To finish this year's @tamlinweek the High Lord of Spring cordially invites you to celebrate the Calanmai at his Court! Enjoy the festivities and spend the night with some of Prythian's most famous faces~
Get to know and flirt with them as you discover the many hidden surprises that await you in CalanMine - a free and fully playable ACOTAR Dating Simulator Game.
All you need is a PC or Mac (sorry, it is not available for mobile).
Music & Sound Effects: freesound and pixabay (full list available in the in-game credits)
This is a non-profit fan game made out of pure love for the source material. No money was involved in any part of its creation. The original characters and plot are the property of Sarah J. Maas and Bloomsbury.
To finish this year's @tamlinweek the High Lord of Spring cordially invites you to celebrate the Calanmai at his Court! Enjoy the festivities and spend the night with some of Prythian's most famous faces~
Get to know and flirt with them as you discover the many hidden surprises that await you in CalanMine - a free and fully playable ACOTAR Dating Simulator Game.
All you need is a PC or Mac (sorry, it is not available for mobile).
Music & Sound Effects: freesound and pixabay (full list available in the in-game credits)
This is a non-profit fan game made out of pure love for the source material. No money was involved in any part of its creation. The original characters and plot are the property of Sarah J. Maas and Bloomsbury.
@copypastus on possessed Tamlin: "Possessed Tamlin was actually kind of difficult to draw for me, because I am so used to drawing him sweet. I struggled getting his face and expressions right, but a lot of people say that this is their favorite Tamlin, so it seems to have worked at least! Also to hell who came up with the idea of putting paint on him for Calanmai!"
You can download the Acotar Dating Sim CalanMine here!
@copypastus on Rhysand: "I am quite happy with my Rhysand design, especially his eyes. Usually he is easy for me to draw, but for some reason the moon picture I had to re-sketch like 3 times. It turned out cute though, I think!"
You can download the Acotar Dating Sim CalanMine here!
@copypastus on Lucien: "I tried to stick with playful, flirty vibes for Lucien. I also always love to draw his eye extra shiny! Luckily people don't seem to mind the continuity error of his missing shirt. You can thank @thrumugnyr for the nipples, they made me draw them."
You can download the Acotar Dating Sim CalanMine here!
itch.io, the site we used to host CalanMine, just had a NSFW game purge prompted by VISA/Mastercard (just like back in the tumblr nsfw ban days lol) and our game has currently been taken down as a result.
They are sorting their shit out right now and we are sure once the dust settles we can re-upload the game, as it is really not graphic at all. No idea how long it will take.
In the mean time, we will offer this alternate Google Drive Download link HERE!
We have officially passed 1000 downloads! A BIG thank you to everyone who played, who gave us feedback and who recommended the game to others! You're all awesome!
Tamlin Week 2025 may be over, but it's never too late for a good review, right??
@calanmine
Just in case you haven't already played this fantastic game (and if you haven't, what are you waiting for???), I'll discuss any spoilers below the cut. But for now, here are my thoughts!
First off, you should know I am not much of a gamer. So, this was my first official "dating game" experience! From the start, the music lured me in and set the mood. @thrumbolt, your taste is immaculate. It was so perfect. I was never once distracted by the songs, although I did check the credits to find out where they came from! I appreciated the direct links, by the way, because this type of music is exactly the sort of thing that I enjoy listening to when I want to be transported into a mystical, magical world. <3
Then, we get to the gameplay. Screencaps don't do the experience justice. There are sound effects and little bits of animation that really draw you in and make the game a lot of fun. @copypastus, you outdid yourself. You did sexy moments as well as silly ones, and I loved each and every one!
And speaking of sexy and silly... @highlordofkrypton, you have a way with words, I swear. I found myself grinning, giggling, *and* blushing as I clicked through the options. I need to take sexy-writing lessons from you. Whew!
Now, before I get to my favorite scenes, I wanted to take a moment to appreciate the fact that you can keep track of your progress through the image gallery. Like I said, I'm not much of a gamer, so I liked being able to see what I had completed, and hints of what was left. (Also, can we all just take a moment to appreciate that we get to revisit some of our favorite scenes in detail?? Whew. Yes. Thank you. <3
On to the game itself! Spoilers below the cut:
Because Book 1 is my favorite and I wanted to see what would happen, I went into my first playthrough as "Feyre", and look who I met at the bonfire:
Bahaha. Best. Easter Egg. EVER. XD
This was delightful. And, sorry Tamlin my love, but I Feyre said "yes" when Lucien asked me to stay. Just look at him... How could I not?
Oh, the sound I made when I saw this!! It was the perfect first ending. And, hey, what can I say? It made my Feycien-loving heart sigh with happiness.
I played the next round as Feyre again. (I wasn't done having fun! Not by a long shot.) There's a bit of familiar dialogue when she meets Rhysand, in case anyone wants to check it out, *wink wink*, but Eris was completely unimpressed. XD Not gonna lie, Eris was not my favorite in this game. That's not to say that he isn't a fun character! He's just not my type. My type is more like...
This guy.
Of course, we get all kinds of sexy Tamlin in this (there are three-ways AND four-ways!!), but sweet shy Tamlin is my favorite. <3
I know there's no special dialogue for Briar, the former Daughter of the Blessed that Tamlin helped rescue in ACOWAR, but I wanted to play as her for a short while, anyway. As it turned out, sweet and shy Tamlin made an appearance when I played as her! (Okay, it happened because I went to the cave first, but I like to think the story *needed* to happen with her that way. Hey, I'm a romantic! And isn't that what the game is for??)
Anyway, it makes me so happy that we got to see shy, goofy Tamlin as well as sexy Tamlin here.
My Feylin-shipping self was oh so satisfied. Mm-hmmm. Oh, and did I mention we get to see Tamcien? As in, we could be the throuple that never was?? The FeyTamCien?? <3<3<3 Yup. No kidding. Wow.
And, hey, speaking of ships that should have sailed... If you like to picture pre-canon Tamlin and Rhysand as messy, bitter exes, there's a fantastic make-up scene featuring them that pretty much healed my soul, actually.
Play it. You won't regret it.
Also, for the love of the Cauldron, you *have* to play as Amarantha at least once! Everyone's reactions (including Amarantha's!!) are absolutely hilarious. They really make the game.
And, hint hint, there are even more Easter Eggs if you play as the following characters:
Elain
Nesta
Cassian
Azriel
I think there are more, but these are the ones I played (including Feyre). I had so much fun playing with canon characters, I nearly forgot to play as an OC! So I guess I'll have to do that on my next playthrough. ;)
I can't thank everyone involved enough for making such an amazing game. You're all phenomenal, and it blows me away at how passionate and talented you are. I'm so glad I've gotten to know you! Thanks for making all our days - and nights - a little brighter! Now, if you'll excuse me, I'm going to play a little more Calanmine. <3
Hi, I wanted to know if it’s okay if I made a YouTube video playing through this game? I just found out about it yesterday and I didn’t see in the FAQ if that’s something you all are okay with so I thought I’d ask before I recorded
Ohhh, how exciting! We're totally fine with anyone wanting to stream or record our game! Love to see it, really! :D
