The Spectrum Retreat
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The Spectrum Retreat is a challenging, first-person puzzle game set in the near future. You awake at The Penrose hotel, a peaceful yet unsettling refuge from the outside world. As a valued guest, your existence is embedded into the corridors and guest rooms of The Penrose. Exploration of the striking art-deco hotel will begin to uncover the mysteries of both The Penrose and the uncertainties surrounding your current stay. Your desire to unearth the truth is obstructed by an array of colour coded puzzles, mind-bending physics challenges and the growing fear of exposing your true intentions.
Game Discussion
Steam User 2
As much as I like this game, I would have to agree with some others. If you think you enjoy the aesthetic and want a relatively short puzzle game, go for it, but I say go for it when it's on sale, and if you have a decent to good computer.
First-person walking puzzle game.
The story is intriguing (sort of simple, though), but expect to take your time because of how slow the game makes, and sometimes expects, you to move. Atmospherically, it's wonderful, but the pace is a little off.
The puzzle system is, in my opinion, good. I've never really understood the comparisons to Portal, though. The concept is nice, but it can occasionally get repetitive, and softlocks and restarting are to be expected for some rooms, especially if you don't know exactly what you're doing right off the bat.
There is a branched path ending, but note that there are no manual saves in this game, and to see the other, you have to replay through the whole game again... or just watch a playthrough, but that won't net you the other special achievement.
For me? 7.5/10.
Steam User 1
This is sort of like 2 games combined into one. The puzzles are decent, and if you are a real puzzle-head they will be enjoyable. But the real star is the story. This way that the mystery unfolds and the manner in which they tell the story are excellent. That part was good enough to be a stand-alone game. I truly enjoyed this. None of the puzzles are super-hard, but they are not easy either. A medium level of difficulty for the puzzles. But the story experience is wonderful.
Steam User 2
Interesting story, good puzzles and pretty scenery. Would like a sprint option or just a faster walking speed option. The only thing the was really annoying was the character Cooper constantly telling you to go to where the game wants you to go while you are exploring the area and looking for the blue glowing cubes. Maybe if she started telling you go to every 20 mins and not 5 would be better. Overall I would recommend it to anyone who likes puzzle games.