LGBT gaming market demographic

[The_Professor]

Wow ! obviously there is an untapped (pun lol) market for games catering to a specific, neglected demographic. I cant see this being "cool" on consoles but on PC this can begin now.

Props to the devs, the audience for buying, the support and open mindedness from everyone etc... Its good to see this even if its not my cup of tea.

As an outsider I am curious to hear from this audience. What types/ kinds of LGBT games would you be interested playing specifically? More details are better if possible

If I had to guess I would say:
- Gender identity exploration simulators or behavior modeling experimentation without real world consequences
- Dad date sims but for women or those who do not identify a specif gender male/ female
- LGBT relationships focused version of popular EA game "the sims"
- Education / Awareness oriented "message" or "experiential" games
- idk rly just guessing here

I appreciate any and all feedback!

Cheers

[Dreamsicle]

Nguyên văn bởi ✔👌👀♂♆🔪😂🔥♂🎷Spirit of America:

the so called "lgbt demographic" is around 30 people. you can look at who responds to these threads to see that's the case. Game's only popular because of who worked on it, sure isn't the quality of the product.

Basing your perception of the lgbt gaming community on the individuals who talk about it on the steam discussion boards is a terrible idea. I know that I personally used Steam for several years before ever bothering to make a discussion board post. There are a lot of people with opinions who don't care to engage in the community, but use Steam as a purchasing platform.

There are also a lot of closted gamers who would happily use the anonymous nature of digital distribution platforms to purchase LGBT friendly games. Getting accurate numbers on LGBT people is hard because sexuality is a continuous spectrum, not a hard categorization, and due to social pressures many people are afraid to announce exactly where they are on it unless it's on one of the extreme ends of that spectrum. On a mostly anonymous digital distribution platform, however, you don't need to out yourself in order to buy a game, and developers would do well to realize that they can reach niche markets through platforms like Steam.

[Bug]

Honestly I wouldn'tve ever finished a dating sim if it weren't for this game, so they're doing something right I guess.

I never even finished Hatoful Boyfriend, normally I can't stand VN format but the characters in DD ADDS are just... so charming.

[Daine/Aewin]

I'd like to see more stuff that's just...open. You can pick a gender pronoun, your clothes aren't dependent on gender, your partners can be anyone if it's that kind of game. If there's a story reason to have genitals involved (such as the return of an illegitimate child, a pregnancy, etc.) then make the sex independent of pronouns.

I'm actually seeing a lot more of this lately, which is great. I like just running around without assumptions about my gender and sexuality.

Also, if a character is LGBT it should be mentioned canonically if it's not jarring, but that doesn't mean you have to make a brouhaha about it. A party member should be able to mention her past girlfriend without "WHAAAT YOU HAD A GIIIIRLFRIEND!" and the like. Representation without 'othering.'

Anyways, I've seen several games with some of these options appearing lately, and I love it.

[Crystal]

This person just wants your money. They dont care about you.
Otherwise they wouldn't talk like a d ick.

They sound like the classic old guy trying to 'fit in' and be chummy with the teens.
At the same time they dont want anyone to get the impression they themselves are gay

Nguyên văn bởi The_Professor:

Wow ! obviously there is an untapped (pun lol) market for games catering to a specific, neglected demographic. I cant see this being "cool" on consoles but on PC this can begin now.

Props to the devs, the audience for buying, the support and open mindedness from everyone etc... Its good to see this even if its not my cup of tea.

As an outsider I am curious to hear from this audience. What types/ kinds of LGBT games would you be interested playing specifically? More details are better if possible

If I had to guess I would say:
- Gender identity exploration simulators or behavior modeling experimentation without real world consequences
- Dad date sims but for women or those who do not identify a specif gender male/ female
- LGBT relationships focused version of popular EA game "the sims"
- Education / Awareness oriented "message" or "experiential" games
- idk rly just guessing here

I appreciate any and all feedback!

Cheers

[lesbeon]

There's a lot of points in this thread I'd like to adress because they seem interesting, but first I wanted to say that the day Steam has a tag for games with LGBT themes and/or good representation is the day I start praying for a day that tag isn't needed anymore because all games include LGBT characters just as much as they include cishet ones nowadays!!

Ok now I just need to talk about this:

Nguyên văn bởi Chef Domino:

Do you realize people only bought this because it's a joke game from Game Grumps and not because it's a game targeted at gays?

I'm aware this guy is probably just a troll, and he's banned anyways but I think he has a point. Lately, with all that Joseph mess, I've been feeling like this game is more of a big joke than a serious thing like the developers said it was.

I could be wrong on this, but his character turning out to be like the actual devil and that thing with the dads all being one of the seven deadly sins doesn't sound like something from a cute dating sim about dads who love eachother, unless you think of it as a joke y'know???

I really hope there's some sort of twist in which the cult thing is just some homophobic devil which you have to fight in the end of the game and then idk you just end all homophobia and transphobia in the whole world and hook up with some secret surprise dad or whatever, because if it's not the case I think I'd feel like I've wasted my money really :'0