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Diversity and Inclusion Data
Here's a list of how many games have been set against each item. You can select each one to see the list of matching games:Totals: | |
Tag | Games |
Diversity and Inclusion: Identifying diverse and inclusive options for characters in video games, including player choices about identity and diversity representation of pre-made characters. | |
Gender and Sexuality: | |
Gender and Sexuality Choices: The gender and sexuality choices you can make for your character orientation and presentation in the game. | |
Choose Man/Boy or Woman/Girl: You can choose between either man/boy or woman/girl character. | 51 |
Choose Any Gender: You can choose any gender (including trans and non-binary) or don’t have to make this distinction. | 38 |
Unrestricted Gender Presentation: You can wear clothing and present your character’s gender in any way regardless of their gender. | 38 |
Unrestricted Sexuality Orientation: You can form intimate relationships with other characters regardless of gender. | 12 |
Gender Representation: The gender representation of the pre-defined characters you can play in the game. | |
Play As Gender Non-Conforming Character: The game’s protagonist is gender non-conforming (gender presentation does not match society’s expectation for their gender). | 21 |
Play as Stereotype-Free Woman: The game's protagonist is a woman who doesn't conform to common gender stereotypes. Leading the narrative and not conforming to common objectification. | 49 |
Play as Stereotype-Free Man: The game's protagonist is a man who doesn't conform to common gender stereotypes. Solving things by brute force, conforming to large muscle-bound body type. | 26 |
Play as Non-binary Character: The game’s protagonist is non-binary (someone who does not identify as just masculine or just feminine at all times). | 16 |
Play as Transgender Character: The game’s protagonist is transgender (someone who identifies with a gender other than the one assigned at birth). | 6 |
Play as Character without stated Gender:: The game’s protagonist’s gender is ambiguous and not stated. | 63 |
Play As Intersex Character: The game’s protagonist is intersex (someone who was born with physical or genetic markers that do not fit typical binary notions of masculine or feminine bodies.) | 2 |
Sexual Orientation Representation: The sexual and romantic orientation of characters you can play in the game. | |
Play as Gay Character: The game’s protagonist is a man, masculine presenting person, or non-binary person who is gay (attracted to men, masculine-presenting people, or non-binary people). | 12 |
Play as Lesbian Character: The game’s protagonist is a woman, feminine presenting person, or non-binary person who is a lesbian (attracted to women, feminine presenting people, or non-binary people). | 17 |
Play as Bi Character: The game’s protagonist is bi (someone who is attracted to two or more genders, sometimes but not always all genders), pan, poly, or omni. | 17 |
Play As Aspec Character: The game’s protagonist is on the aromantic or asexual spectrum, or the game allows the player to choose to be aspec (someone who experiences little to no sexual/romantic attraction to anyone: asexual, aromantic, graysexual, grayromantic, demisexual, demiromantic and other aspec identities). | 11 |
Play as Queer Character: The game’s protagonist is queer (individuals who don’t feel other labels fit them). | 11 |
Diversity and Inclusion by Game
Here’s a list of the diversity and inclusion we have documented in specific games:Diversity and Inclusion Consultants
We have worked with consultants, experts and the diversity community to help inform and shape our approach to this data.- Susannah Cornwall Professor of Constructive Theologies at the University of Exeter - expertise in sex and gender diversity.
- Nikki Valens Board Game Designer who provided cultural consulting on gender, sexuality.
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