Main protagonists Donovan (bartender) and Brandeis (hacker) are depicted in a central gay romantic relationship that motivates key actions and emotional beats, with their love explicitly empowering Brandeis in confrontations. A trans woman character, Larissa, undergoes gender calibration and surgery, playing a pivotal role in puzzles via her deadname as a 'reveal,' which drew criticism for transphobia but underscores gender identity as a plot device.

Dialogue includes overt social justice rhetoric: a woman of color executive condemns corporations for 'misogyny, racism, and countless phobias'; an AI questions ongoing female oppression, calling denial 'stupid'; a character defends progressives against equation with fascists; and the bartender monologues on struggles tied to gender and race alongside class. Female dominance in executive roles (8/10) and pro-LGBTQ+ normalization add layers.

Developers, identifying as queer, infused personal queer art intent, leading to backlash labeling it 'woke virtue-signaling' and 'globalism' in Steam reviews and woke detector lists. These intrusions prioritize identity politics and anti-oppression messaging over pure cyberpunk intrigue, compromising narrative focus despite competent execution and positive reception.