Dream Boyfriend: Astral Days
I’m not sure what I was expecting when I started this game, but creating a boyfriend and ‘training’ his personality wasn’t really it. You’re given a guy, and for plot-related reasons, you’re told you need to essentially make him a functioning person.
Read more »Mass Effect: Andromeda
I had a whole lot of feelings about this game, and I wrote about them for Hyper. I know it’s been criticized for a lot of technical issues, but narratively this game was just what I wanted it to be.
Read more »Chef's Quest
I love match three games, and Chef’s Quest is a fun one to play on the go. Plus you get your own little restaurant that you can customize just a little, which is a nice touch. This game made it to QRM because some of the diners that eat at your restaurant are same-sex couples, but you don’t actually spend much time looking at who it is you’re serving.
Read more »Mainichi
Mainichi is a short game, but a pretty effective one. It takes you through an overview of the day in the life of its trans developer, and gives an idea of some of the things trans people (especially trans women and trans feminine people) have to worry about that cis people take for granted.
Read more »Romance Detective
I would have been enthusiastic to play any game about solving crimes, but one with lesbian main characters? Heck yeah I was excited. Having female protagonists is a bonus in itself, but when you add the romance element, it just becomes even better.
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