Review · Simulation · Linux · macOS · PC
Love and Sex: Second Base - Shawn's story
Reviewed: 23 Jun 2026
Linux · macOS · PC
Andrealphus Games · 2025
Ludograph rating
Growth (BDS)
23
Risk (RIS)
10
Daily limit
–
Age guidance
17+
Developmental benefits
| B1 | Cognitive | 0.32 | |
| B2 | Social-emotional | 0.23 | |
| B3 | Motor | 0.00 | |
Love and Sex: Second Base - Shawn's story is a text-heavy dating simulation that allows players to explore various relationship dynamics and ethical choices. It encourages strategic thinking and problem-solving as players navigate social interactions and build character stats to achieve their dating goals. The game offers opportunities for role-playing and understanding cause-and-effect in relationships.
Design risks
| R1 | Compulsion-loop pressure | 0.20 | |
| R2 | Monetization | 0.00 | |
| R3 | Social risk | 0.06 | |
This game features explicit sexual content and mature themes centered around seduction and sexual relationships. While it allows players to make ethical choices regarding fidelity, the core gameplay loop focuses on 'getting lucky' and can present a potentially objectifying view of women. There are minimal compulsion-loop design mechanics and no monetization risks.
Content (not in risk score)
| R4.1 | Violence Level | 0.00 | |
| R4.2 | Sexual Content | 1.00 | |
| R4.3 | Language | 0.33 | |
| R4.4 | Substance References | 0.00 | |
| R4.5 | Fear / Horror | 0.00 | |
Content risk is displayed separately and does not affect the time recommendation.
Regulatory design checks · DSA — Assessed: meets criteria·GDPR-K — Assessed: meets criteria·ODDS — Assessed: meets criteria
- DSA:What Ludograph checks: whether the game's design gives minors the transparency the EU Digital Services Act expects: plain terms, honest defaults, and clear reporting routes.: Estimated from review data. No dark pattern or child-targeting concerns found.
- GDPR-K:What Ludograph checks: whether age assurance and consent flows are designed for under-16s, in the spirit of GDPR Article 8.: Estimated from review data. No privacy or child-targeting concerns found.
- ODDS:What Ludograph checks: whether paid random-reward drop rates are disclosed, as required in China, Japan and South Korea.: Estimated from review data. No paid random-reward mechanics found, so drop-rate disclosure requirements do not apply.
These reflect Ludograph's assessment of the game's design practices against each framework's criteria, not a legal compliance determination.