What are the best games on Steam with a female protagonist?

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Best games on Steam with a female protagonist	Price	Genre	Steam Rating
-- Portal 2	$19.99	FPS	Overwhelmingly Positive
-- NieR: Automata	$59.99	Action Role-Playing	Very Positive
-- Portal	-	FPS	Overwhelmingly Positive
-- Tomb Raider (2013)	$19.99	Third-Person Shooter, Action-Adventure	Very Positive
-- Dishonored 2	39.99	–	Mostly Positive

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30 Games Considered

My Recommendation for Portal 2

My Recommendation for Portal 2

Cross-platform

Main co-op campaign is short

Hundreds of hours of user-generated content

Steep co-op learning curve

Well implemented tools that improve teamwork

Both online co-op and local co-op

Larger in scope than the first title

Humorous voice acting by Stephen Merchant

Mind bending puzzling

Unique co-op levels with co-op specific tools

My Recommendation for NieR: Automata

My Recommendation for NieR: Automata

Fast-paced and action packed combat

Random performance slowdowns

It's got a hauntingly beautiful environment

Buggy on PC

An incredible amount of gameplay

A unique take on storytelling leads to a very entertaining experience

Stunning soundtrack

My Recommendation for Portal

My Recommendation for Portal

Cross-platform

Somewhat short

Merges first-person shooting mechanics with platforming and puzzle-solving

Portal mechanics not used much to their best ability

Innovative gameplay

Outdated graphics

Character-driven

Making it halfway and completing unlocks new content

Requires solving spatial and physics based puzzles using portals

Humorous telling of a dark story

Created one of the most memorable characters in gaming history - GLaDOS

The game leaves clues to a deeper story

Made people fall in love with an inanimate, virtual object

My Recommendation for Tomb Raider (2013)

My Recommendation for Tomb Raider (2013)

Lara Croft's origin story feels authentic

Not enough tombs to explore

Exciting third-person shooting combat

Generic and predictable finale

Stealth sections shine

Excessive violence and gore

Linux support

No dedicated servers for multiplayer

Great cinematic cutscenes

My Recommendation for Dishonored 2

My Recommendation for Dishonored 2

Excellent level design that supports player choice

Input lag can make the gameplay feel awkward

Taking out enemies feels satisfying

Supernatural abilities liven up the stealth gameplay

My Recommendation for Transistor

My Recommendation for Transistor

Excellent narration

Very simple story

Deep customization that rewards imagination and strategy

Beautiful soundtrack

Awesome hack and slash action with an interesting twist

My Recommendation for Crypt of the NecroDancer

My Recommendation for Crypt of the NecroDancer

Fantastic soundtrack

Extremely hard

Unique gameplay

Co-op can make the game a lot harder

My Recommendation for Rise of the Tomb Raider

My Recommendation for Rise of the Tomb Raider

Puzzles often use the whole stage

Very linear

Built weapons add to the complexity of gunplay

Uneven difficulty spikes late game

PC is best looking version

Stealth seems pointless

Tons to explore

Focuses on action over puzzle solving

Jaw dropping graphics

Flakey keyboard and mouse controls

Replayability through unlockables