List of video games with LGBTQ characters

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

History

See also: LGBT themes in video games

During the 1980s, characters that can be argued as identifying as LGBTQ+ were rarely shown in a realistic or non-stereotypical context and were often the objects of ridicule or jokes.[1]

In the 1990s, games (often Japanese ones) continued to use stereotypical LGBT characters which did not reflect the diversity in LGBT communities. However, more efforts were found to make more diverse and less one-dimensional characters.[2]

In 2018, GamesRadar's Sam Greer found 179 games with any LGBT representation.[3] Of those 179 games, only 83 have queer characters who are playable characters. And of those, only eight feature a main character who is explicitly pre-written as queer as opposed to them being queer as a character creation option.

In 2024, GLAAD found that under 2% of digitally-distributed games for PlayStation, Xbox, and Nintendo consoles were noted by their respective companies as having LGBT content, and under 2.5% of Steam games were tagged as LGBT.[4]

1980s

Year Title Character(s) Classification Notes
1985 Le crime du parking Paco Gay The culprit in the murder mystery is revealed to be the tailor, Paco, who is gay and deals drugs.[5]
1985 Le mur de Berlin va sauter Carlus Gay The main antagonist and left-wing terrorist Carlos, who wants to blow up the Berlin Wall, is gay and a lot of the action is spent in gay nightclubs and public baths.[6]
1986 Moonmist Vivien Pentreath Lesbian In one of the possible storylines it is revealed that Vivien, a friend of Lord Jack, was in a relationship with his former fiancée Deirdre—before her apparent suicide—and was jealous that she chose Lord Jack over her.[7][8]
Deirdre Hallam Bisexual woman
1988 Caper in the Castro Tracker McDyke Lesbian A murder mystery problem solving game for Apple Mac computers written in the HyperCard language, distributed on underground gay bulletin boards, starring the lesbian detective Tracker McDyke. C. M. Ralph, who wrote the game, later released a straightwashed version called "Murder on Main Street" and published by Heizer Software.[9][10]
Tessy LaFemme Gay/Drag Queen
1989 Circuit's Edge Yasmin Trans woman The game features a transgender woman named Yasmin alleged to be the player character's former lover, and a gay man named Saied.[11][12]
Saied Gay
1989 Phantasy Star II Usvestia Gay Usvestia will teach the MUSIK piano technique needed to progress in the game more cheaply to male characters because they "look cute".[13] In the English version, he instead says "He looks smart," and the gender-based disparity is left unexplained.[14]
1989 Leisure Suit Larry III: Passionate Patti in Pursuit of the Pulsating Pectorals Kalalau Bisexual Kalalau, a character from the previous game, is married to Larry, but dumps him at the start of the game for another woman, Bobbi.[15][16]
Bobbi Lesbian Bobbi is a woman in a relationship with Kalalau. She is described within the game as a lesbian.[15][16]

1990s

Year Title Character(s) Classification Notes
1990 Rise of the Dragon Patrons of the Pleasure Dome Queer In an establishment called the Pleasure Dome that caters to queer patrons, among other things. One of its patrons is a woman posing as a man posing as a woman.[8]
1992 The Dagger of Amon Ra Two female lovers Lesbian This game features a woman from a small town who gets a job for a New York paper in the 1920s. Two of the women she meets are involved in a secret love affair.[8]
1992 Ultima VII: The Black Gate Sex workers Bisexual In the House of Baths at Buccaneer's Den, the player (the "Avatar") can pay for the services of male and female sex workers, regardless of the player's gender.[17]
1992 Rex Nebular and the Cosmic Gender Bender Rex Nebular Genderqueer The game requires the male hero to change his sex on a planet where women rule.[18]
1993 Ultima VII Part Two: Serpent Isle A mage Bisexual A mage sexually proposes the player's character regardless of the character's gender.[8] The player is given the choice to accept or decline.
1993 Dracula Unleashed Alfred Horner Gay Alfred Horner is a gay man who co-owns a bookstore. This was the first time a gay character in a computer game was given a speaking role.[8]
1993 Return of the Phantom Charles Gay Charles is portrayed as an effeminate theater director. He is one of the good guys that helps the playable character, a French inspector, solve the mystery of the Phantom of the Opera once and for all.[19]
1993 Leisure Suit Larry 6: Shape Up or Slip Out! Gary Gay Gary is a gay towel attendant. Larry is given the option of flirting with him, although this leads to a game over.[15]
1993 Police Quest: Open Season Bob Hickman Gay A gay bar is featured in the game. The player is a police officer trying to track down the murderer of his partner. His quest leads him to discover that his partner had a double life as a cross-dresser at a West Hollywood transgender bar.[8]
1994 Streets of Rage 3 Ash Gay Ash acts as a boss in the game and portrayed with "tight clothes and effeminate movements".[19] He was censored in some versions of the game.[20]
1994 EarthBound Tony Gay Tony who has subtle attractions to his best friend Jeff, according to EarthBound creator, Shigesato Itoi.[21]
1995 The Beast Within: A Gabriel Knight Mystery Baron Von Glower Gay The antagonist Baron Von Glower pursues the protagonist Gabriel Knight sexually and eventually leads him to be turned into a werewolf.[8][18]
1995 Chrono Trigger Flea Genderqueer Flea, a major villain, is genderfluid and/or gender nonconforming.[8] Notably, Flea stated in a self-referential manner "Male or female, what difference does it make? Power is beautiful, and I've got the power."[18]
1995 The Orion Conspiracy Danny McCormack and his boyfriend Gay This is the first computer game to use the word homosexual. The main character, Devlin McCormack, lives on a space station where he investigates the murder of his son Danny McCormack and stops an alien invasion. His investigation leads him through the seedy, criminal underworld of the station, where he discovers that his son was homosexual by talking with his son's boyfriend.[8]
1995 True Love Daisuke Bisexual At the end of the game, the player character—default name is Daisuke—may attempt to start a relationship with any of the ten available girls, or with his best friend Kazuhiko as the only gay option. Depending on the choices taken and interactions experienced throughout the game, each girl and Kazuhiko may or may not be available for a relationship.[22]
Kazuhiko Miyoshi Gay
1996 Bahamut Lagoon Sendak Gay Sendak is an older wizard who at one point flirts with the male protagonist, Byuu. The player can choose to accept or reject these advances.[23]
1996 Blazing Dragons Sir Blaze Gay Sir Blaze, a dragon knight is implied to be gay similar to the cartoon.[2]
Trivet Trivet is a dragon jester who works for the king. He hates being a jester and is trying to look for another job. He learns about hypnotism. He hypnotizes Flicker into believing he is Princess Flame. The effect is temporary and Flicker goes back to normal. When Trivet tries to hypnotize Flicker again; Flicker deflects it onto Trivet by making him believe he is Flame. Trivet-as-Flame flirts with Sir Loungealot for a few scenes. When Sir Loungealot kisses Trivet; it snaps him out of his hypnosis. Sir Longealot realizes he wasn't kissing Flame but Trivet. However, Trivet happily thinks that Sir Loungealot would care about him in that way much to the dragon knight's repulsion.[2]
1996 SimCopter Player character, unnamed men Gay In response to another developer adding "bimbo" characters into the game, the game's designer and gay man Jacques Servin inserted shirtless male characters into the game that kiss each other and the player character. Servin was fired, and a new version of the game without his modification was released.[24]
1996 Phantasmagoria 2: A Puzzle of Flesh Curtis Craig Bisexual man Curtis is the game's protagonist. He is also close friend with his co-worker, Trevor, who is gay. Curtis admits to his psychiatrist that he has feelings for Trevor and might be bisexual, and the two almost kiss later in the game. Curtis is also shown as having relations with his girlfriend and a S&M domme. Creators of the game talked about the mature sexual themes in the game during a 1997 interview.[25] Curtis is the first playable non-heterosexual character in a video game.[26]
Trevor Barnes Gay
1996 NiGHTS into Dreams NiGHTS Agender According to Takashi Iizuka, NiGHTS doesn't have a gender and "[the] impressions of the character with regards to gender are totally up to the player".[27]
1997 The Last Express Sophie de Bretheuil Lesbian This game has the player meeting two young adult girls named Sophie de Bretheuil and Rebecca Norton who are almost always in each other's company. While at first they appear to be merely close friends, reading the diary of Recbecca suggests they are lesbians, but there are no explicitly homosexual gestures beyond hand-holding.[28]
Rebecca Norton
1997 SaGa Frontier Asellus Lesbian Infused with the Charm Lord's mystical blood, Asellus is attracted to other women and other women are attracted to her. Gina "calls Lady Asellus beautiful and blushes" at her during conversations, and they can marry each other in one of the game's multiple endings.[29]
Gina Lesbian or heteroflexible
1997 Devil Summoner: Soul Hackers Beta Gay Beta is one of the owners of the EL-115 Club alongside his brother Alpha. Described as an "over-the-top caricature of an effeminate gay man who speaks with a lisp", Beta continually comments on the male player's attractiveness.[30]
1998 Star Ocean: The Second Story Claude C. Kenny Gay, lesbian or bisexual The player can choose to play as either Claude or Rena. They can have a friendship and romance level with each party member acquired. Ashton (a male party member) and Precis (a female party member) can go on a date with them, regardless of their gender.[8]
Rena Lanford
Ashton Anchors
Precis F. Neumann
1999 The Longest Journey Fiona and Mickey Lesbian This computer game features Fiona and Mickey, a lesbian landlady and her long-time lover. It also features a gay cop.[8]
A cop Gay
1999 The Silver Case Tetsugoro Kusabi Gay Tetsugoro Kusabi is a detective and one of the founding members of the HC unit. Kusabi takes a liking to the male protagonist, giving him the affectionate nickname "Big Dick". Kusabi is also enamored with his close friend and co-worker Sumio Kodai, despite being married. In a 2021 r/games thread, game director Suda51 confirmed his sexuality.[31]

2000s

Year Title Character(s) Classification Notes
2000 The Sims Sims Gay, lesbian or bisexual All Sims can be directed to fall in love with and engage in romantic interactions with others Sims of either sex.[32]
2001 RuneScape Angof Trans woman Angof is a female character in "The Light Within", a quest released on August 24, 2015. At some point after the quest, the player can show her a wedding ring, prompting her to tell the player she was born male, but "corrected" herself to female once she could shapeshift.[33]
Fear Effect 2: Retro Helix Hana Tsu-Vachel Bisexual woman The player character Hana Tsu-Vachel is bisexual and in a relationship with her hacker; Rain Qin. The game's advertising heavily emphasized their relationship.[34]
Rain Qin Lesbian
Shadow Hearts Meiyuan Gay Meiyuan is a gay Chinese acupuncturist.[35]
2002 The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind Vivec Intersex In the in-game books The 36 Lessons of Vivec, Vivec describes himself as "brother-sister"[36] and "of male and female, the magic hermaphrodite."[37]
2003 Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic Juhani Lesbian The party member Juhani is lesbian, though bugged coding on the initial release allowed her to be attracted to the player character regardless of gender. In subsequent patches, she reverts to same-sex preferences.[38] She and Belaya, another female Jedi were also heavily implied to be lovers.[39] This would make Juhani the first known gay character in the Star Wars universe.[40]
Belaya
Deus Ex: Invisible War Mark Finley Gay One of the manners which the character can gain access to the apartment of Mark Finley, Seattle's Minister of Culture, is to flirt with him at Club Vox; he will give the character his key. This only works if the character is male.[41]
Lionel
2004 Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney – Trials and Tribulations Jean Armstrong Gay Trials and Tribulations localization team director Janet Hsu, in looking through all information that is given about Jean in the game, came to the conclusion that he is a gay man who likes to perform non-passing drag. Looking back at the game in 2014, Hsu said that she still thought Jean caused confusion due to the general public having a less informed and nuanced understanding of gender and sexuality at the time of the game's release.[42]
Fable Player character and NPC townspeople Gay or bisexual The male protagonist can romance and marry various characters, regardless of gender. However, while a marriage between the protagonist and a woman is treated as a legitimate marriage, one with a male NPC is treated comically and the union is referred to as "just a couple of blokes being blokes".[43]
The Sims 2 Sims Gay, lesbian or bisexual Sims can romance and even marry other Sims of the same sex.[44]
The Temple of Elemental Evil Bertram Gay This computer game has an optional storyline permitting a gay marriage. In the town of Nulb, a pirate named Bertram begins flirting with male characters in the party and offers a lifetime of love and happiness in exchange for his freedom.[45]
Outlaw Golf 2 Summer Lesbian Playable character Summer kisses Autumn to calm down if the player fails a shot.[46]
Autumn
Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines Player character Lesbian or bisexual The player can have sex with female prostitutes or Jeanette as either a man or a woman.[47]
Jeanette Voerman Bisexual woman The female player character is able to have implied offscreen sexual relations with Jeanette, another female character.[47]
World of Warcraft Chromie/Chronormu Transgender woman Chromie—a dragon who may appear as humanoid—adopted a female "visage form" and preferred pronouns after a draconic ceremony ("Visage Day"). This clarified by then-narrative lead Steve Danuser in 2021, after the publishing of a short story of the ceremony in World of Warcraft: Folk & Fairy Tales of Azeroth the same year, an anthology of franchise-relevant stories.[48][49][50]
Flynn Fairwind Bisexual[51] The romantic relationship between Flynn and Matthias was first shown in the book Shadows Rising (2020) by Madeleine Roux.[52][53]
Matthias Shaw Gay
Pelagos Transgender man As Shadowlands takes place in an afterlife realm, the characters the players meet are often previously deceased. After death, the Kyrian Pelagos – who had a "female form in life" – chose to take on a male form in his afterlife.[54] This is detailed through in-game dialogue with the NPC.[55]
Thiernax and Qadarin Gay The player has to assist Thiernax, a former "night warrior", in rescuing his husband, Qadarin. This takes place in the main storyline of one of Shadowlands' four factions.[56]
2005 Togainu no Chi Akira Gay Depending on choices made throughout the story, the game's protagonist can enter a romantic relationship with many other men.[57][58]
Keisuke
Rin
Shiki
Motomi
Jade Empire Last Spirit Monk Gay, lesbian or bisexual The player—the Last Spirit Monk—can choose to play as either male or female. The player, regardless of gender, can romance Sky or Silk Fox. While only a male player can romance the Dawn Star, player can enter a ménage à trois with her and Silk Fox.[8]
Sky Bisexual man
Silk Fox Bisexual woman
Dawn Star
Drakengard 2 Yaha Bisexual Yaha is an enemy character who is in love with his old friend Urick, one of the playable characters.[59]
Fahrenheit Tommy Gay This computer and console game includes a gay stock market follower named Tommy. One of the game's protagonists is good friends with him and Tommy's knowledge of the stock trade is essential in progressing in the game. If asked, he mentions that he's dating someone.[60][unreliable source]
2006 Enchanted Arms Makoto Gay Makoto is fervently in love with Toya and the game's promotional materials list him as openly gay.[61]
Mother 3 Magypsies Genderqueer They are a genderless race but their appearance and attitude are a parody of drag queens. Also, Ionia will teach Lucas "PK Love" in a scene that can be interpreted as sexual.[62]
Baten Kaitos Origins Guillo Genderqueer One of the three main characters, Guillo, speaks simultaneously with the voice of both a man and a woman.[63]
Corpse Party: BloodCovered Seiko Shinohara Lesbian Seiko is shown to have romantic feelings for her best friend, Naomi Nakashima.[64]
Bully James "Jimmy" Hopkins Bisexual man Jimmy is able to kiss both boys and girls.[65] In the Xbox version the player can unlock an achievement by kissing a boy twenty times.[66]
2007 BioShock Sander Cohen Gay The insane artist Sander Cohen is confirmed to be gay by the game's creative director Ken Levine.[67]
Clive Barker's Jericho Cassus Vicus Bisexual man The Ancient Roman Governor Cassus Vicus claims it had been a while since "tasting" both genders after becoming aroused while confronting the Jericho Squad. Vicus is portrayed as overly perverted and morbidly obese and is said to practice cannibalism, sadomasochism and "blood orgies".[68]
Abigail Black Lesbian Lt. Abigail Black, a telekinetic sniper and playable character, is confirmed to be lesbian.[69]
2008 Captain Rainbow Birdo Trans woman Birdo's gender identity is explored in Captain Rainbow, which delves into her gender and how she was imprisoned for using the woman's bathroom. Birdo asks the player to find proof of her being female so she could be set free.[70]
Mighty Jill Off Jill Lesbian Jill and her Queen's relationship are the core drive of the game, with Jill's desire to return to her Queen acting as her primary motivation, and their BDSM practices providing context for the game's difficulty.[71]

The game's designer, Anna Anthropy confirmed The Queen is canonically trans on the game's itch.io page.[72]

The Queen Trans woman, lesbian
Violet Violet Bisexual The player is either a man or woman and Violet is their girlfriend.[73] The player is freely able to change their gender and sex mid-game, which mostly only results in a few cosmetic changes in the dialogue. Violet serves as the game's narrator, but in fact the player character is only imagining how she would narrate. Upon gender-changing, Violet may react by saying, "I adore you either way."
2009 League of Legends Diana Lesbian As 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.[74] The two feature in a shared cosmetic released for the event.[75] They also feature in promotional art for Riot's 2023[76] and 2024[77] Pride celebrations.
Leona Bisexual
Caitlyn Lesbian In 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.[78] The pair also featured together in cosmetics released for Valentines Day 2023. In promotional art for Riot Games' 2023 Pride Event, Vi is shown wearing a lesbian flag pin.[76] They also appear in promotional art for the 2024 Pride Event.[77]
Vi Lesbian
Neeko Lesbian Neeko was revealed to be a lesbian by senior narrative writer Matt Dunn in 2018, making her the game's first Champion to be openly LGBTQ.[79] She has since appeared in promotional art for Riot's 2023 Pride celebrations,[76] and in promotional art, and in-game cosmetics for Riot's 2024 Pride celebrations.[77]
Rell Bisexual or pansexual Rell possesses in-game interactions where she expresses interest in both male and female characters.[80] She has since appeared in promotional art for Riot's 2023[76] and 2024[77] Pride celebrations.
Nami Bisexual In League of Legends spin-off game Legends of Runeterra, Nami's partners Tama (female) and Loto (male) are introduced, revealing her bisexuality and polyamory. Their relationship was later confirmed by the game's narrative lead, Meaghan Bowe.[81] Nami features in promotional art for Riot's 2023[76] and 2024[77] Pride celebrations.
Lee Sin Gay Udyr trained in Ionia with Lee Sin for a time before returning to his homeland of the Freljord. One of Udyr's alternate skins, portrays a timeline where Udyr remains in Ionia. The League of Legends development team confirmed this was because Udyr chose to stay with Lee Sin, his partner and "roommate" (a euphemism used to allude to queer couples).[82]
Udyr Bisexual
Varus Gay Varus is a Darkin, a creature whose actual body is a weapon who can possess someone who attempts to wield it, and Varus himself isn't gay. However, when he attempted to possess the gay couple Valmar and Kai at the same time and fuse them together, the two hunters' love was strong enough to allow their conscience to be shared with the Darkin, with all three controlling the body. A music video titled "As We Fall" detailing this events was released in 2017.[83]
Graves Gay Devon Giehl, former creative designer and writer at Riot Games, revealed in 2018 that she had initially planned for Graves and Twisted Fate to have been in a relationship,[84] but the team was prevented from doing so.[85] Despite this, many former and present employees have described them as a couple.[86] Despite reports of internal censorship and push-back, the 2021 "Sentinels of Light" event did allude to Graves' relationship with Twisted Fate.[87] The pair featured heavily in Riot's 2022 Pride Event, with in-game cosmetics revealing their relationship as romantic,[88] and the two were represented in the event's promotional art.[89] During the event a story further highlighting their relationship was released.[90] Both appear in League of Legends' 2023 Pride Month key art, with both of them wearing their flags.[76] They also appear in key art for the Riot's 2024 Pride celebrations, with Twisted Fate appearing in in-game cosmetics for the event.[77]
Twisted Fate Pansexual
K'Sante Gay In October 2022, it was confirmed that K'Sante was LGBTQ+ by his voice actor, DeObai Oparei. In his backstory, he has an ex named Tope.[91][92] He also features in promotional art for Riot Games' 2023[76] Pride celebrations.
999: Nine Hours, Nine Persons, Nine Doors Snake Gay In 2021, the game's director, Kotaro Uchikoshi, posted a Twitter poll asking if the character Snake is gay, and "Yes" won by a large margin.[93]

2010s

Main article: List of video games with LGBT characters: 2010s

2020s

Main article: List of video games with LGBT characters: 2020s

Video game series

A–D

Series Year Title Character(s) Classification Notes
A Kiss for the Petals 2006–2016 All Various girls, teachers and nurses Lesbian A series of adult yuri visual novels.[94]
Assassin's Creed 2007 Assassin's Creed Abu'l Nuquod Gay Abu'l Nuquod, one of the assassination targets in this historically based game, is strongly implied to be gay.[95] He believes that the people hate him because he is different, is shown caressing the cheek of one of his male guards during his angry tirade and claims that he cannot serve the cause of a God who calls him an abomination.[12]
2009 Assassin's Creed II Leonardo da Vinci Gay Lifelong friend of protagonist Ezio Auditore da Firenze, Leonardo da Vinci is implied to be gay, based on similar historical evidence. On one occasion, he assures Ezio that "women provide little distraction."[12]
2010 Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood Leonardo da Vinci Gay In the downloadable content The Da Vinci Disappearance, Ezio appears to know of Leonardo's romantic relationship with his pupil Salaì, stating that he approves of their relationship.[96]
Salaì
2015 Assassin's Creed Syndicate Jacob Frye Bisexual The lead writer of the game indicated that the team explicitly avoided giving Jacob, one of the game's two protagonists, a female love interest. He also hinted that Jacob needed to "figure himself out to some degree" after his brief partnership with Maxwell Roth.[97] This led to speculation regarding Jacob's sexuality, with the official Assassin's Creed Tumblr account confirming he is canonically bisexual.[97]
Ned Wynert Trans man Ned Wynert is a minor non-playable character (NPC) and a trans man.[98]
2018 Assassin's Creed Odyssey Alexios or Kassandra Bisexual The player can play as either Alexios or his sister Kassandra. Throughout the game, the player can interact with many men and women romantically. This will not change or have limits based on the character picked, meaning either sibling can have romantic and sexual relationships with a person of the same and/or opposite gender throughout the game.[99]
All romanceable characters Bisexual The player can have relations with all romanceable NPCs, regardless of which protagonist they're playing as.[100]
Gelon and Gyke Lesbian Gelon is a pirate the player can encounter in Phokis whose ship has disappeared, with her partner, Gyke, at the helm. She will ask the player to find them both. The ship is wrecked, with Gyke dead, by the time the player finds them, but they can return Gyke's armband to Gelon, to offer some solace.[101]
Blue Reflection 2021 Blue Reflection Shirai Hinako and Shihori Sugamoto Lesbian After some story events, Shihori develops a one-sided crush on the protagonist Hinako. While the other girls Hinako can go on dates are generally platonic, Shihori wishes to trade swimwear and underwear with Hinako.[102]
Blue Reflection: Second Light Hoshizaki Ao and various girls The female player character is able to go on dates with other party members, all of whom are female.[103] During these dates, the player can choose platonic or flirtatious dialogue options.[104]
Rena Miyauchi and Yuki Kinjou During the course of the story, it is revealed that prior to losing their memories and coming to the unknown school that serves as the setting for the game, Rena and Yuki were in a romantic relationship. This continues after their memories are regained - all the characters reference this relationship after this reveal, and Ao's dates with either of them past this point are platonic in nature.[105]
Borderlands 2009 Borderlands Mad Moxxi Bisexual or pansexual She is very open about her sexual fluidity, referencing her many male and female lovers.[106]
2012 Borderlands 2
Tiny Tina Lesbian It was confirmed by lead writer Anthony Burch on his ask.fm that she is lesbian.[107]
Axton Bisexual In the DLC Tiny Tina's Assault on Dragon Keep (2013), it is revealed that Axton, one of the playable characters, is bisexual. While his flirtatious lines with male characters were originally a coding error, Gearbox Studios decided to confirm his bisexuality with overt references in the DLC.[108]
Sir Hammerlock and Taggart Gay There is a sidequest given by Sir Hammerlock that involves finding his ex-boyfriend Taggart's audio logs on hunting for use in his almanac.[109]
Mister Torgue High-Five Flexington Bisexual It is alluded in Tiny Tina's Assault on Dragon Keep that Mr. Torgue is bisexual. This was confirmed via an interview.[110]
2014 Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel Rose and Gabby Lesbian During the Recruitment Drive mission in the Triton area, a character named Rose talks about her ex Gabby.[106]
Athena and Janey Springs Lesbian In Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel (2014) the playable character Athena and the supporting character Janey Springs are lesbian.[111] Janey repeatedly flirts with Athena, causing her to become embarrassed. Their relationship is confirmed later in a conversation where Athena implies that she "hit that" (referring to Janey) by giving a high five to Tiny Tina, even though Athena is initially defensive to talk about it. In the DLC Claptastic Voyage (2015), it is shown that Athena and Janey moved together to Hollow Point, a subterranean city on Pandora.

In the episodic adventure game Tales from the Borderlands (2014), Athena and Janey are in a relationship. Depending on the player's choices, a scene may be available where Janey kisses Athena on the cheek and refers to her as her girlfriend. Later in the game, there is an unmissable scene where Athena is interrupted by a call from Janey, once again referring to her as her girlfriend.[112]

2014 Tales from the Borderlands
2019 Borderlands 3 FL4K Non-binary FL4K is shown to use gender-neutral pronouns, and has a pin on the collar of their coat that had the number 2 in binary crossed out as well as the non-binary flag colors, referencing their gender identity.[113]
Wainwright Jakobs Gay The DLC pack Guns, Love, and Tentacles is about the marriage of Sir Hammerlock and Wainwright Jakobs.[114]
Danganronpa 2012 Danganronpa 2: Goodbye Despair Nagito Komaeda / Servant Gay Most notably, during the last dialogue lines of Nagito Komaeda's fifth free time event, he attempts to confess his love to Hajime Hinata, but ends up changing his wording at the last minute. However, this is only evident in the original Japanese version of the game.[115] Near the end of Danganronpa Another Episode: Ultra Despair Girls, there is an animated scene where Servant (Nagito Komaeda) reveals to Monaca Towa that he both loves and hates Junko Enoshima more than anyone else, however it's implicit these conflicting feelings were the result of Junko's manipulation or brainwashing, and his true feelings are that of absolute enmity towards her.[116] Besides Junko Enoshima, he displays no interest in the girls, not even being flustered when he falls directly under Mikan Tsumiki's skirt in the OVA special,[117] in which it's stated he only has bad luck instead of his regular bad luck-good luck cycle, implying that this is a bad-luck scenario for him.
Teruteru Hanamura Bisexual Teruteru makes several suggestive comments about the bodies of both his male and female classmates and his interest in them, stating that "[m]y tastes are pretty open." During the last of his free time events with Hajime Hinata, he questions whether Hajime has "awakened" yet before attempting to drug him.[118]
2017 Danganronpa V3: Killing Harmony Shuichi Saihara Bisexual During his Love Suite events, Shuichi explicitly engages in romantic and sexual scenarios with both male and female partners. During his Free Time Events with Kaito Momota, Shuichi states that "only someone like him could tell me what I need to hear" before becoming flustered over having romantic thoughts about him.[119]
Tenko Chabashira Lesbian In the character's official English profile, it is stated that compliments from women will "make her heart aflutter", whereas the same compliments from men will result in them "getting thrown across the room".[120]
Kokichi Oma Pansexual or bisexual Kokichi tends to display romantic dialogues with many different characters in both canonical and bonus modes, showing no gender differences as he does so. He seems to have fun calling Miu Iruma sexual names, and had more or less joked about having a crush on Himiko Yumeno in Chapters 2 and 5. He expresses romantic interest towards Shuichi, claiming his objective during their Free Time events was to "steal [his] heart".[121] When Shuichi leaves the Neo World Program after refusing Kokichi's attempts to cooperate, Kokichi mutters to himself that he won't give up, because he found "someone he came to like". During the pair's Love Suite event, Shuichi himself notes that he's not a different person in Kokichi's ideal lover fantasy.[122] Kokichi has also shown interest in Kaede Akamatsu, often flirting with her and claiming he thought "they were of one heart and soul".[123] He says he "really cares about" Kaede and states that "he was thinking about her the whole time". He offers Kaede to join his criminal organization, as he apparently wishes to "rule the world and set it on fire with her".[124] After witnessing her death, he called her his "beloved Kaede".
Darkstalkers 1994 First appearance: Darkstalkers: The Night Warriors
See also Morrigan Aensland § Appearances. 		Morrigan Aensland Bisexual Morrigan is bisexual.[2]
Dishonored 2016 Dishonored 2 Aramis Stilton Gay Aramis Stilton is a possible ally in Dishonored 2. His relationship with the previous Duke of Serkonas, Theodanis, is referenced throughout the game as being particularly close, and he was confirmed to be "openly gay" by director Harvey Smith on stream; with Theodanis being described as "his one true love".[125]
Mindy Blanchard Transgender woman Mindy is a recurring character in Dishonored 2 who can act as either an ally or antagonist to the player depending on their actions. A number of interactions in game hint at her being transgender, with the game's director, Harvey Smith, later confirming it on stream after players picked up on the clues.[125]
2017 Dishonored: Death of the Outsider Billie Lurk / Meagan Foster Bisexual Billie first appears in the DLC for the original Dishonored before appearing as Meagan in the sequel, and finally being the player character in Death of the Outsider. In her second appearance, as 'Meagan Foster' she reveals through some of her audio logs, that she is bisexual, heard stating she has "loved many women, and even a couple of men".[126]

F–J

Series Year Title Character(s) Classification Notes
Fallout 1998 Fallout 2 Player character Lesbian, gay, or bisexual The player character can be either male or female. Miria and Davin are siblings that the player may have sex with and marry one of them, regardless of their gender.[127] The ability to marry either Miria or Davin irrespective of the player's gender marks Fallout 2 as the first game to feature a same-sex marriage.[128][129] The player character can also have sex with Leslie Anne Bishop regardless of gender.
Miria Bisexual woman
Davin Bisexual man
Leslie Anne Bishop Bisexual woman
2010 Fallout: New Vegas Courier Straight, gay, lesbian, or bisexual (optional) The main character, the unnamed Courier, can be chosen as male, with the perk (character trait) Confirmed Bachelor, giving him several advantages with other gay male NPCs (and, following the stereotype of gay people as more understanding and perceptive about emotions, grant him the ability to better understand the plight of the otherwise mute companion Christine). This perk has a female equivalent, the Cherchez la femme perk.[citation needed] Additionally, the male Courier can pick both Lady Killer (the "straight" perk) and Confirmed Bachelor, making them optionally bisexual, as with the female Courier with Black Widow and Cherchez la femme.
Arcade Gannon Gay Arcade Gannon is openly gay, briefly discussing his orientation.[130]
Veronica Santangelo Lesbian Veronica is an open lesbian. If asked about her past she will tell of a romance with fellow Brotherhood of Steel member Christine Royce. However, this relationship was frowned on and the two were separated. She will also lightly flirt with a female Courier and gently turn down potential flirtations from a male.
Rose of Sharon Cassidy Queer[131] Cassidy treats sex very casually and will often sleep with men who take her fancy. If flirted with by a female Courier, she will admit that, if drunk enough, she may be willing to share her bed with a woman, and though it isn't her preference, she has no problems with people who are homosexual.
Corporal Betsy Lesbian Another NPC, Corporal Betsy, a sharpshooter for the NCR, is openly gay and will flirt with a female Courier that has high enough charisma.[131]
2015 Fallout 4 Sole Survivor Bisexual (optional) The player character, "Sole Survivor", starts off in a relationship with a wife (if the player chooses to be male) or a husband (if the player chooses to be female). Showing the primary character is at least straight, however, the "Sole Survivor" can romance their companions, regardless of their sex.[132]
Final Fantasy 2000 Final Fantasy IX Quina Quen Agender or genderqueer or non-binary Quina Quen is a non-human playable character.[133] Quina is referred to with non-gendered terms in the Japanese version. In the English version, Quina is referred to using the pronouns "his" and "him," but also by "s/he".[134] During gameplay, Quina cannot equip woman-only items, and is not affected by Zidane's "Protect Girls" ability.[133]
2020 Final Fantasy VII Remake Andrea Rhodea Queer Andrea Rhodea, the owner of the Honeybee Inn in Midgar's red light district, is presented as a character who does not conform to gender norms.[135]
2023 Final Fantasy XVI Dion Lesage Gay Dion Lesage is the leader of the Holy Order of The Knights Dragoon, and his lover is his second-in-command Sir Terrance.[136]
Sir Terrance
Unnamed soldier and his lover An unnamed male non-player character is in a romantic relationship with another man.[136]
Final Fight and Street Fighter 1989 First appearance:Final Fight Poison Trans woman Poison is introduced in Final Fight (1989), where she is either a pre-op or post-op trans woman, depending on the region where the game was released.[137][138][139][140]

One of Poison's win quotes, "Being gossiped about is proof of my popularity!" seemingly alludes to the controversy and ambiguity surrounding her gender identity.[141][142][143][144]

2023 Street Fighter 6 Marisa Bisexual Marisa is the first openly bisexual and polyamorous playable character in the series.[145]
Eternity Non-binary Eternity is the emcee of Battle Hub mode, and not a playable character.[146]
Fire Emblem 2003 Fire Emblem: The Blazing Blade Limstella Non-binary They are a genderless, non-human character, and use they/them pronouns in the English version of Fire Emblem Heroes.[147]
2007 Fire Emblem: Radiant Dawn Heather Lesbian Heather is a character that the player can get on their team. She is implied to be a lesbian and claims to have joined the army to "meet cute girls".[148]
2016 Fire Emblem Fates Soleil Lesbian or bisexual or sexually fluid Soleil is romantically interested in women, and gets so nervous and weak-kneed around women she finds attractive that she comes off as strange to them or falls over. She talks to the (male) protagonist about wanting to overcome her fearfulness, and the protagonist spikes her drink with a substance that makes her see men as women and vice versa to try and give her a chance to practice interacting with women. She falls in love with the protagonist while under the influence of the substance, and remains in love with him as a man after the effect wears off.[149]

This plot was considered controversial, with some comparing it to gay conversion therapy.[149][150] In response, Nintendo removed parts of it from the North American and European versions of the game.[150]

Niles Bisexual A character available on the Conquest and Revelation routes, he is the only male character that the player can S-Rank (a rank that enters the two characters into a romantic relationship) if their avatar character (whose default name is Corrin) is also male.[151]
Rhajat Bisexual Available only if Hayato marries someone on the Birthright or Revelation routes, she is the only same-sex romantic option the female player character has. She is based on a character introduced in Fire Emblem Awakening called Tharja who also expressed romantic interest in the player character of that game, but the avatar could only ever romance her as a male.[151]
Player character Bisexual They can romance Niles and Rhajat (who are bisexual characters) regardless of the gender the player assigns them.
2017 Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia Leon Gay Leon asks Kamui if he wants to be hit on by Leon. Leon then states that Kamui is not his type and confesses his love to another male comrade, Valbar.[151] He also describes his past lover as a man.
2019 Fire Emblem: Three Houses Byleth Eisner Bisexual Byleth, the player character of the game, can be male or female. Only some of Byleth's romance options are same-gender. The women that female Byleth can marry are Edelgard, Dorothea, Mercedes, Rhea, and Sothis. The men that male Byleth can marry are Lindhardt, Jeritza, and Yuri.[152]
Edelgard von Hresvelg
Mercedes von Martrtiz
Rhea
Sothis
Linhardt von Hevring
Dorothea Arnault In addition to being able to marry Byleth regardless of gender, she also mentions in conversation that she'd love to have either a husband or wife.[153]
Jeritza von Hrym Only able to be recruited on the Crimson Flower route. While he was present in the game at launch, he was unable to be recruited until the game's Version 1.1.0 update. He can marry Byleth regardless of their gender.[154]
Yuri Leclerc Leader of the Ashen Wolves house, and only available if the Cindered Shadows DLC has been purchased. He can marry Byleth regardless of their gender.[155]
2023 Fire Emblem Engage Player character Bisexual The player character can give anyone recruited into their army the Pact Ring if they have an A support with them. In the Japanese version of the game, the player character enters a relationship with the chosen character in the ensuing conversation (excluding their sister), but in the game’s English release, several of these interactions were made platonic in nature.[156][157]
Various characters
Grand Theft Auto 2005 Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories Reni Wassulmaier Genderqueer Reni Wassulmaier is an adult film director. She is assigned female at birth. She undergoes four sex surgeries: female-to-male, then male-to-female, then female-to-male again, then male-to-female again. She is introduced in Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories (2005), as a female radio DJ. In between songs, she drops hints about previously being male.[158]
2006 Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories In the prequel Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories (2006), set 14 years before, she already had the first three sex changes and the objective for one mission, titled "So Long Schlong", is to take Reni to the hospital for her fourth sex change.[158]
2009 Grand Theft Auto: The Ballad of Gay Tony "Gay Tony" Tony Prince Gay[8]
2013 Grand Theft Auto V Trevor Philips Pansexual The character's motion capture actor stated that "If [Trevor is] attracted to someone or something, he'll have sex with that, be it an object or a woman or man."[159]

K–N

Series Year Title Character(s) Classification Notes
The King of Fighters 1994 First appearance: The King of Fighters '94 Mature Bisexual Mature, one of the series' recurring characters, is confirmed to be bisexual.[160]
Life is Strange 2015 Life is Strange Max Caulfield Bisexual Life Is Strange is experienced from Max's perspective. The development of Max and Chloe's relationship is the main plot of the game, and they can end up romantically. At different points in the game, Max may have the choice to kiss her male friend, Warren (who has a crush on Max) and/or Chloe. If she kisses both of them she regards them as two people she truly cares about.[161]
Chloe Price Sapphic She mentions being in love with Rachel and can be in a romantic relationship with Max.[161] However, she also mentions having a "boy toy phase", has condoms in her wallet and flirts with Mark Jefferson. Chloe's sexuality was never confirmed.[162]
2017 Life is Strange: Before the Storm In Before the Storm Chloe has the choice to kiss Rachel, whom she admits to a crush on in the original game, and, despite previous relations with a boy named Elliot, makes references to how Rachel "saved her" from boys.
Rachel Amber Bisexual Depending on the player's actions, Rachel may open up and reveal that she reciprocates Chloe's romantic feelings and may even kiss her later on. She is shown to be romantically attracted to Chloe, and has had relationships with Mark Jefferson and Frank Bowers.[161]
Steph Gingrich Lesbian Steph has a crush on Rachel and can mention it to Chloe in episode 2. Her voice actress, Katy Bentz, later confirmed during a Reddit AMA that Steph is a lesbian.[163]
2018 Life is Strange 2 Sean Diaz Bisexual During Episode 3 "Wastelands" Sean is able to pursue either Cassidy or Finn romantically. If Sean begins a relationship with either of them, they can be seen with Sean in the "Parting Ways" ending.[161]
Finn McNamara Pansexual Players meet Finn during Episode 3, with interactions with him making implying his attraction to Sean, and the two can become romantically involved.[161]
Jacob "Jake" Hackerman Gay During Episode 3, Jake is met by Sean and Daniel Diaz at a campsite in Humboldt County, California. It is later revealed in Episode 4 that he is gay, and his old community had been putting him through gay conversion therapy, before subsequently kicking him out.[161]
Penny Gay or bisexual Penny mentions the disappearance of Arthur "Jinx" Lee, a man he met and fell in love with.[161]
Arthur and Stanley Petersen Gay Arthur and Stanley are a married couple who Sean and Daniel meet in episode 5.[161]
2021 Life is Strange: True Colors Alex Chen Bisexual Alex is canonically bisexual and is able to enter a romantic relationship with Steph Gingrich or Ryan Lucan.[164]
Magic: The Gathering 2015 Magic Duels Aetherborn Non-binary The Aetherborn are a short lived genderless species born from the process of producing an energy source called Aether. Some Aetherborn, like Yahenni, and Gonti, take on genders and pronouns during their lives.[165]
Gonti Transmaculine
Yahenni Transfeminine
Chandra Nalaar Bisexual Nissa and Chandra are in a relationship. Chandra has also previously expressed attraction to the knight, Adeline. Their relationship was implied in stories released since at least 2016, and was confirmed in the March of the Machine story.[166] They were also featured in an in-universe Pride Parade on the plane of Kaladesh for Magic's 2022 Pride celebrations.[167]
Nissa Revane Lesbian
Oviya Pashiri Lesbian Oviya is an artificer on the plane of Kaladesh, working with the city's rebels after the death of her wife.[168]
Saheeli Rai Lesbian Saheeli is an artificer from the plane of Kaladesh. She is in a relationship with fellow former Planeswalker Huatli. Their relationship was confirmed with the story "Note For a Stranger" released alongside Magic's 2022 Pride celebrations, which tells the story of their first date.[169] They are also pictured embracing on one of the cards released for that event,[167] and have had their relationship reinforced on cards released since.
2019 Magic: The Gathering Arena Adeline Lesbian Adeline is a knight from the plane of Innistrad who shared a short-lived relationship with Chandra during their time together.[170]
Alesha Trans woman Alesha is a warrior from the plane of Tarkir. Among her people names are earned in glory and battle. At the age of 16 she earned her name and chose the name Alesha, after her grandmother.[171] She is also featured in a card for Magic's 2022 Pride celebrations.[167]
Alora Aromantic and asexual Alora is a halfling companion from the game Baldur's Gate, who was later featured on a card in the Magic: The Gathering set "Battle for Baldur's Gate". Her sexuality was confirmed by the set's narrative lead, Justice Geddes.[172]
Ashiok Non-binary Ashiok is a Nightmare, capable of controlling and wielding dreams. Their gender is officially unspecified, if it's even known at all.[173][174]
Astarion Ancunín Pansexual Astarion is a half-elf vampire rogue companion from the game Baldur's Gate 3 who is also featured on a card in the Magic: The Gathering set "Battle for Baldur's Gate". His sexuality was confirmed by the set's narrative lead, Justice Geddes.[172]
Delney Non-binary Delney is a Ravnican youth occasionally working with the city's detectives. They use they/them pronouns.[175][176]
Errant Lesbian Errant is a graffiti artist working for the Maestros on the plane of New Capenna, alongside her wife, Parnesse.[177]
Falkenrath Celebrants Lesbian An unnamed vampire couple attending the wedding of Edgar Markov and Olivia Voldaren.[178][179]
Fleeting Spirit Gay After his partner cheated on and killed him, the cathar returned from the grave to take revenge on his former lover.[180]
Gale Dekarios Pansexual Gale is a human wizard companion from the game Baldur's Gate 3 who is also featured on a card in the Magic: The Gathering set "Battle for Baldur's Gate". His sexuality was confirmed by the set's narrative lead, Justice Geddes.[172]
Haktos Gay Haktos is a warrior from the plane of Theros. His 'lifelong partner', Perynes, is mentioned in Dungeons and Dragons source book "Mythic Odysseys of Theros", with the two being inspired by Achilles and Patroclus.[181]
Halana and Alena Lesbian Halana and Alena are rangers from the plane of Innistrad, and partners in both life and work. Their relationship was confirmed in their first appearances in the 2020 Commander set.[182]
Hallar Non-binary Hallar is an elf from the plane of Dominaria. Hallar uses genderless elvish pronouns, and is referred to by they/them pronouns in English.[183]
Heiko Yamazaki Lesbian Heiko is a samurai from the plane of Kamigawa. After an incident in her youth that left her cousin injured, she shunned her Imperial heritage and joined the anti-imperial 'Uprisers', where she met and fell in love with her partner, Chiye.[184]
Huatli Lesbian Huatli is a warrior poet from the plane of Ixalan. She is in a relationship with fellow former Planeswalker Saheeli Rai. Their relationship was confirmed with the story "Note For a Stranger" released alongside Magic's 2022 Pride celebrations, which tells the story of their first date.[169] They are pictured embracing on one of the cards released for that event, and have had their relationship reinforced on cards released since.[167]
Karlach Cliffgate Pansexual Karlach is a tiefling barbarian companion from the game Baldur's Gate 3 who is also featured on a card in the Magic: The Gathering set "Battle for Baldur's Gate". Her sexuality was confirmed by the set's narrative lead, Justice Geddes.[172] She is also played by non-binary actor, Samantha Béart.[185]
Klement Gay

Trans man

Klement is a tiefling cleric from Baldur's Gate, who is represented on a card in the Arena exclusive set "Alchemy Horizons: Baldur's Gate". He was designed by the set's narrative lead, Justice Geddes, who confirmed his identity.[186]
Korlessa Lesbian Korlessa is a dragonborn bard from Baldur's Gate, represented by a card in the set "Battle for Baldur's Gate". Her sexuality was confirmed by the set's narrative lead, Justice Geddes.[172]
Lae'Zel Pansexual Lae'Zel is a githyanki fighter companion from the game Baldur's Gate 3 who is also featured on a card in the Magic: The Gathering set "Battle for Baldur's Gate". Her sexuality was confirmed by the set's narrative lead, Justice Geddes.[172]
Lukamina Lesbian Lukamina is a human druid from Baldur's Gate, who is represented on a card in the Arena exclusive set "Alchemy Horizons: Baldur's Gate". She was designed by the set's narrative lead, Justice Geddes, who confirmed her sexuality.[187]
Minthara Baenre Pansexual Minthara is a drow paladin companion from the game Baldur's Gate 3 who is also featured on a card in the Magic: The Gathering set "Battle for Baldur's Gate". Her sexuality was confirmed by the set's narrative lead, Justice Geddes.[172]
Myrel Non-binary Myrel is a soldier from the plane of Dominaria. They use they/them pronouns.[188]
Nassari Non-binary Nassari is an efreet shaman from the plane of Arcavios. They use they/them pronouns.[189]
Niko Aris Non-binary Niko is a mage and athlete from the plane of Theros. They use they/them pronouns.[190][191] They also feature on a card in Magic's 2022 Pride Celebrations.[167]
Oji Non-binary Oji is a monk from Baldur's Gate. They are represented on a card in the set "Battle For Baldur's Gate". Their identity and pronouns were confirmed by the set's narrative lead, Justice Geddes.[172]
Ral Zarek Gay Ral and Tomik are acting guild-masters for competing guilds on the plane of Ravnica. They opted to keep their relationship hidden to stave off accusations of conflicting interests, but their close relationship proved vital in uniting the guilds against a common threat.[192] Once their relationship was exposed, the two married publicly, with their marriage featured on a card in Magic's 2022 Pride Celebrations.[167]
Tomik Vrona
Rocco Non-binary Rocco is an elven chef for the Cabaretti on the plane of New Capenna. They use they/them pronouns.[193]
Secret Rendezvous Lesbian The card depicts two students from rival colleges stealing away a moment alone together.[194]
Shadowheart Pansexual Shadowheart is a half-elven cleric companion from the game Baldur's Gate 3 who is also featured on a card in the Magic: The Gathering set "Battle for Baldur's Gate". Her sexuality was confirmed by the set's narrative lead, Justice Geddes.[172] She is also played by lesbian actress, Jennifer English.[195]
Syr Joshua Gay Syr Joshua and Syr Saxon are a human knight couple from Eldraine. The two live and fight together, even while under the influence of the mind controlling curse the 'Wicked Slumber'.[196]
Syr Saxon
Talion Non-binary Talion is a faerie lord from the plane of Eldraine. They use they/them pronouns.[197]
The Scholar & The Knight Lesbian A couple from an Eldraine fairy tale of the same name.[198]
Vadrik Gay Vadrik is a wizard and astronomer from the plane of Innistrad. His husband is a man named Hailin.[199]
Vladimir and Godfrey Gay Vladimir and Godfrey were knights and lovers, until Godfrey was killed by a vampire lord. The rage at losing Godfrey caused Vladimir to become a revenant, lashing out at the one who took his partner. The couple originate from the Dungeons and Dragons Campaign Curse of Strahd.[200] The two are depicted on a shared card in the Arena exclusive set "Alchemy Horizons: Baldur's Gate".
Will Kenrith Bisexual Will is a wizard from the plane of Eldraine. Throughout the 'Throne of Eldraine' novel, and the Magic: The Gathering stories, he is repeatedly shown and stated to have crushes on various characters, both male and female, including his childhood friends, Cerise and Titus.[197] He was also featured on the official Magic The Gathering Pride 2023 playmat.[201]
Wyll Ravengard Pansexual Wyll is a human warlock companion from the game Baldur's Gate 3 who is also featured on a card in the Magic: The Gathering set "Battle for Baldur's Gate". His sexuality was confirmed by the set's narrative lead, Justice Geddes.[172]
Yuma Trans man Yuma is a human ranger, originally from New Capenna. As a small-time gangster Yuma raised enough to medically transition, but eventually he and his gang became overwhelmed with debt. To escape, he fled to the plane of Thunder Junction with the gang's remaining gold, where he found a new life caring for an orphaned cactusfolk, a sentient plant creature native to the plane. His identity is confirmed in his cover story,[202] and by the game's head designer, Mark Rosewater.[203]
Mario 1985 Super Mario Bros. Toad Agender In a 2014 interview with Shigeru Miyamoto, he revealed that Toads were designed without a specific gender in mind.[204] Nintendo director Koichi Hayashida who produced Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker, explained that the appearance of a Toad does not represent his gender, stating that it has never been decided what gender could be associated with any Toad.[204] He clarifies later that the gender of the Toads will remain a mystery.[205]
1988 Super Mario Bros. 2 Birdo Trans woman In the first-edition manual for the North American release of the game, Birdo is referred to as a "male who believes that he is a female" and would rather be called "Birdetta", making her the first transgender character for Nintendo.[206][207] In the Japanese version, Birdo is referred as "Catherine" where it is also stated that the character is a man who wishes to be a woman.[208] In later printings, mention of Birdo being male was omitted, and further not included in most later games with the character.[206]
2004 Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door Vivian Trans woman In the original Japanese version, Vivian is a transgender woman. When Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door was localized to English and German, Vivian's status as a trans woman was not mentioned. In non-English/German localizations of the game, Vivian is still recognized as transgender. In the remake's English localization, she is presented as a transgender woman.[209][210]
Mass Effect 2007 Mass Effect Commander Shepard Lesbian or bisexual Commander Shepard is the main character in Mass Effect, and the player may choose to play as either male or female. A female Commander Shepard has two possible love interests; the male human Kaidan Alenko, and the female appearing asari Liara T'Soni. Shepard may also optionally have a sexual encounter with the Asari Consort as a reward for completing their side quest.[211]
Liara T'Soni Genderqueer and pansexual Dr. Liara T'Soni is an Asari, a single gendered species that has traditionally feminine traits but reproduces by means other than sexual reproduction. There is an option for a subplot romance and sexual encounter with her, regardless of the gender of Commander Shepard, the player character.[211]
2010 Mass Effect 2 Samara and Morinth Genderqueer and pansexual Commander Shepard, regardless of their own gender, can attempt to romance Samara and Morinth, who are both asari.[212]
Jack Pansexual The developers intended for Jack to be pansexual, but removed the ability for a female Shepard to romance her due to the first game's alleged obscenity controversy.[213][214] References to her sexuality remain in the game.[213][214]
2012 Mass Effect 3 Kaidan Alenko, Kelly Chambers, and Diana Allers, Liara T'Soni and Samara Bisexual Five characters express romantic interest in the player character Shepard, regardless of their gender.[215]
Samantha Traynor Lesbian Specialist Samantha Traynor and Lieutenant Steve Cortez are only interested in Shepard if they are of the same gender.[216]
Steve Cortez Gay
2017 Mass Effect: Andromeda Pelessaria "Peebee" B'Sayle, Keri, Vetra Nyx, and Reyes Vidal Bisexual Pathfinder Ryder is able to romance these characters, regardless of their gender.[217]
Jaal Ama Darav Jaal was added as a romance option for the male protagonist in an update to the game after community feedback.[218]
Suvi Anwar Lesbian A female Pathfinder Ryder can also have a lesbian relationship with the ship's science officer Dr. Suvi Anwar and a male Pathfinder Ryder can have a gay relationship with the ship's engineer Gil Brodie.[217]
Gil Brodie Gay
Hainly Abrams Trans woman When the game initially released, Abrams would readily inform the player that she is transgender and the masculine name she was given at birth. She tells the player that she left the Milky Way galaxy searching for greater acceptance of her gender identity. The abruptness with which she shares this information received criticism from fans, and the game was later patched so that Abrams would only reveal this information if the player developed a supportive relationship with her.[219]
Metal Gear 2001 Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty Vamp Bisexual man Vamp is bisexual and his name refers to his sexual orientation.[220] He was the lover of Scott Dolph, a Navy commander.[221]
Scott Dolph
2004 Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater Major Raikov Gay Major Raikov had no interest in women. However, Major Raikov and Volgin are in a relationship.[222]
Volgin Bisexual man
2010 Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker Dr. Strangelove Bisexual Dr. Strangelove is in love with The Boss. As her nickname implies, she had "a strange love". This is a reference to her sexuality.[citation needed]
Mortal Kombat 2015 Mortal Kombat X Kung Jin Gay In a conversation with Raiden, Kung Jin is afraid of the Shaolin not accepting him, with Raiden encouraging him that they "care only about what is in [his] heart. Not whom [his] heart desires." After speculation by fans of Kung Jin's sexuality, the game's cinematic director confirmed that the new kombatant is indeed gay.[223]
2019 Mortal Kombat 11 Mileena, Tanya Bisexual Once Mileena's Tower Kombat is complete, her ending shows her and Tanya in a relationship feeding their newborn baby human flesh. This ends years of speculation on their sexuality.[224]
2023 Mortal Kombat 1 Following a reset of the series timeline, Mileena and Tanya are once again romantically involved, though their relationship remains secret for political reasons, with the two hoping this can change once Mileena becomes Empress of Outworld.[225]
Nurse Love 2011 Nurse Love Syndrome Various girls Lesbian These are yuri games centered around lesbian nursing school students.[226][227]
2015 Nurse Love Addiction

P–Z

Series Year Title Character(s) Classification Notes
Persona 1999 Persona 2: Innocent Sin Tatsuya Suou Bisexual man Tatsuya is the game's protagonist who attends the prestigious Seven Sisters school. Jun is a Kasugayama student and Tatsuya's childhood best friend, who plays a major role in Innocent Sin as a late party member. Jun is heavily implied to have romantic feelings towards Tatsuya throughout the game and his sexuality is confirmed by a demon contact in-game.[228]

Players can choose to have Tatsuya and Jun enter a relationship which is treated as them being lovers.[229] Tatsuya's attraction to both sexes is also implied, regardless of which character is romanced.[228]

Jun Kurosu Gay
Anna Yoshizaka Lesbian Anna is a former star athlete and drop-out student from Seven Sisters High. She is implied to hold romantic feelings towards the party member Yukino Mayuzumi. In the official novel where Anna retells the events of Innocent Sin as the protagonist, she confesses her one-sided feelings with the quote "I love you, and am captive to your beautiful face." referencing the poem Der Erlkönig by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe.[228]
Sumaru Genie Intersex[228]
2000 Persona 2: Eternal Punishment Jun Kashihara Gay Jun and Tatsuya from Persona 2: Innocent Sin (1999) reappeared in this game, with the former having a minor role.[229]
Tatsuya Suou Bisexual man
Anna and Noriko Lesbian Anna reappears in this game.[228]
Sumaru Genie Intersex Sumaru Genie reappears in this game.[228]
2006 Persona 3 "Beautiful Lady" Transgender woman In Persona 3, several main characters flirt with a woman, and then misgender her when they realize she is transgender. In the 2024 remake Persona 3 Reload, there is no reference to her being transgender, and they find her strange because she is a conspiracy theorist.[230]
2009 Persona 3 Portable Aigis Bisexual Aigis shows romantic interest in both the male and female protagonists of the game from her level 8 Social Link onward.[231] Her dialogue in the Social Links remains largely unchanged regardless of the gender the player chooses, though Aigis’ dialogue when reaching level 8 and 9 include her worrying over whether her feelings for the female protagonist are appropriate due to not being male.[232][233][234][235]
Female Protagonist The player has the option to romance various male characters if they’re playing as the female protagonist by increasing their Social Link’s level high enough.[231] They can also romance Aigis this way, though as is also the case in the male protagonist’s route, they aren’t given an option to decline.[234][235]
Ryoji Mochizuki During his level 4 Social Link, Ryoji states he would still like the protagonist, “no matter if [they] were a guy or a girl”, though only the female protagonist is able to level up his Social Link and romance him due to the Fortune Arcana instead being tied to Keisuke Hiraga in the male protagonist’s route.[236][237] In Persona 3 Reload, Ryoji was given Linked Episodes where, on the fourth, he admits he wants to be “something more” than a friend to the protagonist (now exclusively male), though he’s interrupted before he could elaborate.[238]
2016 Persona 5 "Scruffy Romantic" Angel Gay Persona 5 includes comedic scenes where two gay men sexually harass a teenager.[239] Some versions of Persona 5 Royal altered the scenes to have the men be drag queens mistaking him for a newcomer to the scene.
"Beefy Trendsetter" Julian
Joker Bisexual Joker is the protagonist of Persona 5. In Persona 5, he only has the option to date female characters. In Persona 5 Tactica, Joker is asked who he would eventually want to marry, with the player allowed to pick a male character.[240]
2023 Persona 5 Tactica
Story of Seasons 2020 Story of Seasons: Friends of Mineral Town Playable character and all romanceable characters Bisexual (except in the Japanese version) In the Japanese version, the "Best Friends" system allows the player character to "form a lifelong partnership with a character of the same sex."[241] In the North American and European versions, the player character can marry characters of the same gender, and unique dialogue lines are added to acknowledge it as a same-gender relationship.[242]
2023 Story of Seasons: A Wonderful Life Player character Non-binary (optional), bisexual The player character can use he/him, she/her, or they/them pronouns, and there are no gender restrictions on the player character's appearance or clothing.[243]
All romanceable characters Bisexual The player character can romance any romanceable character with no gender-based restrictions.[243]
Tekken 1994 Tekken 6, Tekken Tag Tournament 2, Tekken 7 Leo Kliesen Genderqueer Leo's gender is deliberately ambiguous.[citation needed]
Trails 2022 Trails Through Daybreak II Quatre Salision Genderqueer, Bisexual Quatre identifies as male despite being born genderless as a result of experiments. He is still exploring his gender and has been shown to have explicit attraction to both men and women, as shown in one of his connect events.[244]
Watch Dogs 2016 Watch Dogs 2 Miranda Comay Trans woman Miranda Comay is a city councilwoman of San Francisco, a long time friend of protagonist Marcus Holloway and his family, and a transgender woman.[245]
2022 Watch Dogs: Legion Various procedurally-generated playable characters and NPCs Various LGBTQ+ identities The 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.[246]
Xenoblade Chronicles 2017 Xenoblade Chronicles 2 Roc Nonbinary Despite being referred to with male pronouns, his character status screen does not categorize him as male or female, using a different category entirely.[247] He is also not eligible for in game missions that require a male character.[citation needed]
2022 Xenoblade Chronicles 3 Juniper Non-binary[248][249][250] The English localization of the game uses "they/them" pronouns when referring to Juniper. In other languages, the game refers to Juniper with non-gendered pronouns, a mix of pronouns, or no pronouns. Within the game's data, Juniper's internal gender value is set as "2", while every other character is set as a "0" (male), or a "1" (female). They are voiced in English by nonbinary actor Lilly Hart.
A Genderqueer[249][250][251] Featured in the Future Redeemed DLC expansion. The English localization does not refer to A by any pronouns, while the Japanese release uses masculine pronouns despite the character's feminine appearance. When Shulk inquires about A's more feminine appearance compared to that of Alvis, the character's previous more masculine form, Rex comments "Logos was the male persona. And Pneuma the female one. Ontos [as the third being that makes up the Trinity Processor] was meant to stand somewhere in between."

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