Aging

Other (objects, etc.) theme

Characters, especially the protagonist, age over time and possibly die from it (eventually).

47
games
21
platforms

Name variations: ageing

Unlike growing protagonist, this does not stop at adulthood nor is it limited to the protagonist.

Some games may impose a retirement time long before natural death would occur from aging, and can therefore be covered by this tag, though using some form of time/turn limit tag may be more appropriate for such if age otherwise has no effect.

Player aversion refers to true aging being included, where characters actually become feeble and die off from it.

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Parent groups

Ailments, Player aversion, Realism, Story time span

Child group

Generational

Games by year

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The first Aging video game was released in 1985.

Starcraft, New World Computing and Microsoft published most of these games.

Platforms

Windows 14
Linux 7
Mac OS X 3
MS-DOS 2
Xbox 2
Win3.1 2
Apple II E 2
Nintendo DS 2
C64 1
MICRO 7 - FM7 1
MSX2 1
NEC PC8801 1
Sharp X1 1
X68000 1
Amiga 1
Internet Only 1
Wii 1
PS3 1
NEC PC9801 1
X360 1
Mac OS Classic 1

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