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What Is The 'Woke Content Detector?' Steam's Curated List Of Woke Video Games Explained

For some people, the battle against the so-called woke mind virus is a daily struggle. They can't help but see woke content everywhere, whether it's TV shows, movies, or video games.

Earlier this year, to help fight the never-ending battle against wokeness, a group of gamers banded together to create the Woke Content Detector Steam group to call out games that they see as containing overtly woke content. So, how's the battle going? Here's what we know.

Cerberus Xt @CerberusXt Some gold from Woke Content Detector steam curator list. "Heavy social commentary regarding communism. Whether pro or anti is unclear" LIBRARY DISCO ELYSIUM THE FINAL CUT NOT RECOMMENDED 26 April "Contains overtly pro-LGBTQ+ messaging. Features multiple LGBTQ+ characters including the player character. Heavy social commentary regarding communis Whether pro or anti is unclear." 39,99€ Read the full rev 6:15 AM • Aug 5, 2024 68.7K Views


What Is The 'Woke Content Detector?'

In March 2024, the Woke Content Detector curator and community group were founded on Steam. The group, which boasts over 3,000 members as of September 2024, collects and reviews games based on how woke they are. If a game has woke themes or messaging, they slap it with a "not recommended" review, while games without wokeness get a "recommended" label.

The definition of wokeness is pretty flexible and the people over at the Woke Content Detector have made sure to cover all their bases with a wide list of definitions for woke, including, "pro-LGBTQ+ messaging, pro-DEI messaging, pro-climate action messaging, pro-communism/socialism messaging, pro-abortion messaging" and much more. So far, the list has curated over 1,400 games, all of which are available not only on Steam, but in an extensive Google Doc.

Huenry Hueffman @HenryHoffman oh no the woke content detector found us if only we hadn't included a *checks notes* female character that goes to university Follow Woke Content Detector to see more reviews like these 632 Follow Followers PapeR trail £16.75 NOT RECOMMENDED Contains overtly pro-DEI messaging. The player character is a female 'astrophysicist in training' who bends the spacetime continuum as a hobby. She runs away from her family to go to university. LIVE ANOTHER CRABS -20% $26.99 £21.59 NOT RECOMMENDED Contains overtly pro-LGBTQ+ messaging. The 'Rainbow Crabitalism' item features a pride flag design and pro-pride message. KAKU ANCIENT SHAL -25% £20.99 £15.74 RECOMMENDED Contains no Woke content. 10:28 AM Jul 23, 2024 1.2M Views


How Is Social Media Reacting To The 'Woke Content Detector?'

As is often the case with anything discussing wokeness, the people of social media have a lot of opinions on the Woke Content Detector. Most people seem critical of the list, resulting in a lot of posts and memes where people call out the reasonings behind certain games being added to the list. For example, Disco Elysium's addition to the list for featuring discussions of communism, despite the group being unable to figure out whether they were for or against communism.

Another example comes from Henry Hoffman, developer of the game Paper Trails, which was added to the list for featuring a woman who goes to university. Some people are flipping the list on its head and posting memes about using the "not-recommended" section of the list to find games to play, rather than games to avoid. Others are sharing seemingly ironic memes about how devastated they are to find their favorite games on the list.

Overall, the list isn't being taken that seriously by most people. However, it does offer a fun scroll-through for those looking to see if their favorite game has been deemed woke or not by the anonymous members of the Woke Content Detector group.

Me going to the woke content Detector and adding every game labeled as "not recommended" to my steam wishlist s

Anonymous 09/09/24(Mon)02:16:38 No.203366399 I can't play any of my favorite games anymore because Woke Content Detector listed them as woke. It's over. 82 KB JPG

Cammy ++ @sweetdreamzkumi UPDATE. monster high: new ghoul in school (2015) does not appear on the woke content detector's curated list of video games. it appears that the game's level of wokeness is still under heavy deliberation 070 MONSTER HIGH monster high Woke Content Detector's ... NEW GHOUL SCHOOL ... Full List Recommended Informational Not Recommended 140 141 Gnosia 20 Overwatch 2 20 142 State of Decay 2 20 143 Need for Speed Unbound 20 144 Anno 1800 6:55 PM · Sep 11, 2024 7,791 Views 20 EVERYONE ENFANTS ADULTES

r/Gamingcirclejerk • 2 mo. ago Background_Ground566 SPOILER LMAOOOO (all from Woke Content Detector steam curator) EVERYTHING IS WOKE ROOM OF DEPRESSION → NOT RECOMMENDED 22 May "Contains overtly pro-DEI messaging. The player character is a woman with depression. Features a story about living with depression." 5,89€ ***



For the full history of the Woke Content Detector, be sure to check out Know Your Meme's encyclopedia entry for more information.




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