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Hirelings

Other (objects, etc.) theme

Player can meet people or other beings they can hire to join them temporarily until they die, become incapacitated, or their contract ends.

24
games
11
platforms

Alternate name: Hired characters

Assassin's Creed II (Windows)
Assassin's Creed II
WIN 2010-02
Heroes of a Broken Land (Windows)
Heroes of a Broken Land
WIN 2014-01-20
Jagged Alliance: Back in Action (Windows)
Jagged Alliance: Back in Action
WIN 2012-02-09
Shadowrun (Super Nintendo)
Shadowrun
SNES 1993-11-01
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim (Xbox 360)
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
X360 2011-11-11
Shadowrun Returns (Windows)
Shadowrun Returns
WIN 2013-07-25
CrossFire (Linux)
CrossFire
LIN 2001-05-08
Dragon Quest IV: Michibikareshi Monotachi (Nintendo Entertainment System)
Dragon Quest IV: Michibikareshi Monotachi
NES 1990-02-11
Shadowrun Returns (Linux)
Shadowrun Returns
LIN 2013-10-31
Moria (PLATO)
Moria
PLTO 1975
Ground Zero: Genesis of a New World (Windows)
Ground Zero: Genesis of a New World
WIN 2005-04
Recettear (Windows)
Recettear
WIN 2007
If this is done via some indefinitely re-usable feature such as getting randomly generated hirelings from a building (e.g. a barracks), see recruiting instead.

Note that this does not require that the characters are actually paid, only that you can get them to join one way or other and they are not related to the plot (would overlap with companion and/or group tags).
Related:
* Recruiting
* Temporary companions

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Parent groups

Companions and subordinates, RPG elements

Games by year

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The first Hirelings video game was released in 1975.

Bethesda Softworks, Winged Pixel and Harebrained Schemes published most of these games.

Platforms

Windows 8
Linux 6
C64 2
NES 1
Mega Drive 1
SNES 1
PLATO 1
X360 1
PS3 1
Mac OS X 1
BSD 1

Most common companies

Bethesda Softworks3
Winged Pixel3
Harebrained Schemes2
4Realms2