PortMurder on MainstreetDec 31, 1989Platform adaptation
Release
Q1 1989
Player score
Awaiting reviews
Platform families
1
Connected releases
1
Game data from IGDB
Editorial overview
Inside Caper in the Castro
What it is
Caper in the Castro is the first known LGBT video game. The player assumes the role of a lesbian detective investigating the disappearance of a drag queen in the Castro neighborhood of San Francisco.
The game was distributed by BBS, with donations requested "to an AIDS-related charity of your choice for whatever amount you feel is appropriate". It was eventually commercially released as Murder on Mainstreet with all LGBT content removed.
The premise
The player takes on the role of Tracker McDyke, a lesbian private detective, who must find her kidnapped friend, Tessy LaFemme
Play styles
Single player
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