CRUSH! is a puzzle game released on iOS in 2013 that combines arcade mechanics with casual gameplay. Recent coverage has highlighted Shop Crush, a related title that applies the developer's approach to the store management sim genre. Rather than a straightforward commercial sim, Shop Crush incorporates psychological horror elements, suggesting the studio favors distinctive twists on established formulas. The coverage indicates this philosophy extends across their puzzle and management offerings, where execution and thematic differentiation matter more than novelty of concept alone.
via Pocket Gamer
Ever since Discounty was announced for mobile last month, I've become acutely aware of how many shop management sims there are out there. However, much like idle RPGs or puzzlers, this genre lives and dies by how the developer spins the formula, and for Shop Crush it's a psycholo…