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Arima Lodge

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79%Game Brain Score
Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere
Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, replayability
88% User Score Based on 41 reviews

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Arima Lodge is a single player casual management game with mystery, post-apocalyptic and science fiction themes. It was developed by Praenaris and was released on December 10, 2024. It received positive reviews from players.

Arima Lodge is a free, 5-minute, fixed-camera short story that takes place entirely inside an elevator. It features limited dialogue options from Kai's perspective, and on-screen QTE events to open and close the elevator doors when a new character enters.

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88%Audience ScoreBased on 41 reviews
story4 positive mentions
gameplay3 negative mentions
  • Short and sweet experience, easily completed in about 5-6 minutes.
  • Effective atmosphere with good sound design and music that builds suspense and urgency.
  • Interesting concept and intriguing narrative with multiple characters adding complexity.
  • Minimal gameplay with mostly clicking through dialogue and repetitive quick-time events that feel meaningless.
  • No meaningful player choices, alternate endings, or replayability; the story feels incomplete and lacking impact.
  • Graphics and writing are simple and sometimes poorly executed, making the game feel rushed and more like a demo or visual novel than a full game.

  • story

    13 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    31% positive mentions, 46% neutral mentions, 23% negative mentions

    The story is brief but intriguing, centered on characters trapped in an elevator with a tense, atmospheric setting that builds curiosity. While it offers an engaging premise and emotional moments, its short length and limited depth leave players wanting more character connection and exploration. Overall, the narrative serves as a compelling highlight but lacks replay value and substantial impact.

    • “The story has a lot of potential, centering on several characters trapped in a hotel elevator, each with their own background and urgent destination.”
    • “The story is definitely the highlight, and it does a decent job of building intrigue, but once it’s over, you’re left feeling like there could have been more to explore or a deeper connection to the characters.”
    • “The story intensifies when a strange man appears in the elevator and takes you to the rooftop.”
    • “It's an extremely short story non-game about a guy who gets into an elevator with another guy (ooh, sinister).”
    • “You play as a bellhop operating an elevator, and the game throws you directly into a short story.”
    • “I wish it didn't automatically skip to the next dialogue line right as the last word drops, but it works overall as a quick story.”

  • atmosphere

    5 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    60% positive mentions, 40% neutral mentions, 0% negative mentions

    Arima Lodge offers a brief yet impactful atmosphere that blends eerie tension with sharp, immersive presentation. The game balances peaceful environments and unsettling moments, enhanced by impressive graphics, sound effects, and music, creating a memorable and sometimes humorously creepy horror experience.

    • “Arima Lodge delivers a short but memorable experience driven by atmosphere and a sharp presentation.”
    • “Despite its very short length, the atmosphere is tense and effective.”
    • “The graphics are impressive and create an immersive atmosphere, while the music and sound effects add to the tension.”

  • gameplay

    4 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    25% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 75% negative mentions

    The gameplay is criticized for relying heavily on lengthy visual novel-style text cutscenes with minimal interactive elements, detracting from the experience. However, some find the gameplay fluid and appreciate that player decisions meaningfully influence the narrative. Overall, gameplay is limited and may feel more like reading than active play for many users.

    • “The gameplay is fluid and the player's decisions impact the narrative, keeping you interested until the end.”
    • “The developers failed one of the most basic, fundamental requirements of game design: 'show, don't tell.' You'll spend a huge amount of time not playing the game, but clicking through endless lines of poorly written visual novel text cutscenes because the developers couldn't work out how to relate their narrative through the game mechanics, and decided instead it would be better to compete with reading a book for your time.”
    • “While I liked the game overall, there’s not much to it in terms of gameplay.”
    • “While the sound design and music are commendable, there’s barely any gameplay here.”

  • music

    3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    100% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 0% negative mentions

    The music and sound design are praised for enhancing the immersive atmosphere and building tension, with the soundtrack notably contributing to an anxious mood.

    • “Soundtrack was very good, made me a little anxious.”
    • “The graphics are impressive and create an immersive atmosphere, while the music and sound effects add to the tension.”
    • “While the sound design and music are commendable, there’s barely any gameplay here.”

  • graphics

    3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    67% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 33% negative mentions

    The graphics receive mixed feedback, with some users criticizing them as low-effort and limited to a single room with poorly executed visuals, while others praise the aesthetics for effectively blending early 1900s hotel elements with futuristic touches to create an immersive and atmospheric experience.

    • “Aesthetics complement each other, are nice to look at, and create an early 1900s hotel-elevator feel while simultaneously incorporating elements of a futuristic world due to the giant dome around the city.”
    • “The graphics are impressive and create an immersive atmosphere, while the music and sound effects add to the tension.”
    • “The graphics aren't great, just a single set room with a bunch of badly written text, showing extremely low effort.”

  • replayability

    1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    0% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 100% negative mentions

    The game’s replayability is limited by a lack of impactful decisions, which, if enhanced, could provide greater depth and encourage multiple playthroughs.

    • “More impactful decisions would have added depth and replayability.”

  • humor

    1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    100% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 0% negative mentions

    The humor in Arima Lodge emerges from its blend of eerie atmosphere and unexpected comedic moments, especially when reflecting on its quick-time events and limited dialogue. This combination creates a creepy yet amusing experience that adds a lighthearted twist to the horror.

    • “With quick-time events, limited dialogue options, and an atmosphere so eerie it’ll make you side-eye every elevator ride from now on, Arima Lodge delivers a bite-sized horror experience that’s both creepy and kind of hilarious in hindsight.”

  • emotional

    1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    100% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 0% negative mentions

    The game features a heart-wrenching storyline that deeply engages players on an emotional level.

    • “Heart wrenching story-line.”
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Arima Lodge is a casual management game with mystery, post-apocalyptic and science fiction themes. Common tags for Arima Lodge include indie, third person, dystopian, time management, free to play and others.

Arima Lodge is available on PC, Windows and Linux.

Arima Lodge was released on December 10, 2024.

Arima Lodge was developed by Praenaris.

Arima Lodge has received positive reviews from players. Most players liked Arima Lodge for its story but disliked it for its gameplay.

Arima Lodge is a single player game.

Similar games include Subsurface Circular, Vessels, Love Thyself: A Horatio Story, Life Eater, Firewatch and others.