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    "title": "Is That Comet Flirting with You? Sucker for Love: Crush Landing Demo Arrives Feb 12th!",
    "modified_at": "2026-04-17 03:04:57",
    "published_at": "2026-02-11 08:00:00",
    "url": "https://press.ukiyostudios.com/is-that-comet-flirting-with-you-sucker-for-love-crush-landing-demo-arrives-feb-12th",
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    "subtitle": "Meet Hheily and Order Ramen in This Colorful and Comedic Intro",
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    "body": "<p><strong>Krak&oacute;w, Poland (February 11, 2026) </strong>&ndash; Ever felt like you wanted to reach out and touch the stars? Well, next week you can&mdash;at your own risk. </p><p>Black Lantern Collective is bringing the next chapter of Akabaka&rsquo;s comedic Lovecraftian dating series to PC soon, with <a href=\"https://store.steampowered.com/app/3848900/Sucker_for_Love_Crush_Landing/\"><u><em><strong>Sucker for Love: Crush Landing</strong></em></u></a>, and players can get their first introduction with a demo dropping this Thursday, February 12th.<br>\u200b<br>\u200bWhen a meteor<em>ite</em> crashes into your apartment, you&rsquo;re shocked to meet an interstellar entity who can change form and mimic your speech. Introducing herself as Hheily, she can only survive as long as you keep feeding the comet&rsquo;s flames. Search your apartment to see what you can part with, stoking Hheily&rsquo;s fire until help can arrive.<br>\u200b<br>\u200bExperiment with different items to see Hheily&rsquo;s reactions to life on Earth, get advice from friends and neighbors, flirt a little, and try the demo again for new endings.</p>\n    <figure\n        class=\"release-content-image release-content-image--contained release-content-image--align-center\"\n        data-component=\"image-zoom-popup\"\n        data-image-zoom-popup-selector=\".release-content-image__image\"\n        data-image-zoom-popup-i18n=\"data:application/json;base64,eyJEb3dubG9hZCI6IkRvd25sb2FkIn0=\"\n        data-image-zoom-popup-tracking-views-event=\"Story Image View\"\n        data-image-zoom-popup-tracking-download-event=\"Story Image Download\"\n        data-image-zoom-popup-placement=\"content\"\n    >\n        <div class=\"image-thumbnail-rollover\" style=\"width: 100%\">\n            <img\n                src=\"https://cdn.uc.assets.prezly.com/b94ec90c-3f8a-4ebd-99c2-67ce2f80a6b0/-/resize/1200x/-/format/auto/\"\n                                class=\"release-content-image__image image-thumbnail-rollover__image\"\n                data-description=\"\"\n                id=\"image-b94ec90c-3f8a-4ebd-99c2-67ce2f80a6b0\"\n                data-id=\"b94ec90c-3f8a-4ebd-99c2-67ce2f80a6b0\"\n                data-original=\"https://cdn.uc.assets.prezly.com/b94ec90c-3f8a-4ebd-99c2-67ce2f80a6b0/-/inline/no/Untitled\"\n                data-mfp-src=\"https://cdn.uc.assets.prezly.com/b94ec90c-3f8a-4ebd-99c2-67ce2f80a6b0/-/resize/1200x/-/format/auto/\"\n                alt=\"Story image\"\n            />\n            <div class=\"image-thumbnail-rollover__caption\">\n                <svg class=\"icon icon-expand image-thumbnail-rollover__caption-icon\">\n                <use xlink:href=\"#icon-expand\"></use>\n            </svg>            </div>\n        </div>\n\n        <figcaption class=\"release-content-image__caption\"></figcaption>\n    </figure>\n<p>&ldquo;Sucker for Love: Crush Landing is a joyful, neon-lit descent that asks how much of your world you&rsquo;re willing to let decay just to stay in the warmth of Hheily&rsquo;s glow. Hheily is bright in every sense of the word&mdash;cheerful, vibrant, and utterly impossible to ignore&mdash; that threatens to engulf your friends, your home, your city, life as you know it. We wanted to capture the beauty and terror of the abyss; a vivid light flashes against the darkness of space, where you&rsquo;re so dazzled that you don&rsquo;t notice the pull until you are helplessly trapped in her gravity.&rdquo; &ndash;Akabaka<br>\u200b<br>\u200b<strong>Game Features</strong></p><ul class=\"release-content-list release-content-list--bulleted release-content-list--align-inherit\"><li><span>Gripping story of Lovecraftian horror, comedy, and romance, inspired by H.P. Lovecraft&rsquo;s The Color out of Space and Clark Ashton Smith&rsquo;s The City of the Singing Flame.</span></li><li><span>Solve colorful puzzles and discover multiple endings based on your actions.</span></li><li><span>Take in lovingly hand-crafted music and artwork made in the classic style of old-school anime and visual novels.</span></li><li><span>The apartment where it all started&ndash; now re-imagined in 360-degree, hand-drawn 2D environments.</span></li><li><span>We really, really promise there&#039;s no horror in this one.</span></li></ul>\n    <figure\n        class=\"release-content-image release-content-image--contained release-content-image--align-center\"\n        data-component=\"image-zoom-popup\"\n        data-image-zoom-popup-selector=\".release-content-image__image\"\n        data-image-zoom-popup-i18n=\"data:application/json;base64,eyJEb3dubG9hZCI6IkRvd25sb2FkIn0=\"\n        data-image-zoom-popup-tracking-views-event=\"Story Image View\"\n        data-image-zoom-popup-tracking-download-event=\"Story Image Download\"\n        data-image-zoom-popup-placement=\"content\"\n    >\n        <div class=\"image-thumbnail-rollover\" style=\"width: 100%\">\n            <img\n                src=\"https://cdn.uc.assets.prezly.com/40dff6cc-ee9b-40dd-872d-14d067449a99/-/resize/1200x/-/format/auto/\"\n                                class=\"release-content-image__image image-thumbnail-rollover__image\"\n                data-description=\"\"\n                id=\"image-40dff6cc-ee9b-40dd-872d-14d067449a99\"\n                data-id=\"40dff6cc-ee9b-40dd-872d-14d067449a99\"\n                data-original=\"https://cdn.uc.assets.prezly.com/40dff6cc-ee9b-40dd-872d-14d067449a99/-/inline/no/Untitled\"\n                data-mfp-src=\"https://cdn.uc.assets.prezly.com/40dff6cc-ee9b-40dd-872d-14d067449a99/-/resize/1200x/-/format/auto/\"\n                alt=\"Story image\"\n            />\n            <div class=\"image-thumbnail-rollover__caption\">\n                <svg class=\"icon icon-expand image-thumbnail-rollover__caption-icon\">\n                <use xlink:href=\"#icon-expand\"></use>\n            </svg>            </div>\n        </div>\n\n        <figcaption class=\"release-content-image__caption\"></figcaption>\n    </figure>\n<p>At launch, the demo will be available in English only, but additional languages will be added before Steam Next Fest on Feb 23rd.<br>\u200b<br>\u200bThe full version of <em><strong>Sucker for Love: Crush Landing</strong></em> will be available on Steam in Spring 2026.</p><p><a href=\"https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1SSHAFvC4Iqf2RRjiBNaPBUVxZPeEaQ14?usp=sharing\"><u>Press Kit</u></a>, including additional screenshots, logos, key art, and more.<br>\u200b<br>\u200b<strong>About Black Lantern Collective<br>\u200b</strong>Black Lantern Collective is a group of experienced horror specialists that works with artists from around the world to provide the support and expertise necessary to make a splash in today&rsquo;s saturated market, as well as develop their own games. <br>\u200b<br>\u200bFind out more and see all the current and upcoming releases from <a href=\"https://store.steampowered.com/publisher/blacklanterncollective\"><u>Black Lantern Collective on Steam</u></a> and join the <a href=\"https://discord.gg/EqpbQzSQ4Q\"><u>Discord server</u></a> to connect with the community. <br>\u200b<br>\u200b<strong>Press Contact<br>\u200b</strong>All media inquiries can be made to <a href=\"mailto:pr@ukiyostudios.com\"><u>pr@ukiyostudios.com</u></a> </p>",
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