'The feedback has been phenomenal,' says Hannah.

'thank you so much for doing this!! im agender and its really awesome not having to misgender my character in the game. 'Hi! Thanks a ton for doing this, makes it much more comfortable to play the game ^.^' - MattyToo

The response from other players was overwhelming. Unwilling to sit idly by, Hannah took it upon themselves to broaden Stardew Valley's gender diversity, modding the game so that NPCs referred to the protagonist with gender-neutral pronouns and replacing the gender symbols in the character creator with ungendered body-type indicators. It feels more real if you are in the world rather than just an observer playing a person in that world.' 'Being able to play a character that is different from myself is fun and interesting, but playing one true to myself I find is often more fun. 'I’ve almost come to expect little to no representation,' says Hannah. As someone who identifies as non-binary, Hannah couldn't help but be disappointed. Hannah's hopes rose with the release of Stardew Valley, but after jumping into the farming sim they discovered it offered only male and female gender identities, with he/she pronouns to match. Just a farmer that didn't have to suffer NPC after NPC lumping them into one gender or the other.

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