The Boo-chelor

About The Boo-chelor

The Boo-chelor is a visual novel from GlasswingGames that swaps traditional dating show tropes for a spooky Halloween twist. Released October 1 2025 it drops you into a ghoulishly themed game show where you pick questions challenge three oddball suitors and decide who gets the final date. Think "The Bachelor" but with a corpse-pale host and characters dressed as everything from sentient jack-o-lanterns to cursed tax accountants. Set across 20 eerie episodes it leans into dark humor and absurd character quirks. Perfect if you want a bite-sized dating sim that’s more "haunted house" than "romantic drama."

Gameplay

The Boo-chelor plays like a choose-your-own-horror story. You spend sessions reading dialogue between your host and suitors then selecting questions from a menu like “What’s your deepest fear?” or “Recite your most embarrassing Halloween story.” Each choice affects relationships and unlocks branching story paths. Mini-games pop up during challenges like judging a coffin decorating contest or solving a murder mystery while sipping blood-red wine. Gameplay loops last 30-60 minutes per episode with decisions impacting later dates. Controls are basic, clicking or keyboard navigation, but the pacing is brisk. The twist? Your final choice might lead to a literal haunted ending if you pick the “wrong” suitor.

What Players Think

PlayPile users rated it 8.2/10 with 67% completing the base story. Average playtime is 3.5 hours but spikes to 6 hours for players chasing all 12 endings. Critics gave it 7/10 calling it “a charming but shallow spook-fest.” Community moods skew spooky (45%) and funny (30%) but 25% label it “eerie.” Top review snippets: “Great for a quick laugh but lacks depth” and “The tax accountant suitor is a masterpiece of cringe.” Achievement completion rates are high (89% for “Pick the Corpse Suit”) but only 12% unlock the secret “Ghost Date” ending. 72% of players say it’s “better with friends to roast the choices.”

PlayPile's Take

The Boo-chelor works best as a Halloween novelty with its goofy dialogue and 45 total achievements (30 main 15 extra). At its low price point it’s a solid time sink for fans of bite-sized dating sims. While the story lacks real emotional weight the character designs and dark humor make it worth a playthrough. Skip if you want serious romance or deep narrative, this is more about laughing at how a vampire barista messes up a pumpkin spice latte order. Best played with a group for maximum facepalms.

Storyline

Your favourite Halloween show is back and it's your turn to choose between three, quirky, passionate and... unique dates. Those are costumes right? Ask your three suitors questions, set them challenges and in the end choose one to go on the best date of your life... and it very may well be your last. The Boo-chelor is sponsored by Bat2Holidays.