wow, what a charmingly disturbing world you've built, with a nice aesthetic to boot xd, this is amazing! this a very fun exaggerated setting that acts as a nice commentary on the dehumanization that takes place in a majority of reality TV shows like these (like a personal disconnect between contestant and host/showrunner, which leads to shows being comfortable with putting contestants in uncomfortable situations, whether it be verbally or physically induced) and also comments on the gradual and growing desensitization of media and its tackled subject matter purely by means of it being advertised as consumed entertainment. although again, the setting is an exaggerated version of this, this game captures that desperate pursuit of sensationalism found in today's media pretty well imo, where extremities go from being the demand to the norm and the audience becomes desensitized and normalized to the insane fictional productions that they consume. its fun to think about the world outside of this show. is the world just normalized to murder like this show or is the show the result of this world's bar for what is acceptable to broadcast? what are the other shows that air alongside this one like, and what of the shows before it? what led to this point? its all cool to think about and its because of the cool immersion and attention to detail you brought to this game, well done!
the aesthetics are also just phenomenal! everything from the models, the textures, the colors used, and the crt screen filters and effects, they all work so well together and feel full of intent, it looks so good! the auditory experience in this game is also so well done and impactful, with sfx matching the actions behind it well and the bgm really fitting that 90s tv show vibe! the writing feels very grounded, but grounded to the world their in, making it easier to immerse myself in the game and understand clearly the personalities of each character! lastly the interactive parts of the game are really fun and matches the game show vibes! the minigames tie well into the narrative and are pretty simple and easy to understand! there was one bug that occured on restarting the game, but that was already addressed in a previous comment so i will just leave it at that xd.
overall, such a cool game! saw that you were planning to expand the game, which i'm very excited about! maybe adding more parts in the game where you learn more about the contestants and maybe form more of a personal connection with them between breaks would allow for better contrast with the callous and indifferent nature of the game show! great work, good luck with development!