Companion Molly Buttons is explicitly portrayed with a girlfriend named Nancy "Noodles" McGill, and their same-sex relationship is presented as normalized within the 1920s setting under an "Eternal Sexual Freedom" framing where no characters comment on the homosexuality. The game also provides they/them pronoun options for the customizable player character and certain NPCs, while enabling gender-agnostic flirting and romance paths that extend to multiple characters including Charles.

These mechanics surface in companion story arcs, epilogue outcomes, and direct player interactions. Thematic centrality remains limited because satire and comedy stay the dominant tone with no developer DEI statements, consultancy involvement, or identity-politics foundation driving the narrative. Audience reception reflects this balance through consistently high scores and an absence of notable backlash or measurable critic-audience gaps on Metacritic, OpenCritic, or Steam.