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Objective: Protect

Activities theme

The protagonist must protect someone or something besides themselves for a significant portion of the story.

168
games
54
platforms

Alternate name: Defend

Super Asteroids & Missile Command (Atari Lynx)
Super Asteroids & Missile Command
LYNX 1994
Missile Command (Atari 400/800)
Missile Command
A800 1981
Bubble Ghost (Amstrad CPC)
Bubble Ghost
CPC 1988
Sleepwalker (Amiga AGA)
Sleepwalker
AGA 1993
Missile Command (Atari 2600 VCS)
Missile Command
VCS 1980
Penguin Command (Linux)
Penguin Command
LIN ? *
Mac Invaders (Macintosh OS Classic)
Mac Invaders
MAC 1995
Ico (PlayStation 2)
Ico
PS2 2001-10-24
Bubble Ghost (Atari ST)
Bubble Ghost
ST 1987
Lunar Rescue (Macintosh OS Classic)
Lunar Rescue
MAC 1986
Zapp (Commodore 16/Plus 4)
Zapp
C16 1984
Missile Command (Game Boy Color)
Missile Command
GBC 1999
Objectives: Protect, Guide, Elimination, Assassination

Related:
* Defend mission - for cases where the defending isn't so central gameplay mechanic or story point.
Only when this is active gameplay element and not just part of the backstory (as in, you're killing off legions to protect someone or something you never see and you don't really fail unless you yourself die).

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Goals / objectives

Games by year

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The first Objective: Protect video game was released in 1980.

New Breed Software, Atari and Ocean published most of these games.

Platforms

Linux 24
Windows 16
Mac OS Classic 12
Apple II E 7
MS-DOS 6
Tandy Coco 6
C64 5
ZX Spectrum 4
Amiga 4
X360 4
PS3 4
BSD 4
Mac OS X 3
Ohio Scientific 3
Arcade 3
BeOS 3
GB 3
PS4 3
NeXT 3
PSP 3
Atari ST 3
iOS 3
OS/2 2
Unix 2
C16/Plus4 2
Newton 2
Atari 2600 2
Android 2
PS Vita 2
BBC 2

Most common companies

New Breed Software8
Atari8
Ocean6
Ubisoft5
Crystal Dynamics3
Tikipod3
Neko Entertainment3
Accolade3
Capcom3
Hasbro Interactive2
2K Games2
BullyPix2
Valve2
Perpetual Pyramid2
Diecom2