1980s Mode features VHS effects and a new complete soundtrack in order to differentiate it from the main story. This mode is a complete story mode that follows Ayano Aishi’s mother, Ryoba Aishi, and follows the same storyline as the main story. The player has the ability to kidnap, torture, poison, electrocute, matchmake, and drown rivals, befriend other schoolgirls, play small mini games, access a town the player can earn and spend money in, and more.
Over the course of ten weeks, a different girl will fall in love with Taro, becoming a target for Ayano to eliminate.
The player controls Ayano Aishi (nicknamed Yandere-chan), an apathetic Japanese high school girl who has developed a crush on Taro Yamada, a fellow student nicknamed “Senpai”.