The Murder Hotel

Mystery visual novel about blaming humans for a demon's murders

Wegenbartho Games · Published by Wegenbartho Games, Red Blocks · Released Sep 17, 2025

Reviews: Very Positive; 94% of 62
Recent reviews: Not enough recent
Players: 0; daily peak, Oct 28, 2026
Steam Deck: Playable
Last update on Steam: 1 week ago; Oct 14, 2026
Minimum PC: GT540M; 8 GB RAM · 4 GB disk; Full requirements

What is The Murder Hotel?

This single-player visual novel takes place in a demon-run hotel, where you must win four murder cases to escape. You collect clues as paper words and combine them into questions for guests, then argue plausible human explanations against a rival before the Demon Council. Different theories can win a trial.

For you if...

+you enjoy supernatural horror mixed with humor
+you like uncovering characters' secrets and personal histories

Not for you if...

−you prefer action-heavy games to reading and deduction
−you want straightforward cases that are easy to solve

What players say

94% of 62 reviews are positive

Players praise the challenging mysteries, distinctive character writing, and courtroom arguments. Some criticize the changing investigation mechanics across chapters and the reduced amount of active gameplay later in the story.

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The Murder Hotel system requirements

Minimum: GT540M, 8 GB RAM, 4 GB of disk space.

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Minimum

OS: Windows 10
Processor: Intel® Core™ i3
Graphics: Nvidia Geforce GT540M
Memory: 8 GB RAM
Storage: 4 GB available space

Does The Murder Hotel have co-op or multiplayer?

No: single-player only, no multiplayer modes declared.

Single-player

Does The Murder Hotel run on Steam Deck?

Playable Playable: it runs on Steam Deck with some adjustments.

Some in-game text is small and may be hard to read
All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
Shows Steam Deck controller icons
Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck
External controllers are not supported for the primary player

PC version details

DRM: None declared on Steam
Controller: Full controller support
Platforms: Windows
Achievements: 14
Steam features: Family Sharing
Languages: Text only: English, German, Japanese, Korean.

Does The Murder Hotel use AI-generated content?

No AI-generated content is disclosed on the game's Steam page.

Self-reported by the developer under Steam rules: it covers AI content that ships in the game, not tools used to make it. Steam page checked on Oct 28, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam