Oedipus Dating Sim

Oedipus Dating Sim is a dating game about helping Oedipus, king of Thebes and slayer of the Sphinx, escape his fate: killing his father, Laius, and marrying his mother, Jocasta. With help from the three Fates and Dionysus, an Olympian god with his own TV show, you find dates for Oedipus. The characters’ identities are initially hidden; romance each one to a certain level to reveal who they are. You must then avoid pairing Oedipus with Jocasta, though other complications can arise, and ingenuity may let you end up with Jocasta without being punished.

Days and choices

Each playthrough follows the same structure of 15 days, with four time periods per day, but offers many choices and details to explore. Each character’s American name, location in the Casino Hotel and preferred alcoholic beverage change between playthroughs. If the dialogue trees do not answer your questions, you can type a question directly to a character.

Characters and endings

The game has six characters: Jocasta, Oedipus’s mother; Clotho, goddess of birth; Lachesis, goddess of life; Atropos, goddess of death; and two other characters. There are 10 endings: seven good and three bad.

Activities and items

• 13 achievements
• Six types of drink to sway characters
• Six types of gift to please them
• Five original background music tracks
• Three jobs to earn money
• Three gambling options
• One ancient language to learn