From dating dinosaurs to a horse (with an anime boy face) to a literal printer machine, dating sims are not afraid to explore some bizarre romantic options. RELATED: 10 Anime That Were Inspired By Visual Novelsĭating sims are sometimes fairly innocuous, but let's be honest – they can also get pretty out there. The goal is usually to navigate complex interpersonal interactions with several characters that may or may not result in romance, depending on your actions or dialogue choices. Dating simulators, part of the larger genre of games known as ' visual novels,' are single-player story video games with mostly simple mechanics.
