This is a list of fictional humanoid species originating in video games, and is subsidiary to lists of humanoids. It is a collection of various notable humanoid species that are featured in video games, including arcade games, personal computer games, or console games.
| Species | Game | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Amani | TERA | A draconic race known for their constant war and extreme strength. They were once slaves, serving as conquerors for their masters. They set themselves free and learned to temper their lust for war and desire peace instead. Today, they are an honorable and noble race. |
| Argonians | The Elder Scrolls | Lizard people that live in a large swamp called the Black Marsh. Are capable of breathing in water and have developed immunity to certain diseases.[1] |
| Asari | Mass Effect | A monogendered, feminine race capable of reproducing with members of any other species.[2] |
| Baraka | TERA | The Baraka are descendants of Giants known for their extreme strength and size. They are also a race of intellectuals who have scholarly pursuits and libraries set across the world. |
| Broken | Warcraft | A devolved sub-race of the Draenei, who live in Outland, mutated after being exposed to the fel energies wielded by orc warlocks. |
| Cabal | Destiny | A militaristic species of turtle-like aliens that spans an entire empire. |
| Darkspawn | Dragon Age | |
| Devil Jin | Tekken | |
| Draconian | Dragonlance | The Draconians were created by the forces of The Dark Queen, corrupted from the eggs of the good dragons that were stolen as they slept. There are 5 distinct races of Draconians, one for each color of the stolen eggs. Each race has its own powers and abilities, derived from those of their parent species. |
| Draenei | Warcraft | A blue skinned humanoid race with hooves and horns, who arrived to Azeroth via their spaceships. They joined the cause of the Alliance in their new homeworld. |
| Drell | Mass Effect | A reptilian race from an arid homeworld.[2] |
| Drow | Dungeons & Dragons | A dark-skinned humanoid fey race that live beneath the earth. |
| Duergar | Dungeons & Dragons | Evil, gray-skinned subterranean dwarves who are outcast and shunned by all races who live above them. |
| Dwarves | Dungeons & Dragons | Short, humanoid people |
| Eliksni | Destiny | Also known as "Fallen", The Eliksni are a four-armed race of nomads that were reduced from their former glory. |
| Elves | Dungeons & Dragons | A race of long-lived, ever youthful race of humanoids with various subraces. They are often admired by other races for their grace and skillful grasp of magic. |
| Flind | Dungeons & Dragons | Related to a gnoll. |
| Endermen | Minecraft | Endermen are tall, black neutral mobs from the End that have the ability to teleport and pick up blocks.[3] |
| Gerudo | The Legend of Zelda | A race of desert dwelling woman warriors. One male Gerudo is born every 100 years. |
| Gnoll | Dungeons & Dragons | Bloodthirsty humanoid hyenas that devoutly worship a demon lord. |
| Gnomes | Dungeons & Dragons | Gnomes are generally human in look, albeit roughly a foot shorter. They tend to have prominent noses. Gnomes tend towards tinkering and mining. |
| Goblins | Dungeons & Dragons | Goblins are short, generally green to brown skinned humanoids. They are fairly weak, servile to stronger evil races, but dangerous in packs. |
| Goron | The Legend of Zelda | Rock-eating giants found in mountainous regions. Gorons are able to tolerate extreme heat and are experts at stone and metal crafting. |
| Geth | Mass Effect | A race of processing-power-sharing AI programs created by the quarians that utilise humanoid "mobile platforms" for labour and combat.[2] |
| Guado | Final Fantasy X | The Guado are a race on Spira that are generally taller than humans, with elongated fingers ending in clawed nails. The Guado have elaborate hair, in various shades of blue, and extensively tattoo their skin. They are the race who guard the "Far Realm", where the spirits of those who have died move on to, so they don't remain in Spira to become fiends. |
| Halflings | Dungeons & Dragons | Halflings are the D&D answer to "Hobbits", as that term was trademarked by the Tolkien estate. Share most, if not all, of the typical characteristics of the Tolkien race (above ground, earthen living; love of food and drink; barefoot; prosaic existence). |
| Hive | Destiny | An ancient race, led by Oryx (and his son Crota), that took the Moon from humans in The Collapse. |
| Hobgoblins | Dungeons & Dragons | Hobgoblins are a larger, stronger race of goblins. More vicious, hobgoblins tend to be commanders of large forces of both goblins and orcs, whom they can bully. |
| Hylian | The Legend of Zelda | Pointy eared elf-like humans, said to be messengers of the gods. |
| Inkling | Splatoon | A species of squid that have the ability to shape-shift into a humanoid form. |
| Kenku | Dungeons & Dragons | Bird-like, flightless, humanoid creatures. |
| Kerbals | Kerbal Space Program | A race of comically inept but enthusiastic little green men apparently entirely devoted to advancing their space program. |
| Khajiit | The Elder Scrolls | A species that resemble the feline family. Excel in skills such as thieving and sneaking[1] |
| Kobolds | Dungeons & Dragons | Aggressive, xenophobic, yet industrious small humanoid creatures, kobolds are noted for their skill at building traps and preparing ambushes. |
| Kokiri | The Legend of Zelda | Childlike forest sprites born of the Great Deku Tree. Each Kokiri is gifted a guardian fairy that acts as a friend and teacher for them throughout life. |
| Korok | The Legend of Zelda | Little wooden forest sprites that wear leaves as masks. Originally Kokiri that gave up their human appearance in order to gain the ability to fly. |
| Krogan | Mass Effect | A belligerent dinosaur-like race from a fiercely competitive native ecology.[2] |
| Kuo-toa | Dungeons & Dragons | Fish-like monstrous humanoids that dwell in the Underdark, and in the sea. |
| Leonin | Magic: The Gathering | The Leonin are anthropomorphic feline humanoids who are fierce warriors and devout priest. Generally associated with white mana. |
| Loxodon | Magic: The Gathering | The Loxodon are anthropomorphic elephantine humanoids who are thinkers and naturalists. Generally associated with blue and green mana. |
| Moogles | Final Fantasy series | |
| Nezumi | Magic: The Gathering | A race of ratfolk from the plane of Kamigawa. They are swamp dwelling tribes made up primarily shaman and ninjas. Nezumi are generally associated with black magics. |
| Night Elves | Warcraft | An ancient forest dweller elvish race who have the ability to meld to the shadows. They mostly live in Kalimdor, and are part of the Alliance. |
| Nopon | Xenoblade Chronicles | A race of fuzzy egg-shaped creatures with peculiar speech patterns and two large "wings" that function as arms. |
| Octolings | Splatoon | Similarly to Inklings, Octolings are a species of octopus that have the ability to shape-shift into a humanoid form. |
| Orcs | Dungeons & Dragons | Orcs are evil humanoids, roughly analogous to humans in the D&D universe by size and stature. They are usually depicted as porcine in their appearance. |
| Orochi-bito | Magic: The Gathering | |
| Piglins | Minecraft | Piglins are neutral mobs found in the Nether. They attack players on sight unless the player is equipped with at least one piece of golden armor. Players can use gold ingots to barter with them for various items via throwing the ingots to the floor near the piglins.[3] |
| Popori | TERA | Popori are magical animal-kin that exist in harmony with nature and are guardians of their woodland realm. |
| Protheans | Mass Effect | An extinct predecessor race who are thought to have created many of the technological relics on which the modern galaxy's society is based.[2] |
| Protoss | StarCraft | The Protoss are depicted as a physically strong sapient extraterrestrial species with access to advanced psionic abilities. |
| Quarians | Mass Effect | A nomadic species who wear environmental suits to compensate for a weakened immune system.[2] |
| Qunari | Dragon Age | Giant, metallic skinned, and horned people whose name comes from their religious text, the Qun. |
| Rito | The Legend of Zelda | A race of bird-like humans distantly related to the Zoras. In order to fly, Rito must obtain and consume a scale from a sky dragon as a rite of passage. |
| Ronso | Final Fantasy X | A species of blue furred, lion-like humanoids. |
| Rayman's species | Rayman | A species of limbless humanoids. |
| Salarian | Mass Effect | A short-lived, quick-witted amphibian species.[2] |
| Selkies | Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles | |
| Sheikah | The Legend of Zelda | A race/tribe of red eyed sneaky assassins who are known as the 'Shadow People'. |
| Shokan | Mortal Kombat | The Shokan are a species of half-human, half-dragon warriors that live in the kingdom of Kuatan in Outworld. |
| Skaven | Warhammer Fantasy | Skaven are a chaotic race of plague-spreading ratfolk, that live in massive hordes in warrens beneath the surface world. |
| Soratami | Magic: The Gathering | |
| Tarkatans | Mortal Kombat | Long, somewhat demonic features mark the Tarkatan race. Baraka and Mileena are Tarkatans |
| Tauren | Warcraft | Huge nomadic creatures who are bovine in appearance and live on the grassy, open plains of Mulgore in central Kalimdor. They joined the Orcs and the Trolls to form the Horde. |
| Thri-kreen | Dungeons & Dragons | Mantis warriors. One of the primary player character races of the Dark Sun campaign setting. |
| Toad | Super Mario Bros. | Mushroom humanoid who helps Mario and his friends on various adventures. Also serves as a playable character in Mario spin-offs such as tennis, kart racing, and board games. |
| Toadette | Mario Kart: Double Dash | The only female Toad in the Mushroom Kingdom, where she also helps Mario on his adventures. |
| Troglodytes | Dungeons & Dragons | Troglodytes are subterranean lizard men who exude a powerful stench that can incapacitate their enemies. |
| Twili | The Legend of Zelda | A race of dark elves descended from humans that were banished to the Twilight Realm. |
| Turian | Mass Effect | An avian race covered in a distinctive metallic carapace.[2] |
| Vedalken | Magic: The Gathering | The Vedalken are a blue-skinned, mostly humanoid race dedicated to knowledge and the arcane. Generally associated with white and blue mana. |
| Vex | Destiny | An ancient race of semi-organic machines linked by Vex Minds |
| Viashino | Magic: The Gathering | The Viashino are a tribe of vicious, war-like lizard men. Generally associated with red mana. |
| Volus | Mass Effect | A rotund, diminutive race adapted to a high-pressure greenhouse atmosphere and ammonia-based biochemistry, thus forcing them to wear special environment suits to survive in human-compatible conditions.[2] |
| Vorcha | Mass Effect | A short-lived, violent species capable of unparalleled adaptive abilities.[2] |
| Vortigaunt | Half-Life | A brown bipedial species with the ability to channel lightning, first living in Xen, then Earth. |
| Yukes | Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles | |
| Zora | The Legend of Zelda | Amphibious merpeople, capable of living in or out of water. Lovers of art and beauty many Zora take up profession as entertainers and artists. |