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[[folder:Raising Sim]]
* ''VideoGame/NeedyStreamerOverload'' is this for the idol RaisingSim. Whereas the typical idol sim will glamorize the industry, this game extensively shows [[CelebrityIsOverrated how harmful stardom can be]] to one's mental health and safety.
** [=Ame/KAngel=], the titular streamer, is a very unstable girl who only seeks fame as a substitute for a genuine human connection that [[spoiler:her parents [[ParentalNeglect never gave her]]]], and to keep away her thoughts of self-hatred. But she also gains a lot of haters, trolls, and cyberbullies who criticize her every facet in addition to fans, some of whom are equally toxic. In one ending where she reveals she has hooked up with a fellow streamer, most comments spew hatred and express betrayal for her violating her ContractualPurity, as has happened to many real life idols and streamers. In another end, she gets doxxed. And many endings have her undergo a CreatorBreakdown[[invoked]] of varying severities because of the stress of trying to please her fanbase.
** Another thing tackled here is the relationship between the idol and their producer PlayerCharacter, which is usually shown in a purely positive light- here, P-chan and Ame's relationship is dysfunctional and outright mutually abusive in some routes, with P-chan pushing Ame's Stress and Mental Darkness to dangerous levels while Ame can use P-chan as a tool to get fame only to blame them for anything that goes wrong and abandon them if she no longer needs them. Also, [[spoiler:P-chan is actually an ImaginaryFriend created by Ame because she is ''that'' lonely]].
** The idea of the player holding a person's life in their hands is literal here -- if you are not careful, you can accidentally lead Ame to any number of bad ends. In fact, [[spoiler:most of the endings do not end well for Ame, and the good endings are the ones where she either takes a break or quits streaming altogether]].
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* ''VideoGame/NeedyStreamerOverload'' is this for the idol RaisingSim. Whereas the typical idol sim will glamorize the industry, this game extensively shows [[CelebrityIsOverrated how harmful stardom can be]] to one's mental health and safety.
** [=Ame/KAngel=], the titular streamer, is a very unstable girl who only seeks fame as a substitute for a genuine human connection that [[spoiler:her parents [[ParentalNeglect never gave her]]]], and to keep away her thoughts of self-hatred. But she also gains a lot of haters, trolls, and cyberbullies who criticize her every facet in addition to fans, some of whom are equally toxic. In one ending where she reveals she has hooked up with a fellow streamer, most comments spew hatred and express betrayal for her violating her ContractualPurity, as has happened to many real life idols and streamers. In another end, she gets doxxed. And many endings have her undergo a CreatorBreakdown[[invoked]] of varying severities because of the stress of trying to please her fanbase.
** Another thing tackled here is the relationship between the idol and their producer PlayerCharacter, which is usually shown in a purely positive light- here, P-chan and Ame's relationship is dysfunctional and outright mutually abusive in some routes, with P-chan pushing Ame's Stress and Mental Darkness to dangerous levels while Ame can use P-chan as a tool to get fame only to blame them for anything that goes wrong and abandon them if she no longer needs them. Also, [[spoiler:P-chan is actually an ImaginaryFriend created by Ame because she is ''that'' lonely]].
** The idea of the player holding a person's life in their hands is literal here -- if you are not careful, you can accidentally lead Ame to any number of bad ends. In fact, [[spoiler:most of the endings do not end well for Ame, and the good endings are the ones where she either takes a break or quits streaming altogether]].
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