Jess' Queer Games Journey

Liar Liar

Two femme looking people standing in a hallway. Dialogue reads 'That's because I like you Yukari.'.

This one is short. REALLY short. It does warn in the description that it has ‘shallow characters’ and ‘shallow plot’, and it delivers… exactly that.

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CUPID

A femme person kissing a gender ambiguous person on the forehead. Dialogue reads 'I love every part of you.'

It took me about four hours to do one playthrough of this free visual novel, and to be honest, I only understood what was going on for maybe the last half an hour. It isn’t usually clear which character is speaking at any given time, plus sometimes it flashes back to a previous point in the timeline without warning or explanation, so it’s not so easy to follow.

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Episode

Left, a femme looking person standing in a spotlight holding a microphone. Text reads 'What song would you like to sing with me?' and choices read 'Cool for the summer' and 'Neon lights' and 'Let it go'. Text reads 'Become a superstar in Demi Lovato Path To Fame'. Middle, a femme looking person in a dressing room holding up two dresses. Text reads 'What should I wear?' and choices read 'Something elegant' and 'Something cute'. Text reads 'What is your winning look?'. Right, a masc looking person and femme looking person on a beach. Text reads 'Who do you save first?' and choices read 'Young woman drifting away' and 'Old man bleeding on beach'. Text reads 'Is this your wild adventure?'.

This is the broader app behind the Demi Lovato: Path to Fame story, and many other similar endeavors. There’s one about Mean Girls, one about a star I’ve never heard of (so probably a Youtuber) and some other ‘featured’ stories I haven’t tried.

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The Sims

A diverse group of people in family groups wearing clothing in the queer pride colours.

This probably should have been the first one I ticked off the list. It was almost certainly the first one I played. With every generation of The Sims, these games get more inclusive (for the most part) so the possibilities are becoming endless.

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Belladonna

A femme looking person wearing a headdress standing in a greenhouse with a giant tree and many plants.

Though it was short, I enjoyed the time I had with Belladonna. It’s a dark, gothic point-and-click adventure (my favourite genre) and includes a love story (of sorts) between two women. It’s a bit text heavy and the actual gameplay is a bit lacking, but it’s quite a pretty game and there’s some good voice acting here.

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