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“The most moving [feedback] comes from people who are trans or nonbinary people feeling really included in this experience,” Gray says.“Someone actually messaged me today and said that this game encouraged them to come out as non-binary to their parents.You can try to impress the music nerd or the academic with knowledge you don't have, but chances are your fakery will fall flat.

And yet, this presumed lack of empathy or imagination hasn’t stopped lots of people outside the LGBT community from playing and helping make it a hit.“This is a very queer game, but it has legs longer than what a lot of people might have considered niche,” Gray says.“I’ve seen so many people who are straight or who never play videogames play it.”The simplest explanation for its broad appeal is the most obvious: It’s just a really good game.But its subject matter—dads—also touches a nerve that resonates with just about everyone.“A lot of times with dating sims it’s a matter of getting a read on the character’s personality and telling them exactly what they want to hear,” Gray says.“That's a really frustrating way to play a game.”, though, encourages players not to think about romance as a game at all.