This piece contains major spoilers for Life is Strange (2015).<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n
In 2022, Supermassive Games released <\/span>The Quarry<\/span><\/i>, a game which \u2013 like the studio\u2019s previous titles<\/span> \u2013<\/span><\/i> blends survival horror gameplay with an interactive movie experience. Inspired by <\/span>80s horror flicks<\/span><\/a> like <\/span>Friday the 13th <\/span><\/i>and <\/span>An American Werewolf in London<\/span><\/i>, it introduces a motley crew of camp counselors and tasks the player with keeping them alive. <\/span>The Quarry <\/span><\/i>also broke new ground by including Supermassive Games\u2019 first same-gender kiss via a game of truth or dare where Ryan, played by out queer actor Justice Smith, has the opportunity to kiss fellow camp counselor Dylan. Regardless of whether the player initiates the kiss, Dylan speaks candidly about his interest in Ryan, and the two are given opportunities to flirt and, more importantly, confide in one another between moments of peril. And yet, despite both Ryan and Dylan being able to die in various barbaric ways if players make a wrong choice or fail to react quickly enough in dangerous situations, <\/span>The Quarry <\/span><\/i>never feels hostile to its queer characters.<\/span><\/p>\n Who’s team Dylan x Ryan? \ud83d\udc98 #TheQuarry<\/a> https:\/\/t.co\/C9NGs9Xapr<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Supermassive Games (@SuperMGames) June 16, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n