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In Overwatch, Healing Is The Real Gay Agenda
3.2.2023
There’s a phenomenon in the Overwatch community that has persisted through the original game’s 2016 release, its gradual decline, and the launch of the sequel. This phenomenon is an interesting one, a sort of “IYKYK” situation that requires membership in a specific community in order to recognize...
Genshin Impact’s Queer Backlash, Explained
3.2.2023
The Genshin Impact community can’t seem to stop harassing its voice actors. A few days ago, a queer Genshin voice actor made a negative tweet about “fujoshi,” a term most commonly attributed to straight women who consume anime media about gay men. The resulting firestorm of online harassment...
HBO's The Last Of Us Reclaims The Queerness Its World Forgot
30.1.2023
The story of Bill and Frank in The Last of Us (and its remaster and remake) is a tragic one. Naughty Dog’s series is full of tragedy, but because it features a same-sex relationship to portray the danger of forming connection in the post-apocalypse, to some, it felt like another in a long line...
Don't Miss One Of The Most Heartfelt (And Funniest) Games Of 2022
8.11.2022
The other day at a cafe, I ordered my small coffee and was ready to pay and be on my way when the person helping me said, “Can I get you anything else, sssss…?” By the awkward look on her face, I could tell that she’d automatically started to say “sir,” which in a way I understand. I’ve worked...
This Sexy Game Might Have The Best Romance Writing Of 2022
1.9.2022
It’s rare for a dating simulator to let players revel in their sexcapades while dishing out hard truths about the consequences of their actions, but this queer visual novel made by a development team composed entirely by people of color is built different. Read more
5 Very Queer Games On Steam To Close Out Your Pride Month
24.6.2022
Pride month has a political history—it originated from the the pivotal 1969 Stonewall riots, and queer people, especially those of color, fight daily for safety and equality. But June is a time for pure revelry too, something that includes video games. Read more
Great Queer Games Bundle Nets You 500+ Games For $60
3.6.2022
Huge bundles of games on the itch.io store are frequently used as a means of raising money for charitable causes. Typically, they let you set your own price (above an extremely reasonable minimum), and the proceeds go to various charities and organizations. The new Queer Games Bundle is a little...
Apex Legends' Unmissable Queer Love Triangle Is A Triumph
18.3.2022
A lonely thief looking for revenge. A soldier that held said thief in contempt. A pilot falling for the thief at first sight. All of these tidbits are enough to send some fanfic writers into a furious overdrive, but Apex Legends goes further than that. Where meeker games would leave a love triangle...
Sims 4’s Queer-Friendly Wedding Expansion To Be Released In Russia After Community 'Outpouring'
17.2.2022
The Sims 4 community has been in an uproar ever since EA announced that the game’s imminent, queer-friendly wedding expansion would not be released in Russia due to the nation’s homophobic federal laws. Today, the publisher reversed its decision. My Wedding Stories will be released in Russia,...
Tabletop Simulator’s Steam Reviews Descend Into Culture War Nightmare Factory
11.1.2022
It feels like familiar territory. A community moderator for the video game Tabletop Simulator handed out temporary and permanent bans for talking about queerness in the game’s global text chat and Discord. This upset a portion of the playerbase, who then took to Twitter and Steam reviews to express...
How The Celeste Speedrunning Community Became Queer As Hell
30.11.2021
Queerness has always existed in the gaming world, even if it hasn’t always been out in the open. But more and more, we’re seeing new and existing gaming communities embrace and even center their queer members. One such community is the vast, rapidly growing subculture around speedrunning,...
A Saucy Queer Romance Game About Vampires? Say Less
18.11.2021
LGBTQIA+ studio First Bite Games, after a year of titillating its followers on social media with love bites of information and spicy character art, has finally released its dark comedy visual novel romance game, First Bite. Initially scheduled to release on Halloween, First Bite came out yesterday...
Destiny 2 Latest Game To Boldly Announce Gargantuan Gal
24.8.2021
Today, Bungie proudly joins the ranks of Capcom, FromSoftware, and other lovers of big ladies everywhere. The upcoming Destiny 2 expansion stars the Hive Witch Savathun, a long-teased major villain from the part of the lore I actually know about (ask me anything about sword logic), and Bungie...
We Dwell in Possibility Is A Game About Queer Paradise (And Also Butt Plugs)
8.7.2021
We Dwell in Possibility is a garden simulator by Robert Yang, a New Zealand developer who’s known for his queer sex games, and renowned graphic artist Eleanor Davis. The collaboration makes a notable shift from Yang’s previous work but maintains a similar vision.Read more
Injustice 2 Mobile Celebrates Pride By Having Players Beat Up A Queer Character
4.6.2021
The mobile version of DC Comics’ fighting game Injustice 2 found itself in hot water earlier today after announcing an in-game challenge meant to celebrate LGBTQ+ Pride Month. The problem was that the event tasked players with beating the shit out of Poison Ivy, a canonically bisexual character...