The Spectrum Retreat

About this game

Check-in to The Spectrum Retreat for a stay you won’t forget. Manipulate your way to the truth in this captivating narrative-driven puzzler.



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.

Latest news

• Press Coverage·24 Jun 2021

  Epic reveals next week's free game

  It's Thursday, and you know what that means - another round of free PC games from the Epic Games Store. This week, you can grab some retro-style action with Sonic Mania and Horizon Chase Turbo, and as ever, Epic has revealed next week's freebie, too. It's time to get into a narrative-driven, first-person puzzler with The Spectrum Retreat. You'll be able to grab The Spectrum Retreat from the usual Epic Games Store promotion page on Thursday, July 1 at 8am PDT / 11am EDT / 4pm BST. It'll be there for one full week, at which point it'll be replaced by another freebie. As always, you'll 'purchase' the game at a price of zero dollars, and it'll remain in your library just like any game you might pay money for. The store page describes The Spectrum Retreat as "a stay you won't forget. Explore the pristine and uncanny hotel, The Penrose, while solving its ingenious colour-coded puzzles and discovering the reasons behind their seemingly never-ending stay." Read the rest of the story...
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• Press Coverage·11 Feb 2019

  Have You Played The Spectrum Retreat?

  Have You Played? is an endless stream of game retrospectives. One a day, every day, perhaps for all time. What s this? The Spectrum Retreat? Another puzzle game chosen by Alice L? She would never, she s not that predictable! Well, wait. If the slendermenesque robots aren t enough to hook you, then how about knowing it was created by one guy, for five years, and he started it when he was 15. How impressive is that? It also won the BAFTA Young Game Designer Game Making Award (ages 15-18). I don t know about you but I have never won a BAFTA, never mind winning one between the ages of 15 and 18. (more…)
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• Announcements·31 Aug 2018Official

  Day9TV checks in to The Spectrum Retreat

  https://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/32514028/775b11d340473c35a0b170a3ab1d29d887ccfca3.png The Penrose Hotel has been known to send even the most battle hardened minds into meltdown. The mixture of colour orientated puzzles, unsettling hotel guests and our daily schedule really took their toll on Day9TV when he checked in to The Spectrum Retreat. Check out this YouTube video from Amelia Tyler (the voice of Cooper) made documenting some of the highlights of Day9TV’s experiences. And get ready to take part in the ultimate debate: are the cubes red, or orange. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fTDKUkcH-SE If you are contemplating making a reservation, you can join The Spectrum Retreat Discord server to meet other guests and discuss any questions you may have surrounding your stay - http://discord.gg/q9GKAcy If you have already completed your stay with us, please consider leaving a review and sharing your experience with other guests. Thanks for your support and we hope to welcome you back to the Penrose Hotel in the near future. Hotel Manager The Spectrum Retreat
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• Announcements·26 Jul 2018Official

  Reservation Preview - What to Expect

  https://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/32514028/5c9ba6dad14bc8edb7a86193360431eeac043f98.png It’s been just under 2 weeks since we opened the doors to the Penrose Hotel and we’ve been overwhelmed by the feedback from our guests. We want to take this time to thank everyone who has checked in, relaxed and enjoyed what the Penrose Hotel has to offer. Two of our valued guests have taken the time to create a preview of what you can expect upon check-in to The Spectrum Retreat; available for your viewing pleasure below. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fMlI7qXo-Lg If you are contemplating making a reservation, you can join The Spectrum Retreat Discord server to meet other guests and discuss any questions you may have surrounding your stay - http://discord.gg/q9GKAcy If you have already completed your stay with us, please consider leaving a review and sharing your experience with other guests. Thanks for your support and we hope to welcome you back to the Penrose Hotel in the near future. Hotel Manager The Spectrum Retreat
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• Press Coverage·23 Jul 2018

  Wot I Think: The Spectrum Retreat

  The Spectrum Retreat is a game that really wants to be the new Portal, and I can respect that. It s good to be ambitious. But raw ideas matter less than their implementation, and when it comes to execution, The Spectrum Retreat doesn t quite manage to reach the level of polish and elegance it aspires to. (more…)
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