True Avatars - A Queer Video Game Podcast

Ekamy and I dive into the strange queer game phenomenon: the Lesbian Plot Twist™. Isn’t it a little odd that so many gaymes prefer a mid-game “she’s actually a lesbian” surprise? Spoilers abound (see below).
We also discuss the news (including updates on the Life is Strange 5 and Sims 4 leaks, some queer games are being delisted, layoffs, and anniversaries), what we’ve been playing, and Queer Game of the Week!
 
00:00:00 - Intro
00:12:06 - What We’ve Been Playing
00:16:40 - News
00:47:37 - The Lesbian Plot Twist
01:23:58 - Queer Game of the Week: Of the Devil
 
SPOILER WARNING: Gone Home, Unpacking, This Bed We Made, The Last of Us Part I - Left Behind DLC, Life is Strange 1, Lock & Key, A Normal Lost Phone, Another Lost Phone, Tacoma
 
This episode was recorded on January 18 2026.
 
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Sources:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b2eHeCKYHJc
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Rsi1cN3O48
https://www.ea.com/games/the-sims/the-sims-4/news/the-values-that-shape-the-sims
https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/the-sims-studio-says-its-values-are-unchanged-including-inclusivity-as-eas-saudi-takeover-progresses/
https://x.com/accidentalq/status/1998069196224385420
https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/meta-has-closed-several-studios-including-splosion-man-studio-twisted-pixel-and-asgard-wraths-sanzaru-games/
https://aftermath.site/meta-layoffs-camouflaj-batman-arkham-shadow/
https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/ubisoft-hits-the-division-and-avatar-studio-massive-entertainment-with-layoffs/
https://www.gamesindustry.biz/ubisoft-shuttering-freshly-unionised-halifax-studio-71-jobs-affected
https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/nintendos-share-price-has-dropped-33-in-the-last-five-months-in-japan/
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cj4le852wgeo
https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/sega-announces-sonic-35th-anniversary-plans-to-celebrate-sonics-legacy/

I said I wasn’t gonna record a new episode this week, and then the Life is Strange: Reunion leak was just far too juicy to ignore. So I took the opportunity to also cover some older news stories I missed during December.
This week is a little shorter because it’s just me and it’s only the headlines. Other news includes Netflix buying Warner Bros and significantly undervaluing its games division, Fortnite is collaborating with She Who Must Not Be Named to offer Harry Potter cosmetics, more video game adaptations are coming to the big and small screens, and Sims 4 might have a new expansion coming soon.
PLUS, if you somehow missed it, Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 – remember that indie darling? – got DISQUALIFIED from winning one of its many Game of the Year awards (and that same awards show snubbed most of its queer nominees).
 
00:00:00 - Intro
00:05:42 - News
 
SPOILERS for the ending of Life is Strange and mild spoilers for ending of Life is Strange: Double Exposure
 
This episode was recorded on January 10 2026.
 
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Sources:
https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/a-rating-has-leaked-an-unannounced-life-is-strange-sequel-with-strong-language-and-drug-use/
https://www.gematsu.com/2017/09/esrb-rates-grand-theft-auto-liberty-city-stories-vice-city-stories-max-payne-2-midnight-club-3-ps4
https://www.reddit.com/r/Games/s/FiwgBXORSD
https://x.com/NateTheHate2/status/2009691766191165501
https://larian.com/news/divinity-original-sin-2-is-now-available-on-switch-2-ps5-and-xbox-series-x-s_147
https://productionlist.com/filming-may-frederick-e-o-toye-direct-upcoming-series-fallout-season-3-santa-clarita-ca-united-states/
https://www.inverse.com/gaming/fallout-season-2-jonathan-nolan-interview-phil-spencer-xbox
https://screenrant.com/fallout-season-2-filming-wrap-ella-purnell-bts-photo/
https://variety.com/2025/film/news/sonic-spinoff-movie-teenage-mutant-ninja-turtles-live-action-film-2028-release-dates-1236596459/
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/helldivers-movie-justin-lin-sony-1236438370/
https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2026/01/toby-fox-shares-development-update-on-deltarune-chapter-5
https://twistedvoxel.com/stardew-valley-shadow-drops-on-switch-2-with-free-upgrade/
https://x.com/concernedape/status/2006079498849247743
https://x.com/ConcernedApe/status/2006086790311272546
https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2025/12/fortnite-dragged-for-collaboration-with-jk-rowling-after-canceling-pride-celebration/
https://kotaku.com/netflix-warner-bros-games-batman-harry-potter-deal-2000651695
https://www.indiegameawards.gg/
https://insider-gaming.com/indie-game-awards-disqualifies-clair-obscur-expedition-33-gen-ai/
https://www.reddit.com/r/expedition33/comments/1prr5f6/sandfall_clarifications_about_their_use_of_genai/ (post was removed a day after I double checked it, but the paywalled source from the reddit user is the next URL)
https://english.elpais.com/culture/2025-07-19/the-low-cost-creative-revolution-how-technology-is-making-art-accessible-to-everyone.html
https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/battlefield-head-infinity-ward-co-founder-and-respawn-ceo-vince-zampella-has-died/
https://news.xbox.com/en-us/2026/01/08/xbox-developer-direct-2026/
https://simstime.net/2026/01/04/confirmado-the-sims-4-legado-realeza-e-a-proxima-expansao/

Cleo and Lloyd are back, and together we break down all the queer games scheduled for 2026! There’s tons of indies and AAAs, plus a whole bunch of non-queer games we’re excited for too!
But we don’t know everything that’s coming out next year; we also make some bold predictions for games (and where the industry might be heading).
Let’s find out what queer gaming is going to look like in 2026!
 
00:00:00 - Intro
00:09:23 - Looking Ahead to 2026
 
SPOILERS for Tomb Raider: Legacy of Atlantis (and the original Tomb Raider)
 
This episode was recorded on December 18 2025.
 
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Queer indies highlighted:
Usual June: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2702430/Usual_June/
Interplanetary Love Guide: https://store.steampowered.com/app/3390210/_Interplanetary_love_guide/
Hedgehog’s Dilemma: https://store.steampowered.com/app/3192120/Hedgehogs_Dilemma/
Monster Gal’s Voyage: https://store.steampowered.com/app/3743860/Monster_Gals__Voyage/
BrokenLore: Unfollow: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2133830/BrokenLore_UNFOLLOW/
Steel Century Groove: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1858950/Steel_Century_Groove/
Laugh Track: https://store.steampowered.com/app/3765430/Laugh_Track/
Scarlet Hollow Episode 5: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1609230/Scarlet_Hollow/
Key Fairy: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2878580/Key_Fairy/
Dead in Antares: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2511800/Dead_in_Antares/
Coffee Talk Tokyo: https://store.steampowered.com/app/3161220/Coffee_Talk_Tokyo/
The Wide Open Sky is Running Out of Catfish: https://store.steampowered.com/app/3172760/The_Wide_Open_Sky_is_Running_out_of_Catfish/
Lap of the Gods: https://store.steampowered.com/app/3138230/Lap_of_the_Gods_A_Visual_Novel/
Building Relationships: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2666920/Building_Relationships/
Frame of mind: a game of thoughts.: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2515480/Frame_of_Mind__A_game_of_thoughts/
Hungry Horrors: https://store.steampowered.com/app/3048840/Hungry_Horrors/
Find this Pixel Anomaly: https://store.steampowered.com/app/3290400/Find_This_Pixel_Anomaly/
Feline Forensics and the Meowseum Mystery: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2945150/Feline_Forensics_and_the_Meowseum_Mystery/
High Times - Dating/Cooking Sim: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2251220/High_Times__DatingCooking_Sim/
Neo Junk City: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2378230/Neo_Junk_City/
Messy Hearts: https://store.steampowered.com/app/3892820/Messy_Hearts/
Paralives: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1118520/Paralives/
Sucks To Be In The Sticks: https://store.steampowered.com/app/3665100/Sucks_To_Be_In_The_Sticks/
Neverway: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2318330/Neverway/
Fear Effect 2: Retro Helix (technically not indie): https://store.steampowered.com/app/3509140/Fear_Effect_2_Retro_Helix/
IKUMA: The Frozen Compass: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1728620/IKUMA__The_Frozen_Compass/
Scott Pilgrim EX: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2640950/Scott_Pilgrim_EX/
Dosa Divas: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2950710/Dosa_Divas/
Cyber Paradise: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2431790/Cyber_Paradise/
WILL: Follow the Light: https://store.steampowered.com/app/3144860/WILL_Follow_The_Light/
Banned Together: https://store.steampowered.com/app/3551960/Banned_Together/
Love in the Time of Spellphage: https://store.steampowered.com/app/3825300/Love_in_the_Time_of_Spellphage/
Virtue and a Sledgehammer: https://store.steampowered.com/app/3743260/Virtue_and_a_Sledgehammer/
Moomintroll: Winter’s Warmth: https://store.steampowered.com/app/3256150/Moomintroll_Winters_Warmth/
 
Sources:
https://www.ign.com/articles/after-a-relatively-quiet-the-game-awards-microsoft-says-it-has-a-packed-xbox-developer-direct-coming-in-january-2026
https://bsky.app/profile/anniemay.bsky.social/post/3ma6wi5kfvc2g
https://bsky.app/profile/unburntwitch.com/post/3ma4ozsue5c22
https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/hardware-sales-and-physical-game-spending-in-the-us-just-had-the-worst-november-in-30-years/
https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/global-games-revenue-in-2025-is-expected-to-grow-7-5-compared-to-last-year-analysis-suggests/
https://bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-12-18/sony-s-naughty-dog-studio-orders-employee-overtime-on-intergalactic?accessToken=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJzb3VyY2UiOiJTdWJzY3JpYmVyR2lmdGVkQXJ0aWNsZSIsImlhdCI6MTc2NjA4NTY0MSwiZXhwIjoxNzY2NjkwNDQxLCJhcnRpY2xlSWQiOiJUN0hDRFNLR0lGUEUwMCIsImJjb25uZWN0SWQiOiJCMUVBQkI5NjQ2QUM0REZFQTJBRkI4MjI1MzgyQTJFQSJ9.jGluGdyZVa1EEBKJKLlY2aRo0tCwewmOk2TBd_9y2Iw

2025 is almost over and I’ve invited Zoe, Ekamy, and Lloyd on to discuss our favourite moments from the year, as well as the many scandals.
This is also a much more conversational and laid back discussion than most episodes, a kind-of “party” vibe, so join us for a laugh or two!
 
00:00:00 - Intro
00:12:57 - 2025 Year in Review
 
This episode was recorded on December 16 2025.
 
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Lloyd: https://www.twitch.tv/lloyd_lloydster
 
Sources:
Pixel art video Zoe mentioned: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bC-8y2R6IxI
https://x.com/LenteGameDev/status/1991473653771599957?s=20
The many podcasts we recorded throughout this year! :)

Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 cleaned up at the Game Awards and a certain queer actor took home Best Performance (while mentioning her girlfriend in the acceptance speech to boot).
Several other awards went to queer games and there was a nice handful of queer and queer-adjacent game announcements.
 
00:00:00 - Intro
00:03:51 - The Gayme Awards 2025
 
CONTENT WARNING: Harry Potter/Hogwarts Legacy/JK Rowling discussion
 
This episode was recorded on December 14 2025.
 
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Sources:
https://x.com/discussingfilm/status/1999329463142605208?s=46&t=sVUrhNeL5EXDMRDpzdemfQ
https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/1903340/view/491585297311596633
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4nCX95t5cWY
https://store.steampowered.com/app/3743260/Virtue_and_a_Sledgehammer/
https://store.steampowered.com/app/3839300/Dogpile/
https://folly.studio/
https://store.steampowered.com/app/3256150/Moomintroll_Winters_Warmth/
https://x.com/CaseyDHudson/status/1999652683972489385
https://www.archetype-entertainment.com/en-US
https://www.reddit.com/r/OutOfTheLoop/comments/1k15opn/whats_the_deal_with_people_being_annoyed_at/
https://www.linkedin.com/posts/girls-make-games_girls-make-games-scholarship-fund-activity-6998343842693275648-7WsN/
https://www.nintendo.com/en-gb/Misc-/The-Super-Mario-Galaxy-Movie-2915226.html?srsltid=AfmBOor5wf4IJIZ-O1CyTslhMRxtW3fYTMxQKJ5ZeB_9lC735RG_cKhN
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d-BDeU3R5ic
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kYwGSLM8lsQ

This week I’m taking a break from news and other current events to interview Elana and Nat from Unquiet Games!
Back in Episode 53, I spoke about a demo I played for a game called “Banned Together,” a first person 3D puzzle game (a “Metroidbrainia”) about queer books that are quite literally disappearing from the shelves of a library.
Elana and Nat are the two lovely humans behind this exciting and timely game, and we talk about the development, their inspirations, as well as the impact the payment processor situation could have on the game’s release.
 
00:00:00 - Intro
00:01:34 - Interview with Unquiet Games
 
The intro was recorded on December 3 2025. The interview was recorded on December 2 2025.
 
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Banned Together on Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/3551960/Banned_Together/
Unquiet Games on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/unquietgames.bsky.social
Unquiet Games Official Website: https://unquietgames.com/

Gayming Mag’s Streamer of the Week, Ekamy, joins me to discuss what we’ve been playing, the headlines, and the big fancy 2025 game everyone is talking about: Clair Obscur: Expedition 33!
Headlines include two upcoming games that won’t be featured at The Game Awards, the Electronic Arts purchase has had a negative effect on the right people, Steam has censored another queer game, and Udo Kier (star of OD Knock) has passed away.
Ekamy shares her thoughts on Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, the game that is poised to sweep The Game Awards next week. It’s also a queer game, believe it or not!
 
00:00:00 - Intro
00:04:24 - What We’ve Been Playing
00:14:43 - News
00:38:02 - Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
 
This episode was recorded on November 30 2025.
 
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Guests:
Gayming Mag’s Streamer of the Week - Ekamy: https://www.twitch.tv/ekamy
 
Sources:
https://www.ign.com/articles/naughty-dogs-intergalactic-the-heretic-prophet-reportedly-still-years-from-release-and-dont-expect-to-see-it-at-the-game-awards
https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/the-witcher-4-wont-be-appearing-at-the-game-awards-cdpr-co-ceo-says/
https://gaymingmag.com/2025/11/cozy-indie-hit-flick-solitaire-pulled-from-steam-in-russia-following-anti-lgbtq-censorship-demands/
https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/saudi-arabia-is-reportedly-running-low-on-cash-for-investments-following-ea-deal/
https://www.forbes.com/councils/forbesagencycouncil/2023/11/17/the-gaming-industry-a-behemoth-with-unprecedented-global-reach/
https://x.com/hideo_kojima_en/status/1992785286712209409
https://gaymingmag.com/2025/11/jennifer-english-celebrates-queer-joy-in-golden-joysticks-award-speech/
https://www.ign.com/articles/yes-another-clair-obscur-game-is-coming-expedition-33-is-one-of-the-stories-that-we-want-to-tell-in-this-franchise-teases-director

This week, Amy-Lynn and I discuss all the queer games that got nominations for The Game Awards and the Indie Game Awards. There were more layoffs. And in very sad news, Rebecca Heineman has passed away after a short battle with cancer.
For the main segment, we share our spoiler-free impressions of Kirby Air Riders, Masahiro Sakurai’s latest masterpiece (which is unusually accessible for a Nintendo game).
 
00:00:00 - Intro
00:02:59 - News
00:33:51 - Kirby Air Riders
 
This episode was recorded on November 23 2025.
 
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Sources:
https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2025/11/guilty-gear-strive-switch-edition-update-and-dlc-finally-arrives-this-december
https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/31-developers-laid-off-as-avalanche-liverpool-closes-following-contrabands-cancellation/
https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/fan-group-gets-concord-working-again-but-warns-of-potential-worrying-legal-action-by-sony/
https://www.indiegameawards.gg/
https://dreadxp.com/vile-is-banned/
https://thegameawards.com/nominees
https://gaymingmag.com/2025/11/gayming-icon-and-lgbtq-games-pioneer-rebecca-heineman-has-died/
https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2025/11/kirby-air-riders-in-game-events-are-planned-to-run-for-a-year-after-launch

It’s that time of the year!! Video games are on sale and a lot has changed since Black Friday 2024. So Ekamy, Lloyd, and I have advice, tips, tricks, and what to look out for when it comes to navigating the next two months of what will certainly induce some impulse purchases.
I also start the show off, by myself, with what I’ve been playing and the news. Headlines include: Steam is launching a bunch of new hardware, PlayStation had an Asia-focused State of Play (with some queer games!), the Mario Galaxy Movie got a new trailer, Horizon has a new game coming out (and it’s… weird), more layoffs, and a followup on last week’s Rockstar debacle.
 
00:00:00 - Intro
00:06:42 - What I’ve Been Playing
00:09:35 - News
00:39:42 - Segment
 
The Holiday Sales Guide was recorded on November 11, 2025 and the news segment was recorded on November 15, 2025.
 
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Sources:
https://store.steampowered.com/sale/hardware
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DJp8K40TSxc
https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/3161220/view/579402232979523481?l=english
https://store.steampowered.com/app/2395770/Never_Grave_The_Witch_and_The_Curse/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LgVvnVr7ojY
https://www.theverge.com/news/819657/horizon-steel-frontiers-mmo-sony-ncsoft-playstation
https://www.ign.com/articles/a-new-ratchet-clank-game-was-just-announcedfor-mobile
https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/this-case-stands-as-a-warning-union-issues-legal-claim-against-gta-6-dev-rockstar/
https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/tomb-raider-developer-crystal-dynamics-announces-yet-more-layoffs/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yqjMaKQskW8
https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/kojima-productions-has-announced-death-stranding-isolations-an-animated-series-coming-to-disney-in-2027/
https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/7-years-after-it-was-announced-the-elder-scrolls-6-is-still-a-long-way-off-todd-howard-says/

Cleo joins me for a lot of exciting queer game news and a heaping pile of drama!
On the news side: Zorkie Studios, the developer duo behind Quality Dreams, Reasonably Priced, has a brand new game announcement, Sonic Racing CrossWorlds and Warframe have Nintendo Switch 2 updates, Pokémon Legends Z-A’s DLC is dropping very soon, and some weird and maybe disappointing updates on Mass Effect 5 and Fallout New Vegas 2.
On the drama side: tons of layoffs, and a massive update on GTA 6 that is meant to distract us all from Rockstar’s alleged attempt at union busting.
 
00:00:00 - Intro
00:05:19 - What We’ve Been Playing
00:25:35 - News
01:08:00 - Segment
 
This episode was recorded on November 9 2025.
 
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