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-In most video games, the player's character either has a preselected binary gender, or can be set as only male or female. This page will list games that either allow the player to create their character as specifically nonbinary (often by selecting an option for [[singular they]] pronouns) or that have a player character creation process with no reference to gender at all.
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+In most video games, the player's character either has a preselected binary gender, or can be set as only male or female. This page will list games that either
+* allow the player to create their character as specifically nonbinary (often by selecting an option for [[singular they]] pronouns) or
+* have a player character creation process with no reference to gender at all.
-(When editing this page, please list games in chronological order.)
+For non-player characters that canonly have a gender outside the male-or-female binary, see [[Nonbinary gender in fiction#Video games]].
-For non-player characters that canonly have a gender outside the male-or-female binary, see [[Nonbinary gender in fiction#Video games]].
 *''VERSUS: The Lost Ones'' by Zachary Sergi (published in 2015 by Choice of Games LLC) is a sci-fi interactive novel where it's possible to play a nonbinary character. The player's character, Thomil, comes from a planet where everyone telepathically shares their thoughts and feelings with one another. A couple chapters into the story, the player is asked about their character's gender. They can choose from six options: a cisgender woman, transgender woman, cis man, trans man, [[intersex]], or "I don't subscribe to any gender categories". Choosing the last option sets Thomil's stats to say "Gender: Not Applicable," and brings up these remarks in the narrative: "You are both genders, but you are also neither gender. You believe gender defies categorization, operating on a kind of sliding scale-- one that can change every day. You've come across [foreign planets'] texts about other cultures where such thinking is considered taboo or even sacrilegious, but in a society where everyone can quite literally share their thoughts and experiences, it's fairly impossible not to accept others once you understand who they truly are. Besides, even the most staunchly 'male' or 'female' cisgenders admit that sometimes they feel more 'masculine' or 'feminine' at different times. You just take that kind of thinking to a whole new level." The narration in ''VERSUS'' makes clear that this is not an undisclosed gender or a fantasy sex, but a nonbinary gender identity. Though Thomil comes from a sci-fi setting where where this and other transgender identities are accepted, this is a realistic depiction of a nonbinary person.
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 *In the visual novel/dating sim ''Later Daters'', the player can choose their [[Honorifics|honorific]] as Mx, Ms, or Mr.<ref name="Ford-LaterDaters">{{Cite web |title=Later Daters PC Review |last=Ford |first=Suzie |work=GameSpace.com |date=5 March 2021 |access-date=9 July 2021 |url= https://www.gamespace.com/featured/later-daters-pc-review/}}</ref>
 * In the mobile game ''Pokémon Go'', players select their avatar from one of two "styles" instead of being asked "Are you a boy or a girl?" as was the case in many other Pokémon games.<ref name="Tan-Pokego">{{Cite web |title=Pokémon Go praised by fans for non-binary, gender fluid avatars |last=Tan |first=Nigel |work=Gay Star News |date=14 July 2016 |access-date=9 July 2021 |url= https://www.gaystarnews.com/article/pokemon-go-non-binary-gender-fluid-avatars/}}</ref>
+* In the simulation game ''Calico'', the character creation process is non-gendered.<ref>https://store.steampowered.com/app/1112890/Calico/?curator_clanid=39486419</ref>
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