My Time at Evershine Romance Candidates Are In: All Romance Survey & Returning Character Winners

Pathea Games threw their characters into a My Time at Evershine-style Hunger Games and let the Kickstarter Backers play matchmaker. Well, the votes are in, and now we know who gets the love story treatment.

My Time at Evershine, the highly anticipated sequel to My Time at Portia and My Time at Sandrock, smashed its Kickstarter goals in record time. We eagerly await its promise of deeper storylines, a more mature tone, and better integration of romance mechanics.

Instead of developers dictating who you can romance, Kickstarter backers decided. They voted for their favorite characters to join the romance roster, including one nostalgic visitor from Portia or Sandrock. Now, after months of surveys, the results were announced on X on January 9.

My Time at Evershine Romance Survey Results

Here are your new romance options, ranked by votes:

Bachelorettes:

1. Hua: 21,351 votes
2. Ines: 18,038 votes
3. Garnet: 11,119 votes
4. Barika: 7,573 votes
5. Luca: 6,206 votes
6. Madeline: 4,583 votes

Bachelors:

1. Atticus: 16,773 votes
2. Stev: 14,864 votes
3. Kang: 12,353 votes
4. Sin: 12,102 votes
5. Waylen: 5,456 votes
6. Rudy: 4,459 votes

All Romanceable Characters in My Time at Evershine

Here’s a table with all romanceable characters, including all bachelors and bachelorettes, in My Time at Evershine.

Character icon	Name	Bio
	Hua	Hua was put into the Northern Rangers as a medic by her father as a way to quickly gain political status. While she’s very talented at almost everything she does, she hated being in the military. One day, she found out that you, her former classmate, became a Governor…
	Rudy	Rudy used to be a successful entrepreneur in Atara; he had the world in the palm of his hand. But after a series of unfortunate events, he has lost everything. Now he doesn’t know what to do with himself. Maybe he should just stop trying…
	Stev	Stev was a Duvos soldier arrested during a daring operation in the Alliance. After a prisoner swap deal was reached with Duvos, Stev was to be shipped back to the Duvos border with another group of Duvos soldiers. But somehow, he ended up all alone in the Northern Eufaula…
	Luca	Luca, from Highwind, is cheerful, witty, and wherever she goes, she lights up the room and leaves behind the smell of sweet flowers. But one day, her Pa told her she’s being arranged to marry the heir of a popular restaurant in Walnut Groove, for the good of both families. So she ran away.
	Atticus	Atticus’ wife died of childbirth many years ago, leaving him to take care of his children Jasper and Garnet, as well as her crazy father Idaho. Although life on the frontier has been hard for him, he did his best for his family and never once complained. Now that his children are all grown up, he’s trying to adjust to a new phase of his life.
	Kang	Kang, from Highwind, is a young and ambitious Builder. His dream is to win a build-off against the Builder of the Deca in Sandrock. But after suffering a humiliating build-off defeat against a Builder in Portia and being told to “buzz off and never waste my time again,” Kang is looking to find a place to train.
	Shin	Shin is a skilled tailor with an eye for the finer things; his sharp mind ensures he always comes out on top against would-be hagglers. People say he’s been living alone in the mountains for decades, waiting. For what? Or is it for whom…?
	Barika	Barika is an engineer from Lucien who works for Musa, the richest man in the Free Cities. She’s always cool under pressure and resourceful, but after a regrettable accident, she began to have self-doubts. Musa sent her out here to cool her head.
	Garnet	Garnet is the girl that loves plants and animals. It’s her dream to go to Highwind to study. But because her family doesn’t have a lot of money and her Pa’s working so hard, she chose to help around the house and watch over her amnesic Grandpa.
	Waylen	Waylen doesn’t talk about his past; he changes the subject whenever someone asks. Everyone appreciates his sense of humor and top-notch combat skills, but sometimes you’ll catch him staring off into the distance with a puzzling expression…
	Ines	Ines used to be a bright-eyed reporter working for the Atara Times. After spending the last two years covering the Orzu situation on location, where she saw countless suffering and destruction, her eyes lost their shine. Now, she’s been reassigned to cover the North Development Project.
	Madeline	Madeline has worked hard all of her life in the trade business. She has always wanted to find love but never had the time for it, and she’s resigned to that fact. Now she’s helping Director Gaudi by expanding her trade networks to the border for the North Development Project.

Returning Favorite: Fang

The most beloved visitor is Fang, the enigmatic doctor from Sandrock, who earned 7,189 votes, beating runner-up Arlo by over 3,000 votes. Fang, known for his mysterious demeanor and soft spot for animals, remains a fan favorite.

About the Author

Cande Maldonado

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Cande’s calling in life is to annoy NPCS, smash virtual pottery, and complete every side quest available in RPGs. Her passion for games dates to 2006, when she mounted a Chocobo for the first time, but she has been writing professionally for the past four years. Under Nintendo and Square Enix’s chokehold, she willingly pours hours upon hours into reaching 100% completion in the longest roleplaying games ever made. But hey, who needs fresh air and sunlight when you can just live in Ivalice?

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