<P> Due to her yandere nature, this can be accomplished by the player through a diverse array of methods ranging from peaceful to violent, currently including matchmaking, befriending, betrayal, gossip, expulsion, frameup, kidnapping, faked death, electrocution, crushing, poisoning, drowning, burning, homicide, incited suicide and murder--suicide after being driven to insanity by torture and rival specific elimination methods . Throughout the game, Ayano can receive aid from an information broker calling herself "Info - chan", who provides her with weapons, plans, items, and other favors in exchange for panty shots, information and blackmail material . </P> <P> Ayano must also avoid being witnessed while performing criminal activities, or suffer penalties ranging from a loss in reputation that makes it harder for other students to trust her, to diminishing sanity that discourages Senpai and hinders ability to carefully carry out crime, to an immediate game over . Murdering students will result in penalties to "School Atmosphere", which alters NPC behavior to become more suspicious and riddled with anxiety, demonstrated by actions such as locking their lockers . During this time, she can join school clubs and attend classes to receive additional abilities such as easy access to weapons, increase abilities to avoid suspicion or easy access to other items . </P> <P> The developer defines the current state of Yandere Simulator as a "playable debug sandbox build". This means that not all features are currently implemented . The final game will contain six modes: Story Mode, the base game; 1980s Mode, a prequel to the base game; Endless Mode, a never - ending version of the base game; Custom Mode, a customizable version of the base game; Pose Mode, in which players may pose their favorite characters; and Mission Mode, in which Ayano completes missions for Info - chan . </P> <P> YandereDev (Alex) is an independent game developer in California and has worked at a video game company for three years . In April 2014, YandereDev pitched the idea for Yandere Simulator on 4chan, where it got a lot of positive feedback, so he decided to start developing it . It is a social stealth game that borrows elements from the Hitman series of video games, but also contains "school simulation" gameplay and other elements that seek to make it quite different . </P>

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