A reported reply from Dandylion, the developer of Troubleshooter: Abandoned Children, offered an unusual explanation for the game’s missing “waifu dating system”: team members had no experience with dating, “even in real life.” The exchange was reported by Futurism in June 2024; it does not establish a formal or permanent decision about adding the feature.
What the developer reportedly said
Noor Al-Sibai’s June 13, 2024, Futurism report describes a response by Dandylion to a Steam user review asking about a “waifu dating system” in Troubleshooter: Abandoned Children. The report characterizes the game as a turn-based RPG set in Valhalla.
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In the response reproduced by Futurism, Dandylion acknowledged that a dating system was a feature many players wanted, then explained: “But my team members… have no experience with it, even in real life….”
Ben Pielstick turned the explanation into a joke
Game designer Ben Pielstick later made light of the contrast between the game’s fantastical possibilities and the proposed romance feature. As quoted in the same report, he said: “We can build a feature to ride a dragon but not go on a date, because we have no experience with that.” He followed with: “A date might be harder to imagine these days I suppose.”
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Does this mean the game will never get dating?
No. The reported exchange explains the team’s answer to that review, but it does not show that Dandylion made a formal, lasting decision to rule out dating in future development. The remarks should be read as a wry response, not confirmation of the developers’ private lives or a definitive roadmap announcement.
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