Contests

Looking for a unique challenge as a participant of the Community Game-Along? Test yourself with these special contests for different prizes (prizes being bragging rights and maybe special icons in your card on the participation page).

Participants who can get one bingo will earn a special icon on their participation card. But how many bingos can you actually get? Read on for what each panel means in detail. The CGA icon in the middle is a free space. Download the bingo card above (or screenshot it if your browser makes it hard to download pictures here), and then fill it out as you progress through the month. You may post about your progress on social media, or share your progress via DM in the Chic Pixel discord, or through BlueSky @communitygamealong.

Dating Sim Month 2025 Bingo active from February 1 to February 28

Play one dating sim with stat building: Embrace the "simulator" in dating simulator. If the game has visible stats that are impacted by your choices, you get a bingo.

Successfully romance someone: Get someone to fall for you.

Get at least one bad ending: Don't let a bad end discourage you. Learn from it, and accept the bingo space for your efforts.

Get at least one good ending: Enjoy that feel good moment! ...but be careful, some good endings may be more bittersweet than heart warming. But hey if the game says it's good, it counts.

NOW KISS: Kiss the character you are interested in.

Start three different routes: Three routes in one game, three routes in three different games, however you wanna approach this.

Promote the game you are playing: Use the hashtag #DatingSiMonth on social media when talking about the game you are playing.

Get at least five different trophies or achievements: For the achievement/trophy hunters! Get five of them in one game!

Unlock one CG: CGs (computer graphic) are the pretty pieces of art you can unlock as you progress through many of these games. Just get one of them, that's all.

Absolutely not for children: If you come across something in the game you are playing that is absolutely adults only (sex scenes for instance) then there you go. This panel can be open to interpretation as well to whatever YOU feel is something underaged minors should not see or play.

Play three different farming games: Self explanatory. The games you play can be demos too. Just launch three different dating games.

Finish three different routes (endings can be good or bad): Another self explanatory one. But again, all of it doesn't have to be one game. Can be up to three different games.

Play one otome game: Wiki calls otomes "a story-based romance video game targeted towards women with a female protagonist as the player character." Go ahead, try one. They're not all bad.

Get at least ten different trophies or achievements: For the achievement/trophy hunters! Get ten of them in one game!

Unlock all CGs in one game: Make an art museum out of your game!

Romance five different suitors: You are so charismatic. Maybe one of the most if you can get five lovelies to fall for you.

~Aesthetic Photo~: Take a picture of your #DatingSiMonth game and post it online.

Post a photo of your beloved: Share a screenshot of someone in the game you're playing that you have the hots for.

Actual date time: Literally take someone in the game on a literal date.

Itch Io Dating Sim: Play a dating sim or demo from Itch Io.

100% Run: Can you accomplish EVERYTHING that there is to do in one game?

Unlock five CGs in one game: Self explanatory if you made it this far down.

~Two Aesthetic Photos~: Take TWO different photos of your #DatingSiMonth game and post it online.

Romance outside of otome or daitng sims?: There are games out there that don't necessarily fit in the "dating sim" or "otome" genre that do include dating mechanics or mechanics where you hook up with an NPC. Play one of them and this space is yours.