London, UK, 12th February 2018 - Three facts about Valentine’s Day:
It’s overpriced
It’s understaffed
And you’re gonna feel totally awkward the moment that guy on the table next door gets down on one knee.
The solution?
Staying in. It is the new going out, after all. But rather than amuse oneself with a badger, rabbit, or whatever else they’re affectionately calling it these days, might we suggest a band of fetching felines instead?
Purrfect Date is a new breed of mobile game - the ultimate crossbreed between visual novel, dating sim, and dark British comedy - and lands on the iOS store in time for Valentine’s Day. Created by Indie dev-duo, Bae Team, with publishing support from the BAFTA-winning Bossa Studios (Surgeon Simulator, I am Bread), you, a human, prepare to be whisked off to the seemingly idyllic Cat Island. There, you must date a string of a moggies, in an attempt to unravel a dark and sinister secret. Duh duh duhhhh!
Check out the full reveal trailer here
Drawing inspiration from the likes of Undertale, Dream Daddy, and Hatoful Boyfriend, Purrfect Date is the personal ‘pet’ project of Bossa Studios’ Oliver Hindle, and his girlfriend, Ruby-Mae Roberts.
“Oliver and I were lazing around one day, itching to play a game, but nothing really grabbed our interest, so we started talking about what we’d do if we could make the ideal game for us. Cats, intrigue, dating sims, the TV show Lost… all of these things became the ingredients that went into making Purrfect Date. It’s an amalgamation of everything we love, and in essence, a love letter to each other (and cats).”
Ruby-Mae Roberts - Co-founder, Bae Team.
Retailing at £4.99/$4.99/€5.49, it’s not only cheaper than a bunch of flowers, a box of chocolate, or one of the aforementioned rabbits, but also provides approximately 6-10 hours of entertainment (which is probably longer than any of those others, too).
So for more information (and/or cat puns), follow Purrfect Date on YouTube, Twitter and Facebook, or email oliver@bossastudios.com if you fancy copping yourself... *dramatic pause*... a free copy of the game itself!
Get Purrfect Date from the App Store [here.](https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/purrfect-date/id1336052884?ls=1&mt=8)
About Bae Team
Bae Team is an independent games studio consisting of Oliver Hindle and Ruby-Mae Roberts. Oliver, under the moniker ‘Oliver Age 24’, is best known for his parody drawing tutorials, songs and videos on YouTube. Ruby is super into cats.
About Bossa Studios
Bossa Studios is a Bafta-winning independent games developer and publisher, known for its critically acclaimed (and often meme-tastic) titles, including I am Bread, Surgeon Simulator and Worlds Adrift.