Creme de la Creme
Released Nov 2019
Climb to the very top of the class at your exclusive private school for socialites! Will you study hard, find a perfect match, or embrace scandal?
86% positive · 143 reviews
Done
All announced content has been released
High confidence
Done
All announced content has been released
High confidence
Where to buy
Steam $7.99
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Evaluation
Creme de la Creme launched on November 27, 2019 as a complete 440,000-word interactive novel. The game received one piece of paid DLC — "A Silver Spoon" — which released on February 24, 2023. Following that, a feature patch on March 28, 2023 added a checkpoint system. No further DLC has been announced or listed on the store, no roadmap or future content commitments exist, and the developer has not posted any updates since March 28, 2023. With all listed DLC shipped and no outstanding content commitments, the game appears to have reached its final state as of the March 2023 patch.
Evidence
A Silver Spoon DLC released on February 24, 2023 — the only DLC listed for the game, and it is marked as released.
Feature patch adding a checkpoint system — the most recent developer communication on record.
Content
1 of 1 released · no outstanding content
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Achievements
33
Platform
Windows, macOS, Linux
Controller
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Steam Deck
Unsupported
Players
Single-player
About this game
Climb to the very top of the class at your exclusive private school for socialites! Will you study hard, find a perfect match, or embrace scandal?
Crème de la Crème is a 440,000-word interactive novel by Harris Powell-Smith, where your choices control the story. It's entirely text-based, without graphics or sound effects, and fueled by the vast, unstoppable power of your imagination. It won three 2019 XYZZY Awards for interactive fiction, winning Best Game, Best Writing, and Best Story.
Gallatin College is a "finishing school" where young people must learn social graces, surrounded by their high-class peers. When your parents fall into disgrace, the rest of high society rejects them. It's up to you to enroll at Gallatin, to secure your future and restore the family's good name.
At Gallatin, you'll dance with royalty, impress decorated officers, and perfect your etiquette. What will you prioritize: a spotless reputation, a prestigious social network, or a pristine report card–and who will you backstab to achieve it? Your year in this sparkling, brittle world is about to begin. But are you a rake soaked in scandal, or a perfectly proper socialite? Sneaking out of class or polishing your ballroom dancing, either way: the road to high society starts here!
Will You Be the Crème De La Crème?
Crème de la Crème is a 440,000-word interactive novel by Harris Powell-Smith, where your choices control the story. It's entirely text-based, without graphics or sound effects, and fueled by the vast, unstoppable power of your imagination. It won three 2019 XYZZY Awards for interactive fiction, winning Best Game, Best Writing, and Best Story.
Gallatin College is a "finishing school" where young people must learn social graces, surrounded by their high-class peers. When your parents fall into disgrace, the rest of high society rejects them. It's up to you to enroll at Gallatin, to secure your future and restore the family's good name.
At Gallatin, you'll dance with royalty, impress decorated officers, and perfect your etiquette. What will you prioritize: a spotless reputation, a prestigious social network, or a pristine report card–and who will you backstab to achieve it? Your year in this sparkling, brittle world is about to begin. But are you a rake soaked in scandal, or a perfectly proper socialite? Sneaking out of class or polishing your ballroom dancing, either way: the road to high society starts here!
- Winner of the 2019 XYZZY Awards for interactive fiction (Best Game, Best Writing, Best Story).
- Play as male, female, or nonbinary; gay, straight, or bisexual; monogamous or polyamorous; asexual and/or aromantic.
- Make a match with an aristocrat or royalty, develop a romantic connection with a fellow student, or fall for someone below your social standing.
- Enjoy a no-strings-attached fling, or propose a marriage of convenience with a friend.
- Join a clique - officially sanctioned by the college or decidedly not - and build its strength and standing.
- Distinguish yourself by achieving a place at university or on a competitive internship.
- Sabotage your classmates, or build friendships.
- Repair your family's reputation, or grind it into the dust.
- Uncover Gallatin College's dark secrets and reveal them to the world - or keep them under wraps.
Will You Be the Crème De La Crème?
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Last evaluated Jun 22, 2026
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