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Mason and Strings
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Mason and Strings
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December 3, 2021
Wokeometer Rating
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TL;DR Verdict
Mason and Strings earns a 0/10 woke score as pure, lighthearted platforming focused on music puzzles and exploration with no identity politics or social messaging.
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Detailed Analysis
Mason and Strings is a 2021 indie 2D platformer-puzzle game centered on a straightforward premise: young female protagonist Mason bonds with her anthropomorphic guitar Strings to collect music sheets, solve chord-based puzzles, and prepare for a castle concert in a whimsical world of sentient instruments.
The store description, Steam page, and IGDB entry emphasize lighthearted exploration, character interactions with over 30 unique inhabitants, and musical mechanics with no reference to romance systems, gender customization, pronoun options, identity exploration, or social commentary. Screenshots depict a cute, traditional cartoon style with Mason as a clearly female-presenting girl and no visual or narrative cues of progressive framing.
Extensive searches for LGBTQ elements, DEI involvement by the developer In The Snow Studios, controversies, or activist intent returned zero relevant results; the game receives consistently positive Steam reviews (94% from 39 ratings) with no backlash or critic-audience gaps noted. The narrative remains a classic entertainment-focused hero's journey of skill-building and performance without any ideological overlay.
Key Factors
- Traditional musical adventure premise with no identity politics or social justice themes
- Original characters and story with zero evidence of representation mandates or activist intent
- Positive reception focused solely on gameplay and charm; complete absence of controversy signals
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 Mason and Strings and scored it 0/10 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 Mason and Strings?
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