Besties Battle Bracket: Best Character Creator (Patreon)

The Besties Battle Bracket returns... and so does Monster Factory! To celebrate our favorite show about the pleasures and terror of character creation, and to honor the vote in our listener poll, we're selecting the best character creator in video games.

The Rubric

Which game has the most robust character creation tools?

Which game gives you the most ownership of the character you made?

Which had the better Monster Factory end result?

The Contenders

Fallout 4

Skyrim

Tony Hawk’s Underground

Everybody's Golf

Dragon's Dogma 

Elden Ring

WWE 2K

Soul Calibur 5

Spore

The Sims 4

Champions Online

Star Trek Online

Monster Hunter World

Saints Row 4

Second Life

Baldur's Gate 3