It's that time of year again when love is in the air, a day that is either beloved or dreaded Valentine's Day. Whether you're looking for a game to curl up and play with your special someone or you're single and looking to fictionally mingle, there's a video game for you. Listed below are games that suit whatever you're looking to play, so grab you're box of chocolates and conversation hearts and get ready to play.
Monster Prom
Monster prom is an absurdly funny dating sim. Finding a date to prom can be hard enough, but this dating sim only gives you three weeks to find a date. Make choices, and whether you are right or wrong, your classmates will judge every choice you make. Will you find a date to prom, or will your heart be crushed? Monster Prom fits everyone's Valentine's Day needs. It can be single-player, online PVP, or split-screen PVP. Monster Prom is available on PlayStation, Nintendo Switch, Xbox, and STEAM.
Overcooked! All You Can Eat
Overcooked All You Can Eat is a chaotic co-op chaotic cooking game. You can play couch co-op, online co-op, or as a single player. Players work together to create a meal, preparing meals via preparation of ingredients, cooking, serving, and cleaning up while under a time limit your encouraged to complete as many dishes as possible. Overcooked is accessible and can be adjusted for scalable UI, dyslexia-friendly text, and color blindness options are available. Overcooked All You Can Eat is available on PlayStation, Nintendo Switch, Xbox, and STEAM.
Last Minute Love
It's never too late to find love, and this dating sim takes that to heart. Play as a nursing home patient trying to find love before death. Try to romance one of the four nursing home patients or maybe even the nurse. Kindle a relationship by helping them with their troubles or find things they've lost. Last Minute Love is available for free at https://itch.io/.
It Takes Two
It Takes Two is a co-op action-adventure platform game. It can be played through either local or online play. The best part is only one person needs to own the game. Players help each other across an abundance of unexpected obstacles while simultaneously learning about Cody and Mary's relationship.
I Love You, Colonel Sanders!
I Love You, Colonel Sanders A Finger Lickin’ Good Dating Simulator is a funny corporate take on a dating sim. The dating sim follows you, a culinary student, trying to win over your classmate, who may be the most famous chicken salesman of all time. Have cooking battles against your and maybe even a feud. I Love You, Colonel Sanders, is available for free on STEAM.
Mingle
Mingle is a puzzle game where you search for your perfect match in the crowd. You look through the other minglers trying to find the perfect match to merge with. Repeat until there are no more characters to merge with. Mingle is available for free at https://itch.io/.
Kaichu
Kaichu is the kaiju dating sim. You play as Gigachu, a romantic who is looking for love. You can meet six other single kaiju and visit 24 famous landmarks around the world. As Gigachu, you will have to answer compatibility questions, their fate being in your hands. Kaichu - The Kaiju Dating Sim is available on STEAM, Xbox, Playstation, and the Nintendo Switch.
Unpacking
Unpacking is a relaxing puzzle game where you unpack personal items in the new homes being moved into. While unpacking the items and creating a living space, you are given clues about the life you are unpacking. Each item and house tells a story about the character and their relationships. Some things stick with you, while others may not. Unpacking is available on STEAM, Xbox, Playstation, and the Nintendo Switch.
The Ratchelor
TheRatchelor is a rat-dating sim. You play as The Ratchelor, a single rat looking for love. There are 21 contestants, but you can only choose 7. You will get to know them through intimate conversations. Round after round, you will choose who to eliminate, leaving only your most compatible rat suitors. In the end, you will find your rat soulmate. The Ratchelor is available for free at https://itch.io/.
Fall Guys
Fall Guys is a battle royale race with up to sixty players. You chaotically race to the finish line traversing through obstacles. Fall Guys regularly hosts new seasons, hosting a new theme and additional content each season. Fall Guy supports cross-play, cross-platform parties, and cross-progression via your Epic Games Account. Whether you're on PlayStation, Nintendo Switch, Xbox, or the Epic Games Store, you'll be able to play Fall Guys for free.
EDDA Cafe
EDDA Cafe is a visual novel that follows a character named Mina. Struggling to move on from the past that haunts her, Mina finds herself at EDDA cafe on Valentine's Day. She finds out the cafe is magical and can give her a second chance to relieve her past. EDDA Cafe is available for free at https://itch.io/.
Don't Starve Together
Don't Starve Together is a roguelike otherworldly wilderness survival game. Try to survive in this world by yourself or with others avoiding the creatures that try to eat you and other unexpected dangers. While trying to stay alive, you also need to meet the basic needs of eating enough, getting enough sleep, and generally keeping your mental health in a good place. Fight, farm, harvest, build and explore the world while trying to survive. Don't Starve Together offers single-player, online PVP, LAN PvP, online Co-op, and LAN Co-op options. It is available on STEAM, Playstation, Xbox, and the Nintendo Switch.
Florence
Florence is an interactive story about Florence Yeoh, a 25-year-old who feels stuck. She feels stuck in the endless grind of life, working, sleeping, and doom-scrolling. Until one day, she meets Krish, a cello player who helps her see the world in a different light. Florence is available on STEAM, IOS App Store, Google Play, and the Nintendo Switch.
Loverwatch
Loverwatch is an official noncanon Overwatch dating sim. The dating sim is hosted by none other than Cupid Hanzo, who assists you in landing a date. You only get the choice of dating Mercy and Genji, so choose wisely, hero. After completing the game, you receive rewards that you can transfer to your Blizzard account. You can play Loverwatch for free at https://loverwatch.gg/en-us . There's a secret but not-so-secret special ending if you date both Mercy and Genji.
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