A Date with Death
A downloadable game for Windows, macOS, and Linux
A Date with Death is currently LIVE on Kickstarter to fund a brand new DLC that adds five extra days, new endings, optional NSFW content and voice acting - come support now to grab exclusive goodies and rewards!
You're just an ordinary person... or so you thought. For your entire life, you've been narrowly avoiding death by pure luck... or is it something more? When a strange program suddenly appears on your computer, and someone claiming to be the Grim Reaper says he's come for your soul, your life as you know it is thrown upside down.
As you delve deeper into the mysterious man that calls himself the Grim Reaper, you begin to wonder if fate brought you two together for a reason. Can you resist his charm, or will you fall for the one destined to take your soul?
A Date with Death is a supernatural romance chat simulator visual novel about the week long bet you enter against the Grim Reaper to attempt to keep your soul. Create your own character, from appearance to pronouns, decorate your apartment, and spend the (possible) last week of your life getting to know the one hunting for your soul.
💀 Custom Character Creation:
Build your own protagonist, from their physical appearance to their pronouns and name. Update them throughout the game!
💀 Room Design:
Decorate your apartment to your liking and create a cozy space that you'll love coming back to.
💀 Pet Your Furry (or scaley?) Companion:
Yes, you can pet the dog. Snuggle up with your furry friend and let their cute antics help you unwind
💀 Choices That Matter:
Make decisions that will affect your character's fate and lead you to one of multiple possible endings. What kind of relationship will you have with the Grim Reaper
💀 Gorgeous Original Art: Lose yourself in stunning visuals that bring the story to life, and feel like you're truly part of the world of A Date with Death.
The expansion DLC for A Date with Death is a way to support the (free!) game's development and get a few extras.
- Extra character customization options (five hair fronts, five hair backs, three fem outfits + recolors, four masc outfits + recolors, and 13 accessories)
- Adds extra choices and conversations throughout all days (find the ★ symbol!)
- Adds one additional ending (including a new CG!)
Download
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Development log
- 💀 < 24 HOUR WARNING 🌻42 days ago
- Merch Goodies + 12 Days Left!54 days ago
- Kickstarter Live Now!71 days ago
- Update - One Day Left on the Makeship Grimmy Hoodie72 days ago
- Grim Reaper Hoodie Available Now!99 days ago
- Beyond the Bet Kickstarter Page Live!Apr 09, 2024
- Merch Store Open & Azrael Plushie 16 Hours Left!Mar 14, 2024
- Azrael Plushie Live on Makeship!Feb 14, 2024
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this art style and everything about the game is so cute! you can literally customize everything about it and im js inlove with it!
Lets goooo! Ending 3.(he lives with me now. he's mine.) in all seriousness... I loved the customizable character and room, it made it all so much more immersive and had great graphics, the art is to die for. Such a good game! 10/10, would recommend!(Going to blab to my friends about more fictional men.
This was amazing! <3 Got the second ending, (Adorable) And forgot to make saves- plus too lazy to restart. But I can only imagine how great the other ending was!
100% worth the tie and download. Loved it!!
i am so in love.
mi humilde opinión...
EL MEJOR PTE JUEGO DIOS....
simplemente precioso bello hermoso, me entretuve hasta con el más mínimo detalle, saque el final 2 y LLORÉ. FUI MARES, como quería sacar más finales volví a jugar y VOLVÍ a llorar por que me salió de nuevo ese final DX
De verdad todo fue AGH. La historia con los vecinos, los libros, la mascotaaaa (ᗒᗣᗕ)՞ Y... LA PLANTA...
Obviamente saqué los demás finales por que Dios, de verdad lo necesitaba. Simplemente increible el juego que crearon, y sobretodo el arte, la animación del principio es alucinante y los contenidos extra (en la galeria) valen la pena sin siquiera dudarlo. No puedo explicar por completo como de bueno es el juego pero sin titubear lo recomiendo muchote
Cute enough to get a date with the reaper <3
This was super fun to play! Ive already played it like 4 times already XD definitely one of my fav things ive downloaded off itch.io!:3 i love the fact you can choose what you want your character to look like, the room, pet and etc. Interactive games like this are always so fun to play and now i know why im kind of addicted to them TwT. I mean- honestly who wouldnt like this if they played it? UwU <3
same!
Played it all day and is honestly the best romance VN I have ever ever ever played!!! It is so well-written, the mechanics are really good and the dialogue is immaculate. I am in love with him. <3
Oh. My. God. This is SO GOOD. It's so amazing. I couldn't stop playing it and it felt as if I was truly there as the MC. The plot and art are very well-made and each day kept me guessing on where or how the story would end. Even if I did get the good ending, it makes me greedy because I still want more. I want to have more sweet moments with Casper. He's so cute, best boi, I love him so much.
it freezes my whole laptop whenever i get to the character creation part what do i do
So, the first time I played this game, I had a bad ending (Ending 2). NOOOOOOOOCasperrrrrrr-------
For him, this is an endless nightmare, Casper will always live in loneliness with love and miss for MC 💥MC mentioned that he began to survive various bad luck incidents a long time ago, in fact, Casper probably began to pay attention to MC from a long time ago... Now that MC is gone from his life, maybe the sun has cleared and only the haze is left TWT
Very good art style and plot!!! I love this cute little Grim Reaper hahaha. The DIY section with my favorite snake really surprises me!! A very sweet and healing story, you guys did really great!! Love you all!!
my divce wont let me play it aww man
I played this game on Steam and it was soooo good! I bought the only DLC available and I cannot get enough of it TwT
I'm so excited and I cant wait for 'Beyond the Bet' to be released :))
This is the very first review I've ever written on this website. In fact, I only signed up to tell everyone how GOOD this otome game/chatsim is! I'm quite picky, and most of the time, indie games are either a bit meh when it comes to storytelling, interface, or the illustrations look kinda bad. But this one is just amazing. Our little Grim Reaper looks SO GOOD. I love his smirk. The calls (am I the only one who tried to end the call every single time?) are fun, and I love seeing him talk to himself or learn how to chat more naturally. The story is just amazing, and my favorite is still ending 2 (yes, the bad one). It was just so, so, so good. Really, I can't wait to buy the DLC in December, and I'll keep an eye on this studio, hoping there will be more otome games from them in the future. Their quality is so good. 100% recommendation!
I can't download but he looks kinda cute tbh LMFAO
OMG I LOVE GAMES LIKE THISS THEY ARE SO CUTE I LOVE KICKING MY FEET TO THESE GAMES ♡♡♡
I love this so much I was giggling and blushing the whole time, I really need more games like this.
I really wish for an android port
I loved it! the art is good, and even though I don't like the whole hate to love thing, it was pretty good, I got a good ending, and honestly kinda sweet from the title, I also usually don't like customizations, but since the art is good, I was able to like it this time. Solid 9, I'd say, I'd so recommend it :))
What's the length / average session of the game?
This game is amazing. The humor and the romance mwah!
got me addicted.obssesed.amazing.would definitely recommend.
I downloaded the dlc but it's not working please tell me what should i do where should i locate the file? Please help :(
Edit: NEVERMIND IT WORKED! THANKS
Please follow the instructions given when downloading the file - just drop the DLC file into the game folder and it will work. If you are struggling with it, you can redeem a Steam key through your purchase and Steam installs it for you.
it worked thanks for the help!!
so the expansion will only be on the paid DLC?? :( man I am broke but I loved this game ToT. This whole time I thought the expansion will be on both like, free ver will get 5 extra days and expansion will get 8....at least that was what I thought it will be...
I Actually LOVED this!! Sad it’s over.. 😞 I need recommendations like this game. Can anyone give me some?
Have you played any games from GBPATCH? Their visual novels are really good!
THE DIALOGUE IS SO FUNNY HELP also grim reaper got me blushing, giggling, kicking my feet fr
I cried, laughed, blushed, it was SIMPLY PERFECT.
The scenery and all the little things that makes you feel immerse on the story were awesome, i loved hearing the neighbors story every single day, discovering the pets backstory, reading the books(i actually cried with the raven and the koi), it was so bittersweet. I am in love with this game and i am looking forward to play more games from this studio!!
This was so good!!! This is just what I want to be able to make some day. Great job, and can't wait for the new DLC! <3
I LOVED IT EVEN THOUGH THE ENDING I GOT WAS TRAGIC.:(
AAAAAAA I CRIED 😭
got me blushing and giggling, so perfect!!!!
Giggling and kicking my fuckin feet <3
Amazing dialogue, 10/10.
This game has truly bewitched me bc I just finished one of the endings around 3AM and now all I can think about is how I can complete the other endings ASAP w/o losing anymore sleep lmao. Fr tho great job and had a fun time!
Got ending 3 in first play~ 💕
me too:3
Which ending was that?
Ending 3 : mine
Mc won the bet, and Death (aka Casper) will hide with us (and run away if necessary). Basically, we're together with him.
I more prefer this than marriage end tho..
oh yea, thx for the reminder, yea I also got that first playthrough
Thank you for a very interesting game! I played through it on my channel with a great pleasure. During walkthrough, I translated it into my native language so that my viewers could understand everything. I hope you don't mind! I wish you luck and inspiration for creating new games!
I really ought to have started a notes document to keep track of all my thoughts throughout, but alas I will have to try my best to recollect my praises
From the very begging, I was plesantly very suprised to see such a stylistically majestic opening animation. It is not only great in quality but sets the tone of the story in a way I cant like, put into words? It just conveys the inner workings of the character
The premise, though not all that innovative, was utilised so well in terms of genuine characterisation of both MC and Grim. The characters were not shallow at all and genuienly felt like people, with their own complex emotions and character arcs; glad this did not meet my awful expectations of the MC not being allowed to be atleast a little cautious in a situation in which they really should have been. Loved how you could remain sceptical up until the very moment of actual proof, adds realism. I particularly appreciated the dialogue options for MC, they felt, most of the time, very genuine and there was, quite often, options which said exactly what I had wanted to convey, in a tone matching mine.
Speaking of, the comedy was ELITE. I cannot tell you how many screenshots I've taken of silly dialogue bits. Nailed the art of taking a mythical being and putting them in a modern-day setting.
Of course, many screenshots were also taken for masterfully crafted lines in terms of emotion, and, more importantly the romance aspect. I have to say that this game succeeded in getting me kicking my legs and taking my heart for a ride. Seriously, though, experessions of emotion are so endearing and realistic and charming and I'm running out of adjectives. Just magical, really.
Going back to the narrative, I cannot praise it's creativity as it doesnt feel all that ground-breaking, but the magic comes in how it's executed, as I already mentioned. It just feels very real and impactful and like we truly go on a journey with the characters. The twist of MC being life is quite predictable, but the idea is utilised very well inside the narrative to explore world-building and push story progression(giving proof to MC in the case the player chose to be more skeptical).
I have a few comments on the functions of the game. Firstly, the character customisation is perfectly interactive and makes the game more immersive, especially considering the fact that you get to see your character throughout(unlike some games where you make a customised character only to never see them again -_-). The only thing I could suggest, as a genderfluid individual who is currently under an enby identity, is that there would be a body option that is neither expressantly male nor female; the female gets close enough, but only a few of the outfits dont display, well, the feminine feature. I have, however, perhaps unfounded critique for the meaningfulness of the choices. I say unfounded, for I felt no obligation to re-try for different endings(this is not a fault for lack of replayability, I simply like to keep to one ending with longer games). But having gone back to saves during some of the prior choices just out of curiosity, I found the choices had little impact. With the more risky choices, such as offering to give up your soul prematurely, the character doesnt actually commit to these actions; perhaps for narrative purposes I can't be sure.
One final small critique I have is I'd say it would be worth putting in just a little bit of extra effort to have an option for some people to be able to manually toggle the more, forward, romantic options on or off. I have managed fine with just a little bit of discomfort, but I'm aware some others may find certain moments more uncomfortable than me. Then again, you kinda know what you're getting into, so I guess it's not that relevant. Just food for thought.
All in all, though, definitely a game I will hold in my heart for a long while yet. This is some professional level type of visual novel, and I'm quite suprised it is out there for free. 5/5
just some of my favourite moments(I dont want to spam with screenshots)
What are the best? wedding or boyfriend(? final? I think both mixed. He's too cuteee