Are these the gayest video games of all time?
Many video games — and not even ones with overt queer and trans inclusion — are showing more colors of the rainbow in their pixels and polygons.
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Video game culture tends to cater toward cis-het bros, many of whom post whiny complaints on social media when their games feature LGBTQ inclusion or use homophobic language in their gameplay. (Remember the gamer who offered a “But I’m from London” explanation to excuse the slur he dropped?)
But lately, many video games — and not even ones with overt queer and trans inclusion — are showing more colors of the rainbow in their pixels and polygons.
Check out these social posts naming the “gayest” video games and franchises — as praise and not a pejorative, as far as we can tell. As you’ll see below, one franchise in particular definitely takes the cake — and shows off cake.
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Animal Crossing
Animal Crossing is the gayest video game because all you do in it is gay activities. Dressing up, decorating, bug chasing. Gotta be the gayest game out there.—
ｆｏｒ ｓａｌｅ， ｂａｂｙ ｓｈｏｅｓ， ｎｅｖｅｒ ｗｏｒｎ．．． (@PlsWatchGundam) October 15, 2025
Danganronpa
Kingdom Come: Deliverance
Skate
Apex Legends
The sudden change to a Yaoi art style at 1:30 is sending me. We really do play the gayest video game. https://t.co/eDh7roJOX0—
Unaffordable Black-Pill Prescription PJ (@NOBODYcaresPJ) December 20, 2024
Tomb Raider
Yakuza
yakuza gotta be the gayest video game i have ever played https://t.co/PruDsrgJST—
Corrine//Constantine//Conner21
(@Constantinedumb) September 12, 2024
Devil May Care
DMC 5 is simoultaneously the gayest video game I’ve ever played, as well as the straightest. XD it’s so fucking good— CINEMAGEDDON WRESTLING
(@cinemageddon) March 27, 2024
Ace Attorney
Fortnite
Borderlands
happy gay month. here's one of the gayest video game franchises of all time. ilysm @Borderlands ty for being you
https://t.co/OzV2a6ZPLF— SpeakingLion (@speakinglions) June 1, 2023
The Legend of Zelda
Pac-Man
Which character is the gayest video game character of all time?
Pacman – who eats 200 balls each game.— HairyBearDoc (@themeabear2) September 2, 2023
Genital Jousting
Metal Gear Solid
The gayest video game ever made
There's gay sex on screen on the airplane scene, ocelot the favourite character is madly in love
Raikov and volgin
Snake doesn't like women and Eva betrays him cause she likes women also and was a spy because women bad https://t.co/7il2db8EbU— sonali(@totallynotju13) March 13, 2023
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