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technically any MMO (or other RPG) that lets you build a female character, but I would say FFXIV as there are a lot of interesting female secondary protags.
Hmm, by that standard, Pathfinder: Kingmaker and Pathfinder: Wrath of the Righteous both qualify, though opinions on the NPC companions vary.
Nier: Automata
Immortals: Fenyx Rising
A couple of the Star Ocean games let you choose between a Male or Female protag.
Celeste is a classic. It's a platformer. Really amazing game.
Chorus is a space dogfighting game. It has a great core gameloop but imo it is missing out on side content and story.
Can I suggest some great novel games?
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Fatal Twelve
Mirror's Edge is a good one I haven't seen mentioned yet. A bit older by this point but it was a fun one.
Transistor is another great one. The gameplay was fine but the art and sound is incredible.
Plague Tale:Innocence and Requiem
I'm having a great time finally getting into What Remains of Edith Finch.
Control is excellent
Not female, but the protagonist of Outer Wilds is nonbinary, as is their entire species.
Silent Hill 3 has a great female protagonist imo, but you have to play Silent Hill 1 to get the gist of the story in 3.
Ms Pac Man obviously
That's Pac Man in drag. I'd allow it, but how strict are the rules here?
Good question.
You just destroyed my childhood by the way
Great list from @[email protected], just a few more:
Gris is an absolute gem.
The A Plague Tale duology is also up there (with Requiem being my favourite game of all time, so I'm extremely biased, sorry / not sorry :D).
Trying to find some that haven't been talked about yet:
Echo. It's a fantastic experimental infiltration game with an AI that adapts to your way of playing. The setup is very impressive.
Pathologic: one of the three playable characters (the Changeling). It's a bizarre russian game, with an unique world, and messy gameplay. Can't recommend it enough.
Va11 Hall-A: chill bartending game in a cyberpunk setup.
The Blackwell series: comfy, kind of amateurish point and clicks by Wadjet Eye. I like them very much.
Transistor: weirdest game by Supergiant. You play as a redhead with a talking sword. I don't remember much about it except that it was good.
The Fall: (pushing it a little bit, since the protagonist is an AI, but I've always seen here as female.) Criminally underrated puzzle games, disguised as metroidvanias.
Eliza (by Zachtronics): the only visual novel I enjoyed. It's hard to explain, it's about AI, burnout, whether tech dehumanizes people, and solitaire.
Hedon Duology: for something completely different, it's a slightly kinky retroshooter, with amazon Orcs fighting demons.
It may sound a bit dumb, but it's excellent. Huge levels, interesting worldbuilding, and a gameplay based on exploration, puzzles as well as shooting.
There's probably a ton more, but that's all I can think about at the moment.
Assassin's Creed Odyssey female lead is canon, although you have the choice to play the male as well.
The Mass Effect series is still my favorite, you can choose your protagonist to be female and the game will adapt accordingly. Or Dragon Age if you are more into fantasy.
A group of developers have created a version of the game and it's sequels that runs on modern machines: http://nolfrevival.tk/
Edit: this was meant as a reply to @KIM_JING_JUICEBOX 's comment. No One Lives Forever is a whip smart spy FPS that nails the Bond aesthetic but stars an unforgettable female protagonist, Kate Archer. Download it for free above.
Surprised no one has mentioned Tomb Raider yet. Others not yet mentioned:
Returnal is a great game if you like roguelite mechanics. Great gameplay, art design, and sound. The haptics on the PS5 are excellent too.
It's older, but The Longest Journey is good. Unfortunately, the final game in the series kinda sucks.
While it's an ensemble, most people would agree that the main character of Final Fantasy VI is a woman—they just might disagree about which woman is the lead.
I also liked the first Xenosaga game, but again, it's a series that goes pretty badly downhill.
A few more that may not be mentioned:
Dandara - fun platformer
Ion Fury - throwback to 90s shooters, good if you can handle some juvenile humor.
Knights and Bikes - played through with my daughter and we loved it.
Spiritfarer - low pressure gameplay, story and exploration focused (edit: sorry, runekn already mentioned this one)
Resident Evil Remake 2 and 3, great games with both male and female protagonists!
Don't see it mentioned yet, it's an older game but Remember Me is pretty good
Night in the Woods is objectively the best game ever made by any measure. Tacoma and Gone Home are amazing too.
I mean I dunno, it depends on what kind of games you like, surely?
"good" is subjective, but I can recommend the Tomb Raider reboots.
Forspoken isn't bad.... As long as it's played completely dubbed in Japanese with subs on. Obviously last of us 2 was really great, horizon is also very well acted, and very well done. I think it also is inclusive in a way that matters where some games just replace the protag with a woman, these games build it into narrative as well. In the same vein, I really liked life is strange (even colors to be honest)
It Takes Two has a great protagonist
Most games I can think of have been mentioned, but I found Signalis to be an interesting experience assuming you can get past the annoying inventory management