PENGUIN HOTEL -Chapter 1-

First-person horror adventure with camera puzzles and penguin threats

lemorion_1224 · Released Oct 31, 2024

Action Adventure Casual Indie Free To Play

Reviews: Very Positive; 88% of 156
Recent reviews: Very Positive; 80% of 10 in 30 days
Players: 1; daily peak, Nov 7, 2026
Steam Deck: Untested
Last update on Steam: 1 year ago; Apr 2, 2025
Minimum PC: DirectX 11 GPU; Full requirements

What is PENGUIN HOTEL -Chapter 1-?

This single-player horror adventure takes place at the Penguin Hotel, where you attend an anniversary celebration that goes wrong. You explore the hotel from a first-person view, using a camera that traps subjects in photographs to solve puzzles and deal with threats. This is the first chapter of a series.

For you if...

+you like first-person horror built around puzzle solving
+you enjoy using an unusual tool against enemies

Not for you if...

−you would rather avoid puzzles in horror games
−you want a complete story in one installment

What players say

88% of 156 reviews are positive · 80% of 10 in the last 30 days

Players praise the camera-based puzzles and the penguin-themed hotel setting. They frequently mention awkward English translation; some also describe the gameplay as slow or janky, or find the puzzles confusing.

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PENGUIN HOTEL -Chapter 1- system requirements

Minimum: DirectX 11 GPU.

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Minimum

OS: Windows 10 64-bit.
Processor: Intel Core i5
Graphics: DirectX 11 or 12 compatible graphics card

Does PENGUIN HOTEL -Chapter 1- have co-op or multiplayer?

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

Single-player

Does PENGUIN HOTEL -Chapter 1- run on Steam Deck?

Untested Not yet tested by Valve on Steam Deck.

PC version details

DRM: None declared on Steam
Controller: Full controller support
Platforms: Windows
Achievements: 1
Steam features: Family Sharing
Languages: Text only: English, Japanese, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Spanish - Spain, Spanish - Latin America, Portuguese - Brazil.

Does PENGUIN HOTEL -Chapter 1- use AI-generated content?

Steam's data marks it as containing AI-generated content, but its Steam page had no statement from the developers when we checked it.

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 25, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam