Multiple protagonists
Video game concept
Multiple protagonists is a game concept in which the story or campaign mode of the game has multiple playable characters.
234
games
48platforms
Alternate names: Many protagonists, multiprotagonist
NDS 2009-09-14
ST 1989
SPC 1990
C64 1987
GBA 2003-03-25
GB 1990-04-27
WIN 2000
LIN 2011-04
SPC 1988
WIN 2014-06-30
C64 1990
N64 1997-12-01
Related:
* Premade characters
* Cooperation
* Cooperative multiplayer
* Group
* Collective
Contrast:
* Alternating protagonist
* Premade characters
* Cooperation
* Cooperative multiplayer
* Group
* Collective
Contrast:
* Alternating protagonist
If a single player or multiple players can choose to control 2 or more characters that advance the story, this tag applies.
The first Multiple protagonists video game was released in 1981.
Image Works, Atari and Ocean published most of these games.