Bear from Baldur’s Gate 3, move over! TOP 10 most unusual dating sims on pc

Usually dating sims don’t go beyond the usual plots: school, childhood friend, office routine or fantasy world. But there are projects that break patterns or twist them beyond recognition – a date simulator with weapons, spicy match-3 games and so on. We have collected the most unusual examples in this material. Who knows, one of the heroes of these games could take on a bear out Baldur’s Gate 3?

It wasn’t easy – my eyes widened at the abundance of options. It turned out that the indie sector is full of a variety of simulators – from the “car mechanic” turned native to the bread simulator and dates with kaiju. You can even have an affair with kaiju in two versions – regular and “adult” which we talked about in this article.

Let’s start with something simpler. If you love clickers but get bored with tons of heroes slaying hordes of monsters over and over, Crush Crush is what you need. The gameplay is no different from ordinary dating sims – we get to work, give gifts, pump relationships with beauties and enjoy life.

That’s just affect points, merits and pumping skills – everything is done through the mechanics of clickers. Do you want money? No question – choose an “auto-fulfillment” profession. Are you going on a date? Prepare the mouse for torture – you will have to click a lot. The game is great for killing time and getting updates with new heroines all the time.

* – We marked games with an asterisk that do not have an official Russian language, but have a localization.

In my time Hatoful Boyfriend made a lot of noise – in 2014 it was much more difficult for such projects to break into Steam. Still would! Date with pigeons. And quail. And partridges. And … in general, ornithologists will be delighted. We play for an ordinary girl and enter one of the best institutions. Who would have thought it would turn out like this…

And now the heroine needs to study, train, have fun and, of course, look for a man among the usual types in a “pigeon” guise: a childhood friend, an aristocrat, a shy loner, and so on. In the settings you can give the characters a human appearance or leave everything as it is.

The developers promise several romantic branches and a secret storyline for seven to nine hours of passage for the most biting players.

HuniePop has successfully combined a dating sim with match-3 puzzles. We play as an ordinary boy, to whom the Fairy of Love appeared to take the right path and find a girl for the loser.

And now he wanders the locations, flirts with beauties, buys gifts and invites ladies on dates. Dates are simply made in the form of a puzzle – you need to fill the affection strip with chips in the allotted time or number of moves.

There are different types – passion, romance and talent. Every girl has her own preferences. The game also has a relaxed pumping effect and a good storyline with spicy scenes.

In DateJournal: Russian Girls Dating Sim we are in St. Petersburg. You have to meet six beauties and win their hearts. The game combines a whole cocktail of genres – dating sim, board game and Minesweeper.

It is necessary, as in HuniePop, to give gifts to beauties, go on dates and pump. The mechanics of dating deserve special attention – in some kind of “Sapper” you need to avoid such problems as an annoying boss, harmful old women and gopniks. The content isn’t here for twenty hours, of course, but the game is sure to brighten up a few evenings.

In 2017, the indie fighting game Rivals of Aether was released, which was clearly inspired by Super Smash Bros. The game went to the Steam community and gained its fan base. And a few years later, the developer took and released a dating sim based on this universe. IN Lovers of Aether will have to win the hearts of well-known heroes and villains who found themselves on the same side of the barricades – in an ordinary high school.

A classic school plot, well-developed characters and a more “human” look. Generally a typical dating simulator. Why has no one thought of this step yet? We like to watch a dating sim set in the Mortal Kombat universe (Katana and Goro), Half-Life (Freeman and his crowbar), Dota 2 (to taste here) or, ultimately, STALKER

Cats are one of the mainstays of the internet, so the appearance of a dating sim featuring these furry gods was only a matter of time. Purrfect Date is a mix of visual novel, dating sim and black British comedy.

We take on the role of scientists studying the mysteries of Cat Island. You will have to balance your needs, exploring this place and romantic dates with talking cats.

Seven chapters. The script is about the size of Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets. And the screenwriter, whose mother helped write the plot of the game. No madness! Just a sweet story about talking cats with a touch of thriller and multiple endings.

IN Table manners romantic candlelight dinner is a dangerous event, because we play a disembodied hand, and all objects on the table are subject to physics. To impress a girl, you need to overcome difficult trials, take care of your own “body” and not spill, break or set fire to anything.

Yes, it’s literally a Surgeon Simulator in a dating setting. We are waiting for a sushi bar, several restaurants and even a zero gravity dinner! Successful dates are rewarded with rings, nail polish and other cosmetics that a separate existing hand can afford.

What about true absurdity? IN Kraken Academy!! we look for new friends, free the ghosts along the way and try to prevent the end of the world. And all this is in the time loop. The player will encounter crocodiles, cult members, a broccoli student and a Russian who wants to fight a bear while solving mysteries.

This absurd story interweaves horror, adventure, detective and dating sim. Therefore, grab a magical amulet and go on a journey through the pixel world, having turned off critical thinking.

We’re honestly not sure Sucker for Love: First Date is for Howard Lovecraft fans. On one side there is Cthulhu. On the other hand, this Cthulhu will have to “romance”, and indeed, this is a Cthulhu milf … It doesn’t matter!

In three chapters full of tears, laughter and absurd humor, you will win the hearts of three monster girls while enjoying the graphics and music in the style of old anime along the way. The developers separately emphasize that there are no horror elements in the game. Ready to challenge Cthulhu?

“It’s time to stop being an otaku and win the heart of a beautiful lady!” thought the main character Otaku’s Adventure and unexpectedly went on an exciting adventure with mini-games, turn-based combat, non-linear plot and humor.

The game manages to maintain the pace of the story well. As soon as you start to get bored, something happens on the screen – an unexpected plot twist, a new mini-game, or some other comedic skirmish between the characters. Otaku’s Adventure is largely a parody project, constantly referencing other games, stereotypes, and plot clichés.

Of course, the “dating simulator” in this project turned into a powerful mix of different genres, and only a label on Steam and some mechanics remained from the simulation, but this project did not become less interesting and unusual.

The above games are just the tip of the iceberg. If you like the topic, write about it in the comments. We will continue to explore the abyss of indie madness in other genres.

Which of the games in the collection did you like? Maybe you know more special projects? Be sure to tell us in the comments.