Sucker for Love Crush Landing Maria — Crush Landing
Steam says start dating her. Do it on a copy.
Launch week Steam discussions asked “Dating Maria” before the trophy list even finished loading. The official answer is now a line on the global achievements page: Maria and Me — Start dating Maria (~3% of players). She is rare. She is not Hheily. She is not Flora. She is a side date the comet file should not have to pay for.
This page is the caution tape. Exact click order for her scene is still a community hunt. We will not invent a 12-step seduction. We will tell you how not to brick the smooch.
What Steam actually says
The description is only those four words: start dating Maria. That is a flag, not a three-heart comet close. All’s well… is the three-heart trophy and it does not name Maria. Keep those systems separate in your head and in Cloud.
If a YouTube “all endings so far” upload shows a Maria card, pause and screenshot. Until a gallery exists, your PNG is the wiki. Log it on the ending checklist.
How to hunt her without griefing Hheily
- Finish or at least stabilize a keep-alive comet file. True ending.
- Duplicate it. Name the copy
maria. - Spend unique colors on
mariaonly after you still have02-hheily. - Watch door events. Maria is a person who can knock or be found; she is not a fridge grape. Visitors.
- If the trophy pops, screenshot. If it does not, do not overwrite the comet file while experimenting.
How to romance Hheily remains the main affection system: flame, vocabulary, Flora. Maria is optional content with a 3% global rate. That rarity is the warning.
Maria versus the other “And Me” trophies
Steam also lists Midori and Me and Monami and Me with hidden public descriptions. The naming pattern matches Maria and Me. Treat Midori and Monami as named bonds — possibly pets, possibly visitors — until Steam prints the lines. The Rainbow Bridge already proves pets can die or get over-exposed. Do not assume Midori is a plant just because the word means green in Japanese. Do not assume Monami is a second Maria.
The supporting cast page collects those names so this article can stay about Maria.
Tone
Crush Landing is a host’s apartment after a comet punch. Side dating is on-brand and also how you lose unique purple. The game will let you be a professional greeter who collects people. The Host neutral is what happens when you never commit to the colour. Maria is the opposite temptation: commit to someone who is not the meteorite.
If you came here from the Steam thread, you already wanted the side route. Take the copy. Leave the comet lit. When a stable Maria walkthrough exists, it will be linked from the full walkthrough and this page, not invented from a comment.
Where she sits in a 100% plan
Maria and Me is ~3%. Superstar and Agoraphobic are the only trophies rarer in the launch-week scrape. That means most completionists will hit Hear Me Out and Rainbow Bridge before they ever see her card. Do not stall the comet file waiting for a knock that might be late-chapter. Play the visitor walkthrough on maria, keep achievements open, and if a named woman who is not Flora and not Hheily gets a dating prompt, that is your screenshot.
The host’s job is to say yes. Your job is to say yes on the copy. The colour in the wall is still the main date. Steam just admitted the hallway has other offers. Keep a screenshot. Keep the comet lit.
Frequently Asked Questions
Quick answers to the most common questions.
Is Maria required for the true ending?
No. True is Hheily’s keep-alive close. Maria is a rare side trophy. True ending.
Will dating Maria lock me out of Hheily?
Unknown until a gallery exists. Duplicate the save. That is the whole strategy.
Where does Maria appear?
Steam does not print a room. Watch visitor scenes and the visitor walkthrough.
Are Midori and Monami the same as Maria?
No. Separate trophies with hidden descriptions. See achievements.