This anti-capitalist premise drives the narrative, alliances, and world-building as a direct critique of systemic oppression and traditional economic norms. The developer, Gareth Damian Martin (they/them), explicitly channels their own non-binary identity, gender/sexuality struggles, mental health issues, and gig-work experiences into the story, using sci-fi to comment on real-world issues like who counts as a 'person' (linking to trans healthcare access and refugee status).

Prominent non-binary and queer characters appear, including Sabine (non-binary queer) and Bliss (non-binary with they/them pronouns), alongside same-sex relationships and a mushroom-growing commune presented positively. The Sleeper's identity is ambiguous/non-binary rather than player-customizable.

While no forced romance systems or pronoun selectors exist and reception remains largely positive with high critic scores, the ideology is central to themes, character arcs, and creator intent rather than incidental. Audience pushback is limited to niche 'woke detector' flags, but the embedding of identity politics and anti-capitalist messaging qualifies as heavy progressive influence.