Game Overview
Modern dating becomes a lively, awkward, and surprisingly sincere interactive rom-com where every answer can make a promising connection bloom or send it crashing into silence. Set around a London speed-dating night, Ten Dates follows Misha and her reluctant best friend Ryan as they each meet five possible partners with sharply different personalities, expectations, and emotional baggage. The tone balances playful flirting and cringe-worthy icebreakers with conversations that can turn unexpectedly personal. Rather than treating romance as a simple route to a “good” ending, it focuses on the uncertainty of reading people and deciding how honest to be.
Players guide conversations through timed dialogue choices, choosing whether Misha or Ryan responds with confidence, humor, empathy, bluntness, or avoidance. Each date unfolds through branching exchanges, party games, follow-up meetings, and revealing questions that test compatibility beyond first impressions. A real-time relationship tracker shows how well a connection is developing, while choices can alter future scenes, close off romantic possibilities, or steer the leads toward different outcomes. Timers can be paused, making it easier to weigh a response or play socially with friends who want to debate every risky flirtation and questionable joke.
The full-motion-video presentation gives the game its appeal: performances carry the comedy, discomfort, and small emotional shifts that text-driven dating sims often struggle to convey. With roughly twelve hours of filmed material and many routes to uncover, repeat runs reveal alternate conversations, hidden sides of the cast, and outcomes shaped by much more than picking obviously nice responses. Inclusive writing brings disability, neurodiversity, and LGBTQ+ identities into the dating pool as natural parts of the characters rather than token plot devices. Fans of Five Dates, The Complex, or choice-led narrative games such as The Quarry will feel at home, while newcomers get an accessible, low-pressure introduction to FMV storytelling.
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Installation
- Click the green button below to be redirected to UploadHaven.
- Wait 15 seconds, then hit “Free Download.” (Free downloads may be slower — upgrade to UploadHaven Pro for faster speeds.)
- Once downloaded, right-click the .zip file and choose “Extract to Ten Dates.” (You’ll need 7-Zip for this.)
- Open the extracted folder and run the game as administrator.
- Enjoy! 🎮 If you see missing DLL errors, check the _Redist folder inside and install what’s needed.
System Requirements
- OS: Windows 7 32-bit
- Processor: 2.0 GHz
- Memory: 2 GB RAM
- Graphics: DirectX 11.0 compatible video card
- DirectX: Version 11
- Storage: 21 GB available space
Setup Guide & Troubleshooting
How do I fix missing DLL errors for Ten Dates (v1.0.1)?
After extracting Ten Dates (v1.0.1), navigate to the _Redist or _CommonRedist folder inside the game directory and install DirectX, Vcredist, and any other dependencies included.
What should I do if the downloaded file is corrupted?
The full archive is 20.27 GB — make sure your download completed fully before extracting. Use 7-Zip to extract the files. If you still see a "file corrupted" error, re-download and try again.
Why should I run the game as administrator?
Right-click the game executable and select "Run as Administrator" to avoid save file issues and permission errors. This is especially important on the first launch.
How do I update my GPU drivers for this game?
The game won't launch — what should I try?
This game requires Version 11. Try running in compatibility mode, install the latest DirectX runtime, or install the All-in-One VC Redist Package.
My antivirus is blocking the game — is it safe?
Antivirus false positives are common with pre-installed games. Temporarily pause your antivirus during extraction to prevent it from quarantining game files. You can re-enable it after the extraction completes.