Character control switch

Video game concept

Player can and likely must switch control between several characters to progress, leaving the other character(s) unattended to behave autonomously or waiting for you to swap back to them.

129

games

platforms

MSX 1987

MSX 1987

SPC 1986

WIN 2005-03-25

WIN 2008-02

VITA 2013-04-23

A800 1987

PS2 2003-03-25

Gobliins 2: The Prince Buffoon

DOS 1992

Mazowsze2. Miejsce Ponad Czasem

WIN 2013-04-26

The Humans

GB 1992

Humans 2: The Jurassic Levels

OCS 1993

The first video game about Character control switch was released in 1986.

THQ, Atlantis Software and Ocean has published most of these games

Child group

Switch control within group

compare with these groups

Platforms

Windows		29
PS2		11
MS-DOS		7
GBA		6
Amiga		6
Linux		5
Amstrad CPC		4
SNES		4
X360		4
C64		4
Xbox		3
PS3		3
ZX Spectrum		3
Wii		3
Mac OS X		3
Amiga AGA		3
Nintendo DS		3
C16/Plus4		2
Atari 400/800		2
NES		2
Mega Drive		2
Saturn		2
MSX		2
Atari ST		2
BBC		1
Jaguar		1
Amstrad PCW		1
Flash		1
GB		1
PS Vita		1

Character control switch

Video game concept

Child group

Platforms

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