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Dating sims, or romance simulation games (恋愛シミュレーションゲーム, ren'ai shimyurēshon gēmu), are a video game subgenre of simulation games with romantic elements. While dating sims share a similar visual presentation as visual novels, they are distinct genres. Dating sims are largely dependent on statistics, while visual novels focus on telling a branching story.[citation needed] Nevertheless, the term "dating sim" has become a generic term for romance-driven games (恋愛ゲーム, ren'ai games) in the West.
Dating sims are often dialog-heavy and focus on time management. The player must befriend and carefully build and maintain a relationship with one or more characters.[1] The gameplay is largely dependent on statistics.
^Lebowitz, Josiah (2011). Interactive Storytelling for Video Games: a Player-centered Approach to Creating Memorable Characters and Stories. Klug, Chris. Burlington, MA: Focal Press. pp. 45. ISBN 9780240817187. OCLC 706802880.
which focused on child raising rather than dating. The first game that set the standard for the datingsim genre was Dōkyūsei (1992), which relied more...
Farm life sims are a subgenre of life simulation games which fuse social simulation, datingsim and farm simulation elements. The games generally feature...
of the earliest datingsims, Tenshitachi no gogo, was released for the 16-bit NEC PC-9801 computer that same year, though datingsim elements can be found...
The datingsim is a visual novel text-based game with an anime style. Created in collaboration with Psyop, Hooked on You allows the player to date four...
An immersive sim (simulation) is a video game genre that emphasizes player choice. Its core, defining trait is the use of simulated systems that respond...
simulator, role-playing game, and datingsim rolled into one. Shenmue series (1999–2019) The Sims series (2000–2014) The Sims (2000)—by Will Wright, published...
and published by Xseed Games. It combines aspects of business sim, life sim and datingsim. It was released on October 17, 2022 for Windows. The game was...
Eternights is a 2023 datingsim action role-playing game developed and published by Studio Sai. The game was released digitally for PlayStation 4, PlayStation...
Dollhouse 2 In 2020, Elfie appeared as a playable character in Nutaku's datingsim Booty Calls. In 2021, she presented the football kit of the Italian club...
HuniePop is a tile-matching and datingsim adult video game created by American game designer Ryan Koons, under the alias of HuniePot. The game was released...
(Japanese: ジャックジャンヌ, Hepburn: Jakku Jannu) is an otome visual novel with datingsim and rhythm game elements. A sequel has been announced. Players read dialogue...
Coming Out on Top is a 2014 gay-themed datingsim interactive novel video game developed by Obscura (of Obscurasoft). The basic premise involves the main...
into is oddly charming." Centaur Musgrave, Shaun (2016-10-11). "Horse DatingSim 'Uma no Prince-Sama' is Hilariously Weird". TouchArcade. Retrieved 2016-12-22...
is a dating simulation series by Konami. It consists of eight main games in addition to many spin-offs. The games are notable in the datingsim genre...
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