Hotel Architect

Hotel building and management simulation with career and sandbox modes

Pathos Interactive · Published by Wired Productions, Gamersky Games · Released May 14, 2026

Reviews: Very Positive; 94% of 2,372
Recent reviews: Very Positive; 95% of 95 in 30 days
Playing now: 303; right now
Steam Deck: Playable
Last update: 5 days ago; Sep 17, 2026

Free demo available, 8 playing it now: get the demo.

What is Hotel Architect?

A single-player hotel construction and management simulation set across locations around the world. You design multi-floor layouts, furnish rooms and amenities, hire staff, manage finances, and serve guests through an objective-based career or location-specific sandbox mode.

For you if...

+you enjoy designing and decorating multi-floor hotels
+you prefer relaxed tycoon play with manageable challenges
+you want objective-based campaigns and open-ended sandbox play

Not for you if...

−you dislike staff, budgets, and service micromanagement
−you want extensive furniture, flooring, and wallpaper variety
−you prefer scenarios that substantially change the core routine

What players say

94% of 2,372 reviews are positive · 95% of 95 in the last 30 days

Players most often praise the multi-floor building tools, hotel customization, and relaxed tycoon loop. Common complaints cite limited décor variety, repetitive scenarios, staff and guest pathfinding problems, and a UI that can obscure progression requirements.

Screenshots and trailer

Hotel Architect system requirements

As published by the developer.

Minimum

OS: Windows 10
Processor: Intel Core i5-7500, AMD Ryzen 5 1600
Graphics: Intel Iris Xe Graphics, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050, AMD Radeon R9 280
Memory: 8 GB RAM
Storage: 5 GB available space
DirectX: Version 12
Notes: 30 FPS Average, 1080p. DirectX12 Required

PC version details

DRM, required accounts, controller support and Steam features.

DRM: None declared on Steam
Controller: Keyboard and mouse
Platforms: Windows
Achievements: 37
Steam features: Cloud saves, Family Sharing, Trading cards

Steam Deck: Playable

Default controller config not fully functional
Sometimes shows mouse, keyboard or non-Deck controller icons
Some text entry requires manually opening the on-screen keyboard
Some in-game text is small and may be hard to read
Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck

Multiplayer and co-op

Single-player

Languages

Full audio: English, German, Simplified Chinese. Text only: French, Italian, Spanish - Spain, Korean, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Traditional Chinese, Japanese.