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UC Love

A humorous and wholesome anime-style dating simulator based on personified University of California schools + more ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)! Romance 2D-girls (or guys) with 3D personalities in a cute and funny visual novel format! There are various locations to visit, minigames to play, and secrets to find!

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Release
March 1, 2023
3 years and 154 days ago
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Very Positive70 reviews87.1%

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About the Game

ABOUT
UC Love is a humorous, touching, and wholesome anime-style dating simulator with characters that have three-dimensional personalities. The characters are personifications of many of the University of California schools + a few surprises ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)! There are various locations to visit, minigames to play, and secrets to find!

GAME FEATURES
  • 5 Romanceable UC Girls (Left to Right: UCB, UCLA, UCI, UCR, and UCSB)
  • Two Secret Romanceable Characters ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)
  • Cameos of the other UCs!
  • Unique Storylines for Each Romanceable Character!
  • 4 Mini-Games!
  • Sprite Sets and Various Expressions!
  • 9 Endings to explore!
  • Chill original music!
  • Wholesome vibes and funny jokes!

TIPS
  • Finish the game by successfully asking one of the characters to the dance!
  • Each UC Lover has a set schedule that they follow each day. Explore the campus and pay attention to when you see your love interest in a particular place!
  • Your UC Lover will only agree to go on a date with you if they are close to you, and will only agree to go to the dance with you if they are really close to you!
  • Love interests will be more open and interested with you as they get closer with you! To build a relationship with someone, talk to them repeatedly and/or give them gifts! Each love interest has a loved gift, liked gifts, and disliked gifts, except for a certain Mr. Tree in the Mud, who hates all gifts.
  • If you are at a dating stage, do well with the date minigame for some extra brownie points!
  • After you are able to successfully ask them out on a date, you may be able to ask them out to the dance! :)

EXTRA TIPS (SPOILERS)
  • If you're looking to date Tommy, you can find him by taking a walk in the garden at night! :)
  • If you're looking to date Stan Ford, you can find him in the field after you beat the gym minigame on hard! :)
  • There are 5 cameo UCs hidden around the campus! Explore the campus to find: Mercedes (UCM), Diana (UCSD), Crystal (UCSC), Davina (UCD), Francesca (UCSF), Hailey (UC Hastings)

GAME NOTES
This was developed as a student project as part of ACM UCLA's 2022 Student Run Studios!