  • survival-horror
  • third-person
  • silent
  • blood
  • protagonist
  • tps
  • horror
  • featuring
  • gore
  • atmospheric
  • inventory
  • management
  • dark
  • nonlinear
  • non-linear

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Trigger Tennis (2024)

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PC Windows

Trigger Tennis is a third person shooter with tennis elements where rackets are swopped for guns and tennis balls for bullets

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  • tennis
  • silent
  • protagonist
  • bullet
  • tps
  • bullet-hell
  • pve
  • time
  • pvp
  • split-screen
  • third-person
  • sport
  • military
  • 3d
  • relaxing

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Forest Grove (2023)

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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!

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

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The Kindeman Remedy (2023)

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PC Windows

The most blasphemous, diabolical and insane management game ever created. Aided by a lascivious nun in a grim prison, rig executions, conduct horrid experiments and do the unspeakable to cook up your cure-all: The Kindeman Remedy. Do not be afraid. This time, you're the monster.


  • medical
  • protagonist
  • noir
  • clicker
  • 2.5d
  • humor
  • time-management
  • villain
  • crime
  • management
  • simulation
  • point-and-click
  • choices
  • multiple-endings
  • dark

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CHIN CHINNY CHIN MOUSE CHEESE CHIN TOES (2023)

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PC Windows

Embark on a toe-tally awesome adventure as a relentless little mouse with a big appetite for nibbling toes. Explore a world spiraling into absurdity as you nibble your way through various states of societal collapse. Toe the line of hilarity and insanity!

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  • protagonist
  • villain
  • top-down
  • post-apocalyptic
  • comedy
  • bullet-hell
  • funny
  • stealth
  • cartoony

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PIZZA POSSUM (2023)

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Xbox One Nintendo Switch PC Windows

Embark on a cheeky arcade adventure in Pizza Possum! Outwit guard dogs, don hilarious disguises, and munch your way through a seaside village to become the ultimate pizza-stealing possum. Perfect for a quick laugh or a co-op giggle fest, this stealthy escapade is a slice of pure fun!


What we like:
  • Affordable and loads of fun
  • Ideal for quick gaming sessions
  • Excellent co-op experience
  • Introduces stealth mechanics in an accessible way
  • Provides laughter-filled playtime with friends
What could be improved:
  • Limited content requiring replay for full completion
  • Discarded items can clutter gameplay

  • rogue-like
  • cooperative
  • protagonist
  • cooking
  • stealth
  • colourful
  • cartoony
  • 3d
  • family-friendly
  • local
  • arcade
  • villain
  • cute
  • funny
  • hide-and-seek

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Generic RPG Idle (2023)

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PC Windows

An idle RPG where your loot matters. Optimize your equipment, defeat mighty foes, perform dark rituals and enjoy a medieval tale of revenge in a twisted version of Brazil. Elite enemies challenge how optimized your build is while random-free combat ensures attacks never miss.

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  • idler
  • auto-battler
  • protagonist
  • clicker
  • crafting
  • automation
  • villain
  • character
  • inventory
  • management
  • pve
  • story
  • loot
  • medieval
  • customization

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Heartless & Dreadful: Return by 72 Hours (2023)

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Linux PC Windows

Heartless and Dreadful is a character action game, made mostly by one person. It features complex and satisfying combat and a short story campaign with multiple, brutal difficulty options, allowing for quite a bit of replayability. And additional unlockable side content.

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  • protagonist
  • beat-em-up
  • character
  • hack-and-slash
  • 3d
  • villain
  • third-person
  • violent
  • dark
  • stylized
  • blood
  • fantasy
  • atmospheric
  • action
  • linear

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Penny Larceny: Gig Economy Supervillain (2023)

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PC Windows Mac OS Linux

A comic book adventure of freelance supervillainy, petting cats, and/or destroying capitalism in which your choices determine success in a series of daring heists and capers.

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  • protagonist
  • lgbtq
  • comic
  • choices
  • visual-novel
  • villain
  • multiple-endings
  • character
  • book
  • humor
  • conversation
  • customization
  • comedy
  • dark
  • dynamic

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