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Steam News1 September 202510mo ago

[Prequel] The Murder Hotel is releasing in 3 days

Hey, everyone! As you may know, I've spent the past three years working on The Murder Hotel.

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changedTechnically, this game is a prequel to The Donnerwald Experiment because it features the same antagonists and recounts events leading up TDE.
changedI also plan to make a bundle for both games, which will be 20% off .
changedThis means that if you've already bought The Donnerwald Experiment, The Murder Hotel will be available at a reduced price, and vice versa.

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changedTechnically, this game is a prequel to The Donnerwald Experiment because it features the same antagonists and recounts events leading up TDE.
changedI also plan to make a bundle for both games, which will be 20% off .
changedThis means that if you've already bought The Donnerwald Experiment, The Murder Hotel will be available at a reduced price, and vice versa.

As you may know, I've spent the past three years working on The Murder Hotel.

Technically, this game is a prequel to The Donnerwald Experiment because it features the same antagonists and recounts events leading up TDE.

And besides that, it's a detective adventure/visual novel featuring the prominent Dream Demon Gastfenger as the main villain.

Yes. The creepy scissorman got his own game before Johanna got her fourth chapter. Life is simply unfair.

Back when Gastfenger was second in command, he spent most of his time abusing his warp ability to create absurd murder stories that the main character needs to solve.

But that's not where the connections end. Here are two more teasers:

In TDE's second chapter, you witnessed the 67th "Who's the Copycat?" show.

And in Murder Hotel, you'll experience the 66th.

Speaking of copycat ...

The last prominent Dream Demon that I want to showcase is the notorious Doppelgänger, this time seen without wearning her usual mask.

Like The Donnerwald Experiment, it games features branching paths for a somewhat unique experience.

Although this is not the Chapter 4 update for The Donnerwald Experiment, I wanted to share all of this information to demonstrate my continued interest in TDE's lore and ensuring that the plot aligns.

I also plan to make a bundle for both games, which will be 20% off.

This means that if you've already bought The Donnerwald Experiment, The Murder Hotel will be available at a reduced price, and vice versa.

And if you're still unsure, feel free to try out the free demo, which contains the full first chapter of the game.

Thank you for your time.

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