Games with dating sim elements

[Jamil3]

So RPG games with dating sim elements, right? There are timeless classics for Windows, mostly fan translated, still very popular today. Beloved Kingdom (by Giga), Castle Fantasia Renewal, Men at Work 2, Eternal Aselia, Tears to Tiara, Rance VI, Koihime Musou, Eiyu Senki, Kamidori, Sengoku Rance and many more. Warning: they are aimed at a mature audience, so they contain some erotic scenes here and there, but this does not detract from the beauty of the plots, characters and gameplay.
It would be a shame to lose them due to childish, unfounded prudery and fears.
Anyway, I don't think you'll be scared by some "(© )( ©)", right?

Haha no don't worry I'm not scared
I played eiyuu senki, the censored one, it was fun and I also played the gold version
I'm not a big fan of mature games, but if it got good romance then I will play for sure
I'm a bit cautious about the Rance series tho because apparently there is R in it which I don't like at all
But thank you very much
I will check the other ones

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Rune Factory 3 for the DS, really adicting Action Rpg/Farm Simulator, you can buff almost every stat that you want too.

Yeah I played that
Probably my favorite one in the whole series
I always go back to it after some times have passed
Really great game, it's unfortunate it's a bit short
Thank you

 

[DRAKKO]

Yeah I played that
Probably my favorite one in the whole series
I always go back to it after some times have passed
Really great game, it's unfortunate it's a bit short
Thank you

yeah, it is a a short game kinda, but in my case i did all the side quest shit, like upgrading my house, maxing out my stats, blacksmith and pharmacy, getting 10 hearts with all villagers, making millions of dollars, getting the best tools, armors and weapons, i ended up sinking weeks and months.

 

[Cris_Agev]

Sorry, this is totally unrelated, don't mind me but
@Karnik this needs to be in your signature

https://imgur.com/TRk9jkF

 

[Jamil3]

yeah i can feel short, in my case i try to do all the side quest shit, like upgrading my house, maxing out my stats, blacksmith and pharmacy, getting 10 hearts with all villagers, making millions of dollars, getting the best tools, armors and weapons, i ended up sinking weeks and months.

Ah then it's understandable, I never really brothered with having the best of overthinking, I was just getting along with the villagers

 

[Boog111]

Can anyone recommand to me some lesser known older games with dating sim elements?

Thousand Arms on the original PlayStation is a turn based RPG that has dating sim elements.

 

[Jamil3]

Thousand Arms on the original PlayStation is a turn based RPG that has dating sim elements.

Thank you

 

[Cu-Neo]

Well the Harvest moon games could be an option for you. In those games you can do activities and even in some you can be a father. The same applies for Rune Factory. The Conception games also have dating elements

 

[Jamil3]

Well the Harvest moon games could be an option for you. In those games you can do activities and even in some you can be a father. The same applies for Rune Factory. The Conception games also have dating elements

Yeah I really like those
I played rune factory 3, 4 and 5
And for harvest moon, I don't really like the design of the characters, too much child like
I also played the 2 conception games already, they were pretty fun, it was the persona series a bit
Thank you very much

 

[Cu-Neo]

Yeah I really like those
I played rune factory 3, 4 and 5
And for harvest moon, I don't really like the design of the characters, too much child like
I also played the 2 conception games already, they were pretty fun, it was the persona series a bit
Thank you very much

I forget another one . Imadoki no Vampire: Bloody Bride an strategy rpg/dating simulator for the PSX . Basically you are a Vampire disguised as a student triying to find a bride. Is playable in full english thanks to awesome people.

 

[Jamil3]

I forget another one . Imadoki no Vampire: Bloody Bride an strategy rpg/dating simulator for the PSX . Basically you are a Vampire disguised as a student triying to find a bride. Is playable in full english thanks to awesome people. View attachment 7690

Oh that sounds interesting
Is there a guide for it or is it easy to go through even without a guide?
Because sometimes I get pretty lost in older RPGs

 

[Cu-Neo]

Oh that sounds interesting
Is there a guide for it or is it easy to go through even without a guide?
Because sometimes I get pretty lost in older RPGs

basically in the day you are in the school and later in the night you fight demons there's also some quests to gain exp and this gamefaqs user made a guide to find those quest https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/boards/196787-imadoki-no-vampire-bloody-bride/80213299
The game has a lot of replay value so don't worry if you lose some events

 

[99nereids]

I forget another one . Imadoki no Vampire: Bloody Bride an strategy rpg/dating simulator for the PSX . Basically you are a Vampire disguised as a student triying to find a bride. Is playable in full english thanks to awesome people. View attachment 7690

bloody bride!!! this one's fun, i see it as ATLUS' response to tokimeki memorial, which it shares a lot of gameplay with. BUT since youre a vampire prince you get to go off at night and fight demons in your average atlus 90's rpg fashion. kinda clunky and slow, but really fun and the designs + art direction is soooo goood

 

[Jamil3]

basically in the day you are in the school and later in the night you fight demons there's also some quests to gain exp and this gamefaqs user made a guide to find those quest https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/boards/196787-imadoki-no-vampire-bloody-bride/80213299
The game has a lot of replay value so don't worry if you lose some events

Thank you very much
I will definitely check it out

 

[spectresfrommercury]

thousand arms

 

[Num]

in record of agarest war you get to choose your wife, time skip, and then play as your children, it continues for a few more generations like that as you progress the story.

 

[Jamil3]

in record of agarest war you get to choose your wife, time skip, and then play as your children, it continues for a few more generations like that as you progress the story.

That sounds like a pretty cool mechanism
Thank you
I will check it out

 

[H*PL!T?]

bloody bride!!! this one's fun, i see it as ATLUS' response to tokimeki memorial, which it shares a lot of gameplay with. BUT since youre a vampire prince you get to go off at night and fight demons in your average atlus 90's rpg fashion. kinda clunky and slow, but really fun and the designs + art direction is soooo goood

I'm about to start this one. How long and replayable this is? I'm used to old school (J)RPGs and I've played tokimeki memorial a couple of times. I hope this to be right up my alley!

 

[Jeanfranc]

Can anyone recommand to me some lesser known older games with dating sim elements?

Dragon Quest V is a good dating sim

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I've played tokimeki memorial a couple of times.

Did you actually manage to defeat her?

 

[Prism_Red]

Alright it seems everyone already mentioned the big names, let me pull out something different.

Kowloon Highschool Chronicle, originally Japan-only title on PS2, but it got translated recently and released on multiple platforms.

Each chapter is usually divided into two parts. In the morning you attend class doing the usual shenanigans, you can choose where you wanna go and talk to npcs for information related to the current plot or just scoring points with them.
During the night, you start lurking Egyptian looking dungeon under the school grounds, the gameplay turns into old classic Wizardry style exploration and combat, you can bring up to 2 supporting party members that you befriend during school, each has it's own advantages like longer jump distances or increasing your evasion, you're the only one who do the fighting tho.

The only con is that the puzzles and side quest are extremely vague in giving you clues. Oh and each bosses can join your party if you manage to score enough points before you defeat them, but it's really frustrating trying to find out how, I suggest you make multiple saves since the best ending require you to befriend almost all of the npcs.

 

[tigg]

One of the best I know of

 

[H*PL!T?]

Dragon Quest V is a good dating sim

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Did you actually manage to defeat her?

Actually not! (I also haven't tried, there's always that I like more. But I should try once!

 

[Vicozzy]

Just old games right? No need to be a RPG, specific genre or console game?
I would say The Sims series and Singles for PC.