
A romantic getaway takes a turn for the worst for John and Sarah as their dream vacation at The Cecil Hotel turns into a nightmare. John wakes up in a dark cell, realizing Sarah is missing. Now, he must find and save her from the horrors that haunt the hotel before it’s too late.
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Every price cut of more than 20% we have observed, in each market that quoted one, with this game's chart position on either side of it. These are episodes, not a model: a sale is one event, and one event cannot tell you what the next one will do.
Reviews, worldwide (the counter carries no country): 0/day in the week to Aug 31 → 0/day in the week after.
For scale, across Steam · Top Sellers · Brazil over the last 30 days: the 26 chart moves that followed a price cut of more than 20% went a median of 7 places towards #1, and the 2,400 moves with no price cut behind them went 2 away. One store, one chart, one country — it is the only place we have enough observations to say even that.
Prices outside the United States have been collected since 6 August 2026 and chart positions since 19 July 2026, so a cut older than that has no market to compare and a market that joined later has no history yet. Nothing here is converted between currencies.
About
"The Cecil" is a chilling and suspenseful experience that will keep you on the edge of your seat. Join John and Sarah as they venture to the eerie and mysterious Cecil Hotel for a romantic getaway.
However, their dream vacation turns into a nightmare when they fall asleep, and John wakes up locked in a dark cell. As he struggles to find a way out, he realizes that Sarah is missing, and he must find her before it's too late.
First-Person Action: Take on the role of John and experience a spine chilling battle of terrifying pursuit through dark hallways from a first-person perspective.
Scary and Unusual Foes: Discover what lurks the halls of The Cecil hotel, and get up close and personal with creepy monsters and tall metal screamers, leaving you terrified around every corner.
Immersive Gameplay: Fight enemies in shooter-style battles, explore dangerous rooms, and utilize objects in the world to escape your fate as you make your way through the mind-bending halls of The Cecil.
Puzzles and Discoveries: Solve fast-paced puzzles and collect discoveries along the way to help you progress to new areas, as you uncover the details of how things came to be at this mysterious hotel.
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Reviews
Themes across 41 recent reviews and how positive each mention is. A keyword signal, not full sentiment analysis.
Reviews
UGH, it was going good and then i got stuck on the elevator and the only fix they can come up with is a save file google doc... bruh lolol what is this!? and then they wanna make a part 2!? yeah no... edit: fixed. but sadly will leave a negative review. The combat is far from perfect, in fact the enemies get stuck 9 out of 10 times. The optimization is HORRENDOUS... Yeesh. The barebones options menu is very telling... especially when it comes to the indie horror scene, tho I have played OUTSTANDING 5 buck indie horror games that blow my mind and they have like minimal options... so... maybe dont start a LARGE project if you can't optimize it well? I don't trust a company that does not polish their game and fix issues like this, before starting their next project ESPECIALLY if its a sequel. if all your making is streamer bait/shill games, then sure... I guess you guys can do that. But it's a no from me. There should be a level of quality in a 20 dollar game (even a cheaper one at that) and as devs, if you don't believe in that, then I will not give you more of my money and I'll be sure to make sure others know not to either.
Очень круто сделанный "Сайлент Хилл" в декорациях отеля "Сесил". Кто не знает, есть такой отель на самом деле, в Лос-Анджелесе. С ним связано множество тайн, легенд, конспираций и зловещих историй (можете посмотреть расследования на ютубе). Я не то чтобы хорошо знаком со всем этим, но пока проходил заметил несколько жутковатых отсылок к реальным событиям. !!! Здесь хочу немного прерваться, и сразу предупредить, что техническое исполнение у игры отвратительное. Фпс в целом приемлемый, но вот почти все текстуры у меня "размазанные" (несмотря на то, что системным требованиям комп соответствует). Так что будьте готовы к непредвиденному (и к рефанду, ахах). С геймплейной т. з. это адвенчура от 1-го лица с элементами шутера. С элементами т. к. врагов (монстров) не сильно много, оружие всего одно (пистолет), а патронов всегда хватает. Загадки все решаются "на месте", сильно далеко ходить не заставят. Загадки не слишком сложные, главное помнить что где находится. В игре прям ощущаются вайбы "Салент Хилла", главным образом, СХ2, СХ Ориджинс и СХ Хоумкамин. Есть пара явных отсылок к СХ4. Также есть отсылки к Алоун ин зе Дарк '92. Некоторыми моментами похоже на Биошок. Ну и еще серию Клок Тауэр напомнило. Есть страшные сегменты с "кукольным домом" (сделаны вообще не хуже чем в РЕ Вилидж). Есть ОЧЕНЬ сильный эпизод где герой попадает в картину. В нем и отсылки к Шванкмайеру, и к фильму "Реинкарнация", и в целом это набор абсолютно кошмарных сцен, в хорошем смысле (насколько слово "хороший" тут может быть уместно). Также это очень сильная игра в плане "призрачных историй". Пожалуй, поставлю ее в один ряд с Sylvio (которую я считаю лучшей игрой о призраках). Саундтрек местами отличный, особенно тема с загрузочных экранов - она прям навевает воспоминания о заглавной теме СХ Хоумкамин. В игре к.м.к. очень много секретов, например, много закрытых дверей или ящиков, к которым вроде как можно применить предмет, только вот самого предмета нет. Или таксофоны: если долго "висеть" на линии, то персонажу могут что-то сказать с того конца провода. И прочее в таком духе. Собственно, я и играю в нее ради таких "секретов" (и ответов на них), но отзыв это не то место чтобы об этом рассказывать. В итоге что могу про нее сказать. Наткнулся на эту игру абсолютно случайно. И для меня это одна из самых интересных игр за последние года два. Должна зайти любителям хорроров, тайн и "Сайлент хиллов".
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Languages: English*, French, Italian, German, Japanese, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Spanish - Latin America, Traditional Chinese*languages with full audio support
Hours played at review time, across 41 reviews with recorded playtime.
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i have waited for this game for over a year to finally be fully released. i enjoyed playing the demo and i was very excited to play the full game. there are still some issues which need to get fixed but the game is even better now than it was in the demo. they also added things that i did not play in the demo , while its the same environment that is playable in the demo. now i have to wait untill some bugs get fixed which prevent me from progressing further in the game, but the developers are on it and are doing their best to listen and make use of the tips and complaints given about the game. i cant wait to continue my journey in the cecil. p.s i also recommend people to watch the cecil documentary online before playing the game. it is very awesome. i will not add any spoilers in my message but if you have searched and learned a lot about the cecil hotels history and the things that happened there it makes the game even more awesome. the little details are amazing.
Really loved this game! The puzzles that you had to solve throughout the game were challenging, and kept me very invested. The jump scares were fantastically terrible, I may have peed my pants a few times LOL 😆 I didn't run into any bugs in my playthrough of the game, and thought that it was a very well made game, ESPECIALLY for a solo developer! Would highly recommend 👍
After spending 8 minutes trying to get the game to go fullscreen (spoiler alert you have to set it to windowed to be fullscreen) I spent 4 minutes playing and could not figure out how to cycle through items in my inventory to place something on a shelf and accidently entered debug mode and started flying through the map.
The Cecil is a fantastic game personally to me with a truly unique and engaging storyline. From the start, it’s clear that a lot of love and creativity went into the world-building and narrative design. I had been keeping an eye on this title for a while, waiting for updates before diving in and I’m so glad I did. The gameplay is smooth and intuitive, with responsive controls and a well-balanced difficulty curve that keeps things fun and challenging without becoming frustrating. What really stood out to me was the atmosphere and the depth of the characters. It’s not often you find an indie game that pulls you in with such strong storytelling. The visuals and music help create a world that feels alive and immersive, and every area I explored felt purposeful and thoughtfully designed. Huge thanks to the developers for crafting something special here.
I enjoyed the puzzles... but the over all game just feels sooooooo under baked. It runs really poorly and I had to reopen the game because messages would stay on screen and over lap. It could be so much better with a few months of polishing.
The Cecil: The Journey Begins is a messy but memorable psychological horror experience. The puzzles are clever, the world is unsettling, and the story sticks with you—especially once it starts to unfold. Yes, it’s janky. Yes, it needs polish. But if you’re patient and open to indie horror that swings big—even when it stumbles—this one’s worth a visit. Just keep the lights on and your ears open. And don’t trust the mannequins.
Sadly the games performance is TERRIBLE. I hope they fix it soon. I am running a gaming laptop with a RTX 3060, and it lags so badly it is unplayable.
I like this game. There's a video of that Russian guy playing it and it seems he's figured it out. I like this game a lot.
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