{"id":1153383,"date":"2026-02-08T17:31:13","date_gmt":"2026-02-08T17:31:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.polygon.com\/?p=543345"},"modified":"2026-02-08T17:31:13","modified_gmt":"2026-02-08T17:31:13","slug":"7-strong-protagonists-take-the-stage-in-this-humble-bundle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/7-strong-protagonists-take-the-stage-in-this-humble-bundle\/","title":{"rendered":"7 strong protagonists take the stage in this Humble Bundle"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure> <img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Key art for Control features the redheaded protagonist Jesse superimposed on her own portrait in a foreboding red-and-black style\" data-caption=\"\" data-portal-copyright=\"Image: Remedy Entertainment\/505 Games\" data-has-syndication-rights=\"1\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/7-strong-protagonists-take-the-stage-in-this-humble-bundle.png\" \/><figcaption><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\">We all need someone who inspires us to be the best version of ourselves. For me, personally, that\u2019s Jesse Faden from <em>Control<\/em>. What can I say? A flying, telekinetic badass that can rock a leather jacket <em>and<\/em> commune with dark obelisks really checks all of my boxes. If you need help finding your inspiration, you might want to check out the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.humblebundle.com\/games\/humble-heroines-2025?hmb_source=&amp;hmb_medium=product_tile&amp;hmb_campaign=mosaic_section_1_layout_index_1_layout_type_threes_tile_index_1_c_humbleheroines2025_bundle\">Humble Heroines bundle<\/a>, which includes seven awesome games with strong leads for just $12.<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\">While I personally love <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.polygon.com\/gaming\/537294\/hideo-kojima-control-surprise-update\">Control<\/a><\/em> for both its general aesthetic and the fashion sense of its protagonist, my latest obsession included in this bundle has been <em>Kill the Crows<\/em>: a brutal and frenetic twin-stick shooter where you get to murder vengeful corvids with a six-gun using a <em>Red Dead<\/em>-style quick-draw mechanic. Other games featured in this bundle include <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.polygon.com\/reviews\/2018\/11\/26\/18103429\/darksiders-3-review-pc-ps4-xbox-one\">Darksiders 3<\/a><\/em>, <em>Thief of Thieves<\/em>, <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.polygon.com\/gaming\/503322\/best-kids-games-2024-restrospective-game-file\">Pseudoregalia<\/a><\/em>, <em>Pathfinder: Wrath of the Righteous<\/em>, and <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.polygon.com\/news\/516118\/beyond-two-souls-elliot-page-quantic-dream-david-cage\">Beyond: Two Souls<\/a><\/em>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\">Just like other bundles, proceeds from your purchase of this bundle will go to benefit a nonprofit. In this case, a portion of your purchase will go to benefit both <a href=\"https:\/\/girlswhocode.com\/about-us?gad_source=1&amp;gclid=Cj0KCQjw-e6-BhDmARIsAOxxlxVpTOh04AraPfBHQdZDmYtBVkuxKk6YAnGiYfu1fZwlPUvXbLEkqrwaAnDFEALw_wcB\">Girls Who Code<\/a> and the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gmgsf.org\/mission\">Girls Make Games Scholarship Fund<\/a>, two foundations dedicated to closing the gender gap in programming, game development, and other STEM-related fields. Before you make your pledge, you can use the \u201cAdjust Donation\u201d menu to change how much of your purchase goes to Humble, to the publishers, or to charity.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.polygon.com\/good-deals\/543345\/humble-heroines-bundle-control-darksiders-sale\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We all need someone who inspires us to be the best version of ourselves. For me, personally, that\u2019s Jesse Faden from Control. What can I say? A flying, telekinetic badass that can rock a leather jacket and commune with dark obelisks really checks all of my boxes. If you need help finding your inspiration, you might want to check out the Humble Heroines bundle, which includes seven awesome games with strong leads for just $12. While I personally love Control for both its general aesthetic and the fashion sense of its protagonist, my latest obsession included in this bundle has been Kill the Crows: a brutal and frenetic twin-stick shooter where you get to murder vengeful corvids with a six-gun using a Red Dead-style quick-draw&hellip;<\/p>\n<p class=\"excerpt-more\"><a class=\"blog-excerpt button\" href=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/7-strong-protagonists-take-the-stage-in-this-humble-bundle\/\">Read More&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1153384,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1153383","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-polygon"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>7 strong protagonists take the stage in this Humble Bundle | Arcader News<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"We all need someone who inspires us to be the best version of ourselves. 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