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Beyond Contact

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April 4, 2023
Wokeometer Rating
2Based
Audience Woke Score
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Scale: 0 = not woke, 10 = maximally woke

TL;DR Verdict

Beyond Contact sticks to classic sci-fi survival with Quinn Hicks and her crew, delivering exploration, crafting, and base-building free of identity politics or social messaging. The result is safe, neutral entertainment that earns a low 2/10 woke score by prioritizing story over activism.

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Detailed Analysis

Beyond Contact centers on a standard sci-fi survival premise: elite Space Corps operative Quinn Hicks (female, explicitly named Quinn Olivia Hicks, age 26, engineer promoted to elite rank) crash-lands on the hostile planet Ketern in 2766 and works to save its civilization from an unknown energy source and Void Corruption.

The narrative involves exploration, research, crafting, base-building, and allying with alien factions, with no romance systems, identity exploration, or social commentary on patriarchy, systemic oppression, or contemporary identity issues. Playable characters include Quinn as versatile generalist, Kangah (warrior with cybernetic enhancements, origins on a rocky world), and Professor Zaine (human fortification expert from Mars), unlocked progressively with unique ability trees focused on combat, construction, and resource gathering.

These are original characters fitting the futuristic multi-origin human and alien setting, with no race- or gender-swapping of prior canon figures. Developer statements emphasize workplace diversity and equal opportunity as standard corporate policy, with no activist intent, consultancy involvement like Sweet Baby Inc., or marketing around representation mandates.

Reception focuses exclusively on gameplay grind, UI issues, and survival mechanics; isolated forum comments on character gender balance note the absence of political framing. The pulp sci-fi comic art style and moral dilemmas remain traditional genre fare without activist overlays.

Key Factors

  • Female protagonist Quinn Hicks with full in-lore justification as elite operative
  • Diverse original playable characters (Kangah, Zaine) organic to sci-fi multi-species setting
  • Standard survival-crafting story of planetary rescue with no identity politics, romance, or DEI themes
  • No developer statements, localization changes, or controversies indicating activist intent or forced representation

Methodology: Each score synthesizes audience discourse, critic and aggregator reception, and press coverage — weighed against the work itself, not any single source.

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We've run a full content analysis on Beyond Contact and scored it 2/10 on the woke scale. Read our detailed breakdown above to see exactly what we found.

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What kind of woke content is in Beyond Contact?

Our analysis checks for themes like identity politics, race-swapping, gender ideology, environmental activism, anti-religious messaging, and other progressive agenda elements. The score breakdown above shows which specific categories were flagged and how heavily they factor into Beyond Contact's overall score.

Is Beyond Contact appropriate for kids?

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How does Wokeometer score video games?

We evaluate media across multiple ideological categories on a 0–10 scale. Scores of 0–3 mean story-first, 4–6 have moderate elements, and 7–10 flag heavily agenda-driven content. Learn more about our methodology →

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