Underplayed Gems

The Golden Retreat (2025)

The Golden Retreat cover
Developer
PR Digital Art
Platforms
Windows
Genres
Indie
Rating
5.0 of 5, 15 player ratings
Typical playtime
about 3.1 hours
Where to get it
Steam

How it feels

You wander a stylish, lonely hotel in a quiet, looping nightmare where each corridor feels eerily still and charged with unseen threat.

atmosphericmysteriouspsychological horrorwalking simfirst-personslow-pacedtense

What players say

Players call this an anomaly-spotting game in the style of The Exit 8, where the challenge is finding very subtle differences during repetitive elevator rides down hotel floors. Many mention a deadly basement encounter and a twist after the credits, and most find the game hard but rewarding.

Screenshots

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