Although many people think otherwise, there are hundreds of games with female protagonists and relevant female characters that have been with us since the beginning of video game history.  

In general, female leads create great adventures and some of the best video games ever. Some of the favorite games of the team have a female character as a protagonist. 

In this Female Protagonist Games article, we’ll talk about the best games ever in this regard, all of them with the best female protagonists of all time.

Tomb Raider

Tomb Raider released in 2013 is an action-adventure game and the first chapter of the reboot of the beloved saga. This is the first game of the franchise to be rated as M by the ESRB and PEGI 18. 

Tomb Raider GOTY Steam CD Key tells the story of Lara Croft's origins, a young woman trying to find the Lost Kingdom on the island of Yamatai. 

While you explore the island, our female heroine will discover dozens of other cultures that arrived on the island in the past centuries. Currently, the island is inhabited by the Solarii Brotherhood, a violent sect led by Father Mathias. 

Resident Evil 3

Resident Evil 3, released in 2020, is the remake of the original Resident Evil 3 Nemesis, the third installment of the original franchise, launched in 1999. This game brought us back one of the main characters of the first Resident Evil, Jill Valentine, but with a new, more casual character design.

The events of Resident Evil 3 Remake EU Steam take place 24 hours prior to the events of Resident Evil 2, in the same and classic Raccoon City. Our protagonist, Jill Valentine, as a survivor of the S.T.A.R.S. (Special Tactics And Rescue Service) from the events of the first game of the series, is attacked by Nemesis, a creature programmed by Umbrella to silence all the survivors. 

Assassin’s Creed Odyssey

Assassin’s Creed Odyssey is the eleventh installment of the Assassin’s Creed saga and the successor of Assassin’s Creed Origins. Just like the latter, this is an action-role-playing game set in an open world with plenty of RPG elements. 

As its name suggests, Assassin’s Creed Odyssey EU Ubisoft Connect CD Key takes place in Ancient Greek during the Peloponnesian War. In this context, you'll experience the events that led Sparta and Athenas to engage in a war that lasted for a decade. 

This is the first game of the franchise where you can choose a male or female character. Whatever your choice, you take the lead role of a Spartan warrior who fights on both sides of history. But that is not all. You’re trying to find your family and eliminate a mysterious cult called Cult of Cosmos. 

Horizon Zero Dawn

Horizon Zero Dawn is an action role-playing game and the first chapter of the Horizon Zero Dawn franchise after the release of its sequel: Forbidden West.  

Horizon Zero Dawn - Complete Edition Steam CD Key is very likely one of the most famous of recent years due to many reasons.

In the first place, it has one of the most incredible open worlds in video games, beautiful land full of several landscapes and environments. All that adds up to the incredible design of robotic creatures and plot.  

In Horizon Zero Dawn, you follow the story of Aloy, a young huntress who lives in a post-apocalypse world full of dangerous machines. As Aloy, you must uncover the past of her world. Starting a journey, you’ll have to progress and battle immense monsters, and discover the mystery of your people. 

Resident Evil 2 Remake

This remake of the original Resident Evil 2, released in 1998, set the bases for a new “Remake” concept. Capcom took the original feeling and sense of fear and brought a new HD experience where the two characters, Leon and Claire, shine with their own colors. 

Just like the original, Resident Evil 2 Remake Steam CD Key is an action shooter video game with RPG elements.  You’ll have to uncover all the secrets you find in your journey through the police station of Raccoon City.

This title features one of the strongest female characters of all time, Claire Redfield, sister of one of the protagonists of the first game of the saga – Chris Redfield. 

Hellblade Senua’s Sacrifice

Senua’s Sacrifice is an action-adventure game set in nordic mythology and celt culture. According to Ninja Theory, this is an independent AAA, the first of its generation. In Hellblade Senua’s Sacrifice, you take control of a female warrior called Senua, looking for the soul of her lover. 

To do this, players step into Senua's shoes and start the course of their journey through the Helmein, defeating monsters and gods. Most fans are excited to continue Senua’s quest with the eventual release of the sequel “Senua’s Saga: Hellblade II.”

Nier: Automata

Nier: Automata is an action role-playing game and the sequel of the game Nier released in 2017. Most gamers tend to compare both games, but the truth is Nier: Automata still win by a landslide. 

In this chapter, you control the female heroine B2 from the YoRHa unit across an open world. The game's main scenario is a proxy war between human-crafted androids and alien-created machines. As an advanced Android, your mission is to save humanity from the threat of alien invasion.

In general, Nier: Automata Steam CD Key is a game with strong RPG elements but with some areas with platform features. Regarding combat, this is hack and slash style, with fights in real-time, avoiding enemy attacks and counterattacking. You can alternate between melee and large-range weapons according to the ability of the enemy and your combat style. 

Life is Strange: True Colors

Life is Strange: True Colors is an episodic graphic adventure game and the fifth installment of the series of the same name. 

Here you control Alex Chen, a young woman capable of feeling the emotions of others. In this chapter, she’s trying to solve the mystery behind a tragic episode in her life. 

Playing from a third-person perspective, in Life is Strange: True Colors Steam CD Key, you have to interact and examine the objects of your surroundings, solving puzzles with related topics of the story in the form of fetch quests and making changes in the environment. You must talk with NPCs having in mind that choices in the dialogue may affect the story. 

Mirror’s Edge Catalyst

Mirror’s Edge Catalyst is a first-person action-adventure platform video game and a reboot of the original game of 2008 that features the protagonist Faith Connors. You control this young hero while she traverses the city named Glass. 

Mirror’s Edge Catalyst Origin CD Key will encourage you to uncover all the secrets in the futuristic and dystopian city ruled by a totalitarian corporatocracy. In this context, society is highly stratified and controlled by a massive social surveillance system that connects everything and everyone.

You’ll be able to do urban exploration and parkour movements to accomplish missions and/or fight enemies. You can also use objects of surroundings such as ledged, equipment, and disruptors to travel across buildings, disable systems, and aid Faith while combating. 

Uncharted - Legacy of Thieves Collection

Uncharted - Legacy of Thieves Collection PS5 PSN is the last release of the Uncharted saga featuring two games of the franchise: Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End, and Uncharted: The Lost Legacy.

The Lost Legacy is a short action-adventure third-person shooter, just like all the other games of the franchise, but following Chloe Frazer, the old associate of Nathan Drake. Chloe is looking for the fang of Ganesha. The gameplay is very similar to the title above, A Thief’s End, but with more interaction with the environment.

When you control Chloe, you can jump or climb obstacles, swim or dive into the water, use ropes to reach inaccessible places, etcetera. A new mechanic is picking locks to get supplies and collectible items. 

Ms. Pac-Man

Ms. Pac-Man is very likely the first game in history to include women in video games. It was released in 1981 as a non-authorized sequel. This new version of the original Pac-Man integrates a new protagonist, Ms. Pac-Man, new labyrinths, and several improvements in the gameplay. 

Metroid Prime

Metroid is another of those games that brought more women to the world of video games. Samus Aran, its protagonist, is probably one of the most famous female characters in the video game industry, though most gamers do not know that when they play a Metroid game, they’re controlling a girl. Unlike the classic games of the franchise, Metroid Prime is a first-person shooter with search-action features. 

Assassin’s Creed III: Liberation

Aveline de Grandpé, the French Assassin and protagonist of this game, was the series's first female protagonist. This action-adventure game of 2012 places you in late 18th-century Louisiana, especially from 1765 to 1777. As Aveline de Grandpé, you follow the events of the millennia-old struggle between Templars and the Assassins.  

Portal 2

Portal series is about solving puzzles as the main feature, but still, it’s more than this. Writing the plot of this game involved integrating wonderful physics-based adventures and the desire of its female protagonist, Chell, to find freedom. Chell will be forced to find her path through dark tests and uncover mysteries in the experiments. 

Half life: Alyx

Half-Life: Alyx is the only VR game in the popular Half-Life series and on this list. In this chapter of the Half-life franchise, players control Alyx Vance, a young woman fighting against Earth's alien occupation. You´ll see from a personal viewpoint as she sneaks, shoots, and survives the tyranny of the Combine. 

Celeste

Celeste is a platform game and one of the most important indie games of recent times. The impact of "Celeste" is even more critical considering that Madeline, its protagonist, is a trans woman. While you progress through the game as Madeline, you climb the metaphorical mountain of her depression and anxiety as she learns more about who she truly is. The idea behind this journey is to reach the stars and control one’s destiny. 

The Last of Us Part II

The Last of Us Part II is another of those games with two female leads, Abby and Ellie. The latter is the protagonist, together with Joel, of the first installment of the series. For most gamers, this installment is the best part of the series due to its incredible narrative and identity.

Here, you control Ellie seeking revenge for Joel, who is dead due to the actions of the other female lead, Abby. As Ellie, you’ll have to survive in this post-apocalyptic world and pursuit for justice and knowledge. 

Female Protagonist Games Final Thoughts

Surely, you already know all the games on this list. Most of them have been created by the best developers, and many have changed the genre focus to a more feminine one. We hope the see, more games with an inclusion perspective and more female main characters. At this point, our job is done.

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