Do you like games? Trapped at home? Wanna have a fresh experience starring people of color front-and-center?
Let’s talk about ValiDate: Struggling Singles in your Area. A dating sim with a twist.
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Currently one of the top games on Itchio’s dating sim category, written, drawn, fully scored & produced by a diverse team of creators of color, it recently hit funding on Kickstarter, and with 19 days to go you can still help it become fully-realized with all the cool CG art and extra content it deserves!
From the Kickstarter page:
“ValiDate is a visual novel in which you maneuver yourself through the twisting paths of young adulthood.
Set in the Jercy City area, twelve struggling singles in their twenties navigate through the trying ordeals of capitalism to find meaning in their lives. Includes a hint of love, cosplay, and even mediocre mixtapes in the mix.
With 12 playable characters and over 30 routes to choose from, there will be about 20-30 hours of content, depending on how you play it. We don’t know if you be reading fast or not. Whether your decisions are good, bad, or just tremendously shitty, you’re going to have a great time falling in (or out) of love with these characters.“
The twist, if you didn’t catch it, is that instead of playing as a singular protagonist, you’ll be able to play as *12 distinct characters* trying (and failing) to romance one another, as their lives intersect in unprecedented ways.
At the time of writing, you can play as 4 of the main characters (with a demo update coming soon to showcase a bit of Malik’s route) & meet a couple more! they are:
Thanks to the Kickstarter campaign, you’ll now be ALSO able to meet:
12 playable characters with 30+ routes.
The ability to choose horrible decisions and see the entertaining fallout.
#OwnVoices narrative writing by an all people of color team.
Original score by the Boys.
A beautiful array of artists of color’s work to give each character their own individual feeling.
Backgrounds taken from all around the world.
Flawed characters undergoing narrative arcs handled with empathy and self-indulgence.
Achievements for every single ending.
Since the campaign has been funded, TWO of the stretch goals have already been hit, but there’s more to come.
you see, i really want that fishing minigame.
Find more info, meet the team, & check their Kickstarter here! http://kck.st/2ZLTz8w
happy playing!!!! :D reblogs always incredibly appreciated.
