Also known as PC, playable character, player-centered game, character-centered game, character-driven game, character-centric game
character in a role-playing or video game that can be played or controlled by a real-world person
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A player character named "Contar Stoneskull" in Legend of Grimrock. The squares contain icons representing items he is wearing and items he is carrying on his adventure. Statistics such as his health and experience are also listed. The player-controlled character of Madeline (left) talks to a non-player character outside a building in the game Celeste.
A player character (PC), also known as a playable character, is a fictional character in a video game or tabletop role-playing game whose actions are controlled by a player rather than the rules of the game. The characters that are not controlled by a player are called non-player characters (NPCs). The actions of non-player characters are typically handled by the game itself in video games, or according to rules followed by a gamemaster (GM) refereeing tabletop role-playing games. The player character functions as a fictional, alternate body for the player controlling the character.
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