January 3, 2025 2:41 PM
Image Credit: Sassy Chap Games/Team17
Of the lots of video games currently set up for 2025– that includes a few of the greatest franchises and a lot of prepared for titles in the history of the market– one specific title sticks out for how uncommon and remarkable its facility is: Date Everything, the launching title from Sassy Chap Games. It might not be 2025's greatest title, however it's definitely the funniest on property alone. The group behind it, as well as publisher Team17, is definitely severe about its advancement and launch, in spite of the market still being in a difficult location after 2024.
This dating sim's pitch is right there in the title: The gamer character can– through a little bit of wonderful eyeglasses– fulfill, befriend and ultimately date every animated inanimate item within their home. From the washer and clothes dryer (who are voiced by David Sobolov and Neil Newbon, respectively), your grand piano (voiced by Joy Ofodu) and your doors (voiced by Ben Starr); to your own frustrating sense of Existential Dread (voiced by Sungwon Cho).
Sassy Chap itself was established by a group of voice stars, consisting of Robbie Daymond, Ray Chase and Max Mittelman. I got the opportunity to speak to Daymond at the Anime Frontier convention about Date Everything and introducing such an uncommon title– the studio's very first, no less– into what by all accounts is among the most tough markets in video gaming history. Below is a modified records of our interview.
GamesBeat: How are you feeling about the launch up until now? What's the reception resembled?
Robbie Daymond: Our marketing numbers are sort of unhinged for specific views. This is an indie video game, so those marketing budget plans are constantly substantial, therefore much of the feedback that we got was simply natural. You understand, came out of no place– the trailer, I believe, has 400,000 views on, like, one kind of it. Now we're entering into the countless views. And after that we have a couple viral Tiktoks and Reels, and the next thing you understand, we've got, you understand, views with Bs. We're very pleased, and the wishlist numbers are remarkable.
I believe the enjoyable part is everyone gets it. That's great to see. That was the worry. Are they gon na believe this is simply a joke, or are they gon na get that it runs much deeper? And I believe there was a minute where individuals resembled, “Oh, we constantly get these dating sims where you can date the toilet.” And I'm like, alright, that's one part of the joke. You do not compose 1.5 million words for funsies. We've produced some actually deep and capitivating characters with some undoubtedly amusing plot, however likewise some quite severe ones. When we hope that you can return to these characters and treat this as a genuine dating sim.
