{"id":5810,"date":"2021-11-08T21:24:36","date_gmt":"2021-11-08T12:24:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/?p=5810"},"modified":"2022-05-12T17:21:01","modified_gmt":"2022-05-12T08:21:01","slug":"20211108-5810","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/20211108-5810\/","title":{"rendered":"NEEDY GIRL OVERDOSE to release on Jan. 21, under the new name NEEDY STREAMER OVERLOAD"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><em>Publication date of the <a href=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/articles\/newsjp\/20211106-181586\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">original Japanese article<\/a>: 2021-11-06 21:41 (JST)<br>Translation: Ari Clark, Braden Noyes<\/em>, and <em>Ryuki Ishii<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><br>Japanese company Why so serious announced the release date of <em><strong>NEEDY GIRL OVERDOSE<\/strong><\/em> (now renamed to <em><strong>NEEDY STREAMER OVERLOAD<\/strong><\/em> for the global version). It will be released on January 21, 2022 (JST) for PC (via Steam) under the company\u2019s indie game label WSS playground.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"NEEDY GIRL OVERDOSE \u5b9f\u6cc1PV\" width=\"1160\" height=\"653\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/NATWXdEdBrQ?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><br><em>NEEDY STREAMER OVERLOAD <\/em>is a multi-ending adventure game that follows the daily life of Ame-chan, an aspiring live streamer with a desperate need for social acceptance. You play as Ame-chan\u2019s \u201cP-chan,\u201d which is a combination of various concepts including her significant other and her producer, and guide her to become \u201cthe #1 Internet Angel (streamer).\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>She streams under her alter ego \u201cOMGkawaiiAngel-chan,\u201d but when she first starts streaming, the comments are sparse, her follower count is low, and she\u2019s a streaming nobody. That\u2019s when the player starts mentoring her as a potential popular live streamer. Help her amass devoted listeners and obsessed fans to \u201csqueeze stupid amounts of cash out of her donation-happy otaku followers.\u201d<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" src=\"http:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/20211106-181586-001.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5813\" srcset=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/20211106-181586-001.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/20211106-181586-001-600x338.jpg 600w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/20211106-181586-001-380x214.jpg 380w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/20211106-181586-001-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/20211106-181586-001-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/20211106-181586-001-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/20211106-181586-001-696x392.jpg 696w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/20211106-181586-001-1068x601.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/20211106-181586-001-747x420.jpg 747w\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"722\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" src=\"http:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/20211106-181586-002.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5815\" srcset=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/20211106-181586-002.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/20211106-181586-002-600x338.jpg 600w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/20211106-181586-002-380x214.jpg 380w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/20211106-181586-002-768x433.jpg 768w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/20211106-181586-002-150x85.jpg 150w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/20211106-181586-002-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/20211106-181586-002-696x393.jpg 696w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/20211106-181586-002-1068x602.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/20211106-181586-002-745x420.jpg 745w\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><br>Ame-chan gets stressed out by sucking up to her listeners. Part of your job is to relieve her stress by taking Ame-chan on dates, sending her on dates with other guys via online dating apps, and giving her psychotropics to take the edge off. That\u2019ll surely keep her happy and mentally healthy. She\u2019s mentally unstable, and players\u2019 actions will alter her mental well-being, her affection toward P-chan, the number of Ame-chan\u2019s followers, and the overall course of the story.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ame-chan has both public and private social media accounts, and reading her posts after she\u2019s done something is all part of the fun of this game. She has a tendency to act supportive and friendly in public, while \u201ctalking loads of smack and spreading rumors\u201d privately. Sometimes you\u2019ll receive long messages from her via a messaging app as well.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The game has various possible endings which apparently include Ame-chan falling deeper into her depressed mental state, causing harm to P-chan, getting completely messed up in the head, or even improving her mental well-being to the point where she no longer needs to seek approval from her fans (which is more of a game-over situation in this case).<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"722\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" src=\"http:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/20211106-181586-003.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5814\" srcset=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/20211106-181586-003.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/20211106-181586-003-600x338.jpg 600w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/20211106-181586-003-380x214.jpg 380w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/20211106-181586-003-768x433.jpg 768w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/20211106-181586-003-150x85.jpg 150w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/20211106-181586-003-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/20211106-181586-003-696x393.jpg 696w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/20211106-181586-003-1068x602.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/20211106-181586-003-745x420.jpg 745w\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><br>This project was kickstarted by Nyalra, a freelance writer who has been showing a strong interest in topics like Bishojo games and the desire for social approval for some time now, and published their own book, <em>The Field Guide to Needy Girls: All the Crazy Girl\u2019s I\u2019ve Encountered on Social Media<\/em> (\u627f\u8a8d\u6b32\u6c42\u5973\u5b50\u56f3\u9451 \uff5eSNS\u3067\u51fa\u4f1a\u3063\u305f\u30e4\u30d0\u3044\u5973\u5b50\u305f\u3061\uff5e), in November 2020.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>NEEDY STREAMER OVERLOAD <\/em>was initially planned to release in Spring 2021, but has been delayed several times to polish and add more content to the game. It is currently scheduled to launch on January 21, 2022 (JST) for PC (via <a href=\"https:\/\/store.steampowered.com\/app\/1451940\/NEEDY_GIRL_OVERDOSE\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Steam<\/a>).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NEEDY GIRL OVERDOSE to release on Jan. 21, under the new name NEEDY STREAMER OVERLOAD. A streamer-raising adventure game focused on desperation for social acceptance. 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