About Bob Hates You

Bob Hates You is a pixel-art survival game show where a hostile producer rigs every round and you survive anyway — by googling, guessing, and refusing to leave. It is trivia game show comedy for people who are not here to look smart; they are here to not die.

The elevator pitch

Picture a retro pixel TV trivia show — cheap studio lights, a host grinning like his mortgage depends on it, real questions from open sources. For about three seconds it feels like a normal quiz. Then you remember Bob. He owns the show. He hates you — not players in general, not the audience, you. Why? The game never says.

His job is to rig every round until you are gone. Your job is to prove you can survive anyway while Bob slowly breaks. Taglines: Tired of feeling dumb? Get used to that! and Survive by accident. Die with confidence.

What you are fantasizing about

Being trapped in a show that hates you, where early revenge means googling under the table, and late survival means dumb luck. You are the main character — not a noble hero, but the contestant whose run this is. Cheerful, lucky, and stubborn.

The cast

You are the main character — the contestant the player controls. Dumb grin. Confidence with no supporting evidence. You are not a classic hero; you are the stubborn cockroach who googles under the table and refuses to leave. Luck is your superpower and your punchline. On stage you stand in the center spotlight.

The Host

On-stage presenter to your left. Fake cheer, reads every question, keeps the show moving. "What a lovely question!" He reads what Bob's bank gave him. Uncomfortable but professional — cheerfulness as a coping mechanism.

Bob

The antagonist who owns the rigged show. He lurks on your right during questions — scheming, muttering, judging. He steps up front at run start (intro: he hates you) and run end (you are dead or you somehow won). He rigs the bank; his eyebrows alone deserve a credit.

Tone and genre

Bob Hates You is a satirical rigged game show — not a scam, not dark-pattern hostage mechanics. It is funny mobile trivia with hostile producer comedy. Normal trivia sells fairness and intelligence. We sell survival in a rigged room with a smile on your face.

Think HQ Trivia urgency meets pixel camp comedy. Trivia game show plus luck survival plus one guy with a big nose who hates you personally. Not HQ. Not Trivia Crack for Mensa.

Look, sound, and vibe

One static pixel stage — cheap TV glamour, royal pink and gold game-show palette, low-res UI that reads at a glance. Big character portraits do the heavy lifting because we cannot afford a cutscene budget. Mood reference: an old quiz game on a fuzzy monitor — charming, tense, slightly illegal. 70s soul-funk lounge energy in the music.