Survey - Acceptance of gay male culture in video games

Survey - Acceptance of gay male culture in video games .
(Sample: 104 Biological male game player)

Baldurs gate 3	3
stardew valley	2
Cyberpunk 2077	2
World of Warcraft	1
Witcher 3	1
The last of us	1
Stick Shift, Hades, Mass Effect, Mass Effect 2, Mass Effect 3, Dragon Age, Dragon Age 2, Dragon Age 3, Baldur’s Gate 3,	1
Mass Effect series (trilogy + Andromeda), Dragon Age Origins, Cyberpunk 2077, Star Wars: The Old Republic, Fallout 4	1
Mass Effect 3, The Last of Us, Hades, Undertale, The Sims	1
Mass Effect	1
League of legends, life is strange, assassin's creed, cyberpunk 2077, grand theft auto	1
Last one was Baldurs Gate 3.	1
I guess “culture” is kind of a stopping point here: there aren’t a lot of games that explicitly center queer experiences. There aren’t even many games that just have normal depictions of gay characters	1
Hades, Stardew Valley, Divinity: Original Sin, Mass Effect, Fire Emblem: Three Houses, Dream Daddy, Monster Prom	1
Hades, Mass Effect series, Dragon Age Inquisition	1
Hadès	1
Fallout 4, GTA, Baldurs Gate 3,	1
dream daddy is the only one I can think of	1
Dream Daddy	1
Dragon Age: Origins, Dragon Age: Inquisition, Mass Effect 3	1
Dragon Age: Origins	1
Dragon age, mass effect, Baldur’s gate 3, gone home,	1
Dragon Age Inquisition, Mass Effect Series	1
Divinity 2, Baldur's Gate 3, Assassin's Creed Odyssey, Dragon Age, Cyberpunk 2077, Mass Effect,	1
Disco Elysium, GTA IV	1
Cyberpunk 2077, witcher, GTA, persona	1
Cyberpunk	1
BG3	1
Baulder's Gate 3, Mass Effect, Cyberpunk 2077	1
Baldur’s gate 3, Divinity original sin 2	1
Baldurs gate, starfield.	1
Baldurs gate 3, pathfinder, mass effect, DA origins, last of us	1
baldurs gate 3, 2, 1	1
Baldur's Gate 3, Stardew Valley	1
Baldur's Gate 3, idk for the rest. I don't select specificly on that topic.	1
Assassin's Creed Odyssey	1

dream daddy	2
Stick Shift, Hades, Mass Effect, Mass Effect 2, Mass Effect 3, Dragon Age, Dragon Age 2, Dragon Age 3, Baldur’s Gate 3	1
Stardew Valley	1
Same as the last answer.	1
Only games where you get to make your own character & pursue a romance with another male character.	1
Most of the already listed games allow the player to choose their orientation. The only one with a stablished gay player character is Dream Daddy	1
Mass Effect (optional)	1
Mass Effect (although homosexuality is a choice, not the default)	1
Dragon Age Inquisition and the Mass Effect Series (player chooses their protagonists orientation), The Last of Us 2	1
Cyberpunk 2077 is the only one I can think of but I'm sure there's more (and needs to be)	1
Cyberpunk	1
BG3	1
Bg3 Tlou	1
Baldurs Gate 3, Fallout 4,	1

Could you please tell me why? (Optional)

It's just characters, I don't feel the shown content makes much difference either way. To add, If anything they appear very masculine which is fine to me, I'm guessing given context they are homosexual, that's fine with me too.

beards = hell yes

The artwork isn't impressive

They look very oversexualised, I am generally uncomfortable with this for either sexes in games but more-so this as it's not my personal orientation. I do not think it's wrong for the game to exist, but I personally would be uncomfortable playing it

because things like sexuality don't really matter in a game as long as they serve the story. Gratuitous sex, either hetero or homo, just for the sake of sex is probably not a good idea unless it's an erotic game.

They're all clothed (although they are all physically very fit, and so there is a lack of inclusivity)

Just seems to be standardized game art

The design doesn't really matter. They're all depictions of men and do not necessarily convey another message other than that.

I just see art work of 3 guys, nothing really to just or be uncomfortable with.

Why are the images acceptable? You need me connect for this question, but if I understand correctly, the characters are not sexualized to me so there is nothing to feel uncomfortable or not.

Standalone depictions of implied homosexual male characters don't really bother me. I mostly don't trust narrative designers who gravitate towards writing this content to make something that I would enjoy.

There's nothing sexual about them.

It’s a couple of strong dudes looking rad. What’s there to be uncomfortable about?

It’s just 3 buff guys. I don’t see an issue? This survey is so weird

I believe that "sexy" characters are totally fine and good as long as it is for male characters as well as female ones.

Not a big deal, who cares?

Everyone looks like they're on a beach vacation more than a dating sim right out the gate

They just look like normal characters. I’m not into muscly aesthetics on men or women but the characters do look typical for games.

They don't represent males correctly, not enough variation

It’s just art

Nothing wrong with some hot guys

I didn't have an option for just not particularly bothering or interesting me.

I can tell by the artstyle that this game is not something I would be interested in, however the I think that such artstyle by itself is totally acceptable and works to attract the target audience

They just huge men. Nothing wrong with that

Just 3 gigantic buff dudes. Obviously pushing a stereotype.

Couldn’t find anything wrong.maybe not my favorite personal style but looks good

Just some guys on a beach. Sure ai can tell it's got homosexual overtones but it's nothing shocking

No penis in picture (?)

I never Seen it

Don't like the design

Looks good if a bit generic

they are as hulking as space marines, overtly muscular which is just the same as overly exposed females - It's not morally wrong in my opinion, but since I am straight, I won't be interested in it for obvious reasons!

It's just guys

I don't see any issues.

It's just attractive people, I see no problem with that, neither homosexual context in these images

doesn't look particularly gay to me...? Just a bunch of muscular guys

It's just 3 guys in beach attire, nothing uncomfortable about it. One on the far right looks like Reinhardt from Overwatch is having a beach day

Look like idiots (body builders)

They're just exaggerated buff guys

Look - if the game's good, idc that some1's gay. Don't make the game about being gay and doing gay stuff in the first place. I don't enjoy seeing gay shit so ofc i ain't gonna play a game that's all about that. It's much like seeing shit about the tough life in the hood. I get enough of that looking out the window, I don't need to get more of that shoved in my face when I'm trying to relax. But if I play some sci-fi base building game and one of the characters has some gay lines, that's fine, we good.

It's just buff men in a variety of outfits

The art work is fine. It’s just 4 clothed men. Half naked men are not an issue to anyone except children. If there is an issue due to homosexuality it’ll be because of the story itself, not the artwork.

no objections

Doesn’t come off as porn, I don’t mind if it’s gay.

I have no idea what Dead Dating is.

bulgy crotch

Clothed.

There's nothing pornographic involved. Honestly, my issue is when any sort of sexual encounter in a video game starts to look like pornography, no matter the gender identity of the people involved.

I like characters that look like people or look interesting, not roided monsters with a dead-pan stare. Them being homosexual, or not, doesn't matter.

These seem like typical cheesecake characters as you’d find in any dating videogame

More of a thing of I don't feel uncomfortable. The clothing is totally normal acceptable clothing.

I mean, it's just art? What'd be wrong with it?

Why is it acceptable??? Why not...

Seems reasonable though unrealistic

I am not a homosexual so I do not seek out homosexual relationships within games, most of the time this is because there are other relationships that feel more appealing to me.

They just look like big dudes?

no

characters are fully clothed, just look like normal dudes

Doesn't seem to be overly sexualized

Why not?

Because there was nothing wrong with the images

With cloth seems just normal

why not

Could you please tell me why? (Optional)

I just see different characters

I like the level of diversity in types and the art reminds me of a friend's artwork

love the style

This is more toned down, and typical of what I would expect from a more "classy" dating sim

I'm guessing because the premise of the game is to date dads, so they SHOULD look sexy

A much more diverse group of people

Seems to be standard game art

Looks like a cute indie game.

Humans are different. Looks alone do not describe a person, but even if they do that is their choice to make.

Wasn't bothered by the Bara dating sim, and I remember this one as being more oriented towards the female gaze anyways.

Does not appear to encourage degeneracy.

It’s nice art

Same reason as before.

Again, it’s just whatever. Most media depicts idealized bodies of some kind, why not a bunch of hot dads? It doesn’t have to appeal directly to me to be “acceptable”

Easy cutesy anime adjacent art style

Again, they look like normal characters to me

There are different types of male characters in the image

Still just art of some dudes

Why not?

These dudes seem more like real people.

I can tell by the artstyle that this game is not something I would be interested in, however the I think that such artstyle by itself is totally acceptable and works to attract the target audience

Same, but not huge

It’s more realistic than the first

Same as before, looks good, doesn’t make me uncomfortable

Just looks like a bunch of men lined up

I never seen it.

Hate it

Cartoony and characterising

Diversity!

It's just men

Same as last answer.

Center character is too stereotypical gay, and pink colour and effects on the sides make it even worse

I'm still not feeling 'gay' vibes. They're all dressed, for example. There are no men holding hands etc.

Again just a group of men

They're just guys that are dads

Nice linework, this is kinda on the edge of being hella gay, but good overall.

It's just various men

Same as last

no objections- I like the art style

No porn. Gay is okay

I have no idea what Dream Daddy is.

SFW

Just normal looking

Solid character designs. Lots of diversity! 10/10

They look fun and/or pleasant with a lot of personality.

Same as my last answer

They look like people. And people don't make me uncomfortable

Again, it's just art. Why would I have a problem with an art style and how does that pertain to homosexuality in games?

I don't care about their look

Nothing particularly out of the ordinary for male characters, other than their jacked size

I am okay with these games existing but I would not seek them out.

They look like dudes who went through a Twitter PR filter.

kid

no

characters are fully clothed, look like normal dudes

I've got this game in my library.

Again, nothing wrong here.

With cloth no special feel

why not

Could you please tell me why? (Optional)

Depending on audience, I could see this being a problem due to the nudity. Besides that I have no issues with the characters and if I were expecting it I would have no issue.

because I'm guessing it's a homosexual erotic game (not for me, as I'm straight), but then the target audience expects gay sexy men

Lots of skin suggesting gay sexuality which I don't agree with

The overall mood conveys an atmosphere of homosexuality which is my disinterest.

Looks like a funny adult cartoon series.

I have no interest in seeing sexualized imagery of males.

Just looks like a bunch of shirtless dudes

Clearly suggestive.

Mostly naked men + suggestive title = probably not a game I want to play with my siblings (With whom I primarily game, even with single player titles.).

I want to look like most of them

ewds are cool.

Same answer as before, I just don’t personally care. If they need to depict a bunch of hot greasy dudes to tell the story they want to tell, then that’s what they need

The top image should be on the store page but not in the box art personal feeling is suggestive stuff should be hinted in the title, cast lineup should tell you who it's gonna focus on, but the store page is where the Spicer images and descriptions should live

They also look normal to me, and I didn’t know this game existed, intrigued to try it!

I suppose this just represents the types of game

Feels excessively serialized

It's just men.

Although pretty naked looking they also look like regular, physically attractive dudes.

Same as the last two examples

Now they are naked. So it's like more noticeable homo theme

Decently representative of society

Same as previous 2

Partial nudity and the name of the game make it obvious to me I'm not interested but if I see this In a list of games, I'll just pass it

I never seen it.

Hate it

Those are just people

Regardless of gender, I don't really like sexual situations explicitly depicted in game. These half naked men fall in that category to me, same as a half naked woman would. It is a matter of the context of the depiction more than of the depiction itself, as I don't mind other games with half naked people, such as God Of War.

The top image is men without shirts, clearly aiming for sex appeal. Again, straight male, if I play a game of sexual/romantic nature, I won't pick out gay ones!

It's just men

Same as last answer.

ok so this one is clearly gay, lol

I live by a beach, would be a difficult life if I was made uncomfortable by topless guys. Artworks fine

They're just guys with their shirt off

They're all shirtless dudes, I'm not about all of that.

Looks like a dating game, or a game with a slightly more humorous approach. It's just guys and a tongue in cheek name.

As said previously, half naked men doesn’t make any men uncomfortable, homophobic or not. Only potentially people with body issues will be affected by it

no objections

Getting kind of frisky

I have no idea what that is.

NSFW

Just dudes

It's a porn game.

Honestly these are acceptable but like in a boring way.

Stale artstyle. Not as roided as the previous one but very chiseled and monotone.

I’d have the same response if they were women, don’t play sex games.

geh

Same as my last answer

It gives more overtly sexual vibes than the others. But I have no problem with the existence of games of a sexual nature.

It's just art????

Same, I don't care???

Touching

no

i wouldn't play this game, but the art is not explicit

Overly sexualized

Why not?

Just normal gay males.

A bit too much nude

naked not so good

Could you please tell me why? (Optional)

That looks cool

These characters are no different than standard fighting game characters

No logic behind this but for some reason the anime art style makes it less uncomfortable than some of the others

I assume a fighting game and it's common for the dudes to be jacked and show off their muscles.

It has the anime style found in many games and animations

Again very standard game art and although there is some skin showing it's part of an outfit and not showing for the sake of it

Absolutely cool and conventional.

Just looks like a manga comic/movie/game

It's not my style, but not sometime I would actively avoid.

Fine with everything so far, but don't really play Anime games enough to have any connotations about the art style.

Looks like a fighting game, kind of sus since the center guy is smaller though.

Cool fighting dudes. What’s there to be uncomfortable about?

It’s got a nice style

I have no issue with sexualized males, cause I like sexualized females and do not discriminate. Sexy dudes look cool anyway.

Honestly it’s no worse than any female depiction from like the ps2 era. And honestly I would feel less weird about it if someone caught me playing it

Look like normal characters to me

Too exaggerated. I also don't like anime style. But hot guys are fine.

They all look different.

You get the idea

Not naked. Appearance doesnt imply homosectuality

Anime, so indifferent

Same as before

One of the dudes has a really gay outfit but honestly some mangas are "gayer" than this without being gay mangas. Just a bit too much testosterone

I never seen it.

Hate it

They’re quite attractive

Anime :v

It's just men

Same as last answer.

It looks very stylized, and this may include female charaters with same level of sexualization

looks like a typical Japanese anime cover

This just looks like the main cast of an Anime

People are not consumables

It's your average skimpy fantasy game armour but as modern clothes

Looks like some japanese shit, they're weird like that so we good.

It's just guys.

no objectiosn

Anime sexualization

I have no idea what that is.

bulgy crotch

There's definitely a bulge there

Seems like a fighting game.

Honestly it's that the anime art style makes them look too young.

Very anime, which is a style of art for men where this is more common.

Same as my last answer though that Kingdom Hearts lookin dude is kinda goofy

Anime

Same as the last 3

It's just art, though the one guy's hand looks a bit funky.

looks plastic.

no

generic fighting game dudes

Why not?

Still seems fine.

This no cloth rate is fine

why not

Could you please tell me why? (Optional)

Not my taste but I see no issues with it

not a fan of animal people

I am extremely uncomfortable with the animal / human mixture of this one, it see it as very unnatural and unsettling

again, I'm guessing it's a homoerotic game, so is on par with the genre, albeit not something I'd play

Not the kind of game I personally would want to play I think the character art is a bit too out there for me

Some of the characters are dressed weirdly.

Characters’ torsos are too long

Too much implication of sexuality.

Tame by furry standards

Clearly a degen fan service game.

the artist is pretty clearly going for a sexually suggestive style that I do not care for. Open displays of sexuality by men like that are unacceptable in my eyes, be they straight or otherwise.

Furry stuff a bit odd

Same reasons, really. I fully support characters being hot and sexy and that can mean male characters as well.

These ones just looked like regular dudes. If the game wasn’t called banana ranch, I might not have even guessed it was gay!

Bit fucking weird

Again, they look like normal characters

Anthropomorphic characters

Nothing wrong here.

Looks geared toward being an erotic game but there is design diversity.

Furry is where I draw the line

I guess in previous questions I should've use "sexual intent" instead of "homosectuality"

Same as before

One half naked dude is out of place but whatever, it doesn't reference sex directly

I never seen it.

Hate it

The centaurs are scary

The centaur people make this really awkward.

I don't know, the furry ones unnerve me, too many uncanny encounters

It's just men?

Same as last answer.

i mean..it's comical so I might find the game interesting. but I'd be embarrassed if someone walked in and saw me playing it, lol!

The artwork suggests the game would be sexualized content between animal people, that's not something I enjoy regardless of gender or sexualities so not really going to seek out a game where that seems to be the main content.

Cat ears and furries

Kill that with heavenly fire

It looks like artwork for a slightly more NSFW type dating sim. I'd expect to see sheep-twinks and bondage horse-men. The sheep twink is cute by the way.

ok this one is a bit weird lol but I'm not disgusted or anything

Odd looking, and the suits make the men look feminine

NSFW

Furries

Do you fuck horses in this game??

Honestly not here for the anime. Also some of them look way too young.

A game which I have no interest in, makes the art very silly and blatantly intentional what their aim is.

Furry

furries

Same etc

Same as the last 4. Although it looks generally less good from an art perspective. Weird gradient of colour between man and horse, the lines on the topless guy on the left look a bit lacklustre.

Anthropomorphism in sexually charged content makes me feel uncomfortable

I think my tastes, straight or gay relationships, when it starts getting too much into the animal bodies like this game, is too much. Like if they had just some ears and a tail, sure, but the full horse body is just a bit weird to me. I saw Mr. Hands when I was a teen and I haven't been the same since.

A little bit generic but still all good.

Avoid furries by all means, that's for weirdos

Quite creepy

furry/beastiality adjacent

no

bordering on pornographic

It's ok.

Edgy but fine.

Trend to upacceptable, i dont like nude plus animal

naked

The questions and answers in this questionnaire were designed specifically for my research purposes.