Summary
Finding love is something that hopeless romantics have always been interested in, with romance being not only popular in a variety of genres, such as RPGs, where the player can fall in love with another while experiencing the story of the game but alsoan assortment of dating simulatorsfor players to focus solely on finding their soulmate.
For players that enjoy finding love, these games are not only brilliant due to them being able to find love for themselves but also an assortment of matchmaking titles to even allow the player to find love for others too. So, players should wear their hearts on their sleeves and get ready for romance, as these games are the best for finding love.
8LoveChoice
Answering The Question Of What Is Love
Players who are looking for a short experience and love making decisions should look no further thanLoveChoice, an adorable indie title from Akaba Studio. This game explores the discussion of love from the very beginnings of finding love and confessing, to the small bumps in the road that many relationships experience.
Even with how shortLoveChoiceis, there are still three stories to explorewith multiple endingsfor the player to work towards while enjoying the adorable art style of the game. Finding love is only one part of the adventure, with players also learning to have a warm heart if they hope to keep it.
7Boyfriend Dungeon
Find Love While Fighting Foes
Boyfriend Dungeonis another great game about looking for love that is more thana simple dating simulator. Players bond with an assortment of characters that they get to know by wielding them as weapons while they explore a variety of dungeons. From a heavy axe to a quick and nimble dagger, these weapons are also people that will have the player falling in love with all of them.
Even with the nameBoyfriend Dungeon, players will find a roster of attractive weapons to fall in love with that aren’t just men, and there is even the option to befriend a cat instead for those who are simply looking for the platonic love of a feline friend.
In amongst all its comedy,Dream Daddy: A Dad Dating Simulatoris another great game about looking for love. The player plays as a dad of their own making, going back out into the dating pool to look for a new love for themselves, and there is an assortment of gorgeous daddies out there for the player to fall for.
Each dad in this dating simulator has his own interests and things he enjoys that the player will need to make the most of if they hope to charm them with their own dad skills. With a variety of endings to achieve, it may be harder for players to find love inDream Daddythan they first expected.
5Kitty Powers' Matchmaker
Match Those Looking For Love
While many of the games mentioned have been able the players finding love for themselves, there is an assortment of games about finding love for other NPCs too. Games likeKitty Powers' Matchmakerturn the player into a love guru as they help various folks struggling to find a lover go on interesting dates with other hopeless romantics.
It is up to the player to see what an individual likes and dislikes in a partner to findthe perfect matchfor each client, and then watch the love flourish or blunder between the two of them as they talk over dinner.
While the other Story of Seasonsgames in the franchise do include a romance mechanic in their games, finding love is only a side objective. However, inStory of Seasons: A Wonderful Life, players are encouraged to spend the entire first year on their farm looking for a lover that they can spend the entire rest of their life with.
Time moves quickly inA Wonderful Life, because - as the name suggests - the player is attempting to live the perfect life and this includes creating a family. There are a variety of single people to get to know in Forgotten Valley who are all hoping to someday start a family. Players can appease these people with romantic gifts and then marry them to bring them onto their farm.
Another short yet meaningful experience that explores finding love isFlorence. Players watch the story unfold between the character Florence and the rocky on-and-off relationship she has when her world isturned completely upside downwhen she meets the cello player, Krish.
Even for a game that only lasts 30 minutes, witnessing the thoughtful and emotional story between these two characters is one that many players are likely to find incredibly touching, as the player witnesses the great moments of helping each other grow to the tear-jerking fights and the fear of drifting apart.
When in high school, many players may have considered finding love to be one of the most important goals in their lives, minus making it out of high school alive. This is also the case for high schools filled with monsters, like the school the player goes to inMonster Prom.
Thankfully, there are no exams to be taken in this social simulation title, as the only goal a player and their friends must achieve is finding a date for the prom by appeasing the various monsters over the following weeks. Players must pay attention to the mermaids, gorgons, and vampire lovers ofMonster Prom,as they must pick the right options to improve the skills that they love the most.
Games about finding others to find love continue to be some of the best, withLove, Ghostiebeing a new matchmaker title where the player spends their undead life putting pairs together. Players who enjoyed the matchmaking mechanic of pastFire Emblemtitles will adoreLove, Ghostie, as it’s up to the player to decide who goes with who, as they invite various adorable animals, plants, and robot-like creatures to their ghost mansion to play cupid.
While some pairs may go together easier than others due to having similar interests, it is possible for complete opposites to fall in love too and then leave the mansion together. Finding out what these people enjoy will make putting pairs together simpler for the player, though watching the dates they can be sent on is by far one of the most fun mechanics in thisundead matchmakertitle.
