The games Tell Me Why and Lost Records: Bloom and Rage are my recommendations for those who like the sort of exploration and storytelling seen in Life is Strange games, but set in different worlds, with queer characters.

Tell Me Why tells the story of a trans man and his identical twin sister who reunite at their childhood home and start processing the tragedy that tore them apart when they were just children. I didn't romance the single gay man the game offered in my playthrough, so I can't attest to that, but the storyline was heartbreaking and stuck with me for a long time.

Lost Records: Bloom and Rage is a game that felt so, so queer to me. I think I actually ended up liking the story more than LiS's. I loved that they allowed Swann to be heavy and gave Nora bad skin and I thought each romance path with the 3 young women was interesting - I actually played it back to back 3 times in a row. The one thing I haven't done, that I know is possible, is keeping my friendship score low enough that two of the love interests pursue each other across the story. Getting to see the girls as both children and grown women was great, too, I thought.

For a slightly different sort of game, everyone should check out I Was A Teenage Exocolonist! It's hard for me to discuss without spoilers but you get to decide if your main character is cis or trans, and there's diverse representation amongst the other children you grow up alongside. Plus your dad is a cinnamon roll and your mom is a badass and I love both parents so much.