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 * In ''The Oregon Trail 4th Edition'', the character Hattie Caulfield identifies as neither a man nor a woman.{{citation needed}}
 * In the furry drama video game ''Goodbye Volcano High'' (to be released 2021), the protagonist Fang uses [[they/them]] pronouns and is voiced by nonbinary actor [[Lachlan Watson]].<ref>https://store.steampowered.com/app/1310330/Goodbye_Volcano_High/</ref>
+[[File:Earl Grey gender free pronouns.png|thumb|right|A screenshot of ''My Cup of Coffee: Earl Grey Forever After'' with the "gender liberated" option selected, so the game uses [[English_neutral_pronouns#Ne_.28nem.29|ne/nem/nir]] pronouns.]]
 * In ''Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War'', the protagonist character can be customized with a "classified" gender, in which case the game's voiced dialogue will refer to the protagonist with [[singular they]] pronouns.<ref name="BlackOps">{{Cite web |title=Black Ops Cold War character creation will let you craft your own agent and includes gender neutral VO |last=Hurley |first=Leon |work=gamesradar |date=August 2020 |access-date=11 September 2020 |url= https://www.gamesradar.com/black-ops-cold-war-character-creation-gender-neutral/}}</ref> The announcement of this drew criticism from many people.<ref name="Milton">{{Cite web |title=Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War will let users play as a non-binary imperialist war-hungry killer |last=Milton |first=Josh |work=PinkNews |date=31 August 2020 |access-date=11 September 2020 |url= https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2020/08/31/call-of-duty-black-ops-cold-war-non-binary-gender-neutral-ronald-raegan-twitter/}}</ref>
+*In the indie romance visual novel ''My Cup of Coffee: Earl Grey Forever After'', the protagonist can be male, female, or "[[gender free]]". Choosing gender free results in the game using [[gender neutral language]], [[English_neutral_pronouns#Ne_.28nem.29|ne/nem/nir]] pronouns, and the [[Mx]] title. The player can also choose to "make everyone else gender liberated too", resulting in the protagonist saying things like "Everybody knew about me, the eldest child of the late Gentleperson and Gentleperson Fairfax".
 *In the fantasy-mystery visual novel ''Catacomb Prince'', one of the romantic options is the nonbinary person Ravi Patel.<ref>https://skeleteam.itch.io/catacombprince</ref>
 *In the sci-fi visual novel ''Incompatible Species'', Chris is nonbinary and uses [[she/her]] pronouns, while Pi-zan uses [[they/them]] pronouns.<ref>https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/poxni/incompatible-species-a-hopeful-futuristic-visual-n</ref>
-[[File:Earl Grey gender free pronouns.png|thumb|right|A screenshot of ''My Cup of Coffee: Earl Grey Forever After'' with the "gender liberated" option selected, so the game uses [[English_neutral_pronouns#Ne_.28nem.29|ne/nem/nir]] pronouns.]]
-*In the indie romance visual novel ''My Cup of Coffee: Earl Grey Forever After'', the protagonist can be male, female, or "[[gender free]]". Choosing gender free results in the game using [[gender neutral language]], [[English_neutral_pronouns#Ne_.28nem.29|ne/nem/nir]] pronouns, and the [[Mx]] title. The player can also choose to "make everyone else gender liberated too", resulting in the protagonist saying things like "Everybody knew about me, the eldest child of the late Gentleperson and Gentleperson Fairfax".
 *In the visual novel ''Butterfly Soup'', Min-seo is nonbinary.<ref>https://vndb.org/c67408</ref>
-*In many interactive novels from developer "Choice of Games", the player can be male, female, or nonbinary (as well as often choosing their own [[orientation]]). Some of these titles include ''Tally Ho'', ''Empyrean'', ''Kidnapped! A Royal Birthday'', ''[[Drag]] Star!'', ''Choice of the Pirate'', ''The Superlatives: Aetherfall'', ''Silverworld'', ''The Hero Project: Redemption Season'', and ''Tower Behind the Moon''.<ref>https://store.steampowered.com/app/763930/Tally_Ho/</ref><ref>https://store.steampowered.com/app/1016630/Drag_Star/</ref><ref>https://store.steampowered.com/app/557700/Empyrean/</ref><ref>https://store.steampowered.com/app/1356440/Kidnapped_A_Royal_Birthday/</ref><ref>https://store.steampowered.com/app/476490/Choice_of_the_Pirate/</ref><ref>https://store.steampowered.com/app/726230/The_Superlatives_Aetherfall/</ref><ref>https://store.steampowered.com/app/839940/Silverworld/</ref><ref>https://store.steampowered.com/app/459310/The_Hero_Project_Redemption_Season/</ref><ref>https://store.steampowered.com/app/1001490/Tower_Behind_the_Moon/</ref>
+[[File:Fallen Hero Rebirth.png|thumb|Gender choice near the beginning of the interactive novel ''Fallen Hero: Rebirth''.]]
+*In many interactive novels from developer "Choice of Games", the player can be male, female, or nonbinary (as well as often choosing their own [[pronouns]] and [[orientation]]). Some of these titles include ''Tally Ho'', ''Empyrean'', ''Kidnapped! A Royal Birthday'', ''[[Drag]] Star!'', ''Choice of the Pirate'', ''The Superlatives: Aetherfall'', ''Silverworld'', ''The Hero Project: Redemption Season'', ''Fallen Hero: Rebirth'', and ''Tower Behind the Moon''.<ref>https://store.steampowered.com/app/763930/Tally_Ho/</ref><ref>https://store.steampowered.com/app/1016630/Drag_Star/</ref><ref>https://store.steampowered.com/app/557700/Empyrean/</ref><ref>https://store.steampowered.com/app/1356440/Kidnapped_A_Royal_Birthday/</ref><ref>https://store.steampowered.com/app/476490/Choice_of_the_Pirate/</ref><ref>https://store.steampowered.com/app/726230/The_Superlatives_Aetherfall/</ref><ref>https://store.steampowered.com/app/839940/Silverworld/</ref><ref>https://store.steampowered.com/app/459310/The_Hero_Project_Redemption_Season/</ref><ref>https://store.steampowered.com/app/800620/Fallen_Hero_Rebirth/</ref><ref>https://store.steampowered.com/app/1001490/Tower_Behind_the_Moon/</ref>
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