Now through February 20th, Steam is showcasing games “about romance, heartbreak, or even a desire to remain single.” They also mention it’s their first Valentine’s Day themed game festival, and I hope it’s successful because I’d love to see it replicated in the future.
Some of these games may be available on other platforms, but I did not check to see if the sale prices were valid elsewhere.
Here are games on sale that I own and would recommend (in no particular order):
Lakeburg Legacies (65% off – $8.04): A matchmaking and management sim where you partner up your townspeople. I would say this one can be tough at times.
A Date with Death (FREE, but has paid DLCs that are $7 and under): A dating simulator that focuses on text chats and video calls with the grim reaper.
Roots of Pacha (40% off – $14.99): Think Stardew Valley, but set in the stone-age and with even more of a community focus.
Date Everything (50% off – $17.49): A whacky, fully voice acted dating sim where you can date household objects. Love this one!
Doomsday Paradise (35% off – $9.74): An apocalyptic dating sim mixed with a card battler. I’ve heard the multiplayer is fun in this one.
Regency Solitaire (75% off – $2.99): You play solitaire hands to advance through a Regency romance storyline.
Regency Solitaire II (57% off – $6.44): The sequel! You’re preparing an estate for the party of the season.
Here are games that I own and are featured, but aren’t on sale:
Wylde Flowers ($24.99): A witchy farming sim. Does lack character customization, if that’s important to you!
Whimel Academy ($14.99): A time management dating sim set at a magical school.
If new games aren’t in your budget right now, there are also a gazillion demos you can try. Here are the ones I downloaded, organized by type according to Steam tags:
Dating Sim/Otome/Visual Novels
The Willowmist Emporium of Antiques & Curiosities
Mystery
Strategy/Deckbuilding
Are there any games featured that you’d also recommend? What demos caught your eye?
Date Everything is an absolute delight. I had so much fun with that game. And was not expecting to be so intensely attracted to an HVAC system.
Of the games not listed here, I would suggest Sucker for Love! A romance/horror/comedy genre hybrid about seducing the cosmic horror pantheon. You play a dude who wants to smooch The Old Ones. An oddly pure and straightforward motive for wanting to bring about apocalypse via the summoning of eldritch horrors, honestly. Dude knows what he likes. Very funny AND very scary AND very cute, somehow, simultaneously.