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Nameless protagonist

Video game concept

The protagonist is never referred to by a proper name, instead something generic is used, such as title, serial number, a physical trait, or some such.

118
games
19
platforms
Castle Wolfenstein (MS-DOS)
Castle Wolfenstein
DOS 1984
Biolab Disaster (Internet Only)
Biolab Disaster
WWW 2010
Risen (Windows)
Risen
WIN 2009-10-02
Doom II (MS-DOS)
Doom II
DOS 1994-05-05
South Park: The Stick of Truth (Windows)
South Park: The Stick of Truth
WIN 2014-03-04
Mark of the Ninja (Xbox 360)
Mark of the Ninja
X360 2012-09
ArcaniA - A Gothic Tale (PlayStation 3)
ArcaniA - A Gothic Tale
PS3 2010-10-12
Gothic 3 (Windows)
Gothic 3
WIN 2006-10-13
X³: Terran Conflict (Windows)
X³: Terran Conflict
WIN 2008-10-17
Doom 3: Resurrection of Evil (Windows)
Doom 3: Resurrection of Evil
WIN 2005-04-03
Magicka (Windows)
Magicka
WIN 2011-01-26
HuniePop (Windows)
HuniePop
WIN 2015-01-19
Contrast:
* Protagonist naming
... and any cases where the protagonist is supplied with default name.

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Parent group

Obscured identity

Games by year

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The first Nameless protagonist video game was released in 1981.

11 bit studios, JoWood Productions and Deep Silver published most of these games.

Platforms

Windows 47
Linux 25
MS-DOS 8
X360 8
Mac OS X 6
PS3 5
Android 3
C64 2
Apple II E 2
Atari 400/800 2
BSD 2
Xbox 1
iOS 1
Internet Only 1
PS 1
PS2 1
Saturn 1
Win3.1 1
Amiga 1