Matchmaking Inc.

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Matchmaking Inc. is a single player casual role playing game with horror and romance themes. It was developed by Wave Games and was released on January 20, 2025. It received positive reviews from players.

A young single man returns to his hometown and takes over the family's matchmaking business. Matchmaking Inc. is a modern-themed RPG designed for men that combines gameplay elements of simulation management and text adventure.

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89%

Audience ScoreBased on 45 reviews

story6 positive mentions

grinding1 negative mentions

The game offers a charming and well-done dating sim RPG experience with interesting characters and a beautiful art style.
Gameplay includes a mix of card-based mechanics, time management, mini games, business management, and engaging storylines that provide depth and variety.
The game successfully conveys Chinese dating and marriage culture with a lively city to explore and many side quests; it is generally fun and suitable for chill play.

The English translation is very poor, often clearly machine translated resulting in confusing or nonsensical text that hampers the gameplay experience.
Some design decisions, such as hard-locking story routes after completion and lack of new game+ features, limit replayability and frustrate players who want to explore all storylines.
There are reported issues including occasional game freezes, awkward control schemes, dropped FPS, and some tedious mini games that detract from overall enjoyment.

story
13 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The story is engaging and enjoyable, with well-developed female characters and emotional, entertaining narratives that resonate with players. While some elements can feel slightly unrealistic and the translation occasionally causes minor confusion, the overall plot offers a fun, relationship-focused experience enriched by cultural nuances. Limited post-route interactions and occasional gameplay restrictions near the end were noted as minor drawbacks.
- “Developing your relationships with the characters is great too, all female heroines have a unique and entertaining story which is completely fine for such a cheap game.”
- “Surprisingly, the game also has a very good story with likable characters.”
- “The heroine’s story was so emotional that it brought me to tears.”
- “Her plot is a bit unrealistic, and I wish there were more ways for Neeko (and other girls) to interact with the main character, such as giving gifts on Valentine's Day or paying for the main character's meal sometimes.”
- “I had to restart my run a few times because I missed certain features or didn’t fully understand what some quests were referring to.”
- “Near the end, the game hard-locks you out of the other heroine characters once you complete one of the five story routes.”
gameplay
9 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The gameplay combines time management and turn-based card mechanics within a dating sim framework, offering a complex and lively town environment with various events and side quests. While the mechanics are generally enjoyable and well-integrated, the experience is significantly hindered by poor English translation, causing confusion and occasional game progression issues. Despite repetition, the gameplay remains engaging and rewarding.
- “10/10 game, simple mechanics but everything works well when combined together.”
- “The game is far more complex than most dating sims and the town feels alive with many events happening throughout the duration of gameplay.”
- “There are turn-based card mechanics while you recruit people into your dating club, plenty of side quests, and even random encounters that happen, although they may be scripted for certain days.”
- “It makes the gameplay very horrid to go through especially when selecting a choice and having no idea what it means.”
- “There would be some occasions where it would be so obvious where the characters would say something along the lines of 'enter your desired message here'.”
- “Other than that terrible translation issue, the gameplay is repetitive but enjoyable.”
emotional
2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The emotional aspect of the game is impactful, with some players deeply moved by the heroine’s story. However, a sudden disregard for established character relationships lessened the emotional payoff and weakened the ending for some.
- “However, after spending so much time helping and interacting with the other characters, it felt like those relationships were suddenly discarded, which for me hurt the emotional payoff and slightly dampened the ending.”
- “The heroine’s story was so emotional that it brought me to tears.”
graphics
2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The graphics feature a charming and detailed art style that enhances the game's appeal, especially for fans of the genre. However, some users found the character animations, particularly the movement of avatars, to be slightly unnatural and unsettling.
- “Overall, it's a very in-depth game with a lovely art style, even if the player is usually not interested in dating games.”
- “Storylines are fun, art style is fun.”
grinding
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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Users find the grinding aspect, exemplified by the bookstore wit matching game, to be tedious and unenjoyable, though some acknowledge it might be intentionally designed that way.
character development
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The character development is praised for its detailed and well-crafted design, with the added enhancement of voiced dialogue for the female main character, enriching the overall experience.
humor
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The humor in the game is lighthearted and playful, often incorporating amusing takes on everyday activities like buying a car or investing money to entertain players. It adds a fun and engaging layer to the story and gameplay.