01/06/21
Narrative adventure Tell Me Why is being made free to download and keep across Xbox and PC throughout the month of June, as Dontnod and Xbox celebrate Pride Month.
Tell Me Why tells the story of a trans man and his twin sister revisiting their past and the traumas they went through together. Giving the full game away is a nice away to celebrate Pride Month and show support for LGBTQIA+ communities, hopefully getting more people to engage with a mature story told from a perspective that is very rarely seen in video games.
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However, Dontnod’s intention here is more than just getting the game into more people’s hands, with the companies essentially encouraging people to pay it forward. The money that you save on the game can go to places that directly affect trans and queer communities, and they have the following suggestions:
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In celebration of Pride Month, Dontnod Entertainment is offering the first chapter of
Tell Me Why for free through the month of June across all platforms. And anyone who picks up the chapter, “Homecoming,” on Xbox or Steam in that time will own the game permanently.
Tell Me Why is an episodic adventure game about twins Tyler and Alyson Ronan, who return to their childhood hometown Alaska after the death of their estranged mother. It’s a story about siblinghood and trauma mixed in with a bit of magical licence the twins can communicate with each other telepathically and view visions of the past.