Dating Sim tag
Tag created in June 2017
Dating Sim's popularity amongst developers
This chart displays the games released over the years with the Dating Sim tag and the percentage of total Steam releases they represent. The number of releases gives a sense of the amount of games published each year. It often increases, following the total amount of Steam games released.
The percentage, on the other hand, gives a better idea of the trend a tag follows. It shows if, in proportion, the Dating Sim tag is getting more or less popular from a developer's perspective. The Review chart will tell us if this trend is a good thing (i.e. players interest is increasing, tag is undercrowded) or if it's the opposite.
The Dating Sim tag has peaked in 2022, with 241 games released. The popularity of the tag is in a range between 0.05% in 2012 and 0.2% in 2015.
Keep in mind that the current year is not over, so the number of games released will still increase. But the percentage is usually a good estimate.
Dating Sim's popularity amongst players
This chart shows the reviews for games with the Dating Sim tag, either as count and as a percentage of all Steam reviews, and the average value for a game. Note that if the chart is cluttered, you can always deactivate some lines by clicking on the legend.
While the review count clearly quantifies the reviews a tag receives, keep in mind that it also follows the popularity of Steam itself. The value normalized as a percentage of all Steam reviews is often more revealing, as it gives you the popularity trend for Dating Sim tag games.
A typical game associated with this tag collected on average between 93 (2012) and 804 (2020) reviews. Keep in mind that it is the average and not the median, meaning it is heavily influenced by extreme values, like a very successful game with this tag.
The reviews per game as a percentage of the average show that games in the Dating Sim tag received between 42% (2014) and 217% (2018) reviews compared to other tags.
Price of games tagged with Dating Sim
This chart displays the evolution of the Dating Sim tag's games price in USD over time, as well as the percentage of free games in this tag. Bear in mind that there is inflation over time, which means that a price should slowly increase just to keep the same value.
The median game price peaked in 2014 at 14.99$, and bottomed in 2020 at 6.99$. The free to play ratio peaked in 2019 at 15%, and bottomed in 2022 at 1%.
Positive reviews ratio for Dating Sim, per language
This chart shows an aggregated Steam rating for all the Dating Sim tag games, classed by language. It helps estimate how different audiences judge a game with this tag. A lower rating doesn't always mean that the audience doesn't enjoy that particular tag, as some cultures tend to always give lower scores. But it will affect a game's rating nonetheless.
The best rating for Dating Sim games is 97% for the Vietnamese audience, and the worst is 82% for the Simplified Chinese audience.
| Image | Name | Description | Price | Rating | Release Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
  | Nameless ~The one thing you must recall~ | Nameless ~The one thing you must recall~ is a visual novel game designed for female audiences. It was distributed by the publisher, Cheritz, in English, Korean, and Japanese on Nov. 11th, 2013 and now it is available on Steam. | 29.99 | 92.9% | Dec 24, 2014 |
  | Gaokao.Love.100Days | Getting a girl-friend before National College Entrance Exam, I know it's crazy, but from today, we will face everything together. | 9.99 | 93.4% | May 30, 2015 |
  | Cat President ~A More Purrfect Union~ | Find love, in a world where cats run the U.S. government! | 8.99 | 91.5% | Aug 23, 2016 |
  | The Charming Empire | “The Charming Empire” is a dating simulation game set in the Taisho Roman era of Japanese history. Popular voice actors known for their talent in anime and video games bring our five main characters to life. Your ears will thank you to hear their performances across all the main scenarios. | 29.99 | 58% | Apr 18, 2017 |
  | Purrfect Date - Visual Novel/Dating Simulator | As Cat Island’s newest arrival, it’s not long before you realise something’s seriously amiss, or should we say… amorous! A blend of mystery, intrigue and wickedly black humour, will you discover your Purrfect Date before it’s too late? Remember, curiosity killed the cat... | 9.99 | 81.4% | Dec 15, 2017 |
  | ChronoClock | Next in line to manage a multi-million dollar corporation is our protagonist, Rei Sawatari. He inherited one very important heirloom from his late grandfather: a single pocket watch that grants him a mysterious power— The power to go five minutes back in time. | 29.99 | 92.2% | Feb 28, 2017 |
  | Episicava - Vol. 1 | Inspired by classic visual novels such as Fate/Stay Night, Episicava is an action/adventure story following Arin Arlento and his female companions as they navigate their world’s treacherous dangers and wonderful sights, constantly under the pressure of a greater evil. | 9.99 | 53.3% | Apr 3, 2018 |
  | XOXO Droplets | An otome dating sim about a humorously jerky young lady and her mission to woo one of multiple uniquely, but equally, obnoxious guys. | Free | 81.3% | Aug 31, 2017 |
  | Dream Daddy: A Dad Dating Simulator | Dream Daddy: A Dad Dating Simulator is a game where you play as a Dad and your goal is to meet and romance other hot Dads. Are you ready? Hi ready, I'm Dad. | 14.99 | 91.7% | Jul 20, 2017 |
  | Paper Shakespeare: To Date Or Not To Date? | Welcome to Elsinore Academy, a proving ground for young royalty; where people from all over the globe come for higher learning, and the cheerleaders are literal witches. Are you ready to enroll? Maybe get with Othello? Eh? EH? | 8.99 | 83.3% | Apr 4, 2018 |
  | Monster Prom | You have 3 weeks to get a date for Monster Prom! Go through absurd and funny situations, raise your stats and seduce one of your classmates. Beautiful art, bold, unapologetic dialogue and hard choices make up this Multiplayer (1-4 players) Dating Sim. Be your worst self. | 11.99 | 93.6% | Apr 27, 2018 |
  | Doodle Date | Romance, seduce, and even marry your own drawings! Forget about finding true love; In Doodle Date, you create it! | 1.99 | 69.4% | Apr 19, 2018 |
  | Star Girls | Star girls is a dating sim with a bullet hell combat system and light RPG elements in it. The story is character driven with many different endings depending on your choices. You only have 60 days to make a Star girl fall in love with you or become cursed forever. | 12.99 | 93.8% | Jul 10, 2019 |
  | Furries & Scalies & Bears OH MY! | Enter a village full of talking, anthropomorphic animals. Find out their secrets. Make friends. | 9.99 | 42.9% | Jan 16, 2019 |
  | Paper Shakespeare: Loves Labor(s) Lost | What happens when stick figures based on Shakespeare fall in love? Let's find out! Loosely based on Shakespeare's Love's Labour's Lost, play as some cool archeologists forsaking love to explore some awesome ruins! | 2.99 | N/A | Jul 5, 2018 |
  | Furry Shakespeare: To Date Or Not To Date Cat Girls? | It's Senior Year at Elsinore Academy. What's better than Senior Year? Well, Shakespeare characters that are the seniors, of course. What's even better than that? If they are Furries. It's Furry Shakespeare. You are welcome. | 8.99 | 92.3% | Apr 26, 2019 |
  | Furry Shakespeare: Dashing Dinosaurs & Sexy Centaurs | A bunch of dinosaurs, dragons, and other mythical beasts are putting on a modern adaptation of Romeo & Juliet. The real drama is backstage. Because, I mean, where else would it be? Honestly? | 9.99 | N/A | Aug 28, 2019 |
  | Ambition: A Minuet in Power | 18th century Paris - a city of love, lies and revolution. You are a woman of fashion trying to survive the political turmoil. Date a cast of unforgettable characters. Amass the wealth and respect you deserve. Engage in gossip that can alter the course of history, or lead you to the guillotine. | 19.99 | 87% | Aug 18, 2021 |
  | Miracle Snack Shop | Try to find love while managing a Korean snack shop. | 9.99 | 97.2% | Dec 25, 2018 |
  | 最后的47小时 - The Last 47 Hours | "Let's break up in 47 hours!" The girl who has been in love with me for six years and will become my sweet bride next month, now declares. Are we really going to say goodbye after forty-seven hours? | 1.99 | 92.6% | Feb 28, 2019 |
  | Lovers of Aether | Are you tired of fighting? Lovers of Aether is the game for you! This is a wholesome animal dating simulator set in the world of Rivals of Aether. | Free | 93.2% | Apr 1, 2019 |
  | Dinosaur Shakespeare: To Date or Not To Date? | A dating sim about the end of the world. | 9.99 | N/A | Feb 13, 2020 |
  | I Love You, Colonel Sanders! A Finger Lickin’ Good Dating Simulator | Welcome to the most delicious dating simulator ever created. Do you have what it takes to be the business partner of and win the heart of the most famous chicken salesman of all time? Play to find out! Go ahead, Colonel Sanders is waiting. | Free | 92% | Sep 24, 2019 |
  | Pixel Puzzle Makeout League | Solve pixel puzzles, date superheroes, and save the day! Dating sim meets puzzle game in this romantic comedy adventure. | 14.99 | 94.2% | Oct 30, 2020 |
  | Monster Prom 2: Monster Camp | "Monster Prom 2: Monster Camp" brings you more of the world's best (and maybe only?) multiplayer dating sim; but in a way you've never expected! | 11.99 | 97.7% | Oct 23, 2020 |