It is games such as Life is Strange, Unpacking, and Gone Home that have revolutionised the narrative gaming genre by allowing us to connect with both characters and environments, all under the sphere of the LGBTQIA+ experience.

That is also the case for The August Before, a brand-new “meditative narrative 3D puzzle” game which tasks players with cleaning up and sorting out rooms ahead of life’s next step.

Developed by Silly Little Games, The August Before combines the calming experience of cleaning up rooms with similar gameplay to Unpacking with the narrative found in the likes of Gone Home and Life is Strange.

Throughout the game, you will meet three girls: Beth, Ivy and August and although we may never meet them in the flesh, we will soon discover their innermost desires, secrets, an

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