Gunslingers, monster hunters and at least one very unlikely suburban dad, all doing the hardest job in gaming: protecting somebody smaller than themselves.
1KratosThe Spartan god-slayer of God of War (2018) who learns to raise his son Atreus in the Norse wilds.1000pts
2Joel MillerThe Last of Us smuggler whose bond with Ellie turns a cargo run into a surrogate fatherhood.551pts
3John MarstonRed Dead Redemption's reformed outlaw fighting to get back to his wife and son Jack.461pts
4Ethan WintersResident Evil Village's everyman who tears through a nightmare village to rescue his baby daughter Rose.407pts
5Subject DeltaBioShock 2's original Big Daddy, fighting across Rapture to reunite with his Little Sister Eleanor.407pts
6Bayek of SiwaAssassin's Creed Origins' Medjay whose grief for his son Khemu sets the Brotherhood in motion.407pts
7The DadsonaThe customizable single dad of Dream Daddy who dates his neighbours while raising daughter Amanda.407pts
8Sole SurvivorFallout 4's pre-war parent who emerges from Vault 111 to hunt down their kidnapped son Shaun.344pts
9Sam FisherSplinter Cell's veteran spy whose quest for the truth about his daughter Sarah fuels Conviction.344pts
10Lee EverettTelltale's The Walking Dead protagonist who protects and teaches young Clementine through the zombie apocalypse.271pts
11Geralt of RiviaThe Witcher 3 monster hunter whose search for his adopted daughter Ciri drives the whole story.271pts
12Kazuma KiryuThe Yakuza series' Dragon of Dojima, who raises orphan Haruka and later runs an orphanage in Okinawa.271pts
13Booker DeWittBioShock Infinite's debt-ridden detective whose rescue of Elizabeth hides a devastating family truth.271pts
14Ethan MarsHeavy Rain's architect who endures the Origami Killer's trials to save his kidnapped son Shaun.185pts
15Harry MasonThe original Silent Hill hero who searches the fog-bound town for his missing adopted daughter Cheryl.185pts
16OctodadThe octopus disguised as a suburban dad in Octodad: Dadliest Catch, hiding his secret from his family.0pts
