Nay Clark
ImpulsegamerHotel Barcelona Review (PS5)
Published 9/26/2025
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Series X|S / PC / PS5 - 9/26/2025
Hotel Barcelona
"Hotel Barcelona," where serial killers from all over the United States are said to have gathered. You must defeat them and check out before all the blood is spilled. Japanese game creators SWERY65 and SUDA51 have teamed up to create this ambitious work. Don't miss it.
- Developer
- White Owls Inc.
- Publisher
- Cult Games
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Critic avg
62
16 scored reviews
Total coverage
16
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Score range
40–90
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Score range is 31+ points
Critic landscape
The critic average is 62 across 16 scored reviews, with a 50-point spread. Critics are far apart on this one.
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Most scored reviews currently sit in the Below 70 band.
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16 included scored reviews
90–1002 reviews · 13%
80–890 reviews · 0%
70–793 reviews · 19%
Below 7011 reviews · 69%
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Timothy Nunes
PlayStation UniverseHotel Barcelona Review (PS5) - Getting What You Pay For - PlayStation Universe
Published 9/26/2025
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65
+3 vs critic avg
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Read originalAxel Bosso
TheGamerHotel Barcelona Review: (Don’t Fear) The RNG
Published 9/26/2025
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70
+8 vs critic avg
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Read originalStephan Adamus
COGconnectedHotel Barcelona Review – SWERY and SUDA51’s Janky Baby
Published 9/26/2025
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50
-12 vs critic avg
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Read originalRyan Taylor
TheXboxHubHOTEL BARCELONA Review
Published 9/26/2025
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90
+28 vs critic avg
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Read originalJoe Chivers
GamesRadar+Hotel Barcelona review: "Everywhere better roguelike games go right, this hotel-set horror goes left" | GamesRadar+Total FilmTotal Film
Published 9/22/2025
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40
-22 vs critic avg
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