The Protagonish

An 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.

23 October 2024

Adventure Indie Point-and-click Comedy Fantasy Historical

The Protagonish is an adventure developed by College Fun Games, released 23 October 2024 on Linux, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows).

Verified 8 Oct 2026 Sources: IGDB , Steam

What The Protagonish is

The Protagonish is an adventure game developed by College Fun Games and released in 2024. It is available on Linux, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows).

The premise, in the publisher's words

A brave knight strolls into a small medieval village on an epic quest, but that's not you. Move between the villagers, and choose to guide or distract the adventurer from their quest, with puzzles, comedy dialogue choices, and mysteries to uncover.

Description from the publisher · source

How it plays

It is played from a side view perspective. Its themes are comedy, fantasy and historical. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

What it launched against

The Protagonish launched on 23 October 2024, within three weeks of Dragon Age: The Veilguard, Silent Hill 2, Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 and Metaphor: ReFantazio.

Released around the same time: Dragon Age: The Veilguard, Silent Hill 2, Call of Duty: Black Ops 6, Metaphor: ReFantazio.