Dating is hard. Luckily, I’ve been off the market for a long time now, but it seems to only be getting more difficult to meet someone. HuniePop is a Steam game for PC, Mac and Linux that combines bejeweled and dating sim to help you meet women and I can’t even finish this sentence with a straight face.
Biggest thanks to our dearest Wookiee for linking me to this game that has made me giggle for much of the day. HuniePop is described as a unique sim that combines dating sim and puzzler with some light RPG elements and a visual novel presentation. Oh, and it promises plenty of “plot”. But it’s all about the story, right?
After a pathetic attempt to try and pick up Kyu, a magic love fairy in disguise, she decides to take you under her wing and help you out with your crippling inability to meet new women. After a few dating lessons and some sound advice, Kyu sends you out into the world ready to take on the dating world and a wide cast of beautiful babes.
It certainly has all the standard Japanese ideas of Moe and Kawaii down pat. It looks like an adorable Bejeweled clone and not much more, unless you like for combos to result in animated panty shots. But it’s the reviews that makes me laugh because it reminds me of when we force Matty to play games he doesn’t want to. Destructiod gave this considered assessment:
While it doesn’t look or feel like it at first, there’s a lot going on here strategy-wise that ends up making the game a time sink if you’re not careful.
At least there’s more than meets the eye. Too bad Christ Centered Gamer didn’t share that opinion:
As a Christian, I cannot recommend this game to fellow believers.
At least it looks vaguely entertaining and I’d wager that there’s a halfway decent game under all that wtf Japan.
Last Updated: April 13, 2015
Travi the Batman
April 13, 2015 at 19:17
Sticking with Artificial Academy 2, thanks!
Please, don’t Google it. I was kidding. I’ve only heard about it on the internet. *looks around suspiciously*
Umar
April 13, 2015 at 19:27
Yeah right, you probably got all the trophies already.
Travi the Batman
April 13, 2015 at 19:33
W- what trophies? (Seriously, there are trophies?)
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Umar
April 13, 2015 at 19:26
How dare they portray women in such a gross and ugly fashion. Ban this filth
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*proceeds to download*
Hammersteyn
April 13, 2015 at 20:18
hahahaha
Kromas is drunk with power!
April 13, 2015 at 20:03
Christ Centered Gamer sounds like he or she might only play …
Actually I was gonna say the Sims but it features many immoral ways to torture people. Also technically it is a god game.
meh.
Hammersteyn
April 13, 2015 at 20:18
Looking at the header @JimLenoir:disqus is a natural
HairyEwok
April 14, 2015 at 08:39
ITS A TRAP! This game is by all means teaching you what NOT to do if you want to pick up ladies. I’ve played it and the questions you need to answer is so… so… retarded. Oh it also throws woman into the materialistic box where you can buy love over by gifts… like cocaine and fuzzy pink handcuffs… Ok maybe this game is dating sim of note.
Darren Peach
April 14, 2015 at 09:27
Tao of Badass ? Runs away……
Deceased
April 14, 2015 at 10:47
“As a Christian, I cannot recommend this game to fellow believers.”
He’s hoarding all the ‘material’ for himself!!! O.O