LGBT Flags Merge!

LGBT Flags Merge! is a puzzle video game where the goal is to create all the LGBTQIA+ flags using merge mechanics. The premise of the game is perhaps somewhat reductionist and binary, and leaves out identities that aren't based on "putting boys with boys and girls with girls", but it can be entertaining and also allows you to discover flags you might not have been aware of.

The gameplay in LGBT Flags Merge! is as follows: when you start playing, you'll see a flag with the male sign and another with the female sign on the side of the screen. Merging two male signs will give you the gay flag, merging two female signs will give you the lesbian flag, and merging a female sign with a male sign will give you the bisexual flag. This leaves out non-binary identities, for example, as well as asexual or trans identities, while other major or well-known terms and identities have been made visible.

If you keep merging, for example, the lesbian flag with the male flag, you'll get the butch flag; if you merge the gay flag with the female flag, you'll get the twink flag, and so on. The idea is a kind of trial-and-error approach to discover where merging certain flags takes you. An interesting part of LGBT Flags Merge! is that, every time you discover a new flag, it comes with a description of the identity it represents, which is quite useful when teaching about minority identities or those with little visibility.

LGBT Flags Merge! is a fun game that, despite some questionable parts, does seem to have its "heart in the right place" and playfully introduces players to a range of different identities and flags they might not have previously known.