Date Everything! | Xbox Review
I’ve been craving a great dating sim lately. Becoming sucked into the life of a person on the hunt for love always captures my attention. It’s been a while since I’ve played such a title, though. Luckily, my hunger was satiated with Sassy Chap Games’ Date Everything!. It’s an excellent entry into the genre, and I had a blast during my twenty-one hours with the game. If you’re also searching for a quality dating sim/visual novel, look no further.
Plenty of Objects in the House
In Date Everything!, you are an individual who has just landed a remote job working for Valdivian, a megacorp. Things are looking up… until your job is taken over by AI and you’re laid off on your very first day. What a bummer (and a scary thought). Soon after, though, you receive a mysterious package containing a pair of high-tech sunglasses dubbed Dateviators. These cast everything in a rosy/golden hue and allow you to talk to all the objects in your home.
Your goal is to form relationships with all 100 “dateables” scattered around your abode. You can develop bonds in three different categories: Love, Friends, or Hate. It doesn’t matter which you end up with, as you still gain S.P.E.C.S. points. These points are important for a mechanic that appears later in the game that allows you to turn your household items into living, breathing humans. So don’t feel bad about developing a crush on your water heater; you can transform her into a real person. It’s a wacky concept, but the devs know this and inject plenty of humor into the game to emphasize this. You’ll be spending many in-game days wooing these objects, so this is absolutely crucial.
Love Is Beautiful
The writing in Date Everything! is witty and consistently strong. It helps the game avoid becoming too repetitive in your actions. I would interact with the dateables just to see what out-there things they would end up saying. I delighted whenever the characters would tease me for dating household objects or staying in my home too long. The dialogue is full of innuendos and adult content, though, so playing this in front of the family isn’t the best idea.
The graphics are a delight to look at. The bright, colorful visuals and detailed character designs had me regularly stopping to appreciate each one. Each character is outfitted like the object that they are, and it’s evident that a lot of love was poured into this game. The voice acting is also superb. Featuring a veritable who’s who of top voice actors, each spoken line of dialogue is a joy to listen to. Since the game is fully voice-acted, it helps prevent smashing the continue button to skip to the next line too soon.
I only had one issue, and that was purely down to a bug. I wasn’t able to fulfill the quests of two dateables, which prevented me from forming relationships with them. Not being able to say I completed all 100 quests stings, and I hope this issue is fixed soon.
The Final Date
Date Everything! is a fun, wacky dating sim/visual novel that has a unique concept. Developing bonds with items around your home is a novel mechanic that had me both intrigued and laughing my butt off while playing. The fully voice-acted dialogue, detailed character designs, and bright visuals helped immerse me further in this world. I just wish I hadn’t encountered a bug that prevented me from achieving 100% completion. If you’re itching for a game in this genre, I highly recommend this gem.
To hear me talk more about Date Everything!. be sure to listen to the June 18, 2025 episode of The Gaming Outsider podcast around the 1:09:15 time stamp.
This review is based on an Xbox Series X/S copy of Date Everything! provided by Team17 for coverage purposes. It is also available on PlayStation 5, Nintendo Switch, and PC via Steam.
Date Everything!
$29.99
Pros
- Unique Concept
- Top-Notch Voice Acting
- Detailed Character Designs and Bright Visuals
- Witty Writing
Cons
- Encountered a Bug That Prevented Full Completion
