Sayonara Wildhearts. I bet she could play it herself
Looking for games with strong female leads for my daughter (even just to watch as I play). Came across this link, but they're a bit old. Any suggestions from the community?
Submitted 1 year ago by 2tone@lemmy.world to games@lemmy.world
https://gameranx.com/features/id/228820/article/15-best-games-to-play-today-with-female-leads/
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Stereoparallax@sffa.community 1 year ago
Iceblade02@lemmy.world 1 year ago
Old but gold, the Longest Journey, since you seem to want something story centered.
Stinkywinks@lemmy.world 1 year ago
There’s that Disney dream light game or something like that, definitely seems child friendly.
SgtAStrawberry@lemmy.world 1 year ago
Very child friendly and lots of fun, at least last I played, and I can’t imagine Disney of all people really changing that to much.
Squirrel@thelemmy.club 1 year ago
Excellent suggestion. It’s basically Animal Crossing with Disney characters.
Pxtl@lemmy.ca 1 year ago
If you’re okay with some very black comedy (all spoken-aloud, nothing shown) and the occasional blood splatter when you get shot, the Portal games are good. The villains are robotic turrets with machine-guns that are defeated simply by tipping them over - so while they’re acting in very violent and lethal ways, the player is just teleporting around and nudging them over to fall down onto their side. But I remember my kid being very offended when GlaDOS called the player character fat, and later reveals she mass-murdered a building full of scientists using nerve-gas.
puppybox@lemmy.world 1 year ago
She’s 5…
IWantToFuckSpez@kbin.social 1 year ago
Breath of the Wild with the Linkle mod
2tone@lemmy.world 1 year ago
Someone else posted a Wind Waker mod. Can’t believe there’s one for BOTW too. How awesome
dandroid@dandroid.app 1 year ago
Even without mods, while the protagonist is male, in almost all Legend of Zelda games, Zelda is a badass. In Wind Waker she’s the leader of a gang of good-natured pirates that are all twice her size. The pirates all respect the shit out of her because she’s such a badass, and that’s why they follow her. IIRC, you and Zelda fight the last boss together.
In BotW, unfortunately you don’t get to see her being a badass directly. It’s only implied. But she’s fighting the main villain for 100 years, protecting her kingdom from evil and buying you time to recover from your last fight with him.
In Ocarina of Time, Zelda is a badass ninja warrior that saves Link multiple times.
I like how Zelda games usually start out with the plot of, “I need to protect the princess” and in almost every one, you learn that she’s a badass that doesn’t need protecting.
Zelda usually doesn’t get much screentime, so I’m not sure these are the best games for your purposes - without mods anyway. But Zelda is very rarely actually the damsel in distress that female video game critics often claim her to be. Maybe in a couple of games that came out in the 80s or early 90s, but she hasn’t been that way in a long time.
Andvari@lemmy.world 1 year ago
Life is strange, not appropriate for a 5 yr old.
Pantsofmagic@lemmy.world 1 year ago
The Longest Journey / Dreamfall / Dreamfall Chapters. Absolutely magical games.
user_already_exists@lemm.ee 1 year ago
We love Knights on Bikes for our girls to play.
detour@lemmy.world 1 year ago
One I haven’t seen mentioned yet, Dreamscaper. Its an action roguelite about a girl who battles her inner “demons” at night and lives her life in a new town during the day.
OscarRobin@lemmy.world 1 year ago
I think Tchia may be just what you’re looking for!
brsrklf@compuverse.uk 1 year ago
Ōkami.
Well, she’s a wolf, but she’s the Sun Goddess too.
firewalk@feddit.de 1 year ago
Alba: A Wildlife Adventure
It’s very wholesome and relaxing.
kmacmartin@lemmy.ca 1 year ago
My daughter is 4 and loves this game- both playing it and watching it getting played. It works well on her Linux laptop with integrated intel graphics too, in case that’s a factor.
BroBot9000@lemmy.world 1 year ago
Oh! For a solid coop experience check out any of the little big planets. Lots of cute costumes for character customization.
For a gender neutral character I can recommend Toem! It’s incredibly cute and charming.
2tone@lemmy.world 1 year ago
Toem just came out on Game Pass. Will take a look
demuxen@kbin.social 1 year ago
Beyond good and evil
ArugulaZ@kbin.social 1 year ago
Ms. Pac-Man, but of course!
There's always Animal Crossing and its many sequels... you're not obligated to play as a female, but it's at least an option. Metroid has a female lead, but those games are probably a little beyond your daughter's grasp at the moment.
specseaweed@lemmy.world 1 year ago
This is right. A five year old can’t wipe their nose correctly. They want simple, cute things happening on screen or they’re going to lose interest quick. AC is a great call.
doofy77@aussie.zone 1 year ago
Gianna sisters: twisted dreams
Bitfolo@lemmy.world 1 year ago
Oxenfree!
Targox@lemmy.world 1 year ago
Lol. Love this game but I was 21 when I played it and peed my pants a few times cuz it was a legitimate scary experience for me. Please don’t give this to a 5 year old
dragontamer@lemmy.world 1 year ago
Touhou is difficult, but “Easy” is still fun. Just don’t expect to win, neither the adult nor the child.
Touhou is famous for its all-female cast of Witches, Shrine Maidens, Vampires and other female-themes cute characters. Its a Japanese single-person developer who does the music, art, and gameplay. The art of the official projects kind of sucks, but the character designs are unique enough that the huge fanbase iterates-and-improves upon the art style. Participating in the greater Touhou fan culture is fun for all ages.
I personally got started with Touhou 8: Imperishable Night.
cyberic@discuss.tchncs.de 1 year ago
Carto
timidgoat@lemmy.ca 1 year ago
To be quite honest I did not read through all the comments to see if this has been suggested already, but Child of Light comes to mind!
wetnoodle@sopuli.xyz 1 year ago
Sable!!! Such a fun and pretty game, the soundtrack is also amazing (if ya know Japanese Breakfast she did it)
Zerfallen@lemmy.world 1 year ago
Came here also to recommend Sable. Can note it has a beautiful aesthetic in the style of French artist Moebius. And as you mentioned, really nice soundtrack. More an exploratory game, not really violent.
rDrDr@lemmy.world 1 year ago
Tearaway Unfolded on PS 4/5.
magic_lobster_party@kbin.social 1 year ago
Atoi is the better character either way
BroBot9000@lemmy.world 1 year ago
Main character:
Lost in random Beyond good and evil Night in the woods Infamous first light A hat in time Spiritfarer Celeste
Good overall:
Final Fantasy X Bioshock Infinite Ratchet and Clank rift apart
That’s what I can think of from the top of my head. I’ll see if I can come up with some more.
From the link you posted I highly recommend “Kena: Bridge of Spirits”. Gorgeous game with a solid story and fun gameplay. Great job for a small studios first game.
evatronic@lemm.ee 1 year ago
I just finished playing Lost in Random. The graphics are a bit dark, but the story and action is good. No blood or gore or anything though.
It was surprisingly good and, if you’ve got a Xbox, it’s on Game Pass for free.
Vordus@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 year ago
They’re not particularly old. There’s a few games as recent as this year there. But then, can you really trust the quality of a list that includes ‘Laura’ (sic) Croft?
What platforms do you play, and how old is she? Because there’s no point in us recommending particularly grisly PS exclusives like The Last of Us Part 2 if you’re an Xbox player with a 6 year old.
2tone@lemmy.world 1 year ago
Ugh, sorry - my original wording wasn’t clear. I meant “too old for her”. Post has been edited
Vordus@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 year ago
Ah, I suspected as much immediately after posting but didn’t connect the dots in time!
jesterraiin@lemmy.world 1 year ago
- Mass Effect
- Tomb Raider
- Arc Survival Evolved
- Syberia
raker@lemmy.world 1 year ago
A Juggler’s Tale
Fordry@lemmy.world 1 year ago
Red Alert has a strong female character and is definitely age appropriate… :)
inspired@kbin.social 1 year ago
Some of these might be a little more like 8 than 5 because they have storybook-scary but still mentioning for you to have a look and decide.
Lost Words - Beyond the Page
Unpacking
Epistory - Typing Chronicles
One Step from Eden
Wargroove
TsioqueTechnically not female lead but kinda close and definitely age-appropriate:
Chicory - From creators on Wandersong + Celeste. Not positive your character is canonically female but let's just call it very plausible and you are filling in for the titular character who is called "she".
Donut County (technically the male racoon is the main character but the only human and next-most important character is female)
Journey (likely canonically no specific gender but great game, no dialog and could easily interpret as female if you choose)Not what you asked for but maybe consider:
Beglitched - No human characters other than the player, puzzle game with pink and purple hacker aesthetic.
Lovers in a Dangerous Spacetime - Androgynous animals and humans pilot a wacky ship in 4 player co-op lots of hearts.
nivenkos@lemmy.world 1 year ago
Baldur’s Gate 3