Hush Hush - Only Your Love Can Save Them

Best Dating Sim ive ever played
Pros:
+ Cute Girls With Compelling Backstorys
+ Fun Side Girls To Date
+ Choices That Only Work On The Stats You Increase
+ Multiple Endings Which Go Off Of The Stats You Used The Whole Gane

Cons
- Some Cute Girls You Cant Date As They Are Side Charcters

Easily the best H game on Steam. The girls are all amazing, the voice acting is great, and the story is fun. The scenes could be a bit more animated and I certainly wouldn't complain if they added more of them, but otherwise it's top tier. It's not too grindy, but choices do have consequences and time management is critical. I hope to see more expansions of this game. Each of the girls are very unique, so there's someone for just about any preference in here. Love it.

a great visual novel with the girls from crush crush where you try to get with everyone but keep your relationships secretive or else they will suffer tragic deaths, not to mention packed with content for a game of it's nature. shoutout to whoever does the art and trailer music for these games, you've done a great job :)

romantc

very nice

One of the best vns, dlc recommended. Also try out the other Sad Panda Studios games, good stuff.

peak 🔥

Gripping the wheel, his knuckles went white with desire
The wheels of his Mustang exploding on the highway like a slug from a .45
True Death, 400 horsepower of maximum performance piercing the night
This is Black Sunshine

I can't believe i saw this in 2025
peanut is peanut
she the best

Another fabulous visual novel with railroad gameplay.

Two goddesses want you to clean up their murderous mess after setting up innocent people the bomb.

The characters are great. The stuff you get to do in this game is awesome. There's a really nice neighborhood to play in. I could eat this stuff up any day of the week!

The problem is, the game is based around keeping five different women ships in the air without crashing. Say or do one wrong thing, and one of them goes slowly careening into a hillside. Savescum, don't fail me now!

After about the third time playing this game, I got the jist of it: I'm a terrible choice for saving people from sticky personal situations. To play this game I gotta grind through Groundhog Day until I memorize the right patterns, or have the walkthrough to read my way through the dark forest of delayed action fireballs.

It's too bad, there's so much juicy fun in the scenes. The fortune teller, the coffee shop, the crazy cat girl weirdness. It's delightful! It's just not accessible for a casual player like me.

The best part of the game, hands down, is Peanut. A non-main character, she makes this game almost get a thumbs up from me. If you get this game, get her DLC, she's fantastic.

Sigh. Game heartbreaker.

Enjoyable story, good music, and allot of character returns from crush crush! This games brings me allot of happy memories hahah.

This game as a really good story the character are fun and diverse if you are intrested in Ero VN this is on of the best i played

This is all my opinion and the game may be more for you!

The Good:
Art style is great.
Game is fun, mostly.
The girls are all pretty of course.
Interface is good.
Each personality is unique and very well done.
Voiced completely.

The Bad:
I was expecting a more sandbox dating sim, the very linear pathway is annoying and the game ending abruptly a couple days after a "mistake" consistently is very annoying and i am sick of re doing parts to get it right. The skip isn't fast enough when there is so many choices to make that it stops on.
Why does one dying matter? let me carry on with less girls?

I don't like the MC being gender neutral, i would prefer to see my man parts penetrating the girls and being sucked on etc.
Yes you are catering to a very tiny % of people at the loss to a majority.

The 18+ dlc is not worth it, because you never have sex, it just implies it and you see some nude girls.

The worst thing is the inability to keep playing when people die.

peak

If I can't marry Eli I'm uninstalling.



Sad Panda Studios please make this happen. This isn't a joke. I fucking love Eli.

TL;DR Play Hush Hush, especially if you can emotionally invest yourself in a fictional story.

This game actually wrecked me. I liked the characters before going into this so I knew I was sure to enjoy my time playing this but nothing could've properly prepared me for what I encountered. I found myself toyed with by the developers, strung up by my heartstrings in their tree and forced to care harder than I have in years. Seriously, I haven't felt this way since I played Katawa Shoujo.

My only gripe is that I can't chose a girl to stay with and have an epilogue with them.

My favorite game

cured my depression 10/10

Brilliant sim. I wish that they added more content. Can't wait til the developers make a new game.

i need quill

Having just finished the game for the first time, I can honestly say it was a positive experience that was worth my time and money.

To go into a bit more detail, the game isn't perfect. There's some audio issues, particularly with voice recording, and the voice acting isn't always the best...except sometimes it is. There are certain moments where the voice actors absolutely hit it out of the park. The writing is often silly, funny, and amusing; while maintaining the ability to tug at your heart and invoke genuine emotion when it needs to. Particularly towards the end it made me feel things. I look forward to whatever they create next.

P.S

Mio, best girl. She's a stereotype, but somehow by the end she truly felt the most "real".

First VN I've played and I'm proud to say that this experience alone has peaked my curiosity for other games like this. Fun and Interesting story, characters, narrative, and art / design. Definitely recommend.

Will be 100% this game for sure. As of writing this I am already at 17/39.

With no exaggeration, this is my favorite game of all time. Everything down to the music to the art to even the voice acting. In my opinion this game is near perfect. If you're a fan of Sad Panda and even Visual novels in General, this is a must buy. My favorite girl was definitely Mio, and at some points in her story I was genuinely shocked at how dark it got (iykyk). I got the Peanut DLC recently and I cannot wait to see what it will contain, and I can't WAIT to see what Sad Panda has in store for their next releases. 10/10

Didn't particularly expect more than a silly dating sim, got sidelined by some surprisingly dark and tense moments. Usage of a particular Latin phrase made my blood go cold because there's no good connotations to it, spectacular stuff. It's a VN with some dark themes and an admittedly slightly anticlimactic conclusion, but it's good overall. Better than some, worse than others, solid 7.5/10 the Dainbow Rash knockoff made me cry at one point. Also boobahonka is pretty cool I guess

There are multiple endings but there is an ultimate guide here on steam created by Falcon that tells you exactly how to get the best ending while maximizing your time throughout the days and, while i wouldn't usually, i HIGHLY recommend using the guide during your first play through! While you don't have to follow the guide to a T, it ensures you get 100% on the dates and THAT'S MOST IMPORTANT! You will miss out on some very big things if you are not thorough. The best ending has it right in the name, and holy shit is this VN amazing.. Getting 100% on dates, side character interactions, and more is super satisfying. (LINK TO THE GUIDE HERE!! -> https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2855586058)

People new to or suspicious of this genre may write this game off as another "hentai/ecchi" game and i will defend this game with my life. This story was amazing and far better than what bigger companies are putting out now. There are points where it is so emotionally charged and things they say are so relatable, I was ready to cry. Hush Hush takes all the lovable characters from Crush Crush and Blush Blush and turn it up to the max. You really become invested in these characters and they are really fleshed out with unique personalities. The voice acting is stellar all around, but during the emotional parts, it is award worthy with how the different VA's give it their all in the later game when things start to tense up and risks are being made.

Finally, the soundtrack is something else. a little over 2 hours of eargasm worthy music is the cherry on top. the themes are memorable, catchy, and beautifully composed. Honestly, one of my favorites in the entire soundtrack is in fact the main menu song. 2 hours is much more than i expected from a visual novel but it is 2 hours of music I would love to have on repeat as most of it is really calming and fits the vibe perfectly for your adventures throughout Subrosa!

Thank you so much to the entire SPS team for pouring their heart into the best visual novel I've ever played. The game is the perfect balance of raunchiness, getting at your feels, and an overall awesome game to put your time toward. The story knows which direction it wants to take the player and it will NEVER compromise a seriously somber moment between the player and a character to crack a cheap sex joke and risk breaking immersion (unless the player wants to lol). I really look forward to any bigger projects you may have planned and will back on kickstarter in the future for sure.

Love you all so hard!!

addicted.

i need eli dlc

This game made me like visual novels

This writing... it's- it's FIRE :sob:

came for the booba
stayed for the story

Iro's voice actor during the restaurant date was way to good for what I thought this game was.... 10 out of 10 would date again

Truly a masterpiece if you like games and dating sims like this, I Grew up playing Newgrounds & i tell you this is by FAR the best i've played it has great Music, voices and Story lines, 10/10 this also helped me with my mental state and socializing :)

I'm annoyed cause this is the best written visual novel I've ever played, arguable one of the best games full stop but I can't suggest it to my friends cause its NSFW

What can I say... I wish I had discovered this game, and Sad Panda Studios, much sooner than a few months ago. I just adore so many of the characters, and find myself smiling as interactions play out. Each one is cute in their own way, and I can easily get lost in their fantasy world and, for a brief window in time, feel free from the rigors of reality and daily life. What I also love, is that the characters exist across multiple Sad Panda games, and their stories / identities remain intact. The Peanut I adore from Crush Crush is the same Peanut in Hush Hush, who is friends with other characters that exist in both games, and so on. Hush Hush is unlike anything I've ever played and I'm truly happy to have found it.

I have spent several hours trying to play this game "Properly" with guides and anything else I can do to reach a SINGLE good ending but no matter how many times I try a character dies and I get a bad ending.. I am deciding to give up and leave this negative review...... I was SUPER excited for this game and really wanted to reach every ending but the fact the game is designed to fail you with the slightest mistake and the only and I mean the ONLY way to win is to play the exact path the devs intended makes this game a borderline scam...... its so disappointing that this isnt a REAL dating sim but a path of finding out how to play the way the devs force you to play because it is either play perfect or loose.... I am fed up with not being aloud free will in my game and have been forced to leave this review. SO disappointed. The only option I have left is to restart for the 10th time and do everything perfect to the guide but then did I really actually even play their game? The clear answer is no.

Gameplay Experience (24/25)

Intuitive Controls - Easy to use.
☐ Very Difficult (+1)
☐ Difficult (+2)
☐ Moderate (+3)
☐ Easy (+4)
☑ Very Easy (+5)

Balanced Gameplay - Fair and equal.
☐ Poorly Balanced (+1)
☐ Somewhat Balanced (+2)
☐ Moderately Balanced (+3)
☑ Well Balanced (+4)
☐ Perfectly Balanced (+5)

Player Engagement - Involving and captivating.
☐ Not at all (+1)
☐ Slightly (+2)
☐ Moderately (+3)
☐ Very (+4)
☑ Extremely (+5)

Decision Relevance - Meaningful choices.
☐ Meaningless (+1)
☐ Not Meaningful (+2)
☐ Somewhat Meaningful (+3)
☐ Quite Meaningful (+4)
☑ Highly Meaningful (+5)

Rewarding Progression - Satisfying advancement.
☐ Very Unsatisfying (+1)
☐ Unsatisfying (+2)
☐ Neutral (+3)
☐ Satisfying (+4)
☑ Very Satisfying (+5)

Presentation & Immersion (24/25)

Compelling Storyline - Engaging narrative.
☐ Not Interesting (+1)
☐ Slightly Interesting (+2)
☐ Moderately Interesting (+3)
☐ Very Interesting (+4)
☑ Extremely Interesting (+5)

Immersive Atmosphere - Captivating environment.
☐ Not Immersive (+1)
☐ Slightly Immersive(+2)
☐ Moderately Immersive (+3)
☑ Very Immersive (+4)
☐ Completely Immersive (+5)

Visual Aesthetics - Stunning graphics.
☐ Not Appealing (+1)
☐ Slightly Appealing (+2)
☐ Moderately Appealing (+3)
☐ Very Appealing (+4)
☑ Extremely Appealing (+5)

Audio Quality - High-quality sound.
☐ Not Engaging (+1)
☐ Slightly Engaging (+2)
☐ Moderately Engaging (+3)
☐ Very Engaging (+4)
☑ Extremely Engaging (+5)

Polished HUD - Clean and functional interface.
☐ Very Unfriendly (+1)
☐ Unfriendly (+2)
☐ Neutral (+3)
☐ Friendly (+4)
☑ Very Friendly (+5)

Design & Technical Aspects (20/25)

Game Design - Well-crafted mechanics.
☐ Poorly Designed (+1)
☐ Somewhat Designed (+2)
☐ Moderately Designed (+3)
☑ Well Designed (+4)
☐ Excellently Designed (+5)

Content Quality - Rich and diverse.
☐ Poor Content (+1)
☐ Limited Content (+2)
☐ Moderate Content (+3)
☐ Extensive Content (+4)
☑ Abundant Content (+5)

AI Behavior - Intelligent and realistic.
☐ Very Poor (+1)
☐ Poor (+2)
☑ Average (+3)
☐ Good (+4)
☐ Excellent (+5)

Settings - Flexible and customizable.
☐ Very Limited (+1)
☐ Limited (+2)
☑ Moderate (+3)
☐ Flexible (+4)
☐ Highly Flexible (+5)

Technical Issues - Minimal or no problems.
☐ Numerous (+1)
☐ Moderate (+2)
☐ Limited (+3)
☐ Minor (+4)
☑ None (+5)

Final Considerations (25/25)

Overall Satisfaction - General enjoyment level.
☐ Very Dissatisfied (+1)
☐ Dissatisfied (+2)
☐ Neutral (+3)
☐ Satisfied (+4)
☑ Very Satisfied (+5)

Microtransactions - In-game purchases.
☐ Extensive (+1)
☐ Substantial (+2)
☐ Moderate (+3)
☐ Minimal (+4)
☑ None (+5)

Replay Value - Longevity and replayability.
☐ Very Low (+1)
☐ Low (+2)
☐ Moderate (+3)
☐ High (+4)
☑ Very High (+5)

Cost-to-Play Ratio - Money spent vs hours played.
☐ Overpriced (+1)
☐ Poor Value (+2)
☐ Fair Value (+3)
☐ Good Value (+4)
☑ Excellent Value (+5)

Recommendation.
☐ No (+0)
☑ Yes (+5)

Final Verdict: 93/100

Impressive: 85-94 (85-94%)

Welcome to Surbrosa! We find ourselves embarked in this seaside town after receiving a mission from two goddesses of love (God versions of Qpernikiss and Thelima from Crush Crush) where we will meet the cast of "Crush Crush" and some characters from "Blush Blush" as well! Hush hush is a visual novel focusing on five girls that we must date in order to save them from a seemingly deadly and terrible fate. Each girl hides a potentially dangerous secret that we must discover by getting to know them and find a way to help them solve it.

I did not expect at all what I was about to read, the story was fun and deep, with a cast of very realistic and super endearing characters all having their own tastes, beliefs and stories, making them really interesting characters that we really want to get to know and help. My favorite characters were Elle and Iro (I'm not counting the DLC with Peanut because she is easily the best character in the entire VN with just adorable scenes making her easily the most endearing character in the game but I'm not counting her knowing that she is optional and only accessible with the purchase of the DLC), I didn't necessarily have a great attachment to these characters even if I've known them for years, the story and the dialogues that were offered to me in this game for these two characters really touched me... She has won a real little place in my heart, her whole story linked to Dorian was really surprising and intense! Iro's story was overwhelming, Cassie's intense and stressful, Mio's touching, I only wanted to help her get rid of her stalker as quickly as possible and Quill's story was just adorably touching, all her scenes were so cute, I only wanted to protect her from the scenario that was starting to show its true face about the famous dark and fatal destiny that could affect the girls if I didn't manage to help them in time.

It's really a special experience, I highly recommend you buy it to give a chance to this story that at first seems simple and not necessarily interesting but which offers a real emotional experience and full of twists, while remaining touching, funny and cute. Sad Panda has managed to make a deep and great visual novel again after the excellent but a little too short Cabin Fever.

Thank you again Sad Panda. The music, the professional and beautiful visual level of the illustrations, the scenario, the sound design, the backgrounds, the animated illustrations or even the animations themselves! You have offered us a game with diverse content, multiple endings, a lot of illustrations to discover, bonus characters that we can get to know and romanticize despite the narrative plot revolving around the five main girls.

Hush hush is now in my favorite VN list and one of my recommendations! I don't know what the project is planned after Hush Hush but seeing the recent release of the DLC with Peanut, I am only hyped and I am very curious to see what Sad Panda has planned to surprise us with! I really hope that you will offer us a reading experience like this again because Hush Hush was excellent!

Strongly Recommended - ✔✔

It's really good. and well written. and well drawn... it's really good.

This game is an absolute masterpiece. No matter how you play it it is sure to keep you wanting to play more, and the main storyline... WOW i'm impressed. 10/10 Game!

litteraly one of the best dating simulators on market.

Unlike Crush Crush, which is basicaly a mobile clicker type of game. This one actually has...DATING SIMULATIONS. Every date with different girl feels unique, and interesting to go on a dates with, and there is no better way to compliment this game. Because what can be worse for a dating simulator, than blank same girls who fall in love in first sight. Here you actually have to find approach to every women, manage your time and resources. But unlike, lets say, Sunrider academy its really cozy to move around and have fun even in hard mode (although id still advise you save your ass on every step)

Art is pretty good, cant complain, although lacking in terms of soundtrack

Hentai scenes not gonna lie are lacking. Basicaly no fu*ing, only girl pleasuring themselfs.

I`d advise you to buy this game NOT to fap, but for a good dating simulator with nice story and gameplay

8/10

good game like the universe just annoyed that i didn't got all secrets so i probably didn't good a happy happy ending since i leave the island and i couldn't pick the Dorian option since you needed all 24 secrets for that and yeah...

I feel more empty then normally its weird

ok did it all over again and yeah sadly no harem ending but you can chose one girl at the and to come with you so yeah

Was actually very positively surprised about this one. The VAs (esp. for Iro and Mio) did an incredible job.
Only downside for me (as a german fellow) is that I am unable to experience full content - sad lenny face.

PS) Peanut is Baenut.

This game, along with Crush Crush and Blush Blush, have changed my life (I fucking love dating sims), also Cassie and Mio are best girls ;)

Genuinely a fantastic story and experience, I'd highly recommend to anyone with an interest in visual novels and any other pieces of Sad Panda's work

I absolutely love the games by Sad Panda, Hush Hush is EASILY my top favourite (with Crush Crush in close second), I also highly recommend this game for people who like their Visual Novels to have some elements of suspense and mystery

This game was really awesome !!!! A whole new story to discover with our favorite characters !!! The gameplay is like a visual novel but with a LOT of choice to make. And the fact that it is a game with different endings depending on what we've done and choosed its even better. The soundtrack is also VERY good to listen while playing. The "devs style" on the characters is still here (I love the artsyle), the characters are very well done.
It is a must play !!! 10/10

Very entertaining. I've spent a little bit of time with the Android Crush Crush game a ways back. Recently downloaded and is currently replaying Crush Crush 18+ (It took me sometime before I found the check mark for the 18+ content lol.) I love this visual novel of Crush Crush. Good job.

You think you want to get the game for just a cute dating sim. You think you want this with the admittingly tantalizing 18+ DLC so you can replay 'those' scenes again and again. You think you want to oggle and discuss your waifu on so many different Discord servers and message boards.

Trust me. You thought dead wrong.

Your hopes are going to be dashed when it turns out you're getting a fun and deep story, with a cast of characters that feel like they exist in this universe, rather then existing for your pleasure. The VAs sound like they're having a blast instead of phoning it in to get to the sex scenes. There are multiple moments, hand to God, that made me bawl like a baby crying and want to help the victims in trouble, instead of turning off the game once the game showed its hand.

This is something special. I HIGHLY recommend you buy it just to even TRY this game, because once you do you'll be hooked on a story bigger than your carnal desires. This is a game I want you to play even more than AAA games that have dating scenes in them. This team did something so profound, you remember why visual novels can be so great. And THAT'S such an insane accomplishment!

I'm so thankful this can be a dating game I can happily think about. Thanks Sad Panda.

Very touching, intriguing story... Accidentally pulled an all nighter and played for 16 hours straight. Compelling dialogue, and big ass smiles on my face because some of the choices are so stupid funny.

To be honest, could have gone entirely without the sexual elements. They pretty much took me out of the experience entirely, with their use of wording. I think the game far more than holds up without them, and would like to see more of these writing chops in the future. Luckily though, you can avoid sexual encounters entirely, which I opted to do to catch more awesome dialogue.

Overall, a really good experience! It really fleshed out the world and girls of Crush Crush wonderfully, and gave me more reasons to care for each one. Great real world comparisons, and a really fun concept that appeals to me in ironic and serious ways.

Arrested twice with no indication as to why causing a game over with no way to back track and fix it.
Sudden game overs for no reason are bad game design. Even when you play it on Easy mode it doesn't give you information as you what the good and bad choices are. So its save/load constantly to get the right choices and then I still get a game over that I can't avoid because some character died and its my fault apparently.

Was very surprised that this game was so good, though i wish the ending was better and implied that when we left we could never come back and they would never remember us again, but everything else was great, the voice acting was pretty high quality and the story actually made me feel something as if I was there myself. and the jokes and 4th wall breaks are corny and great, though to have the best experience I would heavily recommend getting the peanut dlc as it adds so much to the main story. for once I played a game like this for the plot instead of "the plot". Made me rethink my life.
10/10