Lover Pretend

About

Lover Pretend follows Chiyuki, a college student determined to write scripts like her late mother and track down her unknown father. Her search leads her to a film tied to her mother’s old soap opera, where she lands a job assisting the sons of the original crew, and gets cast as the female lead. With zero romantic experience, she’s thrust into a chaotic mix of set drama, awkward acting, and dead-end clues, all while trying to balance her ambitions with the messiness of faking a relationship. The game leans into its fish-out-of-water premise with sharp dialogue and cringey-but-charming moments. Chiyuki’s awkwardness clashes hilariously with the eccentric crew, from over-the-top directors to clueless co-stars, creating a lighthearted take on Hollywood absurdity. Players navigate dating sim-style choices and visual novel scenes that blend heartfelt moments with slapstick, making it a breezy pick for fans of romantic comedies. With a runtime around 15, 20 hours, it’s a low-stakes story about growing into your dreams, and maybe learning what love means along the way.

Storyline

Chiyuki is a college student with dreams: One, to become a scriptwriter like her late mother, and two, to find her father, whom she’s never met. Living alone with no romantic experience whatsoever, Chiyuki struggles with writing stories about love. But one day, on the hunt for clues for the identity of her father, Chiyuki learns that he may have been involved in the production of a romantic drama based on a script her mother wrote before she was born. In a stroke of luck, Chiyuki lands a job as an assistant for an upcoming film working with the sons of the former staff from her mother’s soap opera. But things take an even more surprising turn when she’s cast as the film’s female love interest! Will she be able to find her father and pretend to be in love, despite not knowing anything about love herself?