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Characters, Friendship & Romance: What Is Confirmed

A conservative relationship guide that separates current schedules and on-screen meetings from full-release romance promises.

Checked Sep 3, 2026 Game state: Pre-release / public demo + current prelaunch data
Before Sep 10, 2026: The full game is still unreleased. Numbers and routes below are from the public demo, Steam, and the current official wiki unless marked otherwise.
Warm dusk meeting in a village square used as the characters cover

Romance is officially part of the full game

The current Steam page says you can befriend or romance locals and even marry one. That is stronger than older 2025 developer posts, which still described romance as in design. Heart thresholds, spouse rules and final event chains are not confirmed for the Sep 10 build.

Meetings you can already see

Steam store screenshots already show named town conversations:

  • Tanner on an autumn street, talking about school ending.
  • Sam at a bus stop at dusk, unsure whether you went to school together.
  • A library conversation with an older resident who offers information.
  • Alice appearing in an indoor hallway scene.

Those are on-screen identities, not a finished romance roster.

Tanner in a red beanie talking on an autumn street beside a STOP sign — official Steam screenshot
Official Steam screenshot of Tanner. Current wiki also lists rain/snow as a stay-home condition for him.
Sam at a dusk bus stop saying she may have gone to school with you — official Steam screenshot
Official Steam screenshot of Sam at a bus stop. A current wiki town note also ties Sam to a Cryptic Note used on Dave’s locked door.

What is already useful before release

Current wiki data contains NPC schedules and gift preferences for some residents. That helps friendship grinding. It is not the same thing as a marriage guide.

Tanner’s current wiki schedule is a town-loop list (outskirts, carpenter, bus stop near home, Greystone Estates, flower shop, pet shop, and the saloon on some afternoons / weekends). When it rains or snows, the wiki says he stays home. Treat that as demo/wiki routing, not a 1.0 promise.

Characters with current data

The wiki lists residents including Tanner, Farmer Hans, Klaus, Henrietta, Father Desmond, the Tax Man, the Travelling Merchant and Akira. Completeness of gift tables varies. Other town names that already appear in current location notes include Dave, Amelia, Martin, Abigail, Billy, Adrian, Jeannie, Rachel and Dan.

Library study with floor-to-ceiling books and an older bearded resident offering information — official Steam screenshot
Official Steam screenshot of a library information conversation.

Final romanceable roster, roommate/spouse housing rules and missable heart events stay on the Sep 10 recheck list.

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