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Death of protagonist

Other (objects, etc.) theme

One or more of the main characters die as part of the plot, especially in case of the protagonist.

102
games
24
platforms

Alternate name: Death of a main character

Final Fantasy X (PlayStation 2)
Final Fantasy X
PS2 2001-07-19
BioShock 2 (PlayStation 3)
BioShock 2
PS3 2010-02-09
The Dig (MS-DOS)
The Dig
DOS 1995-11-30
Passage (Linux)
Passage
LIN 2007-11-01
BioShock Infinite (Windows)
BioShock Infinite
WIN 2013-03-26
Jade Empire (Windows)
Jade Empire
WIN 2007-02-26
Planescape: Torment (Windows)
Planescape: Torment
WIN 1999-12-12
Final Fantasy VII (Windows)
Final Fantasy VII
WIN 1998-06-24
Fallout 3 (Windows)
Fallout 3
WIN 2008-10-28
Call of Juarez: Bound in Blood (Windows)
Call of Juarez: Bound in Blood
WIN 2009-06-30
Nobunaga's Ambition II (Nintendo Entertainment System)
Nobunaga's Ambition II
NES 1990-02-03
Chaser (Windows)
Chaser
WIN 2003-06-27
In rare cases, this is not a spoiler. It is sometimes made clear in the game manual and game itself that the player will be directing the protagonist's life to its rational end (often death of old age/natural causes).

Related
Antagonists should not be considered for this tag, even though they're main characters in the overall plot.

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Parent groups

Life simulation, Plot points, Spoilers

Games by year

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The first Death of protagonist video game was released in 1988.

2K Games, Origin Systems and Telltale Games published most of these games.

Related site

Related trope at TV Tropes (Plotline Death)

Platforms

Windows 36
Linux 19
Mac OS X 6
MS-DOS 5
PS2 5
PS3 5
X360 4
Switch 2
Xbox 2
Nintendo DS 2
NES 2
Amiga 2
Atari ST 1
Tandy Coco 1
Apple IIGS 1
Flash 1
SNES 1
Apple II E 1
PS 1
Mac OS Classic 1
OS/2 1
PS Vita 1
C64 1
Amiga AGA 1

Most common companies

2K Games8
Origin Systems6
Telltale Games5
LucasArts4
Heart Shaped Games4
Electronic Arts4
Ubisoft3
Bethesda Softworks3
Beamdog3
Molleindustria3
CodeMasters2
Tale of Tales2
Activision2
HC Software2
Square2