▁alternate ▁channel ▁Gr ump Out . ▁On ▁July ▁ 1 4 , ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁it ▁was ▁announced ▁that ▁the ▁game ' s ▁release ▁would ▁be ▁delayed ▁due ▁to ▁the ▁discovery ▁of ▁some ▁last - min ute ▁bugs , ▁and ▁would ▁miss ▁its ▁original ▁release ▁date ▁of ▁July ▁ 1 3 , ▁ 2 0 1 7 . ▁It ▁was ▁given ▁a ▁new ▁date ▁of ▁July ▁ 1 9 , ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁only ▁to ▁be ▁delayed ▁again . ▁It ▁finally ▁came ▁out ▁on ▁July ▁ 2 0 , ▁ 2 0 1 7 . ▁A ▁D ad rect or ' s ▁C ut ▁of ▁the ▁game , ▁featuring ▁additional ▁side quest s ▁and ▁min ig ames , ▁was ▁released ▁on ▁the ▁Play Station ▁ 4 ▁and ▁launched ▁as ▁a ▁free ▁update ▁to ▁the ▁PC ▁version ▁on ▁October ▁ 3 0 , ▁ 2 0 1 8 . ▁ ▁Initial ly , ▁H utch inson ▁and ▁Griff is ▁thought ▁the ▁game ▁was ▁too ▁linear ▁and ▁told ▁Vern on ▁and ▁Le ight on ▁to ▁look ▁to ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 4 ▁game ▁Tok ime ki ▁Memorial ▁for ▁insp iration ▁on ▁system - dri ven ▁d ating ▁sim s . ▁After ▁systems - based ▁game play ▁was ▁installed , ▁the ▁player ▁did ▁not ▁just ▁play ▁for ▁the ▁d ads ' ▁affection ▁but ▁play ▁to ▁a ▁point ▁where ▁they ▁could ▁be ▁" co ol " ▁or ▁" er ud ite " ▁enough ▁for ▁the ▁d ads ' ▁affection .