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2 | Game | Release Year | Developer | Publisher | Rating | Review |
3 | Bloons TD 6 | 2018 | Ninja Kiwi | Ninja Kiwi | Not Recommended | Contains overtly pro-LGBTQ+ messaging. There is a pride flag item available in the trophy store with a pro-pride message. Psi is referred to using they/them pronouns. |
4 | Starfield | 2023 | Bethesda Game Studios | Bethesda Softworks | Not Recommended | Contains overtly pro-LGBTQ+ and overtly pro-DEI messaging. Pronoun selection including the option for they/them. Uses body type 1 and 2 instead of male/female. Improbably diverse npcs in all areas. |
5 | Baldur's Gate 3 | 2023 | Larian Studios | Larian Studios | Not Recommended | Contains overtly pro-LGBTQ+ messaging. Non-binary/other option available for identity in the character creation menu. Uses body type instead of male and female. Optional homosexual romance. |
6 | Hades | 2020 | Supergiant Games | Supergiant Games | Not Recommended | Contains overtly pro-LGBTQ+ messaging. Homosexual relationship between minor characters. Optional homosexual romance. The npc Chaos is non-binary. The npc Dusa says she is asexual. |
7 | Shovel Knight Shovel of Hope | 2014 | Yacht Club Games | Yacht Club Games | Not Recommended | Contains overtly pro-LGBTQ+ messaging. Now includes a body swap mode that allows you to independently change whether each character is male or female for his/her body and text. |
8 | Shovel Knight Treasure Trove | 2014 | Yacht Club Games | Yacht Club Games | Not Recommended | Contains overtly pro-LGBTQ+ messaging. Now includes a body swap mode that allows you to independently change whether each character is male or female for his/her body and text. |
9 | Hogwarts Legacy | 2023 | Avalanche Software | Warner Bros. Games | Not Recommended | Contains overtly pro-LGBTQ+ messaging. Contains overtly pro-DEI messaging. 1800's Scotland somehow has diverse, LGBTQ+ characters. Uses body type instead of biological sex. |
10 | Tekken 8 | 2024 | Bandai Namco Studios Inc. | Bandai Namco Entertainment | Not Recommended | Contains overtly pro-LGBTQ+ messaging. Uses body type in place of biological sex during character creation. |
11 | Palworld | 2024 | Pocketpair | Pocketpair | Not Recommended | Contains overtly pro-LGBTQ+ messaging. Uses body type in place of biological sex during character creation. |
12 | Street Fighter 6 | 2023 | Capcom Co., Ltd. | Capcom Co., Ltd. | Not Recommended | Contains overtly pro-LGBTQ+ messaging. Uses body type in place of biological sex during character creation. |
13 | Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty | 2023 | KOEI TECMO GAMES CO., LTD. | KOEI TECMO GAMES CO., LTD., CE-Asia(Asia) | Not Recommended | Contains overtly pro-LGBTQ+ messaging. Uses body type in place of biological sex during character creation. |
14 | Elden Ring | 2022 | FromSoftware Inc. | FromSoftware Inc., Bandai Namco Entertainment | Not Recommended | Contains overtly pro-LGBTQ+ messaging. Uses body type in place of biological sex during character creation. |
15 | Assassin’s Creed III Remastered | 2019 | Ubisoft Montreal | Ubisoft | Not Recommended | Contains overtly pro-DEI messaging. Out of place diversity in an 18th century America setting. One of the opening screens is a diversity disclaimer that says this game was made by 'a multicultural team of various religious faiths and beliefs'. https://steamcommunity.com/groups/Woke_Content_Detector/discussions/1/601894472784060555/ |
16 | Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League | 2024 | Rocksteady Studios | Warner Bros. Games | Not Recommended | Contains overtly pro-LGBTQ+ messaging. Contains overtly pro-DEI messaging. Contains overtly anti-patriarchy messaging. Race swaps Deadshot, LGBT flags, shames the patriarchy. |
17 | Pacific Drive | 2024 | Ironwood Studios | Kepler Interactive | Not Recommended | Contains overtly pro-LGBTQ+ messaging. Various pride flag stickers are automatically unlocked when the decorator is built. |
18 | Call of Duty Warzone | 2022 | Infinity Ward, Raven Software, Beenox, Treyarch, High Moon Studios, Sledgehammer Games, Activision Shanghai, Demonware, Toys for Bob | Activision | Not Recommended | Contains overtly pro-LGBTQ+ images. Multiple pride flag calling cards and emblems. |
19 | Call of Duty Modern Warfare (2019) | 2023 | Infinity Ward, Beenox, High Moon Studios, Raven Software | Activision | Not Recommended | Contains overtly pro-LGBTQ+ images. Multiple pride flag calling cards and emblems. |
20 | Call of Duty Modern Warfare II (2022) | 2022 | Infinity Ward, Raven Software, Beenox, Treyarch, High Moon Studios, Sledgehammer Games, Activision Shanghai, Demonware, Toys for Bob | Activision | Not Recommended | Contains overtly pro-LGBTQ+ images. Multiple pride flag calling cards and emblems. |
21 | Call of Duty Modern Warfare III (2023) | 2023 | Sledgehammer Games, Treyarch, Infinity Ward, Beenox, Raven Software, High Moon Studios, Demonware | Activision | Not Recommended | Contains overtly pro-LGBTQ+ images. Multiple pride flag calling cards and emblems. |
22 | Shadows of Doubt | 2023 | ColePowered Games | Fireshine Games | Not Recommended | Contains overtly pro-LGBTQ+ messaging. Non-binary gender option. |
23 | Cassette Beasts | 2023 | Bytten Studio | Raw Fury | Not Recommended | Contains overtly pro-LGBTQ+ messaging. Pronoun selection including an option for they/them. All companions can be romanced regardless of the player's gender. |
24 | No More Heroes 3 | 2022 | GRASSHOPPER MANUFACTURE INC. | XSEED Games, Marvelous USA, Inc., Marvelous | Informational | Contains subtly pro-LGBTQ+ imagery. There is a rainbow graffiti present on one of the buildings. |
25 | Battletech | 2018 | Harebrained Schemes | Paradox Interactive | Not Recommended | Contains overtly pro-LGBTQ+ messaging. Pronouns selection including an option for they. |
26 | Fallen Leaf | Coming soon | Delta Shore Games | Delta Shore Games | Not Recommended | Contains overtly pro-LGBTQ+ messaging. All entries in the encyclopedia include the character's pronouns. Some characters have they/them pronouns. |
27 | Undertale | 2015 | tobyfox | tobyfox | Not Recommended | Contains overtly pro-LGBTQ+ messaging. Multiple non-binary characters that use they/them pronouns, including the player character. Two major characters can form a homosexual relationship. |
28 | Cave Story+ | 2011 | Nicalis, Inc., Studio Pixel | Nicalis, Inc. | Recommended | Contains no Woke content. |
29 | Red Dead Redemption II | 2019 | Rockstar Games | Rockstar Games | Informational | Contains subtly pro-DEI messaging. Several minor characters espouse modern day political sentiments. As an example: the npc Sadie Adler behaves the same way a modern day feminist would. |
30 | The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition | 2016 | Bethesda Game Studios | Bethesda Softworks | Informational | Contains subtly pro-LGBTQ+ messaging. Contains subtly pro-DEI messaging. Homosexual marriage options. An npc in Whiterun asks you whether the sight of a strong Nord woman offends you. |
31 | The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion | 2007 | Bethesda Game Studios | Bethesda Softworks | Informational | Contains subtly pro-LGBTQ+ messaging. Multiple minor LGBTQ+ npcs. Some Argonians use conflicting pronouns. The Ahzirr Traajijazeri encourages LGBTQ+ relationships. Dumag gro-Bonk flirts with males. |
32 | The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind | 2002 | Bethesda Game Studios | Bethesda Softworks | Informational | Contains LGBTQ+ messaging. Optional homoeroticism. Crassius Curio speaks in a sexually suggestive way and has the player engage in homoerotic behavior to progress the story. Pro- or anti- is unclear. |
33 | Fallout 4 | 2015 | Bethesda Game Studios | Bethesda Softworks | Informational | Contains subtly pro-LGBTQ+ messaging. Homosexual romance options. |
34 | Fallout New Vegas | 2010 | Obsidian Entertainment | Bethesda Softworks | Informational | Contains subtly pro-LGBTQ+ messaging. Many minor LGBTQ+ npcs, including 2 possible companions. The Confirmed Bachelor and Cherchez La Femme perks unlock homosexual dialogue options with certain npcs. |
35 | Fallout 3 | 2008 | Bethesda Game Studios | Bethesda Softworks | Informational | Contains subtly pro-LGBTQ+ messaging. Multiple minor LGBTQ+ npcs. Homosexual romance options. |
36 | Grand Theft Auto V | 2015 | Rockstar North | Rockstar Games | Informational | Contains subtly pro-LGBTQ+ messaging. Features multiple minor LGBTQ+ npcs. |
37 | Borderlands 3 | 2020 | Gearbox Software | 2K | Not Recommended | Contains overtly pro-LGBTQ+ messaging. Multiple non-binary and LGBTQ+ characters. The Love and Tentacles dlc features a homosexual relationship. The playable character FL4K wears a non-binary pin. |
38 | Borderlands 2 | 2012 | Gearbox Software, Aspyr (Mac), Aspyr (Linux) | 2K, Aspyr (Mac), Aspyr (Linux) | Not Recommended | Contains overtly pro-LGBTQ+ and pro-DEI messaging. Features multiple LGBTQ+ characters. The playable character Axton is bisexual. See the full review for comments by the lead writer in regard to 'inclusivity'. https://steamcommunity.com/groups/Woke_Content_Detector/discussions/1/6330467073266852555/ |
39 | Borderlands The Pre-Sequel | 2014 | 2K Australia, Gearbox Software, Aspyr (Linux) | 2K, Aspyr (Linux) | Informational | Contains subtly pro-LGBTQ+ messaging. Several characters have dialogue revealing homosexual or bisexual tendencies. |
40 | Borderlands Enhanced | 2023 | Gearbox Software, Blind Squirrel Games | 2K | Recommended | Contains no Woke content. |
41 | Metro 2033 Redux | 2014 | 4A Games | Deep Silver | Recommended | Contains no Woke content. |
42 | Metro Last light Redux | 2014 | 4A Games | Deep Silver | Recommended | Contains no Woke content. |
43 | Metro Exodus | 2019 | 4A Games | Deep Silver | Not Recommended | Contains overtly pro-DEI messaging. Features multiple female front-line combatants, two of whom are also leader figures. https://steamcommunity.com/groups/Woke_Content_Detector/discussions/1/601894472784125673/ |
44 | Terraria | 2011 | Re-Logic | Re-Logic | Not Recommended | Contains overtly pro-LGBTQ+ messaging. Update 1.4.5 includes a retroactive removal of sex selection from the character creation menu. https://steamcommunity.com/groups/Woke_Content_Detector/discussions/1/4297069816684448270/ |
45 | Sid Meier’s Civilization VI | 2016 | Firaxis Games, Aspyr (Mac), Aspyr (Linux) | 2K, Aspyr (Mac), Aspyr (Linux) | Not Recommended | Contains overtly pro-DEI messaging. Contains overtly pro-climate action messaging. Race swapped Suleiman and added historically unimportant female leaders. Global warming and carbon capture mechanics. |
46 | Sid Meier’s Civilization V | 2010 | Firaxis Games, Aspyr (Mac), Aspyr (Linux) | 2K, Aspyr (Mac), Aspyr (Linux) | Recommended | Contains no Woke content. |
47 | Team Fortress 2 | 2007 | Valve | Valve | Not Recommended | Contains overtly pro-LGBTQ+ messaging. 'Major League Mayhem: Übercharged Charity Tournament,' a community event raising money for The Trevor Project, was featured in an official game announcement in August 2024. |
48 | Alien Swarm | 2010 | Valve | Valve | Recommended | Contains no Woke content. |
49 | The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 2015 | CD PROJEKT RED | CD PROJEKT RED | Informational | Contains subtly pro-LGBTQ+ messaging. Several minor characters provide exposition regarding their experiences as homosexual individuals. This exposition includes light social commentary. |
50 | The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings Enhanced | 2011 | CD PROJEKT RED | CD PROJEKT RED, 1C-SoftClub | Recommended | Contains no Woke content. |
51 | The Witcher Enhanced Edition Director’s Cut | 2008 | CD PROJEKT RED | CD PROJEKT RED, 1C-SoftClub | Recommended | Contains no Woke content. |
52 | Subnautica | 2018 | Unknown Worlds Entertainment | Unknown Worlds Entertainment | Informational | Contains subtly anti-gun and subtly pro-LGBTQ+ messaging. The game's director has stated he chose not to put guns in this game as 'one vote toward a world with less guns.' The databank titled "Relationship Contract Legal Recording" is a conversation between two lesbians where one breaks up with the other. |
53 | Ultratron | 2013 | Puppygames | Puppygames | Recommended | Contains no Woke content. |
54 | Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice | 2019 | FromSoftware | Activision (Excluding Japan and Asia), FromSoftware (Japan), 方块游戏 (Asia) | Recommended | Contains no Woke content. |
55 | Dark Souls Remastered | 2018 | QLOC | FromSoftware, Inc, Bandai Namco Entertainment | Informational | Contains subtly pro-LGBTQ+ messaging. The boss character Gwyndolin was born a male but raised as a female and given clothes and a magic ring to help him act like a female. |
56 | Dark Souls II | 2014 | FromSoftware, Inc | BANDAI NAMCO Entertainment, FromSoftware, Inc | Informational | Contains subtly pro-LGBTQ+ messaging. There is a gender swap coffin in Things Betwixt that allows the player character to change back and forth between male and female. |
57 | Dark Souls II: Scholar of the First Sin | 2015 | FromSoftware, Inc | Bandai Namco Entertainment, FromSoftware, Inc | Informational | Contains subtly pro-LGBTQ+ messaging. There is a gender swap coffin in Things Betwixt that allows the player character to change back and forth between male and female. |
58 | Dark Souls III | 2016 | FromSoftware, Inc. | FromSoftware, Inc., Bandai Namco Entertainment | Informational | Contains subtly pro-LGBTQ+ messaging. The reversal ring allows the player character to perform the animations associated with the opposite biological sex. |
59 | Helldivers II | 2024 | Arrowhead Game Studios | PlayStation PC LLC | Informational | Contains subtly pro-LGBTQ+ messaging. Contains subtly pro-DEI messaging. No clear distinction between male or female aside from voice options. The intro notably features a mixed race family. |
60 | Counter-Strike 2 | 2012 | Valve | Valve | Not Recommended | Contains overtly pro-DEI messaging. Features multiple female agent skins, including a female Navy Seal and female SWAT officers. Vypa is more muscular than most male operators. |
61 | Cyberpunk 2077 | 2020 | CD PROJEKT RED | CD PROJEKT RED | Not Recommended | Contains overtly pro-LGBTQ+ messaging. Contains overtly pro-Transhumanism messaging. Features a Trans character and flag. Uses body types instead of biological sex. Body modification encouraged. |
62 | Left 4 Dead | 2008 | Valve | Valve | Recommended | Contains no Woke content. |
63 | Left 4 Dead 2 | 2009 | Valve | Valve | Recommended | Contains no Woke content. |
64 | Final Fantasy VII | 2013 | Square Enix | Square Enix | Informational | Contains subtly pro-LGBTQ+ messaging. Contains subtly pro-climate action messaging. Forced cross-dressing. You start the game working for an ecoterrorism group. |
65 | Final Fantasy IX | 2016 | Square Enix | Square Enix | Informational | Contains LGBTQ+ themes with no specific message. The playable character Quina is of an ambiguous gender and is referred to using s/he. The signifier used for this character varies by localization. |
66 | Final Fantasy VI | 2022 | Square Enix | Square Enix | Recommended | Contains no Woke content. |
67 | Final Fantasy V | 2021 | Square Enix | Square Enix | Informational | Contains subtly pro-LGBTQ+ messaging. One of the main characters regularly engages in cross-dressing. |
68 | Final Fantasy IV | 2021 | Square Enix | Square Enix | Informational | Contains subtly pro-LGBTQ+ and subtly pro-DEI messaging. See the full review for spoilers. |
69 | Final Fantasy XIII | 2014 | Square Enix | Square Enix | Recommended | Contains no Woke content. |
70 | Dominion | 2024 | Temple Gates Games | Temple Gates Games | Recommended | Contains no Woke content. |
71 | Deus Ex: Human Revolution Director’s Cut | 2013 | Eidos Montreal | Eidos Interactive Corp. | Informational | Contains subtly pro-Transhumanism and subtly pro-climate action messaging. The player character is biomechanically augmented, which is a major part of gameplay. Panchaea is a climate action project. |
72 | Warframe | 2013 | Digital Extremes | Digital Extremes | Not Recommended | Contains overtly pro-LGBTQ+ messaging. Various pride flag items. |
73 | Black Desert | 2017 | Pearl Abyss | Pearl Abyss | Informational | Contains subtly pro-LGBTQ+ messaging. Homosexual romance options. |
74 | Crysis Warhead | 2008 | Crytek | Electronic Arts | Recommended | Contains no Woke content. |
75 | Crysis 2 Maximum Edition | 2011 | Crytek Studios | Electronic Arts | Recommended | Contains no Woke content. |
76 | Command and Conquer Red Alert 3 | 2008 | EA Los Angeles | Electronic Arts | Recommended | Contains no Woke content. |
77 | Command and Conquer 3 Tiberium Wars | 2007 | EA Los Angeles | Electronic Arts | Recommended | Contains no Woke content. |
78 | Command and Conquer 3: Kane’s Wrath | 2009 | EA Los Angeles | Electronic Arts | Recommended | Contains no Woke content. |
79 | Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3 - Uprising | 2009 | EA Los Angeles | Electronic Arts | Recommended | Contains no Woke content. |
80 | Castle Crashers | 2012 | The Behemoth | The Behemoth | Informational | Contains subtly pro-LGBTQ+ and subtly pro-DEI messaging. According to The Behemoth's official account on X, 'the gender of all the knights is up to the interpretation of the player'. https://steamcommunity.com/groups/Woke_Content_Detector/discussions/1/601892644808855061/ |
81 | Battleblock Theater | 2014 | The Behemoth | The Behemoth | Recommended | Contains no Woke content. |
82 | Final Fantasy III | 2021 | Square Enix | Square Enix | Recommended | Contains no Woke content. |
83 | Final Fantasy II | 2021 | Square Enix | Square Enix | Recommended | Contains no Woke content. |
84 | Final Fantasy VII Remake Intergrade | 2022 | Square Enix | Square Enix | Informational | Contains subtly pro-LGBTQ+ messaging. Contains subtly pro-climate action messaging. Forced cross-dressing and dancing with a sexually suggestive minor, male character. Forced ecoterrorism. |
85 | Crisis Core Final Fantasy VII Reunion | 2022 | Square Enix, TOSE CO., LTD. | Square Enix | Recommended | Contains no Woke content. |
86 | Lies of P | 2023 | NEOWIZ | NEOWIZ | Recommended | Contains no Woke content. |
87 | Hollow Knight | 2017 | Team Cherry | Team Cherry | Informational | Contains subtly pro-LGBTQ+ messaging. The npc Cloth is revealed to be a lesbian. An achievement called Happy Couple involves the nailsmith becoming a male model for the npc Sheo. |
88 | Portal | 2007 | Valve | Valve | Recommended | Contains no Woke content. |
89 | Portal 2 | 2011 | Valve | Valve | Informational | Contains subtly anti-patriarchy messaging. All male characters are portrayed negatively and as less competent than the female characters. |
90 | Sticky Business | 2023 | Spellgarden Games | Assemble Entertainment | Not Recommended | Contains overtly pro-LGBTQ+ messaging. Many pride flags are available as stickers. |
91 | Enshrouded | 2024 | Keen Games GmbH | Keen Games GmbH | Informational | Contains subtly pro-LGBTQ+ messaging. The character creation menu uses unlabeled presets instead of a clear distinction between male and female. |
92 | Raft | 2022 | Redbeet Interactive | Axolot Games | Not Recommended | Contains overtly pro-climate action messaging. See the full review for spoilers: https://steamcommunity.com/groups/Woke_Content_Detector/discussions/1/6330466898351827754/ |
93 | Monster Hunter: World | 2018 | CAPCOM Co., Ltd. | CAPCOM Co., Ltd. | Recommended | Contains no Woke content. |
94 | Dragon Ball Xenoverse | 2015 | DIMPS | Bandai Namco Entertainment | Recommended | Contains no Woke content. |
95 | Bioshock Infinite | 2013 | Irrational Games, Virtual Programming (Linux) | 2K | Not Recommended | Contains overtly anti-western society and overtly pro-DEI messaging. Colombia's residents are hyper-exaggerated, racist caricatures of 19th century Americans. Heavy social commentary on racism. |
96 | Bioshock | 2007 | 2K Boston, 2K Australia | 2K | Informational | Contains LGBTQ+ messaging. According to creative director Ken Levine, the minor npc Sander Cohen is gay. In-game audio logs allude to possible homosexual interactions. Pro- or anti- is unclear. |
97 | Bioshock Remastered | 2016 | 2K Boston, 2K Australia, Blind Squirrel, Feral Interactive (Mac) | 2K, Feral Interactive (Mac) | Informational | Contains LGBTQ+ messaging. According to creative director Ken Levine, the minor npc Sander Cohen is gay. In-game audio logs allude to possible homosexual interactions. Pro- or anti- is unclear. |
98 | Bioshock 2 | 2010 | 2K Marin, 2K China, Digital Extremes, 2K Australia | 2K | Recommended | Contains no Woke content. |
99 | Bioshock 2 Remastered | 2016 | 2K Marin, 2K China, Digital Extremes, 2K Australia, Blind Squirrel, Feral Interactive (Mac) | 2K, Feral Interactive (Mac) | Recommended | Contains no Woke content. |
100 | Amnesia: The Dark Descent | 2010 | Frictional Games | Frictional Games | Recommended | Contains no Woke content. |