Love and Sex: First Base

About Love and Sex: First Base

Love and Sex: First Base is a 18+ dating simulator where players navigate romantic and sexual relationships through dialogue, stat management, and mini-games. Developed by Andrealphus Games, it released December 16 2025 on PC, Linux, and Mac. The game casts you as Mike, a socially awkward coder rooming with two women while pursuing five other characters. With over 100 hours of hand-drawn art and branching storylines, it focuses on grinding social skills, planning dates, and unlocking explicit content. The genre-blending approach mixes visual novel pacing with RPG progression, targeting audiences who enjoy slow-burn relationship building with adult themes.

Gameplay

Each session revolves around managing Mike’s attributes like Charisma and Confidence, which influence dialogue choices and mini-game success. Players allocate skill points, plan daily routes to meet characters, and engage in context-sensitive interactions, like ordering a drink or complimenting a hairstyle. Mini-games range from rhythm-based flirting to timed conversation prompts, with failure often leading to awkward encounters. The city map acts as a dating hub, where proximity to characters triggers optional encounters. Over time, relationships escalate through gift-giving, private conversations, and escalating romantic scenarios. The core loop combines menu-based planning with real-time decision-making, though repetitive dialogue can sap momentum during long playthroughs.

What Players Think

PlayPile users rate it 8.2/10, with 38% completing the main story. Average playtime is 25 hours, though 22% log over 50. Community moods skew Flirty (72%) and Amused (58%), with 19% calling it “cringey.” Critics on Metacritic average 7.5/10, praising the art style but critiquing shallow character depth. Achievements include “Heartthrob” (unlock all routes) and “Virgin No More” (first sexual encounter), with 45 total. Forum threads debate the game’s “grind-heavy progression” and “predictable outcomes,” though 61% agree the hand-drawn visuals justify the $19.99 price.

PlayPile's Take

This is a niche pick for dating sim fans who prioritize adult content over narrative depth. The $20 price and 45 achievements make it a light time investment, but repetitive mini-games and flat writing may deter others. Best suited for players who enjoy slow progression and explicit roleplay, though it falls short of genre classics. Stick with it if you’re patient, completionists average 28 hours to unlock all routes. Not for those craving meaningful relationships or dynamic gameplay.

Storyline

Mike is a young code monkey in a big company, even surrounded with beautiful girls his love life is in disarray. His high school sweetheart cheated on him and his latest flame is dating on of his friends.