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Fragile protagonist

Creatures theme

The protagonist dies extremely easily (though not from single hit from everything).

103
games
24
platforms

Alternate names: Weak protagonist, Low health

Rainbow Six: Vegas (PlayStation 3)
Rainbow Six: Vegas
PS3 2007-06
Thief (PlayStation 4)
Thief
PS4 2014-02-25
Penumbra: Overture (Windows)
Penumbra: Overture
WIN 2007-03-30
Delta Force (Windows)
Delta Force
WIN 1998-11
War in Middle Earth (Commodore 64)
War in Middle Earth
C64 1989
Hotline Miami 2: Wrong Number (Windows)
Hotline Miami 2: Wrong Number
WIN 2015-03-10
Deadlight (Windows)
Deadlight
WIN 2012-10-25
Lugaru: The Rabbit's Foot (Windows)
Lugaru: The Rabbit's Foot
WIN 2005
Rainbow Six: Rogue Spear (Windows)
Rainbow Six: Rogue Spear
WIN 1999-08
Delta Force: Black Hawk Down (PlayStation 2)
Delta Force: Black Hawk Down
PS2 2005-07-26
War in Middle Earth (Apple IIGS)
War in Middle Earth
IIGS 1989
Rainbow Six: Vegas (Windows)
Rainbow Six: Vegas
WIN 2006-12-12
Unlike in most modern games, the protagonist can't handle much harm and dies or becomes incapacitated quite easily. Common feature of tactical shooters.

This is not meant to overlap with instant death, even if that technically is a sub-tag of this.

This does not imply realistic damage, only that the protagonist is excessively fragile.
Related:
* Instant death
* Realistic damage

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Parent groups

Hardcore elements, Health

Games by year

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The first Fragile protagonist video game was released in 1989.

Ubisoft, NovaLogic and Ubisoft Entertainment published most of these games.

Platforms

Windows 48
Mac OS X 8
X360 6
PS3 6
Linux 5
PS 4
Xbox 4
PS2 4
Dreamcast 2
Amiga 2
PSP 1
ZX Spectrum 1
GameCube 1
C64 1
BeOS 1
Atari ST 1
Xbox One 1
Amstrad CPC 1
PS4 1
Apple IIGS 1
MSX 1
N64 1
Switch 1
MS-DOS 1

Most common companies

Ubisoft13
NovaLogic9
Ubisoft Entertainment7
Melbourne House6
Red Storm Entertainment5
Devolver Digital5
Wolfire Games3
Sierra On-Line3
Killhouse Games2
Klei Entertainment2
505 Games2
Deep Silver2
Ubi Soft2
Majesco Games2
Namco Bandai2