Soul Mates is a dating sim for dead people.

Woo other single spirits as you pursue love in the afterlife!

• Release ........ December 2023

• Studio .......... Soul Mates Dev Team

• My Role ....... Game Designer / Producer

• Platform ...... PC (Itch.io)

• Engine ......... Ren'Py

• Team size ..... 11

• Maintained game's vision

• Owned design documentation

• Managed a team of 11

• Playtested builds and reported bugs

My goal with Soul Mates was to tell a heartwarming story in a deathly setting. The game explores the pressure many young adults feel to find "the one" before it's too late, presenting that anxiety through a comforting narrative experience filled with lighthearted humor. In Soul Mates, your soul mate waits for you on the other side.

To support these themes, I designed an afterlife that contrasted death with warmth, optimism, and romance. The game takes place in Honeywood, a pocket dimension that serves as a resort for hopeless romantics who never found their soul mate during life. Rather than portraying death as frightening or tragic, Honeywood reimagines the afterlife as a place of hope and second chances. Even the grim reaper was designed to reinforce this tone, serving not as an ominous figure, but as the resort's friendly manager and resident matchmaker for lonely souls.