| Adventurer protagonist (Explorer protagonist;Treasure hunter protagonist) | The protagonist is an adventurer by profession, gaining wealth and fame by doing jobs that are deemed too hazardous for the common folk, such as slaying monsters, exploring uncharted regions, seeking lost treasures, and so forth. |  | 1987 / 2012 | 15 games |
| Agaric Fungus (Spotted Toadstools) | This is the stereotypical toadstool with a white stem, red cap, & white spots. Tag indicates it is featured in gameplay or story. | | | 0 games |
| Alien animals | Non-sentient alien beings that resemble little or nothing found on Earth. |  | 2009 / 2012 | 12 games |
| Alien monsters | Alien beings that are utterly monstrous in appearance and likely behaviour, likely animals of some sort but their appearance makes them seem something altogether. | | | 0 games |
| Alien protagonist (Extra terrestrial protagonist) | Space aliens, extra terrestrials (E.T.s), and other beings not native to Earth as the main protagonist. | | 1981 / 2012 | 78 games |
| Alligators | Large, long lived solitary (adult males), territorial, reptiles. Has a reflexive bite and death roll with the bite alone legendary for crushing bones. | | 1981 / 2009 | 52 games |
| Aloe Plants | Flowering succulent plants (cactus) renowned for the medical uses of their gooey innards. | | | 0 games |
| Amalgams (Amalgamated creatures;Chimeras) | Includes beings that are seemingly a (chaotic) combination of two or more creatures, likely of same species. | | 2002 / 2009 | 5 games |
| American Indians (Native Americans;Amerindians;Amerinds) | Features indigenous Americans. Originally mistakenly called Indians. | | 1984 / 2009 | 26 games |
| American Robins (North American Robins) | A songbird thrush known for its red breast and singing variants of [i]cheerily[/i] just before and during sunrise. | | | 0 games |
| Amphibian protagonist | Has a frog, toad, salamander, newt, or caecilian as a main protagonist. | | 1981 / 2010 | 75 games |
| Anatids (Anatidae) | Ducks, geese, swans, teals, & moa-nalos. Anatids are [b][i]Not[/i][/b] coots, divers, gallinules, grebes, or loons. | | | 1 games |
| Androids (Synthetic humans;Human-like robots;Humanoid robots) | Includes androids, robots that emulate the humanoid form. | | 1984 / 2010 | 41 games |
| Angelic protagonist | The main character is any kind angelic creature, such as plain angel, cherub or seraph. | | 1985 / 2007 | 11 games |
| Angels (Cherubs;Seraphim) | Includes angels of any kind or beings that appear akin to them; generally feathery winged human-like divine beings. | | 1990 / 2011 | 40 games (45 characters) |
| Animal people | Animals that walk, talk and act like people - or close enough. | | 1992 / 2011 | 58 games |
| Animal protagonist | The player character is a non-anthropomorphic animal. | | 1981 / 2012 | 280 games |
| Animate armor (Living armor)[animated armor] | Body armor, usually full plate mail, that moves and fights on its own. | | 2000 / 2008 | 8 games |
| Animate object protagonist | | | 1982 / 2012 | 47 games |
| Animate objects | Something inanimate, such as an umbrella or a marble, inexplainably moves by itself but has no other traits of living things. | | 1982 / 2012 | 34 games |
| Animate weapons (Living weapons)[animated weapons] | Weapons that fight on their own without anyone wielding them. | | 1998 / 2011 | 7 games |
| Animated skeletons | A common fantasy trope from the realm of necromancy and the undead. |  | 1979 / 2012 | 283 games |
| Ankylosaurus | Herbivorous quadrupedal 'armored' dinosaurs with distinctively tiled and keratin plated osteoderms. Their flail-like tail could break T-Rex legs. | | 1990 / 2002 | 4 games |
| Anthropomorphic animal protagonist | Protagonist is an animal character that exhibits significant human traits, such as bipedal locomotion (in case of quadrupeds), human facial expressions, ability to work with tools, and so forth. | | 1981 / 2012 | 444 games |
| Anthropomorphic animals (Funny animals) | | | | 0 games |
| Anthropomorphic object protagonist | The protagonist is an anthropomorphized object, such as a toaster with a human-like face and capability to speak. | | 1984 / 2011 | 36 games |
| Anthropomorphic objects | Objects given human-like traits, personalities, intelligence and capacity for speech. | | 1986 / 2011 | 45 games |
| Anti-hero protagonist[selfish protagonist] | Protagonists who lack traits commonly attributed to heroes, such as nobility. Generally any villainous and/or selfish protagonist though includes fools and others. | | 1983 / 2011 | 146 games |
| Ants | Ants are social colonies of workers, soldiers, drones, & queens (usually 1). Not all casts are present in all species & other specialized casts exist. | | 1982 / 2003 | 17 games |
| Anuroids (Frogmen) | Includes frog or toad-like creatures, especially if they share traits with humanoids. | | 1995 / 2012 | 9 games |
| Apemen (Humanzee;Chuman;Manpanzee) | Features any beings that seem like a cross between apes/monkeys and humans. | | 1983 / 2009 | 7 games |
| Apple Trees | Featured in gameplay or story. The trees on which Apple grow. Commonly arranged in orchards. | | | 0 games |
| Aquatic animals (Marine animals) | | | | 0 games |
| Arachnid protagonist (Spider protagonist) | The protagonist is an arachnid of any kind. | | 1983 / 2008 | 11 games |
| Arachnids | Spiders (aranae), scorpions (scorpiones), etc. | | | 0 games |
| Aristocrat protagonist (Noble protagonist;Royal protagonist)[aristocratic protagonist] | The protagonist is one of the aristocracy, such as royalty, nobility, or some other significantly higher social class. | | 1987 / 2010 | 14 games |
| Aristocrats | Aristocrats of any kind (royalty, nobility, or some other significantly higher social class) play a significant role in the plot or gameplay. | | 2006 / 2011 | 5 games |
| Arthropod protagonist | | | | 0 games |
| Arthropods | | | | 0 games |
| Asian protagonist (Mongoloid protagonist;Oriental protagonist) | The protagonist belongs to any of the Mongoloid (East and South-East Asian) races or has the likeness of such. | | 1997 / 2007 | 3 games |
| Assassin protagonist (Hitman protagonist) | The protagonist is an assassin. | | 1998 / 2011 | 40 games |
| Asymmetric creatures[asymmetric beings] | Includes any creatures that have severe asymmetric traits in their body, such as having left side twice as big as the right. | | 2000 / 2009 | 5 games |
| Atypical creatures (Non-standard creatures) | Depicts well known creatures in an atypical manner, but still in a way that identifies them as the base creature. | | 1999 / 2001 | 6 games |
| Avatars (Incarnations) | Incarnated divine beings or physical personifications of ideas or concepts. | | | 0 games |
| Avianoids (Birdmen) | Includes creatures that resemble (humanoid) avians. | | 1993 / 2011 | 17 games |
| Baby protagonist (Toddler protagonist) | The protagonist is something even younger than what could be called a child. | | 1985 / 2010 | 24 games |
| Badgers (Brocks) | Short-legged, heavy-set, wide stance omnivores related to weasels. They can be fierce in contrast to their size compared to opponents & have reputation of being ill-tempered. | | 2008 / 2009 | 2 games |
| Bards (Skalds;Warrior poets) | Musical and poetic entertainers who in fiction often are skilled fighters and in some instances even adepts at magical arts. Often depicted as swashbuckling heroes and jacks-of-all-trades. | | 1998 / 2011 | 22 games |
| Basilisks | Large reptiles with three or more pairs of legs and occasional ability to kill or petrify creatures with their gaze or touch. | | 1993 / 2010 | 5 games |
| Bats (Chiroptera) | Insectivore, frugivore, & a few carnivore mammals that truly fly with their hands, not just glide. The smaller ones have sophisticated echolocation. | | 1978 / 2012 | 104 games |
| Bees (Honey Bees;Killer Bees;Anthophila;Bumblebee) | Insect known for black & yellow color, ability to deposit one stinger in a target, & making honey. Though many species lack one or all of these traits | | 1982 / 2011 | 46 games |
| Beholders | Includes beholders, floating eyes with fanged mouth and possibly several eye stalks surrounding a large central eye. Usually they can unleash bolts of energy or magic spells from the central and/or the surrounding eyes. | | 1984 / 2010 | 40 games |
| Berserkers[berserks;berzerkers;berzerks] | Characters or other entities that (under certain conditions) fight in uncontrollable frenzy, attacking anyone on their way or near them regardless if they're friend or foe. | | 1998 / 2011 | 7 games |
| Big cats | | | 1984 / 2010 | 9 games |
| Biomimic protagonist | Protagonist is a robot that mimics behaviour and/or appearance of a biological organism. | | 1990 / 1998 | 4 games |
| Biomimics | Robots that mimic behaviour and/or appearance of biological organisms. | | 1990 / 1998 | 4 games |
| Bird protagonist (Avian protagonist) | The main protagonist is a bird. | | 1983 / 2012 | 99 games |
| Bison (American Buffalo) | Originally misnamed buffalo, they were the most numerous animal on the planet until pioneers, politicians, & railroads nearly caused their extinction. | | | 1 games |
| Bizarre creatures (Unique creatures;Inexplicable creatures) | Includes creatures that follow no sensible design you'd see on Earth, making them appear quite otherworldly. | | 1982 / 2009 | 44 games |
| Black protagonist | The protagonist is of any Sub-Saharan African race descent (e.g. Afro-American, Afro-Asian, ...) or has the appearance of such. | | 1990 / 2010 | 24 games |
| Blackberry Bushes (Blackberry Shrubs) | Blackberry bushes a featured in gameplay or story, not just as scenery. | | | 0 games |
| Blind creatures | | | 1998 / 2010 | 13 games |
| Blue Jays | An aggressive, intelligent & curious bird with strikingly blue plumage & crest plus black, & white markings. It can mimic other birds & human speech. | | | 0 games |
| Bovines | | | 1982 / 2006 | 4 games |
| Brains (Brain creatures) | Includes beings that resemble little more than exposed brains or otherwise have brain-like appearance as the main or most noticeable feature. Often seen residing inside a jar or equipped with tentacles. | | 1993 / 2012 | 22 games |
| Brewer's Blackbird (American Blackbird) | The New World Blackbird. Males have a slightly iridescent head and yellow eyes. The females are actually a dark charcoal color. | | | 0 games |
| Burrowers | Includes animals, plants or machines that burrow underground or into any semi-solid substance where the player can't follow and occasionally rises to attack. | | 1991 / 2012 | 70 games |
| Buttercups (Ranunculus) | A slightly toxic plant with small lustrous yellow flowers. Featured in gameplay or story as more than scenery. | | | 0 games |
| Camouflagers | Includes any creatures, people, or such that blend into the surroundings so much that they're possibly impossible to notice. Often the camouflage requires they remain absolutely still. | | | 0 games |
| Canidae protagonist (Canine protagonist;Dog protagonist;Wolf protagonist) | Has any type of canine as the protagonist. | | 1983 / 2012 | 43 games |
| Canines | | | 2009 / 2010 | 5 games |
| Caninoids (Dogmen) | Includes creatures that resemble canines. | | 1991 / 2011 | 50 games |
| Caprinoids (Goatmen) | Includes creatures that resemble goats or sheep. | | 1996 / 2012 | 10 games |
| Captives (Prisoners;Hostages) | Confined prisoners, hostages or other captives play a part in the story. | | 1983 / 2012 | 130 games |
| Cardinals | An fire engine red crested stout billed new world bird. Named after a Catholic cardinal's vestments | | | 0 games |
| Carnivorous plants (Insectivorous plants;Man-eating plants) | Includes plants that trap and digest animals. | | 1984 / 2011 | 40 games |
| Carnotaurus | A bipedal predator with a long neck, four finger hands, narrow face & binocular vision. Known to definitely have bumpy skin & not feathers. | | | 1 games |
| Carpenter Protagonist | The protagonist is a carpenter by profession. | | 1991 / 2011 | 4 games |
| Caspian Tigers | A species officially extinct but genetics have shown them to have been a type of Siberian tiger adapted to the Middle-East. | | | 1 games |
| Caterpillars | The larval stage of moths & butterflies before cocooning themselves. They typically ungulate & appear to have many legs but only 6 are actually legs. | | 1986 / 2009 | 11 games |
| Caucasoid protagonist[Europid;Europoid;Caucasian] | The protagonist belongs to any of the Caucasoid races. | | | 0 games |
| Cavalry (Dragoons) | Mounted infantry. | | 1995 / 2010 | 16 games |
| Celebrities | Celebrities of all kinds, except the ones known for station. | | | 0 games |
| Centauroids | Includes creatures that have humanoid torso attached to quadruped body. | | 1986 / 2012 | 50 games |
| Centaurs | Features centaurs - creatures with the upper body of a human attached in place of the head and neck of a horse. | | 1982 / 2009 | 30 games |
| Cephalopoids | Includes anthropomorphic humanoid style creatures that resemble cephalopods (octopus, squids). | | 1990 / 2013 | 7 games |
| Cervids (Cervines;Cervidae;Deer) | Features any cervids. | | 1985 / 2011 | 12 games |
| Chanterelle Fungus | A delectable golden colored symbiotic mushroom with a irregular funnel shaped cap. Featured in gameplay or story not merely scenery. | | | 0 games |
| Chargers (Rammers;Bullrushers)[bull rushers;bull-rushers] | Creatures that attack by forcefully rushing at others with the aim of knocking them down, back or skewering them with horns, spikes or some weapons. | | 1993 / 2012 | 53 games |
| Cherry Trees | Featured in gameplay or story. Makes cherries. | | | 0 games |
| Chickadees | Small birds that call "chick-a dee dee dee" when alarmed. They sing many songs and are rarely silent. | | | 0 games |
| Chickens | Flightless domestic fowl, usually bred for their eggs and meat. Considered to be great source of humor by some. | | 1982 / 2012 | 79 games |
| Child protagonist (Pre-teen protagonist) | The protagonist is a child. | | 1984 / 2012 | 248 games |
| Child soldiers | Children acting as soldiers, often viewed as tragic but can be seen as heroic (child doing an adult's job, especially if player is child him-/herself) or "cool" if voluntary/wanted. | | 1997 / 2011 | 14 games |
| Chimeras (Chimaeras) | A fire breathing monster from Greek mythology that was a combination of lion, goat and snake. | | | 0 games |
| Civilian protagonist | The protagonist is a civilian, a regular joe, or some other unnotable person. | | 1987 / 2012 | 118 games |
| Civilized savages | Certain group of people are initially depicted as savages, but after that image has been perfectly established, it is revealed they're actually quite civilized. Often with a plot twist where the protagonist seeks aid from the "savages". | | | 0 games |
| Clams | Mollusks.with two shells, bivalves. known for their abilities to close tightly, make pearls, & taste good in chowder. | | 1986 / 2011 | 14 games |
| Clingers | Includes creatures that viciously cling to the player character, usually impairing movement and other activities while also dealing their own share of damage. Often small and work in swarms. | | 1993 / 2012 | 26 games |
| Cloaked NPCs (Invisible creatures;Stealthed NPCs) | Includes creatures that are either completely or partially invisible. | | 1993 / 2012 | 72 games |
| Clovers | Plant famous for it trifoliate leaves & rare quadfoliate mutants (4 leaf clovers). Every part of it is editable & high in protein. Also makes good tea | | | 0 games |
| Clowns | Includes clowns in a traditional or an untraditional role. | | 1984 / 2009 | 14 games |
| Cnidarians | Includes animals of the phylum cnidaria, of which jellyfish is perhaps the most recognizable example. | | 1990 / 2010 | 19 games |
| Coelacanths | All Coelacanths and related species were deemed extinct since the end of the Cretaceous period by scientists until one was caught in 1938, and several others at later dates. | | | 1 games |
| Collective consciousness (Hive mind;Group consciousness) | The player is not in control of a single character, but the collective consciousness of a group, nation or species. | | 1989 / 2012 | 19 games |
| Colossi (Colossal creatures) | Includes creatures that dwarf even giants. | | 1991 / 2012 | 23 games |
| Combat animals (War animals;Military animals;Warbeasts;Beasts of battle) | Any animals used in war, combat, or such as something else than basic beast of burden or mount. | | 1989 / 2011 | 41 games |
| Combining entities (Combining creatures;Combining vehicles;Combining characters) | Two or more creatures, characters, vehicles, etc. that can combine together somehow to form a single, presumably much more powerful, entity. | | 2004 / 2008 | 7 games |
| Commanders (Squad leaders) | Creatures or people that may or may not do much by themselves, but improve the effectiveness of others around them, either due to improved coordination, target acquisition, prioritization or other reason. | | 2004 / 2010 | 6 games |
| Companions and subordinates | | | | 0 games |
| Composite foes (Composite opponents)[enemies;monsters] | Player encounters opponents that are made of multiple parts that can be destroyed separately, either in specific order or as the player sees fit. | | 1992 / 2011 | 21 games |
| Courtesans (Geisha;Chevaliers) | Entertainers who, especially the female ones, later became known primarily for their sexual services rather than the artistic ones they also provided in abundance. Commonly only in service of the the better social classes, but also the wealthy. | | 2007 / 2008 | 2 games |
| Crazed animals | Features crazed animals. Likely behaving oddly and exhibiting very unusual level of aggression. | | 1984 / 2011 | 27 games |
| Crazed sentients (Crazed humans) | Features sentient beings driven to some crazed state in which they may be difficult comprehend and usually are quite aggressive. Panic, fear, even some "subtle" outside influences can cause this. | | 1998 / 2011 | 15 games |
| Crowds | Large numbers of people or other creatures that are hard to move through. | | 2007 / 2011 | 10 games |
| Crows | A highly intelligent black bird. With the related Raven, thought of as harbingers of doom & death. | | | 0 games |
| Crustacean protagonist (Lobster protagonist;Crab protagonist;Shrimp protagonist) | Has a barnacle, brine shrimp (Sea Monkey), crab, crayfish, horseshoe shrimp, lice, lobsters, krill, shrimp, or soft shell crab, as a protagonist. | | | 3 games |
| Crustaceans | | | 1992 / 2011 | 8 games |
| Crustacoids | Includes creatures that resemble crustaceans. | | 1995 / 2008 | 7 games |
| Cryptids | Animals that are/were the subject of cryptozoology, including extinct species, that may exist but are/were not accepted as mainstream science reality. | | 1980 / 2011 | 3 games |
| Crystal entities (Crystalline creatures) | Features creatures that appear to be made out of crystal or similar inanimate material. | | 1993 / 2010 | 14 games |
| Cuckoos | A variety of birds. The common cuckoo is known for its "coo coo" call imitated by cuckoo clocks. | | | 0 games |
| Cultists | Features members of some cult or another. | | 1993 / 2012 | 25 games |
| Cyborg protagonist | The main character is an amalgam of flesh and machine, a cybernetic organism, more commonly known as cyborg. | | 1982 / 2011 | 94 games |
| Cyborgs (Cybernetic organisms) | Includes creatures that are an amalgam of flesh and machine, [u]cyb[/u]ernetic [u]org[/u]anisms, more commonly known as cyborgs. | | 1982 / 2012 | 250 games |
| Daisy (Common Daisy;Lawn Daisy;English Daisy;Daisies) | Featured in gameplay or story. Its flower appears to have a yellow center surrounded by lone white pedals. But each pedal is a flower itself. | | | 0 games |
| Dark knights (Hell knights;Death knights;Fallen paladins;Anti-paladins) | Knights that have either become corrupt or never followed the knightly code to begin with. | | 1996 / 2011 | 7 games |
| Death fakers | Any creatures that lie about looking quite dead but stir to life under certain conditions, or seem to die from taking some damage but instead are simply "playing dead" until they can attack the unsuspecting protagonist again. | | 2008 / 2011 | 14 games |
| Deep space creatures (Deep space dwelling lifeforms) | Features creatures that live in deep space without aid of machines or other artificial means of surviving in the environment. | | 1998 / 2010 | 9 games |
| Deinonychus | Its very large hands may have been feathered. This species lead to the bird-dinosaur & warmblooded theories. It was likely an intelligent pack hunter. Often confused with velociraptors. | | 1990 / 1995 | 2 games |
| Demon spirits (Spectral demons) | Demons are depicted primarily as spirits or other spectral entities. | | | 2 games |
| Demonic protagonist | Demons, demonhosts, fallen angels and other fell creatures. Be they demonic by their nature or not. | | 1994 / 2008 | 22 games |
| Demonoids | Creature that aren't demons but have some physical aspects that stereotypically appear that way. (red skin, horns, spaded tail, goat shaped legs, sharp teeth) | | 1985 / 2012 | 18 games |
| Demons (Devils;Demonic creatures) | Features demons, devils or any related or similar creatures. | | 1982 / 2012 | 371 games (1 characters) |
| Devotees (Aficionados;Partisans;Fans)[aficionadi] | The protagonist has or can have one or more devotees of almost any sort and may or must interact with them. | | 2004 / 2007 | 4 games |
| Dimetrodon | Quadrupedal apex predator that had extremely large back sails & 2 types of mammal-like teeth that could chew pray into smaller bits, gulping unneeded. | | 1990 / 2004 | 5 games |
| Dinosaur protagonist | The protagonist is a dinosaur of any kind. | | 1988 / 2011 | 34 games |
| Dinosaurs | Features dinosaurs or dinosaur-like creatures of any kind. | | 1983 / 2012 | 214 games |
| Disabled protagonist | The protagonist is physically disabled to some degree. | | | 0 games |
| Disembodied heads (Skulls) | Disembodied heads that somehow move on their own, either by (usualy) rolling or bouncing on ground or by flying/floating. | | 1986 / 2011 | 39 games |
| Doomsayers | People who predict a dire future and spread the prediction, often loudly. | | 2002 / 2009 | 2 games |
| Doves | Small birds often used for symbols of peace & gentleness. | | | 0 games |
| Dragon protagonist | | | 1984 / 2011 | 49 games |
| Dragons: Eastern Style | Eastern or Asian dragons generally have fish-like plumage (sometimes bird like), relatively long serpent-like bodies, do not breath fire, and rarely have wings. | | 1987 / 2011 | 14 games |
| Dragons: Other style | For any dragons that are still identifiable as dragons but can't be called either eastern or western. | | 2000 / 2002 | 3 games |
| Dragons: Western Style | Western or European dragons generally breath fire (or something else dangerous), have reptilian plumage, wings, and stout bodies. | | 1978 / 2012 | 103 games |
| Dragons(Drakes) | Features one or more dragons or dragon-like creatures. | | 1978 / 2012 | 349 games |
| Dragoons | | | | 0 games |
| Driders (Centauroid spiders) | A humanoid torso joined on top of a spider body or legs. | | 1990 / 2011 | 8 games |
| Dromaeosaurs[Raptors;Velociraptors;Utahraptors;Deinonychus;Achillobator] | A bipedal carnivore with tearing claws on feet. Likely pack hunters. | | 1993 / 2010 | 15 games |
| Druggies (Stoners;Addicts) | People who due to habit, addiction, or some other reason use drugs somewhat frequently. | | 2001 / 2010 | 5 games |
| Dryads | Tree nymphs from Greco-Roman mythology, that were shy minor deities usually indistinguishable from human women. | | 2002 / 2009 | 8 games |
| Ducks | Mostly aquatic birds, usually smaller than geese and swans. Ducks are [b][i]Not[/i][/b] coots, divers, gallinules, grebes, or loons. | | 1983 / 2009 | 15 games |
| Dummies | | | 1992 / 2010 | 8 games |
| Dungeons & Dragons creatures | Any creatures invented for D&D but have gained popularity outside of it. | | | 0 games |
| Dwarves | Features dwarves or dwarf-like creatures. Humanoids of small stature, with large beards, often loud voice, grumpy demeanor and an unhealthy appreciation of Dwarven ale. | | 1976 / 2012 | 182 games |
| Earwigs (Dermaptera;Pincherbugs) | Insects with large pincher's on their back end. Though said to enter human ears to lay their eggs in the brain, they do not do this. | | 1983 / 1998 | 8 games |
| Elderly protagonist | The protagonist is old but not necessarily unfit. Generally gray hair indicates this status but other factors may as well. Likely 60-70 or older. | | 1985 / 2008 | 8 games |
| Elementals | Features "elementals", creatures embodying one of the old prime elements of fire, water, air and earth, or any other elements the used mythos has. | | 1983 / 2012 | 32 games |
| Elephant (Elephantidae;Elephants) | The largest and among the most intelligent existing land animals. Also know for having tusks, prehensile noses (trunks), and long memories. | | 1982 / 2007 | 18 games |
| Elite protagonist (Veteran protagonist) | The protagonist is presented as being among the best if not [i]the[/i] best in their field of expertise. | | 1994 / 2011 | 44 games |
| Elites (Elite units;Hero units;Named units) | Player controls characters that are significantly more powerful than anything or anyone else around them. | | 1994 / 2011 | 53 games |
| Elven protagonist (Elf protagonist) | The protagonist is an elf. | | 1989 / 2011 | 25 games |
| Elves (Tolkien Elves) | Features Elves or Elf-like creatures. | | 1976 / 2012 | 287 games |
| Enemy Elites | Among the enemy are elite members significantly more powerful than normal, but not necessarily to the point of these being mini-bosses. | | | 0 games |
| Energy-based creatures | Includes creatures made of light, heat, fire, lightning, sound, radiation, gravity, magnetism, force, atomic energy, or other real non-matter. | | 1989 / 2001 | 3 games |
| Engineer protagonist (Mechanic protagonist) | The protagonist is an engineer, mechanic or anything similar that invents, builds, repairs or maintains machines. | | 2002 / 2012 | 27 games |
| Entertainer protagonist | The protagonist is some type of entertainer by profession. | | | 1 games |
| Equid protagonist (Equidae protagonist;Horse protagonist) | | | 1994 / 2010 | 5 games |
| Extremists | People who go to rather unusual lengths to drive their point, such as vandalism, imprisonment, torture, murder, and others. Often involving outsiders in their conflict by posing them with the ultimatum: you're either with or against us. | | 2010 / 2011 | 4 games |
| Faceless | Creatures that lack a face, generally mouth and eyes though nose is also commonly absent. | | 2001 / 2010 | 5 games |
| Faceless protagonist | The protagonist's face is never seen, either because he/she is always turned away or wearing something that covers the face completely (such as a full helmet or a mask). Or more literally, he/she has no face at all. | | 1994 / 2012 | 85 games |
| Fae protagonist | The protagonist is a humanoid fae creature of European mythology. | | 1982 / 2010 | 4 games |
| Faeries | Any supernatural beings from folklore and legend. | | 2005 / 2010 | 2 games |
| Famous protagonist | The protagonist is known (and recognized) by many, especially those he/she has never met (and are not out there to try kill/capture/whatever him/her specifically). | | 2009 / 2012 | 12 games |
| Fanatics | | | 1997 / 2009 | 5 games |
| Fast zombies | A variation of your regular slowly shambling zombie; they're fast, very fast. | | 1993 / 2010 | 17 games |
| Felid protagonist (Feline protagonist;Cat protagonist;Domestic Cat Protagonist) | The main character is a felid (cat, lion, bobcat, tiger, panther, house cat, etc...) | | 1983 / 2008 | 74 games |
| Felines | | | | 0 games |
| Felinoids | Includes creatures that resemble (humanoid) felines. | | 1991 / 2011 | 66 games |
| Female protagonist | Player controls a female character. | | 1981 / 2012 | 1060 games (12 characters) |
| Fictional creatures | Any creatures invented for known works of fiction that can't be categorized as legendary creatures. | | | 0 games |
| Fire based creatures | Fire with animal level intelligence or higher, or a complex creature made from fire or a fiery like substance. | | 1981 / 2010 | 3 games |
| Fish | | | 1984 / 2012 | 112 games |
| Fish protagonist | | | 1990 / 2008 | 15 games |
| Flowers | Flower(s) are featured as more than just scenery. They play a part in gameplay or story. | | 1999 / 2010 | 4 games |
| Food characters (Food creatures;Animate food) | | | 1985 / 2010 | 6 games |
| Foolish protagonist | The protagonist is a fool (idiot) or exhibits traits of such. Including intellectually deficient, mentally slow, exceptional lack of common sense, and so forth. | | 2006 / 2010 | 8 games |
| Foxes | Small carnivorous canids know for long narrow snout & bushy tail. Has reputation for being sneaky, taking chickens & geese, and being highly adaptable | | 1987 / 2009 | 6 games |
| Frog (Frogs) | Includes a frog or frogs. | | 1981 / 2010 | 137 games |
| Futanari (二成;二形;ふたなり;Futa;Dickgirls;Hermaphrodites;Intersex)[shemales] | People of generally female form but having the genitalia of both genders. | | 2004 / 2009 | 8 games |
| Gangs (Criminal gangs) | Outlaws who work in groups of 3 or more. | | 1991 / 2011 | 10 games |
| Gangsters (Mobsters) | | | 1984 / 2010 | 25 games |
| Gargoyles | Includes gargoyles - a winged humanoid monster, usually equipped with sharp teeth and claws, and often made out of stone or is otherwise stone or earthen colored. | | 1988 / 2006 | 29 games |
| Gays (やおい;Yaoi)[gay people] | Features male homosexuals. | | 2002 / 2007 | 5 games |
| Gelatinous cubes | | | 1985 / 2011 | 17 games |
| Ghouls | Features ghouls of one sort or another | | 1988 / 2012 | 13 games |
| Giant animals | Includes gigantic variations of regular animals, perhaps most commonly giant rodents. | | 1982 / 2011 | 36 games |
| Giant arachnids | Giant variety of arachnids. | | | 0 games |
| Giant beetles (Giant coleoptera) | Features giant beetles (coleoptera) or beetle-like beings. | | 1995 / 2011 | 8 games |
| Giant crustaceans | | | 2001 / 2012 | 2 games |
| Giant gastropods (Giant slugs;Giant snails) | Giant variation of gastropods (snails and slugs) or creatures that resemble such. | | 2008 / 2012 | 12 games |
| Giant humanoids (Giant humans) | Features human(s) or human like person(s) who is exceptionally above normal height range compared to the people around him or her. | | 1988 / 2012 | 88 games (1 characters) |
| Giant insects (Giant invertebrate) | Features giant insects or insect-like critters. | | 1982 / 2012 | 213 games |
| Giant monster protagonist | Player controls a giant monster. | | 1981 / 2010 | 51 games |
| Giant monsters (大怪獣;daikaijū) | Includes monsters that are extraordinarily large. | | 1981 / 2012 | 228 games |
| Giant protagonist | The protagonist is a giant, a being much taller/larger than most others or simply much taller than humans. | | 2000 / 2002 | 3 games |
| Giant robots | | | 1982 / 2011 | 79 games (1 characters) |
| Giant rodents | | | 1982 / 2011 | 11 games |
| Giant scorpions | unnaturally large scorpions. | | 1982 / 2011 | 15 games |
| Giant Seahorses | Based on the real hippocampus creature. The fictional versions often serve as mounts for humanoids. | | 1985 / 2010 | 17 games |
| Giant snakes (Giant serpents) | | | | 0 games |
| Giant worms(Giant annelids) | Includes giant worms or worm-like creatures. | | 1988 / 2012 | 54 games |
| Giants | Features any creatures that are significantly larger than the protagonist. | | 1988 / 2012 | 70 games |
| Gnolls (Werehyenas) | Humanoid hyena-like caninoids. | | 1993 / 2011 | 9 games |
| Gnomes | Includes gnomes, extremely diminutive and shy humanoids that prefer to dwell underground. Though other types exist. | | 1982 / 2012 | 65 games |
| Goblinoid protagonist (Troll protagonist;Orc protagonist;Goblin protagonist) | The protagonist is any type of goblinoid creature from actual goblins to trolls and orcs. | | 1987 / 2007 | 8 games |
| Goblinoids | Features any goblin-like creatures, from actual goblins to trolls and orcs. | | 1982 / 2011 | 89 games |
| Goblins | Diminutive, often green, creatures often thought to be malicious. | | 1982 / 2012 | 124 games |
| Godling protagonist (God-like protagonist;God protagonist;Demi-god protagonist) | The protagonist is a god, demi-god or anything similar. | | 1986 / 2011 | 57 games |
| Golems | Features golems, vaguely humanoid living constructs given life through magic. Traditionally made out of clay. | | 1988 / 2012 | 44 games |
| Grapplers | Includes characters, creatures, etc. that take hold of the player character and prevent them from functioning normally. | | 2011 / 2012 | 6 games |
| Gremlins | Features mischievous and pointy-eared creatures of small stature. | | 1985 / 2011 | 45 games |
| Greys (Zeta Reticulians;Roswell aliens) | A diminutive humanoid alien extremely commonly seen in various media dealing with aliens, conspiracy theories, and so forth. | | 1994 / 2010 | 38 games |
| Group mind (Hive mind;Collective consciousness) | Includes a collective of creatures that operate through a group mind. | | 1995 / 2011 | 31 games |
| Gryphons (Griffins) | Includes gryphons. | | 1988 / 2011 | 23 games |
| Guard protagonist (Watchman;Security officer) | The protagonist is a guard, watchman, or other security and safety enforcing person. | | 1984 / 2011 | 19 games |
| Hags (Gorgons)[witches;furies;fury] | Ugly women, seemingly human but aren't, that bear a striking resemblance to some depictions of witches. Often magical and malevolent in nature. | | 1993 / 2011 | 5 games |
| Halflings (Hobbits;Kender) | Small child-sized humanoids, often with unusually hairy feet. | | 1982 / 2011 | 70 games |
| Harpies[harpy] | Women (or hags as they're more often called) with wings in place of arms and bird's clawed feet. | | 1988 / 2011 | 17 games |
| Hatchers (Eggs;Cocoons) | Creatures that emerge from eggs, cocoons, or other things that can be destroyed beforehand if noticed. | | 1993 / 2011 | 19 games |
| Headless | Creatures that seem to lack a head, either literally or due to bizarre anatomy. | | 1993 / 2007 | 5 games |
| Hellhounds | A hellish/demonic canid, usually either red or black, occasionally capable of breathing fire or has other fire-based abilities. | | 1982 / 2012 | 9 games |
| Hero protagonist | The protagonist is a hero or a would-be-hero, someone who has decided to save the day unlike the rest of the populace who cover in terror in the face of danger and oppression. | | 1985 / 2011 | 106 games |
| Heroes | These aren't just people who oppose evil and wrongdoers, they're admired by others, and generally labeled as heroes or champions of good or the people. | | 1997 / 2011 | 10 games |
| Herons | A long necked & legged bird associated with wetlands. Though of as a fishing bird, but it eats a variety of aquatic and semi-aquatic prey. | | | 0 games |
| Hexapeds (Hexapods)[six Legged] | Includes something with six legged locomotion. | | 1995 / 2011 | 26 games |
| High-born protagonist[Noble protagonist;Royal protagonist;Aristocrat protagonist] | The protagonist is high born, such as royalty, nobility, or some other significantly higher social class since birth. Not necessarily still holding the rights or powers such have. | | 1984 / 2012 | 104 games |
| Hippopotamus (Hippopotamuses;Hippopotami) | A large pig like extremely territorial (males in water) huge mouthed huge toothed herbivore that is the deadliest animal ever. | | 1984 / 2008 | 6 games |
| Hispanic protagonist (Latino protagonist) | The protagonist is of Hispanic descent (Iberian peoples [Spanish and Portuguese], Italians, Latinos, etc.) or has the likeness of such. | | 2002 / 2010 | 8 games |
| Homosexuals[gay;lesbians] | People who are romantically and/or sexually attracted to people of same gender as they, regardless if they're exclusively so (e.g. bisexuals would also count). | | 1986 / 2012 | 87 games |
| Hostile flora (Hostile plant-life)[hostile plants;dangerous plants] | Features any kind of actively hostile flora (plant-life). | | 1998 / 2011 | 10 games |
| Human weapon | Features humans that have been or are turned into living weapons. | | 2003 / 2009 | 8 games |
| Human-faced creatures (Human-faced animals;Human-faced monsters) | Non-human creatures with human face or head. | | | 1 games |
| Humanoid animals | | | 1988 / 2012 | 101 games |
| Humanoids (Humanoid extraterrestrials;Humanoid aliens) | Includes non-human humanoids. | | 1990 / 2012 | 74 games |
| Hybrids (Cross-breeds;Mongrels) | | | | 0 games |
| Hypermobile foes | The opponents are significantly more mobile than the protagonist is or ever will be. | | 1984 / 2010 | 21 games |
| Ichthyoids (Fishmen) | Includes fish-like creatures. | | 1986 / 2012 | 31 games |
| Ichthyosaurus | A dolphin like aquatic reptile that gave birth to many live young. | | | 1 games |
| Ignorant protagonist | The protagonist expresses unusual levels of ignorance of things everyone else seems highly familiar with. | | 2001 / 2004 | 2 games |
| Imaginary beings | Beings that have come to existence from mere thought of them (whether conscious or not). | | 2001 / 2011 | 17 games |
| Immortal protagonist | The protagonist is incapable of reaching final death through natural causes such as age, excluding violence. | | 1992 / 2012 | 10 games |
| Imps | Diminutive humanoid demons or other supernatual beings often accused of mischief rather than evil doings. Often winged even if incapable of flight. | | 1982 / 2011 | 14 games |
| Infantry | | | 1993 / 2012 | 103 games |
| Inorganics (Inorganic creatures) | Includes creatures that appear to be made of inorganic material, such as rock. | | 1993 / 2012 | 40 games |
| Insectoids | Features creatures that resemble insects in some manner but aren't. | | 1982 / 2012 | 292 games |
| Insects | Arthropods, with two antennae, compound eyes, 3-part bodies, 6 jointed legs, & an exoskeleton. Generally not considered appealing to western societies. | | 1982 / 2010 | 62 games |
| Invisible foes (Invisible enemies) | Includes opponents that are visually completely undetectable. | | | 0 games |
| Jinn (Djinnis;Genies;جني;Jinnī) | Supernatural beings of Arab folklore, commonly depicted (in the west) as blue, muscular humanoids with smoke in place of legs and feet. | | 1991 / 2011 | 10 games |
| Journalist protagonist (Reporter protagonist) | The protagonist is a journalist of any type by profession. | | 1988 / 2011 | 21 games |
| Juggernauts (Indestructible foes;Unstoppable foes) | Includes one ore more enemies that can't be killed, destroyed or banished for good, except when it's for the plot. | | 1982 / 2012 | 81 games |
| Kemonomimi (獣耳;Animal ears;Catgirls) | Features kemonomimi, humans or human-like beings that have animal ears and often tail too. May include gloves/boots that resemble paws or having such actually or other minor traits. Face and the body generally is always extremely human. | | 1994 / 2010 | 22 games |
| Killer rabbits | Creatures that [i]should[/i] be utterly harmless aren't, possibly far more dangerous than their outward appearance would ever suggest. | | 1985 / 2011 | 29 games |
| Kobolds | Originally an European faerie spirit, commonly depicted as small humanoids with varyingly human or inhuman characteristics ranging from beautiful to ugly. | | 1982 / 2011 | 13 games |
| Kraken[giant squid;giant octopus] | Features one or more colossal tentacled sea monster(s) capable of dragging entire ships beneath the waves, often depicted as a gigantic squid or octopus though some deviate from such classification by fair bit. | | 2008 / 2011 | 2 games |
| Lagomorph protagonist (Rabbit protagonist) | The protagonist is a hare, rabbit or pika. | | 1983 / 2012 | 47 games |
| Lagomorphs (Hares;Rabbits;Pika) | Includes hares, rabbits, and/or pika. | | 1982 / 2009 | 38 games |
| Land Cephalopods | Indicates cephalopods that dwell comfortably on land. Real cephalopods are capable of awkward land transit but cannot persist as they must live in water | | | 0 games |
| Law enforcer protagonist (Police protagonist) | The protagonist is any form of a law enforcer: a cop, a detective, and the like. | | 1979 / 2012 | 163 games |
| Legendary creatures | Any mythological or folkloric creatures. | | | 0 games |
| Leporoids [Rabbit men] | Includes creatures that resemble rabbits or hares. | | 2004 / 2011 | 11 games |
| Lesbians (Yuri;百合) | | | 1986 / 2011 | 56 games |
| Liches (Liche) | An animated corpse. Generally a magician, king, or other powerful character uses something to remain bound to their body after death. | | 1985 / 2012 | 33 games |
| Lily Pads (Water Lilies) | Plant rooting in underwater soil but has surface flowers & leaves (Lily Pads) that tend to have upturned edges & can support very small animals. | | | 0 games |
| Linux Mascots (Open Source Mascots;Free Software Mascots) | Tux the penguin, and all his friends. | | 1999 / 2007 | 20 games (35 characters) |
| Liquid-based creatures | Cohesive liquid with animal level intelligence or higher, or other complex creature made from liquid. Often has preternatural control over liquid they're made out of even outside their bodies. | | 1995 / 2012 | 4 games |
| Llamas | A domesticated humpless camelid species from the Americas. Used as a pack animal, herd guard, for wool, for leather, and for meat. | | | 0 games |
| Luddites | People that oppose technological change/progress or technology itself. | | 2001 / 2011 | 11 games |
| Lunatics (Madmen) | Features completely insane people. | | 1997 / 2011 | 14 games |
| Mage slayers (Witch hunters) | People who by profession hunt, capture, and/or kill mages or others with supernatural powers. Often specifically capable of nullifying those supernatural powers. | | 2000 / 2009 | 11 games |
| Maggots | | | 2007 / 2010 | 4 games |
| Male protagonist | | | 1986 / 2012 | 82 games |
| Malevolent protagonist (Sadistic protagonist;Malicious protagonist;Evil protagonist;Villainous protagonist) | The protagonist is there to kill, torture, terrorize and otherwise bring misery to the world. | | 1995 / 2012 | 34 games |
| Mammoth (Woolly Mammoth) | Extinct elephant-like creatures with long curved tusks and long hair in some species. | | 1986 / 2011 | 18 games |
| Man-eaters[cannibals] | Creatures of any type, including humans, that have a preference for human in their diet. | | | 0 games |
| Maple Trees () | Featured in gameplay or story. Tree with a distinctive leaf shape. Many develop reddish leaves. Symbol of Canada. Has distinctive 'whirlybird seeds'. | | | 0 games |
| Marsh Mallow (Marshmallow;Common Marshmallow) | Featured in gameplay or story. An edible marsh plant from which the candy originated. It has numerous food & medical uses. | | | 0 games |
| Marsupial protagonist | The protagonist is a marsupial, a mammal most recognizable by the pouch they all have. | | 1982 / 2010 | 72 games |
| Marsupials | A mammalish class of animals that do not have a placental sac in utero but instead carry their young in a separate pouch. | | | 0 games |
| Mastodon | A stockier and furry relative of the elephant with four tusks, 2 of which the males shed after youth. | | | 1 games |
| Men in Black (G-Men)[MIB] | Ominous people often assumed to be secret government agents involved in black ops, members of some extremely well doing criminal organization, or members of some other less than legit organization. | | 1998 / 2005 | 17 games |
| Mercenary protagonist (Bounty hunter protagonist;Freelancer protagonist) | The protagonist is some type of gun for hire. | | 1985 / 2012 | 149 games |
| Merfolk (Mermaids;Mermen) | Includes mermaids and/or mermen. | | 1986 / 2010 | 26 games |
| Micro-organisms | Features micro-organisms. | | 2006 / 2009 | 10 games |
| Middle-aged protagonist | The protagonist is roughly 40 to 60 years old. | | 2008 / 2011 | 6 games |
| Millipedes | Long segmented arthropod with 2 leg pairs per body segment, excluding the legless 'neck'. They actually have 36 to 750 legs. | | 1983 / 1998 | 8 games |
| Mind flayers[illithid] | Includes mindflayers or creatures that resemble them: tall and slender alien humanoids with 4 or so tentacles surrounding a beak-like mouth used to devour the brains of their victims (food). | | 1985 / 2009 | 16 games |
| Mindless creatures | Creatures that behave as if they were completely mindless, seemingly lacking even half-a-brain. Commonly seen doing something repeatedly (such as walking back and forth on a spot) with little to no reaction to what happens around them. | | 2009 / 2010 | 3 games |
| Minotaurs | Includes humanoids that resemble a crossbreed of man and bull, usually human body with bull's head although the bull traits may be more prominent than that. | | 1982 / 2012 | 52 games |
| Minstrels (Buskers;Street performers)[street musicians] | | | 1995 / 2011 | 4 games |
| Mint (Mentha) | A flowering invasive aromatic herb. Featured in gameplay or story. More than just scenery. | | | 0 games |
| Mitotic creatures (Self-cloning creatures) | Includes creatures that split, either by themselves or when attacked or killed. The split counterparts may continue this same process indefinitely. | | 1992 / 2008 | 11 games |
| Mixed Creatures | Includes creatures clearly distinguishable as having parts of or heritage of 2 or more real &/or fictional creatures. Theorized real hybrids count. | | 1982 / 2010 | 16 games |
| Mobile Plants (Unrooted Plants) | Not necessarily a plant without roots but one that can move from place to place. And not necessarily quickly. | | 1988 / 2008 | 13 games |
| Moeritherium | Something like a pig-hippopotamus. These small riverbank & river dwellers resembled tapirs. Had small tusks & possibly a prehensile upper lip. | | | 7 games |
| Mollusk (Mollusc;Molluscs) | Cephalopods, cuttlefish, octopus, squid, nautilus, gastropods, snails, slugs, abalone, limpets, conch, bivalves, clams, oysters, scallops, mussels. | | 1978 / 2010 | 20 games |
| Monopod (One Leg;Uniped) | A creature or machine that uses sustained Unipedal motion. | | 1994 / 2010 | 6 games |
| Monster hunters (Vampire hunters;Demon slayers;Dragon slayers) | People who by profession hunt, capture and/or kill monsters. | | 2007 / 2012 | 20 games |
| Monster protagonist | The protagonist is a non-specific monster. | | 1990 / 2011 | 22 games |
| Monsters | Includes any kind of creatures with terrifying or otherwise horribly deformed/repulsive (monstrous) appearance, regardless if their personality matches this. Commonly assumed to be mindless savages. | | 1974 / 2012 | 1264 games |
| Monstrous children | Children turned monsters or monsters with partial guise of a child. | | 2004 / 2008 | 10 games |
| Mouse protagonist | | | 1983 / 2001 | 22 games |
| Mummies | Features mummies or similar undead creatures. | | 1984 / 2011 | 40 games |
| Murinoids(Ratmen)[rodents] | Includes creatures that resemble rats or mice. | | 1992 / 2011 | 29 games |
| Mushrooms (toadstools) | Spore-bearing fruiting part of a fungus. Generally including a stem, a cap, & gills (but all are optional, scientifically speaking) | | 1986 / 2009 | 10 games |
| Musician protagonist | The protagonist is a real or fictional well known musician. Typically a rockstar. | | 1987 / 2000 | 15 games |
| Mutant protagonist | The protagonist is a mutant of any species. | | 1989 / 2012 | 38 games |
| Mutants | Includes mutants of any kind. | | 1983 / 2012 | 248 games |
| Mycoid protagonist | | | | 2 games |
| Mycoids (Mushroom creatures;Fungal creatures) | Includes (possibly sentient) fungi-like creatures. | | 1990 / 2012 | 28 games (4 characters) |
| Mystic protagonist (Magic-user protagonist;Wizard protagonist;Mage protagonist)[witch;sorceror;sorcerer;sorceress;magician] | The protagonist is a wizard, shaman or some other character whose occupation delves into the mystical realm. | | 1982 / 2012 | 151 games |
| Mystics (Wizards;Shamans;Sorcerers;Witches;Magic-users)[sorcerors] | Includes wizards, shamans or other characters whose occupation delves into the mystical realm. | | 1981 / 2012 | 305 games |
| Mythical protagonist | The protagonist is a mythical, legendary or folkloric creature. | | 1982 / 2011 | 46 games |
| Nāga (Nagas;Gorgons;Medusa;Lamia) | Features nāga - humanoids with lower body of a snake, often with multiple pairs of arms - or nāga-like creatures. | | 1986 / 2012 | 49 games |
| Necromancers | Mystics dabbling into arcane or esoteric knowledge of death and the dead; commonly perceived as inherently evil or malevolent occupation. | | 1994 / 2012 | 33 games |
| Neutral monsters (Friendly monsters) | Player encounters creatures ("enemies") that one would normally expect to attack the player character outright, but these do not. Instead, they might even talk to you and leave you alone. | | 1992 / 2012 | 43 games |
| Nightingales (Northern Cardinals;Redbirds;Common Cardinals) | Known for its song & brilliant coloring that can change based on diet. It is almost entirely urbanized. | | | 0 games |
| Ninja protagonist (Shinobi protagonist;Kunoichi protagonist) | | | 1984 / 2009 | 95 games |
| No humans | There are no humans. | | 1982 / 2011 | 169 games |
| No sentients | There are no beings with above animal intelligence. | | 1994 / 1995 | 2 games |
| Nomads | People who do not settle permanently anywhere, either by choice or by necessity. | | 2005 / 2011 | 8 games |
| Non-human protagonist | The main character or characters are far from human. | | 1984 / 2012 | 147 games |
| NPC behaviour (Creature behaviour) | Any tags that describe NPC behaviour or activity rather than the creatures themselves. | | | 0 games |
| NPC occupations | | | | 0 games |
| NPC teleporting (Teleporting NPCs) | Includes NPCs capable of teleporting at will. | | 2007 / 2010 | 9 games |
| Nymphs | | | 1982 / 2012 | 6 games |
| Oak Trees | Featured in gameplay or story. Oak produces famously hard wood & the trees have prominent roles in history, myths, & religions. | | | 0 games |
| Octopi[octopus] | Octopus by definition have eight arms. The also tend to have a rounded body distinct from their legs. | | 1978 / 2011 | 27 games |
| Oliphaunts (Oliphaunts;mûmak;Mûmakil;mumak;Mumakil) | Fictional Mammoth/Elephant-like creatures of middle earth. Used as beasts of burden & for fighting wars | | 2004 / 2009 | 6 games |
| Opossums | North America's Marsupial. More teeth than any land mammal. Prehensile rear feet & tail. Virtual snake immunity. Fakes death brilliantly. & its tasty. | | | 0 games |
| Orcs | Features Orcs or Orc-like creatures. | | 1981 / 2011 | 160 games |
| Orphan protagonist | The protagonist's parents are dead or the protagonist was abandoned/lost at an early age, may have stepparents, lived in an orphanage or as a street urchin or similar. | | 1994 / 2011 | 31 games |
| Other demons | Demons or other creatures identified as such that do not match any traditional depictions of them. | | 2006 / 2011 | 4 games |
| Outlander protagonist (Foreigner protagonist) | The protagonist is an outlander within the setting, a foreigner from land you don't get to see. | | 2002 / 2011 | 5 games |
| Outlaw protagonist (Criminal protagonist) | The protagonist is an outlaw, mobster, thief, or any other criminal. | | 1983 / 2012 | 118 games |
| Outlaws (Thieves;Ruffians;Scoundrels;Raiders;Highwaymen;Bandits) | Includes mostly unorganized outlaws or others who partake in criminal activities. | | 1985 / 2012 | 157 games |
| Owlbears | | | 1982 / 2010 | 17 games |
| Pagans | The game referrers to some people in it as "Pagans". | | 1998 / 2000 | 3 games |
| Parasites | Features any kind of parasitic lifeforms, especially non-microscopic kind. | | 1990 / 2012 | 50 games |
| Parent protagonist | The protagonist is a parent (mother/father) of one or more children. | | 1999 / 2011 | 13 games |
| Parrots (Psittacines;Cockatoos;Nestoridae) | Usually have a strong curved bill, are known for audacious coloring & ability to mimic human speech & other sounds. A few can actually speak | | 1984 / 2006 | 16 games |
| Passive foes | Player's enemies mostly passively oppose the player, usually walking casually about hoping the player touches them. | | | 0 games |
| Pegasus (Πήγασος;Pégasos;Pegasi;Pterippus;Pterippi) | A strong winged horse from Greek myth. | | 1986 / 2005 | 4 games (2 characters) |
| Penguins | Features penguins | | 1982 / 2010 | 122 games |
| Perverts (Sexual deviants)[pervs] | | | 1993 / 2002 | 9 games |
| Pholiota Fungus (Pholiota Muahrooms) | A type of non-poisonous mushroom variously described as edible but tasteless. | | | 0 games |
| Pine Cone Amanita Fungus (Pine Cone Amanita Mushroom) | Featured in gameplay or story. This poisonous mushroom's cap sometimes bears a striking resemblance to a pine cone. | | | 0 games |
| Pirate protagonist | The main character is a pirate | | 1982 / 2008 | 4 games |
| Pirates | Includes pirates of any kind | | 1982 / 2012 | 192 games |
| Plant creatures (Plant monsters;Sentient plants) | Includes creatures that resemble plants but act as if they were animals by exhibiting traits of self-awareness, capacity for communication, and possibly of sentience. | | 1985 / 2012 | 82 games |
| Poltergeists (Poltergeist phenomena)[poltergeister] | Unseen spirit or ghost that usually causes noise and objects to move/fly about. Alternatively (recurrent) spontaneous psychokinesis (RSPK) or other equivalent phenomena. | | 2004 / 2012 | 8 games |
| Polycephalids (Multi-headed creatures) | Features any kind of creatures with two or more heads. | | 1988 / 2009 | 15 games |
| Polymath protagonist (Multi-talented protagonist;Jack of all trades;Renaissance Man) | The protagonist is exceptionally multi-talented. | | 2002 / 2011 | 6 games |
| Porcini Fungus (Cep Fungus) | Features in gameplay or story. A symbiotic delectable convex capped mushroom. | | | 0 games |
| Porcupines | Large slow rodents with a defensive coat of sharp spines or quills. Not hedgehogs or echidnas. Wild ones live to be about 18, pets as long as 23. | | 1991 / 2009 | 4 games |
| Possessed | Creatures that are being controlled by something, likely against their will. | | 1992 / 2011 | 14 games |
| Primate protagonist | Has a member of the scientific order of primates excluding the genus of homo as a main protagonists. | | 1982 / 2010 | 51 games |
| Proboscidea (Elephant-like Creatures) | Elephants, mastodon, mammoth, moeritherium, and other elephant-like creates like the 'shovel tuskers', 'four tusks', and 'two trunked' elephant-likes. | | | 7 games |
| Prodigal protagonist (Genius protagonist)[prodigy] | The protagonist is exceptionally, possibly even preternaturally, talented in some demanding field of expertise (especially if young of age). | | 1990 / 2011 | 14 games |
| Protagonist age | | | | 0 games |
| Protagonist ethnicities (Protagonist races) | | | | 0 games |
| Protagonist variants | | | | 0 games |
| Psychopomps (Soul guides) | People, creatures, etc. that assist souls of the departed reach afterlife. | | 2001 / 2007 | 4 games |
| Pterosaurs | Features one or more pterosaurs, including pterodactyls | | 1983 / 1995 | 3 games |
| Puppet protagonist (Action figure protagonist) | The protagonist is a somehow animate puppet, doll, or similar entity. | | 1995 / 2009 | 16 games |
| Purple Fairy Club Fungus (Purple Coral Fungus;Purple Spindles;Purple Squid Mushroom;Kyjanka purpurová;Purpurgrå køllesvamp;Purppuranuijakkaat Purppura;Clavaire Pourprée;Purpurfarbige;Gråfiolett Køllesopp;Goździeniec Purpurowy;Клавария пурпурная;Kyjačik pu | Featured in gameplay or story. A tall slender community of virtually capless purple stems. Editable but not considered delectable. | | | 0 games |
| Pygmies | Includes creatures that resemble pygmies in stature and tribal gear, whether they actually are human or not. | | 2000 / 2012 | 7 games |
| Raccoons | Include raccoons. | | 1982 / 2009 | 5 games |
| Raiders | Includes people who raid. Pillaging and plundering their targets and vacating the premises before help arrives. | | 1989 / 2009 | 25 games |
| Rakshasa (Rakshasi;Rakshas)[rakshasha] | Supernatural shapeshifters who were expert warriors, magicians, and illusionists in Hindu mythology; in fiction often depicted as powerful magic wielding warriors in humanoid lion/tiger shape. | | 1987 / 2011 | 9 games |
| Rapidly Moving Plants (Rapid Plant Movement) | Typically any plant based creature that can accomplish an action in seconds. Real or fictional. | | 1988 / 2011 | 23 games |
| Rats | | | 1982 / 2012 | 62 games |
| Real protagonist | The protagonist, or at least a significant number of characters, really exist or have existed in life. May not apply to sport games as most of them feature real sportsmen. | | 1986 / 2011 | 46 games (9 characters) |
| Real robots (Real mecha;Realistic robots) | Mecha, robots, and such that have their abilities and functionality explainable by real world science. | | 2002 / 2012 | 2 games |
| Reborn protagonist (Resurrected protagonist;Reincarnated protagonist) | The protagonist has been brought back to life. | | 1993 / 2012 | 28 games |
| Red Panda | This tree climbing, bushy tailed, raccoon faced, bamboo eating mammal is not panda, bear or raccoon as once thought. It has a panda-like false thumb. | | | 0 games |
| Rednecks | | | 1997 / 1998 | 4 games |
| Refugees | | | 2006 / 2010 | 7 games |
| Religious protagonist (Pious protagonist;Faithful protagonist) | The protagonist is exceptionally religious, likely citing the teachings of their faith to themselves or to others or otherwise using religiously charged dialog, rituals or other behaviour. | | 2001 / 2010 | 4 games |
| Renegades (Traitors;Deserters)[rebels] | | | | 0 games |
| Rescuees | People, creatures, or such that need or want to be rescued from something besides captivity. | | 1984 / 2011 | 9 games |
| Robot protagonist (Android protagonist;Droid protagonist) | The main character is a robot or other mechanical being. | | 1983 / 2012 | 219 games (1 characters) |
| Robots (Droids) | Includes robots of any kind. | | 1977 / 2012 | 819 games |
| Rodent protagonist | The protagonist is member of the Rodentia order: mouse, rat, hamster, gerbil, squirrel, chipmunk, etc. | | 1981 / 2008 | 84 games |
| Rodents | | | 1982 / 2010 | 61 games |
| Rogue A.I. (Rogue Artificial Intelligence) | Features one or more A.I.s that function outside their original programming or otherwise in a strange interpretion of it and/or have (unintentionally) gained self-awareness. | | 1988 / 2011 | 57 games |
| Rookie protagonist (Beginner;Newcomer;Trainee) | The protagonist is a fresh recruit or someone who has just started on the job with zero experience on real life conditions and possibly minimal to no theoretical knowledge either. | | 2003 / 2012 | 21 games |
| Samurai | Involves members of the pre-industrial Japanese warrior caste, called samurai. | | 1985 / 2009 | 23 games |
| Santa Claus | You know, this old man who gives you presents for Christmas... | | 1983 / 2006 | 19 games (1 characters) |
| Sasquatch (Bigfoot;Yeti;Skookum;Yeren;Mapinguari) | A cryptid primate reported around the world but especially in the pacific northwest of the USA. | | 1980 / 2012 | 6 games |
| Sauroid protagonist | The protagonist is a saurian (reptiles, dinosaurs, etc.) or saurian-like being. | | | 0 games |
| Sauroids (Dinosauroids;Lizardmen) | Includes creatures that resemble lizards or other reptiles, including dinosaurs. | | 1981 / 2012 | 131 games |
| Scientist protagonist | The protagonist is, by profession, a scientist of any kind. | | 1991 / 2010 | 25 games |
| Scientists (Researchers) | People who perform research, regardless of method. | | 1998 / 2011 | 48 games |
| Sea Anemones | Water predators typically with tentacles to stun fish & crustaceans which the take in and digest. Usually attached to surfaces but can swim or move. | | 2004 / 2011 | 4 games |
| Sea monsters | Includes sea monsters, usually the giant variety. | | 1986 / 2011 | 19 games |
| Sea Serpents | Mythical/legendary snake-like creatures that inhabit the sea or large lakes. | | 1985 / 2004 | 15 games |
| Seers (Prophets;Soothsayers;Clairvoyants;Oracles;Diviners) | Features one or more characters who predict the future, either the possibilities or things that [i]will[/i] happen. | | 2000 / 2010 | 5 games |
| Sentient plants | Includes plant-like creatures that express a level of sentience higher than that of regular animals. | | 1993 / 2008 | 13 games |
| Sessile creatures (Immobile creatures) | Includes creatures (animals) that are incapable of moving about on their own, often growing directly into a surface itself. | | 1991 / 2012 | 22 games |
| Shapeshifters (Changelings) | Includes creatures capable of changing their shape. | | 1986 / 2011 | 152 games |
| Sharks | Fish with a skeleton of cartilage and five to seven gill slits. They also have several rows of replaceable teeth that look frighting in many species. | | 1974 / 2011 | 44 games |
| Sheep | | | 1983 / 2011 | 31 games |
| Silent protagonist (Mute protagonist) | Protagonist appears not to communicate verbally. | | 1995 / 2012 | 97 games |
| Simulacrums (Evil twin;Mirror image)[simulacra;doppelganger;doppelgänger;homunculus;homunculi] | Beings that appear to be the same as the protagonist, often with faint or even quite noticeable differences. Often these are an evil clone or twin, or some manifestation of the Evilness in the protagonist, or even almost literal mirror images of them. | | 1988 / 2011 | 70 games |
| Skunks | A distinctively stripped mammal known for defensively spraying a fowl smelling liquid from its anal glands. | | 1991 / 2009 | 4 games |
| Skywhales (Flying marine animals)[flying aquatic animals] | Any marine animals that for some bizarre reason live in the sky, or treat air as water. | | 1988 / 2006 | 14 games |
| Slavic protagonist | The protagonist is of Slavic descent or has the likeness of such. | | 2006 / 2010 | 7 games |
| Sluts (Nymphos) | Features one or more sexually promiscuous characters (people with loose sexual morals or lack of inhibitions on the matter), regardless of gender. | | 2007 / 2012 | 13 games |
| Snipers (Sharpshooters) | Player encounters enemies that attack at such extreme range that they may be unable to retaliate. | | 2003 / 2011 | 8 games |
| Socialist protagonist (Marxist protagonist;Communist protagonist) | The protagonist participates on behalf of [i]governmental[/i] socialist ideals including socialism, communism, or marxism. | | 1989 / 2009 | 10 games (2 characters) |
| Soldiers (Warriors;Troopers;Grunts) | Includes grunts of some more or less organized military force. | | 1981 / 2012 | 60 games |
| Space aliens (Extraterrestrials) | Features (sentient) extraterrestrial alien creatures. | | 1978 / 2012 | 861 games (1 characters) |
| Space demons | | | 2000 / 2008 | 3 games |
| Special Agent protagonist | The protagonist is a special agent, a spy, or some other professional with unusually broad range of authority and whose job often requires subterfuge. | | 1982 / 2010 | 50 games |
| Spectral protagonist (Ghost protagonist;Spirit protagonist) | The protagonist is a ghost, spirit or some other spectral apparition. | | 1984 / 2010 | 18 games |
| Spectres(Apparitions;Phantoms;Spirits)[specters] | Includes spectral beings, spirits, or other apparitions. | | 1985 / 2012 | 56 games |
| Spiderbots (Spidertanks) | | | 2000 / 2011 | 41 games |
| Spiders (Arachnids)[spider] | | | 1980 / 2012 | 117 games |
| Spinosaurus | At up to 10 tons & 18 meters long, it is the biggest land predator known. Mostly bipedal, had a slender croc-like skull & a 2 meter sail (or hump) on its back | | 2000 / 2002 | 2 games |
| Splitting creatures | Includes creatures that release one or more creatures other than clones of themselves upon death. | | 1997 / 2012 | 26 games |
| Spriggans[green man;green men] | Ugly plant-like creatures often in humanoid shape. | | 1996 / 2011 | 4 games |
| Sprites (Pixies) | Generally small glowing flying faerie like creatures. Either corporal or incorporeal. Always magical or supernatural. | | 1989 / 2011 | 41 games |
| Squid | Squid have a strong beak on their mouths, tentacles that tend to blend with their body. & a pointy head. | | 1987 / 2003 | 3 games |
| Starfish aliens | Sentient (and possibly even non-sentient) alien beings that reject the all too common similarities with human or animal appearance and instead resemble little to nothing found on Earth. | | 1990 / 2011 | 45 games |
| Stealing NPCs (Thieving NPCs)[thieves] | Includes characters, creatures or some such that snatch something directly from the player characters and try to make a run for it. | | 1991 / 2012 | 12 games |
| Stegosaurus | Herbivorous quadrupedal armored dinosaurs with many triangular sails on its arched back & long spikes on its tail. Some species have pointed sails. | | 1990 / 2002 | 4 games |
| Stinkhorn Fungus (Phallaceae;Stinkhorn Mushrooms) | Featured in gameplay or story. Their fowl smelling spore masses attract insects to aid spore distribution. | | | 0 games |
| Stone creatures (Rock creatures) | Living creatures that appear to be made of stone (or mostly of stone) | | | 0 games |
| Styracosaurus | A triceratops-like dinosaur with only the large central horn & many, many other smaller horns on its frill & and face. | | 2000 / 2002 | 2 games |
| Succubi[succubus;succubuses] | Female (appearing) demons that tend to be far more human in shape than other demons. Although traditionally they fed on energy from men (through sexual interactions), in fiction this aspect tends to be omitted or ignored. | | 2006 / 2009 | 4 games |
| Suicide attackers (Suicide bombers;Kamikaze bombers) | Includes creatures, people, robots, or whatever else who attack you only to die themselves as a result of their attack. Usually blowing up some large explosive they're carrying in an attempt to take you and others with them. | | 1988 / 2012 | 125 games |
| Super robots (Super mecha) | Mecha, robots, and such that have fantastic capabilities, durability, weapons and such. | | | 0 games |
| Superhumans | | | | 0 games |
| Supernatural protagonist | The protagonist is a supernatural entity of one type or another. | | 1999 / 2012 | 19 games |
| Support NPCs | Any (enemy) NPCs that primarily support their fellows rather than directly oppose the player character. | | 1994 / 2012 | 27 games |
| Swarmers | Includes any creatures that alone are not of much consequence besides minor annoyance, but tend to attack in considerable swarms when they're meant to give a challenge. | | 1985 / 2012 | 35 games |
| Tauntauns | A bipedal bovine-like species with 4 way cloven hooves downward facing horns along the sides of their heads. Easily tamed for carrying people & cargo | | | 2 games |
| Teen protagonist | The protagonist is roughly the age of 12 to 18. | | 1986 / 2012 | 145 games |
| Tentacle creatures | Includes creatures whose dominant trait is tentacles. | | 1989 / 2012 | 61 games |
| Terrorists | Includes terrorists | | | 0 games |
| Terrorists | People who resort to acts of terror to drive political, ideological, religious, or even personal goals. | | 2004 / 2011 | 15 games |
| Texas Longhorns | Texas Longhorn breed of cattle are included in these games.. | | | 4 games |
| The Soulless | Beings that lack a "soul", either by nature or they've somehow lost it. Commonly perceived as evil, though some depictions have them as simply lacking of notable ego ("self"). | | 1999 / 2009 | 10 games |
| Therianthrope protagonist (Zoanthrope protagonist) | The protagonist is a therianthrope, a creature normally human in shape but capable of transforming into an animal or some part-human part-animal shape. | | 1990 / 2004 | 18 games |
| Therianthropes (Zoanthropes) | Features therianthropes, creatures normally human but capable of transforming into animal or part-human part-animal shape. | | 1990 / 2005 | 26 games |
| Thieves (Robbers;Pickpockets;Burglars) | Criminals who perform theft while maintaining secrecy and concealing their identity or otherwise attempting to do it completely without notice before they're long gone. | | 1982 / 2007 | 11 games |
| Tigers | Largest of the Big Cats. Know for their dark vertical stripes over a white to redish-orange coat. 3 species are extinct and the rest are threatened. | | 1986 / 2008 | 6 games |
| Tingle (チンクル;Chinkury) | A short, fat man (35yo) obsessed with fairies. Also interested in collectibles. Says, "Tingle-Tingle, Kooloo-Limpah!" a lot. | | 2000 / 2007 | 12 games (1 characters) |
| Tiny foes | Features opponents that are so small that defeating them is difficult solely because of their minuscule size (hard to hit or aim at). | | 1997 / 2008 | 4 games |
| Tourists | | | | 0 games |
| Toy protagonist | The protagonist is a somehow animate toy of any kind. | | 1995 / 2009 | 47 games |
| Traditional faeries (Fairies;Fae) | Features faeries, the traditional kind and those close to them. | | 1984 / 2012 | 39 games |
| Treants (Treemen;Ents;Huorn) | Features treants, sentient or animalistic tree-like beings, or similar entities. | | 1985 / 2012 | 65 games |
| Tribals | | | 2009 / 2012 | 10 games |
| Triceratops (Trikes) | Named for 2 horns above the eyes & 1 between them it also had a usually hornless bone frill from the back of its skull extending well over its neck. | | 1990 / 2007 | 14 games |
| Tripeds (Tripods)[three legged] | Includes something with three legged locomotion. | | 1985 / 2011 | 53 games |
| Trolls | Humanoid monsters of varying size, shape and other features. | | 1976 / 2011 | 86 games |
| Undead (Living dead;Unquiet dead) | Features any kind of undead creatures. | | 1979 / 2012 | 506 games |
| Undead animals | | | 1996 / 2012 | 18 games |
| Undead monsters | | | 1993 / 2010 | 5 games |
| Undead protagonist | The main character is one of the living dead. An animated corpse, skeleton, ghost or whatnot. | | 1981 / 2011 | 30 games |
| Unicorns | Features European style unicorns. | | 1981 / 2011 | 39 games |
| Unique protagonist | The protagonist is presented as somehow unique in the depicted events/setting, such as being the only representative of a specific profession, ethnic group or even species. | | 1993 / 2012 | 36 games |
| Unlikely sentients | Includes creatures that one wouldn't normally expect to be sentient in the slightest. | | 1993 / 2008 | 5 games |
| Unseen Characters | These are continuing characters, NOT the protagonist, important to the game and/or story yet remain obscure in a significant way or fully unseen. | | | 0 games |
| Unseen protagonist | The protagonist is never seen. A common trait of strategy and managerial games. | | 1987 / 2010 | 51 games |
| Unusual mounts | Riding creatures that seem unsuitable for it or are otherwise very exotic in this capacity. | | 1989 / 1999 | 5 games |
| Unusual protagonist (Extraordinary protagonist) | The protagonist is somehow unusual compared to rest of her kind, either she has a skill no other has or is significantly more talented than the rest, or perhaps she's just "different" in some unexplainable way. | | 1990 / 2012 | 140 games |
| Ursine protagonist (Bear protagonist;Panda protagonist) | | | 1984 / 2010 | 22 games |
| Uruk-hai | A special breed of orc in the Tolkien universe that are in all ways 'better' than their fellows. | | 1991 / 2009 | 5 games |
| Utah Raptor | A very large species of Dromaeosaurs (Velociraptor). About the size of the ones in Jurassic Park (But this species was discovered after the movie.) | | | 4 games |
| Vampire protagonist | The main character is any kind of vampire (hybrids included). | | 1982 / 2009 | 31 games |
| Vampires | Features vampires. | | 1981 / 2012 | 134 games |
| Vegetable protagonist | The protagonist is a vegetable. | | 1986 / 2006 | 6 games |
| Velvet Foot Fungus (エノキタケ;Enokitake;Golden Needle Mushroom;Winter Mushrooms;Velvet Stem Mushrooms;金針菇;Jīnzhēngū;팽이버섯;Paengi Beoseot;Trâm Vàng) | Featured in gameplay or story. Cultivated store-bought Enokitake are wahite, very tall & very, very skinny. Wild ones vary in appearance. | | | 0 games |
| Vigilante protagonist | The protagonist fights wrongdoers by going over what law allows. Many believing that the law system provides insufficient punishment for the wicked and they must thus deliver it themselves. | | 1985 / 2011 | 29 games |
| Vikings | Scandinavian seafaring traders. Known as warriors & pirates. They colonized or raided the known world & beyond, mostly Europe from 8th to 11th centuries. Including any people that clearly resemble them. | | 1984 / 2012 | 67 games |
| Wall crawlers | Includes creatures that can move on walls and possibly even on ceilings. | | 1999 / 2012 | 13 games |
| Walnut Trees | Featured in gameplay or story. Makes walnuts. Hard resilient wood changes colors for how its dried. Used in gun stocks, cabinets, cars, stringed instruments | | | 0 games |
| Walnuts | A large hard shelled seed (nut kernel). The insides are eaten raw or cooked. | | | 0 games |
| Wampa | Ursidae-like upright bipedal carnivore. They subsist on Tauntauns. They prefer to be solitary a & are territorial but will form packs when advantageous | | 1993 / 1997 | 2 games |
| Warrior protagonist (Fighter protagonist) | The protagonist is an aspiring warrior or already experienced combatant. | | 1987 / 2012 | 106 games |
| Warrior-Mystics (Warrior Monks;Fighter Mages;Battlemages)[battle mages] | People who employ esoteric knowledge in arts of combat and possibly outside of it, while also being fully competent in more mundane methods of fighting. | | 1994 / 2011 | 15 games |
| Weakling protagonist | The protagonist is perceived by others and possibly by themselves as a weakling. | | 2002 / 2010 | 3 games |
| Weaponized animals | Any animals "armed" or integrated with weapons besides spiky armor or similar. | | 1999 / 2011 | 5 games |
| Weasels | Small, long, narrow, short legged, hyperactive predatory mammals. | | 2007 / 2009 | 2 games |
| Wee folk (Little people;Small humanoids) | Includes any small humanoid beings that are largely indistinguishable from humans, such as halflings, dwarves, gnomes, small elves, and some others. | | 1986 / 2011 | 29 games |
| Weeping Willows | An ornamental willow tree hybrid that has branch tips that hang straight down. | | | 0 games |
| Weirdos (Eccentrics)[freaks] | Includes characters that behave, speak, or dress (or something in that direction) in a very strange manner. | | 1998 / 2006 | 6 games |
| Werewolves (Lycanthropes) | Features werewolves (lycanthropes) or werewolf-like creatures. | | 1983 / 2012 | 101 games |
| Western demons | Red, spade tailed, goat-legged, pitch-fork carrying and bat-winged monstrous humanoids wreathed in fire. Some even have ram's head. | | | 0 games |
| Widgeons | Widgeons are a type of duck. | | | 0 games |
| Wild Boars (Wild Pigs;Boars;Wild Hogs;Razorbacks;Pineywoods;European Boars) | Undomesticated version of the pig. "Wild Boar" is the proper term to differentiate from "Boar" (meaning any male swine). They have course hair & tusks | | 2006 / 2009 | 5 games |
| Wildlife | Includes animals that run about free trying to give the impression of a living world. | | 1997 / 2012 | 36 games |
| Will-o'-wisps (Will-o'-the-wisps;Will o' the wisps) | A floating light or group of lights, usually much brighter or at least visually larger than fireflies or fairies (in case the latter emits light in any manner). | | 1985 / 2007 | 29 games |
| Willow Trees | Featured in gameplay or story. A common type of tree. | | 1985 / 2012 | 30 games |
| Witch hunters (Mage slayers)[mageslayers] | People who hunt, kill, and/or capture witches and other magic users and possibly related creatures. | | 1999 / 2009 | 11 games |
| Wizards | | | | 0 games |
| Wolves | Features one or more wolves. | | 1983 / 2011 | 37 games |
| Worm protagonist (Annelid protagonist;Leech protagonist;Nematode protagonist) | Has a legless animal that is called a worm by biologists as a protagonist. | | 1985 / 2011 | 32 games |
| Worms (Annelide;Leeches;Nematodes) | Features legless animals that biologists call worms (but not caterpillars, or legged insects) | | 1982 / 2011 | 103 games |
| Wyverns | Includes wyverns - a small dragon-like species with wings and no arms, often equipped with poison stinger at the tip of their tail. | | 1988 / 2012 | 17 games |
| Young adult protagonist | The protagonist has recently reached adulthood and is no longer considered teenager by those around them, though may not yet show significant maturity that one gains with age. Generally of 20 to 30 of age. | | 2000 / 2011 | 23 games |
