Gender is strictly binary (male/female), controlling only names, portraits, pronouns in text, and sprite rigging with no mechanical impact on skills, traits, or relationships. Character generation rolls appearance, backstories, and attributes independently of identity, with no pronoun selection, body-type sliders, or non-binary options. Romance forms via random attraction and compatibility rolls between any crew pair once friendship thresholds are met, allowing same-sex lovers as an incidental outcome of the system rather than a designed feature or focal point.

Some players have complained on Steam about frequent same-sex pairs and edited save files to lower attraction values, but the developer confirmed it is unweighted randomness with no activist intent. No evidence exists of Sweet Baby Inc. or similar consultancies, developer statements on DEI or representation mandates, race/gender swaps of established characters, or narrative themes addressing identity politics, systemic oppression, or critiques of traditional norms. Crew diversity appears organic to the sci-fi premise of ragtag civilian survivors. Reception on Steam (around 85% positive) and Metacritic (85 critic score) shows typical sim-game complaints about QoL and balance, with no notable ideology-driven backlash or critic-audience gap.