40 Fun Facts About Yandere Simulator

Which live-streaming service added Yandere Simulator to its list of prohibited games in January 2016?

Twitch never told YandereDev why, he said, adding that he would alter minor details to lift the ban but would not remove core features.

The official Yandere Simulator site likens its gameplay to which assassination series, also parodied by Mission Mode?

Hitman supplies the template: a large environment full of NPCs, one target to track down, and the choice of a silent kill or a staged accident.

What is the real name of Yandere-chan, the Yandere Simulator protagonist whom classmates have nicknamed 'Yan-chan'?

Ayano Aishi feels hollow and emotionless until she comes into contact with Senpai on the first day of her second year at school.

On which day of the week does every rival in Yandere Simulator plan to confess her love to Senpai?

Friday at 6:00 PM is each rival's deadline, because a school myth says a confession made that day at one special spot binds a couple forever.

Which stat in Yandere Simulator drops after acts of violence, making the protagonist's kills sloppier and noisier?

Sanity loss also shows on her face, and if Senpai sees her looking unhinged he could never love her, which ends the game.

Which Yandere Simulator rival, the first to appear, grew up next door to Senpai and walks to school with him?

Osana Najimi arrived with the official demo in August 2020, about six years after development began.

Yandere Simulator is built in which game engine, which re-imports every asset whenever the build platform is switched?

Unity takes about 15 minutes to re-import the game's thousands of assets, a delay YandereDev has cited for not exporting Mac and Linux builds.

In Yandere Simulator, which part of the protagonist's home holds kidnapped rivals and also turns up recordings?

Her basement is meant to give up a new recording each time she rearranges the furniture to make room for another captive.

Monika, Sayori, Yuri and Natsuki from which visual novel became playable character skins in Yandere Simulator?

Doki Doki Literature Club! skins arrived on New Year's Day 2018 after its creator gave permission, provided the likenesses were never used for profit.

What is the name of the prestigious school in Yandere Simulator, bankrolled by the world's wealthiest conglomerate?

Akademi began as a high school, but during development it was changed to a post-high-school academy whose students are adults.

In Yandere Simulator, what is the real name of Senpai when the player chooses to keep him male?

Taro Yamada becomes Taeko if the player picks a female Senpai at the start of the game.

In Yandere Simulator, a school myth says a love confession made under which landmark binds two people forever?

The cherry tree behind the school is also where Yandere-chan herself plans to confess once every rival has been dealt with.

Which final rival in Yandere Simulator is both student council president and heiress to a vast conglomerate?

Megami Saikou is listed with no weakness, and she alone knows a dangerous person is at the school, so she brings in cameras and guards.

Yandere Simulator's first rival hides her crush by being rude to Senpai, a character type known by which term?

Tsundere is the single word her official profile gives for her personality: she is harsh to Senpai because she fears he will learn how she feels.

In Yandere Simulator's 1980s Mode, players control Ryoba, who is which relative of the main story's protagonist?

Her mother, Ryoba, attended the same school in 1989, and the developer has said the prequel mode was built to test the main game's systems.

Which mysterious ally in Yandere Simulator collects and sells dark secrets, though nobody knows her real name or face?

Info-chan is so secretive that some people doubt she exists, yet she is the protagonist's helper in eliminating each rival.

The official site calls Yandere Simulator which type of game, about stalking a boy while seeming an innocent schoolgirl?

Stealth is the core of it: the protagonist must remove each rival without being caught, and can even win using only non-lethal methods.

Which cleaning tools does Yandere Simulator give players for wiping away bloodstains after a murder at school?

A mop and bucket of water clear the blood, but players must also get rid of weapons carrying fingerprints and incinerate the bodies.

Amai Odayaka, the sweet and gentle second rival in Yandere Simulator, is president of which school club?

Cooking Club president Amai is away in week one, then bonds with Senpai at a moment when he is feeling sad and vulnerable.

The 'yan' in Yandere Simulator's title comes from the Japanese word 'yanderu', which carries what meaning?

Mentally ill is the sense of 'yanderu', which is fused with 'deredere', meaning lovey-dovey, to describe affection that turns obsessive.

Which Yandere Simulator rival is convinced that ghosts, demons and black magic are real and wants to prove it?

Oka Ruto, the Occult Club's president, falls for Senpai so quickly that she decides there must be something supernatural about him and starts studying him.

Which Yandere Simulator rival is the arrogant Drama Club president who wants to be the most famous actress ever?

Kizana Sunobu grew out of a way to die: the developer pictured an actress killed by a prop during a stage play, then designed a rival to fit.

Which Yandere Simulator rival leads the school's delinquents and once fought off a group from another school alone?

Osoro Shidesu became an idol to five bullied boys who watched that brawl; they copied her blonde hair and gruff manner and became her gang.

Hanako, the ninth rival in Yandere Simulator, transfers schools to be near Senpai because she is what to him?

His little sister fears a girlfriend would steal his attention, so her mission is to stop him from dating anyone at all.

Muja Kina, the clumsy sixth rival in Yandere Simulator, arrives at the school to train for which job?

Nurse training brings Muja to the school, where her wish to be helpful is undone by an air-headed, klutzy nature that causes more problems than it solves.

Mida Rana, the sultry seventh rival in Yandere Simulator, holds which position at the school?

Substitute teacher Mida turns up in the seventh week to cover for an unavailable colleague, and her profile says no man has ever resisted her charms.

Asu Rito, the fifth rival in Yandere Simulator, is tipped for Olympic gold and presides over which school club?

Sports Club president Asu is called the top student athlete in the region, and she befriends Senpai when he is drained and in need of exercise.

Which former Martial Arts Club president in Yandere Simulator never lost a duel until her own star pupil beat her?

Raibaru Fumetsu, nicknamed 'The Indestructible Rival' for her winning streak, was relieved to lose: the defeat freed her to quit and try a new hobby.

In Yandere Simulator's Mission Mode, which hunter stalks the player and can only be killed by an attack from behind?

Nemesis can hear running footsteps, so players must creep up on her, and on harder settings she may be invincible or disguised as a student.

In Yandere Simulator's 1980s Mode, who suspects Ryoba of murder and eventually takes her to court?

The Journalist had correctly identified the killer, yet in the game's backstory she was found innocent and the case ended his career.

Yandere Simulator's 1980s Mode sets itself apart with a new soundtrack and visual effects imitating which format?

VHS tape effects suit the mode's 1989 setting, which the developer modelled on 1980s slasher films.

What is the real name of YandereDev, the American developer who has led Yandere Simulator since 2014?

Alex Mahan spent three years at a video game company and worked on ten console and mobile titles before going independent.

After a 1989 incident tied Yandere Simulator's school to murder, the headmaster made all staff take courses in what?

Self-defense classes are the in-story reason every staff member can fend off a direct assault from an armed attacker.

Which indie publisher partnered with YandereDev for nine months of 2017 to polish and promote Yandere Simulator?

TinyBuild joined in March 2017, but the two parted ways that December; the developer later said they had simply not been a good fit.

The leader of the bullies in Yandere Simulator takes her nickname from her father's work as what?

A loan shark's daughter, she is known as 'Musume Ronshaku', which translates to 'Daughter Loanshark'; her real name is Mutsumi Rokuda.

Which voice actress played Yandere-chan in Yandere Simulator and its crossovers before leaving the project in 2023?

Michaela Laws also voiced Ryoba, the lead of 1980s Mode, and reprised Yandere-chan in the Nintendo Switch brawler Go All Out!

Before starting Yandere Simulator, YandereDev was an associate designer on which PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 brawler?

Girl Fight, a 2013 download-only release from Kung Fu Factory, drew generally unfavourable reviews, scoring about 35 out of 100.

In Yandere Simulator's 1980s Mode, which charming ladies' man is the student Ryoba becomes obsessed with?

Jokichi Yudasei looks like a playboy but is inexperienced with women, and every girl he gets close to is suddenly removed from his life.

Which Yandere Simulator club, led by Fureddo Jonzu, would leap to investigate any unsolved mystery or crime at school?

Photography Club members mostly treat their clubroom as a hangout, but they crave a purpose, which could spell doom for a careless culprit.

In Yandere Simulator, the police bureau closest to the school protects the residents of which fictional town?

Buraza police now refuse to arrest without hard evidence, a caution learned when a 1989 murder trial made them a national laughing stock.