Portrait of a Texas Family

(CW: Transphobia, State violence)

Inspired by a tweet by Denton, Texas mother and activist Amber Briggle as well as recent current events in Texas, Portrait of a Texas Family is a slice-of-life story taking place in present-day Houston, Texas about a family caring for their transgender daughter in turbulent times handled with sensitivity and care.

Hours after a controversial, non-binding, and unconstitutional order by Texas Governor Greg Abbott declares trans-affirming healthcare for children as grounds for parental abuse investigations, you gather the final three items for your "safe folder."

As you gather these pieces of your life meant to show how loving and caring you and your partner Martín are for your transgender daughter Sofía, you recount key, gender-affirming moments from the past while preparing for an unknown but hopeful future.

~30 mins of playtime A story centered around LGBTQIA+ people that is focused on love and care Fully customizable main character including a custom name, four different skin tones, three different body types, choice of he/him, she/her and they/them pronouns and more. Full voice acting for every character besides the MC. An original music score. Flavor choices and optional conversations. Choose a name for and (maybe) pet your own cute family cat!

Portrait of a Texas Family is the first official game developed and released by Lookout Drive Games, an indie game studio based in New York City hiring folks from all walks of life to work on inclusive, narrative-driven games.

Portrait of a Texas Family's dev team was comprised of almost entirely gender non-conforming/transgender folks of various backgrounds and cities around the world including Houston, Texas.

Our goal was to make a game that tells a story that is life affirming, emotionally honest but handles its subject matter with the utmost love, respect, and sensitivity that affirms the humanity of transgender people and families raising transgender children in both Texas and all across the world at a time where they need all the support they can get.

Follow Lookout Drive Games on Itch, Twitch, Twitter, Tiktok, Instagram, and YouTube for future updates on games in development and use the hashtag #portraitofatexasfamily on social media after playing to share the game with friends and family!

DIRECTOR/ NARRATIVE DESIGNER/ LEAD WRITER/ PROGRAMMER

Robert Pigott

SPRITE ARTIST

Mx. RuK

BACKGROUND ARTIST/ ADDITIONAL SPRITE ARTIST/ COVER ARTIST

Kat Peterson

STORY BY/ SCRIPT EDITING

Meredith Nudo

STORY CONSULTANT

Isaac M.

CO-PROGRAMMER

Jerry Becerril

MUSIC COMPOSER

Stephan Plummer

AUDIO MIXER

Sourlyx

ADDITIONAL BACKGROUND ART

Tsungelique

SENSITIVITY READER

Raven Smith

VOICE DIRECTOR/ CASTING DIRECTOR/ SCRIPT EDITOR

Sandra "Maxi" Molina

VOICE CAST

Miguel Lackups-Fuentes as Martín

Noelle Palmer as Sofía

Blair Greene-Osako as Michelle

Duffy Weber as Senator

Cody Harding as Stranger

Jeffrey Stanley as Hot Dog Vendor

Kat Peterson as Front Cashier

Meredith Nudo as Food Cashier

Softie GUI Framework created by Katy133

Free Character Creation Template for Ren'Py created by Lunalucid

Pronoun Tool for Ren'Py created by npckc

SPECIAL THANKS

Amber Briggle and The Briggle Family

@ErinInTheMorn

@PinkRangerLB

Chase Strangio

Alejandra Caraballo

The Campaign for Southern Equality

Susan O'Connor

The Narrative Department Discord Server

The DevTalk Discord Server

My Mom, Susan

My Sister, Liz

My Brother, Mike

My Uncle, Jimm

And You, The Player

Source: https://lookout-drive-games.itch.io/portrait-of-a-texas-family