Yandere Simulator is either a darkly humorous social stealth game or a deeply disturbed, derivative murder simulator depending on your tastes. Concept aside, it just often feels like this is a demo more than a game. Worse, though, is the fact that even a perfectly-working session feels a little shallow. The lower budget and team size for this game are incredibly clear when you play, and that's a shame. With that said, the gameplay isn't nearly as polished or as fun as in those games. It's not novel by any means, but it is a fairly good entry into that specific genre of play. You're going to find yourself spending a lot of time tracking your targets, but you're also going to have to spend a lot of time jumping through hoops so that you can reach your preferred end-state. On a purely mechanical level, the gameplay here feels a lot like that of a Hitman game. As such, the game just generally feels unfinished on a visual level. The backgrounds are sparse, the animations are fairly basic, and there's a general feeling that there just wasn't enough time or money to put into anything but the main features. While a good deal of care went into the big-ticket items, the little things don't look great.
Likewise, the audio seems to have some care put into it - but it's trying to fit into a specific box more than it's trying to do something new. Each one of the girls is distinctive enough to stand out, though NPCs can tend to run together fairly easily. It's clear that a lot of work went into character design here, though most of those designs still feel like generic anime characters. It's very much a game about obsession and one in which you're meant to take the role of a deluded and dangerous stalker. This means stalking the love interested and eliminating anyone who is perceived as a rival. The player takes on the role of a Japanese schoolgirl who has a frightening crush on a male student and who will do anything to ensure he only loves her. There's no way to put the general concept of this game that isn't at least a bit upsetting. That's the basis of Yandere Simulator, a social stealth game that puts you in the shoes of a deranged schoolgirl. It makes sense that this type of character would make its way into a video game, but it's surprising to see a game in which players themselves take on this role.
It's a staple in anime, a character type that can be played for laughs or chills. Among the more chilling anime tropes is that of the yandere, a girl who displays her love through brutal, obsessive, and frightening behavior.
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