Does the dog die?
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Stardew Valley
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You can have a dog as a pet, but neglecting it has no real effect.
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Abandonment
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Is a child abandoned by a parent?
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Shane and Jas live with their aunt Marnie, their parents aren't mentioned as far as I'm aware
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Is an animal abandoned?
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1. (Mild) If you leave your horse out overnight, there's no consequences, and you see them in the stable the next morning. If you leave your horse at the bus stop to go to the desert, there's a popup when you return that talks about the horse wondering where you went or waiting loyally for your return.
2. (Only if you do it) There's an option to remove pets and farm animals.
2. (Only if you do it) There's an option to remove pets and farm animals.
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Alex mentions that his now-estranged father is emotionally abusive.
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One character has an abusive ex. They only show up if you choose to romance this character, and there is no physical abuse shown (their abuse involves emotional manipulation).
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Are there abusive parents?
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It's not shown, only talked about, but Alex states his father was emotionally abusive.
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Does an abused person forgive their abuser?
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As mentioned above, Penny and Pam's relationship is very rocky, but it's supposed to be all better when you build them a house.
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Does the abused become the abuser?
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Is someone stalked?
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Leah's ex seems to be stalking her, either online or in person. This can be avoided by not becoming friends with her.
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Addiction
Does someone abuse alcohol?
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One non-player character is an alcoholic who turns out to have clinical depression. If the Player puts a lot of effort into befriending him, he will eventually agree to go to counselling, and will slowly get better.
Another minor character starts off the game as an unemployed alcohol abuser. Direct intervention can lead to her choosing to seek solace from religion, although this does not cure her. Through a *very* unrelated series of events, the Player ends up landing her a job, which somewhat affects her drinking.
Another minor character starts off the game as an unemployed alcohol abuser. Direct intervention can lead to her choosing to seek solace from religion, although this does not cure her. Through a *very* unrelated series of events, the Player ends up landing her a job, which somewhat affects her drinking.
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one character implies that her son smokes weed
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Is there addiction?
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Shane is shown to have an alcohol addiction, though upon going through his story route he will recover. Additionally, while not stated to be a full on addiction, Sebastian can be found smoking cigarettes, and a line of dialogue with his mother hints at him using marijuana.
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Animal
Are animals abused?
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One of the characters keeps his dog in deplorable condition. It's huddled in the back of a cardboard box with only its eyes visible and no water or enrichment. A rusted sign painted "DOG" is in front of its fenced area, which is terribly small. Later in an update, it became possible to do side quests to upgrade the dog's living conditions, such as replacing the soggy box with a proper doghouse and adding a bowl of water beside its existing food dish, but the fenced area still remains. (This could be chocked up to size-disproportionate art style, though.)
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Is an animal sad?
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If you run out of hay for your animals, or if they get locked outside all night, they will be sad the next day.
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Are rabbits harmed?
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There is no gaurantee your livestock rabbit will be harmed, but it can happen if the rabbit is locked outside the coop all night. If an animal, rabbit included, is locked out, it may disappear due to predators.
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Are there bugs?
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Some of the enemies in the mine, sewer, and Skull Cavern are bugs, and there is a bugs-head sword you can earn if you destroy enough of them. ALL of the enemies in the sewer dungeon are bugs. Bug meat is a resource, and occasionally colorful butterflies can be seen if you shake a tree in summer.
There are also spider sculptures in the maze at Spirit's Eve. Abigail is afraid of them and refuses to go past them in the maze.
There are also spider sculptures in the maze at Spirit's Eve. Abigail is afraid of them and refuses to go past them in the maze.
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Are there snakes?
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If you go at the bottom of the mine, they're wrapped around the pillars.
Ginger island: you have to dig up snake skeletons and a snake is drawn in the ui for completing the said skeleton (professor snail interaction). Then the skeleton is displayed in professor snail's museum.
Skull cavern level 100: lots of moving snakes standing out of basket and your character has to drink snake juice/serum. The skull cavern also has "serpents" but these (unlike the others snakes) look more like dragons than snakes.
Some art and furniture in the game also depict snakes.
Eels can be fished in the sea and in the mines or volcano. When you take the submarine, moving eels can be seen in the background.
(Never reached 100% completion so I might have missed some)
Ginger island: you have to dig up snake skeletons and a snake is drawn in the ui for completing the said skeleton (professor snail interaction). Then the skeleton is displayed in professor snail's museum.
Skull cavern level 100: lots of moving snakes standing out of basket and your character has to drink snake juice/serum. The skull cavern also has "serpents" but these (unlike the others snakes) look more like dragons than snakes.
Some art and furniture in the game also depict snakes.
Eels can be fished in the sea and in the mines or volcano. When you take the submarine, moving eels can be seen in the background.
(Never reached 100% completion so I might have missed some)
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Are there sharks?
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A character remarks that he hopes to see a shark on Ginger Island, but there are never any sharks depicted.
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Your livestock can be killed by wild animals if you lock them out of the barns/coops and leave them out during nighttime. While sleeping, you'll hear an animal cry, and the next morning one of your animals will be gone and the rest of your animals will be frightened. However, this is very easily avoidable, and even if you end up shutting your animals outside for the night, it is not guaranteed that they will be attacked by wild animals.
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Does a cat die?
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You can have a cat as a pet, but neglecting it has no real effect.
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Does a pet die?
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If you count your farm animals as pets, they can die if you lock them out of their barns and coops. Your cat/dog never dies, however.
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Does a dragon die?
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One kind of enemy in the mines can be interpreted as a dragon.
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Are there spiders?
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During the Spirit's Eve festival (the equivalent of Halloween), huge spider decorations are present in the Haunted Maze. However, they are stationary and don't move.
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Were animals harmed in the making?
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All animals are just pixels. No real live animals are involved.
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Is there a dead animal?
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Your livestock can die, but no dead bodies of animals are ever shown.
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Does a horse die?
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There is a horse, but it needs no care and cannot be injured.
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Assault
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During Elliot's ten heart cutscene, he suddenly kisses your character without asking, and your character starts shaking. While he does stop and apologise if you tell him he made you uncomfortable, and the scene can only be triggered if you are already dating him, it still may be upsetting for some players.
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Is there pedophilia?
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Underage characters CANNOT be dated.
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Is someone drugged?
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The Wizard and Mr. Qi offer the player weird/magical things to drink but the player is cool with drinking them to gain powers.
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Does a woman get slapped?
National Domestic Violence Hotline (1-800-799-7233)
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Is someone beaten up by a bully?
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Pierre and Morris, who works for Joja and could be accused of bullying Pierre, have a fight. Both consent to the fight and it is fair mutual combat.
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Is someone restrained?
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Yes, the dangerous version of the mines contain spiderwebs. If you walk through them, the only effect is that your movement is slowed, but other creatures can become visibly trapped and struggle. The smiling mushrooms even stop smiling and frown instead.
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Bodily Harm
Is there eye mutilation?
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One character, Marlon, has an eyepatch, but the injured eye is never shown.
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Is there excessive gore?
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Extremely mild blood only as an effect on your health bar when your HP is low
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Is someone tortured?
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It is implied that Kent, a soldier who returns from war in the second year, was tortured in a prison camp, but there is never any detail at all.
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Is there genital trauma/mutilation?
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I'm not sure if this affects female characters, but in the chaotic dress up mini game in the Calico Desert festival, there's a sequence where there's a thump sound effect followed immediately by a "rooster" sound effect, followed by a character apologizing to you. I figured it was meant as a cheeky pun for getting accidentally hit in the crotch.
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Is someone burned alive?
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You can be hit with fire attacks, which inflicts you with the "Burnt" debuff. The debuff just affects stats rather than damaging, and your character can recover quickly from it.
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Is there a hanging?
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No and this example is a bit of a stretch, but whenever Robin is building something on your farm, one of the "in progress" images reminds me a little of a cartoonish wild west gallows.
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Is there cannibalism?
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...Its stardew valley
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Is there amputation?
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A pirate you encounter has hooks for hands.
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Does someone become unconscious?
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Your character can faint from exhaustion or taking too much damage. They will wake up in bed or possibly the hospital if injured by monsters.
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Is someone stabbed?
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Your character can slash and stab enemies by using a variety of swords and daggers. Dagger weapons in particular have a stabbing motion associated with them. There is never any blood or gore, however. Defeated enemies just vanish.
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Is there finger/toe mutilation?
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A pirate mentions that he lost his hands by reaching into a blender. (Said very abruptly as a punchline.)
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Is someone buried alive?
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Yes and he calls out for help, but the initial incident isn't shown, and he's not in serious danger, and he escapes unharmed. (Ginger Island) Also in the various adventure dungeons, there's the occasional skeleton buried in the wall with outstretched arms, but it's not an interactive object.
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Does someone break a bone?
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Technically yes if you count killing skeletons in the mines. Also Ginger Island has mining "ore" nodes made up of bones. In both cases, there's sound effects and animation of splintering bones.
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Is there shaving/cutting?
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There is no visual shaving. However, one NPC will have nightmares of receiving a buzz cut that he asks you to not make a reality.
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Does someone fall down stairs?
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The Skull Cavern lets you jump down into a pit to skip a randomized number of levels. If the random number is high, you'll lose a chunk of health, which can come as a surprise the first time it happens.
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Does someone fall to their death?
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you can take fall damage in the skull cavern and *theoretically* get knocked unconscious but your character cant die
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Is someone crushed to death?
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No. There's a character on Ginger Island who seems to be buried in rubble and calls for help, but he's not injured.
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Are any hands damaged?
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Only a mention. If you talk to a pirate with hooks for hands, he will tell you how he lost his hands.
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Children
Is a minor sexualized?
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Some of them come across as very young, but officially all of the characters you can date are supposed to be in at least their 20s.
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Does a kid die?
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Your in-game children cannot die, and if you choose to get rid of them following a divorce, they are turned into doves and fly away.
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Creepy Crawly
Are there bedbugs?
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No but other bugs and their noises are present in the mines. Specifically flies/flying bugs and their larvae which are grub-like
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Death
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Does someone die?
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Player's grandpa dies peacefully to old age off screen and returns later as a ghost
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Does a non-human character die?
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If you marry Abigail, her 14-heart cutscene depicts her killing a nonhuman creature that attacks you.
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Disability
Is someone disabled played by able-bodied?
32 supporters
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No live action or voice acting is used
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Drugs/Alcohol
Does someone overdose?
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Although Shane is found passed out, nobody in the game dies from an overdose
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Family
Does someone cheat?
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Yes, but it requires a lot of puzzle pieces to figure out. It isn't explicit, but *SPOILERS* it is hinted several times through dialogues and appearances that Abigail is the daughter of the Wizard, and not Caroline's husband, Pierre.
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Does a family member die?
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Alex talks about his mother who died in several cut scenes. The player's grandfather died and left the player the farm in their will. The spirit of the grandfather appears in a cut scene.
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Does a parent die?
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There are characters with deceased parents, but all parents have died prior to the events of the game.
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Is a child's toy destroyed?
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Yes but only if you do it, and it's optional. You can find several types of dolls and toys buried in the ground. There's a secret quest that involves throwing one of these items into a pool of lava.
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Fear
Are there clowns?
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There is a clown present during the Stardew Valley Fair event.
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Is there a shower scene?
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You can go in a spa, but the characters wear bathing suits
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Are there ghosts?
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Ghost enemies can be found between levels 51 and 90 of the mines.
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Are there mannequins?
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As of the 1.6 update there are mannequins you can put clothes on. There is also a "cursed mannequin" that will occasionally move around. These are optional and you can choose not to put them on your farm
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Are there natural bodies of water?
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Yes, but they are not realistic at all. There is a lake, ocean, river, and several ponds. They are all pixelated in the style of the game.
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Razors are mentioned but serve no purpose to harm anyone.
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Is someone possessed?
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(SPOILERS)
If you choose to sacrifice your children to the Shrine of Selfishness (which is completely voluntary), there are multiple events that occur that imply the children became possessed.
If you choose to sacrifice your children to the Shrine of Selfishness (which is completely voluntary), there are multiple events that occur that imply the children became possessed.
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Is trypophobic content shown?
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Some of the seeds kind of give a hole-like effect. There are a couple of cave monsters that burrow up from under the sand and leave holes. Because of the game texture some things look kind of hole-like.
I'd give this a yes but kind of a mild yes. If you're very uncomfortable with holes it might be a skip, but overall I think it's *okay*
I'd give this a yes but kind of a mild yes. If you're very uncomfortable with holes it might be a skip, but overall I think it's *okay*
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Are there jump scares?
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Although not a jumpscare in the traditional sense the loud sound and flash which accompanies thunderstorms has startled me more then once
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Gross
Does someone vomit?
171 supporters
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You don't see anyone vomit but in one of Shane's heart events he is seen passed out and covered in vomit (it's green and has little chunks in it) also when you go into Pam's house there's some green vomit on the couch.
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Is there audio gore?
71 supporters
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Yes, when killing enemies in the mines, especially the bugs.
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Does someone spit?
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YES someone spits. During the cutscene where Pam drinks your fermented potato liquor, she spits it out. There's a cheesy animation and distinct sound effect.
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Is there farting?
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No, but some sound effects sound a bit like farting
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Large-scale Violence
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Law Enforcement
Is there copaganda?
51 supporters
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No
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There are no cops in this game
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Is there incarceration?
8 supporters
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(1) Kent mentions spending time in a POW camp. (2) When a train passes by, one of the randomized variants is a prisoner transport.
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LGBTQ+
Is a trans person depicted predatorily?
97 supporters
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No canonical trans characters.
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Is there bisexual cheating?
33 supporters
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Only if the player wills it. They can date any, all or none of the numerous male and female marriage candidates. If the player dates everyone, there is a cut scene where they are confronted for cheating.
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Is there deadnaming or birthnaming?
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On the contrary! You can change your name (and/or gender), and no one will bat an eye despite it being possible thanks to the wizard (kind of) and happening in-game.
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Is an LGBT+ person outed?
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Every datable character is canonically pansexual/bisexual but everyone is okay with it and no one ever “comes out” in a traditional sense by announcing their sexuality, having their sexuality outed, etc and the townies typically act the same regardless of your gender and the gender of your partner. Alex’s grandpa is homophobic at first when you date him as a male character, saying he doesn’t approve of the relationship but changes his opinion on you dating later
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Live Theatre
Is there smoke or haze?
2 supporters
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Yes, during gameplay and more than a few cutscenes.
1. In the mines, there are random events where a haze will suddenly engulf the entire screen, and flying creatures will attack you (wasps, bats, etc.)
2. Many trippy magic sequences involve a degree of haze.
1. In the mines, there are random events where a haze will suddenly engulf the entire screen, and flying creatures will attack you (wasps, bats, etc.)
2. Many trippy magic sequences involve a degree of haze.
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Loss
Is a priceless artifact destroyed?
6 supporters
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4
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You can sell artefacts but there’s always a way to get another, even if they are super rare they aren’t a one-time spawn
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Medical
Are needles/syringes used?
54 supporters
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I do believe flu shots are briefly mentioned at some point, but I might be wrong.
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Is there a hospital scene?
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Some cutscenes take place in the clinic, which looks just like a small hospital. Additionally, if you lose all your health in the Skull Cavern, you will wake up in the clinic and be told that you have had an emergency surgery.
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Mental Health
Is there autism specific abuse?
64 supporters
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1
No
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A scientist character struggles with emotions and talks stiffly and logically. During an argument with his wife, he refers to a bed as a "sleep receptacle." His wife gets annoyed at this and accuses him of being "obtuse" on purpose just to annoy her.
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Is there misophonia?
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Potentially. There are repetitive animal noises (can be toggled off in options), gulping and chewing sounds when eating (mods exist to remove these), and various enemy creatures make screeching noises.
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Does someone say "I'll kill myself"?
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline (1-800-273-8255)
41 supporters
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64
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A Character is near an attempt and has a conversation with the player about how they want to die of suicide.
Avoidable - only occurs by walking to forest area (the one near Marnie’s home, not the secret woods) on a rainy day IF *spoilers*
You have 6+ hearts with Shane.
Avoidable - only occurs by walking to forest area (the one near Marnie’s home, not the secret woods) on a rainy day IF *spoilers*
You have 6+ hearts with Shane.
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Does someone suffer from PTSD?
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Kent, a non dateable npc who you meet at the beginning of year 2, has war related ptsd
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Is reality unstable or unhinged?
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Not in the game itself, although some fan theories suggest that it might be
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Is there a claustrophobic scene?
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No, but some levels of the mine are rather cramped
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Yes
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Several trippy dream sequences. Avoid the mermaid show if this bothers you.
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Are there anxiety attacks?
28 supporters
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A character with PTSD panics when hearing loud noises and talks about the war.
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Does someone have a mental illness?
15 supporters
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Several characters struggle with depression and addiction
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Is there body dysphoria?
1 supporters
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Depends on how you interpret it, but at the flower dance, a young boy with pink hair laments that he wants to be the Flower Queen.
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Does someone have an eating disorder?
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The thing above with Abigail is from glitched/poorly instanced dialogue not a canonical fact
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no, but someone contemplates it in pretty realistic detail, and as someone who suffers from suicidal ideation, it did trigger me to the point where i had to take sedative medication to calm down and not hurt myself.
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Is autism misrepresented?
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Very mildly if at all. Robin's husband is one of those characters who is never stated to be autistic but has a lot of stereotypical traits. He's a scientist who struggles with emotions and talks stiffly and logically. As with most characters, I saw his portrayal as gentle and non-judgmental. Most notably, there's a scene where he's arguing with Robin over the role of aesthetics in furniture design and I noticed flaws and sympathetic moments for each character. He's obviously wrong to tell his wife how she should do her job. She's obviously wrong to accuse her husband of talking unusually on purpose just to annoy her.
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[SPOILERS]
there is a heart event where Shane is seen drunk at the side of a cliff and talks about he wishes he was not alive and another heart event where he talks about how he won't make it past a certain age
there is a heart event where Shane is seen drunk at the side of a cliff and talks about he wishes he was not alive and another heart event where he talks about how he won't make it past a certain age
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Shane gets drunk and collapses near a cliff. He talks about rolling off and mentions he's been coming to the cliff often.
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Natural Disasters
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Noxious
Are there sudden loud noises?
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Yes when the enemies in the mines and the skull cavern spawn
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Does a baby cry?
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If you have children, they'll grow up to toddlers without ever making any noises.
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Is there screaming?
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Yes, via all caps dialogue. See section on domestic violence.
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Are there underwater scenes?
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During the winter market you can ride a submarine. The water is shown getting progressively darker as you descend.
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Is there obscene language/gestures?
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Very, very minor. One of Clint's generic dialogues is "I'm too damn old."
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Are there flashing lights or images?
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There are bombs used in the mine that flash
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Paranoia
Is the fourth wall broken?
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The 1.6 update includes a scene where a character will call you out if you used glitches to get to the summit illegitimately. This scene is brief and will result with the player being sent to the clinic where the game will continue on as normal.
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Is someone watched without knowing?
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Clint goes to the saloon every night and is heavily implied to be watching Emily, which she never personally makes any mention of.
Mr. Qi keeps tabs on you from afar, which is unknown to the farmer until he tells you.
There are multiple cutscenes where the farmer/player is watching other characters without their knowledge.
Mr. Qi keeps tabs on you from afar, which is unknown to the farmer until he tells you.
There are multiple cutscenes where the farmer/player is watching other characters without their knowledge.
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Pregnancy
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Does someone miscarry?
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If you play a female character and become pregnant, I don't believe there's any risk of miscarriage, even if you stand next to a bomb or pass out in the skull cavern and require emergency surgery.
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Does a pregnant person die?
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Technically, if your character is pregnant and you die, for example, in the mines, but this is easily avoidable.
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Is there childbirth?
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If you are in a heterosexual marriage, you (or your wife, if you are the husband) can get pregnant if you agree to have children, and eventually give birth. This birth happens entirely off-screen at nighttime, with a text box informing you that you (or your wife) gave birth.
Your livestock also have a chance of giving birth, but just like your own children, this only happens at night and offscreen.
Your livestock also have a chance of giving birth, but just like your own children, this only happens at night and offscreen.
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Are there abortions?
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No, but it is possible to get rid of children through a specific ritual that must be unlocked in game; the children aren't killed, merely transformed into birds.
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Are there babies or unborn children?
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If you marry an npc you are randomly given the choice to have a baby, through birth or adoption depending on player and spouse gender
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Prejudice
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There's a goblin, which are sometimes interpreted as antisemitic caricatures, but he's a very minor character you might never meet in some playthroughs, and aside from having a large nose and being green he doesn't embody any antisemitic stereotypes. Otherwise, the main religion in Stardew Valley is a fictional one and Judaism is never mentioned.
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Does the black guy die first?
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No characters of color die.
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While no character is ever deliberately misgendered, there are only two gender options during character creation at the beginning of the game, and the only pronounce available for the player character are he or she.
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Is a minority is misrepresented?
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There are a few subtle stereotypes.
1. A "traveling cart" with a Roma-coded shopkeeper selling imported merchandise
2. A merchant in the desert region who has dark skin and insists on trading for items rather than accepting your currency.
3. One of the Black characters has a sidequest where he asks you to sell him a melon for scientific purposes, but later dialogue reveals he couldn't resist eating it instead.
1. A "traveling cart" with a Roma-coded shopkeeper selling imported merchandise
2. A merchant in the desert region who has dark skin and insists on trading for items rather than accepting your currency.
3. One of the Black characters has a sidequest where he asks you to sell him a melon for scientific purposes, but later dialogue reveals he couldn't resist eating it instead.
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Are there fat jokes?
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There aren't any fat jokes as far as I know, but some characters comment about gaining weight or diets.
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Is there aphobia?
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Dating/marriage can be a large part of the game. However it's up to the player. They don't HAVE to marry or romance anyone. You can also have a platonic roommate by asking Krobus to live with you. All choices are equally viable.
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Are there homophobic slurs?
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No, but an elderly character implies he doesn't approve of you dating his grandson if you play as a man. He learns better eventually.
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Are there "Man in a dress" jokes?
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Your farmer can be male and wear skirts and no one ever comments on it.
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Does an LGBT person die?
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All dateable characters are bisexual (players of either gender can date/marry them). No one dies.
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Is there ableist language or behavior?
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One character is in a wheelchair, and during a cut scene another character pushes him out of the way, thinking she's being kind and helping him get his mail.
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Is there hate speech?
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"cr-ppling" is used in an unreclaimed way, and a character may make a homophobic comment
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Race
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Relationships
Is there a large age gap?
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Eh, tricky, a couple of the bachelors are mentioned to be older. Depends on how you see your farmer.
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Religious
Are there demons or Hell?
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There are "shadow monsters" to fight in the mines, but they're never stated to actually be demonic.
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Is religion discussed?
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Yes, but it is a fictional religion specific to the game. There is a deity named Yoba whose symbol is shown throughout the game. There is also a church-like area where a few characters go on Sunday. Krobus on Friday takes a vow of silence to show religious devotion. In certain dialogue options, Shane will mention that he is an atheist.
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Sex
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Are there incestuous relationships?
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Is there sexual content?
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Your character can get married and have up to two kids, and your farm animals can get pregnant, but nothing sexual is explicitly mentioned, and nothing is shown.
The two closest things are where you can retrieve the mayor's lucky purple shorts" which turn out to be in a woman's bedroom, and an optional cutscene where you find a shopkeeper's "secret stash," though it's undisclosed what that stash might actually be. (I thought it was money or some kind of innocent guilty pleasure, like hidden snacks or a book, when I first encountered it.)
The two closest things are where you can retrieve the mayor's lucky purple shorts" which turn out to be in a woman's bedroom, and an optional cutscene where you find a shopkeeper's "secret stash," though it's undisclosed what that stash might actually be. (I thought it was money or some kind of innocent guilty pleasure, like hidden snacks or a book, when I first encountered it.)
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Are there nude scenes?
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Yes, there's a scene where Linus bathes (presumably nude) and we see him from the waist up.
There's also a few instances where someone is in an unexpected state of partial undress. (1) Sometimes when you visit Evelyn and George, Alex will be working out in his room without a shirt on. (2) Once you unlock the Ginger Island resort, NPCs will sometimes go spend the day there. On those days, their menu portrait will have a swimsuit on.
There's also a few instances where someone is in an unexpected state of partial undress. (1) Sometimes when you visit Evelyn and George, Alex will be working out in his room without a shirt on. (2) Once you unlock the Ginger Island resort, NPCs will sometimes go spend the day there. On those days, their menu portrait will have a swimsuit on.
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Does someone lose their virginity?
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Characters can have babies with the player, but there is no discussion of virginity.
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Sexism
Is a male character ridiculed for crying?
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No, there's even a military dad with two sons, and neither of them show any signs of having been raised with toxic masculinity. The older son even exclaims that he loves flowers during the flower dance.
The younger son has an occasional line where he's sad or tearing up, but I feel that any implied comedy comes more from his young age than his gender.
Also, if you get knocked out in the mines, sometimes your spouse will come rescue you. Both men and women have the same line where they tell you they cried when they found you, and it's framed as romantic rather than a joke.
The younger son has an occasional line where he's sad or tearing up, but I feel that any implied comedy comes more from his young age than his gender.
Also, if you get knocked out in the mines, sometimes your spouse will come rescue you. Both men and women have the same line where they tell you they cried when they found you, and it's framed as romantic rather than a joke.
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Sickness
Does someone have a chronic illness?
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George is in a wheelchair due to an accident.
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Is someone terminally ill?
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It seems Alex's mom was. The details are a little sparse and mostly come from cut scenes with Alex, but it's stated his mom got sick and then died. The exact illness isn't revealed.
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Social
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Is someone homeless?
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It's implied Linus is homeless by choice, but he's still homeless and many of the common struggles with homelessness are portrayed.
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Is existentialism debated?
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Some of the interactions with Shane, especially dialogue options, can have an existential element. There is mention of Shane not having a "plan" for his life, as well as him feeling worthless. Topics including suicide/death and religion are also discussed.
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Spoiler
Does it have a sad ending?
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The game doesn't necessarily "end," so there is no way for there to be a sad ending.
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Is Santa (et al) spoiled?
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Santa's sleigh flies across the top of the shipping screen the night of Winter 24.
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Vehicular
Does a car honk or tires screech?
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No, but the tunnel beside the bus stop has skid marks and a busted fence.
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Is someone hit by a car?
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there are no cars but it is possible to get hit by a train if the player purposefully stands in front of it. it is not possible to die but the player will take some damage and if their health is low enough this could trigger the hospital cutscene
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Does a plane crash?
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No. The only appearances of planes are:
1. The cutscene that introduces mystery boxes (which fall from a plane).
2. A cutscene with Dr. Harvey where he communicates with a pilot over the radio (during very good weather conditions) and watches the plane fly by overhead.
1. The cutscene that introduces mystery boxes (which fall from a plane).
2. A cutscene with Dr. Harvey where he communicates with a pilot over the radio (during very good weather conditions) and watches the plane fly by overhead.
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Does a car crash?
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No, but a bus breaks down. However, everyone is safe and at their destination when it happens.
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Violence
Is there blood/gore?
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You can kill bugs, and they will sometimes drop their flesh.
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Is there a nuclear explosion?
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Regular explosions, you have to set them off though
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Is there gun violence?
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You can find a minigame where you shoot zombies
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