Dating Draco
Can you help Harry woo Draco?
He really needs the help, he's a bit oblivious.
Created for the inaugural 2023 Drarry Let's Play Fest.
View the submission page on AO3
Ten years after the war ends, Harry - ex-auror, recluse, and general disaster - navigates dating the man he's spent the last few years in a friendly truce with and been half in love with for the same amount of time - ex-rival Draco Malfoy.
Will he manage to convince him to accept an invitation to the charity gala that he promised Luna he'd go to? Will he get the motivation to come out of hiding and actually date someone? Will he fall head over heels and somehow convince Draco to do the same? Maybe!
Will he stop being a human disaster? Probably not! It's part of his charm!
Keep an eye on this game, there will be updates for bug fixes as needed and new content including another storyline with Draco and art to go with it at some point in the near future.
Features
- a lot of pining
- a lot of meddling friends
- very awkward flirting
- banter
- cheesiness (it's a dating sim visual novel, what do you want from me)
- multiple endings
- 6 unlockable bonus scenes with full-screen HD art!
Credits and Special Thanks
Story, development, character art and unlockable CGs by me!
Background images for scenes, SFX, and music used royalty free from Pixabay.
Thank you to my friends mallstars and LadderofYears for their cheerleading, hand holding, brainstorming, and generally being amazing. So much love to you both!
Requirements and Disclaimers
- Game will play best if you download and play on Windows/Linux/Mac, but can also be enjoyed in browser.
- It is made for HD screen sizes, resolution 1080x1920, but the downloaded version can be resized.
- The in-browser version requires an updated modern browser (Chrome, Firefox, Edge, whatever your flavor)
- The downloaded version requires Windows/Linux or Mac and about 200MB of space.
Some of the art is a little ✨spicy✨ and some of the content is suggestive, so this game is rated M for mature and shouldn't be played by minors.
I do not, in any way, own or claim to own anything to do with HP, the characters, or any other trademarked/copyrighted content within this game. This is entirely a fanwork and made for fun.
All art is mine, however, and I would appreciate if none of it was reposted or used without my permission.
Found a Bug or Typo?
If you come across any bugs or typos, please feel free to contact me. Include a description of what's happening and the chapter it happens in if you can. Screenshots of errors or the scene it happens in are also helpful!
Download
Install instructions
Windows/Linux: Unzip the file and open DatingDraco.exe to play! No install required.
Mac: Unzip the file, open DatingDraco.app > Contents > MacOS > DatingDraco. No install required.
Development log
- Fixed a typo and archived images/soundsMay 09, 2024
- Typos (again lol)Sep 24, 2023
- Bug Fixes, SFX, and Story ClarificationAug 31, 2023
- Fixing Typos and a Ch5 BugfixAug 30, 2023
Comments
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I don’t know why or if it happened to anyone else and for the record my father worked in IT so i do have some decent experience with this but no matter what i seem to do the dance scene or smth isn’t working, the music and scence is there just the ppl are missing :( If someone one could tell me how to fix it or atleast show me screenshots of what happened lol? Harry is like drooling in the text lmao
Oh i was also wondering if there are different endings? i’m looking at my gallery and theres scenes missing after the game is finished and i’m wondering if those are part of the dance gala scene that i’m gonna keep trying to fix or if its just different endings/story paths? :) i loved the game btw <3
i’m so dumb, i saw the multiple endings but question still stands in my gallery lol
There are different versions of some of the art depending on choices you make (for example, I think it's chapter 5 Harry can choose to do a bond ritual thing and the scene with them kissing under the stars just has the added bonding magic).
There aren't sprites made for that scene because I was on a deadline and didn't have time to make sprites with their detailed gala outfits for every character.
This game is so sweet and wholesome. The art was amazing, their outfits too (God Draco has great fashion sense).
This was such a nice surprise and I loved every second of it <3
Thank you so much!! 💜
SO RIGHT :)