Top Games Lists: 7 Romance Games Like Date Everything!
Have you ever wondered what it would be like to romance your dirty laundry? Stay with me here. If you think that’s weird, this post is about to get a whole lot weirder as we explore a few games like Date Everything!
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I love a good romance game. Especially in life sims. But rarely do I ever play a game that is solely about relationships. So earlier this month I decided it was time. I could’ve played something wholesome like Later Daters or another life sim with dating elements, but Date Everything was on offer (still is at the time of writing this) and I was craving a good laugh.
I’ll be honest, when I first saw Date Everything I rolled my eyes a bit. Dating… household objects? I mean, it looked completely ridiculous. But I wanted a palette cleanser before I jumped feet first into Starsand Island. I just wasn’t ready to commit to another 100-hour relationship with a cozy game. I wanted something lighter. A game that didn’t require me to start a new spreadsheet to track everything.
And if I’m being totally honest, I kinda geeked out when I saw a couple of characters were voiced by Johnny Yong Bosch.
Johnny Yong Bosch is the voice actor known best known for roles in anime and games (including Nero in Devil May Cry and Ichigo in Bleach, among many others), so even if the concept sounds daft, the performance side of the game is thoroughly professional. Bare that in mind as I delve into my review of this game a bit further.
What Is Date Everything About?
You just started working for the tech company Valdivian, but immediately get replaced by AI! Through some legal loophole, you don’t get fired outright though. So you’re basically just stuck in limbo. Still technically employed but fully aware corporate is hunting for the right clause to boot you out. Which sucks really.
Then a mysterious message appears in your inbox and they somehow have your address! Before you know it a package lands on your doorstep. Inside are magical sunglasses called the Dateviators. You put them on and suddenly your whole house comes to life. Your door wants to protect you. Your bath is a diva. And your dirty laundry wants to break up with the hamper. And there are so many puns it kinda hurts.
Date Everything is a sandbox dating sim so silly I didn’t think I would like it at all. But as I walked round my house, I discovered over 100 fully voiced characters that I couldn’t help but fall in love with.
Some characters are literal objects. Some are more like concepts, one is even a glitch. Each one has their own quirks, and backstory. It’s packed with puns, multiple endings, and a very self-aware sense of humour. It’s absolutely a parody, but underneath the chaos it still follows that familiar cozy loop of chatting, choosing dialogue, and seeing where the relationship goes.
A parody-ish take on dating sims
Date Everything can be interpreted as parody-adjacent take on dating sims and visual novels rather than a traditional, serious example of the genre.
But it’s not straight-up satire of a specific single game like Hatoful Boyfriend did (where you literally date pigeons to mock dating sims).
It’s mostly mocking the dating sim genre at large, the conventions around branching dialogue, romanceable characters, and the sometimes weird setups those games will justify just to put you in a flirtatious scenario. But it does so in its own strange way rather than directly spoofing one single title.
There’s something oddly comforting about a game that knows it’s ridiculous.
Character collecting
I don’t play many creature-collection games so the best comparison I have is Animal Crossing. It sounds wild to compare them, I know. One lets you date a toilet. The other lets you gift a sweater to a duck. But I can explain.
In Date Everything, you “collect” characters by discovering which objects in your house transform when you use the Dateviators. Part of the fun is simply finding them all. You potter around thinking, will this turn into someone? Sometimes yes. Other times the damn sink appears when you just wanted to have a chat with the blanket. I hate that sink (aka Sinclaire).
In Animal Crossing: New Horizons, you’re also building up a roster of personalities over time. Villagers move in, you get to know them, you collect reactions and their photos, and your island gradually feels fuller because of who lives there. But it’s not about romance, it’s about friendships and discovering different character types.
I’d never really considered Animal Crossing a character-collector game until now!
Not quite as innocent as it looks
I do need to flag that Date Everything isn’t as wholesome as it appears. The art style is bright and playful, but some of the humour leans into adult territory. There are sexual references, and a lot of flirty dialogue. It’s definitely written for adults.
There are also a handful of darker undertones woven into the character stories. Some character routes explore mental health issues, addiction, violence and other themes.
If you’re comfortable with cheeky humour and the occasional suggestive joke, you’ll likely be fine. If you prefer your cozy games completely wholesome and child-friendly, this might catch you off guard. It’s playful, but it knows exactly what it’s doing.
When you meet the first darker themed character you do get a prompt from Skylar asking if you wish to skip these conversations moving forward. Skipping them doesn’t impact your game, but I wanted to experience it fully so I could report back to you. I recommend toggling this setting on if you are sensitive to the themes it mentions. It also speeds the game along a bit.
Is Date Everything Worth It?
For the right person, yes. For every cozy gamer, definitely not.
Date Everything is unhinged! I laughed, I cringed, and I raced through some dialogue because it made me uncomfortable. Some of the story-lines I found dragged on a bit quite frankly.
It’s not a wholesome game. But I play these games so you can decide if it’s worth your time.
To be totally honest I enjoyed it, and I already want to jump back on to complete a different ending. Every dateable has 3 possible relationship outcomes: love, friendship, or hate, and as I worked toward one of those endings I found myself changing my mind after getting to know them. I’d switch from being kind to being mean and vice versa.
Did it feel good? Absolutely not! Naturally I tend to lean into making friends, so it’s no surprise that most of my dateables ended up being friend-zoned. With the exception of Clarence Couture aka Dirk of course, he’s my bae.
My favourite characters of the game were Mateo Manta (blanket), River (water), and Winnifred (water heater).
You can only interact with up to 5 different characters per day, so individual stories tend to move fairly quickly once you focus on one person at a time. But if you did want to complete everything the game has to offer, meeting and finishing relationships with all of the characters can take around 50 hours, and even longer if you’re aiming for all of the secret interactions and multiple endings. So it’s definitely worth its price tag.
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10 Romance Games Like Date Everything!
Finishing Date Everything got me thinking about what similar dating games I might play next. Whether you like games about dating or perhaps games with character-collecting. I’ve found a few romance games like Date Everything that you might want to play next.
1
Hatoful Boyfriend
Hatoful Boyfriend is available on Steam, PlayStation, Android and iOS
Hatoful Boyfriend is a dating sim where you play as the only human student at a school for pigeons.
It started as a parody visual novel made by manga artist Hato Moa, and then it became… iconic! What looks like a silly joke game slowly turns into something much darker and more emotional than you’d expect.
At first, the story feels light and silly as you build friendships or romances with your feathered classmates. But as you unlock different routes, the tone shifts, revealing dark conspiracies, unexpected twists about the world outside the school.
2
Dream Daddy: A Dad Dating Simulator
Dream Daddy is available on Steam, Nintendo Switch, and PlayStation
Dream Daddy: A Dad Dating Simulator is a game where you play as a Dad and your goal is to meet and romance other hot Dads.
You and your daughter have just moved into the sleepy seaside town of Maple Bay only to discover that everyone in your neighborhood is a single, dateable Dad! With minigames, sidequests, and multiple endings, this game has replayability. Created and voiced by the Game Grumps and their friends from the popular YouTube Channel.
3
Love, Ghostie
Love, Ghostie is available on Steam and Nintendo Switch
Love, Ghostie is a cozy dating sim with tons of wholesome romance! As a cute ghost in a manor, it’s your job to set up residents and help them find love.
Become a wholesome ghost matchmaker is this management sim inspired by the core mechanics behind Fire Emblem. Gift items to lift their spirits, set them up on dates, and watch love bloom! Discover cute romances with a unique story between every pair of manor residents. You can pair up 6 couples per playthrough, which requires playing at least 11 times in order to see all the content available!
4
Lakeburg Legacies
Lakeburg Legacies is available on Steam
Lakeburg Legacies is a social-based village management sim focused on pairing up your townsfolk to make the best, most effective families in order for your kingdom to grow and thrive.
Make couples between your favourite villagers and create the best lineages generation after generation so the families can be as effective as possible in their jobs, which earns your village prestige!
But don’t let yourself get too carried away in the matters of love, or your people might go starving. Balance production, trade, housing, and more as you set out to create a happy -and healthy- settlement. Oh, and you never know what sordid affairs might go on in Lakeburg, so keep an eye out for random events and visitors that might pay you a cheeky visit.
5
Heart Flipper: A House Flipper Dating Sim
Heart Flipper: A House Flipper Dating Sim is available to wishlist on Steam
If you’re a fan of House Flipper and House Flipper 2 like me, you’re going to fall head over heels for this dating sim by the same game developers!
Heart Flipper: A House Flipper Dating Sim is a visual novel that lets you date characters from the beloved renovation simulator. Mend their hearts with your choices, help through relaxing minigames, and find love… or stay single forever! With 9 romanceable characters and multiple endings this is a must-play!
6
It Was That Summer
It Was That Summer is available to wishlist on Steam
It Was That Summer is a story-driven coming-of-age game set in Cambridge in 2006. You play as Leon, a visiting student trying to find his place in a new school, caught between studies, friendship, and the first stirrings of love.
Over two unforgettable weeks, you’ll attend lectures, take quizzes, and spend long evenings with classmates from around the world. Each person you meet, from friends to rivals and teachers, will shape how your story unfolds.
Every choice matters: who you sit with at lunch, whether you study or skip class, how you respond to a midnight SMS. Each decision shifts relationships, opens new paths, and leads to one of many possible endings.
7
High Times – Dating/Cooking Sim
High Times is available to wishlist on Steam
Manage your own donut café in High Times, and help customers escape from their problems by serving special donuts that affect their emotions. Sometimes they don’t know what they want, so listen to their stories, offer them advice in the form of donuts, and mend broken relationships.
Your exes are back in town, and they all have a bone to pick with you. Too bad “closure” isn’t one of the moods that’s on the menu, so you’ll have to navigate complex emotions through the power of heartfelt conversations, and perhaps, with the help of a donut or two.
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As an INFP, Wendy is always late for her house. Her wardrobe is stuffed with snuggly jim-jams, and her hot water bottle is her best friend. Wendy enjoys playing a little bit of everything, but she'll always prefer to unwind with simulation and management games.
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