implies Jin's sexuality. Jin's homosexuality was confirmed by NetherRealm Studios cinematic director Dominic Cianciolo. The same game also implies that Mileena and Tanya are in a relationship, or at least show obvious attraction to each other. In Fighting EX Layer the character Sharon has been revealed to be lesbian, making her one of the first openly lesbian characters in a fighting game. Gay characters in action games In 1996, Night Slave was a shooter RPG released for the PC-98 that have cut scenes in which occasionally contain lesbian adult content. The PlayStation 3 game The Last of Us (2013) was praised for its gay and lesbian characters, including teenage protagonist Ellie. GLAAD, the American organization promoting the image of LGBT people in the media, named the supporting character Bill one of "the most intriguing new LGBT characters of 2013". LGBT visual novels and independent games Many visual novels and independent games are created by independent creators and may sometimes include or be focused on LGBT themes and narratives. Many of these narratives themselves sometimes come from a member of the development team and maybe a version of their personal story. These depictions tend to be more alike the struggles of being LGBT in the real world but often take place in universes where homosexuality is normalized and acceptable. One of the first known games with LGBT themes was Caper in the Castro in 1989, a detective adventure game that was written in the onset of the United States AIDS crisis when gays were being treated derogatorily, and its author, C.M. Ralph, has written it to help promote awareness of LGBT themes of the time. In the 2013 exploration Visual novel Gone Home you take on the role of a young woman who returns to her dilapidated household which is mysteriously empty. By collecting Clues she uncovers that her sister has recently come out to her family as a lesbian and that it caused an issued between the protagonist's parents and the elder daughter herself. This leaves the house in disarray and makes it so you have a non-linear way of piecing together the situation. In the 2015 action-visual novel Life Is Strange, you take on the role of Max Caulfield who is an eighteen-year-old student and photographer who has discovered that she can turn back time at will. She uses this power to try and save her town after seeing