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Livestream: Escape from Hotel Izanami

PC (Microsoft Windows), Nintendo Switch • 2021

Should you play it?

In this side-scrolling action-adventure game, you'll need to scour the inside of an abandoned hotel, looking for clues to solve the mystery of the hotel and ensure your escape from a mysterious, murderous mascot intent to kill.

What works
  • Atmospheric horror with anime aesthetics
  • Multiple endings and replayability
  • High-quality character art and voice acting
  • Engaging story with character development
  • Interactive cg fanservice elements
Things to keep in mind
  • Slow movement and tedious backtracking
  • Random and sometimes unfair enemy spawns
  • Limited puzzle hints causing frustration
  • Inconsistent tone due to fanservice in horror scenes
  • Lack of run button and unintuitive controls

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feel the closest overall

  • Tomb Raider V: Chronicles (2000)

  • Shadows of the Damned: Hella Remastered

  • UFO ROBOT GRENDIZER – The Feast of the Wolves

  • STAR WARS Jedi: Survivor™

  • Asterix & Obelix XXL 2

  • Tomb Raider II (1997)

  • Deadly Premonition 2: A Blessing in Disguise

  • STAR WARS Jedi: Fallen Order™

  • Dead Space (2008)
Hidden Gems

Less popular games with surprisingly high similarity

  • Shadows of the Damned: Hella Remastered

  • UFO ROBOT GRENDIZER – The Feast of the Wolves

  • Propagation: Paradise Hotel
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Livestream: Escape from Hotel Izanami: Broadly representative of its motivational profile, with a few distinct shifts. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Expression, Fellowship, Cooperation, Status. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Expression, Violence. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Experimenting.

Why this game works

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