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Matchmaking For Ghosts

@mfghosts.bsky.social

You can snuggle me all you want, Mary~ 💚

#datingsim #indiedev

November 4, 2026 at 8:31 AM

Cony

@conyd.bsky.social

#deergirl Datingsim

October 29, 2026 at 12:54 AM

BF⭐Rally

@bf-rally.bsky.social

flo #art 🍄🌸🍄

#oc #datingsim

November 4, 2026 at 2:52 AM

Electric Kite

@electrickite.bsky.social

Our game's modes are like TV channels. One of them is a dating sim. Don't ask why.

#datingsim #indiegame #gamedev #pixelart

November 3, 2026 at 10:36 AM

Mistflower Crossing | Sara

@mistflowercrossing.com

Meet China, your RA. 🌸 She has a binder tab for every resident in the dorm. Her own is empty.

The full playthrough comes out Saturday!

#datingsim #indiedev #visualnovel

November 3, 2026 at 4:23 PM

KaiWaii - queer YT Gaymer

@kaiwaii-yt.bsky.social

This game has GAY YEARNING, PINING, ANGST,...and it gets SPOOKY
Check out "At My Command" by @doksagames.bsky.social 👑✨

#datingsim #indiegame #boyslove #yaoi #yandere #smallchannel #visualnovel #doomedyaoi #toxicyaoi #yanderebf

youtube.com/shorts/JxKem...

He SNAPPED... #datingsim #yandere #yandereboyfriend #lgbt #letsplay #boyslove #yaoi #gay #amare

YouTube video by KaiWaii

youtube.com

November 2, 2026 at 11:50 AM

Mistflower Crossing | Sara

@mistflowercrossing.com

The date system has had a major update! 💕 Now you can order for someone, walk them home, and confess in one of three different styles: direct, gentle, and joking.

Which would you pick? 🌸

#datingsim #indiedev #gamedev

November 4, 2026 at 6:57 PM

Pali (Vati on FFXIV)

@palihimbo.bsky.social

Time to flirt adventurers! Come be a horny capitalist with us!

www.twitch.tv/palihimbo

#paliplays #palihimbo #Ledgerbound #otomegame #visualnovel #datingsim #twitchstream #gamestream #twitchsteamer #paliplays #vtuber #ENVTuber

November 2, 2026 at 9:50 PM

jitterrue

@jitterrue.bsky.social

My community gave me CRAZY direction for RUENACLE 😅

It’s a horror romance comedy #DatingSim, Twitch chat sim #VisualNovel #IndieGame, free on Itch!

jitterrue.itch.io/ruenacle

@epykslion.bsky.social is Hot JellyDaddy’s voice actor. Art by @alexatmoon.bsky.social

November 1, 2026 at 6:20 PM

KaiWaii - queer YT Gaymer

@kaiwaii-yt.bsky.social

Toxic doomed yaoi visual novel‼️
If you're into yearning, pining and angst, you're gonna LOVE this game🥲 It's called "At My Command" by @doksagames.bsky.social ✨

#DoomedYaoi #ToxicYaoi #DatingSim #IndieGame #SmallChannel #VisualNovel #LetsPlay #GameRecommendation

youtube.com/shorts/dIdGb...

The Prince Is His Secret Admirer! #boyslove #datingsim #doomedyaoi #letsplay #lgbt #yaoi #gayromance

YouTube video by KaiWaii

youtube.com

October 31, 2026 at 10:28 AM

Yayan

@yayanstories.bsky.social

Play web demo on: yayanstories.com

#visualnovel #renpy #visualnovels #yandere #maleyandere #otomegame #datingsim #yanderegame

November 3, 2026 at 12:31 PM

Gamerwolfsix/Darkwolfdemon

@gamerwolfsix.bsky.social

Drone Commander Quick Look:
youtu.be/mfYW5xjYakM
#anthro #dating #Furry #rts #scie #visual #rpg #furries #dronecommander #datingsim #visualnovel #thirdpersonshooter

Drone Commander Quick Look

YouTube video by GamerWolfSix

youtu.be

November 4, 2026 at 1:43 AM

3 Bit Design - A Game Design Podcast

@3bitdesign.bsky.social

In the latest episode we don our dateviators and graft to seduce their furniture in Sassy Chap Games’ Date Everything. Listen now on all platforms!

Our three bits:

- Laugh It Out
- It’s a Match
- Dating is Everything

#gamedesign #indiegames #gaming #podcast #datingsim

November 2, 2026 at 1:14 AM

VeryFatCat and Friends

@veryfatcatz.bsky.social

It's no secret that the Dearest Darling Dragon🐉Demo is now out on Steam!!! 👀💖

I can finally share my favorite CG... hehehe 😈 (This one is in the Demo, if you make specific choices! 😽)

store.steampowered.com/app/4697550/...

#otome #amare #datingsim #romance #visualnovel #otomegames #indiedev

October 31, 2026 at 8:05 AM

cauldron cat games

@cauldroncatgames.bsky.social

trick or treat! ( ˶ˆᗜˆ˵ )

for a cosy-spooky night in, why not play a little game with your own haunting spirit?🖤

#otome #visualnovel #datingsim

October 31, 2026 at 1:31 PM

KaiWaii - queer YT Gaymer

@kaiwaii-yt.bsky.social

The real horror is when the dating sim ends😔
Like, where did my man go?🥲
Oh well...on to the next one I guess 💀🤷🏻‍♀️

#DatingSim #joke #yandere

November 1, 2026 at 12:10 PM

RattleBear25

@rattlebear25.bsky.social

Guys, i made a page for my VN. It's still a prototype but i am already working on the demo:
#visualnovel #horror #datingsim #jesteroc #ocs #mymechanicalromance #jesters #videogames #games #indiegame #indie #gore

My Mechanical Romance by RattleBear25

"I feel i must follow him... despite i never saw him. It's like we met before... so why i don't remember this?"

rattlebear25.itch.io

November 4, 2026 at 7:02 AM

Diario Estiloso - Juego

@diarioestiloso-es.bsky.social

¡Dos vidas, dos personalidades y mucho por descubrir! 💖

#StylishDiaries #DiárioEstiloso #DiarioEstiloso #JournalStylé #FashionGame #VisualNovel #Fashion #GameDev #otome #datingsim #AnimeArt #game #LifeSim #CozyGames #dressupgame #biography #crush

October 30, 2026 at 2:46 PM

Almond the Cow

@almondcows.bsky.social

Taking advantage of Halloween and dating some pretty ladies~
#stream #vtuber #datingsim

AlmondCowz - Live on Twitch

ITS HALLLOOOWWWEEEEEEENNNN ~Almond woos pretty ladies | Streaming exclusive memory.

www.twitch.tv

November 1, 2026 at 1:08 AM

Cornucopia

@cornucopiagame.bsky.social

pov: he's a dj, not a lumberjack 🎧 taru is a carpenter's apprentice by day and makes techno beats at night. cozy farm game, 35 villagers to date. on steam cornucopiavideogame.com/go/bsky/taru #cozygames #datingsim