Speed Dating for Ghosts is a dating sim designed and written by Ben Gelinas (Dragon Age, Mass Effect) with art and music by Mikey Hamm (Mikey Maybe, Glig).
Players step into the role of an unnamed ghost attending a speed dating event organized specifically for ghosts. They are given the choice of one of three themed rooms at the start of the game. Inside each are three different ghosts to meet. The conversations are quick, as the rules of speed dating mean the ghosts have a limited amount of time to get to know each other. Ghosts may grow fond of or outright reject the player depending on the choices and comments the player makes over the course of each speed dating round.
There is a strong emphasis on player choice and branching in conversations, which makes up the bulk of the gameplay.
At the end of each speed dating session, players then choose which ghost they liked best. If that ghost also liked them, they go on a longer date together. These dates vary wildly in tone and setting. Seances. Bank robberies. Football games. Ghosts have an odd idea of what's appropriate for a first date.
After a player has dated a ghost, they unlock their gravestone in the graveyard, where they can read short obituaries and replay their dates.
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