


For one, Microsoft is donating a total of $170,000 to LGBTQIA+ nonprofits, including UK based charity Mermaids. This isn't actually the first time Tell Me Why has been made available for free on Xbox, as it was made free for pride in 2021 as well.Ī range of other announcements were made as part of the Xbox post celebrating pride too. The post also announced that Xbox Publishing will be hosting a livestream on its Twitch account on June 23 to fundraise for Trans Lifeline. "To acknowledge that this year has seen a sharp rise in anti-trans sentiment in the United States, Xbox Publishing is accompanying the free period with donations of $25,000 each to Transgender Law Center and Trans Lifeline, two non-profit organizations offering resources and support to trans, non-binary, and genderqueer people." Tell me why is available to play on Windows PC, Xbox One, and Xbox Game Pass."Tell Me Why, the award-winning narrative adventure from Dontnod Entertainment and Xbox Publishing, will be available for free on Xbox consoles, the Microsoft Store, and Steam for the entire month of June 2022," reads the announcement.

Tyler is transgender, and the game explicitly addresses the character’s experiences with transphobia and homophobia at the hands of their family. The twins also happen to share a unique ability – a telepathic link that allows them to dig into each other’s memories of their troubled childhoods in an effort to heal and reconcile with their pasts. Tell me why follows the story of Tyler and Alyson Ronan, a twin brother trying to cope with the recent loss of their mother.

The studio announced the game’s availability in a tweet published Friday.įans of the developer may notice that this is not the first time Dontnod has done this, as the developer previously made Tell me why free to download during Pride month in 20. June is officially Pride month and Dontnod, the French studio behind games like Remember me And Life is strangecelebrates by creating the episodic adventure game of 2020 Tell me why available to download for free all month long on Steam, the Microsoft Store, and Xbox consoles.
