Game Overview
Fresh from scuba training, you take odd underwater jobs alongside Marina Fishpaste, an aggressively cheerful employer with a talent for steering trouble your way. Shark Dating Simulator XL turns that ridiculous setup into a compact parody visual novel where romance, danger, and absurd comedy share the same ocean floor. Its central relationship involves a prickly great white shark girl whose hostile attitude hides considerably more complicated feelings. The tone stays knowingly silly, but the branching story gives its goofy premise enough stakes to make each decision matter.
Play revolves around reading short scenes, meeting strange sea-bound characters, and choosing responses that influence the direction of the plot. Conversations can push the shark heroine toward trust, anger, affection, or outcomes that are much less romantic, and choices made near the beginning can echo all the way through to the finale. Rather than asking for reflexes or demanding systems mastery, it rewards curiosity and repeat playthroughs as you chase its many endings. A single route is quick, making it easy to revisit key decisions and test whether a kinder, meaner, or simply weirder approach produces a better result.
The appeal lies in how thoroughly it commits to the joke: hand-drawn cartoon art gives every character a loud personality, while the soundtrack supports the offbeat undersea mood without treating the scenario too seriously. Its dating mechanics are deliberately simple, so the fun comes from unpredictable writing and discovering how far the branching paths go rather than managing stats. Fans of short-form visual novels, comedy dating sims, and bizarre internet-era humor will find more to enjoy here than players seeking a sincere romance drama. Anyone who likes the multiple-ending structure of games such as Hatoful Boyfriend, but wants a briefer and more openly cartoonish experience, is the ideal audience.
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Installation
- Select the Download button at the top of this page to open UploadHaven.
- On UploadHaven, wait for any countdown, then select Free Download. Optional: UploadHaven Pro for faster downloads.
- When complete, extract the archive to a Shark Dating Simulator XL folder using 7-Zip.
- Open the extracted folder and start the game normally.
- For errors, check Setup Guide & Troubleshooting below. Keep your security software enabled.
System Requirements
- OS: Windows XP SP2 or better
- Processor: Intel Celeron / Athlon Sempron or better
- Memory: 1 GB RAM
- Graphics: Nvidia Geforce 470GTX Titan / ATI Radeon 5850 or better
- DirectX: Version 9.0c
- Storage: 128 MB available space
- Sound Card: N/A
Setup Guide & Troubleshooting
How do I fix missing DLL errors for Shark Dating Simulator XL?
After extracting Shark Dating Simulator XL, navigate to the _Redist or _CommonRedist folder inside the game directory and install DirectX, Vcredist, and any other dependencies included.
What should I do if the downloaded file is corrupted?
The full archive is 80.87 MB — make sure your download completed fully before extracting. Use 7-Zip to extract the files. If you still see a "file corrupted" error, re-download and try again.
Do I need to run the game as administrator?
Usually, no. Start the game normally from the extracted folder. If you see a permissions or save error, check that the folder is writable and follow the game's documented fix. Only grant administrator access when a trusted game's specific setup requires it.
How do I update my GPU drivers for this game?
The game won't launch — what should I try?
Check that extraction completed and your PC meets the system requirements, including Version 9.0c. Note any error message before choosing a fix. If it identifies a missing runtime, install the required DirectX components or Microsoft Visual C++ Redistributable from Microsoft.
My antivirus is blocking the game — is it safe?
A warning needs to be investigated; the download source alone cannot confirm that a file is safe. Keep your security software enabled and review the detection details. Do not run or restore a flagged file unless you have verified that it is a false positive. If you are unsure, leave it quarantined.