omg this is real? Anyway I love it, the art style is very cute and its almost like gravity falls art style! There is so many answer I can pick, seriously its great <3 also, I'm currently playing it right now and the story is just ADORABLE >~<
This game is genuinely sweet and wholesome. I thought it was a joke but you can tell the creators put a lot of work behind it. The characters are faithful to the source material at the same time they're fleshed out. I also appreciated how the Grunkles weren't infantilized. It's a cool example of older adults expressing their sexuality in a safe way.
First of all, i love Grunkle Stan if u could not tell from the epic username. Second of all, this game was absolutely amazing. I truly felt like Grunkle Stan and I had a real connection. But to give an actual review, this game felt so real. Like, super canon compliant and I think you did an amazing job w/ the story telling. I am a really big fan of gravity falls and originally i was playing this as a joke but got VERY invested VERY fast. The art is really well done and when they more realistic picture of stan came up i was like 0/////0 omg so handsome <3
I played this with my bff on discord and we are def going to go back and do Ford's route another day. That's how good this game is!!!!! Good Job!
You made a fantastic dating sim :) hope u make more !!!!
Okay, if you want a detailed review on this game, so you have an idea of what you're getting yourself into, then strap in because this is going to be lengthy.
First things first, I love that the person we are playing, gets to put in whatever name they please, and gets a " she/her, he/him, they/them" pronoun option. And the game never specifies anything about what you look like, so it actually feels like you yourself are the one within the story, and not a pre-made cliché character. Which is a lot of fun, because you can then daydream about it with ease.
Second, I love the artwork that shown throughout the game. The character's themselves are usually portrayed as their cartoonish selves, but you do get MANY instances where one of the Grunkles (Whoever's storyline you went with) become more realistic, more like looking at a real human than a cartoon. There's even parts where it seems that the cartoonish style and the realistic style come together to create a beautifully blended scene of real and surreal. Another thing that's done absolutely exquisite is being able to match the expression of the characters to whatever's happening in the story line. They have many different expressions, and even if they're repeated, you don't really notice. I think my favorite part about the artwork though, is being able to click through the realistic scenes after you've finished the game. You get a gallery sort of thing to click through, and let me tell you, its awesome to look through.
Third, the story lines itself is SO FUN to go through. You get such wildly different stories and scenes depending on which Grunkle you went for. And you can tell that, even though they're twins, they have such vastly different interests and ways that they handle falling in love. No matter which Grunkle you go for, you'll have so many choices throughout, that you'll probably have to play they're storyline quite a few times to see all the possible endings and events you can go through. And your character seems to have seemingly the same, or close to your thoughts while going through the game. There were MANY instances that I read through what my character was thinking, and found it so close to what I had thought, that I had to compose myself before I could continue onward. And the whole games storyline wasn't like "bam, bam, bam. There, your in love and the games done." Not at ALL. There were actual events that didn't pertain completely and utterly to progressing your love life forward. I mean, the game had its fair share of those exact events, but that's not the entirety of the game. There were adventures, there were many interactions and events with Mabel and Dipper. There were even a couple events where you didn't see the Pines family AT ALL for a good while. But all in all, its a VERY good mix of laughter and love progression.
Fourth, the actual choices YOU made while progressing through the game. The choices you had to make rarely were clear-cut in the sense of "If you choose this you'll do something wrong, but if you do this, you'll do something right." . Don't get me wrong, there were choices that were clear in that sense, but most of the time, the choices you could make depended solely on your gut instinct. And they weren't boring choices neither. They had detail to them, making sure that they actually matched up with the logical choices someone would make if they were in that situation in real life. You also have the opportunity to "go back" and undo most of your choices. If you chose something that didn't give you the reaction you expected, you could go back to when you had choices, and choose another option. That feature came in handy a lot, at least with me. (What can I say, I sometimes don't make the best choices.) But there were a couple instances where I could only go back so far, and not remake a choice. But even then, not going back didn't hurt the storyline in the way my over-exaggerating mind thought it would.
All in all, this game is exquisite. A lot of detail, care, craft and creativity was put into this game, and it definitely shows. I've never played a dating simulator before this one, but I can say that if they all turn out to be as good as this one, then I'm sad I haven't played any others before. This simulator is amazing, creative, full of adventure and lots of cheek reddening, heart quickening, cheeky smiled fun. And a plus, is that you don't even have to have watched all or part of the show. It gives you just enough background information to go on throughout the game like you've already seen the show. So, if you've made it this far into my review, I first of all want to thank you for taking time out of your day to read it, and also to tell you to go play it already! You have 2 very attractive and very love-filled Grunkles to go date!
This legit was fucking great, the art is beautiful, the music is so pretty and it genuinely surprised me that this game is free due to all the content in it. I played it as a meme at first but omg im in love with Ford now and i need more content now please thank you <3
My friend and I played this, semi unsure of what we would feel or if we would enjoy it at all and uh. It's um... It's VERY very good and both her and I do not know how to feel about the fact that we enjoyed it this much.
Thank you so so much! And I realize I didn't leave an actual comment but I guess everyone has already said enough, this game is super awesome and it has made me feel things no other vn has in a while, thanks for this absolute masterpiece 🥰🥰
So uh. This is going to be a brief response and reaction to the game, minimum two paragraphs. You don't have to read my rambling, but if you want to, eat your heart out.
I had lost quite a bit of interest in the Gravity Falls fandom, but still wanted to get into the characters in depth. Since it's more done with Dipper and Mabel, I actually wanted to try and see if there was anything with my personal favorite character, Ford. In which I began searching, nothing much to see until around 3 pm, about 7 hours earlier from when I'm posting this comment.
Scrolling through itch.io for visual novels was kinda me giving up on the search. Then, I came across this game in particular. I swore for a second it was made by the creator. This was due to how accurate the graphics looked on the cover. I clicked on this lovely game, hoping to seek into it.
Once sure that the game would be fun, it downloaded. I extracted the files, pulled it up, and realized this game was so much better than what the itch.io page tells us that it is. The title screen was already absolutely gorgeous, so I knew that this game was going to be stunning.
With that, I was correct. This game is a graphic masterpiece, beyond what most could do in years. The artstyle for most of it was visually accurate to the original game, exceptions still being some of the best I've seen in a visual novel since Doki Doki Literature Club.
And then I actually started up this game, and I was blown away even more. The dialogue, let alone descriptions, were gratifying. I love the story, the options, just everything! And this is coming from someone who has hardly done half of this game, just recently completing the Ford route. Stunning game, that is worth your time.
I just finished the Ford route and oh my god this game is amazing! I stayed up till 4AM last night, I had to force my self to sleep, i'm playing the Stan route now. The whole time I played I could not stop laughing and squealing, my fangirl was running wild!
I have just finished the Ford route, and honestly I've never been more in love with anyone XD this game is almost cannon with how accurate the characters are, I felt like I was a part of their world once more, I got the same feeling playing this as I did watching gravity falls for the first time. This game is incredible and the art is stellar! Would recommend to anyone, even if you haven't watched gravity falls, as the characters and their backstories are explained and fleshed out so well just in this game alone.
Hi, well, I'm Latin American and I really loved your game since the stans are really my favorite characters, but one question could you make a Spanish version? since if I'm a little bad in English
Well, I just realized I never reviewed this game, which is a gross oversight on my part.
This is such a good game; the CGs are so beautifully drawn but then the characters look perfect– almost like the original show, except with a little bit of originality that feels and looks great. I unfortunately haven't played through to listen to the music due to playing this while I was supposed to be working, but the comedic moments always hit well and the writing almost feels like it's a continuation of the show.
TLDR; I love the game a lot! It's cute and you can tell how much work and passion went into the project.
First: Thank you so very much for an incredible game.
TLDR; Funny, witty, full of feels (the good kind) and beautiful. A must play!
PROS
The arts are gorgeous.
Great musical ambiance.
Legit funny. Seriously, I cry laughing. And the comedy is completely in line with the show.
Very well written, feels professional.
Very respectful of the original content, it feels very natural.
It’s free
Mabel
CONS
It’s a bit short. You can finish the whole game in a few hours, a bit more if you want a complete gallery. (Let’s be frank, anything of quality Gravity falls related feels too short, it’s a compliment really).
Could do with a bit more audio sounds effect/voices. The extra file help, but it’s still a bit barren.
No Soos or Wendy. Seriously dude, not cool ;).
Could have more “hot” stuff. Noooo nothing too adult, just a bit more of what is already there would be nice :).
It’s free. Now I have to buy something of all those who worked on this project separately, gonna cost me a fortune xD.
SUGGESTIONS:
For either a V2 or sequel (PLZzzzzzz let there be a sequel T_T)
Adding Soos and Wendy. At least Soos, plz, dude.
One of Ford’s art is very different to the rest in his gallery. It feels a bit out of place because of it, I would suggest either go uniform in style or all different for next time.
Having some alternate paths for each bachelor, like legit fork, with different events.
Even more content, duh, it’s your fault for making good stuff. We want more :)!
Got a group patreon/coffe/other of those services?
We don't have a group patreon or anything like that, but there are ways to support separate group members-- as you probably already know haha. Thanks so much for the sentiment in con #5, the thought means a lot!
there appears to be a way to download this for iphone, but I can't figure out how to play it after downloading. I'm probably just being stupid, but does anyone have advice and/or instructions?
This game is absolutely stunning. I just finished Ford's route five minutes ago and I'm still sobbing. I want more, so much more. The artwork, including the never-before-seen masterpieces, are, well, masterpieces. One of them is my computer background. The characters actually sound like they do in the show- it's realistic (to the show, I mean). This game makes me so happy. Thank you so so much for making it, and for giving me something wonderful in my life. I will totally be recommending this game to all my fellow Gravity Falls fans!
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10/10 best dating game ever played in my LIFE!!!
(I really like ford so playing this game satisfied my HUGE doki doki crush on him!)
soundtrack, art, dialogues... it's everything stunning. i'm really glad i've found this, but i'm sad that i haven't found it earlier
i have just finished ford's route and i'm in love.
downloading this game was the best thing i ever did in my entirely life. i will play it forever.
omg this is real? Anyway I love it, the art style is very cute and its almost like gravity falls art style! There is so many answer I can pick, seriously its great <3 also, I'm currently playing it right now and the story is just ADORABLE >~<
10/10 - this is adorable and wholesome, seriously it's grea
This game is genuinely sweet and wholesome. I thought it was a joke but you can tell the creators put a lot of work behind it. The characters are faithful to the source material at the same time they're fleshed out. I also appreciated how the Grunkles weren't infantilized. It's a cool example of older adults expressing their sexuality in a safe way.
First of all, i love Grunkle Stan if u could not tell from the epic username. Second of all, this game was absolutely amazing. I truly felt like Grunkle Stan and I had a real connection. But to give an actual review, this game felt so real. Like, super canon compliant and I think you did an amazing job w/ the story telling. I am a really big fan of gravity falls and originally i was playing this as a joke but got VERY invested VERY fast. The art is really well done and when they more realistic picture of stan came up i was like 0/////0 omg so handsome <3
I played this with my bff on discord and we are def going to go back and do Ford's route another day. That's how good this game is!!!!! Good Job!
You made a fantastic dating sim :) hope u make more !!!!
p.s. can u make an nsfw route? no? ok
<3
Am I really playing a game called Grunkle Dating Sim and actually loving it?
Yes. Yes, I am.
I don't know how to download this I REALLY WANT TO PLAY THIS someone help please
At the end of the description, there is a section called
Download
Click the orange button in front of what is your os (first one for windows). Don't think the option shows on mobile.
Okay, if you want a detailed review on this game, so you have an idea of what you're getting yourself into, then strap in because this is going to be lengthy.
First things first, I love that the person we are playing, gets to put in whatever name they please, and gets a " she/her, he/him, they/them" pronoun option. And the game never specifies anything about what you look like, so it actually feels like you yourself are the one within the story, and not a pre-made cliché character. Which is a lot of fun, because you can then daydream about it with ease.
Second, I love the artwork that shown throughout the game. The character's themselves are usually portrayed as their cartoonish selves, but you do get MANY instances where one of the Grunkles (Whoever's storyline you went with) become more realistic, more like looking at a real human than a cartoon. There's even parts where it seems that the cartoonish style and the realistic style come together to create a beautifully blended scene of real and surreal. Another thing that's done absolutely exquisite is being able to match the expression of the characters to whatever's happening in the story line. They have many different expressions, and even if they're repeated, you don't really notice. I think my favorite part about the artwork though, is being able to click through the realistic scenes after you've finished the game. You get a gallery sort of thing to click through, and let me tell you, its awesome to look through.
Third, the story lines itself is SO FUN to go through. You get such wildly different stories and scenes depending on which Grunkle you went for. And you can tell that, even though they're twins, they have such vastly different interests and ways that they handle falling in love. No matter which Grunkle you go for, you'll have so many choices throughout, that you'll probably have to play they're storyline quite a few times to see all the possible endings and events you can go through. And your character seems to have seemingly the same, or close to your thoughts while going through the game. There were MANY instances that I read through what my character was thinking, and found it so close to what I had thought, that I had to compose myself before I could continue onward. And the whole games storyline wasn't like "bam, bam, bam. There, your in love and the games done." Not at ALL. There were actual events that didn't pertain completely and utterly to progressing your love life forward. I mean, the game had its fair share of those exact events, but that's not the entirety of the game. There were adventures, there were many interactions and events with Mabel and Dipper. There were even a couple events where you didn't see the Pines family AT ALL for a good while. But all in all, its a VERY good mix of laughter and love progression.
Fourth, the actual choices YOU made while progressing through the game. The choices you had to make rarely were clear-cut in the sense of "If you choose this you'll do something wrong, but if you do this, you'll do something right." . Don't get me wrong, there were choices that were clear in that sense, but most of the time, the choices you could make depended solely on your gut instinct. And they weren't boring choices neither. They had detail to them, making sure that they actually matched up with the logical choices someone would make if they were in that situation in real life. You also have the opportunity to "go back" and undo most of your choices. If you chose something that didn't give you the reaction you expected, you could go back to when you had choices, and choose another option. That feature came in handy a lot, at least with me. (What can I say, I sometimes don't make the best choices.) But there were a couple instances where I could only go back so far, and not remake a choice. But even then, not going back didn't hurt the storyline in the way my over-exaggerating mind thought it would.
All in all, this game is exquisite. A lot of detail, care, craft and creativity was put into this game, and it definitely shows. I've never played a dating simulator before this one, but I can say that if they all turn out to be as good as this one, then I'm sad I haven't played any others before. This simulator is amazing, creative, full of adventure and lots of cheek reddening, heart quickening, cheeky smiled fun. And a plus, is that you don't even have to have watched all or part of the show. It gives you just enough background information to go on throughout the game like you've already seen the show. So, if you've made it this far into my review, I first of all want to thank you for taking time out of your day to read it, and also to tell you to go play it already! You have 2 very attractive and very love-filled Grunkles to go date!
Oh this is. Not a joke. This is..... an actual thing. Huh. I shall play it, for it is free.
That's what I said before I actually played for two hours straight...
This legit was fucking great, the art is beautiful, the music is so pretty and it genuinely surprised me that this game is free due to all the content in it. I played it as a meme at first but omg im in love with Ford now and i need more content now please thank you <3
please make another :)))))
My friend and I played this, semi unsure of what we would feel or if we would enjoy it at all and uh. It's um... It's VERY very good and both her and I do not know how to feel about the fact that we enjoyed it this much.
Is this official?
it's not, it was made by fans
Nope, but Alex Hirsh (the show creator) played (part of) it for a charity stream :)
jeez. I can't play the game keeps telling me "GrunkleDatingSim" cannot be opened because the developer cannot verified. what should I do now?!
I read the instructions correctly but still the same it won't work for me!
I'm using a macOS laptop and still don't work. :(
Can anyone help me out please??!!
this guide helped me solve the same issue on another game!
Just open this at the settings point and change the permissions for this game.
finally, a game for both me, who wants to kiss stan, AND my irl boyfriend, who wants to kiss ford
I found this. I didn't know I needed this, but I do.
this is an amazing dating sim, i have fallen in love with stan which is wack, but man this is effing like hella good !!!!
I haven't even played it yet and it is my favorite so far
10/10 definitely recommend
I think I know why I can't play this, because you sadly don't have one for chrome. I don't have Windows or Linux or "macOS"
chrome is for windows you have a windows computer probably but macos qnd linkux are computers
is there a guide on how to get all cgs? I'm missing one for Stan and it's killing meeee
there's a guide here, but you'll have to crack the code to get to it ;) there's also a hints tag that might help!
Thank you so so much! And I realize I didn't leave an actual comment but I guess everyone has already said enough, this game is super awesome and it has made me feel things no other vn has in a while, thanks for this absolute masterpiece 🥰🥰
So uh. This is going to be a brief response and reaction to the game, minimum two paragraphs. You don't have to read my rambling, but if you want to, eat your heart out.
I had lost quite a bit of interest in the Gravity Falls fandom, but still wanted to get into the characters in depth. Since it's more done with Dipper and Mabel, I actually wanted to try and see if there was anything with my personal favorite character, Ford. In which I began searching, nothing much to see until around 3 pm, about 7 hours earlier from when I'm posting this comment.
Scrolling through itch.io for visual novels was kinda me giving up on the search. Then, I came across this game in particular. I swore for a second it was made by the creator. This was due to how accurate the graphics looked on the cover. I clicked on this lovely game, hoping to seek into it.
Once sure that the game would be fun, it downloaded. I extracted the files, pulled it up, and realized this game was so much better than what the itch.io page tells us that it is. The title screen was already absolutely gorgeous, so I knew that this game was going to be stunning.
With that, I was correct. This game is a graphic masterpiece, beyond what most could do in years. The artstyle for most of it was visually accurate to the original game, exceptions still being some of the best I've seen in a visual novel since Doki Doki Literature Club.
And then I actually started up this game, and I was blown away even more. The dialogue, let alone descriptions, were gratifying. I love the story, the options, just everything! And this is coming from someone who has hardly done half of this game, just recently completing the Ford route. Stunning game, that is worth your time.
I just finished the Ford route and oh my god this game is amazing! I stayed up till 4AM last night, I had to force my self to sleep, i'm playing the Stan route now. The whole time I played I could not stop laughing and squealing, my fangirl was running wild!
I have just finished the Ford route, and honestly I've never been more in love with anyone XD this game is almost cannon with how accurate the characters are, I felt like I was a part of their world once more, I got the same feeling playing this as I did watching gravity falls for the first time. This game is incredible and the art is stellar! Would recommend to anyone, even if you haven't watched gravity falls, as the characters and their backstories are explained and fleshed out so well just in this game alone.
Will be playing again and again for a long time!
I'm scared, but also curious.
so when I saw this I was like. N o s t a l g i a but also wait wtf.
im about to try it out tho, just reading the comments it sounds like a pretty cute game!
Lol, I am thinking the same thing.
Well, I just realized I never reviewed this game, which is a gross oversight on my part.
This is such a good game; the CGs are so beautifully drawn but then the characters look perfect– almost like the original show, except with a little bit of originality that feels and looks great. I unfortunately haven't played through to listen to the music due to playing this while I was supposed to be working, but the comedic moments always hit well and the writing almost feels like it's a continuation of the show.
TLDR; I love the game a lot! It's cute and you can tell how much work and passion went into the project.
First: Thank you so very much for an incredible game.
TLDR; Funny, witty, full of feels (the good kind) and beautiful. A must play!
PROS
CONS
SUGGESTIONS:
For either a V2 or sequel (PLZzzzzzz let there be a sequel T_T)
Thank you so much for such a thorough review!
We don't have a group patreon or anything like that, but there are ways to support separate group members-- as you probably already know haha. Thanks so much for the sentiment in con #5, the thought means a lot!
there appears to be a way to download this for iphone, but I can't figure out how to play it after downloading. I'm probably just being stupid, but does anyone have advice and/or instructions?
This game is absolutely stunning. I just finished Ford's route five minutes ago and I'm still sobbing. I want more, so much more. The artwork, including the never-before-seen masterpieces, are, well, masterpieces. One of them is my computer background. The characters actually sound like they do in the show- it's realistic (to the show, I mean). This game makes me so happy. Thank you so so much for making it, and for giving me something wonderful in my life. I will totally be recommending this game to all my fellow Gravity Falls fans!
The art is really good and I like it how can I download?
(Cause ford is cute )
i played it and now i want to get rid of it, that doesn't mean i didn't like it i loved it but it wont delete
Can you play this on a Nook?