Sun Haven: All Romance-able Bachelors and Bachelorettes

As any self-respecting farming game should, Sun Haven gives the player the choice plethora of potential love interests. Keeping track of the likes and dislikes of the game's fifteen eligible singles will prove lifesaving when it comes to wooing that special someone.

While the game puts a distinct RPG-like twist on the genre, Sun Haven stays true to its roots as a farming sim by offering 15 bachelors and bachelorettes from all walks of life with whom the player can fall in love. Each romance-able character offers not only a charming personality and compelling character arc, but also unique statistical benefits, making one's choice of spouse just as much a strategic choice as it is a lifelong commitment.

Starting a Relationship

Sun Haven intro featuring Lynn on the train

Each bachelor and bachelorette has a friendship value, denoted by a meter of hearts in their Relationships tab section. By default, the player has 0 hearts of friendship with each character, to a maximum of 10 for platonic relationships, 15 while dating, and 20 while married.

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The player may raise a character's friendship either through dialogue options, which may grant either positive or negative friendship depending on if it is appropriate for that character, as well as by gifting the character items, which may be done once each day per romance-able character.

Every romance-able character has their own preferences for gifts, which they may either:

Love: Fills one full heart of friendship.
Like: Fills three-quarters of a heart of friendship, or half a heart for some universally liked gifts.
Feel Neutral Towards: Fills one-quarter of a heart of friendship.
Dislike: Neither fills nor removes and friendship.

Unless noted in their specific section, all characters love Red Rose Bouquets, Blue Rose Bouquets, and Havenite, and like prepared foods such as Cheeseburgers, BLTs, and Fried Rice, as well as gems. Characters always dislike being gifted back their Keepsake and wedding ring, as well as mount whistles and House Upgrade Kits.

At 2 hearts of friendship, characters begin treating the player as a friend. This unlocks new dialogue threads, and allows the player to visit a character in their house. Each character's house has an interactable node inside, usually a book or set of notes, which gives the player hints to that character's likes and dislikes, making gifting to them easier.

When talking to a romance-able character with at least 7 hearts of friendship for the player, they may offer the player a date at a specific time and place. After the date (whether the player attends or not), the two officially begin dating, unlocking further dialogue and raising that character's maximum hearts to 15. If the player misses the opportunity to initiate a date, they may get another chance by gifting a character a Love Letter, which may be bought from Bernard at the Town Hall for 1600 coins.

In order to get married to their partner, the player must satisfy two requirements.

The character's friendship has been filled to all 15 hearts.
The character has brought up marriage through dialogue, whether the player responded positively or negatively.

Once both these requirements are met, the player may propose to their partner by gifting them an Engagement Ring, which they may purchase from Bernard for 100 community tokens, earned by completing tasks on the Bulletin Board.

The day after proposing, the player and their partner will be married in a grand ceremony. Players are cautioned to avoid proposing marriage on the day before a festival, as a known oversight in the retail release of the game causes festivals to overwrite the player's wedding date, preventing the marriage from going forward.

Falling in Love for Fun and Profit

While making friends with a romance-able character, they may offer the player a unique gift, known as a Keepsake. Keepsakes have their own dedicated equipment slot, and provide stat bonuses themed after the character who gifted them. The pool of Keepsakes the player has access to outside of friendship is very narrow, making it important for the player to maintain friendship with all their neighbors, even those they don't intend to date or marry.

Characters will only give the player their respective Keepsake after they've had enough conversations, which varies from each character. Some characters will be willing to give up their Keepsake after only a few days of talking, while others will not reach that point in their dialogue tree until after they begin dating the player. The minimum relationship status needed to earn a character's Keepsake will be listed in their bios below.

After getting married, the player will be given a wedding ring named for their spouse. Like Keepsakes, wedding rings provide stat bonuses themed after the player's spouse. All wedding rings additionally provide +5% to experience gained while worn.

The player's spouse offers the player new quests, in addition to those listed on the town's Bulletin Board. These quests allow the player to earn some extra marginal rewards, as well as build their friendship with their spouse to the final maximum of 20.

Anne

A career-driven merchant with expensive tastes and not afraid to say so, Anne is certain to appeal to fans of more mature and dominant women.

Birthday: Winter 19
Lives At: Anne's House, east of town square
Works At: General Store, south of town square
Loves: Diamonds, Money Bags, Wine, Cheesecake, Persian Love Cake, Shimmeroot
Likes: Gold Bars, Gold Ore, non-Diamond gems, cakes
Dislikes: Coal, Stone, Catfish

The perks of dating Anne are:

Anne's Pearl Earrings: Grants 8 coins whenever crafting, 200 coins at start of day, +10 maximum Health
Keepsake Requirement: Strangers
Wedding Ring: 500 coins at start of day, +20 maximum Health, +25 maximum Mana

Catherine

A longtime Sun Haven resident and practicing witch, Catherine prefers a quiet, authentic life among friends. Just don't call her work "dark magic"!

Birthday: Summer 25
Lives At: Catherine's House, east of player's farm
Works At: Farming Store, south of town square
Loves: Pumpkins, Lavender, high-level Watering Cans, recipes involving Carrots, Berries or Pumpkins
Likes: Carrots, Beets, Shimmeroot, low-level Watering Cans, vegetarian soups
Dislikes: Meat, Crab, Fish, Steak, non-vegetarian soups

The perks of dating Catherine are:

Catherine's Charm: Passive 0.1 Mana regeneration per second, +10 maximum Health, +15 maximum Mana
Keepsake Requirement: Strangers
Wedding Ring: +5 Magic Damage, +30 maximum Mana, +20 maximum Health

Lucia

The arch-mage of Sun Haven and a civic leader, Lucia takes great pride in her abilities and in her community, which she sees as one and the same.

Birthday: Summer 20
Lives At: Lucia's House, west of town square
Works At: Town Hall, in town square north of the fountain
Loves: Mana Tomes, Fire Crystals, Sunite Ore, Beer, Tikka Masala
Likes: Pepper, Hot Sauce, spicy foods, items related to heat
Dislikes: Water Crystals, Earth Crystals, Candy Canes, items related to snow

The perks of dating Lucia are:

Lucia's Fire Orb: +4 Spell Damage, +20 maximum Mana
Keepsake Requirement: Dating
Wedding Ring: +5 Magic Damage, +30 maximum Mana, +20 maximum Health

Lynn

A timid smith looking to prove herself in the world, Lynn is the player's fellow newbie in town, and their first anchor point to the game's lovable cast.

Birthday: Spring 10
Lives At: Lynn's House, east of player's farm
Works At: Solon's Smithery, in the Quarry
Loves: Hot Chocolate, Buttery Beer, Pot Pie, Egg Hash, creamy soups, high-level metal bars
Likes: Milk, Apple Juice, Ale, Pure Water, Pickled Veggie Salad, low-level metal bars
Dislikes: Cakes, fertilizer

The perks of dating Lynn are:

Lynn's Shield: +5% damage when mining rocks, +5 Defense, +10 maximum Health
Keepsake Requirement: Strangers
Wedding Ring: +10% damage when mining rocks, +15 maximum Mana, +20 maximum Health

Kitty

For the kinds of people out there that would date a humanoid cat, Kitty is for you. She's as archetypal as cat-girls come, so be prepared for her high energy!

Birthday: Winter 23
Lives At: Kitty's House, west of town square
Works At: Hands-off business owner, skulks around her yard and Jun's House, northwest of town square
Loves: Spring Rolls, recipes involving fish
Likes: Mochi, Cinnamon Apple Pie, Animal Food, Wheat, Wool, gems
Dislikes: Dorado, Pure Water, Pet Leash, Sand, Seaweed, ores

The perks of dating Kitty are:

Kitty's Cat Toy: +5% Attack Speed, +5 Fishing, +10 maximum Health
Keepsake Requirement: Strangers
Wedding Ring: +8% Attack Speed, +5 Attack Damage, +20 maximum Health

Claude

A brooding, reclusive musician, Claude is the sort of misunderstood genius and potential vampire pulled right from a gothic romance novel.

Birthday: Spring 24
Lives At: Claude's House, northwest of town square
Works At: Self-employed, but frequents the Record Store, north of town square
Loves: Records, Apple Pie, Vampire Piranhas, Vampire Squids, recipes involving Tomato
Likes: Tomatoes, Spaghetti, Apples, Cinnamon Apple Pie,
Dislikes: Garlic, Steak, Spicy Ramen, Pure Water, Wood Planks

The perks of dating Claude are:

Claude's House Key: 100 coins at start of day, +10 maximum Health
Keepsake Requirement: Dating
Wedding Ring: 300 coins at start of day, +5 Attack Damage, +20 maximum Mana, +15 maximum Health

Jun

A conscientious young man who serves his community as both a teacher and counselor, Jun's dour appearance masks a kindly and sociable soul.

Birthday: Winter 11
Lives At: Jun's House, northwest of town square
Works At: Library, in southwest corner of town square
Loves: Spring Rolls, Sesame Rice Balls, Chicken Noodle Soup, Tea, Lotuses, salads
Likes: Spaghetti, Spicy Ramen, Fried Rice, Tea Leaves, non-Lotus flowers
Dislikes: Crossbows, swords

The perks of dating Jun are:

Jun's Diary: Passive 0.1 Health regeneration per second, +15 maximum Health
Keepsake Requirement: Dating
Wedding Ring: +10% Health regeneration rate, +15 maximum Mana, +25 maximum Health