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Companion

Other (objects, etc.) theme

Player has a companion that helps them out where and when they can.

231
games
36
platforms

Alternate name: Sidekick

Dune (Amiga OCS)
Dune
OCS 1992
Beyond Good & Evil (Xbox)
Beyond Good & Evil
XBOX 2003-12
The Dallas Quest (Atari 400/800)
The Dallas Quest
A800 1984
Cobra Mission: Panic in Cobra City (MS-DOS)
Cobra Mission: Panic in Cobra City
DOS 1992
Comix Zone (Xbox 360)
Comix Zone
X360 2009-06-10
Rule of Rose (PlayStation 2)
Rule of Rose
PS2 2006-01-19
Kane & Lynch: Dead Men (Xbox 360)
Kane & Lynch: Dead Men
X360 2007-11
Beyond Good & Evil (PlayStation 2)
Beyond Good & Evil
PS2 2003-11
Star Wars The Clone Wars: Republic Heroes (Windows)
Star Wars The Clone Wars: Republic Heroes
WIN 2009-10-06
Prey (Xbox 360)
Prey
X360 2006-07-10
The Cursed Crusade (Windows)
The Cursed Crusade
WIN 2011-10-07
Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time (Windows)
Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time
WIN 2003-12-02
Related:
* Hint system - the companion is often source for hints.
* Counselor
* Group
* Minions
* Drone
* Temporary companions
The companion can be anything from a human to a small pixie to a robot. As long as it doesn't fit other tags better.

Player usually has little or no direct control over the actions of the companion.

Popular tags

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Parent group

Companions and subordinates

Child groups

Naming: Companions, Monster friend

Related group

Other
Minions

Games by year

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The first Companion video game was released in 1984.

Ubisoft, Infocom and 2K Games published most of these games.

Platforms

Windows 69
Linux 26
X360 24
PS3 23
Mac OS X 14
PS2 12
MS-DOS 12
Mac OS Classic 6
PS4 4
Mega Drive 4
Amiga 3
Apple II E 2
GameCube 2
GBC 2
GB 2
Xbox 2
Atari 400/800 2
C64 2
Nintendo DS 2
Wii 2
PSP 1
Tandy Coco 1
NES 1
Dreamcast 1
GBA 1
Arcade 1
Coleco Adam 1
SNES 1
Pandora 1
Amstrad PCW 1

Most common companies

Ubisoft13
Infocom10
2K Games10
Beamdog9
Capcom9
Sega7
LucasArts6
Sierra6
Virgin5
Namco Bandai5
Sony Computer Entertainment4
Focus Home Interactive4
Valve4
Eidos Interactive4
Hailstorm Games3