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Mercenary protagonist

Creatures theme

The protagonist is some type of gun for hire.

204
games
38
platforms

Alternate names: Bounty hunter protagonist, Freelancer protagonist

Borderlands (Windows)
Borderlands
WIN 2009-10-26
Descent II (Linux)
Descent II
LIN ? *
Shadowrun (Mega Drive)
Shadowrun
GEN 1994
Fear Effect 2: Retro Helix (PlayStation)
Fear Effect 2: Retro Helix
PS1 2001-02-20
MechWarrior 4: Mercenaries (Windows)
MechWarrior 4: Mercenaries
WIN 2002-11-07
Shattered Steel (MS-DOS)
Shattered Steel
DOS 1996-09
Descent (Atari ST)
Descent
ST ? *
Jagged Alliance (MS-DOS)
Jagged Alliance
DOS 1995
Strife: Veteran Edition (Mac OS X)
Strife: Veteran Edition
OSX 2014-12-12
Infested Planet (Windows)
Infested Planet
WIN 2014-03-06
Subwar 2050 (Amiga CD32)
Subwar 2050
CD32 1994
Wild Metal (Dreamcast)
Wild Metal
DC 2000-02-01
Implied: (not enforceable)
* Freelancing
Either solo or part of some mercenary company, member or the manager.

Popular tags

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Parent groups

Mercenaries, Protagonist occupations, Warrior protagonist

Games by year

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The first Mercenary protagonist video game was released in 1982.

Microprose, Activision and Interplay published most of these games.

Platforms

Windows 59
Linux 32
MS-DOS 19
Mac OS Classic 12
PS3 9
X360 8
PS 6
Mac OS X 5
PS2 5
Apple II E 5
Amstrad CPC 3
BSD 3
Amiga 3
C64 2
Atari ST 2
BeOS 2
Arcade 2
Archimedes 2
Dreamcast 2
ZX Spectrum 2
Xbox 2
Amiga AGA 2
NEC PC9801 2
3DS 1
Apple IIGS 1
Famicom Disk System 1
NES 1
NEC PC8801 1
Master System 1
Mega Drive 1

Most common companies

Microprose13
Activision10
Interplay7
Ubisoft6
LucasArts5
SSI5
Titan Computer4
Telltale Games4
Electronic Arts4
Bethesda Softworks4
Capcom3
The Vega Strike Team3
Sega3
Topo Soft3
Deep Silver3