List of video games with LGBT characters: 2020s

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The following is a list of confirmed video games with gay, lesbian, bisexual, or transgender characters, including any others falling under the LGBT umbrella term, in the 2020s. The numbers in this list are possibly higher due to fact that some characters remained unconfirmed, unsourced or controversial.

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2020

TitleCharacter(s)ClassificationNotes
Bokuhime Project Hiyu ShinosakiLesbianHiyu, a supporting character attending the same school as the protagonist, is attracted to women. [1]
Bugsnax Elizabert "Lizbert" MegafigLesbianThe missing explorer Grumpus named Elizabert "Lizbert" Megafig is in a relationship with the doctor Eggabell Batternugget. [2] Eggabell is voiced by bisexual voice actress Fryda Wolff.
Eggabell Batternugget
Snorpy FizzlebeanGayChandlo's boyfriend; doesn't realize the two have been dating for years. [3]
Chandlo FunkbunBisexualSnorpy's boyfriend; confirms their relationship with a kiss. [4]
Floofty FizzlebeanNon-binaryFloofty is non-binary and uses they/them pronouns. [5] They are voiced by non-binary voice actor Casey Mongillo. [6]
Wiggle WigglebottomPansexualWhile never explicitly shown in the game, it was confirmed on the Bugsnax AMA that Wiggle is pan. [4]
Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War Player characterNon-binary (optional)The Campaign mode offers four gender options for the player character: male, female, non-binary, and "classified." [7] Before the game's release, the non-binary option was absent from trailers and promotional screenshots, which was met with mixed reception. [8] [7]
Cyberpunk 2077 VTransgender or non-binary (optional), BisexualThe character creator allows V to be transgender or non-binary. [9] Male V can romance Kerry or Panam, while female V can romance Judy or River.
Judy AlvarezLesbianJudy can enter a relationship with V only if she has a feminine voice and body type.
Meredith StoutBisexualMeredith can have a sexual encounter with V regardless of voice and body type.
Kerry EurodyneBisexualR. Talsorian Games, the creators of the tabletop RPG that the game's based on, confirmed on Twitter that Kerry is bisexual. [10]
Claire RussellTransgender womanClaire is stated to be trans in her in-game bio, and references having transition related surgery in a conversation scene.
Deadly Premonition 2: A Blessing in Disguise Lena DaumanTrans womanA transgender woman, Lena is deadnamed and misgendered by the game's main character. The game's director apologized for the scene, [11] and an update to the game removed some, but not all, of the offending dialogue. [12]
Granblue Fantasy Versus LadivaTrans womanLadiva is a wrestler, a "muscular fighter with a prominent goatee", and one of the game's multiple playable characters. [13]
KatalinaBisexualKatalina is the loyal bodyguard of Lyria, one of the main characters of the series, and part of the default roster of playable characters. She shows affection and secretly harbors feelings for the character Vira, who is openly in love with Katalina. [14] [ better source needed ]
CagliostroTrans womanCagliostro is an alchemist born as a terminally ill boy, she built herself a healthy female body to live as and is one of the game's playable DLC characters. [15] [16] [ better source needed ]
BelialBisexualBelial is one of the primary antagonists for the game and was introduced as a playable DLC character. He expresses direct attraction to both male and female characters in the game and makes frequent sexual passes at all characters. [17] [ better source needed ]
YuelLesbianYuel was introduced as a playable DLC character and is a treasure hunter on a quest to revive her royal lineage. She is in a relationship with the non-playable character Societte, [18] [ better source needed ] who appears in her victory pose which is a recreation of their date scene from the original Granblue Fantasy. [19]
Hades Zagreus Bisexual or pansexualZagreus, the rebellious child of Hades, was described by the game's writer and designer Greg Kasavin to be "bisexual or pansexual" to fit with the game's Greek setting. [20] His romance options include the god of death Thanatos, and Megaera of the Fury Sisters, which he can pursue independently or romance at the same time, beginning a polyamorous relationship. In the game, Zagreus also seems to briefly flirt with Achilles once.
Achilles Gay or bisexualAchilles and Patroclus are former lovers, separated by Hades in the Underworld. [21]
Patroclus
ChaosNon-binaryChaos is nonbinary and uses they/them pronouns. [22]
Hatsune Miku: Colorful Stage Mizuki AkiyamaGenderqueerIn flashbacks, Mizuki is shown with a boy's school uniform and shorter hair. In the present they have long hair and a girl's uniform. [23] When pronouns are needed, they/them pronouns are used, and their gender on their profile is listed as "?". [24]
Haven YuGay or Lesbian (optional)Haven's story is about a couple who flee their home because their society doesn't allow them to be together. As of the March 2022 "Couples Update", the protagonists, Yu and Kay, can be chosen to be in a heterosexual, lesbian or gay relationship. [25]
Kay
Legends of Runeterra LeonaLesbianAs part of the Pride 2021 event celebrating LGBT Pride Month, Riot Games released the short story "Rise With Me", focusing on the backstory of Diana and Leona. The short story details how the two women fell in love and were each other's first kiss. [26] [27] The two also appear in promotional art for Riot Games' 2023 Pride Month Celebrations. [28] [29]
Diana
CaitlynLesbianIn the animated series Arcane (2021–present), which is set a few years before the events of the game, there are multiple hints that Vi and Caitlyn are attracted to each other. [30] This has since been reinforced, with Riot's 2023 LGBT Pride Month content specifically highlighting the pair, alongside a selection of other confirmed LGBT characters. [28] In the event's promotional art, Vi is shown wearing a lesbian flag pin. [29]
Vi
NeekoLesbianNeeko was confirmed to be lesbian by the senior narrative writer, Matt Dunn when she was added to League of Legends in 2018. [31] This has since been reinforced by interactions in Legends of Runeterra, [32] and her appearance in promotional material for Riot Games' 2023 Pride Month celebrations. [29] [28]
NamiBisexualNami, Tama, and Loto are in a polyamorous relationship. Their relationship was later confirmed by the game's narrative lead, Meaghan Bowe. [33] The three of them also appear in promotional material for Riot Games' 2023 Pride Month celebrations. [29] [28]
Tama
Loto
Varus/Valmar and KaiGayVarus is a Darkin, a creature whose actual body is a weapon who can possess someone who attempts to wield it. Varus is not gay, but his host body was created when he attempted to possess two hunters, Valmar and Kai, simultaneously. The two hunters' love was strong enough to allow their conscience to be shared with the Darkin, with all three now controlling the body. A music video titled "As We Fall" detailing this event was released in 2017. [34]
Twisted FatePansexualDevon Giehl, former creative designer and writer at Riot Games, revealed in 2018 that she had initially planned for Twisted Fate to have been in a relationship with his partner, Graves, [35] but these were never officially canonised at the time. However, the pair later appeared prominently in Riot Games' 2022 Pride celebrations. [36] During the event a story further highlighting their relationship was released. [37] In League of Legends' 2023 Pride Month promotional art Twisted Fate wears the pansexual flag's colors in his hat, [29] and he is featured again alongside Graves in art throughout the event. [28]
Legion VeteranGayLegion Veteran's flavor text describes his husband's care returning him to health after almost losing his life in war. [38]
Tyari/The TravelerTrans womanTyari was a Solari youth who, unsure in her future, sought the stars' guidance. Among them she saw an unfamiliar constellation and climbed Mount Targon in search of it. At the top she was judged worthy and ascended to become a Celestial, embodying the constellation she'd been following and became The Traveler. Tyari features throughout promotional art for Riot Games' 2023 Pride Celebrations. [29] [28]
DessLesbianDess and Ada are Sentinels from the twin cities of Piltover and Zaun. They met in a bar between the two cities and their relationship sprung from there. [39] The two feature in promotional art for Riot Games' 2023 Pride Celebrations, [28] and flirt and reaffirm their relationship in their voice lines. [40]
Ada
ShomiNon-binaryShomi is a Zaunite hoverboarder. They use they/them pronouns. [41]
LaniLesbianLani and Miel are Noxian weaponsmiths. The two are in a relationship, as revealed in their voicelines and interactions. [42]
Miel
TauuloTrans manTauulo is a Buhru cultist, worshipping the sea god Nagakabourus. His identity was implied in the bio released alongside him, [43] and confirmed by Legends of Runeterra writer, Ro Williams. [44] His artwork features tattoos reminiscent of mastectomy scars.
ChaskaNon-binaryChaska is a shepherd and warrior. They use they/them pronouns. [45]
JananLesbianJanan is a huntress, joining fellow monster hunters after being widowed by the death of her wife, Laureen. [46]
Dashing DandyGayDashing Dandy's voice lines imply a crush on fellow pit fighter, Sett. [47] He is also featured in promotional art for Riot Games' 2023 Pride Celebrations. [28]
Our Life: Beginnings & AlwaysJamie LastNon-binaryDetermined by the player, however, by default is nonbinary and uses they/them pronouns. Can enter into a relationship with male characters regardless of gender identity.
Pamela LastLesbianPamela and Noelani are a married couple.
Noelani LastBisexual
Cove HoldenDemisexualCove is demisexual and panromantic. Baxter and Derek are pansexual. All three characters can enter into a relationship with the player character regardless of gender identity. [48]
Derek SuarezPansexual
Baxter Ward
Terry BrookTransgenderTerry is a transgender man.
Please Be HappyMihoLesbianMiho, the main character, can romance either Juliet or Aspen. [49]
Juliet
Aspen
Remothered: Broken Porcelain Rosemary Reed / LindsayLesbian [50]
Spiritfarer SummerLesbianIn life, Summer was married to Stella's Aunt Rose (Stella being the player character). As the player does favors for her, she goes more into detail about their relationship. [51]
Star Wars: Squadrons Keo VenzeeNon-binaryKeo uses they/them pronouns. [52]
Tell Me Why Tyler Ronan Trans man and pansexualTyler and his twin sister Alyson travel to their childhood home in Alaska and must come to terms with their childhood. The game will also deal with how Tyler, who has transitioned since leaving home, is being affected. Dontnod worked with GLAAD to help create the character. [53] Tyler can potentially start a relationship with Alyson's best friend Michael.
MichaelBisexual
The Last of Us Part II Ellie LesbianEllie is one of the main characters and she is in a relationship with a woman named Dina. At the start of the game, it was revealed that Dina formerly dated Jesse. [54]
DinaBisexual woman
LevTransgender manLev is trans and hunted by the Seraphites, who misgender and deadname him frequently.
VALORANT RazeLesbianFollowing the two characters flirting in in-game interactions, and allusions in the game's spin-off dating sim for April Fools, [55] the Valorant Twitter account confirmed the pair were in a relationship through a series of photos that culminated in the two sharing a kiss. [56] This was followed by the account tweeting 'nanobomb', the fan name for this ship. [57] The pair also featured on promotional art for Riot Games' 2023 Pride celebrations. [58]
Killjoy
CloveNonbinaryClove is a Scottish Radiant agent whose powers revolve around the edge of life and death. Their identity was explored in their release announcement. [59] They use they/them pronouns.
Vitamin Connection SeleniumNon-binarySelenium is referred as they/them in a tweet made by developer WayForward as well as in-game on the pause screen during Story 5. [60]
Watch Dogs: Legion Various procedurally-generated playable characters and NPCsVarious LGBTQ+ identitiesThe procedural generation that generates Legion's characters includes many options for their sexualities and genders, giving them same-gender significant others or assigning them sexualities outright in their "metadata" section. [61]

2021

TitleCharacter(s)ClassificationNotes
Boyfriend Dungeon Player characterBisexual (optional), non-binary (optional)The player can choose between he/him, she/her, and they/them pronouns, [62] and can date male, female, and nonbinary characters. [63]
RowanNon-binaryUses they/them pronouns and is nonbinary. [62]
Sawyer
Dr. HolmesAdded in the Secret Weapons update, Dr. Holmes uses she/they pronouns. [64]
Guilty Gear: Strive Testament Non-binaryTestament is an androgynous character. In previous Guilty Gear games, Testament was referred to as a man. In Guilty Gear Strive, Testament is referred to in gender-neutral ways and confirmed to be "neither male nor female". [65]
Bridget Trans womanBridget returns as the first character in Guilty Gear Strive's second downloadable content pack. Bridget was born male, one of twin brothers named and raised by her parents as a girl in a British village. They do this to protect her since the villagers believe that identical twins bring bad luck. In Strive, her arcade mode story revolves around her being unsure whether she is truly happy and is being her true self, which is revealed to be her questioning her gender identity in one of the endings. Depending on how well the player performs, she makes progress towards figuring it out and accepting change for the better, with the aforementioned ending directly showing her coming out to Goldlewis Dickinson and Ky Kiske. [66]
Lake Meredith WeissBisexualMeredith Weiss is the protagonist of Lake. Depending on the player's choices, she may be romantically involved with a man named Robert Harris or a woman named Angie Eastman during her time in her hometown, Providence Oaks. [67]
Angie EastmanLesbianAngie is the owner of a VHS rental shop, who is romantically interested in Meredith Weiss, the protagonist of Lake. If Meredith reciprocates her feelings, a potential ending chosen by the player would see the couple departing from Providence Oaks and committing to an itinerant lifestyle. [68]
Pathfinder: Wrath of the Righteous Knight CommanderGay, Lesbian or BisexualRPG with multiple romance options and LGBT NPCs. [69]
SosielGay
DaeranBisexual
WenduagBisexual
ArueshalaeBisexual
Queen GalfreyBisexual
UlbrigBisexual
AneviaLesbian
IrabethLesbian
Psychonauts 2 Helmut FullbearGayHelmut Fullbear and Bob Zanotto are in a long-term, stable relationship. [70] One memory shows Bob proposing and then later marrying Helmut. Helmut's body was lost, and Bob broke down after losing the love of his life, but in the game's present, Helmut's brain is found and placed in a new body, giving the two the chance to rekindle their relationship.
Robert Zanotto
PurrgatoryKyungsoonTrans woman, lesbian or bisexualKyungsoon is implied within the game to be a transgender woman. The creator later confirmed this. [71] Kyungsoon is also able to enter a relationship with another woman, Numa, in the best ending of the game. They are referred to as girlfriends. [72]
NumaLesbian or bisexualNuma has a crush on another female character, Kyungsoon. In the best ending of the game, the two enter a relationship and are referred to as girlfriends. [72]
Rainbow Billy: The Curse of the Leviathan BillyNon-binaryBilly, the main character, is canonically nonbinary. [73]
Rune Factory 5 Male/Female Protagonist and all romanceable charactersBisexualIn the original release of the game, players could only date/marry characters of the opposite gender. When the game released in English, German, and French in 2022, the localizers modified the game to make every romanceable character available for either gender protagonist. The Japanese version was later patched to allow this too. [74]
Unpacking Unnamed protagonistBisexualThe main character is a bisexual woman. [75]

2022

TitleCharacter(s)ClassificationNotes
Beacon Pines Ilona and Nelly MoedwilLesbianThe two are a lesbian couple, and are the mothers of Beck (whom they had adopted). [76] [77]
BOSSGAME: The Final Boss Is My HeartSophieLesbianSophie and Anna are in a romantic relationship with each other, and Sophie is transgender. [78]
Trans woman
AnnaLesbian
Desta: The Memories Between DestaNon-binaryThe protagonist, Desta, must relive their memories and repair their relationships in an exploration through their dreams. [79]
Fear & Hunger 2: Termina MarinaTrans womanMarina's identity as trans is often brought up in the game and plays a central role in her story. [80]
Frog Detective 3: Corruption at Cowboy County The DetectiveGayIn the third installment of the series, The Detective (the player character of the series) encounters a sloth named Sherman who flirts with him and compliments his attractiveness. While The Detective responds to his offer for a date with "Maybe after I've solved this case", the notes he writes about Sherman makes his attraction to him clear. During the game's credits, the two are confirmed to have gone on a date, which (according to Sherman) went well. [81]
Sherman
God of War Ragnarök Jari and SomrGayThe central characters of the "Across the Realms" side quest. Mimir tells of the two men travelling together, and how they eventually discovered that, even when compared to the beautiful places they'd travel to, that being together was the part they savored the most, the two sharing their first kiss in the field of Jötunheim. [82]

This side quest was based on the real life relationship of Sam Handrick and Jake Snipes (two people worked for Santa Monica Studio), and was pitched by Handrick after Snipes passed away in 2020 due to epilepsy. [83]

Gotham Knights Tim Drake (Robin)BisexualThere are hints around the game that suggest the sexual orientation of Robin. The game's narrative director stated that "Tim is bi in the comics, therefore Tim is bi in the game." [84]
Harvestella Player characterNon-binary (optional)The game's character creator includes a non-binary option. [85]
I Was a Teenage Exocolonist Player characterGenderqueer (optional)The player character can be customized to be more feminine, masculine, or androgynous, and the player can choose their pronouns and preferred gendered terms. [86]
Romanceable charactersBisexual or pansexualAll romanceable characters can be dated regardless of their gender or the player's gender. [86]
Side charactersTransgender [86]
Lil Gator Game Lil GatorNon-binaryThe player character of the game, whose name is determined by the player (though they are referred to as "Lil Gator" outside of the game). Their identity has been made clear several times by the development team. [87] [88] [89]
AveryNon-binaryA friend of the Lil Gator's, who helps them to convince "Big Sis" to stop studying. They use they/them pronouns in the game, and the development team has confirmed their identity outside of it. [88]
Orcen AxeDrakGay [90] After being resurrected by a wizard, Drak finds out that his (male) partner went missing and the old king was turned into a dragon, so he goes out on an adventure.
Marvin
SIGNALIS ElsterLesbianThe player character is LSTR, a Replika unit otherwise known as Elster, who awakens and searches for her missing partner, Ariane, in a survival horror setting. [91]
Ariane Yeong
Super Lesbian Animal RPGMelody AmaranthBisexualSuper Lesbian Animal RPG is a turn based role-playing game with a cast of queer anthropomorphic animals, including the main 4 player characters. [92]
Trans woman
Allison GoletaLesbian
Claire HigsbyLesbian
Trans woman [93]
Jodie CadwellLesbian
Temtem Player characterNon-binary (optional)The game's character creator includes he/him, she/her, and they/them pronoun options in the English version, and includes other gender-neutral options in other languages. [94]
MaxNon-binaryThe player character's rival, who uses they/them pronouns. [95]
The Dark Pictures Anthology: The Devil in Me Erin and JamieLesbianErin and Jamie are two of the protagonists of The Devil in Me. They both start the game with a crush on one another, which the player can act on. If they do, the two kiss, and, should they both survive the game, officially start dating. [96]
The Quarry RyanGay or BisexualAt Chris's office, Dylan asks questions about Ryan's life, and at a certain point in this conversation, Ryan seems to suggest that he's interested in both genders. Dylan also starts flirting with Ryan, which the game says that Ryan seems interested. Later, the game makes Ryan choose between Kaitlyn or Dylan to kiss in a Truth or Dare game. [97]
Dylan

2023

TitleCharacter(s)IdentityNotes
Baldur's Gate III Player characterQueer (optional)The player character in Baldur's Gate 3 can be male, female, non-binary, or other, with their sexual characteristics being defined separately to their gender. They can enter relationships with other characters regardless of gender, allowing the character's sexuality and gender identity to be entirely up to the player. [98] [99]
All romanceable charactersPansexualThe player can enter relationships with all romanceable characters regardless of gender identity. [98] The characters' sexaulities were confirmed as pansexual in the Magic: The Gathering set "Battle for Baldur's Gate" by the set's narrative lead, Justice Geddes. [100]
BeldronGayBeldron and Lunkbug are Gnomish husbands being held captive in Grymforge when the player meets them. Their fate after that is up to the player. [101]
Lunkbug
Dame AylinLesbianAylin and Isobel are followers of Selune who can be reunited by the player's actions. If they are, they embrace, and reveal their relationship. [102]
Isobel Thorm
OmeluumNon-BinaryOmeluum is an Illithid, separated from the Hivemind its people normally obey. It has instead joined the Society of Brilliance, a group of scholars studying the peoples and places in the Underdark. Omeluum uses it/its pronouns. [103]
Astele 'Nine-Fingers' KeeneLesbianNine-Fingers Keene leads the Baldur's Gate Thieves Guild with her girlfriend, Rilsa Rael. Their relationship was implied in the adventure module "Murder in Baldur's Gate", and later confirmed in the Magic: The Gathering set "Battle for Baldur's Gate", by the set's narrative lead, Justice Geddes. [104]
NafulaLesbianThe player can meet Nafula in the tavern 'The Blushing Mermaid', where they overhear her father trying to convince her to marry into wealth. Nafula asks the player to weigh in on whether she's being unreasonable by refusing. When you side with her, her father pressures further until she states she just wants to be happy, and she's happy with Sasha; much to her father's chagrin.
Fist JaraLesbianJara is a member of the Flaming Fist. You can encounter her getting intimate with Naoise, the female nymph courtesan, before it is revealed she is a cultist of the game's antagonist, the Absolute. At this revelation, her transformation is triggered and she becomes a hostile Illithid. [105]
Naoise NallintoPansexualNaoise is a courtesan at the brothel, Sharess' Caress. After witnessing Jara's transformation, when talking with Naoise, she may reveal to insightful players that she was attracted to the Illithid, and found it arousing. Illithids do not have genders, nor sexual characteristics. [106]
NocturneTransgenderIn Act 1, Shadowheart can be given a curative mushroom called Noblestalk in the Underdark, which, If consumed, causes her to remember a friend she had at her Sharran Cloister in Baldur's Gate, a Tiefling boy named Rennald. Later, you can meet a Tiefling named Nocturne who resembles Rennald in Act 3. Speaking to her, she confirms she is the same person as Rennald, but female, suggesting she is transgender. Nocturne is also voiced by Abigail Thorn, a transgender actress and playwright. [107] [108]
RaphaelBisexualRaphael is a cambion who offers his aid to the player, for a price. The player can venture into his house and encounter Haarlep, Raphael's personal Incubus, in his boudoir. Haarlep is able to take whatever form most please Raphael, and most of the time, that is the form of Raphael himself, though Haarlep reveals they're occasionally asked to instead take the form of "Archduchess Raphael", a female version of the cambion. [109]
ChorizoGayChorizo is the chef at the brothel Sharess' Caress. When the player approaches him, he assumes they think he's a courtesan and immediately shuts them down, telling them he has a husband. And that you're not his type. [110]
Charade ManiacsMizuki IochiNon-binaryIs non-binary, [111] and uses they/them pronouns in the English version of the game. [112]
Crash Team Rumble CatbatNon-binaryCatbat uses they/them pronouns and is stated by the developers to be non-binary. [113]
Eternights Player characterBisexualThe player character's love interests consist of several girls and one boy, Yohan. [114]
YohanGay
Goodbye Volcano High FangNon-binaryThe main protagonist, Fang, is nonbinary. [115] In the game, the player has the option to have Fang date their classmate Naomi. [116]
NaomiLesbian or pansexualFang receives a message from an unknown admirer who confesses their feelings for them, later revealed to be Naomi. [116]
Harmony: The Fall of Reverie Side charactersNon-binaryThe side characters Chaos, Truth, and Yana are non-binary and use they/them pronouns.
TransgenderThe protagonist's sister, Nora, is a trans woman.
Hogwarts Legacy Sirona RyanTransgenderWhen the player asks Sirona Ryan about how she knows a certain goblin, Ryan replies: “Hadn’t seen him in years when he came in a few months ago. But, he recognized me instantly. Which is more than I can say for some of my own classmates. Took them a second to realize I was actually a witch, not a wizard." [117]
Horizon Forbidden West: Burning Shores Aloy Lesbian or bisexualAloy is canonically a queer woman, and the player can choose for her to kiss Seyka, another woman. [118] Aloy is played by pansexual actress Ashly Burch. [119]
Seyka
In Stars and Time SiffrinNon-binarySiffrin goes by he/they pronouns and is asexual. [120]
Asexual
MirabelleAroAceMirabelle is both aromantic and asexual. [120]
BonnieNon-binaryA nonbinary child character.
My Time at Sandrock Player character and all romanceable charactersBisexualRomanceable characters can be pursued regardless of gender. [121]
RomancelvaniaDracBisexual or pansexualThe player can choose a body type (masculine or feminine) and voice (masculine or feminine) for their character, and the player can choose to date characters regardless of gender. [122]
The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog Player characterUses they/them pronounsThe character uses they/them pronouns, though Sega refused to comment when reporters from Kotaku enquired about the character being non-binary. [123]
Thirsty Suitors JadaBisexual or pansexualJada and her male, female, and non-binary exes are significant characters to the game's plot. [124]
KwameNon-binary [124]

2024

YearTitleCharacter(s)IdentityNotes
2024 Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League Harley Quinn BisexualHarley Quinn is a bisexual comic book character and will be a prominent figure in game. [125]
Rick Flag Gay or Bisexual manRick Flag Jr. once had a sexual relationship with a man. [126]

Upcoming

YearTitleCharacter(s)IdentityNotes
2024Beloved RaptureJohanGay [127]
2024They Speak From The AbyssVanessa RiveraTrans woman [128]
KillerTrans man
TBA Hades II Melinoe Bisexual or pansexual [125]
TBANo BodyClownfaceBisexualFeatures a queer cast of characters. [129]
AngelAroAce
AxiaTrans woman
MarkedGay
WitchLesbian
Tob-13Non-binary
TBASpirit Swap: LoFi Beats to Match-3 ToAllNon-binaryThe developers stated in an interview that all of the game's characters are canonically non-binary. [130]
TBA Vampire:The Masquerade– Bloodlines 2 Player characterNon-binaryPlayers will be able to choose pronouns, with the character creators going beyond "male and female models". [131]
TBA Yandere Simulator AyanoBisexualThe character that the player character is romantically obsessed with can be male or female. [132]

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