The following is a list of confirmed video games with gay, lesbian, bisexual, or transgender characters, including any others falling under the LGBT umbrella term, in the 2020s.
| Title | Character(s) | Classification | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bokuhime Project | Hiyu Shinosaki | Lesbian | Hiyu, a supporting character attending the same school as the protagonist, is attracted to women.[1] | |
| Bugsnax | Elizabert "Lizbert" Megafig | Lesbian | The missing explorer Grumpus named Elizabert "Lizbert" Megafig is in a relationship with the doctor Eggabell Batternugget.[2] Eggabell is voiced by bisexual voice actress Fryda Wolff. | |
| Eggabell Batternugget | ||||
| Snorpy Fizzlebean | Gay | Chandlo's boyfriend; doesn't realize the two have been dating for years. | ||
| Chandlo Funkbun | Bisexual | Snorpy's boyfriend; confirms their relationship with a kiss.[3] | ||
| Floofty Fizzlebean | Non-binary | Floofty is non-binary and uses they/them pronouns.[4] They are voiced by non-binary voice actor Casey Mongillo.[5] | ||
| Wiggle Wigglebottom | Pansexual | While never explicitly shown in the game, it was confirmed on the Bugsnax AMA that Wiggle is pan. | ||
| Player character | Non-binary (optional) | The Campaign mode offers four gender options for the player character: male, female, non-binary, and "classified."[6] Before the game's release, the non-binary option was absent from trailers and promotional screenshots, which was met with mixed reception.[7] | ||
| Cyberpunk 2077 | V | Transgender or non-binary (optional), Bisexual | The character creator allows V to be transgender or non-binary.[8] Male V can romance Kerry or Panam, while female V can romance Judy or River. | |
| Judy Alvarez | Lesbian | Judy can enter a relationship with V only if she has a feminine voice and body type. | ||
| Meredith Stout | Bisexual | Meredith can have a sexual encounter with V regardless of voice and body type. | ||
| Kerry Eurodyne | Bisexual | R. Talsorian Games, the creators of the tabletop RPG that the game's based on, confirmed on Twitter that Kerry is bisexual.[9] | ||
| Claire Russell | Transgender woman | Claire is stated to be trans in her in-game bio, and references having transition related surgery in a conversation scene. | ||
| Lena Dauman | Trans woman | A transgender woman, Lena is deadnamed and misgendered by the game's main character. The game's director apologized for the scene,[10] and an update to the game removed some, but not all, of the offending dialogue.[11] | ||
| Granblue Fantasy Versus | Ladiva | Trans woman | Ladiva is a wrestler, a "muscular fighter with a prominent goatee", and one of the game's multiple playable characters.[12] | |
| Katalina | Bisexual | Katalina is the loyal bodyguard of Lyria, one of the main characters of the series, and part of the default roster of playable characters. She shows affection and secretly harbors feelings for the character Vira, who is openly in love with Katalina.[13] | ||
| Cagliostro | Trans woman | Cagliostro is an alchemist born as a terminally ill boy, she built herself a healthy female body to live as and is one of the game's playable DLC characters.[14] [15] | ||
| Belial | Bisexual | Belial is one of the primary antagonists for the game and was introduced as a playable DLC character. He expresses direct attraction to both male and female characters in the game and makes frequent sexual passes at all characters.[16] | ||
| Yuel | Lesbian | Yuel was introduced as a playable DLC character and is a treasure hunter on a quest to revive her royal lineage. She is in a relationship with the non-playable character Societte,[17] who appears in her victory pose which is a recreation of their date scene from the original Granblue Fantasy.[18] | ||
| Hades | Zagreus | Bisexual or pansexual | Zagreus, the rebellious child of Hades, was described by the game's writer and designer Greg Kasavin to be "bisexual or pansexual" to fit with the game's Greek setting.[19] His romance options include the god of death Thanatos, and Megaera of the Fury Sisters, which he can pursue independently or romance at the same time, beginning a polyamorous relationship. In the game, Zagreus also seems to briefly flirt with Achilles once. | |
| Achilles | Gay or bisexual | Achilles and Patroclus are former lovers, separated by Hades in the Underworld.[20] | ||
| Patroclus | ||||
| Chaos | Non-binary | Chaos is non-binary and uses they/them pronouns.[21] | ||
| Mizuki Akiyama | Genderqueer | In flashbacks, Mizuki is shown with a boy's school uniform and shorter hair. In the present they have long hair and a girl's uniform. When pronouns are needed, they/them pronouns are used, and their gender on their profile is listed as "?".[22] | ||
| Haven | Yu | Gay or lesbian (optional) | The game's story is about a couple who flee their home because their society doesn't allow them to be together. As of the March 2022 "Couples Update", the protagonists, Yu and Kay, can be chosen to be in a heterosexual, lesbian or gay relationship.[23] | |
| Kay | ||||
| Legends of Runeterra | Leona | 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.[24] [25] The two also appear in promotional art for Riot Games' 2023 Pride Month Celebrations.[26] [27] | |
| Diana | ||||
| 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.[28] This has since been reinforced, with Riot's 2023 LGBT Pride Month content specifically highlighting the pair, alongside a selection of other confirmed LGBT characters. In the event's promotional art, Vi is shown wearing a lesbian flag pin. | ||
| Vi | ||||
| Neeko | Lesbian | Neeko was confirmed to be lesbian by the senior narrative writer, Matt Dunn when she was added to League of Legends in 2018.[29] This has since been reinforced by interactions in Legends of Runeterra, and her appearance in promotional material for Riot Games' 2023 Pride Month celebrations. | ||
| Nami | Bisexual | Nami, Tama, and Loto are in a polyamorous relationship. Their relationship was later confirmed by the game's narrative lead, Meaghan Bowe.[30] The three of them also appear in promotional material for Riot Games' 2023 Pride Month celebrations. | ||
| Tama | ||||
| Loto | ||||
| Varus/Valmar and Kai | Gay | Varus is a Darkin, a creature whose actual body is a weapon who can possess someone who attempts to wield it. Varus is not gay, but his host body was created when he attempted to possess two hunters, Valmar and Kai, simultaneously. The two hunters' love was strong enough to allow their conscience to be shared with the Darkin, with all three now controlling the body. A music video titled "As We Fall" detailing this event was released in 2017. | ||
| Twisted Fate | Pansexual | Devon Giehl, former creative designer and writer at Riot Games, revealed in 2018 that she had initially planned for Twisted Fate to have been in a relationship with his partner, Graves,[31] but these were never officially canonised at the time. However, the pair later appeared prominently in Riot Games' 2022 Pride celebrations.[32] During the event a story further highlighting their relationship was released.[33] In League of Legends | ||
| Legion Veteran | Gay | Legion Veteran's flavor text describes his husband's care returning him to health after almost losing his life in war.[34] | ||
| Tyari/The Traveler | Trans woman | Tyari was a Solari youth who, unsure in her future, sought the stars' guidance. Among them she saw an unfamiliar constellation and climbed Mount Targon in search of it. At the top she was judged worthy and ascended to become a Celestial, embodying the constellation she'd been following and became The Traveler. Tyari features throughout promotional art for Riot Games' 2023 Pride Celebrations. | ||
| Dess | Lesbian | Dess and Ada are Sentinels from the twin cities of Piltover and Zaun. They met in a bar between the two cities and their relationship sprung from there.[35] The two feature in promotional art for Riot Games' 2023 Pride Celebrations, and flirt and reaffirm their relationship in their voice lines. | ||
| Ada | ||||
| Shomi | Non-binary | Shomi is a Zaunite hoverboarder. They use they/them pronouns.[36] | ||
| Lani | Lesbian | Lani and Miel are Noxian weaponsmiths. The two are in a relationship, as revealed in their voicelines and interactions. | ||
| Miel | ||||
| Tauulo | Trans man | Tauulo is a Buhru cultist, worshipping the sea god Nagakabourus. His identity was implied in the bio released alongside him,[37] and confirmed by Legends of Runeterra writer, Ro Williams.[38] His artwork features tattoos reminiscent of mastectomy scars. | ||
| Chaska | Non-binary | Chaska is a shepherd and warrior. They use they/them pronouns.[39] | ||
| Janan | Lesbian | Janan is a huntress, joining fellow monster hunters after being widowed by the death of her wife, Laureen. | ||
| Dashing Dandy | Gay | Dashing Dandy's voice lines imply a crush on fellow pit fighter, Sett. He is also featured in promotional art for Riot Games' 2023 Pride Celebrations. | ||
| Our Life: Beginnings & Always | Jamie Last | Non-binary | Determined by the player, however, by default is non-binary and uses they/them pronouns. Can enter into a relationship with male characters regardless of gender identity. | |
| Pamela Last | Lesbian | Pamela and Noelani are a married couple. | ||
| Noelani Last | Bisexual | |||
| Cove Holden | Demisexual | Cove is demisexual and panromantic. Baxter and Derek are pansexual. All three characters can enter into a relationship with the player character regardless of gender identity.[40] | ||
| Derek Suarez | Pansexual | |||
| Baxter Ward | ||||
| Terry Brook | Transgender | Terry is a transgender man. | ||
| Please Be Happy | Miho | Lesbian | Miho, the main character, can romance either Juliet or Aspen.[41] | |
| Juliet | ||||
| Aspen | ||||
| Rosemary Reed / Lindsay | Lesbian | [42] | ||
| Spiritfarer | Summer | Lesbian | In life, Summer was married to Stella's Aunt Rose (Stella being the player character). As the player does favors for her, she goes more into detail about their relationship.[43] | |
| Keo Venzee | Non-binary | Keo uses they/them pronouns.[44] | ||
| Tell Me Why | Tyler Ronan | Trans man and pansexual | Tyler and his twin sister Alyson travel to their childhood home in Alaska and must come to terms with their childhood. The game will also deal with how Tyler, who has transitioned since leaving home, is being affected. Dontnod worked with GLAAD to help create the character.[45] Tyler can potentially start a relationship with Alyson's best friend Michael. | |
| Michael | Bisexual | |||
| The Last of Us Part II | Ellie | Lesbian | Ellie is one of the main characters and she is in a relationship with a woman named Dina. At the start of the game, it was revealed that Dina formerly dated Jesse.[46] | |
| Dina | Bisexual woman | |||
| Lev | Transgender man | Lev is trans and hunted by the Seraphites, who misgender and deadname him frequently. | ||
| VALORANT | Raze | Lesbian | Following the two characters flirting in in-game interactions, and allusions in the game's spin-off dating sim for April Fools,[47] the Valorant Twitter account confirmed the pair were in a relationship through a series of photos that culminated in the two sharing a kiss.[48] This was followed by the account tweeting 'nanobomb', the fan name for this ship.[49] The pair also featured on promotional art for Riot Games' 2023 Pride celebrations.[50] | |
| Killjoy | ||||
| Clove | Non-binary | Clove is a Scottish Radiant agent whose powers revolve around the edge of life and death. Their identity was explored in their release announcement.[51] They use they/them pronouns. | ||
| Vitamin Connection | Selenium | Non-binary | Selenium is referred as they/them in a tweet made by developer WayForward as well as in-game on the pause screen during Story 5.[52] | |
| 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.[53] |
