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The Protagonish

59% positive of 32 Steam reviews

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Released
2024
Steam Deck
Not tested
Platforms
Steam, itch.io

Made by College Fun Games.

About the game

A short adventure game, where you don't control the adventurer. Play the side characters in a medieval village, and decide to help or hinder the adventurer in their mysterious quest.

Tagged by players

  • Point & Click
  • Medieval
  • Choose Your Own Adventure
  • Adventure
  • Funny
  • Hand-drawn
  • Story Rich
  • Cartoon
  • Choices Matter
  • Fantasy
  • Dialogue Heavy
  • Multiple Endings

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What players say

  • Not recommended
    A quirky experiment of a title: what if you played as the NPCs? I quite like the concept, and the different pathways that are available are amusing. However, The Protagonish is not quite long enough to justify a "recommend." A single run can be over in just a few short minutes, and—while there are other pathways—each playthrough has diminishing returns. I hope this team comes back to this idea in the future, and…

    16 min played when written. 17 found it helpful.

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  • Not recommended
    Too short to recommend. It has only 4 scenes that can be played in different order. And 2 endings. Reading reviews to decide if you actually want it will most likely take longer than game itself.

    26 min played when written. 18 found it helpful.

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