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Hotel Sowls

PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Nintendo Switch • 2019

Should you play it?

Hotel Sowls is an eerie mystery adventure. You are a pharmacist who, after a long and grueling journey, finally acquires a rare and enigmatic stone; only to have it stolen overnight at Hotel Sowls. Can you recover the stone and uncover the secrets hidden within this strange and unsettling hotel?

What works

  • Unique and charming art style
  • Engaging mysterious story with multiple endings
  • Relaxing and fitting soundtrack
  • Accessible and light puzzle gameplay
  • Good value for price with replayability

Things to keep in mind

  • Short playtime
  • Some puzzles and story elements can be confusing or abrupt
  • Limited save system
  • Lack of clear item interaction cues
  • No multiplayer or social features

What to play next

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  • Coloured chips: click to highlight games that mainly differ on that motivation; click again to reset.
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Why don’t the axes read like a score? This view uses t-SNE: it only keeps who is close to whom. The scales are not “good to bad” or hours played—they separate groups on the map. Read distance between dots, not the axis numbers (hidden on purpose).

Hotel Sowls: A very typical example of its motivational profile. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Survival, Violence, Competition, Thrill. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Thrill, Exploration. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Intimacy.

Last update: 26/07/2026