Female video game characters that kick ass on PC

First appearance: The Longest Journey (1999)

Other appearances: April returned seven years later to star in the single-player adventure sequel, Dreamfall: The Longest Journey (2006).

First appearance: Beyond Good & Evil (2003)

Other appearances: Jade's outfit was an unlockable attire for Elika in the Prince of Persia game.

First appearance: Bayonetta (2009)

Other appearances: The hack n' slash witch appeared in an anime film called Bayonetta: Bloody Fate, as well as the game sequel Bayonetta 2 (2014)

First appearance: Okami (2006)

Other appearances: As well as appearing as a playable character in the Marvel vs. Capcom 3: Fate of Two Worlds and Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3 rosters, Capcom also submitted Amaterasu as a courier mod in the Dota 2 Steam Workshop - which was accepted - as well as a Amaterasu inspired Palico costume in Monster Hunter: Generations.

First appearance: Tomb Raider (1996)

Other appearances: Well, it's quite a list - as well as three movies based on the popular video games series, Lara has appeared in a whopping 18 video games, the most recent being Rise of the Tomb Raider in 2015.

Credit: Square Enix

First appearance: Resident Evil (1996)

Other appearances: Special Operations Agent Jill has appeared in a number of the Resident Evil games - including Resident Evil 5, Resident Evil 3: Nemesis, Resident Evil: Revelations and Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City.

First appearance: Telltale Games' The Walking Dead (2012)

Other appearances: Sweet Clementine stars in four of the Telltale Walking Dead games, though she is technically classed as a protagonist in only season two and four, and a deuteragonist in season one and season three.

Credit: Telltale Games

First appearance: Assassin's Creed: Liberation (2012)

Other appearances: Deadly assassin Aveline also appeared in Assassin’s Creed IV Black Flag, as well as being downsized into the biweekly magazine series, Assassin's Creed: The Official Collection, as a scale model figurine.

First appearance: Broken Sword (1996)

Other appearances: Photo-journalist-turned-detective Nico embarked on a number of adventures with companion George. As well as the Broken Sword Trilogy, Nico has appeared in Broken Sword 4 - the Angel of Death and Broken Sword 5 - the Serpent's Curse.

First appearance: Kathy Rain (2016)

Other appearances: Strong-minded Kathy is yet to appear in another game, but the game's developer, Clifftop Games, confirmed that they would be interested in bringing the punk rock, take-no-prisoners investigator back for a sequel.