dtgreene: * Some people, for whatever reason, don't like the existence of LGBTQ+ content in their games, and will score the game low, even if they haven't played it
* More games are featuring LGBTQ+ characters simply because it's become less of a taboo subject over the years, plus there are more LGBTQ+ game developers who make such games.
Most sane and rational people have no problem with such content in their games, its a phenomenon that exists in real life after all. The worrying thing for a prospective customer like myself, is when the game self-describes itself in the following way:
"Beloved Rapture is a mid-length adventure, focusing heavily on the storytelling - exploring trauma, friendship, existentialism & LGBTQ+ themes."
Using only the information provided on the storefront as a guaranetee, knowing nothing more about the game and having only the opinions of total strangers to rely on, this tells me that the writing and story in the game is likely to be weakened, sufficiently so that I would consider not purchasing the game: when one of the primary things the protaganist is concerned about is who he finds attractive, rather than the greater concerns of the well-being of his family, nation, etc, for instance.
Also, when a game is advertised as such, rather than simply including it in a nuanced manner, it tells me that the game may potentially be advertising to a particular audience intentionally, and that the narrative and worldbuilding is intentionally altered and weakned in order to include these things - injecting a modern political opinion into it - rather than being intelligent about it.
When the game developers are more concerned about appearing morally and politically good to a selection of the population rather than crafting a compelling game... it can only through doubts over the products integrity and quality.