What's your gender?
- October 12, 2021
- ente
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Get on itch.io Store"What's Your Gender?" is a narrative-driven game that explores the concept of gender identity. Players interact with various characters and make choices that affect the protagonist's self-discovery journey. The game features mini-games to illustrate the challenges faced by non-binary and trans individuals in daily life.
Reviews
- The game provides a beautiful and calming environment, making it a pleasant experience for players exploring gender identity.
- It serves as an educational tool, offering clear definitions and insights into various gender-related terms, making it suitable for those new to the LGBTQ+ community.
- The interactive elements, particularly the pronoun room, allow players to engage with the content in a meaningful way, enhancing their understanding of gender expression.
- The game is very short, lasting only about 20 minutes, and lacks substantial content or gameplay, which may leave players wanting more.
- Many players found the navigation confusing and the overall experience to be shallow, with little to no character or plot development.
- Despite its educational intentions, some reviewers criticized it for being more of a glossary than a comprehensive exploration of gender identity, lacking depth and engagement.
- graphics7 mentions
- 29 % positive mentions
- 29 % neutral mentions
- 43 % negative mentions
The graphics of the game are characterized by a minimalistic and surreal art style reminiscent of Antichamber, appealing to those who appreciate abstract aesthetics and satire. Reviewers praise the simplistic yet effective visuals, which complement the game's themes and provide an engaging experience. Overall, the art style is seen as a strong point, enhancing the game's exploration of complex concepts like gender.
“Aesthetically, it looks identical to Antichamber, so if you're into that art style and like satire, I think you should give this game a chance.”
“I really liked the minimalistic art style and use of music.”
“However, the art style is where all similarities end.”
“Very informational with a simplistic and direct art style.”
“So I found this game which looked a lot like Antichamber in its art style and is on sale.”
- story5 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- 40 % neutral mentions
- 60 % negative mentions
The game's story is largely criticized for its absence, with many reviewers noting a lack of character development, plot, and meaningful narrative elements. Despite being marketed as an educational puzzle game, it fails to deliver a cohesive story or engaging gameplay, leaving players with a brief and underwhelming experience.
“This game has neither puzzles nor story.”
“There's no story or gameplay or puzzles, despite claiming to be 'an Antichamber inspired educational puzzle game'.”
“It's a remarkably short game with what can be barely considered a story, and it's certainly thought-provoking.”
- emotional4 mentions
- 100 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 0 % negative mentions
Players find the game emotionally impactful, describing it as a wholesome and informative experience that evokes happiness and reflection, particularly regarding themes of gender identity. The game is praised for its ability to broaden perspectives while remaining sweet and fun, making it suitable for both personal enjoyment and educational purposes.
“I recommend this game; it made me think, it made me feel, it widened my horizons.”
“This is a lovely, wholesome, informative, and short game about gender identity.”
“It's sweet, fun, wholesome... but also, I recommend forwarding it for educational purposes.”
- music3 mentions
- 67 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 33 % negative mentions
The music in the game is generally appreciated for its calming effect and minimalistic style, enhancing the atmosphere as players navigate through various rooms. However, some technical issues, such as looping errors, detract from the overall experience, and the level design may contribute to confusion.
“As you go through the contrasting rooms, voiceover is also included, along with calming music.”
“I really liked the minimalistic art style and use of music.”
“Technically it's okay, the music sometimes forgets to loop, and the level design is a little confusing in a bad way.”
- gameplay3 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 100 % negative mentions
The gameplay is characterized as a simplistic and trippy walking simulator that lacks meaningful puzzles or a coherent story, drawing comparisons to Antichamber but failing to deliver on its educational claims. Users note that while it explores gender identities, the overall gameplay experience is minimal and unsatisfying.
“It's an exploration of gender identities - with all the good and bad that entails - and wrapped in a simplified copycat of Antichamber for gameplay.”
“Trippy walking simulator with no real gameplay.”
“There's no story, gameplay, or puzzles, despite claiming to be 'an Antichamber inspired educational puzzle game.'”
