Best Friend Forever

I have complex feelings on this game. I'm gonna start with the negative to get it out of my system. I wish more was done with the dog ownership component of this game. As it is it feels like more of a gimmick then anything. They're cute, and you can improve their stats, but that's about it. If this is gonna be how you market your game do something more with it. As it is the dog ownership parts of the game and the romance parts of the game are very disconnected. Maybe have one of the dates with each character be a doggy play date, where you have to make sure your dog is on its best behavior. Maybe give the romancable characters' dogs more personality. Like you love one character, but man they're dog is so yappy! Or maybe how cute their dog is becomes a reason you want to be with them lol. Asides from just the dog gimmick, I think another thing this game struggles from is how short it is. This can cause character arcs to feel rushed and stop you from being able to form a really strong connection with the romance options. One last nitpick is I don't like the 'pick one of these options and if you pick the wrong one the date doesn't start'. It's annoying, especially when you forgot to save. The difficult part should be the date, not starting the date. Okay, onto the positive. It's so damn charming. I love my dog in this game, it's so cute. I love the other dogs in this game, they're so cute (especially Marshmallow). There's a variety of romance options for people with different types and I appreciate that. I like that each has issues which makes it feel realistic but also they still work on those and they have other things which are positive to offer. Anders step on me. Also good disability rep in a dating game? So rare! Really love that. I like this game, but I wanted to love it. Congrats to team behind it still, it has some really good elements.

i love the graphics, story, and dogs. i also love the gay pride support and also, did i mention i love the DOGS???????? a literal quote from me 5 mins into the game: "Wait, that's why its called RAINBOW bay!!!" YES YES YES buy this now

I tried it out by curiousity and I think it's a nice game. It is a bit lacking in terms of personnalisation, like for the characters, and I think some points should have been more developped, but the story is good and fun to discover. I finished the romance with Anders, it was nice but still lacking a little bit of something from my point of view.

Дерьмо, купил только ради фона

I wanna recommend this game cause it looks very cute but unfortunately I cant even play the game, the game freezes as Im about to get off the bus and I have no idea what to do to fix that, it seems that Im not the only one facing this issue and the issue still continues without being fixed.

I don’t know how a visual novel—a genre known for its replayability and branching stories—manages to fail this spectacularly. Compared to other games in this category, this one is a pain to replay, with no distinguishable events or meaningful differences between routes to motivate continued play. There are no illustrations, animations, or character sprites outside the bare minimum, not even extra stuff you only get to see when you're actively dating a character. There’s no customization, no unlockables, no New Game Plus, and no way to skip or streamline the repetitive events. Week 5, 10, 14, and 15 are practically identical every time, with only minor line changes that are hardly worth the player’s time. It’s so tedious that I had to resort to an auto-clicker to get through the endless, pointless dialogue. The mechanics are gimmicky and feel practically useless. For example, activities with your dog can earn points, but there’s no real strategy involved. To efficiently reach level 10, you just look up the starting dog that gives the best bonuses and follow a rigid activity list. It’s a mindless grind rather than an engaging system. The dog-care minigame is equally repetitive and broken. I discovered that hosing down the dog in wide, careless circles—not even properly targeting it—registers better input than actually interacting as intended. This, followed by toweling the dog twice, consistently maxes out its stats. It’s laughably unpolished and clearly rushed. For a game with such a heavy focus on dogs, they’re poorly rendered and lack detail. There’s almost nothing to do with them—no outfits, accessories, or fun interactions like you'd expect in a pet-themed game. If you’re hoping for something even remotely close to Nintendogs, forget it. This is a bare-bones, shallow attempt with minimal effort in its execution. The art style is decent, and the UI is clean, but even those aspects are marred by technical issues. Background music occasionally cuts off for no reason, and character sprites sometimes fail to load entirely, leaving you staring at an empty background. These bugs make an already underwhelming experience feel even more incomplete. As for the writing, it’s occasionally fun in a meme-like way, but there’s too little of it, and what’s there lacks depth. Once you’ve read the emails or gone through the unskippable tutorial/character editor, there’s no reason to revisit them. The character editor itself is laughable—just three avatars with no options to change hair colors or features. Player agency is virtually nonexistent. The dialogue choices and the data you input—like blood type or zodiac sign—are completely meaningless. The quiz at the start, which determines which character suits you best, is fun the first time but becomes tedious on subsequent playthroughs since it’s unskippable. Overall, the game is sorely lacking in content, customization, polish, and player accommodation. Even on sale, it’s not worth the price, and I absolutely can’t recommend it.

Best Friend Forever is a short, cozy dating-sim-meets-dog-training story set in a relentlessly dog‑friendly town where everyone has opinions, secrets, and—occasionally—a chip on their shoulder. The premise is charming: you adopt a dog, settle into your new life, and spend 15 weeks juggling limited training sessions, social interactions, and dating scenarios while also trying to help your pup become class valedictorian. It’s a surprisingly strategic setup wrapped in a very soft, approachable package. The point‑and‑click gameplay leans into the cozy vibe, with small mini‑moments that keep you engaged—watching for your dog to dig, picking up poop, noticing when they cower or pull away. Each week ends with three interactions where you try to balance your dog’s mood, energy, hygiene, satiation, and hydration. It’s simple but satisfying, and it scratches that “pet management” itch without ever feeling stressful. The cast is a mix of lovable personalities and pricklier ones, which gives the dating side some texture. Some characters are instantly endearing; others take a little warming up. The mystery threaded through the story adds a light narrative pull, though the game often jumps forward in time in ways that make everything feel like it works out a little too neatly. My biggest critique is the length. The game is short—short enough that I didn’t manage to snag valedictorian on my first run, and short enough that I wished I had more time to deepen relationships and training choices. Still, the structure encourages replaying to explore different storylines, and I can see myself returning to try new routes. Overall, Best Friend Forever is sweet, cozy, and easy to enjoy, especially if you love dogs or low‑pressure dating sims. I’d recommend picking it up on sale, but it’s absolutely worth a playthrough if you’re in the mood for something gentle and dog‑centric.

Wholesome doggo game.

Плюсы: Красивая графика; 3D-шные собачки, которых можно тыкать; Можно выбрать внешность и пол. Минусы: Нет возможности пропускать текст (даже виденный ранее); Плоские "повесточные" персонажи - романсить интересно буквально двух, остальные существуют в каком-то вакууме; Глючные спрайты, иногда пропадают (особенно в последней сцене); Хотя 3D-шная собака милая, взаимодействие с ней быстро надоедает в виду однотипности.

Ерундень полная. Мало того что отдал за витрину 3500~ так ещё и за эту игру пришлось отдать дополнительно 500, ради фона. Ладно если бы она стоила ну 250. Ну ♥♥♥ не 500 рублей же, я деньги не печатаю.