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Grade B33 sourcesHIS-00223

I Love You, Colonel Sanders!

Game · 2019 · Notable

Made by Psyop (developer) and KFC in-house · Source

48Editable slideCertificate

KFC’s free dating simulator reached a Steam Charts peak of 4,263 concurrent players.

Clip · GameGrumps on YouTube
Official Steam screenshot of the Colonel Sanders dating simulator.
KFC / Psyop
I Love You, Colonel Sanders! A Finger Lickin’ Good Dating Simulator on Steam
KFC
KFC "I Love You, Colonel Sanders!" Game Trailer
Psyop on Vimeo
KFC Dating Sim Game — MATTHEW SEYMOUR
Matthew Seymour
KFC’s ‘I Love You, Colonel Sanders! A Finger Lickin’ Good Dating Simulator’
GameGrumps on YouTube

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Numbers

Earned impressions, campaign director claim (lower bound)
1B
As of Oct 13, 2026 · Self-reported · Jarrod Higgins
Seed to peak
1 day
Sep 24 ’19 to Sep 25 ’19
Platforms
6
Started on Open web
Origin
Mixed
Food & beverage

Mechanics

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  • Controversy
  • Response chain
  • Press loop
  • Maker origin

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KFC's announcement drew coverage and criticism of free advertising. The free Steam release reached Reddit, Twitch and YouTube, including a sponsored Game Grumps video. Valve ranked it first among September's free releases by peak concurrent players.

Wikipedia views · Google searchesAug ’19SepOctNovFeb ’20MayAugNovMar ’21JunSepPeakXPressOpen webTwitchYouTubeReddit
XPressOpen webTwitchYouTubeReddit

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  1. September 2019

    KFC Gaming precursor · Sep 10 ’19

    KFC Gaming announced a dating simulator featuring Colonel Sanders.[1][2]

    KFC Dating Sim Game — MATTHEW SEYMOUR
    Open the first post ↗

  2. Marketing Dive precursor · Sep 11 ’19

    Marketing Dive covered the game before its playable release.[2]

  3. The Daily Dot precursor · Sep 11 ’19

    The Daily Dot criticized games journalists for giving the announced game free advertising.[3]

Changelogupdated Oct 12 ’26
  1. 2026-10-12Added: 16 events, 23 sources · Score 44
Origin
Mixed
Sector
Food & beverage
Region
US
Earned impressions, campaign director claim (lower bound)
1B
As of Oct 13, 2026 · Self-reported · Jarrod Higgins
Evidence
Grade B

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Peaked at #1

Alex Morgan’s tea-sipping celebration

TV · 2019

54
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU, ALEXANDRA!

Ariel: Dads #ShareTheLoad

YouTube · 2016

53
Why is Laundry only a mother’s job? Dads #ShareTheLoad (Hindi) – Ariel

2B impressions

A Recipe for Seduction

X · 2020

52
A Recipe for Seduction | Presented by Kentucky Fried Chicken | Full Mini-Movie | Lifetime

1.8B impressions

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Wikipedia views · Google searchesAug ’19SepOctNovFeb ’20MayAugNovMar ’21JunSepPeakXPressOpen webTwitchYouTubeReddit
XPressOpen webTwitchYouTubeReddit

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  1. September 2019

    KFC Gaming precursor · Sep 10 ’19

    KFC Gaming announced a dating simulator featuring Colonel Sanders.[1][2]

    KFC Dating Sim Game — MATTHEW SEYMOUR
    Open the first post ↗

  2. Marketing Dive precursor · Sep 11 ’19

    Marketing Dive covered the game before its playable release.[2]

  3. The Daily Dot precursor · Sep 11 ’19

    The Daily Dot criticized games journalists for giving the announced game free advertising.[3]

  1. precursor · Sep 12 ’19

  2. precursor · Sep 15 ’19

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