Developer: Nerial Publisher: Devolver Digital Release: August 9th 2024 On: Windows From: Steam Price: $16.99/£14.99/€16.
99 Reviewed on: Intel Core-i7 12700F, 16GB RAM, Nvidia RTX 3060, Windows 11 When I zoom the camera on Alex's momentarily untensed face while he's dozing by the pool, it's not because I'm a creep. When I pursue Ayo and Dija around the garden, keeping their feet and butts in shot as they belittle each other, it's not because I'm a busybody and a lech. And when I pan to the lighthouse piercing the sunset beyond the security spikes, it's not out of any feeling of wonder, or even curiosity about possible escape routes.
Please understand: I do not see these people, these objects at all, just the boneless, faceless traces they leave upon my own servitude to the lens. In the past I've described The Crush House as a parody of reality TV , but that's not how I feel about the game I've reviewed. The description fits the premise, of course: in this sunny first-person hybrid of management game, roguelike and immersive sim, you are the sole camerawoman for a 90s reality TV show that takes place on an island off the coast of Malibu.
Seasons of the show last a week, each beginning with the selection of a four-person cast from a pool of 12 characters. The characters cover a range of obnoxious archetypes, from rosy-cheeked prudes to swaggering gym rats, all of whom look like slightly spaghettified versions of the Sims. Every day, you seize your camera, set forth from your .