Serial Lover
A downloadable game for Windows
SERIAL LOVER
A dating sim rhythm game where you seduce serial killers!
Full release!
Indulge in a mysterious adventure filled with risk, romance, comedy, and death. Put your rhythm skills to the test as you try to win over the hearts of six serial killers—if you can survive them.
Announcements
- The Original Soundtrack and Artbook are now available!
- Hotfix build v1.0.1 now available! Fixes issues with leaderboard submissions.
- As of January 15th, 2026, Serial Lover is fully released!
Additional Content
Links and Socials
Also available on Steam:
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1245220/Serial_Lover/
Follow the Socials:
https://www.x.com/SerialLoverDev
https://www.instagram.com/serialloverdev/
https://www.tiktok.com/@seriallovergame
Join the Discord:
https://discord.gg/SpGBybtTUS
Subscribe on YouTube:
https://www.youtube.com/@SerialLoverGame
Content and features:
- 6 killers to seduce, each with their own endings and backstories to reveal
- 23 original rhythm tracks to master - from beautiful ballads to bass-heavy bangers
- 19 CG character artworks to unlock
- 4 semi-branching chapters of comedic, dramatic, and downright deplorable experiences
- Partial voice acting
- Arcade mode and leaderboards for rhythm game sweats!
A dating sim rhythm game where you seduce serial killers!
After waking in an unfamiliar house, you find yourself stuck with a group of strangers, all as confused as you are. Together you try to reveal the mysteries of the house and what brought you there.
The narrative of Serial Lover is presented in a visual novel format with frequent player choices for additional dialogue and branching paths. As you progress through phases of the game, you can choose a killer to pursue, but are challenged with a rhythm game you must complete to seduce them!
Six killers to die for
Andria Cermak - Seductive siren with a craving for meat. You can trust her with your life. Definitely.
Teddy Denver - Socially awkward public embarrassment. Confidently wrong. Doesn't really care about anything.
Jenny Burnham - Burning pit of hatred and murder. Ready to explode at the drop of a hat. Previously a nurse.
Edwina Kennedy - Wholesome optimist and hands-on country girl. No flaws whatsoever. Protect at all costs.
Ben Conway - Reliable support and trusted companion. A partner-in-crime until the end.
Harmony Sharpe - An intellectual amongst the commoners. Flawless logic. Abhorrent god complex.
Disclaimer
This game contains mature content and dark themes that may be disturbing to some audiences.
Purchase
In order to download this game you must purchase it at or above the minimum price of $9.99 USD. You will get access to the following files:
Development log
- Soundtrack and Artbook Now Available!21 days ago
- Hotfix v1.0.125 days ago
- Serial Lover Full Release!35 days ago
- Serial Lover Release Date77 days ago
- Demo Anniversary Q&A!Aug 05, 2021
Comments
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Hey,
I really loved the game! I also think the music is really good! I also like that each person has a different type of music. The art is also very beautiful and well made. Its not goonable but PEAK! I also loved that you have to play each track at least once to complete the game. I think it adds to the lengh of the game and experience. I think the medium difficulty was definetly dooable/perfect especially since you could change the keybindings. Everyone complaining just needs to get gud! BUT those invisible tiles were AWFULLY hard for ME! I still beat the tracks after a very long time however I would have loved to disable them in the settings. I think it would have been nice to have a different dialouge with different choices (even though we do have it in a way after we died) but I still loved the dying scenes and the humor is really funny! I find it sad, that the game is rather "short" and has a cliffhanger at the end. It leaves me wanting more!!!!
Incredible game! I loved the rhythm aspect, even though I was terrible at it in the beginning, it teaches you really well, if you just don’t give up you will become much better just by playing. The only downside is that it’s a bit too short. Otherwise, I really loved it. I was just a little disappointed that the choices didn’t lead to different dialogue, otherwise the dialogue options that kill you are really funny and I love the humor.
LMAO
There's a certain setting that can be enabled in the Settings Menu, but I almost don't want to mention it so that people can throw more tomatoes.
Thank you for sharing this, it made me laugh!
I remember some years ago I was doing some upgrade classes, my brother got me to play the demo because a friend of his said that their friend was making the game and wanted some people to test it out, so my brothers friend wanted me to try it because he heard that I was good a rhythm games (mainly OSU). I honestly cant remember what feedback I gave for the rhythm aspect other than some tweaks to the timing system or something. I had totally forgot about it till today as I stumbled across it on steam when searching for rhythm games. Anyways, as much as I'm not the biggest fan of dating sims, I'm really quite exited to see how much the games has changed since. I'll definitely be buying it soon, though I'm not sure if I should buy it off of steam or itch.
Edit: I forgot to say, congrats on getting the game released!
I remember playing the demo back in highschool. But I'm so happy you never stopped working on it. I'm so excited!
After all these years, we finally get this opportunity.
lowkey kinda disappointed...the full release game felt more like an extended demo ngl... it was a good play but it felt so prologue/preliminary that it didn't feel worth it
Thank you for playing the game and for the feedback! It's really appreciated.
I can definitely understand where you're coming from; the ending does seem to leave more to be desired as is currently. I'm making note of all the feedback and taking it into consideration!
If you have any more feedback, thoughts, or suggestions for the game, I'd love to hear them! For more thorough discussion, you can also feel free to join the Discord.
- Slip
Love it but its so goddamn hard to coordinate bruh i want to goon :c
Cool idea and nicely executed! I think the game isn't hard at all, it's just that people have to get used to the controls. About controls: I think it'd be a good idea to have two pre-made sets as well as the option to customize. The current automatic option is probably for left-handed people and maybe the complaints about the difficulty came from right-handed people who didn't change the controls? Anyways, I think it'd make it easier and more obvious that the player can customize the controls. Second thing is... the music. I'm sorry, but it's just not good. It sounds like a royalty-free music playing at a shop and it does feel like it takes forever to complete each track. There needs to be a big upgrade here, because, well, the music is the core of the rhythm games.
They bitch cod stab me
Thats a great game! It is kinda hard but i also got alot better quickly. And What do you mean that demo quality is WORSE than the full ver is gonna be? It's awsome already!
Bro Bro am so cooked I could barely beat it on easy mode with 100 note speed as well am so cooked and fried I don't think am beating the full release
YOU CAN DO IT!!
stfu
i really liked it, the arts are cute, the songs are good, it could be just a bit smaller, but it sounds nice! if i had money i would give to help. i really liked the game :) it´s really funny
Bad. When double notes one never regs. Are songs infinite? Seems so. Not reg is not good at all.
It’s great! As both a visual novel and rhythm game enjoyer i really enjoyed it The only think missing is to actually adjust the offset of the notes, and show late/early so you know how you can adjust it for the plot: it’s great and I’m excited for its further development also i really am astonished to learn about the character’s name kinda inherit from real killers, kinda terrifying.
I thought my fnf skills would translate onto this game. It doesn't
I haven't downloaded this yet, so I'm eager to learn the context of this comment.
THE GRILL MASTER
get rid of the notes...
Edit: This game is full of weird stuff. Yes, it may be a game. But what the fuck is this bro??? I couldn't last a fucking minute. I thought it would be funny and for the memes, but bro this is straight up eye rape, ear rape, and I felt molested???? Bro, thanks for this game, I got traumatized for life. THANKS! (This post was made ironically, for the memes)
bro, are u sure ur uncle didnt molest u while u were playing? I dont think its that bad... Right?
if you played the game, and thought nothing is that bad then damn bro, stop watching porn
Hello, Sugar Slip team!
My name is Zogar and I was impressed by your game "Serial Lover". Its unique plot and combination of genres made a strong impression on me. I am sure that Russian-speaking audience will also appreciate your work.
I would like to offer you a translation of your game into Russian. This will allow you to expand your audience and attract more players from Russian-speaking countries.
I am ready to do the translation myself and provide you with all necessary files for integration. Please let me know if you are interested in my offer and I will be glad to discuss details.
Thank you for your creativity and wonderful game!
no fkn way. i remember joking with the dev abt him making a eroge on discords years ago and now i find it on front page of itch.io.
i was (and still is) bad at rhythm games and when i streamed myself playing the demo to the dev, i could barely do it on easy mode LMAO.
good luck and pray for your success!!
boobas?
bruh its so hard cuz i am dumb but this is so banger
can't beat it keeps lagging really bad for some reason
Who the characters are based off:
Ben Gunness: Belle Gunness, Confirmed murders: 14, Suspected total murders: 40+
Jenny Dahmer: Jeffrey Dahmer, Number of victims: 17
Andria Chikatilo: Andrei Chikatilo, Confirmed murders: 52, Suspected total murders: 56+
Teddy Bundy: Ted Bundy, Confirmed murders: 20, Suspected total murders: 36+
Edwina Gein: Ed Gein, Confirmed murders: 2, Suspected total murders: 9
Harmony Shipman: Harold Shipman, Confirmed murders: 284
ngl a good visual novel in my opinion can't wait for the full release! love the character references
I've always really enjoyed rhythm games and the music within them and I just have to say that Edwina/s track was just phenomenal amazing work.
To be completely honest I had pretty low expectations coming into it, but against my initial thoughts, I was very pleasantly surprised by this.
I think the art style in general is very fun and helps express the differences in the characters, despite the some what short-winded dialogue. The music gave me a pretty similar feeling, the songs were enjoyable and kind of bouncy, and were able to give off a vibe that you'd expect coming from the character you're interacting with.
The gameplay itself wasn't too difficult, but still required you to focus, as not to mess up, which is always appreciated in a rhythm game.
As mentioned before, the dialogue itself was a little short-winded, and in addition to that, some of the responses were a little bare boned. Of course I do understand that this is a demo and is still being worked on. Other than that I don't really have any criticisms.
Some people may get offended by the FICTIONAL RECREATION of real people that the characters are, but personally I thought it was hilarious. I didn't actually pick up on it until the end when I was like "Oh! Now I get why it's called serial-lover"
I think it's always fine to make a lighthearted joke out of bad situations as long as you aren't making fun of them explicitly or doing so maliciously.
I really enjoyed this and can't wait for the final release. Keep up the good work!
omg so much yapping
well its a visual novel what do you expect
I bet you were beating it
Hi Moonlock,
There's no firm release date yet, but the game is very close to done! Hoping to release some time within in the next few months. Hopefully sooner than later!
As someone who doesn't really like visual novels, I thought the rhythm game sections would actually make the game bearable. That being said, the music is abhorrent, there's no going around that. It sounds like someone's first FLStudio session, and it made the rhythm game parts funny, but not very enjoyable. I also feel like it's kinda insensitive to romanticize serial killers, especially since the names are parodies of real-life murderers. That being said, the art direction is actually tolerable and my friend especially liked Adriana. The dialogue also leaves a lot to be desired, some characters are way too over-the-top and some choices that I assume are supposed to be funny or horny, just come off as cheesy or straight up kill you..
Overall I'm indifferent to the game, I like rhythm games but I don't really like visual novels. This game does neither of them well and I end up wondering why I'm not just playing Osu instead...
Thank you for the feedback!
The music, writing, and rhythm sections have been touched up quite a bit since the demo, but I may need to give them another pass after reading your review haha. The names will also be changed for the final release.
I do hope you'll give the game another chance once it's complete, but regardless I appreciate the honesty.
Prons :
Looks good
Cons : I suck at rhythm games while still want opportunity to enjoy game fully.
Last development was 2021, I hope the creator is still working on this I really loved the demo.
Hi joyfulclues,
Yes, the game is still in development! If you'd like to keep up to date with progress, you can check out the Twitter @SerialLoverDev
Thank you for the support!
Thank you for responding! I'll go follow :D
This game is a bloody treat. I can't wait to seduce Ben.
VERY VERY FUN!
Especially on harder difficulties.
Extremely excited for next month's development update 🔥
good game, I liked this demo the only issue is I discovered my hands get super shaky when playing rhythm games don't hate the game hate the player I guess I had fun and it took me a few minutes to get the hang and basic rhythm of each song took me about 2-3 hours to be honest, still had fun.
I don't know what to think. I don't think I liked it.. especially the way Teddy was basically Ted Bundy and Jenny was basically Jeffery Dahmer. I feel like its kind of disrespectful because of many people died from them but thats just my opinion.. but i do like the idea of the names at the same time. the mini game is super hard to me and i almost rage quit LOL. but i do think its a good game
Epstein Island when?