Cover art for Forbidden Love

Forbidden Love

itch.io · Price: $3.50 USD
Queer
Avg rating
10.00
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Ratings count
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🏳️‍🌈 Why it’s here

What we found
  • Queer storyline central to play
    According to the game’s own description
    “this is a game of love, passion, and tragedy inspired by the lesbian pulp genre of the 50s and 60s. play out the love story between THE INNOCENT and THE DYKE”
  • Queer themes
    According to the creator’s own tags on itch.io
  • Tagged queer by its creator
    According to the creator’s own tags on itch.io
    “itch.io tags: lgbt, lgbtqia, queer”
  • Safety tools (X-card, lines & veils, session zero)
    According to the game’s own description
    “content warning: this game, by nature, contains homophobia, misogyny, and violence against queer women. please take care of each other and play responsibly.”

Description

this is a game of love, passion, and tragedy inspired by the lesbian pulp genre of the 50s and 60s. play out the love story between THE INNOCENT and THE DYKE alongside a third player, a chorus of men who make up the rest of the world. discover your passion for each other and the ways it tears you apart. content warning: this game, by nature, contains homophobia, misogyny, and violence against queer women. please take care of each other and play responsibly. you can download a text-only version for free. written for #gaymejam2k19 hosted by @fadingroots! cover art by Barrye Phillips for the original 1952 publishing of Spring Fire by Vin Packer for Gold Medal Books.

Game type

Board game

Queer lens

Queer

From the rulebook

Read from this game’s page images and matched to our mechanics and themes vocabulary.

MechanicsCharacter Creation Role Playing Storytelling
ThemesDrama Love / Romanc Social (Relationships / Romance) Tragedy

Publishers

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Designers

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