Hush Hush is a branching visual novel from Sad Panda Studios, built in Unity with animated 2D art. It stars the cast of Crush Crush, and you play the protagonist, juggling schedules and multiple lovers to save five girls from a gruesome fate. Each girl hides a dangerous secret you need to uncover and resolve. The game combines dating sim, management, and romance elements, with adult interactions.
The current build is v0.324 with the Peanut DLC, released November 14, 2024 for Windows in English. Development is ongoing, and the game is uncensored. The update adds a bonus dating route with Peanut, including a dozen encounters, text message chats, three full dates, ten outfits, and an airport ending scene. It also brings new artwork and spoken dialogue, plus a few free Peanut scenes for the base game that may not work when loading a save file.
Developer's description
Featuring the cast of the hit game "Crush Crush",
Hush hush is a branching visual novel where you need to juggle a schedule and multiple lovers,
to save them from a gruesome fate.
The story of Hush Hush centers around five girls that the player must date, impress,
and ultimately make fall in love with them.
Each girl is hiding a potentially dangerous secret that the player will need to discover,
and find a way to address / solve.
Hush Hush’s story centers around adult interactions,
and will explore some intense narrative and interpersonal relationships.
v0.324
Peanut DLC
Hey Panda Peeps!
Let’s get right to the important part: you can now romance Peanut in Hush Hush!
This is not a drill. You can now romance Peanut. IN HUSH HUSH.
That’s right, the Peanut DLC is available now and unlocks a brand new bonus dating route with the bookish beauty herself. Enjoy a dozen sweet encounters, new text message chit chats, and three full-fledged dates! To round it out, Peanut also gets 10 new outfits and her very own airport ending scene. That’s a TON of new artwork and fully voiced dialogue - it’s basically a whole new game! At the very least, it’s a reeeally nice distraction from the burden of doing all that “chosen one” stuff, hehe.
We've also added a few new Peanut scenes to the base game for free, but it won't work if you just go loading a save file. Since you need to meet her on July 5, it's easiest to start a fresh game.
We’re SO excited for you to experience this new addition to Hush Hush. So, on that note, we won’t keep you. Go forth and play!
We love you so hard,
The Pandas
V 0.320
Updated the credits with additional information for audio help
Fixed a load game issue if the game was started using a DLC and then a game was loaded without that DLC
Fixed a duplicate line from occurring in Iro's Date 5
Replaced an audio file in Mio's Intro, as well as audio files in Alpha Date 2, Cassie Date 5 and a scene with Fumi
Fixed several typos
Added a new crowd audio loop that is used in Alpha Date 2
0.280
Hello everyone, I hope you're having a great week! We have a new build with lots of content, and we hope you enjoy trying it out! Thanks to everyone for submitting your bug reports and helping us make this game even better!
Here's a list of what changed with this build:
Added achievement counts to the top of the achievement page
Modifications to achievements page such as spacing and raycasting
Extend support for animations to the Gallery (may be useful for future or other content)
Allow key bindings to be disabled via the settings popup
Add additional save slots
Fixed up several audio files and typos
Fixed a few in-game achievements that were impossible to earn
Fixed issue with some Fumi death scenes that were causing the background to swap to an unrelated death scene
Large changes to Bonnibel's second date and Elle's fourth date
Fixed a few dates where it was impossible to earn an A+ in some situations
0.274
Hey everyone! I hope you're having a great week so far. I'm here with a new build and the latest patch notes, we really hope you enjoy the changes!
Added a few keyboard shortcuts at the request of the community (tab will 'skip' just like pressing the 'skip' button, left control will skip while it is held down)
Added 3 different difficulty modes, which can be selected after starting a new game. Note: Any existing old saves will assume the hard difficult mode. We've also added 3 new in-game achievements and Steam achievements for these different modes.
Added a prompt before loading a save to avoid any misclicks
Fixed several typos and incorrect audio
Reduced the difficulty of the first week
Fixed a bug that caused the next stat to be awarded by the Cafe to be lost when loading a save, resulting in consistent play throughs
Added heart particles to the tutorial
Fixed a bug that would incorrectly show the easter egg text on the date completion dialog in some cases
0.266
Hello! I'm here to provide some patch notes on what has changed in the game since our initial release version (0.256). The answer is, we've been hard at work! Here's a list of what we've done in game so far:
Fixed multiple issues with the gallery (unlocking or not unlocking when images should have)
Fixed a bug that caused two Steam achievements to not unlock correctly (buff and suave achievements)
Fixed a bug where the effect applied to music/sfx in the settings popup was not resetting properly if the settings popup was closed by opening the gallery
Fixed a bug where an A was awarded instead of an A+ when acing a date
Fixed a bug with Cassie's final date and one option being unavailable
Worked on improving the game memory footprint by unloading unused assets when transitioning to the maps screen
Split assets up to improve loading performance in some cases
Tried to improve loading performance and hangs while loading
Fixed several typos and audio issues
v0.263
Initial Release
Player reviews
Player rating5.0 / 5 · 11 ratings
Written reviews11 · avg 4.4★
Positive (4–5★)73%
Latest review2026-01-11
What players say
Most players rate it highly for writing and characters, though weak adult content and abrupt endings divide opinions.
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Players like
Memorable, likeable characters with strong writing
Funny dialogue with jokes and pop culture references
Polished art and voice acting
Emotional story with meaningful character arcs
Common complaints
Adult content is sparse and weak
Abrupt game overs and route lockouts
Requires a guide to unlock everything
Best for players who enjoy character-driven comedy visual novels with light adult scenes.
Summarised from 11 written player reviews.
cache-coherent2026-01-11★★★★★
(v.0324+Peanut DLC. Don't forget to install the cheat to unlock the +18 patch! As of this review it's not included into the download; see comments.) It is really quite a great VN. The character writing and the voice acting are…
JLP6032025-11-05★★★★★
IMO the best western dating sim ever? Or at least a good runner up. I might be biased since I played the crush crush clicker game first from nutaku years back but I believe that the characters stand out visually…
Pluminator8000D2025-02-20★★★★★
Really well written. Made me laugh super hard over and over. Mio and Peanut are the beeeeeeeeest. Could do without having to spend time with Cassie though. I would certainly recommend giving it a shot!