Disclaimer: I am a cis man

The past two months saw the release of two highly anticipated indie sequels: Silksong and then Hades II

I loved that Silksong took "female protagonist" a bit further and 70-80% of the prominent characters were female. Hornet of course, Shakra, the Forge Daughter, the Architect (I think), Pinstress, Seamstress, the final boss, the real final boss, etc. It was refreshing to see.

Hades II is not as heavily dominated by women. That is not to say it is any less chicks rock. Since the game is extremely queer and there is a lot more room for nuance given the exposition-heavy nature of the narrative, it doesn't need to rely on the gender ratio as much. But most of the prominent characters are still women from what I can recall.

And of course, not to mention that both games also have great gameplay to back the themes. These are easily the two best games of this year.