Boyfriend Dungeon

I have mixed feelings about this game. The actual gameplay was seamless and fun. The love interests were mostly good, although the quality and content of each varied greatly. However the late introductions of many of the love interests made things feel unbalanced. I also really liked the idea of many of the difficult themes expressed [spoiler]such as not everyone is capable of change[/spoiler] which were really interesting to see. But others, specifically how the game dealt with [spoiler]an actual stalker who kidnapped, harassed, and was verbally abusive to you and other characters[/spoiler] was dealt with very poorly. I do not get easily upset by dialogue or characters, but I was truly disturbed by this character and had to take frequent breaks when I first started playing because I felt so unnerved by it. The game ending was also super abrupt, especially in relation to that character. So I will give this a recommend, but tentatively.

Honestly, I have mixed feelings towards this game. It is a bit difficult to describe, but I will try as best as I can. Boyfriend Dungeon is a rogue-lite dungeon crawler, where you can date your weapons. By dating them (and fighting with them), you level up your bond and they get stronger (get special attacks). By farming dungeons, your character will level up and get stronger (more health and damage). There are three dungeons in total and they are easy enough, if your familiar with rogue-lites. However, the tags in Steam are a bit misleading – if you only know dating sims, the dungeons might be hard. The “dating”/story aspect of the game is pretty straightforward as well. As you get to know the weapon-people and “bond” with them, they’ll invite you to dates (one per bond level). The dates are rather short, however, if you count all weapon-people, it takes a while to get through all of them. Still, as you can see, I completed all achievements in about 13h, so you can imagine how short the dating events are. The story is also why I have mixed feelings towards this game. Boyfriend Dungeon is a very ambitious project: It tries to be inclusive; it tries to bring positivity and enc…

TL/DR: A genuinely cute game with fun mechanics and cute story. Also has some legitimate questions you can ask yourself if you look into it deeper and genuinely ask yourself some questions about yourself. On the surface it's a game about getting out of your shell and going out to meet people. You play through the gameplay of completing dungeons, and then go on dates with your weapons (Rowan, Sawyer, and Seven my beloveds). Each character has their own problems and issues that you can help them with. By the end of the relationship, you can either finish their story with platonic or romantic intentions. Very lovely for those who aren't seeking romantic stories, but moreso just companionship. Looking deeper, it can help you ask questions about yourself or realize things about yourself that you maybe weren't thinking about initially. The "bosses" in the game are genuine fears that people have about futures and connections, and it can help you realize that maybe you yourself have one of these fears if you think about it. Very nice. Also a pretty easy 100% if you don't mind marginally repetitive gameplay of grinding bosses for some of those last crafting recipes.

Simply charming. Where the game really shines is its thematic design choices. A very clever take on several different genres of game.

guess I should have figured, but still 80% date sim and 20% dungeon crawler is not to my taste.

mmmm sword..... hot also music is banger!!!!