Hotel Galactic v0.5.7 - early access

Hotel Galactic is a cozy, narrative-driven management sim that asks you to restore a rundown intergalactic hotel and turn it into a thriving, whimsical destination. The game blends heartfelt storytelling-centered on the ghost of Grandpa Gustav and his bittersweet past-with sandbox-style hotel design, resource management, and light colony simulation. Everything is presented in stunning, hand-painted visuals with charming, animated details that give the world a nostalgic, anime-inspired feel.

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Gameplay focuses on thoughtful construction and long-term development. You design and customize every aspect of the hotel using modular building mechanics, placing furniture, decorations and amenities to shape guest experiences. Actions take time and effort, so progress feels deliberate and rewarding: expand slowly, optimize layouts for efficiency, and watch your architectural visions come to life across a magical floating island.

Management and progression emphasize people and legacy. You recruit, train, and prioritize tasks for a workforce whose skills, traits, and stories carry across generations. Strategic staffing, task assignment, and resource planning are key to smooth operations as the colony grows. Research and crafting let you develop new tools, tech and equipment to adapt the hotel to different races and unlock alternative research paths.

Exploration and worldbuilding are woven into the experience. The island is alive-cultivate gardens, harvest alien ingredients, befriend fantastical creatures like Moonkels and Yetlets, and craft dishes that tie into the hotel’s success. Delving into the island’s underground complex reveals hidden resources, creatures, and building spaces that open up new design and gameplay opportunities.

Narrative choices matter. Gustav’s story of lost love and vengeful impulse interlocks with your decisions, while the Galactic Peace Corps monitors your practices and responds to how you run the hotel. The interplay between character-driven storytelling and sandbox experimentation creates moments of quiet connection and surprising emotional stakes.

Who it’s for: players who enjoy cozy management sims, creative base-building, slow-burn storytelling, and art-driven worlds-especially fans of hand-painted aesthetics and character-focused narratives.

Key features:
- Cozy hotel-management and colony-building on a magical floating island
- Hand-painted, anime-inspired visuals with detailed animations
- Modular building system for sprawling, unconventional hotel designs
- Deep customization with furniture, decorations, and amenities
- Time-based actions that reward careful planning and steady progress
- Generational workforce: skills, traits and stories passed between workers
- Research and crafting to unlock new tools, equipment, and technologies
- Multiple research paths depending on the races you accommodate
- Island life: gardens, alien ingredients, and creature interactions (Moonkels, Yetlets)
- Underground complex to discover resources, creatures and construction spaces
- Narrative driven by Grandpa Gustav’s ghost and oversight from the Galactic Peace Corps

In short, Hotel Galactic is a warm, creative experience that combines comforting management gameplay with a touching story and beautiful presentation-perfect for players who enjoy building, experimenting and getting lost in a small, living world.