History VideoGame / YandereSimulator

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* GoneHorriblyRight: A meta-example. YandereDev once claimed that development was being slowed down by the torrents of dumb emails he had to read. This was actually done to discourage the primarily-younger fans from clogging his inbox, but it ended up causing people to think he does absolutely nothing but respond to emails all day, and even ''increased'' the amount of said stupid emails. He later clarified that the emails aren't actually a problem for the game's development.

In September 2023, [[https://www.thegamer.com/yandere-simulator-grooming-allegations-16-year-old-voice-actors-quit allegations]] against [=YandereDev=] of grooming a minor were brought forward, something that he would apologize for. Many volunteers and voice actors working with the game, including [[https://twitter.com/VAMichaelaLaws/status/1706472248909939194 Ayano]] and [[https://twitter.com/NikoCrucio/status/1706517574056325510 Senpai’s]] voice actors, have pulled out of the game's development and cut ties with [=YandereDev=] in response. [=YandereDev=] would ultimately announce that development would be on indefinite hiatus as a result of the allegations.

In September 2023, allegations against [=YandereDev=] of grooming a minor were brought forward, something that he would apologize for. Many volunteers and voice actors working with the game, including Ayano and Senpai’s voice actors, have pulled out of the game's development and cut ties with [=YandereDev=] in response. [=YandereDev=] would ultimately announce that development would be on indefinite hiatus as a result of the allegations.

In September 2023, allegations against [=YandereDev=] of grooming a minor were brought forward, something that he would apologize for. Many volunteers working with the game, including voice actors, have pulled out of the game's development and cut ties with [=YandereDev=] in response. [=YandereDev=] would ultimately announce that development would be on indefinite hiatus as a result of the allegations.

In September 2023, allegations against [=YandereDev=] of grooming a minor were brought forward, something that he would apologize for. Many volunteers working with the game, including voice actors, have pulled out of the game's development and cut ties with [=YandereDev=] in response. [=YandereDev=] would ultimately announce that development would be in indefinite hiatus as a result of the allegations.

In September 2023, allegations against [=YandereDev=] of grooming a minor were brought forward, something that he would apologize for. Many volunteers working with the game, including voice actors, have pulled out of the game's development and cut ties with [=YandereDev=] in response.

''Yandere Simulator'' [[labelnote:§]][working title; it might change][[/labelnote]] is an indie stealth game for PC that explores the tropes and clichés associated with the {{Yandere}} character archetype. Its protagonist is a high-school girl, the titular "Yandere-chan" (real name Ayano "Yan-chan" Aishi), who until recently [[EmotionlessGirl felt completely empty]], unable to experience the normal range of human emotions. That all changed the day she met Senpai (real name Taro/Taeko Yamada), the first person in her life to actually make her ''feel'' something. Addicted to the new emotions her Senpai stirred in her, she developed an obsession with him ([[GayOption or her]]) at first sight. Unfortunately, Senpai is starting to get pretty popular at school. So, what's a girl to do to keep Senpai for herself? Why, [[RemovingTheRival remove any rivals for Senpai's affection]] by [[MurderTheHypotenuse any means necessary]], of course!

Originally beginning production in April 2014, with the first notable public build appearing in January 2015[[note]] (the 2014-era builds are proof-of-concept prototypes with no gameplay at all and were not intended to be widely shared)[[/note]], the free demo, which introduces the first rival Osana Najimi, was released on August 31st, 2020 to promote the game's crowdfunding campaign. On October 10, 2021, [[{{Prequel}} 1980s Mode]] was released to show proof of concept of eliminating 10 rivals. It is programmed in the UsefulNotes/{{Unity}} engine by a single person calling himself "[=YandereDev=]" [[note]](his first name is "Alex", as stated in early interviews, but [[DoNotCallMePaul don't call him that, he doesn't like it]]; he formerly did LetsPlays as [=EvaXephon=], but he retired that name out of OldShame)[[/note]], who has a [[https://yanderedev.wordpress.com development blog]] that is updated periodically.

* TeensAreShort:
** The (entirely female except for the headmaster) faculty tower over all the students, despite most of those students — Yan-chan included — being old enough to realistically have equalled or surpassed them in height.
** At this point in their lives, the boys should be taller than the girls[[note]](the male base model actually is taller, but the in-game version is scaled down to 94%)[[/note]], but in the game they are the same height as the girls so that the animations sync up properly.

* DaylightHorror: Most of Ayano's crimes are committed during an otherwise normal school day.

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[[caption-width-right:283:''Don't let {{Senpai|Kohai}} notice you!'']]

** The above bullet point also applies to any hairstyle with PeekABangs (Hatred Mode, Slender Mode, etc.).

** Horuda Puresu fits the bill. She has PeekABangs and the same default walk cycle as Oka, and spends all her time alone on the roof, reading. She's also usually the target of bullying.

** There are {{Asshole Victim}}s aplenty in this game that Yan-chan can murder only to further get closer to her Senpai, but at least [=YandereDev=] designed them to be despicable for the general standards that they fit into this. Standouts include the bully leader Musume Ronshaku, who does everything on the bully notes with a glee, has plans to backstab her fellow posse when things go south, and happily indulges in [[spoiler:SlutShaming and UsefulNotes/VictimBlaming on Kokona when she realized that Kokona has been roped into CompensatedDating to pay off her father's loans coming from Musume's own father so [[SpoiledBrat she could buy off anything she wanted]]]]. Or one of your {{Ephebophile}} rival substitute teacher Mida Rana, who abuses her position of power to seduce younger students. Anyone doing a murder on these characters would be considered KickTheSonOfABitch, even if that's not the top of Yan-chan's priorities.

* MasturbationMeansSexualFrustration: One of the ways Yan-chan can calm herself down after [[MurderMakesYouCrazy losing sanity]] is by "using" pictures of Senpai. The developer stated that exactly ''how'' she uses them is... up to the player's imagination. One interpretation has her use these to release any repressed feelings for Senpai.

* FirstPersonSnapshooter: A primary gameplay mechanic. Pictures that Yan-chan takes can be texted to Info-chan for information on students, or in exchange for favors if they are upskirts. Pictures of Senpai can be also be taken and then "[[ADateWithRosiePalms used]]" to restore sanity.

* ADateWithRosiePalms: One of the ways Yan-chan can calm herself down after [[MurderMakesYouCrazy losing sanity]] is by "using" pictures of Senpai. The developer stated that exactly ''how'' she uses them is... up to the player's imagination.

** In the debug builds, you can adjust the size of Ayano's chest from [[GagBoobs supermassive]] to [[UsefulNotes/{{Pettanko}} nearly concave]] on the fly. Though the Dev has said that Yan-chan will be customizable in the final game, it is unknown if her bust will still be adjustable (either in a pre-game menu like Senpai's features, or in-game like the debug builds).

* UnwittingInstigatorOfDoom: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1DkVpzL4-N0 In the tutorial]], she asks for Yan-chan's help rehearsing a [[MurderSimulators play about a serial killer]], [[NiceJobBreakingItHero thus giving Yan-chan the idea]] and the [[IKnowMortalKombat practice]] to kill her rivals.

* UnwittingInstigatorOfDoom: If Kokona is repurposed for the eventual in-game tutorial, she'll ask for Yan-chan's help rehearsing a [[MurderSimulators play about a serial killer]], [[NiceJobBreakingItHero thus giving Yan-chan the idea]] and the [[IKnowMortalKombat practice]] to kill her rivals.

** Some of the girls have really crazy hairstyles. One has bright purple MegaTwintails, another has long corkscrew [[Music/{{Vocaloid}} Miku-style pigtails]], a third has an [[IdiotHair ahoge]] nearly as tall as her head, one has two-tone hair, and so on.

** There's Kokona Haruka, the big-breasted, [[MegaTwintails purple-twin-drill-haired]] girl.