Games with adult protagonists (or at least most of them)

[Naho]

I've always found it funny that the professor would send a child all over the region to catch Pokémon when the world is so dangerous or; when a group of teenagers must defeat a god.

Let's talk about games that have a group of adults or several adults who take care of the younger ones (they must be at least 18 yo).

Shin Megami Tensei: Digital Devil Saga duology

Shin Megami Tensei: Strange Journey

American McGee's Alice/Alice Madness Returns

Yakuza saga

Mario

Fear & Hunger

Darksiders

Hyper Light Drifter

Ace Attorney Saga

Any From Software games

 

[Xdqwerty Xdqwerty]

God of War, Metal Gear Solid, Final Fantasy IV, VI and VII, Wario land, Pizza Tower, Antonblast, Contra

 

[NotGodlike]

Most (or almost all) FPSes feature adult protagonists: Doom, Half-Life, Quake, Halo, Valve games....

 

[Graw]

I feel like it would be easier to list the games that don't have adult protagonists. I could probably reach the post limit listing games with adult protagonists.

 

[Evaccaneer Doom]

Funnily enough, you missed a few SMT games

Soul Hackers

Persona 2 Eternal Punishment

Devil Summoner

All right SMT over, here’s some others

God Hand

MadWorld

Yakuza

Haunting Ground

Shadow Hearts

Metal Slug

Ace Combat in general really, I don’t think a single ACE is under the age of 18, which lines up with real life

Mischief Makers (you can set the age up to 60)

Racing Lagoon

 

[Elwiwi]

Xenoblade Chronicles 1

 

[CG4R12I4N]

FYI, most retro games pre-millenium actually have adult MCs and the trend of recent videogame teenager MC trends only came up past 2k due to modern anime influence.

Even for JRPGs alone, most FF games have adult protagonists (bar VIII, IX, X, XII and XIII) and The Legend of Dragoon (Dart is 23 and the rest are definitely above 20 as well).
It's really just like, what, Dragon Quest and Persona? Even most Ys games have Adol having aged past 18 for most part.

 

[Naho]

I feel like it would be easier to list the games that don't have adult protagonists. I could probably reach the post limit listing games with adult protagonists.

Well, in recent years the number of children/adolescents has been increasing. I can tell you at least 10 games but this is not the post for that.
Anyways, I just post it for fun and to find something to play.

Post automatically merged: Apr 19, 2025

Funnily enough, you missed a few SMT games

Soul Hackers
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Persona 2 Eternal Punishment
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Devil Summoner
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I didn't forget them, it's just that there're just too many games and I decided to add to my favorites. xp
Raidou Kuzunoha would also be there.

 

[Super Funky Piece]

shoutouts to Garrett in the classic Thief games not just being an adult protagonist but oftentimes his biggest motive for committing his job of theft is one of the most adult responsibilities in any game: the rent is due

 

[Elwiwi]

Bioshock

 

[Sheepy765]

Have Final Fantasy XV and XVI been mentioned yet? Noctis is 20 and Clive is 28 (i think).

 

[Tonberry]

 

[Mago]

Disco Elysium
Planescape Torment
Gothic series

 

[Deleted member 3339]

the vast majority of them having all adult cast, sj, dds are honorable mentions (sorry for the mess the pictures dont scale well)

 

[Pandaprewmaster325]

Your honor my client loves playing as high school girls doesn't mean he is into them he just loves to live his fantasy.