History LGBTFanbase / VideoGames

* ''VideoGame/StardewValley'' has a substantial LGBT fanbase for its inclusion of various [[RomanceSidequest romance-able love interests]], all of which can be romanced by a player character of any gender. A few of them even mention, should the player character be the same gender as they are, that [[ClosetKey they've never felt this way about a member of their own gender before]].

** For bisexual and gay men, the most popular bachelor by a country mile seems to be [[LoveableJock Alex]], which [[GayGuySeeksPopularJock nshouldn't be that surprising for the]] GenreSavvy. While criticized by girl players for his casual sexism in a female romance, these same players have praised the writing of Alex's ''male'' romance arc, which sees him undergoing a journey of overcoming his toxic masculinity and internalized homophobia and gradually realizing he isn't heterosexual.

** ''VideoGame/Splatoon3'' gives the appearance of Super Jumping right out of the closet from the word "go" with its character select screen [[GenderInclusiveWriting asking for a "style" rather than a gender]], much like ''VideoGame/AnimalCrossingNewHorizons'' before it. It also helps that the game's primary ink colors of [[YellowPurpleContrast purple and yellow]] also heavily resemble the nonbinary flag, and the haircuts and legwear are now unisex. Lastly, Shiver, one of the main hosts, has a very androgynous appearance that doesn't make it obvious that she's a girl.

** This is also true with Inari in ''VideoGame/StoryOfSeasonsTrioOfTowns'', who has a later update allowed the player to have a child with Inari as well.

** The main Mineral Town love interests (and subsequently their ''64'' counterparts) all have varying degrees of fanbases, however Gray has the largest due to his AmbiguouslyBi nature (mainly, his indecisive embarrassed reaction to being shown a Blue Feather in ''VideoGame/HarvestMoonFriendsOfMineralTown''). This fanbase got larger after ''VideoGame/StoryOfSeasonsFriendsOfMineralTown'' made them [[GayOption all bisexual]].
** Nami and Muffy from ''VideoGame/HarvestMoonAWonderfulLife'' are popular amongst queer women. Nami because of her tomboyish nature and Muffy because fans like to "save her" from her decades-long string of bad boyfriends by giving her a girlfriend. Incidentally, Nami and Muffy are often shipped together.

** HeterosexualLifePartners Ken and Ryu get the most fan works, but there's also plenty [[RuleThirtyFour rule #34]] of Zangief. You can expect to find bara-style art of almost any male character, given that most of them are muscular and often shirtless.
** Blanka gets quite a lot, too.

** ''VideoGame/PokemonScarletAndViolet'': Quaquaval, the final evolution of Quaxly, has seemingly become popular amongst gay men due to its character design, which is based on carnival dancers from Rio De Janiero. Many memes sprouted from this alongside jokes about Quaquaval being CampGay due to its flamboyant design and heavy male ratio with another joke saying that Quaquaval can only attract Pokémon of the same gender to it.