HOTEL BARCELONA: Under New Management - A Refined Slasher Experience

8/5/2026, 9:53:31 AM

Release date: 9/26/2025

Tags: #action #hack-and-slash #action-roguelike #metroidvania #souls-like #3d-platformer #pve #pvp

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Review Count: 319 reviews
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Live Store Snapshot

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Japan Price: ¥ 3,990
Global Price: $29.99
Sale Status: Regular pricing
Price Checked At: 8/5/2026, 9:53:29 AM

Key highlight

HOTEL BARCELONA: Under New Management is a refined 2.5D slasher action game featuring faster combat, improved enemy reactions, and enhanced multiplayer. Developed by White Owls Inc., it offers a challenging experience wi

Who this is for

With its "Under New Management" update, HOTEL BARCELONA offers a significantly improved and more engaging experience for action game enthusiasts. If you're looking for satisfying combat, challenging gameplay, and rewarding exploration, this title is worth a look.

🖥️ Hardware Guide for Comfortable Play

Based on the game's recommended specs, showing a comfortable performance target and example parts (PassMark reference)

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CPU

Game's recommended spec

Intel Core i7 @ 4.2GHz

Comfortable play target

28,600 pts(~130% above spec of 22,000 pts)

Parts near this range

Intel Core Ultra 5 336H28,545 pts Intel Core Ultra 5 338H28,717 pts Intel Core 9 270H28,764 pts

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GPU

Game's recommended spec

GeForce RTX 2070, Radeon RX 5700 XT

Comfortable play target

20,875 pts(~130% above spec of 16,058 pts)

Parts near this range

Details

Overview

Welcome to HOTEL BARCELONA: Under New Management, a significant update to the blood-soaked 2.5D slasher action game from SUDA51 and SWERY. This isn't just a patch; it's a fundamental overhaul designed to enhance the player experience based on valuable feedback. Set in a mysterious hotel on the border of Pennsylvania and West Virginia, the game's luxurious facade conceals a terrifying reality. Players will find themselves navigating faster movement, shorter combat recovery times, and more impactful parries and dodges. Enemies now offer longer reaction windows, contributing to a more balanced and engaging combat system. The multiplayer experience has also been refined for fairness, and the opening moments of the game are now clearer, ensuring a smoother introduction to its dark world. This update aims to deliver the definitive HOTEL BARCELONA experience that the developers always envisioned.

Highlights

Developed by White Owls Inc., HOTEL BARCELONA offers a refined 2.5D slasher action experience with Metroidvania and Souls-like elements.
The "Under New Management" update significantly improves gameplay, featuring faster movement, shorter combat recovery, impactful parries, strategic dodges, and more reactive enemies.
This title supports both single-player and online multiplayer PvP, with full audio support in English, Japanese, Spanish, and Simplified/Traditional Chinese.

Who It's For

Fans of challenging action games, particularly those who enjoy hack and slash combat, Metroidvania exploration, and the deliberate pacing of Souls-like titles will find much to love. Players seeking a refined multiplayer experience and those who appreciate developer responsiveness to feedback will also be drawn to HOTEL BARCELONA: Under New Management.

Game Info

Developer: White Owls Inc.
Publisher: White Owls Inc.
Genre: Action, Adventure, Indie, RPG
Release Date: September 26, 2025
Modes: Single-player, Multi-player (Online PvP)
Languages: English, Japanese, Spanish, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese (Full Audio Support)