Angel Legion

Melancholy Date

Cute Pen Games  •  Jun 6, 2023  •  0% from 1 reviews

Have you ever felt like you were drowning in sadness, and the only way to stay afloat was to hold onto someone else's hand? Melancholy Date is the story of my journey through depression, and the search for love amidst the melancholy.

$4.99 (USD)

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Reviews Summary

The game struggles with its themes, offering confusing rewards and an inappropriate approach to serious topics, while failing to deliver satisfying gameplay or lewd content.

The Good

  • Includes nudity
  • Familiar match-three gameplay

The Bad

  • Confusing rewards system
  • Inappropriate handling of depression
  • Fails as both lewd and serious
  • Lacks coherent narrative

The Horny

  • Main character gets nude
  • Nudity tied to scoring

Top rated reviews

Game play is a re-hash of the developers previous match three games (which I knew when I purchased it). However, the game makes no sense. Where in the other games, you get rewarded by lewd renders after each level, here you just get a render that doesn't make sense. That could be ok, if the game would deal with melancholy and depression in a serious manner,…

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About This Game

"Have you ever felt like you were drowning in sadness, grasping for something to keep you afloat? I know that feeling all too well. Melancholy Date is the story of my journey through depression, and the search for love amidst the melancholy."

Melancholy Date is a unique combination of a match-3 puzzle game and a visual novel, allowing you to both challenge your puzzle-solving skills and connect with the main character, Maxine. With beautiful visuals and a relaxing soundtrack, Melancholy Date is a personal and intimate experience that invites you to step into her world and see it through her eyes as she is trying to find love. Fight your inner demons and find your lost self-confidence as you match tokens representing your thoughts and fears!

Features:
  • A unique combination of a match-3 puzzle game and a visual novel
  • Beautiful visuals and a poignant soundtrack
  • A story that explores the intersection of mental health and romance
  • Unlock unique images from Maxine's life and dating
  • Match puzzle pieces to uncover the story of Maxine's journey through depression
  • Challenge your puzzle-solving skills as you progress through the game

Gameplay:
Match gems of the same color to progress through levels and uncover the story. The game is divided into multiple chapters and each chapter has a few match 3 levels with increasing difficulty. There is also a tutorial level explaining the mechanics. After solving a level, you unlock an image - discover hidden scenes from Maxine's life as you progress through the game. You can find these images later in the gallery. The difficulty of the game is challenging, yet not hard. It is the perfect difficulty for anyone to enjoy the story and immerse themselves in the puzzle!

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Comments (123)

Most recent community feedback.

Zestine

Love the visuals and the side missions. The character banter is top tier.

Nyra

Story is solid and the combat feels great, just wish there was more UI customization.

Kiro

I keep coming back after every update. The new scenes were worth it.