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Tender: Creature Comforts

Tender is a narrative game that explores connection and rejection in the era of swipe culture. It’s a story told by and through the modern interface for finding love.

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Release
May 28, 2021
5 years and 66 days ago
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Very Positive107 reviews89.7%

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About the Game

Tender is a narrative game that explores connection and rejection in the era of swipe culture. It’s a story told by and through the modern interface for finding love.

- Swipe through hundreds of intergalactic profiles
- Chat with your matches and hope the sparks fly
- Go on dates and try not to make it awkward
- Unfold a vast array of branching storylines
- Get rejected for being a Gemini

CW: Toxic relationships

Written by Gideon Lazarus
Art by Jie En Lee
Programmed by Kenny Sun