A spreadsheet that is also a date

A spreadsheet that is also a date turns the least romantic office tool imaginable into a sweet two-person ritual. One person prepares the grid with text and images, then both partners move through the sheet together, scrolling far beyond the usual sensible columns.

What is A spreadsheet that is also a date?

The joke lands quickly: instead of asking you to calculate expenses, the workbook asks you to stage an encounter. Its setup sheet points toward a second tab called A date and separates advance preparation from notes meant to appear during the shared session. Writing, inserting images, and clearing away the creator's helper text become part of arranging the evening. The enormous grid is not a container to escape; horizontal and vertical scrolling are part of the choreography. That makes the spreadsheet feel less like a form and more like a small private landscape assembled for two people.

What you can do there

• Prepare a shared spreadsheet date with text and images
• Scroll through prompts and edit the sheet with another person

Why we picked it

The format does real creative work. A familiar grid becomes both invitation and meeting place, with cells acting as little parcels of attention rather than data. It is a charming example of a web-adjacent game whose awkward tool is exactly the point.

How to get the most from it

Read the setup tab before inviting anyone. Make a personal copy in a spreadsheet tool that supports simultaneous editing, replace the setup cues with your own text and pictures, and remove the helper material before sharing the finished date. Leave room to scroll; the wandering is intentional.

Good to know

The itch.io page is free with optional payment and offers an embedded sheet, a direct Google Sheets version, and downloadable files. The creator recommends collaborative spreadsheet tools and says small devices are supported, but the full live session, accessibility behavior, audio, and cross-app consistency were not independently tested. Itch.io's frame policy also keeps the page outside Site Stumble's embedded browser.

Who made it, and when?

fen slattery is the credited creator or organization. The earliest supported launch date we found is 2020.