hey masto folks, friends n #gamedev people
do you know of a cool indie game with LGBTQ or female or non-white characters in it? tell me about them!
(also pls boost this toot, i'd be super grateful! ✨ )
@staticsafe aha, i do! but if there was ever a sign for me to check it out again, this toot would be it :')
@jasminehenry not exactly _people_, but Undertale has at least one main canon gay couple. (I don't wanna spoiler who.)
@jasminehenry finished Ladykiller in a Bind earlier in the week.
Shadowrun: Hong Kong and Dragonfall might count depending on your definition of indie.
@CBrachyrhynchos what did you make of it?
and sure it counts! i have it downloaded so im v excited to play it now ty
@jasminehenry Not sure how to judge Ladykiller as a game. Not one of my more familiar genres. As a fic it reads like a snarky circlet (LGBTQ erotica publisher) story.
@CBrachyrhynchos ah okay, that sounds alright tho so i'll check it out
@jasminehenry Check out Citizens of Earth! 40 or so diverse characters can join your party.
@jasminehenry disclaimer- I worked on it so I might be biased :)
@Robinobandito omg (thank you tho! ive just wishlisted it!)
@jasminehenry Awesome! We were actually bummed that there wasn't much talk about our attempt at a diverse cast, it was one of our design priorities and we were really excited about it.
@Robinobandito ah dang, wish i'd have been in the know, i definitely would have written a piece about that.
what are you working on next btw?
@jasminehenry We've got a couple *unannounced* things we're working on / exploring! ;)
@Robinobandito oooh okay, how exciting! is there a mailing list i can sign up to?
@jasminehenry of course, there's Joylancer
@plsburydoughboy joylancer legendary motor knight?
@jasminehenry that's the one!
@plsburydoughboy nice! admittedly hadnt heard of it until i just googled lol, but im wishlisting it now thanks!
@jasminehenry Have you seen VA-11 HALL-A?
@jasminehenry My game, Anthrotari, has the first two! (With the third in the pipeline.) http://anthrotari.com.
@jaycie oh hey! ty for the rec!
btw, did you get my email about steam n marginalised devs?
@jasminehenry I did! Thanks for the reminder. Replying now.
@jaycie oh no pressure or anything, i was just checking :)
@jasminehenry Night in the Woods.
@jasminehenry Dominique Pamplemousse. An extremely charming stop motion point & clicker. It doesn't explicitly state what gender Dominique identifies as, but that they would prefer it if people didn't insist on assigning gender.
Also, it's a musical, that features some artfully horrific singing. Really cool game, but very short.
@skumring "Artfully horrific" omg i'm sold (thanks for the rec!)
@jasminehenry Another that has a female protagonist is Cognition: An Erica Reed Thriller. It's got some cool mechanics (like super powers) but is actually quite a classic cop story.
@jasminehenry this is extremely indie -
abigailcorfman.com/OpenSorcery.html Abigail Corfman's Open Sorcery - protagonist is a computer, but there are female and gay major characters!
@verityvirtue thank you!
@jasminehenry Dreamfall Chapters.
Female characters, non-white characters, LGBT characters, female characters of different ages. Protogonists that are subset of the above :)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AZR2vgGuFXk&feature=youtu.be
@eylul ooh nice, ty for the rec!
@turi oh yes, ive heard of that but havent played it yet, will add it to my list :)
@jasminehenry I gues "2064: Read Only Memories" is supposed to, but I have never gotten around to playing it! 😞
@stylus @jasminehenry i can highly recommend it!
@colon_three @stylus aha, i think i own it like three times cause of bundles n stuff but i still havent played it either whoops!
@jasminehenry you should chat with @dodgyville
@ajfisher @dodgyville of escape from pleasure planet fame? i would love to! (email?)
Hi! up.multimedia.australia@gmail.com
@dodgyville thanks so much! just emailed you :)
@jasminehenry my friend works at spooky squid games where they made They Bleed Pixels, which doesn't have much plot/characterization in it but it's about a girl at a haunted victorian finishing school and she turns into a demon and has eerie demonic bloody platforming dreams every night and it's PRETTY COOL
@shoofle isnt that in the latest humble bundle? well ofc im going to get it now! tyvm for the rec!
(also is your friend on masto, jw?)
@jasminehenry i don't think so! miguel sternberg, he's spookysquid on twitter
@shoofle you should peer pressure him to get on here so i can livetoot about TBD haha (thanks again!)
@jasminehenry even the ocean is a good one! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B0tCzwZJsFk
@Verydumb oh gosh that art style <3 thanks for the rec!
@jasminehenry I've heard good things about "2064: Read Only Memories" as well as "Aurion: Legacy of the Kori-Odan".
let me know if you find any more. I've been itching for games with these demographics.
@fyeahnix sorry for this bit of self-promo but i cover games with those demographics @ jstationx.com (lmk and i can give you links to the specific tags for each)
i feel like i do a p good job of finding whats out there / making waves but im always on the look out for more, hence that toot!
@jasminehenry oh nice! thank you!
@jasminehenry oh if you haven't played Undertale, I could count that as well
@jasminehenry I just thought of another, and it's possible that I'll think of more, as many of my games are tagged with Female Protagonist. But for now: The Cat Lady. It's a horror game, pretty surreal and emotionally taxing. It makes an impression.
@jasminehenry 2064: Read Only Memories has all of the above. Does Broken Age count as "indie" since it's Double Fine? Also Night In The Woods!
@creatrixtiara @jasminehenry these are all great games!!!
@creatrixtiara @jasminehenry @vahnj Broken Age is pretty awesome
@creatrixtiara I really need to pick up Night In The Woods! I've heard amazing things about it. @jasminehenry
@caff @creatrixtiara aah! a lot of people have recommended NITW to me today, sounds like im massively missing out by not having played it yet!
@jasminehenry you probably already know about Ladykiller in a Bind but I'll mention it anyways :)