Cleo and Lloyd are back, and together we break down all the queer games scheduled for 2026! There’s tons of indies and AAAs, plus a whole bunch of non-queer games we’re excited for too! But we don’t know everything that’s coming out next year; we also make some bold predictions for games (and where the industry might be heading). Let’s find out what queer gaming is going to look like in 2026!   00:00:00 - Intro 00:09:23 - Looking Ahead to 2026   SPOILERS for Tomb Raider: Legacy of Atlantis (and the original Tomb Raider)   This episode was recorded on December 18 2025.   Follow True Avatars: Official website: https://trueavatarspodcast.com/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TrueAvatars Bsky: https://bsky.app/profile/trueavatars.bsky.social Twitter: https://x.com/TrueAvatars Threads: https://www.threads.com/@trueavatars/ Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@true.avatars Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/trueavatars/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61569951551559   Guests: Cleo: https://www.instagram.com/cleostrophobia/ Lloyd: https://www.twitch.tv/lloyd_lloydster   Queer indies highlighted: Usual June: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2702430/Usual_June/ Interplanetary Love Guide: https://store.steampowered.com/app/3390210/_Interplanetary_love_guide/ Hedgehog’s Dilemma: https://store.steampowered.com/app/3192120/Hedgehogs_Dilemma/ Monster Gal’s Voyage: https://store.steampowered.com/app/3743860/Monster_Gals__Voyage/ BrokenLore: Unfollow: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2133830/BrokenLore_UNFOLLOW/ Steel Century Groove: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1858950/Steel_Century_Groove/ Laugh Track: https://store.steampowered.com/app/3765430/Laugh_Track/ Scarlet Hollow Episode 5: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1609230/Scarlet_Hollow/ Key Fairy: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2878580/Key_Fairy/ Dead in Antares: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2511800/Dead_in_Antares/ Coffee Talk Tokyo: https://store.steampowered.com/app/3161220/Coffee_Talk_Tokyo/ The Wide Open Sky is Running Out of Catfish: https://store.steampowered.com/app/3172760/The_Wide_Open_Sky_is_Running_out_of_Catfish/ Lap of the Gods: https://store.steampowered.com/app/3138230/Lap_of_the_Gods_A_Visual_Novel/ Building Relationships: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2666920/Building_Relationships/ Frame of mind: a game of thoughts.: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2515480/Frame_of_Mind__A_game_of_thoughts/ Hungry Horrors: https://store.steampowered.com/app/3048840/Hungry_Horrors/ Find this Pixel Anomaly: https://store.steampowered.com/app/3290400/Find_This_Pixel_Anomaly/ Feline Forensics and the Meowseum Mystery: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2945150/Feline_Forensics_and_the_Meowseum_Mystery/ High Times - Dating/Cooking Sim: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2251220/High_Times__DatingCooking_Sim/ Neo Junk City: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2378230/Neo_Junk_City/ Messy Hearts: https://store.steampowered.com/app/3892820/Messy_Hearts/ Paralives: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1118520/Paralives/ Sucks To Be In The Sticks: https://store.steampowered.com/app/3665100/Sucks_To_Be_In_The_Sticks/ Neverway: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2318330/Neverway/ Fear Effect 2: Retro Helix (technically not indie): https://store.steampowered.com/app/3509140/Fear_Effect_2_Retro_Helix/ IKUMA: The Frozen Compass: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1728620/IKUMA__The_Frozen_Compass/ Scott Pilgrim EX: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2640950/Scott_Pilgrim_EX/ Dosa Divas: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2950710/Dosa_Divas/ Cyber Paradise: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2431790/Cyber_Paradise/ WILL: Follow the Light: https://store.steampowered.com/app/3144860/WILL_Follow_The_Light/ Banned Together: https://store.steampowered.com/app/3551960/Banned_Together/ Love in the Time of Spellphage: https://store.steampowered.com/app/3825300/Love_in_the_Time_of_Spellphage/ Virtue and a Sledgehammer: https://store.steampowered.com/app/374