There is probably no video game company that is publishing more unique and interesting games than Devolver Digital. Having released games like The Cosmic Wheel Sisterhood and having others like Anger Foot pending, if there is something that characterizes their games is that they are always tremendously original. Something in which the game they have just announced is no exception. In any case, it is rather one of the most particular games they have published so far.
The Crush House is a game by Nerial, the creators of Reigns. The game where we take on the role of a king and, Tinder-style, we have to make decisions for the kingdom by accepting them and sending the cards to our right, or rejecting them by sending them to our left. And although The Crush House has some control over the fate of others in its DNA, it’s slightly different. Because its inspiration is reality TV shows like Big Brother.
In the late 90s, we worked as camera and producer for a show called The Crush House. We decided which people we put in the house, and from there, our obligation is to satisfy our audience. Different audiences will ask for different things, so, with camera in hand, we will have to show what they are looking for, even forcing it to happen when the participants of the show don’t seem willing to do so. Everything escalates in difficulty as the days go by, since the audience will increasingly crave more extreme experiences, asking for more sensationalism from our participants.
If the game stayed here, it would already be fascinating. Of course, it doesn’t stay here. In The Crush House we only have two rules, which are never to talk to the participants and never to explore beyond the limits of the house. The reasons for this seem to hide dark secrets. Which we still don’t know. But we are sure that a narrative will emerge from them that will take the game even further, giving it an interesting thriller tone.
The Crush House does not have a release date yet, but it already has a Steam page and its release is planned for this same 2024. However, it is worth noting that there is no confirmed console release.
