LGBTQ+ Game Dev Icons:

Rebecca Heineman is a trans woman, award-winning Space Invaders player, and game dev who worked as a dev on The Bard’s Tale, Myth III, and more.

She was inducted into the International Video Game Hall of Fame in 2017.

Parvati Holcomb is an engineer and party member from the 2019 sci-fi RPG The Outer Worlds. In 2020, GLAAD gave the game a GLAAD Media Award & praised her as "the most prominent example of an authentic asexual character ever seen in a major studio title."

Isobel is a cleric of Selune and defender of Last Light Inn! Openly queer, she's part of why GLAAD said Baldur's Gate 3 "does more than just welcome queer people. It embraces us and weaves our stories throughout the vibrant and dynamic world it crafts."

One time, I did something very stupid

Venture is a charismatic non-binary archaeologist. They travel the world to uncover artifacts and protect them from looters and thieves. The Overwatch team worked with gender non-conforming developers to try to make Venture's gender identity authentic.

Towering

@Silentfaith is a Jolter to Watch, artist, and solo dev of fan games! Accept the quest and follow @Silentfaith before the quest ends on June 24 and you'll get Coins!

Michelle stars in the neon survival horror game Sorry We're Closed (which was published by @akuparagames .)

Still reeling from a bad breakup with her ex-girlfriend, Michelle needs to break the curse placed on her by a demon known as The Duchess.

My best Dedede yet

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