A game where you can play through most of the game with a female protagonist. In many of these games, you can choose a male protagonist as well. This category exists because even having the option to choose a female lead in a video game was very rare before the 2010s.
Games where the player can create their own female character are not included.
tag : #femalehero games : 82
Metroid
NES 1986@1271
Alien Syndrome
System 16 1987@1726
Golden Axe
SEGA Genesis 1989@784
Golden Axe
System 16 1989@3189
Aliens
Arcade 1990@421
Golden Axe
Amiga 1990@75
Rod-Land
Amiga 1991@926
Warrior Blade: Rastan Saga Episode III
Arcade 1991@1889
Golden Axe: The Revenge of Death Adder
System 32 1992@774
Undercover Cops
Irem M92 Family 1992@1129
Cadillacs and Dinosaurs
CP System 1993@247
Super Metroid
SNES 1994@115
Contra: Hard Corps
SEGA Genesis 1994@1476
Elevator Action Returns
Arcade 1994@1815
Cyberbots: Full Metal Madness
CP System II 1995@263
Battle Circuit
CP System II 1997@2053
Tenchu: Stealth Assassins
PlayStation 1998@78
Resident Evil 3: Nemesis
PlayStation 1999@236
Tenchu 2: Birth of the Stealth Assassins
PlayStation 2000@79
Metroid Prime
GameCube 2002@34
Silent Hill 3
PlayStation 2 2003@490
Tenchu: Wrath of Heaven
PlayStation 2 2003@68
Tenchu: Fatal Shadows
PlayStation 2 2004@44
Deathsmiles: Deluxe Edition
Xbox 360 2007@272
Mirror's Edge
Xbox 360 2008@112
Borderlands
Xbox 360 2009@133
Bayonetta
Xbox 360 2010@157
Borderlands 2
Xbox 360 2012@466
Never Alone
PlayStation 4 2014@2244
Bayonetta 2
WiiU 2014@1220
Horizon Zero Dawn
PlayStation 4 2017@1908
Ion Fury
Windows 2019@2262
Resident Evil 2
PlayStation 4 2019@2091
Gears 5
Xbox One 2019@2272
Sayonara Wild Hearts
PlayStation 4 2019@2376
Ms. Pac-man (Arcade)
Metroid (NES)
Alien Syndrome (System 16)
Golden Axe (SEGA Genesis)
Golden Axe (System 16)
Valis II (PC Engine CD)
Aliens (Arcade)
Arrow Flash (SEGA Genesis)
Warrior Blade: Rastan Saga Episode III (Arcade)
Cadillacs and Dinosaurs (CP System)
Hired Guns (Amiga)
Contra: Hard Corps (SEGA Genesis)
Elevator Action Returns (Arcade)
Alien Trilogy (PlayStation)
Battle Circuit (CP System II)
Fighting Force (PlayStation)
Tenchu: Stealth Assassins (PlayStation)
Tenchu 2: Birth of the Stealth Assassins (PlayStation)
Tenchu: Wrath of Heaven (PlayStation 2)
Borderlands (Xbox 360)
Never Alone (PlayStation 4)
Alien: Isolation (PlayStation 4)
Rock Boshers DX: Director's Cut (PlayStation 4)
Borderlands 2 (PlayStation 4)
Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel (PlayStation 4)
Bound (PlayStation 4)
Momodora: Reverie Under the Moonlight (Xbox One)
NieR: Automata (PlayStation 4)
Horizon Zero Dawn (PlayStation 4)
Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice (Xbox One)
Ion Fury (Windows)
Resident Evil 2 (PlayStation 4)
Gears 5 (Xbox One)
Borderlands 3 (PlayStation 4)
A Plague Tale: Innocence (Xbox One)
Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night (Xbox One)