The 15 Best Anime Dating Sim Games You Should Be Playing
There’s a certain charm to anime dating games; they give you a heavy element of romance, but also provide you with an interactive story that you can enjoy regardless of the characters you fall in love with. Dating simulations have been, traditionally, heavily associated with the anime genre, but in recent years there have been a variety of different styles to these games. If you love your waifus and husbandos, you’re probably looking for anime dating video games that will give you 2D butterflies in your stomach!
We’ve got you covered with 15 of the best anime dating sim games you could possibly ask for.
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Mystic Messenger
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If you're looking for a dating sim that you can easily play on your phone, look no further! Mystic Messenger became a very popular phone app for a reason; this dating sim is highly interactive and utilizes the platform it's on to create a very encompassing experience. As the leading female protagonist, with a name of your choice, downloads a strange app that leads her to the apartment of a girl named Rika, the founder of a fundraising charity known as RFA. Now entered into a chatroom full of guys who worked with her, not only have you taken up the mantle as a helper in reviving the organization, but also finding out just what exactly happened to Rika.
- Released: August 8, 2016
- Developer: Cheritz
- Genres (Video game): Romance, Visual Novel
- Platform: Android, iOS
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Everlasting Summer
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Not your typical dating game, Everlasting Summer has gotten stellar reviews and is a must-play dating simulation that will leave you with feels for days! Semyon is a lonely man who prefers not to leave his home, often; his only interaction comes through the computer. After falling asleep on the bus, he wakes up to find that his whole world has changed. Now it is summer and he has been dropped off at a pioneer camp called Sovyonok. Here he'll meet many people and will have to figure out what happened that brought him here in the first place.
- Released: November 19, 2014
- Developer: Soviet Games
- Genres (Video game): Romance, Visual Novel
- Platform: Android, iOS, Microsoft Windows, Linux, Macintosh operating systems
Is this a great anime dating simulation? - 3
Amnesia: Memories
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As with many other otome games, Amnesia allows the heroine to decide which character will be her primary love interest. Unfortunately, your character also seems to be missing many of her memories and is desperate to get them back. The fairy Orion, who can only be seen by the heroine, decides to help her find out just what exactly happened. Each interactive character is divided up into symbolic suits from card decks that will help the player decide which route they would like to go on; Heart, Diamond, Spade, Clover, and Joker. Each route has its own uniqueness that you'll be sure to enjoy!
- Released: August 11, 2011
- Developer: Idea Factory
- Genres (Video game): Romance, Visual Novel
- Platform: PlayStation Portable
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The Fruit of Grisaia is both an anime and a dating sim; meaning you get the best of both worlds! This game is a perfect reminder that, no matter how hopeless you may feel your life is, there's always a tomorrow full of possibilities. Yūji Kazami wanted nothing more than to live a normal school life after being a hitman for so long, but civilian life is not as easy as he may think. Things change when he meets five different young women who change everything for him. Each has a different story with a different lesson to teach.
- Released: May 29, 2015
- Developer: Front Wing
- Genres (Video game): Romance, Visual Novel
- Platform: Microsoft Windows, PlayStation Portable, PlayStation Vita
Is this a great anime dating simulation?- 5
Hatoful Boyfriend
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Okay, this entry is most definitely a meme. However, despite its odd nature, Hatoful Boyfriend is surprisingly a great dating simulation game! With all the elements required to create a great visual novel, the story revolves around you, the last human in the world, and your option of different birds to date. If that sounded slightly creepy, you've caught on to some of the subtle hints this game gives off; different scenes will show you an apocalyptic world and strange life that you've been living as a human in between classes. At the very least, this game will still give you attractive human male versions of each bird after you've met them, so it's still worth it for the laughs!
- Released: April 12, 201
- Developer: PigeoNation Inc, Media
- Genres (Video game): Romance, Comedy
- Platform: Android, iOS, Microsoft Windows, OS X, Linux
Is this a great anime dating simulation? - 6
HuniePop
HuniePop is perhaps the most ecchi-themed dating sim on this list, but it's still regarded as a highly successful one nonetheless! The difference with this particular dating sim is that there's actually more of a gameplay component to it. Whereas many other popular dating games go into visual novel format, HuniePop actually has moments where you need to take the different women out on dates and play tile-matching games in order to win their affection. Please keep in mind that this game does have sexual undertones and should only be played by those of appropriate age!
- Released: January 19,. 2015
- Developer: HuniePot
- Genres (Video game): Romance, Ecchi
- Platform: Microsoft Windows, OS X, Linux
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