LGBTQ+ Games Directory

All By Year By Title By Developer By Publisher
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Shovel Knight Treasure Trove

📅 Release: 2014

👾 Developer: Yacht Club Games

🎮 Publisher: Yacht Club Games

Contains overtly pro-LGBTQ+ messaging. Now includes a body swap mode that allows you to independently change whether each character is male or female for his/her body and text.

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Dragon Age™ Inquisition

📅 Release: 2014

👾 Developer: BioWare

🎮 Publisher: Electronic Arts

Contains overtly pro-LGBTQ+ messaging. Features multiple LGBTQ+ characters. The npc Cremisius Aclassi, also known as Krem, is trans. Homosexual romance options.

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Depression Quest

📅 Release: 2014

👾 Developer: The Quinnspiracy, Patrick Lindsey, Isaac Schankler

🎮 Publisher: The Quinnspiracy

Contains overtly pro-LGBTQ+ messaging. The player character is a lesbian. Her relationship with her girlfriend is a major part of the story.

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TowerFall Ascension

📅 Release: 2014

👾 Developer: Maddy Makes Games Inc., Extremely OK Games, Ltd.

🎮 Publisher: Maddy Makes Games Inc.

Contains overtly pro-LGBTQ+ messaging. Contains overtly pro-DEI messaging. The prancing puppet is non-binary and uses they/them pronouns. The blue archer alternate is based on Anita Sarkeesian.

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Shovel Knight Shovel of Hope

📅 Release: 2014

👾 Developer: Yacht Club Games

🎮 Publisher: Yacht Club Games

Contains overtly pro-LGBTQ+ messaging. Now includes a body swap mode that allows you to independently change whether each character is male or female for his/her body and text.

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East Tower - Kurenai (East Tower Series Vol. 4)

📅 Release: 2014

👾 Developer: ROSEVERTE

🎮 Publisher: ROSEVERTE

Contains overtly pro-LGBTQ+ messaging. Features a story about gender fluidity. The player is a woman who dresses like a man and chooses a male avatar b/c she wants to be a man. Homosexual romance.

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East Tower - Kuon (East Tower Series Vol. 3)

📅 Release: 2013

👾 Developer: ROSEVERTE

🎮 Publisher: ROSEVERTE

Contains overtly pro-LGBTQ+ messaging. Features a story about gender fluidity. The player is a woman who dresses like a man and chooses a male avatar b/c she wants to be a man.

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Redshirt

📅 Release: 2013

👾 Developer: The Tiniest Shark

🎮 Publisher: Positech

Contains overtly pro-LGBTQ+ messaging. Gender slider during character creation has options between male and female. Bisexual character option. Homosexual romance options.

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Baldur's Gate: Enhanced Edition

📅 Release: 2013

👾 Developer: Beamdog

🎮 Publisher: Beamdog

The Siege of Dragonspear dlc contains overtly pro-LGBTQ+ messaging. Features gay and trans characters that talk about their sexuality, including a trans npc called Mizhena. Homosexual romance options.

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Old School RuneScape

📅 Release: 2013

👾 Developer: Jagex Ltd

🎮 Publisher: Jagex Ltd

Contains overtly pro-LGBTQ+ messaging. There is a Pride Event which features LGBTQ+ characters and a Pride march. Uses body type A and B in place of male/female. Pronoun selection including they/them.

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Gone Home

📅 Release: 2013

👾 Developer: Fullbright

🎮 Publisher: Fullbright

Contains overtly pro-LGBTQ+ messaging. Heavy social commentary. Features a LGBTQ+ coming out story.

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Bioshock Infinite

📅 Release: 2013

👾 Developer: Irrational Games, Virtual Programming (Linux)

🎮 Publisher: 2K

Contains overtly anti-western society and overtly pro-DEI messaging. Colombia's residents are hyper-exaggerated, racist caricatures of 19th century Americans. Heavy social commentary on racism.

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Total War: ROME II - Emperor Edition

📅 Release: 2013

👾 Developer: CREATIVE ASSEMBLY

🎮 Publisher: SEGA

Contains overtly pro-DEI messaging. Historically inaccurate female generals/combatants. More information at the link below.

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Warframe

📅 Release: 2013

👾 Developer: Digital Extremes

🎮 Publisher: Digital Extremes

Contains overtly pro-LGBTQ+ messaging. Various pride flag items.

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Hate Plus

📅 Release: 2013

👾 Developer: Love Conquers All Games

🎮 Publisher: Love Conquers All Games

Contains overtly pro-LGBTQ+ messaging. Contains overtly pro-DEI messaging. Pronoun selection including an option for they/them. Homosexual romance options. More social commentary like the first game.

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Don't Starve

📅 Release: 2013

👾 Developer: Klei Entertainment

🎮 Publisher: Klei Entertainment

Contains overtly pro-LGBTQ+ messaging. The character WX-78 is non-binary, uses they/them pronouns, and uses the honorific Mx. WX-78 was not originally designed non-binary but changed due to feedback.

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Analogue: A Hate Story

📅 Release: 2012

👾 Developer: Love Conquers All Games

🎮 Publisher: Love Conquers All Games

Contains overtly pro-DEI messaging. Contains subtly pro-LGBTQ+ messaging. No distinction between a male or female player character. Heavy social commentary regarding historical treatment of women.

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My Ex-Boyfriend the Space Tyrant

📅 Release: 2012

👾 Developer: Up Multimedia

🎮 Publisher: Up Multimedia

Contains overtly pro-LGBTQ+ messaging. The player character is gay. Features a story about gay characters and interactions.

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East Tower - Akio (East Tower Series Vol. 1)

📅 Release: 2012

👾 Developer: ROSEVERTE

🎮 Publisher: ROSEVERTE

Contains overtly pro-LGBTQ+ messaging. Features a story about gender fluidity. The player is a woman who dresses like a man and chooses a male avatar b/c she wants to be a man. Homosexual romance.

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East Tower - Takashi (East Tower Series Vol. 2)

📅 Release: 2012

👾 Developer: ROSEVERTE

🎮 Publisher: ROSEVERTE

Contains overtly pro-LGBTQ+ messaging. Features a story about gender fluidity. The player is a woman who dresses like a man and chooses a male avatar b/c she wants to be a man. Homosexual romance.

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