Players can also use magic in the form of zines, which can help when areas feel overwhelming. With a maximum of six dates per character, players will receive a variety of abilities that will help in combat, and, depending on weapon type, may be more offensive or defensive in nature.
There are two kinds of experience points: the player’s, boosting their health and how many health items and magic items they can carry, and experience for the dates, which receive more options as they level up and provide each weapon with new abilities. Players will select and equip a weapon, and as they hack-and-slash their way through enemies, finding crafting recipes for magic zines, gifts, and clothing, they gather experience points. Outside of the dating sim component, the other purpose of gameplay is exploring the dunj. Boyfriend Dungeon has a variety of uncomfortable subject matter, but this one may be the most alarming, so know that before booting up the game. H is advances are very realistic, unbearable, but important to building the overarching narrative due to his relation to characters other than the player. Given he is a core part of the story, and a stalker, Eric’s presence can only be ignored for so long before the player must engage with him.
The game is not entirely without flaws, as the character of Eric has the potential to make players uncomfortable. The best kind of dates involve stabbing roaches! This formula of dungeon running and dating is incredibly addictive and Kitfox’s writing has a sharpness that makes the player come back for more. As players run through the dunjs and level up their weapons, they are offered dates and, through these interactions, are rewarded with countless stories of people who want to better themselves but struggle with how. From Isaac’s uncomfortable relationship with his father and his desire to help others, to K-pop star Seven’s fight with depression and stardom, each character’s story makes the player want to learn more about them. Each of the weapons has a wonderful and compelling story that keeps the player on a string of flings, eager to explore their companion’s storyline. While the main story of Boyfriend Dungeon is fairly simplistic, it’s the dates that truly steal the show. They also meet Eric, a man who is not all he seems and is pursuing the protagonist for a one-sided relationship, despite constant rejection. While exploring the Verona Mall, the player meets lost sentient weapons who have had pieces of them removed. Jesse, the player’s cousin, says that Verona Beach is a place for romance and that dating should be a priority while in town. Our main character moves to Verona Beach for the summer and takes a job as a monster slayer who plunders dunjs. While it’s not everything I envisioned, it’s a solid experience from start to finish. I’ve been waiting for this game to release since the Kickstarter happened back in 2018, so to finally have it on my Nintendo Switch is pretty exciting. While this sounds utterly insane, Kitfox Games’ Boyfriend Dungeon has a lot of charm, from calling dungeons “dunjs”, to make the runs all the more fun when you’re flirting with a cutie and cutting living martini glasses down to size. I never thought in my wildest dreams that I would be playing an RPG where I date my weapons.
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