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Synthetic Lover

HeartCoreDev · 2022-01-13

SteamGOGPlayStation Store

CasualIndieRPG

Modes: Single player

Releases: Dec 22, 2023 (Nintendo Switch), Dec 22, 2023 (PlayStation 4), Dec 22, 2023 (PlayStation 5), Jan 13, 2022 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

In the future a biot working as a companion and without free will, encounters a device that makes him feel human. Self-discovery, hardships, and romance may follow. A BL/Yaoi visual novel.

86%
positive of 105 reviews
Very Positive
steam rating
0–20,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
pending
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$24.99
steam price (US)

In the year 2066, biologically engineered humanoids—‘biots’—make up a large percentage of the workforce. The protagonist is one such biot and, like the rest of his colleagues, he lives to serve a single purpose: to fulfill his pre-programmed vocation. In his case, that is to be a companion in an adult entertainment center known as Dollhouse. Servants exist as lifeless dolls until activated upon request, a biot’s self-awareness and free will are sealed off by design. That is how the protagonist’s days go until crossing paths with an opportunistic thief and a mysterious device in his possessio(Storyline via IGDB)

Health check

Quiet
  • · 12 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~2/week).
  • · Review velocity down 8% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 56% of 9,678 Casual games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 2.1k–4.7k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 105 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

GOG$4.99-80%
lowest across shops (ITAD)$4.99-80%

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $2.49 at GOG (2025-01-16)via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $24.99 · on sale 32 of 52 observed days · $2.50 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
212120222026Week of 2022-01-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 1 positive
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Price history

$26.97$2.492022-01-132026-08-302022-01-13 — best price $22.242022-04-25 — best price $24.992022-07-14 — best price $16.242022-10-23 — best price $24.992023-02-02 — best price $12.492023-03-23 — best price $24.992023-06-06 — best price $12.492023-08-07 — best price $11.242023-10-02 — best price $11.242023-11-20 — best price $24.992023-12-21 — best price $9.992024-01-25 — best price $7.492024-02-14 — best price $9.992024-03-20 — best price $7.492024-04-18 — best price $7.492024-05-15 — best price $24.992024-07-11 — best price $24.992024-08-15 — best price $7.492024-10-07 — best price $7.492024-10-21 — best price $24.992024-11-24 — best price $24.992024-12-19 — best price $5.642025-01-25 — best price $23.642025-02-28 — best price $2.492025-03-19 — best price $2.492025-04-24 — best price $24.992025-05-26 — best price $2.492025-07-10 — best price $2.492025-08-11 — best price $24.992025-09-29 — best price $3.742025-11-03 — best price $4.992026-01-05 — best price $4.992026-03-02 — best price $4.992026-03-26 — best price $24.992026-04-14 — best price $5.492026-05-21 — best price $24.992026-06-22 — best price $24.992026-08-03 — best price $2.492026-08-27 — best price $4.992026-08-30 — best price $4.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Completion

19
achievements tracked
75.7%
earned "A Biot on the Loose"
22.9%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsSingle-playerSteam AchievementsFamily Sharing4 DLC

Player tags

2DNSFWAnimeDramaLGBTQ+MatureNuditySci-fiRomanceCyberpunk

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

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