video games

video games

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Animal Crossing FOMO? Here’s How to Start Playing Video Games!

If, like me, you’re planning to keep social distancing for the foreseeable future, maybe you should pick up video gaming for socialization and for fun!

Heather Hogan —

May 7, 2020

online dating

video games

lesbian dating apps

IRL Dating Is Canceled, but Animal Crossing Is Perfect for Cute Queer Dates

Sweetly enough, it’s possible to have a shocking number of cute ass dates on Animal Crossing. I’m lucky to be quarantined with my girlfriend, but we’re running low on date…

Rachel —

Apr 21, 2020

Lists/Top 10s

mental health

geekery

Animal Crossing: New Horizons and 15 Other Anxiety-Busting Video Games

No time like the present to build an adorable civilization from the ground up!

Heather Hogan —

Mar 23, 2020

video games

geekery

“Untitled Goose Game” Is an Adorable Fifteen-Dollar F*ck You To Authority

HONK!!!!!

Heather Hogan —

Oct 1, 2019

butch

gaming

first person

How My Badass Butch Skyrim Character Saved My Life

In the mirror, I saw a scrawny, hollow-eyed girl dressed in ill-fitting boys’ clothes, a parody of a parody of masculinity. But in the screen, I saw myself made strong,…

Rae Nieves —

May 2, 2019

game review

video games

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“Assassin’s Creed Odyssey” Forced My Lesbian Xena to Have Sex With a Man and Have His Baby and YIKES

Legacy of the First Blade is one of the most egregious lesbian storylines I’ve ever seen.

Heather Hogan —

Feb 25, 2019

game review

video games

geekery

“Donut County” Is a Perfect Game For People Who Need a Break From Their Rage

I don’t need another anger hobby, I have Twitter. Give me easy games, bud. That’s what I want.

dufrau —

Oct 15, 2018

game review

video games

geekery

Don’t Let the Stick Figures Fool You, “West of Loathing” Is One of the Best RPGs I’ve Ever Played

“Maybe it’s my depression talking, but I think running errands is heroic.”

dufrau —

Jul 31, 2018

game review

video games

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“Detroit: Become Human” Mines Familiar Social Justice Stories for Empathy and Fails Miserably

It’s a really pretty game, though, and there’s a very good dog.

dufrau —

Jun 28, 2018

game review

video games

geekery

“Gorogoa” is a Gorgeous, Dreamy Puzzle Experience That’ll Let You Put Your Stress on Hold

This game was exactly what I needed: a couple of hours where my busy brain could focus on tangible puzzles with achievable solutions.

Jenna —

Jun 7, 2018

Lists/Top 10s

ranked by lesbianism

geekery

Mario Kart Characters Ranked in Terms of Queerness

I always played as Toad or Yoshi, which I didn’t know at the time was because I was gay! Or it turned me gay; it’s not clear which. Some Mario…

Abbie Jones —

May 28, 2018

game review

video games

geekery

“House Flipper” Gives You the Power to Live Your Wildest Real Estate Mogul Dreams

“It’s not even about fanciness or property ownership as much as it’s about imagining if my house could just be clean right now? It’s a powerful drug, let me tell…

dufrau —

May 24, 2018