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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.

235
games
48
platforms

Alternate names: Many protagonists, multiprotagonist

The Hit Squad (ZX Spectrum)
The Hit Squad
SPC 1988
The Sims Medieval (Windows)
The Sims Medieval
WIN 2011-05-27
Sweet Home (Nintendo Entertainment System)
Sweet Home
NES 1989-12-15
Dragon Slayer IV: Drasle Family (MSX 2)
Dragon Slayer IV: Drasle Family
MSX2 1987-10-04
Valis III (PC Engine CD)
Valis III
PECD 1990-09-07
Demise: Rise of The Ku'tan (Windows)
Demise: Rise of The Ku'tan
WIN 2000-01
Jet Force Gemini (Nintendo 64)
Jet Force Gemini
N64 1999-10-01
Jurassic Park: The Game (Windows)
Jurassic Park: The Game
WIN 2011-11
Sakigake!! Otokojuku: Shippu Ichi Gou Sei (Nintendo Entertainment System)
Sakigake!! Otokojuku: Shippu Ichi Gou Sei
NES 1989-03-03
Maniac Mansion (Commodore 64)
Maniac Mansion
C64 1987
Wizardry 8 (Windows)
Wizardry 8
WIN 2001-11-15
King's Knight (Nintendo Entertainment System)
King's Knight
NES 1986-09-18
Related:
* 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.

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Parent group

Protagonist variants

Games by year

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The first Multiple protagonists video game was released in 1981.

Image Works, Atari and Ocean published most of these games.

Platforms

Windows 47
Linux 16
NES 13
MS-DOS 12
Amiga 11
ZX Spectrum 11
C64 10
Amstrad CPC 10
N64 9
Mac OS X 8
Atari 5200 7
X360 7
Atari ST 7
PS2 6
PS3 6
MSX 5
Apple II E 4
Famicom Disk System 4
Xbox 3
Atari 400/800 3
Mega Drive 3
Wii 2
SNES 2
GB 2
BeOS 2
Mac OS Classic 2
MSX2 2
Electron 1
NEC PC8801 1
Amstrad PCW 1

Most common companies

Image Works11
Atari8
Ocean7
Nintendo7
Interplay6
Logotron6
THQ6
Lucasfilm Games5
Pony Canyon4
Telltale Games4
Konami4
RetroSpec4
Daedalic Entertainment4
Dro Soft3
Ubisoft3