These hints culminate when, after earning the right endings, players are given the option to either continue the game as normal or “Fulfill the promise.” Choosing the second option unlocks the hidden BBL or Hurtful Boyfriend route, revealing the school’s bloody history, character backstories that are either tragic, horrifying, or both, and finally an answer to the question you’ve probably been asking yourself since the title screen: Why am I dating pigeons instead of people? The biggest red flag comes if a player does not successfully complete a romantic route by the end of the game, earning an abrupt “bad” ending that throws everything about the other storylines into question. Two routes mention students missing from the school, and the heroine can be killed while investigating the disappearances. Nearly everybirdie points out she is the only human attending the school, but as the game goes on it becomes clear she’s the only human character we’ll see. At one point, the heroine goes for a jog, passes abandoned, crumbling skyscrapers, and fails to find this surprising or noteworthy at all. Players might be too busy laughing at the sheer absurdity of the premise to catch the tiny breadcrumbs of a larger story each route drops. Screenshot courtesy of game creator Hato Moa
Considering this game was created by one person at home in her spare time, it’s more engaging and better-written than one might expect and that must be acknowledged. Rest assured, plenty of jokes work beyond the “… except with pigeons!” gag. It delights in poking fun at slice-of-life anime and dating sim clichés while embracing them and taking them even further. The game is tongue-in-cheek to the point of parody, self-aware, silly and cute in a way that’s reminiscent of the anime Ouran High School Host Club. Pigeonation’s, the world’s greatest pigeon high school. He has his fans but he’s really nobirdie to lose your head over. Almost every character is entertaining, but the award for Least Enjoyable Route goes to Dr. Some birds are kind, some are jerks, some are just insane, and half the fun is picking a favorite.
Some more infamous dating sims familiar to western audiences contain explicit content, but have no fear, there isn’t so much as a kiss in this game (probably because even the creator doesn’t know how that would work). Start the school year, meet all the different characters, decide who the heroine should fall in love with and then navigate dialogue options and key choices to make it happen. Pigeonation’s Academy, a prestigious school for intelligent birds. Gameplay is straightforward: The heroine is a human girl attending St. The stock characters are all more or less present here: Childhood friend, shy bookish one, carefree playboy (playbird?) with hidden depths, stuck-up aristocrat who clashes with our heroine at first, and some joke characters that simply defy categorization. Screenshot courtesy of game creator Hato Moaįor the uninitiated, dating sims are a Japanese creation and most tend to contain the same anime-esque character types.
There are all kinds of different dating sims out there that let players woo all kinds of romantic prospects, but Hatoful Boyfriend is the first to allow players to romance human-sized, highly-intelligent birds. Hatoful Boyfriend is the perfect game for anyone looking to spend their weekend crying bitter tears over stock photos of pigeons.Ĭreated by Hato Moa, Hatoful is a visual-novel style dating simulator, a choose-your-own-adventure type game where the player makes decisions at key points to try and make other characters fall in love with them.
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