greatest female in video game history

Alex isnt the most interesting woman on this list, but she does have to put up with a lot in Eternal Darkness. She pretty much goes completely insane throughout this psychological scarefest, yet she somehow manages to (mostly) keep her cool until the end.

FFXIII wasnt great, but Lightning is nevertheless one of the strongest female characters in the entire Final Fantasy lineup. And she knows that family is the most important thing in the world, so shes got that going for her at least. Plus the pink hair is a bold choice (unless its natural is that natural? Either way).

Zoey handles the zombie apocalypse as well as any other character in the Left 4 Dead series, and thats more than you can say for some of the ladies in The Walking Dead (yeah, were not huge fans of Lori). In fact were thrilled that Valves zombieshooting series isnt a complete brofest.

Batiste stands out as one of the few female characters in a genre typically dominated by males the war shooter. Shes appeared in several games, and was even playable in Medal of Honor Underground as the main protagonist.

Despite the massive pile of fail known as Silent Hill Revelation 3D, we still love Heather Mason as the protagonist of Silent Hill 3. And we dont fault Adelaide Clemens portrayal of her in the film, either. She was adorable there were, uhh, some other issues, though. To say the least.

Aya is one of the most loved female characters of the PlayStation generation, and even her PSP adventure from 2010 The 3rd Birthday was wellreceived. And thats saying a lot for a PSP game.

Its big news that Bungie has moved on from Halo, but its not like that was the only series they ever worked on before Halo, there was Oni, where players took control of the purplehaired symbiote Konoko. Shed even give the Master Chief a run for his money.

Zoyas the smartest character in Trine and Trine 2 while the others fight for glory and magic, shes the only one whos just after riches the whole time. Were not sure if that makes the thief a heroine, but it certainly makes her prudent.

The COG Anya Stroud had a cursory presence in the first two Gears of War games, but she finally emerged as the series first female playable character in Gears of War 3. To be honest, she scares the shit out of us, but at least shes fighting as a heroine on the right side.

Alyx Vance is still one of the best female characters in games, more than half a decade after the debut of HalfLife 2. And thats because she bucks basically every stereotype there is shes no damsel, for one thing, and shes one of the least sexualized females in games. Unless you use one of those mods that makes her boobs huge and gives her a ton of makeup, in which case fuck you.