RuPaul’s Drag Race: Dragopolis

Year: 2013

Publisher: So Much Drama Studios

Developer: So Much Drama Studios

Country: United States

Genre: Puzzle-solving, mobile

Platform: iOS, Android

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Image credit: Splash image from promotional trailer of Dragopolis 2.0. (December 4, 2014). Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3AofSOJjNWU

RuPaul’s Drag Race: Dragopolis is a mobile puzzle-adventure game released for the iOS and Android mobile operating systems in 2013. The player character is a customizable drag queen that is able to change outfits, hair, and makeup styling as they progress through the game. The player encounters real-world drag stars from the titular RuPaul’s Drag Race franchise as they progress through different levels, with the 2.0 update (2014) of the game expanding the roster of drag queens and puzzle options. The game environments and interfaces are heavily stylized in the camp and over-the-top manner for which RuPaul’s Drag Race is often celebrated.

LGBTQ References in this game:

Queer Characters and Queer Game Narrative in RuPaul’s Drag Race: Dragopolis

Citations

  1. Mattos, S. (January 8, 2014). GGOTY 2013: Gayest Games of the Year. Retrieved from https://web.archive.org/web/20150817172100/http://gaygamer.net/2014/01/ggoty-2013-gayest-games-of-the-year/
  2. Mattos, S. (January 2, 2015). GGOTY 2014: Gayest Games of the Year. Retrieved from https://web.archive.org/web/20160402205148/http://gaygamer.net/2015/01/ggoty-2014-gayest-games-of-the-year/
  3. Morgan, G. (April 24, 2013). Dragopolis, ‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ Drag Queen Mobile Game, Set To Debut. Retrieved from http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/04/24/dragopolis-rupauls-drag-race-mobile-game_n_3147809.html
  4. RuPaul’s Drag Race. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RuPaul’s_Drag_Race
  5. So Much Drama Studios. (2013). RuPaul’s Drag Race: Dragopolis. Retrieved from http://somuchdramastudios.com/rupauls-drag-race-dragopolis/
  6. (n.d). RuPaul’s Drag Race: Dragopolis (Apple App Store). Retrieved from https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/rupauls-drag-race-dragopolis/id640570956?ls=1&mt=8
  7. (n.d). RuPaul’s Drag Race: Dragopolis (Google Play Store). Retrieved from https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.dragopolis.Dragopolis&hl=en