Review: Don't Starve: Hamlet

Character removed for being "culturally problematic." https://archive.fo/ZWThH

Review: Caves of Qud

Their intent is to exclude people from their community based on political views. https://archive.md/r9pyl

Mission Statement

Warning you if a game's publisher or developer is woke.

What's woke? Your definition may vary. Ours is any of the following:
- woke-rationale censorship, particularly of sexuality, violence, or vocabulary
- silencing critics, not allowing for multiple points of view
- reserving a job opening for a particular identity group
- denouncing whites, men, straights, non-transsexuals, etc.
- denouncing the audience for being the wrong identities
- denouncing the audience for disliking the woke-preferred identities
- denouncing the audience for having the wrong politics
- associating the company or game with Social Justice politics

We use direct statements by companies and staff, not analysis of game content.

Whether a game has woke themes or characters is too subjective. If the people involved are woke at work, they will probably say so in public. More weight is given to people in key content positions such as design or writing. We will consider ingame content that is effectively a statement from the company to the user.

Entries not exhaustive.

Once we can tell a company's woke, we don't investigate further. Otherwise this would take up all our time.

Tips and corrections welcome.

We are not infallible, and eager to correct erroneous curations. We'd also like to add new ones at your suggestion, but bear in mind we need an evidence link for any claim we make.

Stop giving money to people who hate you.

Or at least be aware.

10 reviews

Battlefield V
"Our commitment as a studio is to do everything we can to create games that are inclusive and diverse." https://archive.md/OC4j4

Old School RuneScape
"constantly update the games to be more reflective of the diversity in our society." "change them to bring them into line with the company’s current values." https://archive.md/1w1V2

RuneScape ®
"constantly update the games to be more reflective of the diversity in our society." "change them to bring them into line with the company’s current values." https://archive.md/1w1V2

Dishonored 2
Narrative consultant Cara Ellison wrote an article denouncing Hotline Miami 2 for a sequence in which a film crew simulates a rape scene. https://archive.md/fy0d7

Brigador Killers
Cofounder Jack Monahan purged for opinions on private forum. https://archive.md/Vib1X

Brigador: Up-Armored Edition
Cofounder Jack Monahan purged for opinions on private forum. https://archive.md/Vib1X

Assassin's Creed® Origins
"Even though it is historically inaccurate, the team felt it was not necessary to prioritise historical sexism over inclusive gameplay." "Nude statues also censored." https://archive.md/PLmiK

Destiny 2
Black Lives Matter product tie-in "to show support." No corresponding option to show opposition. https://archive.md/kWKdI Floyd memorial in official game livestream. https://archive.md/6o7Cw

Void Bastards
Writer Cara Ellison wrote an article denouncing Hotline Miami 2 for a sequence in which a film crew simulates a rape scene. https://archive.md/fy0d7

Subnautica
Removed most weapons from design as a political statement https://archive.md/LPU2c and removed sound designer Simon "Sy1K1" Chylinski from project over personal opinions. https://archive.md/wip/z79dd

Woke Alarm begins operation

Woke Alarm is a Steam Curator warning you if a game's pub/dev is woke. We use direct statements by companies & staff, not analysis of game content. Entries not exhaustive. Tips & corrections welcome. Stop giving money to people who hate you.