Soul Mates is a point-and-click survival horror dating sim. Your friend disappeared while investigating a local abandoned manor, so you go after her — and the angry ghosts that haunt the place find you first. You run, hide and endure psychic attacks as your sanity drains. Then you notice one of the ghosts is kind of cute, and the game turns into something else.

Steam 250 weekly chart: #13 on the Top 50 Games of the Past Week, up +1 place, scored 7.71 from 119 reviews at 98% positive — the highest review percentage in the chart’s top twenty — released 21 October 2026. Chart position via Steam 250.

Key features

Two genres sharing one verb set

Running, hiding, giving gifts, chatting and flirting are all available against the same ghosts. The join works because horror and dating sims already run on the same loop — read a character, guess what they want, act before a meter runs out — and Soul Mates simply stops pretending those are different skills.

Sanity as the shared resource

Psychic attacks drain your sanity rather than your health. That choice is what keeps the romance from defusing the horror: the cost of a failed social read and a failed escape are drawn from the same pool, so flirting never becomes the safe option.

Point-and-click pacing in a chase game

Being chased in a point-and-click frame removes twitch reflex from the equation and replaces it with planning under pressure. Decisions are about routes and inventory rather than aim, which makes the game legible to players who bounce off action horror.

Where to find it

Soul Mates is on Steam for $12.99, developed and published by Sad Panda Studios. Steam flags jump scares, partial nudity, mild gore and mild suggestive themes. English only. The developer notes full voice acting is not currently included and is planned for a future update.

Frequently asked questions

Is Soul Mates a horror game or a dating sim?

Both at once. It is a point-and-click survival horror game in which the ghosts chasing you are also romanceable characters. Steam lists it under Adventure, Indie, Simulation and Strategy.

How much does Soul Mates cost?

It is listed on Steam at 12.99 dollars.

Is Soul Mates voice acted?

Not yet. The developer states on the Steam page that full voice acting is not currently included and is planned for a future update.

Who made Soul Mates?

Sad Panda Studios, which also made the idle dating sim Crush Crush. The studio both developed and published Soul Mates.

Is Soul Mates adult content?

Steam lists it with a required age of 0 but flags partial nudity, mild gore and mild suggestive themes alongside general mature content. It is not sold as an adults-only title.