Is Seabeard racist and environmentally unsound? – Seabeard Review

I really enjoy the game mechanics but am concerned about the racial politics of this game. Why do we have to defeat “dark gnomes” and destroy bushes and plants to succeed? I think this game may be on the wrong side of history. It is interesting that in the target challenge all the people you are not supposed to hit are white but the anthropomorphized sea creatures can be slaughtered. And the majority of main characters are white. One of the Black characters on seadog cove ONLY interacts with the main character to have him do smuggling. This game needs at least a racial sensitivity rethink and even better for developers to really think more deeply about what kind of world it is prompting us to build and whether it is just and sustainable. Representation matters.
Review by elle1970s! on Seabeard.