The Roach Hotel

First-person horror in a hotel with shifting walls and roaches

Hawt Combo, Imaginais · Published by Hawt Combo · Released Oct 17, 2025

Action Adventure Indie Strategy Free To Play

Reviews: Very Positive; 87% of 123
Recent reviews: Not enough recent
Players: 0; daily peak, Oct 28, 2026
Steam Deck: Untested
Last update on Steam: 1 month ago; Sep 3, 2026
Minimum PC: Relatively modern dedicat…; 2 GB RAM · 0.5 GB disk; Full requirements

What is The Roach Hotel?

You search the Oxley Hotel for your missing sister in this single-player, first-person analog horror game. You explore with a flashlight, break objects with a hammer, and move heavy objects with a gravity tool to solve puzzles and restore power. The free base game contains the first chapter.

For you if...

+you like retro console graphics and VHS-style presentation

Not for you if...

−you want horror without jump scares

What players say

87% of 123 reviews are positive

Players praise the puzzles. Others complain about unclear progression triggers and clunky interactions that can make them think they're stuck.

Screenshots and trailer

The Roach Hotel system requirements

Minimum: Relatively modern dedicat…, 2 GB RAM, 0.5 GB of disk space.

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Minimum

OS: Windows 10
Processor: Intel Core i3
Graphics: Relatively modern dedicated graphics card
Memory: 2 GB RAM
Storage: 500 MB available space

Does The Roach Hotel have co-op or multiplayer?

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

Single-player

Does The Roach Hotel 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
Steam features: Family Sharing
Languages: Full audio: English.

Does The Roach 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 27, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam