“It was really important to us, especially in the current political climate, to put this in the game.”

Blobun is an indie puzzle game currently making waves on social media thanks to a joke setting that eliminates its lesbian content. The problem? Blobun protagonist Stephanie is gay, so flipping the so-called “lesbian toggle” in the options menu removes her from the game and renders it totally unplayable.

  • don@lemm.eeEnglish
    581·
    1 day ago

    Bwahaha that’s hilarious, well done team!

    “I just wanna play the fuckin game without all this gay lesbian shit!”

    [finds toggle]

    “Oh sweet, they put a toggle so I can play without weirdass sex preferences shoved down my throat! Thanks, bros!”

    [many frustrations later]

    “FUUUUUUUUUUUUCK!”

    devs: 🤭 anime comically evil “huhuhuuuuu!”

      • 𝕯𝖎𝖕𝖘𝖍𝖎𝖙⚧ [She/Her]@lemm.eeEnglish
        201·
        16 hours ago

        Steam has a big problem when it comes to homophobia (and Transphobia) which Valve refuse to moderate, so no I don’t agree whatsoever. Developers can and should make their games and communities as unfriendly to homophobic and transphobic people as possible.

      • Norah (pup/it/she)@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish
        18·
        1 day ago

        I don’t think it’s okay to call someone out for finding “gay haters everywhere” when it comes to a community that can be as toxic as gamers. This reminds me of all the toxic Steam forum posts about Webfishing not having a straight tag. It’s not like you have to invent these people, even if this particular thread doesn’t (yet) have them.