Cyberpunk 2077 will have a non binary character option, developer CD Projekt RED confirms. The developer also says that it is trying to make the sci-fi RPG “really inclusive.”

Cyberpunk 2077 becomes one of few games to offer a non-binary protagonist option, with games like BattleTechand Headliner: NoviNews doing the same.

Cyberpunk 2077 Character Creator Lets Players Create ‘Anything’ They Want

Speaking to Metro, Cyberpunk 2077 senior concept artist Marthe Jonkers revealed that “you don’t choose your gender” in the game anymore. “You don’t choose, ‘I want to be a female or male character’ you now choose a body type,” explained the artist.

After choosing a body type, Cyberpunk 2077 players will be able to choose a male or female sounding voice. These choices can then be mixed and matched with other appearance options such as skin tone, hairstyles, tattoos. All of the options in the Cyberpunk 2077 character creator can be connected “any way you want.”

Jonkers said that the decision to offer a non-binary protagonist option as been made as the Cyberpunk 2077 development team wants players to “feel free to create any character you want.” The artist also said that “we really want to make a video game that’s really inclusive.”

CD Projekt RED has come under fire for excluding some of its players, having been criticized for a poster in the game that some called “fetishization” of transgender women. A transphobic tweet posted by GOG.com, the PC gaming store owned by CD Projekt RED’s parent company also prompted doubts.

The version of the Cyberpunk 2077 character creator with no gender choices hasn’t yet been shown to the public and so the content can’t yet be judged. What Jonkers said to Metro does sound positive, but many will wait to see a demo or play the game for themselves before celebrating this inclusion.

Cyberpunk 2077 will be released on April 16, 2020 for Windows PC, PS4, and Xbox One.

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