Date Z

Date Z

Mass Creation · August 30, 2024 · Simulation, Visual Novel, Singleplayer, Dating Sim, Choices Matter

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Date Z costs £12.79 in the United Kingdom, €14.79 in Europe (EUR), $14.99 in the United States, $14.99 in Georgia (USD), CA$19.49 in Canada, A$21.95 in Australia, NZ$21.99 in New Zealand, R$46.99 in Brazil and zł59.99 in Poland right now.

Cheapest Date Z offer in each region, in local currency
RegionBest priceOfficial storeKey shopStores
United Kingdom £12.79 £12.79 — 1
Europe (EUR) €14.79 €14.79 — 1
United Statesyour region $14.99 $14.99 — 1
Georgia (USD) $14.99 $14.99 — 1
Canada CA$19.49 CA$19.49 — 1
Australia A$21.95 A$21.95 — 1
New Zealand NZ$21.99 NZ$21.99 — 1
Brazil R$46.99 R$46.99 — 1
Poland zł59.99 zł59.99 — 1

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About Date Z

✦ AI summary

Date Z is a choice-driven visual novel where you navigate high school romance and mystery as a transfer student racing to find a date by Friday while uncovering dark secrets lurking beneath your school's surface. With five unique characters to romance, multiple branching timelines to explore, and a former military airbase campus hiding locked doors and deadly mysteries, your decisions determine whether you survive the week and which of the game's varied endings you'll reach.

Welcome to the heart-racing adventure of "Date Z", an unexpected twist on high school drama, mystery, and romance. As a senior transfer student, your debut week at a new school spirals into an extraordinary race against time. It's not just about making friends or acing classes. Your survival hinges on one task: finding a date by Friday.

This quaint small-town high school is nestled atop an old, abandoned military airbase filled with locked doors and hidden passages. Beneath the routine of high school life, something unsettling stirs, casting an ominous shadow over the school. But, solving that mystery can wait. First, you need to find your date and ensure your survival.

"Date Z" masterfully combines a visual novel dating sim with an enigmatic mystery adventure. Traverse the labyrinth of high school life, charm potential dates, and make decisions that will shape your fate and the fate of those around you.

FEATURES:


  • Choice-Driven Visual Novel Dating Sim: Your decisions determine the course of your narrative and the story's outcome. Win hearts, secure that crucial date, and ensure your survival.
  • Multiple Endings: The paths you choose lead to various outcomes, offering a unique ending each time you play. Every choice counts.
  • Date Five Unique Characters: Venture into high school romance with five distinct girls, each with her own individual personality, backstory, and perhaps a part to play in the hidden mystery.
  • Explore Multiple Timelines: With a mysterious device, you can navigate through different timelines, revealing unique scenarios and deepening your immersion in the high school drama.
  • School Campus Exploration: Unearth secrets within the intricate architecture of your school, a former military airbase. The key to survival may be closer than you think.
  • Beautiful Comic-Style Visuals: Immerse yourself in the vibrant world of "Date Z", brought to life by stunning hand-drawn comic-style visuals.

In "Date Z", the simple task of finding a date by Friday becomes a matter of life and death. With each passing moment, you're presented with new challenges, new choices, and fresh opportunities for love and survival.
The clock is ticking.

Date Z — game info

Platforms
Windows, macOS, Linux / SteamOS
Steam Deck
Verified
Player modes
Single-player
Controller
Full controller support
PC Game Pass
Not included

DLC & expansions

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What Steam players say

Recent verbatim reviews from Steam — separate from playze.io community reviews below.

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Date Z is a narrative-driven visual novel that players praise for its engaging story, strong visuals, and interesting premise blending high school romance with apocalyptic mystery, but they consistently criticize the heavy paywall of DLC that locks away multiple romance routes and meaningful choices behind purchases, making the base game feel restrictive. Players note the groundhog day loop mechanic can feel tedious but appreciate the skip feature, and most agree the game is worth experiencing, though ideally during a sale to offset the DLC costs.

Recommended Feb 20, 2026
Date Z is a narrative-driven adventure developed by Mass Creation and published by We Dig Games that merges high school romance, mystery, and apocalyptic tension into a single branching story experience. At first glance, it presents itself as a dating sim set during a typical senior year, but beneath that familiar structure lies a darker premise: a mysterious virus is spreading through the school, and time is running out. The player takes on the role of a transfer student whose primary objective—at least on the surface—is to secure a date before the week ends. However, as the days unfold, social interactions and romantic pursuits intertwine with increasingly ominous discoveries about the outbreak and the secrets buried beneath the school grounds. The game’s foundation is built on choice-driven storytelling. Dialogue options, exploration decisions, and character interactions all influence how events unfold. Rather than offering a linear narrative, Date Z branches in multiple directions depending on player input. Relationships with five distinct romanceable characters form the emotional core of the experience. Each character has a defined personality, personal conflicts, and their o…
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Recommended Jan 15, 2026
Review: English, Polski, Magyar English Overall, I enjoyed the game, and the story is engaging, with the visuals being especially strong. However… unfortunately, one of the biggest strengths of games like this has been locked away behind paid DLC. I haven’t purchased the DLC yet, but I will probably do so at some point, as I genuinely like the game. That said, it still feels disappointing that the base version only maintains the illusion of meaningful choice. I would have appreciated it if the base game included one or two additional characters to allow for a more genuine choice of romance partner. I also would have liked to see some side romance paths that don’t necessarily lead to full dating routes but still add a bit of extra depth (for example, the French teacher caught my interest enough that I wished there were a way to grow closer to her, even if not at a dating level). I want to emphasize that this review is written before purchasing the DLC, and I will update it once I have bought and fully completed it. Polski Ogólnie rzecz biorąc, gra bardzo mi się podobała, fabuła jest wciągająca, a oprawa wizualna stoi na wysokim poziomie. Niestety… jedna z największych zal…
Recommended Jan 12, 2026
I didn't spend any money on DLC, so I only had the chance to romance one girl. Still liked it. The groundhog day mechanic of repeating the entire loop seemed a bit tedious at first, but then I noticed there's a skip mechanic for bored gamers. Good thinking, devs! Fun game. Short, full of nice ideas, romantic (as much as I don't like romances).
Recommended Sep 12, 2025
rest of the game being locked behind DLC is crazy but i got conditioned into loving Patty <3 edit: This is legit a GREAT Visual Novel with some quirks those being that you might need a hefty wallet to romance all characters but a sale can help you get into it and some of the art may seem a little off but its not AI thankfully and its just an art quirk of the artist otherwise great VN Would recommened to almost anyone
Recommended Aug 3, 2025
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Recommended Jun 8, 2025
with dlc, really good

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