Date with Us: A Dating Sim Podcast
Join internet friends Claire and Kanisha as they come together to gab about games and dissect their fictional romantic relationships in this Dating Sim recap and review podcast. We invite you to join us for our digital debriefs about our pixelized paramours. Whether they’re in visual novels, roguelites, or funky indie darlings, we’ll dish on who we’re romancing and if our choices really mattered.
Episodes
Swap it out with us as Claire and Kanisha chat about the gorgeous, chill Spirit Swap: Lofi Beats to Match-3 To in our summer season finale!
"Cast spells, be queer, and crash the biggest concert of the year! Spirit Swap is an action-puzzle meets narrative game set in a lush world of witchy demons."
Spirit Swap: Lof...
Join us as we welcome actual real life roller derby player SCARLIGHT EXPRESS as we check out the "wonderful extravaganza of rhythm and roller derby" known as Skate and Date! Whether we're learning the true A,B,Cs of Roller Derby... (ASS, BUTT, CHEEKS), or simply using the word "butt" more than in any other episode, we're diving into this adorable queer romance set within the world of roller d...
Smash or Pass: Daddy Edition! It's time to explore somehow nearly-retro game and iconic dating simulator, "Dream Daddy"! In this episode, we'll learn which of us are healed, which are heels, and which are liable to get hurt for the sake of landing our dreamiest daddies.
"Are you ready? Hi ready, I'm Dad."
Dream Da...
Join us as we explore if the rhythm of our fingers can earn us the love of a serial killer in "Serial Lover"! We'll discuss the variety pack of bangers and the fact that Jared has told his therapist about us!
"After waking in an unfamiliar house, you find yourself stuck with a group of strangers, all as confused as you are. Together you try to reveal th...
HAPPY ONE YEAR OF DATE WITH US! Join Claire and Kanisha as they gab about the first game they ever bonded over in celebration of one year of the show! Stay tuned to the episode for a very special interview with AkaBaka himself on the process of making the game, mental health, and the lifelong cthuwu versus cthussy debate!
"Put the 'love' in 'Lovecraftia...
Spring Season Finale is here and we've got an episode full of treasured memories, teasing, and Fields of Mistria with the Indie Informer, Jill Grodt!
"Start your new life! Build the farm of your dreams as you discover a world brimming with possibilities. Magic, romance, and adventure all await you in this nostalgic farming / life sim RPG!"
...The penultimate spring episode is HERE! "Embark on an exciting summer adventure and uncover the hidden mystery as you TEXT, DATE, and FIGHT in this turn-based strategy dating sim!" Nova Hearts is developed and published by Lightbulb Crew. It was released in June 2025.
If you enjoy the show, be sure to rate and review us wherever you get your podcasts an...
Calling all long and freshly dead matchmakers! Join Claire, Kanisha, and Kayla (@PalettesAndPages) in shipper central as we match make mammals (and other anthropomorphic animals) in our magnificent manor.
Love, Ghostie is a cozy management game with tons of wholesome romance! As a cute ghost in a manor, it's your job to set up residents and help them fi...
Join us as we log back in to AIM and FaceNook and try to make things work with Emily or... Evelyn? Beau, Kanisha, and Claire get into the hearts and minds of what happens when your crush enters the chat.
Unexpected SPOILERS FOR THE GAME "INSCRYPTION" 26:25-26:36
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Spring has sprung and Date with Us is BACK baby! Come on our journey as we date our way through the world's kaiju scene with KAICHU!
UPDATE: Now with the end of the episode included...
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Happy International Women's Day! We were SO lucky to get to chat with Emily about her game What a Catch! As a little treat to ourselves and you, dear listeners, we got together to get into it as women in STEAM.
Regardless of your level of comfortability with game development or coding, there's something for everyone as Emily walks us through the process of developing What a Catch for use on her Twitch streams, we weigh some H...
Join us as we dive into the No ICE in Minnesota bundle curated by JesTheHuman! We're trying a new format for this type of bonus episode, so let us know what you think!
Get the bundle here before Feb. 28 to be a part of this great work!
We Played:
Catgirl Truckers, 3/4 Spell Swap, Seascape Paradiso
Sugar Cookie, Spicy Love, Don't Tell My Wife
Also Mentioned in the Episode:
LAST EPISODE OF WINTER SEASON, BABES!!! Thank you to Danny for hopping into the episode with us to chat about the romance (and more) in Hades 2! Don't forget to rate, review, share, etc. and let us know your who you wanted to spend some quality time with in the bath?
SPRING SEASON IS ON THE WAY and looking bright <3 We'll see you sooooooon...
<...Get in besties, we're going to defy the gods. Join Kanisha, Claire, and Shelby as they break out of the underworld and try to smooch death, fury, and perhaps even a gorgon... Let us know what you think... is Hades a dating sim? How do you define dating sim?
FEATURED GUEST BIO: Shelby/Peachy (she/they) lives in the Midwest as a teacher of the Deaf. Whe...
Pixel Puzzles GALORE as Kanisha and Claire date with Frankie Bradley from the Reignite podcast. We get into it about our lives, Murdle, and Rude Ghost's game: Pixel Puzzle Makeout League. Apologies for some of the sound quality issues, I (Claire) am still learning how to edit!!! <3 <3
"Solve pixel puzzles, date superheroes, and save the day! Dat...
Join us as we explore the first dating sim any of us have played with a video chat component! Claire learns the phrase "discord kitten"! Marcy tells us her kink?! If you enjoy the show, be sure to rate and review us wherever you get your podcasts and follow us on socials as @datewithuspodcast. Seriously, it means a lot.
"A bickering and bantering...
MERRY CHRISTMAS EVE, EVERYBIRDIE! Our inaugural man joins us once more as we explore what happens in another unreality in the Hatoful Boyfriend Universe, this time HOLIDAY EDITION!
This season at Date with Us, we're so so grateful for you, dear listeners! If you're having fun here, consider dropping a comment, like, or sharing an episode! Rating and Reviewing can really help a fledgling show like ours find its audience ...
HELLO SEASON TWO!!!! Everybirdie get ready to fly on the wings of love and darkness as Jared, the first ever MAN GUEST, joins Claire and Kanisha to deep dive into the pigeon dating sim turned beloved cult classic, Hatoful Boyfriend. CARVE IT ONTO YOUR SOUL!
If you enjoy the show, be sure to rate and review us wherever you get your podcasts and follow u...
It's the HALLOWEEN SPECIAL!!!!!! One Night, Three Vampires, will we survive, thrive, or feel extra alive in bed with some extremely hot vampires????? Only one way to find out!
Content Warnings:
“First Bite is rated 18+ for strong language, violence (potential player death), blood and gore, (optional) non-explicit sexual scenes (including consensual kink and BDSM), (supernatural) emotional manipulation, and other ...
Join us as we discuss our steamiest game to date with special guest Emily from No Small Games!
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"Slasher U is an 18+ character-driven RPG dating sim, set in the open-world campus of America’s Horniest Horror Movie University! SLASHER U is a horror-comedy dating sim RPG with full-blown sex m...
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