Crush House's Director Wants You To Know This Isn't A Wholesome Game
is a unique hybrid of genres that combines elements of social sims and management alongside emergent narrative, putting players in the role of producer on 1999's hottest reality show. The title comes from Nerial Games, which previously made the well-loved, and publisher Devolver Digital, known for indie favorites like. Slated for release later this month, players will have to satisfy a wide array of audiences while slowly learning more about the house's secrets.
Some viewers are more straightforward to please, like Butt Guys and Drama Queens, while others need a bit more finesse, like Suburban Moms and Schadenfreuders. Part of the fun of the game -besides watching drama unfold — is lining up shots to satisfy as many viewers as possible simultaneously. One of the most impressive parts of is the way it utilizes emergent narrative mechanics to have dynamic social events occur each day — with 12 total contestants, and four chosen for each season, there are almost 500 combinations that can be made, all of which will result in different events.
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interviewed Nicole He, the director of, to discuss creating an interactive reality show, crafting characters audiences love to hate, and infusing the game with an overall sense of weirdness.
Screen Rant: I'm so excited to talk about this game, I've been looking forward to it since right around GDC. I didn't see it there, but we had an appointment a couple of weeks after that.
Nicole He: It's a crazy time, because we're going up to launch and finishing the game, which is really wild.
It's been about two years, right?
Nicole He: Actually, it's been about five years for me. It originally started with me and another collaborator, Arnaud, who used to be at Nerial. We came up with the idea originally in 2019 and started prototyping with a couple other people, and then we realized that the game was
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