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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]]. | ||
''Games are listed chronologically by year of first release.'' | ''Games are listed chronologically by year of first release, or by the year that a nonbinary player character option was introduced, whichever is later.'' | ||
[[File:Fallen Hero Rebirth.png|thumb|Gender choice near the beginning of the interactive novel ''Fallen Hero: Rebirth''.]] | [[File:Fallen Hero Rebirth.png|thumb|Gender choice near the beginning of the interactive novel ''Fallen Hero: Rebirth''.]] | ||
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[[File:Choice_of_the_dragon_screenshot.png|Gender selection screen in ''Choice of the Dragon''.|thumb]] | [[File:Choice_of_the_dragon_screenshot.png|Gender selection screen in ''Choice of the Dragon''.|thumb]] | ||
*In addition to ''VERSUS: The Lost Ones'' and ''Choice of the Dragon'', many other interactive novels from Choice of Games allow the player to be be male, female, or nonbinary (as well as often choosing their own [[pronouns]] and [[orientation]]). Some of these titles include ''Tally Ho'', ''Empyrean'', ''Kidnapped! A Royal Birthday'', ''[[Drag]] Star!'', ''Choice of the Pirate'', ''The Superlatives: Aetherfall'', ''Silverworld'', ''The Hero Project: Redemption Season'', ''Fallen Hero: Rebirth'', and ''Tower Behind the Moon''.<ref>https://store.steampowered.com/app/763930/Tally_Ho/</ref><ref>https://store.steampowered.com/app/1016630/Drag_Star/</ref><ref>https://store.steampowered.com/app/557700/Empyrean/</ref><ref>https://store.steampowered.com/app/1356440/Kidnapped_A_Royal_Birthday/</ref><ref>https://store.steampowered.com/app/476490/Choice_of_the_Pirate/</ref><ref>https://store.steampowered.com/app/726230/The_Superlatives_Aetherfall/</ref><ref>https://store.steampowered.com/app/839940/Silverworld/</ref><ref>https://store.steampowered.com/app/459310/The_Hero_Project_Redemption_Season/</ref><ref>https://store.steampowered.com/app/800620/Fallen_Hero_Rebirth/</ref><ref>https://store.steampowered.com/app/1001490/Tower_Behind_the_Moon/</ref> | *In addition to ''VERSUS: The Lost Ones'' and ''Choice of the Dragon'', many other interactive novels from Choice of Games allow the player to be be male, female, or nonbinary (as well as often choosing their own [[pronouns]] and [[orientation]]). Some of these titles include ''Tally Ho'', ''Empyrean'', ''Kidnapped! A Royal Birthday'', ''[[Drag]] Star!'', ''Choice of the Pirate'', ''The Superlatives: Aetherfall'', ''Silverworld'', ''The Hero Project: Redemption Season'', ''Fallen Hero: Rebirth'', and ''Tower Behind the Moon''.<ref>https://store.steampowered.com/app/763930/Tally_Ho/</ref><ref>https://store.steampowered.com/app/1016630/Drag_Star/</ref><ref>https://store.steampowered.com/app/557700/Empyrean/</ref><ref>https://store.steampowered.com/app/1356440/Kidnapped_A_Royal_Birthday/</ref><ref>https://store.steampowered.com/app/476490/Choice_of_the_Pirate/</ref><ref>https://store.steampowered.com/app/726230/The_Superlatives_Aetherfall/</ref><ref>https://store.steampowered.com/app/839940/Silverworld/</ref><ref>https://store.steampowered.com/app/459310/The_Hero_Project_Redemption_Season/</ref><ref>https://store.steampowered.com/app/800620/Fallen_Hero_Rebirth/</ref><ref>https://store.steampowered.com/app/1001490/Tower_Behind_the_Moon/</ref> | ||
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===2016=== | ===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 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 RPG visual novel ''Queen at Arms'', the protagonist is AFAB and for much of the game is [[crossdressing]] as male to hide their identity. However, halfway through the story, the player chooses the protagonist's [[gender identity]], and the options are male, female, or genderqueer.<ref>https://store.steampowered.com/app/362020/Queen_At_Arms/?curator_clanid=39486419</ref> | *In the RPG visual novel ''Queen at Arms'', the protagonist is AFAB and for much of the game is [[crossdressing]] as male to hide their identity. However, halfway through the story, the player chooses the protagonist's [[gender identity]], and the options are male, female, or genderqueer.<ref>https://store.steampowered.com/app/362020/Queen_At_Arms/?curator_clanid=39486419</ref> | ||
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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 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 simulation game ''Calico'', the character creation process is non-gendered.<ref>https://store.steampowered.com/app/1112890/Calico/?curator_clanid=39486419</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> | ||
*In the simulation game ''BitLife'', since the June 2020 Pride Update, the player can select whether their character is [[cisgender]], genderqueer, nonbinary, transgender female, and transgender male (after the character reaches age 5). Being non-cis may cause the character to experience [[gender dysphoria]] in-game, lowering their Happiness level.<ref name="leve_BitL">{{Cite web |title=BitLife Pride Update Guide: Everything You Need to Know About BitLife Version 1.38, aka the Pride Update |author=Tim |work=Level Winner |date=3 July 2020 |access-date=4 October 2020 |url= https://www.levelwinner.com/bitlife-pride-update-guide-everything-you-need-to-know-about-bitlife-version-1-38-aka-the-pride-update/}}</ref> | |||
===2021=== | ===2021=== | ||