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Gaokao.Love.100Days vs DATE A LIVE: Rio Reincarnation

Gaokao.Love.100Days and DATE A LIVE: Rio Reincarnation both land in Simulation on Steam, which is why they keep getting compared. The comparison below is built from each game's Steam metadata — release year, genres, categories, Steam Deck status, price, and review score — refreshed daily by imho.run's scraper. Headline differences: Both are Simulation games on Steam. Gaokao.Love.100Days (2015) is 4 years older than DATE A LIVE: Rio Reincarnation (2019). DATE A LIVE: Rio Reincarnation scores higher on Steam reviews (95.6% positive) than Gaokao.Love.100Days (85.6% positive). No login or purchase needed — scroll for the full table, the verdict FAQ, and links to ranked similar games for both titles.

Which should you pick?

Choose Gaokao.Love.100Days

Choose Gaokao.Love.100Days if you want an Indie, Adventure, and Casual experience. On Steam, it's currently about 86% cheaper on the Steam Store. Gaokao.Love.100Days launched in 2015.

Choose DATE A LIVE: Rio Reincarnation

Choose DATE A LIVE: Rio Reincarnation if it carries the stronger Steam consensus at 95.6% positive across 617 reviews.

Both Gaokao.Love.100Days and DATE A LIVE: Rio Reincarnation sit in Simulation on Steam, so either pick lands in the same broad neighborhood. Use the side-by-side table for the feature view, or follow the "Games like" links below to see ranked alternatives for either title.

Side-by-side comparison

Gaokao.Love.100Days vs DATE A LIVE: Rio Reincarnation — Steam metadata comparison
Gaokao.Love.100Days — Steam game coverGaokao.Love.100DaysDATE A LIVE: Rio Reincarnation — Steam game coverDATE A LIVE: Rio Reincarnation
Released20152019
GenresIndie, Adventure, Simulation, CasualSimulation
PlatformsWindowsWindows
Steam DeckDeck PlayableDeck Verified
Price5.69 USD39.99 USD
Steam reviews85.6% positive (194 reviews)95.6% positive (617 reviews)
MultiplayerSingle-player onlySingle-player only
Developers高考恋爱委员会, 橘子班Idea Factory, Compile Heart, Sting

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Gaokao.Love.100Days vs DATE A LIVE: Rio Reincarnation — FAQ

Which is better, Gaokao.Love.100Days or DATE A LIVE: Rio Reincarnation?
On Steam reviews DATE A LIVE: Rio Reincarnation scores higher (95.6% positive) than Gaokao.Love.100Days (85.6% positive). Both have enough reviews to trust the signal, so for players using reviews alone, DATE A LIVE: Rio Reincarnation is the safer pick. Genre fit still matters — check the side-by-side table for the categories each game lands in.
Should I play Gaokao.Love.100Days or DATE A LIVE: Rio Reincarnation first?
If you want chronology, Gaokao.Love.100Days (2015) came out before DATE A LIVE: Rio Reincarnation (2019). If neither is a sequel to the other, order doesn't really matter — start with whichever fits your current mood, since both share enough on Steam to make either a reasonable opener.
Are Gaokao.Love.100Days and DATE A LIVE: Rio Reincarnation similar?
They overlap on Simulation on Steam, so the catalogue groups them together — but "similar" depends on the specific mechanics. Use the genre + category rows above to decide whether the overlap matches what drew you to the one you've already played.
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