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The Spectrum Retreat - Puzzle Game
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The Spectrum Retreat

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The Spectrum Retreat is a first-person puzzle game developed by Dan Smith Studios and released in 2018. It combines color-based environmental puzzles with a narrative set in an unsettling, carefully controlled hotel-like environment, so progression depends on solving spatial challenges while uncovering the story. The game's prototype, titled Spectrum, won the BAFTA Young Game Designers award in 2016, two years before the completed release.

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Who developed The Spectrum Retreat?

The Spectrum Retreat was developed by Dan Smith Studios. It was released in 2018 as a first-person puzzle game.

What is the setting of The Spectrum Retreat?

The game takes place in an unsettling, carefully controlled hotel-like environment. The polished setting gradually becomes part of the mystery and narrative tension.

How do the puzzles work in The Spectrum Retreat?

Many puzzles use color-based environmental rules and spatial navigation. Progress depends on understanding how colored objects and areas interact within the controlled spaces.

Is The Spectrum Retreat a horror game or a puzzle game?

It is primarily a first-person puzzle game with an unsettling narrative atmosphere. The hotel-like setting and controlled presentation create tension without changing its core focus on environmental problem-solving.

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