60, single, and sexy

March 31, 2020 11:45 AM

Later Daters is a dating sim full of sexy seniors [YouTube][Game Trailer] [Theme Lyric Music Video]“Dating sims are usually full of young, hot singles in your area, but a new take on dating sims from Canadian indie studio Bloom Digital Media is taking a different approach. Later Daters, which is due for a release on Steam and Nintendo Switch on April 16, stars a protagonist who has recently joined a retirement home. The retirement community is full of residents, and players can flirt with — and date a lucky candidate — from eight different characters. The story is looking to buck the stereotypes about older people falling in love, but there are still some retirement-friendly activities for players to choose from and meet potential lovers at, including morning yoga and playing cards.” [via: Polygon]
posted by Fizz (8 comments total)

No interest in simming my dad, but points for accuracy with the sexy pickle ball game.
posted by Keith Talent at 11:55 AM on March 31, 2020 [1 favorite]

Hold up -- people enter retirement homes at age 60, in Canada?

It doesn't matter how old you get / You want a little action cuz you're not dead yet... Dang that is catchy
Welcome to Ye Olde Ocean Living Domicile / For the El-der-ly... Or maybe not so much
posted by Iris Gambol at 12:16 PM on March 31, 2020 [1 favorite]

Well, it's either the retirement home or take your chances alone on an ice floe, Iris Gambol. It's a hard life up north.

A retired and recently widowed friend sounds like this was written for him. He needs a calendar to manage his, um, appointments, and this being Canada, is smoking a heroic amount of legal weed every day.
posted by scruss at 12:31 PM on March 31, 2020 [9 favorites]

Alone on an ice floe is sounding pretty good right about now, TBH.
posted by spilon at 1:17 PM on March 31, 2020 [3 favorites]

There are over 55 neighborhoods, apartment buildings and "communities" so they're not really retirement homes exactly... but some aren't that far off? My mom has a house in one and there's an over 55 apartment building right next to where I work.
posted by OnTheLastCastle at 2:04 PM on March 31, 2020 [1 favorite]

I mean you gotta figure Leisure Suit Larry was in his thirties in the Eighties... the math works.
posted by condour75 at 4:53 AM on April 1, 2020 [1 favorite]

Is this the April Fool's joke? I hate this.

I have no idea why this post of mine from 2015 has 23 favorites.

I'm not saying that this is the April Fool's joke but I'm not ruling it out.
posted by bendy at 10:56 PM on April 1, 2020

Or, ya know, the March 31 Fool's joke.
posted by bendy at 10:57 PM on April 1, 2020