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Growing protagonist

Other (objects, etc.) theme

The main character is a child (or a baby) at the beginning, and grows, becoming adult during the game.

55
games
26
platforms
Monster Loves You (Windows)
Monster Loves You
WIN 2013-03
The Lion King (Game Boy)
The Lion King
GB 1994
The Lion King (Game Gear)
The Lion King
GG 1994
The Lion King (Super Nintendo)
The Lion King
SNES 1994-02
Fallout 3 (Xbox 360)
Fallout 3
X360 2008-10-28
The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time (Nintendo 64)
The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time
N64 1998-11-23
Fable: The Lost Chapters (Xbox)
Fable: The Lost Chapters
XBOX 2005-10-18
Fable (Xbox)
Fable
XBOX 2004-09-14
Disney's Tarzan (Game Boy Color)
Disney's Tarzan
GBC 1999-06-24
Beyond: Two Souls (PlayStation 3)
Beyond: Two Souls
PS3 2013-10-08
The Lion King (Amiga AGA)
The Lion King
AGA 1994
Fallout 3 (Windows)
Fallout 3
WIN 2008-10-28
Not to be confused with enlarging protagonist

See also: aging

Popular tags

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Parent group

Protagonist age

Games by year

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The first Growing protagonist video game was released in 1984.

Nintendo, Microsoft and Virgin published most of these games.

Platforms

Linux 12
Windows 9
X360 3
PS3 3
Mac OS X 3
N64 2
Memotech MTX 2
GameCube 2
Xbox 2
Apple II E 1
MS-DOS 1
Internet Only 1
3DS 1
Flash 1
SNES 1
GB 1
Mega Drive 1
Win3.1 1
Amiga AGA 1
Ouya 1
Mac OS Classic 1
GBC 1
Game Gear 1
PS4 1
Jaguar 1
Atari Falcon 1

Most common companies

Nintendo5
Microsoft5
Virgin4
Virgin Interactive4
Codemasters4
Orion_3
Bethesda Softworks3
Molleindustria3
Untame3
Hanako Games2