Note: "the" will not count towards alphabetical order
tip: use ctrl F or "find in page" to find specific things like "bird" or "insect" or "flying"!
Disclaimer: I have not played every game nor watched anyone play each game all the way through. Content Warnings are incomplete for each entry because of that and because this is made by one person and I'm fully guessing here what should be included! Especially be warned: I do not know what could commonly trigger epilepsy.
play as: a ghost possessing
different things: humans,
dragon-men,
platforms: Gameboy and virtual console
2-D sidescrolling beat 'em up. Short
Content Warnings: death, guns, player character is shot to death in the opening
play as: anthro-bear and partially-anthro bird combo, anthro bear, partially-anthro long legged person-sized bird, small bird-like wyvern (special). Some short term transformations including: very small crocodile, bee, truck, t-rex; some short term items let you play as tiny clockwork birds. (some flying) (crane-like bird) (dragon) (dinosaurs)
Platforms: Nintendo 64, Xbox something, Switch
Classic 3D platformer.
idk, technically you play as Banjo-and-Kazooie?
play as: cyborg partially-anthro bee (flying) (insect)
platforms: Nintendo 64
3-D, fly around backyards as a life-sized bee on missions.
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1088090/Day_of_Dragons/
play as: a deer (generic? might be elk or whitetail)
platforms: steam
Sidescroller.
play as: small aliens with two legs and trunks. you customize their traits.
platforms:
3D. You can choose which you control at any time, the others will follow you (mostly). Survival traveling game, you'll likely lose group members but there's more on the way.
Content Warnings: Death, apocalyptic disaster scenario, being chased, body horror (humanoid and nonhumanoid), at least one part with dizzying visual effects
play as: spyro in Half-Life
https://hlyotd.com/