Kekkon Marriage

About

Kekkon Marriage is a 1995 visual novel that mixes dating sim elements with competitive strategy. You follow five women in their late 20s who treat marriage as a high-stakes race. Each character uses different tactics to attract partners ranging from office coworkers to strangers met through early-90s dating services. Choices revolve around balancing personal connections with social pressures while managing limited time before "biological clocks" run out. Gameplay focuses on dialogue options and relationship-building mechanics typical of the genre but adds a layer of urgency through timed decision sequences. The game stands out for its blunt humor and over-the-top scenarios about societal expectations. With its quirky cast and early-90s Japanese pop culture references it feels both dated and oddly prescient about modern dating anxieties. As one of the first visual novels on CD-based consoles it helped push the medium toward more adult themes while retaining broad accessibility. Though largely forgotten today its PlayStation and Sega Saturn versions built a cult following among retro fans of relationship-driven games.

Storyline

Shizuka, Mika, Kiyomi, Reiko and Mami are all grown up and have one thing on their mind: finding the ultimate husband! From the workplace to automated dating services, there's wedding bells to be heard and love to be acted on, all for the ultimate goal: marriage! With biological clocks ticking and youth slipping away, these girls will do whatever it takes to snag a man, love or not!