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Hotel Alien

Hotel Alien is a science-fiction themed adventure game. It happened one starry evening not too long ago. There was a flying saucer sighting that most people paid little attention to. Over a period of several…

31 December 1985

Hotel Alien is an adventure developed by Artworx Software Company, Inc., released 31 December 1985 on Atari 8-bit and Commodore C64/128/MAX.

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What Hotel Alien is

Hotel Alien is an adventure game developed by Artworx Software Company, Inc. and released in 1985. It is available on Atari 8-bit and Commodore C64/128/MAX.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Hotel Alien is a science-fiction themed adventure game. It happened one starry evening not too long ago. There was a flying saucer sighting that most people paid little attention to. Over a period of several weeks, many strange new guests were seen checking in at the Hotel Alien, run by a sweet little old lady who everyone called Grandma. As time went by, the regular guests checked out of the Hotel and told of strange goings-on inside. Grandma grew increasingly frightened at the mysterious changes that were taking place, and one night she simply disappeared. The player must explore the 6 floors and basement of the Hotel Alien. Movement occurs by menu commands, or by moving in the mini-map…
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How it plays

It is played from a first person perspective. Its themes are science fiction. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

What it launched against

Hotel Alien launched on 31 December 1985, within three weeks of Bomberman, Summer Games II, Highway Encounter and Mercenary.

Released around the same time: Bomberman, Summer Games II, Highway Encounter, Mercenary.

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When did Hotel Alien come out?
Hotel Alien was released on 31 December 1985 for Atari 8-bit and Commodore C64/128/MAX.

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