Dead Mountaineer’s Hotel
The remote hotel stands atop an ominous snow-peaked mountain, and death permeates every inch of the place.
A crime has been committed here obviously, and the remote nature of the retreat means that the culprit is still roaming the halls.
Which of the guests is capable of this? Whose past hides sinister truths and who has the most to gain? Secrets will not reveal themselves and skeletons will not stay buried.
Dead Mountaineer’s Hotel will test all your detection skills as well as your ideas of right and wrong. The beautifully detailed, pre-rendered backgrounds provide the perfect backdrop to this twist of the traditional detective story.
Do you have what it takes to unravel the threads behind this mysterious case, and where will your side be should your own feelings conflict with the law?
Key features:
- Engaging storyline, with a non-linear plot that lets you make your choices.
- Over 120 gorgeous, pre-rendered locations.
- More than 15 3D character models featuring real-time shadows, each with their own original stories and unique personalities.
- AI simulation for all inhabitants of the gameworld to track their movements at all the times.
- Proprietary engine specifically developed for adventure games.
- 15+ hours of intriguing gameplay.
Game Discussion
Steam User 45
A game that covers the spectrum.
I had read the reviews and wasn't expecting much, but when I saw the game on sale for less than 4 dollars I thought I would give it a go. I am glad I did.
Some aspects of this game are really great, others are awful.
The artwork is fabulous and it helps the game exude atmosphere. It reminded me of 'Evil Under the Sun' with a bit of 'Black Mirror 1' and 'Syberia' thrown in, but in the mountains. The hotel was a dream to explore as it is huge and would be a fantastic place to stay. I loved the short sections outside, with the snow falling. The artists did a fab job.
Difficulty is not too tough. I only needed to check a walkthrough once, when I couldn't fathom how to lure the owner out of his office.
Kaisa is certainly very cute.
The music is lovely for the most part, though a couple of horrendous rock pieces come in at odd moments and not just when entering the room of a particular character.
Gameplay is ok, with a clear changing cursor.
Now for the bad. The story is a real slow boiler, which is a good thing as it sets the scen beautifully and allows us to get to know the characters. However, when the main events finally happen, the story just ends. I had the most nonsensical ending to a game ever and though there are different endings none make a lot of sense, with an absolutely ridiculous twist at the end. So the game takes a good few hours to brew and then when something big finally happens, it ends. Crazy. It is like the developers suddenly lost interest to continue the plot.
The translation is poor, though understandable. Sometimes it appears that characters give a comnpletely different answer to the question being asked. The voicees being better than the inaccurate subtitles. It's crazy that the developers didn't get someone who can understand proper English to check the translation. The character voices range from ok (the main character, Kaisa, and Olga) to horrendously bad (Alec, for instance). Also the voices are obviously done with the actor not having a clue as to the context in which they are supposed to be said. A basic error.
So, I am going to recommend this title as parts of this game are very enjoyable indeed, though the ridiculously abrupt and silly ending ruins the experience in the end.
Steam User 13
I played this game on Windows 7 so my experience might be different to some.
I actually enjoyed it, in spite of all it's quirks. The scenery and the hotel were beautiful , even though a bit empty, with very little with which to interact . The characters are all very different . They modernly included a gender ambivalent character but then made the female characters absurdly massively bosomed(this latter, I guess, to entertain the stereotypical male player) It's a classic point and click game which is something many people don't take into account. Yes some puzzles were annoying; for example, the pool/snooker game . I, like many others players, could NOT win this (which one has to, the obtain a certain ending)in spite of trying over and over and over...lol However it was possible to play on, to an ending which was ok. I do recommend it if you can get it to play on your computer... Ohh meant to add, there is a VERY helpful notebook, map(very valuable...one gets it from looking at the map on the wall behind the check in desk) and character ID
Steam User 16
Yes this game has some of the worst voice acting you will ever hear. Yes the movement is clunky. Yes it's often difficult to exit from screen to screen. Yes you will sometimes have music suddenly kick in with no explanation, reason or context.
And YES I BLOODY LOVE THIS GAME!!!!
So sorry if you think every game should look like Call of Duty, or be as slick as Life Is Strange. Maybe stick to a handful of very limited AAA titles, yeah? Leave the gaming to actual gamers. Dead Mountaineer's Hotel has a great story, often great atmosphere and is just plain weird. What's not to love. Sit yourself down, grab a cuppa and let the story wash over you as you play through some glorious clunkiness.
Steam User 13
There are a few negative moments with this game like, some of the voice acting. But If you do like puzzle solving and classic point a click games, than give this one a try. These classic type of games are few and between. I feel that some people weren't giving this one a better chance. Story line is pretty simply, you are a detective solving a possible murder. Characters in game are some what interesting, but will get boring after awhile talking to them. And the setting in game could have been worked on more. Breakdown - Graphics: 2/5, sound 3/5, fun factor 3/5, difficulty 3/5, controls 4/5.
Steam User 4
After reading all the bad reviews here, I had my doubt about this game and it took me quite a while to finally play it. The English voice acting is terrible, that's for sure. But if you speak Russian or German, there are very good voiceovers there!
The game has an ambience similar to the Agatha Christie games by The Adventure Company, so I felt immediately at home in the creepy mountain hotel. The graphics are amazing and leave an impression.
The only thing i can really criticise on this one is that it could be longer and the story better developed. However, I think the bad reviews are unjust, it is definitely worth your time if you are into classic adventure games.
Steam User 5
Ok, so after lots and lots of hours I basically just gave up. I liked the solving puzzles and figuring things out, but it was like the old days of the game Mist where you just didn't know what the heck to do next. Basically just guess your way through stuff. I mean, I guess it would recommend it since it actually was a challenge at times and pretty fun looking around. I never beat the game and wish the clues were a little more obvious. This game would be awesome if it had seamless loading. But I guess they decided to made every room a scene or something.
One more thing though. I thought the voice acting was trolling the player at time especially the voice acting of the main hotel manager guy. It was pretty weird how they did the voice acting, not really sure what to ever say about it.
Give it a shot and maybe you'll get farther than I did.
Steam User 12
Dead Mountaineer's Hotel is a point and click adventure made in the same spirit as such classics as Syberia and Still Life . The Steam Overlay works, but unfortunately the game does not support widescreen, and the resulting image will be letterboxed, which is not uncommon for games of this era. The diaglogue and animation are servicable, and if you are a player who enjoys playing detective in a point and click adventure, Dead Mountaineer's Hotel certainly delivers.