Pride run is an unapologetically gay, bright, and fun rhythm game with bangin' music! I don't play a lot of rhythm based games, I can probably count just on one hand how many I've played, but I really liked this, and the mode with the RTS elements really makes it stand out from other games of the genre.

As it says in the description, the game has two modes; Vanilla Mode and Play Hard Mode. Double entendre aside, Vanilla Mode is the standard rhythm-based part of the game. You lead a Pride parade through different levels based on real cities from around the world, smashing the arrow keys in time with the music. The bigger the combo you string together and the more accurate you are with pressing the keys or controller buttons, the more people will join the parade.

Play Hard Mode is where the RTS mechanics come in. In this one you lead the parade with different subgroups of the LGBT+ community supporting you in the group. As you pass by different people in the crowd of onlookers, a symbol corresponding to one of the groups appears over their head and you have to have the corresponding group dance in front of them. When you do it enough, you'll gain more people in the crowd, making your parade stronger against the different homophobic counter protesters you'll encounter on your route. This mode is pretty interesting because, due to the parade constantly moving, you have to often times think fast with which crowd to focus on with which group. The different groups have different stats as well, some are more suited for defending against the homophobes (Which honestly would have been best suited for the "Ally" group, but I digress), while others are best used to pull more people into the parade.

There are also boss battles in both modes, which... honestly could have been a lot better. They're easily the weakest part of the game, due to the commands not wanting to work half the time. Seriously, whether I used a controller or keyboard half the time it wouldn't register the arrow keys I was pressing and I would miss with my attack, when I really shouldn't have. I don't know if my game is just lagging while I'm playing, but if not an update fixing this would be very much appreciated.

The soundtrack in this is pretty good too, very catchy and fits with the theme of the game. I've been to one Pride event and I could definitely hear this type of music playing at one. I might even pick it up as DLC to listen to in my spare time.

Overall this is a very fun and pleasant game with a nice sense of humor, none of which feels mean-spirited, and some interesting gameplay for the Play Hard Mode. You should definitely check it out if it interests you or you like rhythm based games, you'll get some decent game time out of it, especially in the Play Hard Mode, unlocking the different other LGBT+ groups, and you'll be supporting a good cause while doing so with 10% of the revenue going to an LGBT+ organization.

Pride Run is a game I think you'll like whether you're LGBT+ or not.