Boyfriend Dungeon
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| Boyfriend Dungeon | |
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| Developer | Kitfox Games |
| Publisher | Kitfox Games |
| Director | Tanya X. Short |
| Designer | Tanya X. Short |
| Programmer | Marcelo Cunha Perez |
| Artist | Xin Ran Liu |
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| Composer | Ramsey "Marskye" Kharroub |
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| Release | Windows, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S
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| Genres | Dungeon crawl, dating sim |
| Mode | Single-player |
Boyfriend Dungeon is a dungeon crawler-dating sim developed and published by Kitfox Games. Taking place in an urban fantasy setting, the player character must fight through dungeons with the help of a human partner who can transform into a sentient weapon.[1] Outside of dungeons, the player can date their partner in visual novel-style sequences that increase their power in combat.[1] It was released for the Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, and Microsoft Windows on August 11, 2021,[2] followed by a PlayStation 5 version on February 14, 2023.[3]
The player character, whose pronouns are selectable and can be he/him, she/her, or they/them,[4] lives in Verona Beach, a city in a contemporary fantasy world where monsters pose a danger to people.[1] Through dating, the player character meets various people who can turn into weapons. Together, they fight monsters in dungeons created from the player character's anxieties, known as "dunj" in the world's slang.
Gameplay
The game's combat takes place in real time from an isometric perspective. The player can perform different combos depending on their weapon. Outside of combat, there are visual novel-style dating sequences that allow the player to choose their responses.[1]
Going on dates and succeeding in combat increases a weapon's Love Rank, allowing the player to choose different abilities to use with that weapon in battle.[5][6] The player can remain in a platonic relationship with the weapon people and still receive the same benefits in combat.[7] A cat is available for a platonic relationship only.[8]
The game has a crafting system, allowing the player to create gifts to give to the weapon people, clothes that give various bonuses, and zines that give new abilities in combat.[5]