But while Cyberpunk was criticized for its bad sex-and for flubbing LGBTQ+ representation-the erotic indie title Hardcoded was gathering praise for its explicit, queer-friendly sexuality set against a dystopian cyberpunk backdrop. The sex in Cyberpunk 2077, one of the biggest releases of the decade, was lambasted by PC Gamer as “horrifying” and “truly awful” for its weak writing and general clunkiness character models designed to run and shoot just look strange when made to contort in moments of intimacy.
Video game characters do not have great sex lives.
