LGBT representations in video games certainly have a checkered history—including cringeworthy characters like prissy narcissist Vega from Street Fighter II, cross-dressing villain Alfred Ashford in Resident Evil: Code Veronica (right) and the titular mobster from 2009’s Grand Theft Auto IV: The Ballad Of Gay Tony.

But the future is definitely brighter, with more LGBT characters in games, more out gamers and even conventions celebrating gay gaming. This year, GLAAD gave special recognition to EA’s Dragon Age: Inquisition for including both gay and transgender characters.

Below, we call out nine video games that get LGBT representations right.