Drinks With Abbey
Ramify Games · 2019 · Dialogue Heavy, Dating Sim, Interactive Fiction, Visual Novel, Romance
PC
Mostly Positive79% · 400
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About Drinks With Abbey
Drinks with Abbey is a short, slice-of-life visual novel about a first date, from a male's perspective. After connecting with Abbey on a dating app, you meet in person for the first time at a local bar.
This game is simply a conversation with her and the choices you make about what to say and do. But don't expect the date to go well on the first try. You need to pay attention, and as things are revealed about Abbey, you will be able to make better choices next time.
Drinks with Abbey is my first game. I wanted to make a similar, larger game, with more resources put into it, but I wasn't sure what people would think of the style, because it's different than most existing visual novels. I thought it was important to get feedback on a scaled-down version first, to give the general sense of the larger game, but not do everything I'd like to with it (that's why it's free to play). If you are willing to give feedback, please be specific so I know what to do more/less of in the next game.
There are no menus, except when you click the X to quit. You can click the textbox/choices to advance or use the arrow keys + spacebar. You can also press F to enter fullscreen mode. The 5 icons shown in the bottom left of the screen are the game's only options:
1. Toggle between speaker and headphones modes. Speaker mode is intended to sound like it's being played in the bar and includes crowd noise, while headphones mode plays the music as it was recorded.
2. Toggle music on and off.
3. Toggle lightning mode, which just removes the typing effect.
4. Toggle auto-play mode. This mode only requires your input for choices.
5. Toggle skip mode. When on, you will fast forward through all previously seen content.
This game is simply a conversation with her and the choices you make about what to say and do. But don't expect the date to go well on the first try. You need to pay attention, and as things are revealed about Abbey, you will be able to make better choices next time.
- 15 to 30 min playthrough, better choices = longer date.
- Realistic art style and atmosphere, based on western culture.
- Dry/subtle style of humor used between the characters (think Jim & Pam from The Office). Important to keep this in mind to avoid misinterpreting the conversation.
- Text-based game. If you don't like reading, beware.
- No saving or roll-back, but you can skip previously seen content.
A prototype game
Drinks with Abbey is my first game. I wanted to make a similar, larger game, with more resources put into it, but I wasn't sure what people would think of the style, because it's different than most existing visual novels. I thought it was important to get feedback on a scaled-down version first, to give the general sense of the larger game, but not do everything I'd like to with it (that's why it's free to play). If you are willing to give feedback, please be specific so I know what to do more/less of in the next game.
Interface
There are no menus, except when you click the X to quit. You can click the textbox/choices to advance or use the arrow keys + spacebar. You can also press F to enter fullscreen mode. The 5 icons shown in the bottom left of the screen are the game's only options:
1. Toggle between speaker and headphones modes. Speaker mode is intended to sound like it's being played in the bar and includes crowd noise, while headphones mode plays the music as it was recorded.
2. Toggle music on and off.
3. Toggle lightning mode, which just removes the typing effect.
4. Toggle auto-play mode. This mode only requires your input for choices.
5. Toggle skip mode. When on, you will fast forward through all previously seen content.
DLC & expansions
What Steam players say
Recent verbatim reviews from Steam — separate from playze.io community reviews below.
real bad. no woman would actually talk to me IRL. unrealistic1 found this helpful
Twas really fun dating myself 10/10.
boring dialogue nothing interesting happens just boring was worse than expected, a choice based dating game can be fun, this one wasn't.
[h1]Drinks With Abbey — Played: 0.6h | Achievements: 9/9 | Steam Deck: Unknown (Valve: Indeterminate)[/h1] [quote] TL;DR: A short, free, mature “one-date” dating sim that hits surprisingly hard. Real adult dialogue, awkward moments that feel true, multiple endings, and an easy 100%. If you want nostalgia, emotional realism, and good writing in 30–40 minutes: yes. [/quote] This one surprised me. Drinks With Abbey is a tiny dating sim built around one person, one drink, and one conversation — but it nails something a lot of romance games dodge: adult dating with actual baggage. Not “high school butterflies”, not “perfect flirting”, not “cute romance fantasy”. It’s that feeling of restarting late, when you’re not 20 anymore. You want to do well, but you’re rusty. You overthink. You say the wrong thing. Sometimes you recover, sometimes you don’t. And the game makes you feel it, because the choices aren’t “good vs evil”, they’re “smooth vs awkward”, “honest vs defensive”, “open vs guarded”. It stays soft visually and in content: no explicit scenes, mostly dialogue, with some sexual / bisexual / lesbian undertones in the writing. The tone is mature, not vulgar. More “real talk” tha…
Игра "Drinks With Abbey" - это очаровательный и расслабляющий визуальный роман, идеально подходящий для тех, кто ищет непринужденное времяпрепровождение. Сюжет, хоть и не отличается глубокими поворотами, подкупает своей искренностью и теплотой. Встречи с Эбби за кружкой чего-нибудь согревающего создают ощущение настоящего общения, а диалоги написаны естественно и остроумно. Визуальный стиль игры приятен глазу, а мягкая цветовая палитра и детализированные фоны добавляют атмосферности. Саундтрек ненавязчивый и умиротворяющий, что хорошо сочетается с общим тоном игры. Выбор реплик в диалогах позволяет немного влиять на развитие отношений с Эбби, что делает процесс более вовлекающим. Несмотря на свою простоту, "Drinks With Abbey" оставляет приятное послевкусие. Это не игра для тех, кто ищет сложных загадок или захватывающего экшена, но для любителей визуальных новелл и историй о дружбе и взаимопонимании она станет отличным выбором. Она как теплая чашка чая в уютный вечер – согревает душу и оставляет ощущение комфорта.
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