Video games with nonbinary player character options: Difference between revisions

===2013===

===2014===

[[File:LongStory.png|thumb|Character creation screen in the game ''LongStory''.]]

*In the visual novel/dating sim ''LongStory'', players choose the protagonist's pronouns from they, she, or he.

===2015===

*''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.

===2016===

*In ''Tokyo Afterschool Summoners'', the player can set the protagonist's gender to male, female, or "other", regardless of which appearance they choose.

* In the dating sim ''Hustle Cat'', the protagonist can be either male, female, or nonbinary with "they" pronouns, and the characters in-game will refer to them with the chosen pronouns.

* In the indie romance visual novel ''My Cup of Coffee: Earl Grey Forever After'', the protagonist can be male, female, or "[[gender free]]". Choosing gender free results in the game using [[gender neutral language]], [[English_neutral_pronouns#Ne_.28nem.29|ne/nem/nir]] pronouns, and the [[Mx]] title. The player can also choose to "make everyone else gender liberated too", resulting in the protagonist saying things like "Everybody knew about me, the eldest child of the late Gentleperson and Gentleperson Fairfax".

===2017===

[[File:Heart Papers Border character creation.png|thumb|Character options in the game ''Heart. Papers. Border.'' The NB gender marker is selected.]]

* In the strategy game ''Heart. Papers. Border.'' (available in Steam Early Access since August 2017), you can select your character's gender from F, M, or NB when starting a game. This has no apparent effect on gameplay.

===2018===

[[File:Fallen Hero Rebirth.png|thumb|Gender choice near the beginning of the interactive novel ''Fallen Hero: Rebirth''.]]

*In the turn-based strategy game ''Battletech'', while customizing your character, you can choose from he/him, she/her, or they/them pronouns. The third option opens up both masculine and feminine appearance options.

*In the simulation game ''Signed and Sealed With a Kiss'', "you choose your pronouns (he/she/they) and presentation (masculine/feminine/androgynous)."<ref>https://store.steampowered.com/app/933230/Signed_and_Sealed_With_a_Kiss/?curator_clanid=26898915</ref>

*In the interactive novel ''Drag Star!'' you can play your character as a [[drag queen]] (she/her), a drag king (he/him), "a gender-funky club kid" (they/them), use no pronouns, or enter your own custom pronouns.

*In the free-to-play visual novel/dating sim ''Otter of My Life'', you can make your character Ashley Otterson male, female, or nonbinary, and can also select your pronouns as he, she, or they.

===2020===

[[File:Later-Daters-honorific-choice.jpg|thumb|A screenshot of the character creation process in ''Later Daters''.]]

* The Free-To-Play visual novel ''Our Life'' lets you choose your pronouns from she/her, he/him and they/them. As you grow up in the game you can also decide to change your pronouns.

*The platformer game ''Shovel Knight'' features a Body Swap Mode, which allows the player to customize the appearance and pronouns of each of the game's twelve main characters. Initially, only masculine and feminine pronouns were available, but an update in 2019 added the option for gender-neutral pronouns.

===2021===

* The RPG ''Wildermyth'' allows heroes to have they/them pronouns.<ref>{{cite web|title=Non-binary heroes| date=28 December 2020| url=https://steamcommunity.com/app/763890/discussions/0/3001052356430888363/}}</ref>

*In the racing game ''Forza Horizon 5'', the character creator gives an option for they/them pronouns. Pronouns  are not tied to the body you choose for your character.

===Unreleased (currently in development)===

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