Date Warp
Released Sep 2014
Five days ago, Janet left her dorm to go on a date - and never came back. Was she kidnapped? Murdered? The truth may be even stranger. Solve puzzles to connect together pieces of the story in a science-fiction adventure with eleven possible endings!
89% positive · 178 reviews
Done
All announced content has been released
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Done
All announced content has been released
High confidence
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Steam $9.99
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Evaluation
Date Warp is a visual novel / adventure game that launched on Steam on September 2, 2014. The Steam release itself was a polished "silver edition" of a previously existing game, adding some new content, a reworked puzzle, an upgraded engine, and UI improvements. No further content updates or DLC have been released since that launch date. The developer's news feed contains no announcements of planned expansions, sequels, or additional content for Date Warp. The one major content post in the news feed (November 21, 2025) concerns an entirely separate game — Galaxy Princess Zorana — from the same developer, Hanako Games. There are no unreleased DLC listings and no developer statements indicating future content for this title. The game shipped as a complete, self-contained story with eleven possible endings, and all evidence points to it having launched as a finished product with no post-launch content cycle.
Evidence
Steam launch post describes the 'silver edition' enhancements — a reworked puzzle, new CG epilogue, UI overhaul, and engine upgrade. This was the Steam debut of an existing game, not the start of an ongoing content cycle.
Store description presents Date Warp as a complete, self-contained science-fiction adventure with eleven possible endings. No mention of DLC, expansions, or ongoing content.
Media
Details
Developer
Publisher
Hanako Games
Achievements
13
Platform
Windows, macOS, Linux
Controller
partial support
Steam Deck
Not rated
Players
Single-player
About this game
Story:
Time keeps slip, slip, slipping away...
You're trapped in a mansion with five guys, one of whom has a gun.
There's a giant countdown ticking down.
At the end of this story, someone will die.
Will it be you?
Or can you escape... the DATE WARP?
Use a steady hand to connect the wires and put the pieces together to solve the mystery of the mansion before it's too late. Your choices will turn the story towards one of eleven possible endings.
Characters:
Janet - A freshman at Brook College, previously a socially-isolated student. Will she live or die?
Alben - A mysteriously hostile young man. Why is he so angry? 
Bradley - A cheerful jock who's been asking every freshman girl on exactly one date each. What is he planning?
Linds - A lecherous scientist who is clearly up to something. What does he know about the forcefields?
Nathaniel - A polite and wealthy gentleman offering assistance to those in need. But is that too convenient? 
Rafael - A soft-spoken young man who takes care of others but dodges questions about his past. Who is he working for?Content notes: Contains violence, alcohol and drug use, some strong language, and sexual references.
Are these done yet?
Last evaluated Jun 28, 2026
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