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- $14.99 (Price checked Nov 4)
- Deck Verified
- 2017
Games like The motel
- 24 games
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The closest matches to The motel: Late Shift, Slay the Princess — The Pristine Cut, Loretta, Dark Nights with Poe and Munro, and My Friendly Neighborhood. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
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- 306 new reviews this week
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Also Lore-Rich and Choose Your Own Adventure, like The motel.
- $7.19 (Price checked Nov 3)
- Deck Verified
- 2023
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- Released: 2025
- Developer: Aura studios
- Price: $1.59−20%checked Oct 31
- 85% of 75 reviews
- Genres: Indie, Adventure
- Platforms: Windows
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About The motel
The closest matches to The motel: Late Shift, Slay the Princess — The Pristine Cut, Loretta, Dark Nights with Poe and Munro, and My Friendly Neighborhood. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
If The motel is your kind of game, the closest matches are Late Shift, Slay the Princess — The Pristine Cut and Loretta — picked from the ranked list below. 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.
About The motel: Work the late-night shift at The Motel, an old roadside stop near Oakhill Grove. Complete simple tasks until a news broadcast reveals a dangerous killer is nearby. Can you survive the night?
Is The motel worth buying?
Players recommend it
A summary of what players say, not a promise you'll like it. Every signal is listed below.
- 85% of 75 Steam reviews are positive.
- We don't track this game's daily reviews yet, so this is the all-time picture.
- Price: $1.99 (checked Nov 7).
Top critical reviews
The most up-voted negative English reviews in our sample, quoted as written.
“This is a very, very boring game. All my play-throughs after the first were painful. You are required to wait for the slow text to finish. You can't do any chores out of order. You can't leave the lobby when you are not supposed to. There…”
People who play it also play: Late Shift, Slay the Princess — The Pristine Cut, Loretta
Frequently asked about The motel
Can I run it?
How much does The motel cost?
The motel is listed on Steam at 1.59 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to The motel?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside The motel are Late Shift, Slay the Princess — The Pristine Cut, Loretta.
Who developed The motel?
The motel was developed by Aura studios.