Sign-ups for this game are partnered.
The partnered sign-up model is to cement the Happily-Ever-After design of the game. Aside from a few noted exceptions, the characters in each pairing will be required to end up together, either engaged or married by the game’s conclusion… but that does not mean characters should refrain from flirting and exploring subplots with characters outside of their pairing before their Happily Ever After takes place.
The ending may be decided, but how your character arrives there is entirely up to you!
Matchmaking Events
To help people meet potential partners, we will host three online Partner Matchmaking events in the month before sign-ups open, and one final event during the sign-up period. Follow us on the Secret Garden Studios FB page for updates and reminders.
Players seeking a partner will be asked to submit a form listing their character & playstyle preferences to RSVP for the matchmaking events. Even if attendance at the matchmaking events is not possible, interested players should submit the Partner Seeker form in order to be added to the online sheet of all partner seekers, so that interested players may reach out to discuss potential partnering.
The partner matchmaking events are purely to make introductions and start conversations between potential partner matches. While we hope you’ll meet someone you’re excited to play with at one of these events, the ultimate responsibility for reaching out to people and finding a partner lies solely with you. Participating in these events neither obligates not guarantees that you’ll partner with someone.
At each matchmaking event, partner seekers will be sent off into different breakout rooms to spend 5-10 minutes getting to know prospective partners before moving onto their next breakout room, speed-dating style. The speed-connecting breakout rooms will be assigned based on player compatibility, determined by the preferences listed on the Partner Seeker form. If needed, there will be additional time at the end for partner seekers to enter breakout rooms and chat with prospective partners they were not matched with.
Practical Info
Partner Matchmaking Events
- Event #1: Wednesday, May 13th, 2026 at 8:30 p.m. EDT
- Event #2: Friday, May 22nd, 2026 at 8:30 p.m. EDT
- Event #3: Saturday, June 13th, 2026 at 1 p.m. EDT
- Event #4: Sunday, June 21st, 2026 at 5 p.m. EDT