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Titular character

Other (objects, etc.) concept

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Includes a character or such, commonly the protagonist him or herself, to whom the game's title refers to.

Notable people involved: Edmund McMillen, Rhianna Pratchett, George Broussard, Inon Zur and Peter 'Skaven' Hajba

Alternate name: Titular protagonist

Shatterhand (Nintendo Entertainment System)

NES 1991-10-26

Beholder (Windows)

WIN 2016-11-09

Dust: An Elysian Tail (Xbox 360)

Dust: An Elysian Tail

X360 2012-08-15

Scarygirl (Flash)

FLA 2009-04-14

STRIDER (Windows)

WIN 2014-02

Shinobi (PlayStation 2)

PS2 2002-11-12

Turok: Evolution (Windows)

Turok: Evolution

WIN 2003-10-23

Spelunker (Nintendo Entertainment System)

NES 1985-12-07

Agent USA (Atari 400/800)

Kingpin: Life of Crime (Windows)

Kingpin: Life of Crime

WIN 1999-06-01

Shadow Master (Windows)

WIN 1998-02

Batman: Arkham Asylum (Xbox 360)

Batman: Arkham Asylum

X360 2009-08-25

Parent group

Titular character games by year

The first Titular character video game was released in 1983.

Sega, Ubisoft, Capcom and Eidos Interactive published most of these games.

Platforms

Windows	188
Linux	64
Mega Drive	50
MS-DOS	44
Mac OS X	31
PS2	26
X360	26
PS3	23
Xbox	13
C64	10
Win3.1	9
Amiga	8
PS4	8
Wii	7
PS	7
Xbox One	6
NES	6
SNES	6
GameCube	6
Atari ST	5
ZX Spectrum	5
Apple II E	4
Pandora	4
Mac OS Classic	4
Atari 400/800	4
Flash	4
Amiga CD32	3
iOS	3
Amstrad CPC	3
Arcade	2

Most common companies

Sega	25
Ubisoft	19
Capcom	16
Eidos Interactive	13
Blizzard	13
Electronic Arts	13
Eidos	11
Codemasters	11
Vivendi Universal Games	8
Gremlin Graphics	8
Team Meat	8
Majesco	7
Interplay	7
THQ	7
Psygnosis	6
Hi-Tec Software	6
Blizzard Entertainment	6
Devolver Digital	6
Rockstar Games	6
Team17	6