Handle one cringe-worthy situation after another, but the judges don't all want the same thing, so the 'right' reaction depends on who's leading the panel.
Each step shows an awkward situation and a set of possible reactions. A panel of judges with different values rates your choice, and the lead judge weighs most. In bonus rounds you also defend your pick by choosing the reason that best fits it.
Awkward Moment is a social-judgment game about reading a room full of different expectations.
A panel of judges with different values rating your reaction, with the lead judge weighing most, is the social norm as something contested rather than fixed.
Giving the judges different values is the original design.
That is the honest complication. Norms are not universal — the same reaction reads as polite to one audience and cold to another — so the skill is reading which standard is operating, which is a different thing from knowing the rules.
Awkward Moment is a social-judgment game about reading a room full of different expectations. It's an original, free browser game made for PlayPendium.