Consume Me

Consume Me
Developer(s)	Jenny Jiao Hsia, AP Thomson, Jie En Lee, Violet W-P, Ken "coda" Snyder [1]
Publisher(s)	Hexacutable [1]
Director(s)	Jenny Jiao Hsia, AP Thomson
Engine	Unity
Platform(s)	Windows, MacOS [1]
Mode(s)	Single-player

Jenny Jiao Hsia in 2025

Consume Me is an upcoming video game by Jenny Jiao Hsia and AP Thomson. It received the Seumas McNally Grand Prize, Nuovo Award, and Wings Award, and was nominated for the Excellence in Design, Excellence in Narrative, and Excellence in Visual Art awards ^[2] at the 2025 Independent Games Festival. ^{[3] [4]}

The game centers primarily around the player character's daily schedule and how it pertains to her diet and calorie consumption.

Development

Jenny Jiao Hsia and AP Thomson co-directed the game. They met as students in the NYU Game Center program and have collaborated on multiple projects, including Beglitched . Consume Me began as Hsia's capstone project for her undergraduate degree. Hsia prototyped the minigames, created the art direction and narrative, and built the non-interactive sequences. Thomson programmed most of the game, designed its systems, and contributed its text and musical scene. They were joined by Ken "coda" Snyder (soundtrack) and Violet W-P (sound design). Jie En Lee created much of the game's art. ^[5]

They built the game in the Unity game engine. ^[5]

References

1. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on March 29, 2025. Retrieved April 1, 2025.
2. "'Consume Me' Leads with 5 Nominations at 2025 IGF Awards". January 15, 2025. Archived from the original on January 30, 2025. Retrieved March 26, 2025.
3. Maas, Jennifer (March 20, 2025). "'Balatro' Wins Game of the Year at Game Developers Choice Awards; 'Consume Me' Takes Top Honor for Independent Games Festival". Variety. Archived from the original on March 22, 2025. Retrieved April 2, 2025.
4. Elderkin, Beth (March 20, 2025). "'Consume Me' Wins Grand Prize, Nuovo Award at the 2025 IGF Awards". Game Developer. Archived from the original on March 29, 2025. Retrieved April 2, 2025.
5. Couture, Joel (March 20, 2025). "The bleak humor and desperate power of Consume Me". Game Developer . Retrieved March 26, 2025.

Further reading

• Baines, Josh (November 16, 2018). "Jenny Jiao Hsia's game designs are as delightfully weird as they are weirdly delightful". It's Nice That. Archived from the original on February 16, 2025. Retrieved April 2, 2025.
• Hetfeld, Malindy (March 25, 2019). "Overthinking Games: the achievable goals of Wobble Yoga". Rock, Paper, Shotgun . Archived from the original on December 9, 2024. Retrieved April 1, 2025.
• Gordon, Lewis (November 22, 2023). "Sizzling Dishes and Stressful Meals Give Video Games Warmth". The New York Times . ISSN   0362-4331.
• Green, Holly (April 9, 2019). "Consume Me and the Line Between Thought-Provoking and Triggering". Paste Magazine. Archived from the original on January 26, 2025. Retrieved April 2, 2025.
• Haigney, Sophie (October 1, 2018). "Are Video Games Art?". VICE. Retrieved April 2, 2025.
• Interview: H, Quentin (March 28, 2025). "GDC 2025 INTERVIEW: Jenny Jiao Hsia and AP Thomson Talk About Consume Me". Operation Rainfall. Archived from the original on March 29, 2025. Retrieved April 2, 2025.