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Dating simulations are a type of computer game in Japan (where theyare referred to as "Ren'ai" games). The player controls a point of view(POV) game character who interacts with other game characters in thehopes of winning the love of one of them. These games are mainly setin high school, and are usually aimed at heterosexual boys/men, butthese games are made with all types of settings and for all kinds ofaudiences.The thing that all dating sims have in common is deciding what to sayto the characters and what activities to do with them, like studyingwith them or going out on dates. Depending on what you do, your"score" or "appreciation points" with each character will increase ordecrease; if you score is high enough at the end of a game, then youwin that character's love. Also, depending on what you say and whatyou do, different opportunities open and close themselves to you, sothat there are multiple pathways through the game, and multipleendings.Many games have personal statistics, or stats, like how athletic youare, how good you are at math and history, and so on. You have todecide which stats you want to spend you available time improving, byexercising, studying for a certain subject, and so on. How much acharacter likes you, if she will be willing to go out on a date withyou, and even if you get to meet her in the first place can depend onwhat your stats are.Other than that, there are a lot of variations in the games. Someonly have what's described above. Some are combined with other games,like having to fight a character in a Street Fighter type game, or youhave to play a card game against another character.None of these games have been released in English yet, so if you wantto play them you'll either have to be able to read Japanese, or you'llhave to play with a game guide telling you what the choices are ineach scene.