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Date Warp

Hanako Games · 2010

Date Warp

PuzzleAdventureIndieIGDB 80Steam 89%

Session Respect Score

AI estimate · 0/5 votes
0.0/ 10

"Mystery visual novel with puzzle-solving and time pressure tension."

Best session: 45-90 minutes

Minimum session

30 min

Pausability

At save points

Resume friendliness

Some reorientation

FOMO pressure

High FOMO

Focus required

Intense

Session structure

Story chapters

Play chapters in dedicated sessions; story complexity demands focus and continuous attention.

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About

Time keeps slip, slip, slipping away...You're trapped in a mansion with five guys, one of whom has a gun.There's a giant countdown ticking down. At the end of this story, someone will die.Will it be you? Or can you escape... the DATE WARP?Use a steady hand to connect the wires and put the pieces together to solve the mystery of the mansion before it's too late. Your choices will turn the story towards one of eleven possible endings.Characters: Janet - A freshman at Brook College, previously a socially-isolated student. Will she live or die? Alben - A mysteriously hostile young man. Why is he so angry? Bradley - A cheerful jock who's been asking every freshman girl on exactly one date each. What is he planning? Linds - A lecherous scientist who is clearly up to something. What does he know about the forcefields? Nathaniel - A polite and wealthy gentleman offering assistance to those in need. But is that too convenient? Rafael - A soft-spoken young man who takes care of others but dodges questions about his past. Who is he working for?

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Context Tags

No sound needed? One-handed? Good for commutes? Players vote.

🔇No sound OK
🤚One-handed
🎵Background game
🚇Commute friendly
✈️Plane friendly
💤Suspend & resume
Quick to boot
☁️Cloud save
👶Kid can watch
🛋️Couch co-op
🎤No voice chat needed
🌙Solo after bedtime
🎙️Podcast game
🧘Zen mode
🥱Brain off
🔁Satisfying grind
🧒Kid co-op

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Platform Notes

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Date Warp — Session FAQ

How long does a session of Date Warp take?
The minimum meaningful session for Date Warp is approximately 30 minutes. This is the shortest play window where you can make real progress or have a satisfying experience, based on community data.
Can you pause Date Warp?
Date Warp uses save points or manual saves. You'll need to reach a checkpoint before exiting to avoid losing progress — factor this into your session planning.
Does Date Warp pressure you to keep playing?
Date Warp has high FOMO. The game may use cliffhangers, timed missions, online leaderboards, or live events that create pressure to keep playing.
What is Date Warp's Session Respect Score?
Date Warp has a Session Respect Score of 5.4/10. This score combines minimum session length, pausability, FOMO level, and pickup friendliness into a single metric for how well the game fits busy schedules.

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