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Good Bones

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October 21, 2023
Wokeometer Rating
6Mixed
Audience Woke Score
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Scale: 0 = not woke, 10 = maximally woke

TL;DR Verdict

Good Bones earns a moderate 6/10 by centering its point-and-click mystery and grief choices while treating cultural critique and family dynamics as integrated but secondary subplots.

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Detailed Analysis

Good Bones centers a Latina lesbian widow protagonist named Avi (Aviana) who relocates with her daughter Bianca after her wife Mami's death, investigating a ghost in a haunted house while confronting grief and family secrets.

All characters are explicitly Latina, with the story incorporating Puerto Rican cultural details, Latin music influences, and direct engagement with machismo and domestic violence as community-specific issues. Developer Jes Negrón, who previously sued Riot Games over gender discrimination, founded RETCON Games to prioritize underrepresented and marginalized voices, stating the game reflects her Latina background and aims to tell stories rarely seen in games while supporting decolonial efforts and BIPOC/Queer/Disabled creators.

The lesbian family structure and cultural critique form prominent subplots alongside the mystery, though the core premise remains a point-and-click haunted-house investigation with choice-driven grief and revenge elements. No pronoun customization, established-character swaps, or consultancy involvement appears. Audience reception shows no notable backlash, with limited but positive Steam feedback focused on the story's weight.

Key Factors

  • All characters Latina with explicit cultural heritage focus and Latin music/art
  • Lesbian widow protagonist and deceased wife as central family unit
  • Thematic engagement with domestic violence and machismo in Latino communities
  • Developer statements emphasizing underrepresented/marginalized stories and decolonization intent
  • No forced mechanics like pronoun selection or source-material alterations

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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Identity Politics & Racial Essentialism
Gender Ideology & LGBTQ+ Themes
DEI Casting & Representation Mandates
Preachiness & Message-First Agenda
Corporate & Creator Activism

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