Damsels in Distress

Damsels in Distress is an indie adventure-RPG that launched on PC in February 2025. The game has drawn attention as part of broader industry conversations around character representation and narrative tropes in games. Recent coverage has touched on how the medium has handled women's roles historically and contemporaneously, with the game appearing in discussions about evolving portrayals. Media outlets like GamesRadar+ have featured the title in their coverage examining these themes, including podcast episodes exploring how female characters have been written and presented across gaming's history and present day.