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Hmm, I remember playing this one a long time ago (stopped halfway for no reason) and I heard great things about this one. And that's pretty much all the games I know from that bunch.
or even RPGs where the sexual orientation of the character is a major factor
I think nowadays, every 3rd RPG game is going to have something like that, going from the Mass Effect series to today.
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In Embracelet, a coming of age adventure game, you as the male protagonist can choose to flirt with either a boy or a girl or just be friends with them.
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Thanks to your comment, I have two more games on my wishlist. This one and Milkmaid!
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The games could be dating sims or visual novels, or even RPGs where the sexual orientation of the character is a major factor.
Are we talking about the main character?
Main factor as it changes anything, or main factor as has to be gay? Most RPGs that have homo and hetero romance options do that (like Mass Effect, Dragon Age, even Stardew Valley) by not defining the orientation of the protagonist, and just letting you choose. (For these I think you could go for some LGBT friendly curator, or store tag)
Your Dry Delight is a free to play VN with a gay detective, and Dream Daddy is about a gay dad dating other gay dads. I'm sure there are more "canonically gay" games, but these I could remember right now.
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Main factor as it changes anything, or main factor as has to be gay? Most RPGs that have homo and hetero romance options do that (like Mass Effect, Dragon Age, even Stardew Valley) by not defining the orientation of the protagonist, and just letting you choose
I think KotOR is the first one I played that allowed for that although I guess Mass Effect and Dragon Age are the ones most "famous" for it because it got discussed a lot when they were released.
At this point it feels like it should be normalized, especially since it's optional and no one needs to play in a way that makes them feel uncomfortable (for some reason) but what do I know?
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I´d say Rimworld qualifies.
It´s available on Steam and other stores. Pawns, as the characters are called, have a sexual orientation and as Pawns in a relationship are generally happier it becomes a factor. A major factor !? Idk, there are a lot of factors in Rimworld ^_°
Great game anyway
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I'm not sure if it's what you're looking for, but the main character in Hades is bisexual and you have an option to date a guy. You also have other LGBT characters, and it all feels very normalized. It's also a fantastic game
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1145360/Hades/
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How can you date in that game? I completed it a few times and completely missed it......
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It's post-game content, you need to develop a bond with a few characters. 2 women and 1 man are dateable, and you can date all of them at once with no repercussions, but also choose just one
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Everyone knows Tacoma (https://store.steampowered.com/app/343860/Tacoma/) and Gone Home (https://store.steampowered.com/app/232430/Gone_Home/), which are walking sims, if you like this genre these games are very good.
There is the criminaly overlooked The MISSING: J.J. Macfield and the Island of Memories (https://store.steampowered.com/app/842910/The_MISSING_JJ_Macfield_and_the_Island_of_Memories/), which is an excellent dark puzzle-platformer with very serious writing.
There is Ikenfell (https://store.steampowered.com/app/854940/Ikenfell/) which is a JRPG with fun combat, cute characters, but some of the writing is a bit juvenile. I recommend it, though.
Also, there is Lucah: Born of a Dream (https://store.steampowered.com/app/896460/Lucah_Born_of_a_Dream/) which is a soulslike with very smooth gameplay and while the graphics aren't the prettiest, the game has distinct identity and it never bothered me in my playthrough. Great game.
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I hope you'll like them, I've finished each one of these and they are good games.
I should tell you that Lucah is much more subtle about its theme than the other games. I don't know if this fits your criteria.
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People are so sensitive and ready to pull the trigger nowadays..
For whoever thinks this is an insult or an attack on minorities, it's just a bad joke around post title. Title is formulated as a question, so the comment above just answered the question in a "smartass" way.
edit: original title was "Looking for Gay-Themed games on steam?"
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Thats exact reason why i made my comment.
I love how ppl are over-sensitive on internet, everything is rude, insulting etc :D i expected "insulted" comments even i didnt said anything literally :D just a small joke that sensitive ppl dont understand
I dont mind if someone is gay or not...
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To be honest, there was nothing that could have told us this was a joke.
In this case, I think it's got less to do with people's level of sensitivity and more with your ability (or inability) to properly convey a certain meaning.
Also, seeing how often homophobic comments are made on Steam, I thought that you were just one of those gamers who can't stand anything else than heterosexuality. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
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Well, to be even more honest, even if it was not a joke, it would be an ok comment. I mean, SketCZ has the right not to be looking for Gay-Themed games on Steam, and someone did ask (the original title). :D :D
But I see what you mean -- homophobic comments are so common, it is hard not to assign meaning to possibly harmless comments anymore... :(
Cheers!
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I mean, SketCZ has the right not to be looking for Gay-Themed games on Steam
Absolutely. But even as a non-joke, why even bother posting that you won't be looking for those? There's absolutely no point doing so.
Edit: Oh wait. A couple posts above, someone pointed out that the original title was "Looking for Gay-Themed games on steam?" Ah, now I get SketCZ's comment.
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Can you elaborate? I didn't play Valheim, but it didn't look like it has any LGBT themes - or any social themes in general
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Oh, with LGBTQ themes! Sorry, I thought more like preferences. It may sound silly, but a lof ot my gay friends are into vikings themed stuff lol I just thought it was a thing. Sorry, for the misunderstanding.
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The protagonist of Red Strings Club is gay but you can never find out. VA11 Hall-A has a lesbian protagonist and her ex-girlfriend is somewhat important to the plot. In Hades the protagonist is openly bisexual and there are gay characters, but in ancient times homosexuality was not a big deal so it's just like any other couple.
I mean, those romances are important, but they are treated just like any other romance would. There are no conflicts involving self discovery or homophobia, so I don't know if this is the kind of stuff you are looking for.
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Jill from VA-11 Hall-A is said to be bisexual, but that doesn't change her having an exgirlfriend and a crush on her female boss! Great game, hoping the sequel gets some progress soon.
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in Cyberpunk 2077 you can chosse the sexual orientation of your character.
in Iconoclast there Is a secundary character that Is lesbian, dosnt have any sexual act, and i dont wanna give a spoiler of the ending, about the part of this especific character. (its a great game btw, recomended to play it!)
tell my why, i didnt play it, but i read it have a transgender character.
thats all that comes to my mind right now
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If you don't mind old point-and-click games, I'd recommend Gabriel Knight 2: The Beast Within.
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There's an antagonist in love with Gabriel, and also there's a dead king who was in love with the antagonist. Also, I do think all three have aged perfectly well.
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While one could argue that it's implied they're gay, it isn't explicitly mentioned in the game that either (the main antagonist or king) are. Regardlessly, I don't feel it's a major theme in the game. You must be quite mad to claim GK 3 aged well :D Anyway, anyone nostalgic is unfit to judge whether a game has aged well or not. No offense is intended however, I just wanted to voice my opinion on the game, others may disagree.
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Also to add to this: anyone who's interested in Gabriel Knight 2 would also probably like Phantasmagoria 2.
It also fits into the theme of the thread because the main character is revealed to be bisexual in part of the story, and his sexuality is a subplot within the story.
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I don't know if you've tried this, but perhaps the LGBTQ+ tag? https://store.steampowered.com/tags/en/LGBTQ%2B/
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I really wish Steam used a separate tag for all the pervy stuff because half the games on that tags are definitely not about story and definitely not about LGBT either.
But yeah it's a start. Curated lists from trusty curations like LGBTQ+ Inclusive Gaming and others are more reliable though.
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You can use the exclude function to filter out lewd games by using the minus button to the right of the tag.
Like searching hentai and clicking the minus button. Or whatever you want to exclude in your search.
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I haven't seen any recommedation for Monster Prom yet, so here it is.
It's kinda a date sim game but you can choose to flirt date anyone you like no matter genders, and it's a pretty hilarious game too. :'3
Hope you'll find something for your taste here.
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Dramatical Murder but it isnt released yet on Steam, I think somewhere near this spring
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There's also Newfound Courage but apparently the end wasn't that cool so I don't know if it's worth playing
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The protagonist in Pendula Swing was married to a woman. There is a part of the story that is about overcoming her grief.
I haven't gotten far enough in the game to confirm it due to technical issues but I believe there are romantic options later on.
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The title made me think you want to know if I was looking for Gay-themed games (I was ready to answer "only if they are good"), but the post seems to indicate you are looking for them. That question mark, I guess. :D
You really mean ANYTHING at all? I suppose there is lots of stuff of all qualities and tastes -- quick porn, elaborate stories, RPGs where being gay is an option (often important). But when you say "sexual orientation of the character", this already seems to exclude some things (like, jigsaw puzzles with gay porn content? those do not even have a main character). Is it because you want to play them, or for research, or a gift...?
Anyway, while I do not think I am an expert on Gay-themed games nor on Visual Novels (I played only a few so far), I loved Highway Blossoms, I would recommend it; actually, maybe you should check VNDB -- they have (nearly) every VN ever released, and they are well tagged so you can filter to fit what you are looking for.
Hopefully this was useful somehow! Cheers!
P.S.: When you say "character", you mean "main character", "protagonist", or any character? Or that was only in reference to RPGs, I guess?
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I am more looking for games where the sexual orientation of the main character is either the sole focus of the game, or a major part of it. For example a dating Sim like Coming Out on Top is all about gay dating so it fits my requirements, where as Mass Effect, where you can chose any orientation, but it has no significant impact on the overall story, doesn't fit my requirements.
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So, something where being gay is an "integral" part of the story, not an option, so to speak? Ok, I think Highway Blossoms still qualifies! But I am sure people will come up with better examples.
I also remember reading a series of well written articles which mentioned many games with gay themes, more towards the sex side... hold on...ah, here: part 1, part 2 and part 3.
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Ah good to know what your criteria is.
I think you're going to be left mostly with visual novels though, if you don't mind that.
There's an increasing number of inclusive games and games with options of gender and romance but them being major parts or the focus of the game, not so much.
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Two pretty good curators that haven't been mentioned so far:
https://store.steampowered.com/curator/11160476/ for yaoi / BL games
https://store.steampowered.com/curator/6864182/ for yuri / wlw games
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The visual novel missed messages. has a lesbian main character. Free on steam; very sad game but very well made
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Hey All
Hope someone can help. I am looking for any games, of any genre or category. The games could be dating sims or visual novels, or even RPGs where the sexual orientation of the main character is a major factor.
I am more looking for games where the sexual orientation of the main character is either the sole focus of the game, or a major part of it. For example a dating Sim like Coming Out on Top is all about gay dating so it fits my requirements, where as Mass Effect, where you can choose any orientation, but it has no significant impact on the overall story, doesn't fit my requirements.
Any Help is Appreciated :)
Edit : Edited Title to better reflect the objective of this thread.
Edit 2 : Added small example that i used in a reply to original post.
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