
Dive into a realistic experience of the Backrooms, without jumpscares, getting lost in impossible spaces and feeling like something is watching you. The uncertainty of not knowing where you're going will make you want to quit… Will you be able to make it to the end?
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In Hotel 188, there are no monsters chasing you or cheap jumpscares. The fear comes from somewhere else: the atmosphere, the silence, the sound of your own footsteps… and that constant feeling that something doesn’t quite fit.
You wake up in a place you don’t recognize. Time doesn’t move forward, the rooms feel the same but different each time you return to them, and the only path is forward... even though you have no idea where “forward” is. Soon enough, disorientation becomes part of the journey. You start to get lost, doubt yourself, and wonder if you should keep playing or take a break. This is the real experience of the Backrooms. It’s not just about looking, it’s about feeling it deep inside.
Hotel 188 is not just about walking aimlessly. Along the way, you’ll find small puzzles that aren’t just there for decoration. They are part of the world, integrated into the environment, forcing you to think, go back, and observe more than you thought you needed. They’re not impossible, but they are designed to get under your skin, just when you thought you understood what was going on.
Every sound, every flickering light, every room that seems the same but isn’t… everything is crafted to make you feel that this “hotel” has a life of its own. And the worst part is, you don’t know if it wants you to leave… or stay.
Hotel 188 is for those who seek more than just a typical horror game. It’s for those who want to experience the true anxiety of the Backrooms, get lost in them, get frustrated, and still keep exploring. Because you know that somewhere in this maze, there’s an exit… or is there?
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Languages: English*, Spanish - Spain*, Simplified Chinese*, Japanese*, Russian**languages with full audio support
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I'm a big fan of the backrooms game genre and have played a lot of them. This one, is not quite above par. Pros: * Good sound * No crash bugs or lighting bugs Cons: * No context to the exploration * Feels like a hastily made videogame with few details * Level design is meh, just doesn't feel compelling For the same thing but better, try POOLS, Lost Waterpark, Anemoiapolis, or The Complex:Expedition
В принципе атмосфера и напряжение сделаны не плохо, но есть 1 большое НО, это не совсем Backrooms, и даже не Хоррор, это скорей логические задачки обёрнутые в Backrooms.
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Forse il miglior gioco a tema spazi liminali/backrooms, dove è bello esplorare per il sol piacere di farlo. Il secondo livello ha degli enigmi davvero poco intuitivi, ma per il resto è possibile arrivare a fine gioco senza troppe difficoltà. Avrei preferito più varietà di ambientazioni ma, per 2 euro (quando è in sconto), non posso lamentarmi.
Интересная реализация проекта, чуть выше уже все про Лиминальность и Backrooms сказали. Так что: Я давно задумывался что возможно после смерти нас может ждать такое подобие испытания для перерождения, по сути: Смерти после.. Свет увидим. Брать рекомендую.
제법 괜찮은 게임이에요 챕터마다 퍼즐이 하나씩 존재하고, 마지막 챕터는 특히 퍼즐밭입니다... 근데 이상현상 부근에서 뭐가 꼬였는지 자꾸 엔딩으로 가버리는 통에 드랍해야겠습니다...퍼즐 전부 통과하기가 버거워요... 그저 돌아다니기만 하는 것은 물리고, 쫓기는 공포맛은 취향이 아니고 적절한 퍼즐정도는 좋다 싶을 때 이 게임을 추천
I hope you know that certain images and aspects of this game is getting added to the official fandom 188 rewrite. The visuals of this game are insane!
Одна из лучших игр по закулисью, в ней нужно не только бродить по локациям, но и решать головоломки, с помощью которых игрок сможет выбраться. Порадовал уровень, где нужно было искать аномалии, хоть игры по аномалиям сейчас в тренде, но в подобной игре я не ожидала увидеть такой уровень. Игра довольно жуткая, хоть в ней и нет никаких скримеров и резко выскакивающих пугалок, но в конце можно знатно так наложить в штанишки. Оптимизация игры хромает, местами FPS просаживается до 20 даже при средне-низких настройках графики, но это в принципе не мешает играть. Графика очень хорошая и реалистичная. В общем рекомендую игру к прохождению, потраченного времени на нее не жаль
I enjoyed this game, one of the better Liminal Space games of 2026. Hope to see more from the devs.
pretty good game, i wish there were at least a couple entities. I get some ppl dont like them but you can always give them an option to turn them off. For skilled players entities makes the games way more fun. But i digress, good puzzles, its actually a maze whereas to many games turn into just following a hallway to the end. Good graphics. Just not nearly spooky enough. PLEASE ADD SOME NEW LEVELS!!!!!
I really love liminal games... however this game didnt really hit the spot for me. Theres some cool ideas and enviroments in the game but most of thouse are literally at the very very end. I liked the initial idea of a liminal hotel but i dunno. Personally it really didnt hit me much. The puzzles are also very meh and can sometimes be extremly tiresome. My main offender is the one where you have to activate lampposts and good luck if you miss a single one. A lot of my gametime of takeing my time with this game and replaying it for the achievments were just the lamppost searching. Theres also a Spot the anomaly segment wich dragged on for extremly long in the game where i want to explore, that can also be extremly buggy and dosnt work proper half the time that forced me to restart the game wich... leads me to my biggest offender in this game. YOU CANNOT SAVE YOUR PROGRESS!!! WHYYY??? The thing is... there IS a chapter select at these monitors but you can only use it after you finished the section. It dosnt save after you reboot the game and you have to play fom the beginning. However the game only barely 6 euro wich is allright i guess but i really cant recommend it if they dont at the very least fix thier save system. And even them im not too sure tbh. If youre a hardcore fan of liminal things and you dont mind some meh segments to get to the few cool things buy it. The best parts are the beginning and end but wait for a steam sale.
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