Online Wife (2025)

Developer: VisualGames
Platforms: Windows
Genres: Casual, Indie, Simulation
Rating: 4.5 of 5, 21 player ratings
Typical playtime: about 3.3 hours
Where to get it: Steam

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The catalog in 3D

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How it feels

A light, casual desktop-companion sim where you nurture a character and play chess through gentle seasonal changes.

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What players say

Players see this as a light desktop companion with some adult content and a chess minigame, but updates silently removed adult mods and DLC broke for some. Many enjoy the idle girlfriend experience, though the chess AI is called unfairly difficult.

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