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Happy International Women's Day! Here are five great games with female protagonists!

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Video games have introduced us to all kinds of amazing female characters, ranging from adventurous archeologists to galactic bounty hunters. Whether you want to play as a soldier or a princess, there’s no shortage of games with female leads.
In honor of International Women’s Day, I’m highlighting five of my favorite games that star female protagonists. If you’re looking for a game with a strong and compelling female main character, give one of these titles a try!
💬 Leave a comment below to shine a spotlight on the female leads you love most.

NieR:Automata™

9.9

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Why settle for one female protagonist when you can have two? 2B and A2 are both compelling characters with lots of depth. While these android ladies might seem overly serious at first, there’s much more to them than meets the eye.

Overboard!

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It’s rare to find a game with a villainous female lead, but Veronica Villensey has plenty of devious tricks up her sleeve. Sure, she may have killed her husband, but when a character is this much fun, you can’t help but root for them to get away with murder.

Spiritfarer

9.3

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Guiding lost souls to the afterlife isn’t an easy job, but the unfailingly kind Stella is up to the task. Even though Stella has been through many tragic experiences, she hasn’t lost her sense of optimism. I loved learning more about her as she tried to help the people she cared for throughout her life.

Alien: Isolation

8.9

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Alien and Aliens are some of my all-time favorite movies, so I loved having the chance to play as Ellen Ripley’s daughter, Amanda. Even though Amanda is in mortal danger for most of the game, I found her to be a likable and interesting character. Any lady that can take on a xenomorph and live to tell the tale is good in my book.

Florence

8.7

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It’s easy to relate to a character like Florence Yeoh. She’s overwhelmed by work, she spends too much time on social media, and she feels like she’s adrift in life. Even though Florence is a short game, I felt like I really knew its title character by the time it was over.

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