Yet only around 15 percent of games have playable female characters, ... I expect that the reality is that game developers, ... "AAA games are now so expensive to develop and launch, ...

She’s present from the very first game, and indeed all the best games in the franchise – Resident Evil 3, Revelations and even Resident Evil 5 – which gives her a certain nostalgia value.

Female game characters have come a long way since the days where Lara Croft and Princess Peach were the only ones flying the feminine flag, and the results are rather awe-inspiring.

But when you talk about memorable characters in video games, the female ones are finally shining through. As a father of three girls, I’ve had to come to terms with the game industry’s history ...

The best female video game characters of 2024 are a mix of heroes, villains, and support, but all have a story to tell and a part to play.

When female game characters, and especially playable characters, are uniformly thin, young and attractive, Sarkeesian argues, it reinforces the idea that a woman’s value is tied to this body type.

“I feel like AAA games… we're on this cusp of at the very least seeing strong, non-sexualized female protagonists starring in games,” Druckmann said to Game Industry International.