Underplayed Gems

Haunted Hotel: Charles Dexter Ward Collector's Edition (2018)

Haunted Hotel: Charles Dexter Ward Collector's Edition cover
Developer
Special Bit
Publisher
Big Fish Games
Platforms
Windows
Genres
Adventure, Casual
Rating
4.1 of 5, 23 player ratings
Typical playtime
about 4.5 hours
Where to get it
Steam

How it feels

A slow-paced, eerie hidden-object puzzle adventure where you explore an abandoned hotel to solve a supernatural mystery.

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What players say

Players appreciate the Lovecraft-inspired atmosphere and story integration, but frustration centers on the lack of a map for fast travel, leading to tedious backtracking. Opinions split on puzzle difficulty and overall quality, with some calling it a solid hidden object game and others finding it overly complicated or dry.

Trailer

Screenshots

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