As soon as I clapped eyes on The Crush House, I couldn't add it to my wishlist fast enough. The colorful upcoming sim that developer Nerial describes as a "thirst-person shooter" sees you take on the challenge of trying to run the "hottest" reality TV show as a producer. After choosing your own unique cast of personalities, you'll have to try to stay on air and avoid being canceled by meeting the demands of an ever-changing audience. That means capturing all of the drama and romances that may unfold each season. But as with any reality TV show, not all is as it seems, and while the show is off-air at night, you'll be trying to uncover The Crush House's dark secrets. As a sim set in 1999 that plays around with the darker side of reality TV, I was instantly drawn to the concept, which game director Nicole He tells was initially inspired by Terrace House.
"The original inspiration for The Crush House was actually a show that is very tonally different from what our game is now. It's called Terrace House, and it was a Japanese reality show my friends and I were obsessed with a few years back," He says. "It was about strangers cohabitating in a beautiful house, living their lives - sometimes with romance, sometimes with drama, but in a way that felt more authentic than many American shows at the time."
