Video Game Characters Who Are Openly Gay

Saints Row‘s never been known for its subtle take on … well, anything, really, but that hadn’t really related to love and sex until Saints Row 4, where Volition wasn’t about to pull off a giant winking Mass Effect parody without engaging in some good old-fashioned Mass Effect-style romance. Unlike BioWare, however, Volition didn’t impose a single limit on who The Boss can sleep with, when, or where. Because the entire Saints gang is The Boss’ personal, pansexual Tinder in Saints Row 4, regardless of gender, and no strings attached.

The twist, though, is that this could’ve been a gross, exploitative “let’s see the entire cast naked” sort of deal, but just like the rest of Saints Row 4, the game is surprisingly thoughtful with every encounter. Each scene is bringing all four games’ worth of history into many of The Boss’ propositions, but not forgetting who each of these characters fundamentally are. Sleeping with Johnny Gat involves a long bit of dialogue. Kinzie Kensington, on the other hand, only needs to be asked “wanna f***?” Matt Miller needs a bit of roleplay, because of course he does. The only drawback is that sex with Keith David is off-limits. It’s for the best, really, we’ve all seen Requiem for a Dream, we know what that turns into.