The problem is, however, that horror is something that preys on the player’s feelings, and it’s only so long before The Spectrum Retreat runs out of tricks. Despite having a fairly extensive background with horror games, I found myself becoming increasingly jumpy after a server just showed up behind me out of seemingly nowhere and caught me sneaking into an off-limits area. There’s almost an element of horror in the game’s atmosphere during these mystery segments, mostly reinforced by the surprisingly unsettling soundtrack and the robot hosts.
An equally mysterious voice on the protagonist’s phone tells them to follow a routine every day they’re there while remaining inconspicuous or they could be stuck in the hotel for good, and with that the game is off and running. The Spectrum Retreat makes some very good initial impressions the player wakes up in a mysterious hotel staffed by unmoving robotic servers. An odd combination to be sure, but is it one that ultimately holds up?
Dan Smith Studios has attempted to fill those two voids simultaneously with The Spectrum Retreat one part mystery themed visual novel, one part Portal-esque physics puzzle title. By Paul Broussard, posted on 16 August 2018 / 4,712 ViewsģD atmospheric mystery solving is somewhat of an underserved niche in modern gaming, and 3D puzzle solving even more so.
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