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A downloadable game for Windows, macOS, and Linux
"[GENDERWRECKED] ended up being such a fascinating, deep look into gender—and how people decide their own—that it made me start to finally get a grasp on the damn thing. Gender is a fuck, friends." --Kotaku
"Humorous, defiant in its glibness, and moving in its sincerity." 90/100 --VentureBeat
"By the tail end... the game has ripped out your heart with a fist made of maggots while it warmly holds your hand... It was made for the monsters, the ones who are just trying to live... We deserve more games like this." Verdict: Yes -- Zam
"Genderwrecked... feels like it exists through sheer force of will alone, as if the developers had to cram all of their ideas, personality, and being into the game.... Stuffed to the seams with heart and charm." --Itch.io Recommends
"Philosophy, comedy, and horror combine in a silly and clever exploration of identity." --IGN
"There's something deeply honest and sweet about this post-apocalyptic fantasy world where everybody has a place to figure out who they want to be and how they want to fit in." --PC Gamer
"Funny, charming, and thoughtful" --Rock Paper Shotgun
"To see such care taken into depicting multifaceted stories about gender is rare in videogames" --Unwinnable
"The first game I’ve ever played where I felt completely seen and understood as a person who tentatively identifies as genderqueer... I really can’t recommend this game enough." --Autostraddle
Jury Award -- Melbourne Queer Games Festival 2018
GENDERWRECKED is a post-apocalyptic genderpunk visual novel about traveling broken lands and kissing/fighting/talking to monsters in an attempt to learn the true meaning of a mysterious force called GENDER.
(A free demo is also available, encompassing two chapters of the game.)
CW: Gore, body horror, suicide ideation, gender dysphoria, dissociation/depersonalization, insults to intelligence, parenthood, death mention
CREDITS
Ryan Rose Aceae: Lead writer, character artist (Patreon, Twitter)
Heather Robertson: Programmer, background artist, assistant writer, audio designer (Itch.io,Patreon, Twitter)
Medley Baxter: Lead audio designer (Patreon,Twitter)
Nightjars: Ending song (Bandcamp)
Status | Released |
Platforms | Windows,macOS,Linux |
Release date | Jan 18, 2018 |
Rating | Rated 4.8 out of 5 stars (244 total ratings) |
Author | ryan rose aceae |
Genre | Visual Novel,Interactive Fiction,Role Playing |
Tags | 2D,Colorful,Experimental,Gore,LGBT,Monsters,Transgender |
Average session | About an hour |
Languages | English |
Inputs | Keyboard,Mouse |
Accessibility | Subtitles |
Mentions | itch.io Recommends: Aria's Story, Bit Ra...,"No matter what, we never stop fighting... |
In order to download this game you must purchase it at or above the minimum price of $6.66 USD. You will get access to the following files:
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I bought this game to stream on Twitch today after wanting to play it for months and it was absolutely incredible. As a transmasc enby, seeing people like me represented in such a raw, honest, and hopeful way was so moving and, as someone who navigates the space between male and female and who thrives in that messy inbetween, I found myself relating to so many of the abstract genders that the characters discussed. This game was a masterpiece, and I adored it. Thank you for giving this genderwrecked monster the gift of being known, and being seen.
lately, i have been feeling really guilty about being genderless, and, as such, have been trying very hard to convince myself to identify as a man or a woman. playing this game felt freeing. for the first time in a while, i felt like maybe it's okay for me to just be me. thank you for sharing this beautiful game with the world. i really needed to play it <3
I am a straight cis-male white guy, but I love diversity in arts and understanding more about experiences different to my own. This game literally blew my mind off. It made me think about it for long after the credit scenes. I have to play it again to appreciate it even more.
Would definitely recommend this gem!
i played this game back in 2018 when i was 19 which was Quite a time in my life especially gender wise and i felt like it perfectly captured thing i could not figure out the answers to. also getting to use it/its pronouns in some way awakened further feelings abt gendered i didnt realize i needed to open up. i can say this game definitely kickstarted something in my brain thats permantely changed the way i think about my gender for the better so, i still get lots of feeling about this game 6 years later
well well well... after purchasing this game 5 years ago, yesterday I finally decided to give it a go, even though I'm not into pronouns, I still enjoyed this game a little, the characters look good(seeing them from screenshots is literally why I purchased this), the story was fine, it was a little short which is never a bad thing for imo(unlike other people I actually like short stories), I actually didn't like all the repeating static noise at the beginning, I'm more of a fan of a nice sweet melody, maybe a guitar riff of a classic piano piece(I think the Idea is clear).
well I don't know what else is there to say, was it the worst VN I have ever played? definitely no. are there better ones out there? absolutely.
all in all it's a solid attempt of making a VN about gender and pronouns, and also the $6.66 is asking for a little too much, I have seen better products on Itch for way less.
I am honestly flabberghasted. This really made me rethink how current society views GENDER, not as something deep and personal but more like a determined category that means something for some reason.
I honestly really, really want to view GENDER in the more individual way, the monstrosity of it, the way the designs reflected the characters as people (and not people, shout out to * *).
I copied it yesterday after playing the demo through once, honestly i was already sold on the tagline. I initially copied it so i could show it to all the gay ass mfs that go to my boarding school (SPOILERS: they got the mark ending). But after playing it once i really just had to go through it again. thinking about the characters and deepending my understanding of GENDER.
Maybe the real GENDER really was the friends we made along the way.
i have also been looking at a few of your other projects. Keep up the good work ryan.
sincerely: some monsterous autist.
PS: i could definitely see a neurodivergent reading somewhere in here, but maybe thats just beacuse of the correleation between neurodivergence and gayness.
i finally got around to playing this game, andgod, what a beautifully written story about what we could become. communitydoes exist outside of oppression, and GENDER, as unique as it is to everyone, is something we are all connected by.
i cried btw. with everything going on in the us right now, this game took me by the hand and said "you will always find love and peace. you will be okay. we will be okay." i'm gonna share it with every one of my genderwrecked friends.
this is something I really needed to play, right now. I love the affirmation in identifying with the monstrous. talking to Lucy and Maggie was my favourite part. Lucy especially speaks to what I think I've been grappling with, I love what she says about changing her outside to match her inside. That's exactly what I need, too. Thank you for making this beautiful game.
this game has been obsessing me since i first found out about it around a year ago, i've been reading through it over and over again and sharing it with all my friends and community members
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i also find it really sweet how you took time to answer every single comment on this page so far, thank you so much for your work and dedication! <3
Never before have my views on gender been so perfectly described. I still don't understand it, or know why I care so much about understanding it, but at least I know I'm not alone. But that's just the message I got from it. You may find a different meaning.
Edit: nvm I think I found a good definition of gender. This game works wonders.
after spending a week at home getting misgendered and having to explain over and over again to my mom that im not a girl, this game made me feel like i could breathe again. it made me feel like im not so alone. like there are other people who get what im feeling. i cant wait to play it again. thank you so much for this.
This game was amazing, from Larry to Jolene the Tree, the characters were so lovable and unique and their dialogue was really charming! I found myself the proud parent of 159 MEATY BOYS! It has just the right amount of ambiguity and open-endedness that really lets the world breathe and live. Awesome stuff!