Summary

  • Games allow players to find love for themselves and others through matchmaking mechanics
  • Titles like LoveChoice and Boyfriend Dungeon offer unique romance experiences with multiple endings
  • From Dream Daddy to Love, Ghostie, games explore various aspects of love through engaging narratives

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 also an assortment of dating simulators for players to focus solely on finding their soulmate.

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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.

8 LoveChoice

Answering The Question Of What Is Love

  • Platform(s): PC, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, Nintendo Switch, Android, IOS
  • Released: 2021-11-15
  • Developer(s): Akaba Studio
  • Genre(s): Adventure, Simulation

Players who are looking for a short experience and love making decisions should look no further than LoveChoice, 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 short LoveChoice is, there are still three stories to explore with multiple endings for 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.

7 Boyfriend Dungeon

Find Love While Fighting Foes

  • Platform(s): PC, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, Nintendo Switch
  • Released: 2021-08-11
  • Developer(s): Kitfox Games
  • Genre(s): RPG, Simulation

Boyfriend Dungeon is another great game about looking for love that is more than a 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 name Boyfriend 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.

6 Dream Daddy: A Dad Dating Simulator

Even Dads Deserve To Find Love Again

Dream Daddy: A Dad Dating Simulator
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Released
July 20, 2017
Developer(s)
Game Grumps
Platform(s)
Android, iOS, PC, PS4, Switch, macOS
Genre(s)
Visual Novel, Dating Sim, Simulation, Adventure, Indie Games

In amongst all its comedy, Dream Daddy: A Dad Dating Simulator is 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.

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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 in Dream Daddy than they first expected.

5 Kitty Powers' Matchmaker

Match Those Looking For Love

  • Platform(s): PC, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, Android, IOS
  • Released: 2015-04-22
  • Developer(s): Magic Notion Ltd
  • Genre(s): Simulation

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 like Kitty Powers' Matchmaker turn 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 find the perfect match for each client, and then watch the love flourish or blunder between the two of them as they talk over dinner.

4 Story Of Seasons: A Wonderful Life

Love Is The Start Of A Wonderful Life

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Released
June 27, 2023
Developer(s)
Marvelous
Genre(s)
Life Simulation

While the othe r Story of Seasons games in the franchise do include a romance mechanic in their games, finding love is only a side objective. However, in Story 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 in A 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.

3 Florence

Explores The Rocky Road Of Finding Love

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Released
February 4, 2018
Developer(s)
Annapurna Interactive
Platform(s)
Android, iOS, PC, Switch

Another short yet meaningful experience that explores finding love is Florence. Players watch the story unfold between the character Florence and the rocky on-and-off relationship she has when her world is turned completely upside down when she meets the cello player, Krish.

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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.

2 Monster Prom

Look For The Right Ghoul To Take To The School Dance

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Released
April 27, 2018
Developer(s)
Beautiful Glitch
Platform(s)
PC, PS4, Switch
Genre(s)
Social Simulation

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 in Monster 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 of Monster Prom, as they must pick the right options to improve the skills that they love the most.

1 Love, Ghostie

Help Others Become More Than Roommates As A Ghost

Love, Ghostie
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Visual Novel
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Released
August 14, 2024
Developer(s)
Janbeh Games
Platform(s)
PC
Genre(s)
Dating Sim, Visual Novel

Games about finding others to find love continue to be some of the best, with Love, Ghostie being a new matchmaker title where the player spends their undead life putting pairs together. Players who enjoyed the matchmaking mechanic of past Fire Emblem titles will adore Love, 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 this undead matchmaker title.

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