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Hotel Architect

Pathos Interactive · Wired Productions · 2026-05-14

SteamGOG

CasualIndieSimulationStrategy

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: Bird view / Isometric

Releases: May 20, 2025 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

Step into the shoes of a hotel owner as you design, build, and manage grand hotels around the world. Juggle demanding guests, frantic logistics, and plenty of unexpected surprises in Hotel Architect; the ultimate hotel construction and tycoon management game!

Hotel Architect is a Casual, Indie, Simulation, and Strategy game released in 2026, priced at $23.39, with a Very Positive sentiment (94% of 2184 reviews) and an estimated owner base of 20,000 .. 50,000.

272
playing now
94%
positive of 2.4k reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
20,000–50,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
0
twitch viewers (latest)
80/100
critic score (1 outlets, IGDB)
gold
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Playable
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$29.99
steam price (US)

272 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 21:00 UTC (census sample)

Hotel Architect is a construction and management simulation video game developed by Pathos Interactive and published by Wired Productions. The early access version was available via Steam for Microsoft Windows on 20 May 2025, with the full version was released on 14 May 2026.

Health check

Healthy
  • · 272 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 286 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~36/week).
  • · Review velocity down 27% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 5% of 29,056 Casual games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 49k–110k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 2,440 total reviews — how this is computed.

All-time low: $8.49 at Fanatical (2026-02-09)via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $29.99 · on sale 28 of 38 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
13513520252026Week of 2025-05-20: 135 positiveWeek of 2025-05-20: 13 negativeWeek of 2025-05-27: 83 positiveWeek of 2025-05-27: 8 negativeWeek of 2025-06-03: 43 positiveWeek of 2025-06-10: 16 positiveWeek of 2025-06-10: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-06-17: 21 positiveWeek of 2025-06-24: 18 positiveWeek of 2025-06-24: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 33 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-07-08: 25 positiveWeek of 2025-07-08: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-07-15: 19 positiveWeek of 2025-07-15: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-07-22: 13 positiveWeek of 2025-07-22: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-07-29: 8 positiveWeek of 2025-07-29: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-08-05: 9 positiveWeek of 2025-08-12: 10 positiveWeek of 2025-08-12: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-08-19: 21 positiveWeek of 2025-08-19: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-08-26: 14 positiveWeek of 2025-09-02: 10 positiveWeek of 2025-09-02: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-09-09: 16 positiveWeek of 2025-09-09: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-09-16: 7 positiveWeek of 2025-09-23: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-09-23: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-09-30: 7 positiveWeek of 2025-10-07: 7 positiveWeek of 2025-10-07: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-10-14: 8 positiveWeek of 2025-10-21: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-10-28: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-11-04: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-11-11: 7 positiveWeek of 2025-11-18: 14 positiveWeek of 2025-11-18: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-11-25: 72 positiveWeek of 2025-12-02: 14 positiveWeek of 2025-12-09: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-12-09: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-12-16: 8 positiveWeek of 2025-12-23: 20 positiveWeek of 2025-12-23: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-12-30: 27 positiveWeek of 2025-12-30: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-01-06: 16 positiveWeek of 2026-01-06: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-01-13: 10 positiveWeek of 2026-01-13: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-01-20: 7 positiveWeek of 2026-01-27: 38 positiveWeek of 2026-01-27: 6 negativeWeek of 2026-02-03: 63 positiveWeek of 2026-02-03: 5 negativeWeek of 2026-02-10: 45 positiveWeek of 2026-02-10: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-02-17: 32 positiveWeek of 2026-02-17: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-02-24: 23 positiveWeek of 2026-02-24: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-03-03: 26 positiveWeek of 2026-03-03: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-03-10: 12 positiveWeek of 2026-03-10: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-03-17: 14 positiveWeek of 2026-03-17: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-03-24: 14 positiveWeek of 2026-03-24: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-03-31: 22 positiveWeek of 2026-03-31: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-04-07: 14 positiveWeek of 2026-04-07: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-04-14: 19 positiveWeek of 2026-04-14: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-04-21: 7 positiveWeek of 2026-04-21: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-04-28: 13 positiveWeek of 2026-05-05: 10 positiveWeek of 2026-05-05: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-05-12: 95 positiveWeek of 2026-05-12: 16 negativeWeek of 2026-05-19: 99 positiveWeek of 2026-05-19: 11 negativeWeek of 2026-05-26: 70 positiveWeek of 2026-05-26: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-06-02: 45 positiveWeek of 2026-06-02: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-06-09: 32 positiveWeek of 2026-06-09: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-06-16: 24 positiveWeek of 2026-06-16: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-06-23: 38 positiveWeek of 2026-06-23: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-06-30: 35 positiveWeek of 2026-06-30: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-07-07: 39 positiveWeek of 2026-07-07: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-07-14: 40 positiveWeek of 2026-07-14: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-07-21: 26 positiveWeek of 2026-07-21: 5 negativeWeek of 2026-07-28: 31 positiveWeek of 2026-07-28: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-08-04: 20 positiveWeek of 2026-08-04: 1 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

6721612026-09-15 06:00 — 214 players2026-09-16 14:00 — 418 players2026-09-17 22:00 — 251 players2026-09-19 05:00 — 331 players2026-09-20 13:00 — 672 players2026-09-21 20:00 — 342 players2026-09-23 04:00 — 218 players2026-09-24 11:00 — 363 players2026-09-25 19:00 — 425 players2026-09-27 02:00 — 290 players2026-09-28 10:00 — 298 players2026-09-29 17:00 — 364 players2026-10-01 01:00 — 161 players2026-10-02 08:00 — 332 players2026-10-03 16:00 — 553 players2026-10-05 00:00 — 222 players2026-10-06 08:00 — 384 players2026-10-07 15:00 — 466 players2026-10-08 23:00 — 203 players2026-10-10 06:00 — 261 players2026-10-11 14:00 — 598 players2026-10-12 21:00 — 242 players2026-10-14 05:00 — 184 players2026-10-14 21:00 — 272 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
93676May 2025Aug 2026May 2025 — avg 465 · peak 1,019Jun 2025 — avg 188 · peak 621Jul 2025 — avg 142 · peak 432Aug 2025 — avg 94 · peak 211Sep 2025 — avg 145 · peak 422Oct 2025 — avg 83 · peak 261Nov 2025 — avg 76 · peak 188Dec 2025 — avg 103 · peak 269Jan 2026 — avg 195 · peak 1,806Feb 2026 — avg 530 · peak 1,885Mar 2026 — avg 215 · peak 556Apr 2026 — avg 197 · peak 470May 2026 — avg 936 · peak 3,232Jun 2026 — avg 818 · peak 1,847Jul 2026 — avg 725 · peak 1,684Aug 2026 — avg 567 · peak 1,328
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Chart history

PositiveNegative
17172026-09-212026-10-142026-09-21: 17 new positive2026-09-21: 3 new negative2026-09-22: 1 new positive2026-09-25: 5 new positive2026-09-27: 3 new positive2026-09-28: 3 new positive2026-09-29: 3 new positive2026-09-29: 1 new negative2026-10-01: 3 new positive2026-10-02: 4 new positive2026-10-03: 4 new positive2026-10-03: 1 new negative2026-10-04: 3 new positive2026-10-05: 1 new positive2026-10-05: 1 new negative2026-10-06: 5 new positive2026-10-07: 5 new positive2026-10-08: 5 new positive2026-10-09: 5 new positive2026-10-11: 6 new positive2026-10-13: 5 new positive2026-10-14: 3 new positive
New Steam reviews per day (census review snapshots). Positive above the line, negative below.

Price history

$29.99$8.492025-05-202026-09-282025-05-20 — best price $15.992025-06-03 — best price $11.992025-06-18 — best price $14.392025-06-27 — best price $15.992025-07-11 — best price $19.992025-08-04 — best price $14.392025-09-09 — best price $19.992025-09-11 — best price $19.992025-09-15 — best price $13.092025-10-06 — best price $19.992025-11-17 — best price $14.992025-11-21 — best price $12.492025-11-25 — best price $19.992025-12-11 — best price $12.792026-01-05 — best price $19.992026-01-19 — best price $13.092026-01-30 — best price $9.992026-02-06 — best price $9.992026-02-12 — best price $19.992026-02-24 — best price $17.882026-03-19 — best price $15.392026-04-02 — best price $29.992026-04-04 — best price $17.992026-04-14 — best price $29.992026-05-14 — best price $23.392026-05-27 — best price $23.392026-05-29 — best price $29.992026-07-09 — best price $29.992026-08-13 — best price $29.992026-09-28 — best price $29.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

12762026-05-13 — 42 pageviews2026-05-17 — 69 pageviews2026-05-21 — 37 pageviews2026-05-25 — 29 pageviews2026-05-29 — 27 pageviews2026-06-02 — 28 pageviews2026-06-06 — 29 pageviews2026-06-10 — 19 pageviews2026-06-14 — 21 pageviews2026-06-18 — 17 pageviews2026-06-22 — 13 pageviews2026-06-26 — 22 pageviews2026-06-30 — 12 pageviews2026-07-04 — 11 pageviews2026-07-08 — 13 pageviews2026-07-12 — 19 pageviews2026-07-16 — 15 pageviews2026-07-20 — 19 pageviews2026-07-24 — 8 pageviews2026-07-28 — 16 pageviews2026-08-01 — 10 pageviews2026-08-05 — 9 pageviews2026-08-09 — 23 pageviews2026-08-13 — 13 pageviews2026-08-17 — 10 pageviews2026-08-21 — 17 pageviews2026-08-25 — 11 pageviews2026-08-29 — 13 pageviews2026-09-02 — 14 pageviews2026-09-06 — 14 pageviews2026-09-10 — 8 pageviews2026-09-14 — 10 pageviews2026-09-18 — 10 pageviews2026-09-22 — 16 pageviews2026-09-26 — 11 pageviews2026-09-30 — 11 pageviews2026-10-04 — 7 pageviews2026-10-08 — 7 pageviews2026-10-12 — 17 pageviews2026-10-13 — 19 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Twitch viewers

6902026-10-01 17:34 — 2 viewers2026-10-01 23:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-02 05:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-02 11:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-02 17:34 — 4 viewers2026-10-02 23:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-03 21:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-04 03:34 — 1 viewers2026-10-04 09:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-04 15:34 — 1 viewers2026-10-04 21:34 — 3 viewers2026-10-05 18:34 — 29 viewers2026-10-06 00:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-06 06:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-06 12:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-06 18:34 — 1 viewers2026-10-07 07:34 — 8 viewers2026-10-07 13:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-07 19:34 — 4 viewers2026-10-08 01:34 — 1 viewers2026-10-08 07:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-08 13:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-09 15:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-09 21:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-10 03:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-11 10:34 — 3 viewers2026-10-11 16:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-11 22:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-12 04:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-13 09:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-13 15:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-13 21:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-14 03:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-14 21:34 — 0 viewers
Hourly Twitch viewers (census snapshots).

Completion

37
achievements tracked
68.6%
earned "Gothenburg"
18.5%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsSingle-playerSteam AchievementsSteam Trading CardsCamera ComfortColor AlternativesCustom Volume ControlsMouse Only OptionPlayable without Timed InputSave AnytimeSteam Cloud

10 supported languages: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Korean, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)9163%37

Players tracked by Exophase (achievement/trophy trackers) — a sample of the player base, not total sales.

Where its players are

Share of Steam reviews by language (top languages measured) — a proxy for where the player base lives.

Player tags

3DFunnyIndieComedyEconomySandboxBuildingColorfulLife SimRelaxing

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

Recent updates

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