Phone

The Phone is an object, gameplay element and a kind of game menu in Yandere Simulator that allows the protagonist to perform many actions. In 1980s Mode, it is replaced by a notepad.

Controls[]

To open the phone or the notepad, press Enter. On the gamepad, Start.

Q or B (on a gamepad) - exit the menu;
Arrows or WASD - select section;
E and Q or A and B (on a gamepad) - enter/return to the selected section.

Pressing the right mouse button or LT (on a gamepad) in 202X mode will activate the phone camera:

E or A (on a gamepad) - switch to selfie mode;
Q or B (on gamepad) - enable hint for selfie mode;
Shift or LB (on a gamepad) - turn on the augmented reality game (if your phone is stolen - switch to it);
F or X (on a gamepad) - shoot in the augmented reality game;
Alt or RB (on a gamepad) - switch to cinematic camera mode;
Left mouse button or RT (on gamepad) - take a photo;
E or A (on a gamepad) - save a photo;
Q or B (on a gamepad) - delete a photo;
F or X (on gamepad) - send a photo to Info-chan.

Right-clicking in 1980 mode activates first-person view:

E or LT (on gamepad) - first-person view.

Game mechanics[]

Various game mechanics can be used in these sections.

Pass Time[]

Here the player can set the time until which the main character must wait. Rewinding speeds up in-game time several times, so sometimes NPCs can get stuck indoors and other objects. To stop rewinding time, press Q.

During the rewind, the player can spend time playing a mini-game on a portable console - an analog of the famous mobile game Flappy Bird. To "jump", press E Or A (on a gamepad).

Favors / Ideas[]

Main articles: Schemes, Drops, Services, Ideas

In 202X mode, Ayano can buy schemes, drops, and services from Info-chan for info-points and view today's bounty.

In 1980s Mode, this is replaced by an "ideas" section. Here, Ryoba can look up various tips that can be purchased for a small amount of money from a hair salon clerk in Buraza Town.

Social Media[]

Main article: Social Media

This feature allows you to find out the dirty and dark secrets, interests, and preferences of your rival's guys, replacing the "personal diary" feature from 1980 Mode.

It is currently only available in the second week. To gain access to it, you must complete the task of all Cooking Club members except Shoku.

Chat Interaction[]

There is a special feature for YouTube streamers that allows them to interact with the game using the broadcast chat.

Information[]

These sections store various information about the game and what is related to the player's actions.

Gallery[]

Note: There is no phone in 1980s Mode. To take a photo, join the photography club.

Saved photos are stored here.

Also, they are located in the game files at the address YandereSimulator\YandereSimulator_Data\StreamingAssets\Photographs as regular images in the .png.

Gallery app.
Gallery app with Senpai's photo.
Gallery app with a photo.

Tasks[]

Main article: Tasks

This contains information about the tasks that the protagonist has taken from other students. Completed tasks are marked with a checkmark.

Stats[]

Main article: Stats

This shows the protagonist's current stat level, what club she is a member of, what her current reputation is, the number of friends she has, and the number of times she has been seen doing something suspicious.

Student Info[]

This contains information about the students. In the main mode, all profiles except for Taro Yamada, the current rival, Genka Kunahito, Kocho Shuyona, and Info-chan are locked and can be opened by sending a photo of the student to Info-chan, using the appropriate service or activating the Easter Egg menu.

Unlike Ayano, Ryoba has all of her profiles open from the start.

Student Info app.
Taro Yamada's profile.
Taro Yamada's reputation.
Taro Yamada's conversational topics.
Hazu Kashibuchi has been killed. September 15th, 2024.
Midori Gurin's panty shot has been sent. December 22nd, 2024.
Saki Miyu is a friend. December 1st, 2024.
Kokona Haruka is in jail. December 22nd, 2024.

Tutorials[]

Main article: Tutorial Pop-Ups

Here the player can see the control scheme for keyboards and gamepads.

Controls[]

Main article: Controls

Here the player can see the control scheme for keyboards and gamepads.

Inventory[]

Here the player can see a list of items that the main character has purchased from the store or found in the academy. The items are divided into four categories: task, elimination, creation, and other.

Schedule[]

Here the player can view a list and time of events that are outside the standard student schedule that are set to occur during the first and the second week. There are currently six pairs of characters with separate events in the game.

Currently, it is not available in 1980s Mode.

Week 1[]

Schedule app
Schedule not available

Osana Najimi and Taro Yamada: 11 events;
Osana Najimi and Raibaru Fumetsu: 16 events;
Osana Najimi and Musume Ronshaku: 1 event;
Sakyu Basu and Inkyu Basu: 5 events;
Horo Guramu and Yaku Zaishi: 6 events.

Week 2[]

Amai Odayaka and Taro Yamada: 12 events;
Sakyu Basu and Inkyu Basu: 5 events.

Technical sections[]

These sections are designed for setting up and managing the game.

Save and Load[]

Note: This is an experimental feature and may not work reliably.

Save data icon.
Load data icon.

Here the player can save the current progress in the game or load the desired save. If the player tries to save the game under certain circumstances when this cannot be done, a warning will appear in the phone menu.

Save data warning menu.
Save data menu.
Save data example picture.
Save data complete.
Load data menu.
Save data blocked due to a student fleeing in fear.
Save data blocked due to a student being alarmed.
Save data blocked due to a student guarding a corpse.
Save data blocked due to a Rival Event occuring.

Settings[]

Here the player can change some game settings.

Music[]

Here the player can change the background music settings. Also, here you can enable custom music downloaded by the player to one of the game folders.

Quit[]

If you select this section, a dialog box will appear to exit the game. When you exit the game, only the progress from the previous day (before going to school) will be saved.

Reset Day[]

Here the player can restart the day.

E or A (on gamepad) - reset the day at school;
F or X (on a gamepad) - reset the day at home;
Q or B (on gamepad) - don't reset the day.

Taking photos[]

There is a panel with icons at the top. A picture of a female student means that there is a student in the photo. A picture of panties implies that it is a panty shot. A picture of a heart means that there is the protagonist's Senpai in the photo. An image of a skull implies that there is a corpse in the photo. A silhouette of Musume Ronshaku means that the photo is suitable for one of the ways to make a fragile student commit murder-suicide.

In the upper right corner, it will be written what exactly is shown in the photo.

Selfie Mode[]

When aiming Ayano's camera, she can switch to a “selfie” camera angle. The selfie angle allows Ayano to be more discreet when taking a photo because bystanders will assume that Ayano is taking a photo of herself, rather than their face or their panties. In the selfie angle, Ayano's goal is to take a photograph of something to the side of herself, rather than directly in the center of the screen. The player can press a button to activate a little guide that shows Ayano where her target should be located on the screen.

Cinematic Camera Mode[]

This was originally a bug that YandereDev decided to keep in the game. Taking out the phone while pressing the Left Alt key will make the camera detach itself from Ayano and stop following her around. This can be used for cinematic purposes and to get otherwise impossible angles for a video. YandereDev will not respond to any bug complaints about the mode because it was a bug in the first place.^[1] As of the January 1st, 2023 Build, this feature can only be enabled if the player has activated debug commands.

Panty Shots[]

Main articles: Panties, Panty Shots

Taking panty shots will always activate the Visibly Lewd HUD unless Ayano is in Selfie Mode. They can be sent to Info-chan in exchange for favors, although currently, she will only accept one panty shot per student. Successful panty shots are characterized by a markless white panty icon. In the full game, Info-chan's prices will be balanced based on the number of students, or Ayano will be able to take multiple panty shots of one girl if she is wearing different panties.^[2] Ayano may also be able to take panty shots of herself in the future.^[3]

NPC Phones[]

Ayano stealing her rival's phone.
Ayano successfully stole her rival's phone.

Ayano can steal Osana Najimi's phone to frame her for taking panty shots and also steal other students' phones for Info-chan to install her programs on.

NPCs with the Phone Addict persona who have their phones out may take a picture of Ayano committing murder and send it to the police, leading to an instant Game Over. Similarly, they will take a picture of a corpse, send it to the police, and trigger the police timer to start.

Trivia[]

Zero signal bars.
Full signal bars.

The signal bars indicate how close Ayano is to one of the mysterious tapes.
Some cutscenes are phone conversations.
Before the March 15, 2020 Build, the only phone that could be stolen was Kokona's.
In the future, if a rival's phone has some pictures, Ayano can try to use it against her. This was one of the original plans for the game.^[4]
- Another plan was posting lies on their Internet account, but the method is pretty complex.^[5]^[6]