Kodoani.com – Saturday's INDIE Live Expo event revealed a new trailer for the game Hotel Barcelona by Goichi “Suda51” Suda and Hidetaka “Swery65” Suehiro. The livestream revealed the game's “ghost assassin system”, which features up to four “ghost” characters that will copy the player's actions from previous plays. Each new playthrough will feature new enemy types for which ghost characters will act as attackers.
【#INDIELiveExpo 2024.5.25 Premiere Title】
『Hotel Barcelona』You and your phantom self will take down the most evil serial killers that seem straight out of a horror movie!
We're gonna try out the game for the first time in the world!
▼Wishlist Now!https://t.co/qAqyw3g0gY pic.twitter.com/6En9IKLufa
— INDIELiveExpo Official EN (@INDIELiveExpoEN) May 25, 2024
The game will launch for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S and Steam this year. Hotel Barcelona is a game set in an American summer camp, where players face off against serial killers in a timeless plot. The game's aesthetic is inspired by both anime and American horror and slasher films of the 80s and 90s.
Suda51 and Swery65 are both famous developers for unique and creative games. Suda51's Grasshopper Manufacturing game studio released No More Heroes III for Nintendo Switch in August 2021. The game later launched for PS5, PS4, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S and PC via Steam in October 2021. 2022.
Swery65 is a founding member of Access Games, where he began his game directing career with Spy Fiction. He went on to work on Deadly Premonition, Lord of Arcana, Lord of Apocalypse and D4: Dark Dreams Don't Die. The developer resigned from Access Games and founded game development company White Owls in 2016. He released his latest game, The Good Life, on PC, Xbox One, Switch and PS4 in October 2021.