Games like The Hotel
If The Hotel is your kind of game, the closest matches are EBOLA VILLAGE, THE MUTE HOUSE and Daymare: 1998 — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its atmospheric, melancholic and retro. Each pick is ranked by what players of this game also play, shared genres and tags, and review-mined similarity — not a generic popularity list.
Get personalized picks →About The Hotel: The Hotel is an "old style" survival horror game!! Fight zombies and solve puzzles to try to escape!!
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EBOLA VILLAGE
WHY THIS
Shares backtracking, puzzle solving and an atmospheric mood with The Hotel.
Top pick for The Hotel fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with The Hotel.
EBOLA VILLAGE - this is a classic survival horror game from the 90s with a focus on atmosphere and player immersion. Solve puzzles, follow the story carefully and use various weapons in a brutal fight for survival. Danger lurks at every turn.
THE MUTE HOUSE
WHY THIS
Shares fixed camera angles and an atmospheric mood with The Hotel.
Second-strongest match for The Hotel fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Hotel.
Inspired by old and classic survival horror games, THE MUTE HOUSE combines exploration, management, puzzles and a touch of action. As Emily investigates about her sister's vanishing, she finds herself trapped in a mysterious mansion.
Daymare: 1998
WHY THIS
Shares puzzle solving and an atmospheric mood with The Hotel.
Third-strongest match for The Hotel fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with The Hotel.
DAYMARE: 1998 is a third-person survival horror game that recreates the mood of iconic titles from the '90s, with a fresh storyline. An incident that turns a small town into a deadly zone, three characters to play with and little time to find the truth, before its mutated citizens abruptly end your mission.
Nightmare of Decay
WHY THIS
Shares backtracking, puzzle solving and an atmospheric mood with The Hotel.
Ranked #4 for The Hotel fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with The Hotel.
A first-person action horror game set in a nightmarish manor infested with zombies, psychotic cultists, and a horde of other horrors. Utilize an assortment of different weapons in a brutal fight for survival as you try to escape from the Nightmare of Decay.
Dead Beacon
WHY THIS
Shares backtracking, resource management and an atmospheric mood with The Hotel.
Ranked #5 for The Hotel fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with The Hotel.
Dead Beacon is a first-person survival horror inspired by late 1990s games and taking place in the Beacon manor, a location crawling with zombies and creatures governed by a malevolent will. Survive using the given array of weapons and escape the island.
Connection: The Nightmare Within
WHY THIS
Shares puzzle solving, resource management and an atmospheric mood with The Hotel.
Ranked #6 for The Hotel fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with The Hotel.
Inspired by the classics such as Resident Evil, Silent Hill and Alone In the Dark: Detective Stone investigates a shadow conspiracy. Explore atmospheric levels, fight monsters, and solve puzzles. Unravel a story of twists and turns. Choose classic fixed camera, or over-the-shoulder.
EBOLA 3
WHY THIS
Shares puzzle solving, resource management and an atmospheric mood with The Hotel.
Ranked #7 for The Hotel fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with The Hotel.
EBOLA 3 - is created in the spirit of the great classics of survival horrors. In this game, you will control the main character with a first-person camera which makes you feel like you’re in a real horror movie.
Rabbit Hole
WHY THIS
Shares puzzle solving and an atmospheric mood with The Hotel.
Ranked #8 for The Hotel fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with The Hotel.
An ancient evil has descended upon the rural town of Rabbit Hole. Now Shaun Turner not only has to untangle a twisted web of supernatural events and mysteries to save his family but also escape from the hellish remains of his hometown.
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Resident Evil
WHY THIS
Shares puzzle solving, resource management and an atmospheric mood with The Hotel.
Reviewers of The Hotel cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Adventure with The Hotel.
The game that defined the survival-horror genre is back! Check out the remastered HD version of Resident Evil.
SIGNALIS
WHY THIS
Shares inventory limits, resource management and an atmospheric mood with The Hotel.
Reviewers of The Hotel cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Indie with The Hotel.
A classic survival horror experience set in a dystopian future where humanity has uncovered a dark secret. Unravel a cosmic mystery, escape terrifying creatures, and scavenge an off-world government facility as Elster, a technician Replika searching for her lost dreams.
Tormented Souls
WHY THIS
Reviewers of The Hotel cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Adventure with The Hotel.
Classic survival horror is back! Inspired by the original Resident Evil and Alone in the Dark series, Tormented Souls modernises with a fresh twist on the fixed perspective adventure - as Caroline Walker investigates the mysterious disappearance of twin girls in a terrifying mansion-turned-hospital.
Alisa
WHY THIS
Shares fixed camera angles and an atmospheric mood with The Hotel.
Reviewers of The Hotel cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Indie with The Hotel.
Alisa is a Horror-themed Action Adventure game and a genuine throwback to the golden age of 90s 3D games.
Crow Country
WHY THIS
Shares backtracking, puzzle solving and an atmospheric mood with The Hotel.
Reviewers of The Hotel cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Indie with The Hotel.
The year is 1990. It’s been two years since the mysterious disappearance of Edward Crow and the abrupt closure of his theme park, Crow Country. But your arrival has broken the silence, Mara Forest. If you want answers, you’ll have to venture deep into the darkness of Crow Country to find them…
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below The Hotel at current Steam store prices.
Garry's Mod
WHY THIS
Priced ~75% under The Hotel on Steam right now. Shares Indie with The Hotel.
Garry's Mod is a physics sandbox. There aren't any predefined aims or goals. We give you the tools and leave you to play.
Lethal Company
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under The Hotel on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with The Hotel.
A co-op horror about scavenging at abandoned moons to sell scrap to the Company.
Left 4 Dead 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under The Hotel on Steam right now. Shares Action with The Hotel.
Set in the zombie apocalypse, Left 4 Dead 2 is a co-operative action horror FPS takes you and your friends through the cities, swamps and cemeteries of the Deep South, from Savannah to New Orleans across five expansive campaigns.
People Playground
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under The Hotel on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with The Hotel.
Shoot, stab, burn, poison, tear, vaporise, or crush ragdolls in a large open space.
Fallout: New Vegas
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under The Hotel on Steam right now. Shares Action with The Hotel.
Welcome to Vegas. New Vegas. Enjoy your stay!
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
Doki Doki Literature Club!
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with The Hotel.
The Literature Club is full of cute girls! Will you write the way into their heart? This game is not suitable for children or those who are easily disturbed.
Life is Strange - Episode 1
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Adventure with The Hotel.
Episode 1 now FREE! Life is Strange is an award-winning and critically acclaimed episodic adventure game that allows the player to rewind time and affect the past, present and future.
Ultimate Custom Night
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with The Hotel.
Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!
Indigo Park: Chapter 1
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with The Hotel.
Explore the abandoned childhood wonder of Indigo Park! Guided by Rambley the Raccoon, help restore power to the destroyed amusement park while you run from the reason it shut down.
Grimm's Hollow
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Hotel.
A spooky, freeware RPG where you search the afterlife for your brother. Reap ghosts with your scythe, explore haunted caves, and eat ghostly treats on your journey through death.
The Expendabros
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with The Hotel.
The Expendabros have assembled and set their sights on the forces of ruthless arms dealer Conrad Stonebanks in the forests of Eastern Europe.
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Frequently asked about The Hotel
- How much does The Hotel cost?
- The Hotel is listed on Steam at 19.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to The Hotel?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside The Hotel are EBOLA VILLAGE, THE MUTE HOUSE, Daymare: 1998.
- Who developed The Hotel?
- The Hotel was developed by IL PALA.
imho.run ranks Steam game alternatives using a mix of collaborative filtering (ALS / iALS / EASE / LightGCN), content scoring over genres, categories, Steam tags, developers, and publishers, plus AI-extracted vibes mined from review text. The page above is generated in seed mode anchored on The Hotel.
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