What Games Do You Hold in Highest Regard, Where a Ghost Is the Protagonist?

[Solivan The Soul]

Call of duty ghosts

This seems to drift beyond the realm of mere games…
Perhaps it honors those who played it to death, forsaking sleep, sustenance, and sanity.
Salutation to those devoted souls.

 

[JonA83]

The Blackwell Legacy and the other games of the series are point-and-click adventures with pixelated graphics. It's a very good adventure game!

 

[dropsmegamega]

Arguably, Yume Nikki. But it's like a purgatory kind of experience rather than the ghost among people that you are describing.

And about angels, in Faust Seven Games of the Soul you are some sort of judge sent by God to find the truth about some events and save some souls from Mephistopheles.

 

[Solivan The Soul]

The Blackwell Legacy and the other games of the series are point-and-click adventures with pixelated graphics. It's a very good adventure game!

Ah, an adventure game.
The main character may not be as ghostly, but the story is.
I will certainly check it. Gratefulness.

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Arguably, Yume Nikki. But it's like a purgatory kind of experience rather than the ghost among people that you are describing.

And about angels, in Faust Seven Games of the Soul you are some sort of judge sent by God to find the truth about some events and save some souls from Mephistopheles.

Interesting games, indeed.
We may be drifting in tangents, yet every path reveals something worth exploring.
I shall visit these realms. Many thanks.

 

[χKai]

 

[Mork]

Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain.
Big Boss calls Venom Snake his phantom. (i.e. Ghost?)

 

[Orclease]

Guardian Heroes originally on the Sega Saturn was a side scrolling beat'em up with RPG elements (possibly one of the best games on the system). You control 1 of 4 characters (plus more unlockable) but after the first level you find a Legendary Hero that joins you as a NPC and he is a powerhouse undead knight.

 

[Sciminoc]

Unepic.
The main character gets possessed by a ghost, who tries to make him commit suicide, but fails and gets stuck in his body at the start of the game. It is 2d metroidvania and parody of the fantasy genre. Overall, very good game, mechanically speaking. Good variety of enemies and spells. Very creative bosses. Try it out, if you are not against some crude jokes and parodies in general.

 

[Bakuma1997]

Avenging Spirit Basically you play as a ghost that possess enemies to use their abilities, they can die but you stay safe, requiring to possess another body before your time runs out

if the concept of ghost stretchs to any undead, Medievil is my Spooky Month jam

Hollow Knight, well, the Knight is called ghost anyway

I second any mention of Ghost trick, feels like Avenging spirit's spiritual (Hehe) succesor

 

[Solivan The Soul]

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Indeed, stories being toyed with in the hands of fans seems to be destiny.
Might as well enjoy the playfulness.

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Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain.
Big Boss calls Venom Snake his phantom. (i.e. Ghost?)View attachment 124976

Ah, a spectral mention... We have ascended from one meta to another meta here.
Indeed ghostly, though in wordy ways.

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Guardian Heroes originally on the Sega Saturn was a side scrolling beat'em up with RPG elements (possibly one of the best games on the system). You control 1 of 4 characters (plus more unlockable) but after the first level you find a Legendary Hero that joins you as a NPC and he is a powerhouse undead knight.

A name in my list.
I played the sequel first, Guardian Heroes Advance, where the hero takes the lead.
A fantastic game, though ghostly only in theme. The summoned warrior walks plainly among mortals.
Still, the concept remains intriguing.

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Unepic.
The main character gets possessed by a ghost, who tries to make him commit suicide, but fails and gets stuck in his body at the start of the game. It is 2d metroidvania and parody of the fantasy genre. Overall, very good game, mechanically speaking. Good variety of enemies and spells. Very creative bosses. Try it out, if you are not against some crude jokes and parodies in general.

Playing a game both inside and outside?
A concept that stirs my interest.
Honors for the mention.

 

[Yurokashi]

Not exactly the protagonist but I can think of a couple games with a ghost/spirit as a companion

- Beyond Two Souls: The protagonist is followed by an entity (invisible and intangible) that only she can communicate with. You actually control both the protagonist and the entity throughout the game. Being a David Cage game, it is basically an interactive movie and has multiple endings based on your actions and choices. It features Elliot Page and Willem Dafoe.
HEAVY SPOILERS:

Spoiler

It is revealed the entity is the stillborn twin brother of the protagonist, "haunting" her

- The Legend of Zelda Spirit Tracks: Link is assisted by Zelda in spirit form throughout the game

I would list another game but the mere fact of impling something about the protagonist would be a massive spoiler

Beyond Two Souls, yess!! Highly recommend it to anyone

 

[Roy U. OmOm]

Hyper Demon​

You get full ghost experience, instead of having just a ghost skin slapped on top of your character.

 

[Solivan The Soul]

Avenging Spirit Basically you play as a ghost that possess enemies to use their abilities, they can die but you stay safe, requiring to possess another body before your time runs out

The game has been mentioned earlier in this thread, yet your explanation of its mechanics is a welcome addition.
I am thankful.

if the concept of ghost stretchs to any undead, Medievil is my Spooky Month jam

Another intriguing title.
Tangential indeed, yet the name shall be added to my list.

Hollow Knight, well, the Knight is called ghost anyway

Hollow in name, yet the game seems to possess soul.
Not quite aligned with the thread’s spirit, yet fate’s threads have led it here, and I appreciate it.

I second any mention of Ghost trick, feels like Avenging spirit's spiritual (Hehe) succesor

The great souls do resonate.
Many thanks, gentle yokai.

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Beyond Two Souls, yess!! Highly recommend it to anyone

A sign of popularity... perhaps for good reason.
Noted, and appreciated.

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Hyper Demon​

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You get full ghost experience, instead of having just a ghost skin slapped on top of your character.

I see... a game of kill or be killed, in hyper literal senses.
So demonically fast paced, it may be called ghastly rather than ghostly.
A contribution to the thread, nevertheless. I honor.