Breakup Turns to Horror in Sweetheart
One of the most unexpected reveals from Future Games Show Live was Sweetheart, a first-person narrative horror game from Genie Boy Games that transforms the end of a 15-year relationship into a chilling psychological nightmare. The game launches in 2027 for PC, Mac, Linux, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and Nintendo Switch.
Sweetheart follows Gabe and Skylar Maxine, childhood sweethearts whose lives once seemed destined for a fairytale ending. Skylar has grown into a world-famous pop icon living in a lavish Hollywood Hills mansion, but behind the glamorous lifestyle lies a deeply fractured relationship. When Gabe finally decides to break things off, Skylar’s reality begins to collapse, and so does the world around them.
Players step into Gabe’s shoes as they explore the couple’s ever-changing mansion, where shifting hallways, distorted memories, and eerie liminal spaces become deadly obstacles. Survival depends on sneaking, hiding, and escaping Skylar’s horrifying new form while uncovering the dark truths buried beneath their shared past.
Visually, the game mixes glamorous early-2000s pop aesthetics with unsettling psychological horror, drawing inspiration from the surreal style of Mouthwashing, La La Land, and Midsommar. Beneath its terrifying moments, Sweetheart also promises an emotional story tackling mental illness, abusive relationships, and the dangerous pressure of living up to perfect celebrity expectations.
With its bold premise and unforgettable atmosphere, Sweetheart has already become one of the standout horror reveals of Future Games Show, and it’s certainly a title horror fans should keep on their radar.