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ValiDate: Struggling Singles in your Area

Veritable Joy Studios · Veritable Joy Studios · 2022-09-28

SteamMicrosoft Store

AdventureCasualIndieRPG

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: Text

Releases: Sep 28, 2022 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Sep 28, 2022 (Mac), Sep 29, 2022 (Xbox One), Sep 29, 2022 (Xbox Series X|S), Sep 28, 2022 (Linux), Oct 13, 2022 (Nintendo Switch)

ValiDate is a romantic visual novel about 13 adults in Jercy City navigating new relationships and the harsh realities that come alongside them.

ValiDate: Struggling Singles in your Area is a 2022 Adventure, Casual, Indie and RPG game priced at $14.99, with an owner estimate of 20,000 .. 50,000 and a Mixed sentiment from 65% of 142 reviews.

0
playing now
65%
positive of 142 reviews
Mixed
steam's rating (official)
20,000–50,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
Playable
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$14.99
steam price (US)

0 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 08:00 UTC (census sample)

ValiDate: Struggling Singles in Your Area is a romance visual novel and dating simulator developed and published by Veritable Joy Studios. The game follows 13 characters as they navigate love, friendship and adulthood in Jercy City. ValiDate is the debut title of developer Veritable Joy Studios.

Health check

Quiet
  • · 0 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 11 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~1/week).
  • · Review velocity down 62% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 34% of 28,739 Adventure games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-09-01

Estimated sales: 2.8k–6.4k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 142 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

Microsoft Store$14.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $10.49 at Humble Store (2024-02-05) · bundled 1×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $14.99 · on sale 0 of 7 observed days · $4.50 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
191920222025Week of 2022-09-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 1 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

102026-09-15 08:00 — 0 players2026-09-16 17:00 — 0 players2026-09-18 00:00 — 1 players2026-09-19 08:00 — 0 players2026-09-20 15:00 — 0 players2026-09-21 23:00 — 0 players2026-09-23 06:00 — 0 players2026-09-24 14:00 — 0 players2026-09-25 21:00 — 0 players2026-09-27 05:00 — 0 players2026-09-28 13:00 — 0 players2026-09-29 20:00 — 0 players2026-10-01 04:00 — 0 players2026-10-02 11:00 — 0 players2026-10-03 19:00 — 0 players2026-10-05 03:00 — 1 players2026-10-06 10:00 — 0 players2026-10-07 18:00 — 0 players2026-10-09 01:00 — 0 players2026-10-10 09:00 — 0 players2026-10-11 16:00 — 0 players2026-10-13 00:00 — 0 players2026-10-14 08:00 — 0 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$14.99$10.492024-01-222026-10-112024-01-22 — best price $14.992024-02-05 — best price $10.492024-02-12 — best price $14.992026-08-30 — best price $14.992026-09-06 — best price $14.992026-09-13 — best price $14.992026-09-20 — best price $14.992026-09-27 — best price $14.992026-10-04 — best price $14.992026-10-11 — best price $14.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

3302026-06-01 — 7 pageviews2026-06-05 — 1 pageviews2026-06-09 — 4 pageviews2026-06-13 — 8 pageviews2026-06-17 — 4 pageviews2026-06-21 — 4 pageviews2026-06-25 — 25 pageviews2026-06-29 — 2 pageviews2026-07-03 — 3 pageviews2026-07-07 — 2 pageviews2026-07-11 — 33 pageviews2026-07-15 — 3 pageviews2026-07-19 — 7 pageviews2026-07-23 — 5 pageviews2026-07-27 — 6 pageviews2026-07-31 — 4 pageviews2026-08-04 — 7 pageviews2026-08-08 — 4 pageviews2026-08-12 — 4 pageviews2026-08-16 — 5 pageviews2026-08-20 — 5 pageviews2026-08-24 — 8 pageviews2026-08-28 — 5 pageviews2026-09-01 — 4 pageviews2026-09-05 — 8 pageviews2026-09-09 — 6 pageviews2026-09-13 — 0 pageviews2026-09-17 — 2 pageviews2026-09-21 — 5 pageviews2026-09-25 — 2 pageviews2026-09-29 — 1 pageviews2026-10-03 — 4 pageviews2026-10-07 — 3 pageviews2026-10-10 — 2 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Completion

60+
achievements tracked
49.5%
earned "Can't Stand The Heat?"
8.8%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsmacOSLinuxSingle-playerSteam AchievementsFamily Sharing

Player tags

2DIndieCasualLGBTQ+MatureModernCartoonRomanceCartoonyColorful

Census log

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

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