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Why Can’t Videogames Do Sex?

If you only play one game today, make it Sepe’s Cumshot. In this you control a disembodied hand and stimulate the penis of a man called Sepe. The poor thing starts off limp, but stroke it a little and see what happens. As you work it more furiously, Sepe’s cock engorges with blood, and his body hulks up. He’s loving it! You can finish him off yourself. Sepe’s Cumshot is a funny game – and a big part of that is how your wrist is moving like it would during male masturbation. By that critical measure of how closely the mechanics and theme intertwine, Sepe’s Cumshot is probably the best sex game ever made. But you could hardly call the competition stiff. Sex in games is generally dreadful, and some of the time it’s outright nasty. But these days there’s more than ever before. For western developers it’s a topic either avoided or incorporated unconvincingly. For indie devs it’s less taboo, so smaller ‘sex’ games tend to be more original. And what about you, the player? Read more…