Belsheber Rusape) ーA naive, arrogant rich kid who cut ties with his family to pursue his passion for art. Carol Anne Day) ーRobin's best friend since high school and current roomie. Wants to be cool, but his streak of bad luck and lack of chill always end up sabotaging him. Brett Bauer) ーA quiet, grumpy guy studying to be a vet. Intelligent, emotional, and occasionally overwhelming. Lucas Gilbertson) ーA happy-go-lucky guy with no personal space bubble. We have a cast of six charming characters for the player to romance, but be careful! Not everyone has Robin's best interests at heart. Unlike many other dating sims we wanted to create a game that doesn't just end when the characters get together, but also explores the complexities of how the relationship develops afterwards. If there's anything SpecUdate aims to help besides finding great relationships and friendships, it is these things mentioned here.KICKSTARTER PAGE HERE, funded successfully on February 13th, 2021.Īs longtime aficionados of both visual novels and romcom anime we've spent the past few years pouring our heart and soul into Pipe Dream™, a slice-of-life dating sim that follows Robin as she explores college life and escapes her mother's shadow. We must be more open in our conversations, more understanding, and we must show more love and compassion for one another. This past year has proven that we all have much more to learn about each other. SpecUdate is also for everyone! We want everyone we can to have a fun experience connecting online in the best and safest environment we can provide.
The "U" in SpecUdate is capitalized because of the high focus the app places on "U", the individual. The name "SpecUdate" refers to the action of "speculating" about someone in the game itself. SpecUdate was designed to put high focus on the individual, self-expression, and diversity. This idea led to our gamification of the online dating & friends experience, SpecUdate! SpecUdate was founded to provide a more fun interactive way to connect online. This is a frustration our CEO experienced in his late teen years, finding himself constantly bored on dating apps and struggling to spark good conversations. The problem is that these apps become very boring very quickly, and do not help you make the first move once connected with someone to chat. Many apps still follow this long traditional theme. The dating app concept began as, and often still is, a simple "YES" or "NO" decision for people when they look at another person's pictures and bio. Additionally, SpecUdate rewards you for guessing correct answers about a person. At the same time, once you connect with someone on SpecUdate to chat, the app uses the game aspect to help you learn more about your connections for more fun, interesting conversations.īy having users play each other's games before connecting, SpecUdate makes finding friends and dates online a much more relaxing and enjoyable process. SpecUdate gamifies your experience finding new people. When two people play each other's game, one or both must get 50% or more correct answers about the other person to connect and chat! This game is shown to other people when they come across your profile on the app. When you make a profile on SpecUdate, you also make a "Truth or Lie" game about yourself. SpecUdate was founded by college students who wanted to make meeting online a more fun, relaxed, engaging and enjoyable process while also improving conversation flow.