Gay dating simulators

To celebrate, let’s talk about LGBTQ+ inclusive cozy games!

I know that some games, particularly farming sims, have all the characters as “player sexual.” This means you can date anyone, regardless of their gender or yours. It is also one of the few dating sim games that offers a multiplayer mode, allowing you to play with up to three of your friends.

The beautiful art, unique premise, and engaging characters are what make Monster Prom a game you would enjoy replaying multiple times.

2 Boyfriend Dungeon

Boyfriend Dungeon is a roguelite with action, comedy, and dating elements.

Join this queer group of friends and venture together into the haunted house, letting yourself be immersed in a beautiful but bittersweet story.

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What happens when a manhwa scriptwriter decides to create a visual novel? Played in portrait mode (mobile is obviously the intended audience), you’ll interact with a lost-and-found smartphone, and the “game” consists of trying to unlock everything inside of it to see to whom it belonged.

Life is Strange

Genre: Interactive visual novel

Life is Strange is a visual novel with light puzzle elements about friendship, loyalty, fate, and regret. It is a great dating sim game where you get to play as a human attending a high school entirely populated by birds.

As you become closer by giving gifts and asking questions you'll get to know the residents more, and they'll begin to look after and care for you as well. 

There's a good reason it's a standout on our best indie games list. 

Available on: PS4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, and PC

Arcade Spirits is a diverse romantic visual novel that follows an alternative timeline where the 1983 video game crash never took place.

You can choose from five unique characters to romance while learning about the past of the house, a ghost, and everyone else.

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The original soundtrack and lovely illustrations do a great job enhancing the mood. You can use your own dating app and swipe away to meet birbs in your area, but that's only the beginning. 

Rather than just answer complicated and personal questions you'll have to strut your stuff and impress your potential partner with some sick dance moves.

There’s a rhythm game at one point.

For example, simple things like going to the bathroom become a source of anxiety and potential trauma.

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9. Each character lives their own life, with different schedules, birthdays, and unique mini-cutscenes.

The game successfully combines political intrigue, fantasy, and queerness. Being that Tara is not a “player self insert,” dating a woman actually feels meaningfully queer. Moonstone Island 

Genre: Creature collection

Moonstone Island is an open world exploration, creature collection, plus card battler.

That’s it. The story works as a great “explainer,” answering common questions about the trans* lived experience that people may not stop to consider. Using these rumors, you can add quests to your bulletin board for wandering adventurers to take on. That’s the game!

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