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Mercenary protagonist

Creatures theme

38

platforms

The protagonist is some type of gun for hire.

Notable people involved: Justin Chin, Daron Stinnett, Ray Gresko, Kiri Naiman and Jason Linhart

Alternate names: Bounty hunter protagonist, Freelancer protagonist

Mace Griffin: Bounty Hunter (PlayStation 2)

Mace Griffin: Bounty Hunter

PS2 2003-06-19

Fear Effect 2: Retro Helix (PlayStation)

Fear Effect 2: Retro Helix

PS1 2001-02-20

WIN 2009-03-05

Jagged Alliance: Back in Action (Windows)

Jagged Alliance: Back in Action

WIN 2012-02-09

Pirates! (Amstrad CPC)

Pirates! (Macintosh OS Classic)

HAWX (Xbox 360)

X360 2009-03-03

Star Wars: Dark Forces Remaster (Windows)

Star Wars: Dark Forces Remaster

WIN 2024-02-28

X³: Terran Conflict (Windows)

X³: Terran Conflict

WIN 2008-10-17

The Precursors (Windows)

WIN 2009-12-04

Subwar 2050 (Amiga AGA)

Headhunter (Dreamcast)

Implied: (not enforceable)
* Freelancing

Either solo or part of some mercenary company, member or the manager.

Parent groups

Mercenaries, Protagonist occupations, Warrior protagonist

Games by year

The first Mercenary protagonist video game was released in 1982.

Microprose, Activision, Interplay and LucasArts published most of these games.

Platforms

Windows	60
Linux	32
MS-DOS	19
Mac OS Classic	12
PS3	9
X360	8
PS	6
Apple II E	5
Mac OS X	5
PS2	5
Amstrad CPC	3
BSD	3
Amiga	3
Amiga AGA	2
NEC PC9801	2
C64	2
BeOS	2
Arcade	2
Archimedes	2
Dreamcast	2
ZX Spectrum	2
Xbox	2
Wii	1
SNES	1
Atari ST	1
3DS	1
Apple IIGS	1
Famicom Disk System	1
NES	1
NEC PC8801	1

Most common companies

Microprose	13
Activision	10
Interplay	7
LucasArts	6
Ubisoft	6
SSI	5
Telltale Games	4
Bethesda Softworks	4
Electronic Arts	4
Titan Computer	4
Full Control	3
Topo Soft	3
Sega	3
The Vega Strike Team	3
Deep Silver	3
Capcom	3
Harebrained Schemes	3
2K Games	3