History VisualNovel / PerfectMatch

* AmbiguousDisorder: Sloane’s social awkwardness, inability to understand sarcasm, and obsessive interest in technology make some fans believe that she may be on the autism spectrum.

** One is also made of Kai in Book 2, named Keegan.

* EvilKnockoff:

* RoboticReveal: [[spoiler: The Eros matches are robots. Damien is also revealed to be a robot in the final chapter.]]

* ArcWords: "Indescribable" - [[spoiler:the word of choice whenever a robot encounter an abstract concept like art. It was used repeatedly by Steve and Hayden throughout the book before and after their RoboticReveal as well as at the very end with Damien's own RoboticReveal]].
* BiTheWay: As usual for a Choices book. Kai and Hayden can both be whichever gender the player chooses, and Damien and Sloane are both love interests regardless of the gender you choose for Kai.

* DatingServiceDisaster: An offline version, but still an UpToEleven one. [[spoiler:Eros turns out to be making really good robots, and the gang is forced to run away.]]

* EvilKnockoff: [[spoiler:Eros used Hayden's file to recreate a knockoff of him/her named Harley that were used to deceive and study Kai when they were held captive by Eros. Harley will come to fight for Eros and got killed off by the heroes in the Japan warehouse if you picked the Premium option of taking Steve with you]].
* {{Foreshadowing}}: There are multiple instances that imply [[spoiler:Hayden and Steve aren't human.]]

* MeetTheInLaws: The gang takes a trip to see Steve's father [[spoiler:(actually his handler).]]

* {{Polyamory}}: Kai has the opportunity to date Damien, Sloane, and Hayden all at once.

* {{Robosexual}}: They don't know it until later, but Kai and Nadia date and sleep with [[spoiler:robots.]]

* Book 2, Chapter 12. [[spoiler: Eros is plotting to assassinate the president.]]

** Book 2, Chapter 10 has several of them. [[spoiler: Harley attacks and injures Emmett, Winona Johnson's assistant. It is implied that they had previously attacked Hayden and stolen their phone. Kai sees a duplicate of themselves on Winona's show wearing an outfit very similar to Harley's.]]

* EvilKnockoff: [[spoiler:Eros used Hayden's file to recreate a knockoff of him/her named Harley that were used to deceive and study Kai when they were held captive by Eros. Harley will comes to fight for Eros and got killed off by the heroes in the Japan warehouse if you picked the Premium option of taking Steve with you]].

* They just don't get it: In Book 2, Chapter 6, Hayden has an emotional outburst that causes them to angrily lash out at Kai, Sloane, Damien, and Khaan. The reasoning being that being around Hamza caused them to realize that they are basically immortal and will outlive everyone they love, they never had a childhood, and they can never have kids of their own. They yell at Kai that they can't understand what they're going through because they're not the same species, and yell at Sloane for showing them off as a science experiment instead of treating them like a living being.

* WorkingWithTheEx: Damien ends up seeing old partner Alana at the hideout, and she joins them. It gets uncomfortable at times.

* LossOfIdentity: [[spoiler

* DoubleStandardRapeSciFi: [[spoiler:If you choose a Premium choice to have sex with Dames (who were unknowingly impersonating Damien at the time and choose a Premium choice with Dames in Book 2, Chapter 1, the whole thing is brushed off like some kind of misunderstanding and not a serious BedTrick]].

* ArcWords: "Indescribable" - [[spoiler:the word of choice whenever a robot encounter an abstract concept like art. It was used repeatedly by Steve and Hayden at the throughout the book before and after their RoboticReveal as well as at the very end with Damien's own RoboticReveal]].

* ArcWords: "Indescribable" - [[spoiler:the word of choice whenever a robot encounter an abstract concept like art. It was used repeatedly by Steve and Hayden at the start of the book and at the very end with Damien's RoboticReveal]].

* MeetTheInLaws: The gang takes a trip to see Steve's father [[spoiler:actually handler.]]

* WhamLine: During chapter 16. While at the Louvre, Kai asks Damien how one of the paintings make him feel, to which he responds with [[spoiler:indescribable]]. The Matches can't interpret abstract concepts such as art, so Damien's inability to describe the painting meant [[spoiler:he at some point became a robot.]]

* RoboticReveal: [[spoiler: The Eros matches are robots. Damian is also revealed to be a robot in the final chapter.]]

** The main character is given the name Kai, but it can be whatever the player wants.

* PlayerPersonalityQuiz: To figure out what their perfect match would be like, Eros gives the player one in the first chapter, with 16 different possibilites. It's loosely based on the [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Myers%E2%80%93Briggs_Type_Indicator Myers-Briggs Type Indicator]] (the basic structure is the same, though the specific details are different.)

* RidiculouslyHumanRobots: [[spoiler:Eros's matches are pretty indistinguishable from humans on the outside.]]

* PlayerPersonalityQuiz: To figure out what their perfect match would be like, Eros gives the player one in the first chapter, with 16 different possibilites.

* BiTheWay: Kai and all three love interests, usual for a Choices book.

** Hayden decides to change their name after realizing Eros gave it to them. Kai can decide what it should be, or if it should stay Hayden.

* {{Polyamory}}: Kai has the oppurtunity to date Damien, Sloane, and Hayden all at once.

* RoboticReveal: [[spoiler: The Eros matches are robots. Damian is also revealed to be a robot at the final chapter.]]
* SixthRangerTraitor: Damien's old friend Alana who joins the five of you [[spoiler:betrays your gang to Rowan.]]

* RoboticReveal: [[spoiler: The Eros matches are robots.]]

* SixthRangerTraitor: Damien's old friend Alana who joins the four of you [[spoiler:betrays your gang to Rowan.]]

* {{Foreshadowing}}: There are multiple instances that imply [[Hayden and Steve are't human.]]

* Genre Shift: What starts as a slightly futuristic romance morphs into a ''VisualNovel/TheEndlessSummer'' type drama with robots, dangerous companies, and showdowns.