Koi Wa Kakehiki is one of those weird little Game Boy gems that somehow makes falling in love feel like solving a puzzle. You’re basically playing matchmaker—but with a sneaky strategic twist. Instead of just picking dialogue options, you’re setting up scenarios, timing confessions, and even sabotaging rival suitors (which sounds harsh, but trust me, it’s hilarious).

The pixel art has that classic late-90s charm, and the music is way catchier than it has any right to be. At first, I kept messing up by being too direct—turns out, playing hard to get actually works better in some routes. Who knew?

It’s not your typical dating sim. More like if someone mixed chess with a rom-com and then crammed it into a Game Boy cartridge. Definitely a cult favorite for a reason.