YC F26's Yam: AI romance sims for women rack up ~1M hours, users play 3 hrs/day
ycombinator · x · 2026-11-04
Yam (YC F26) builds AI-powered romance simulation games for women, by women — players star in their own K-drama or dating-villa fantasy by describing a world and character. Beta players have logged 1 million collective hours, averaging 3 hours per user per day. YC's repost calls consumer AI 'a new world.'
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