The Golden Retreat (2025)

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

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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.

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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.

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