Best Friend Forever

Best Friend Forever

Released Aug 2020

Pat the dogs... and then their owners. Step into the world of Rainbow Bay in Best Friend Forever, a dating sim-meets-dog care sim where you pat, pamper and train your pup while you search for your own forever friend.

70% positive · 224 reviews
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All announced content has been released
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Done
All announced content has been released
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Evaluation

Best Friend Forever launched on August 27, 2020 as a completed dating/pet-care sim. Following launch, Starcolt was active with patches and small updates: a Halloween seasonal update on October 31, 2020 (adding a "Spoop Button" and a new random encounter), Steam Community Items and patch v1.1.5 on October 11, 2020, and a macOS port on November 11, 2020. A community survey published on September 10, 2020 asked players what they'd like to see in the future, suggesting the team was exploring options — but no specific future content was ever formally announced as a result. The most recent developer communication on record is a quality-of-life patch (v1.3.4) posted on June 25, 2021. Since that date — nearly five years ago — there have been no further news posts, patches, DLC announcements, or developer communications of any kind. There are no unreleased DLC entries in the store listing, no roadmap or announced expansions, and no season pass. The game shipped as a self-contained narrative experience and the developer's post-launch update activity tapered off and stopped entirely by mid-2021. The store description makes no mention of planned content or ongoing updates. All signs point to the game being content-complete as of the final patch in June 2021.
Evidence
Final developer communication: a quality-of-life patch (v1.3.4) with bug fixes and minor improvements. No mention of future updates or planned content.
news post · Jun 25, 2021 source ambiguous
medium
macOS version released, expanding platform availability post-launch.
news post · Nov 11, 2020 source content shipped
medium

Media

Details

Developer
Publisher
Alliance
Achievements
15
Platform
Windows, macOS
Controller
partial support
Steam Deck
Playable
Players
Single-player

About this game



Step off the bus at Rainbow Bay and start a new life with your furever friend! Adopt a dog, find true love and experience all the wacky hijinks this colourful city has to offer.

Best Friend Forever is the world’s first simulation game to combine pet care and dating (just not necessarily at the same time). Train, pat and play with your very own dog to form a bond that will last the ages. With your four-legged companion by your side, meet, woo and cherish the many cuties of Rainbow Bay’s thriving singles scene.



Choose between four adoptable shelter pups to take on your journey through laughter, love and existential crises - a Maltese, a Shiba Inu, a Mutt and a Staffordshire Terrier! Each pup has their own backstory, personality, strengths and weaknesses, just like any other shelter pup in need of love and a good home.



Encounter and develop relationships with six residents of Rainbow Bay! From a family lawyer to a youth counselor; from a Pomeranian lover to an ice-skating Samoyed owner, there's someone for anyone looking for love in this city. All you have to do is load up your Woofr - the app for people who love dogs who love people who love dogs - and get going.



Take your adopted pup on their own journey through Paws Academy, Rainbow Bay Vet Clinic's own puppy school. Make sure you keep up their training, as well as look after their wellbeing to excel and raise a healthy, happy pal for life.
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