I was incredibly excited to play the demo because the art style and atmosphere are exactly my type. However... I was deeply disappointed to see that the character creator is strictly binary. As a non-binary person, I don't feel comfortable being forced to choose between boy or girl because I am neither. Since this is still a demo, I really hope the dev team consider adding a non-binary (they/them) option for the full release. The non-binary community would love to feel included here, after all, this is clearly a queer-coded game and I think that'd be just fair, respectful and considerate.
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I'm really sad to hear you feel that way! Could you elaborate a bit more on what you would like to see? You do have the option to change pronouns. I could definitely add a gender neutral body-type, but that'd have to wait until the release of the full game, since redrawing all the assets will take time ^^
Hi, thanks for replying! Well, I downloaded the game and just saw that the player was supposed to play as a "boy" or a "girl", so I didn't feel like my existence was included there, since there was no other option. If I can change pronouns however, I may give it a shot! But the gender neutral body type is definitely something that I and probably other non-binary players would like! Like a body type that doesn't really reveal if the players has female or male body types it's usually safer for us! In my case, I always like to look quite androgynous and get really excited when a game allows me to be myself. I'd totally wait for the full release if that's the case!