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The Hostel Project
A management sim where you run a backpacker hostel. Every guest has an archetype and traits that drive how they behave. Hot heads confront the snorers, while phone addicts doomscroll on the top bunk. Chase a 10/10 rating, or leave guests sleeping in tents because you ran out of beds.

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Features
Single-player
Family Sharing
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Planned Release Date: November 2026

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About This Game

Unique characters

Hot heads will confront a snorer at 3am. Phone addicts ditch social obligations to doomscroll on the top bunk. Frugal guests will bemoan an overpriced vending machine. Creepy guests linger. Traits stack, guests react to each other, and something is always happening. That’s hostel life.

Every guest wants something different

Digital nomads want a place to work and fast wifi. Party people want the vibes HIGH and the drinks flowing. Budget backpackers, adventurers and luxe travellers all arrive with their own expectations, and each one rates you against them. A luxe traveller in a 30-bed dorm is a bad review waiting to happen.

From 30-bed dorms to private suites

Sift through booking requests, take the ones you want, then assign each guest to a bed. Upgrade their room. Split a stag do across three dorms. Put the hot head next to the snorer, and watch your ratings for the fall out.

Rebuild as they sleep

Clone rooms, paint walls, stain floors, bulldoze it all. No construction queues, so you can build around guests who are already in bed. Or pause, delete every toilet, and unpause. Chaos!

Somebody has to man the front desk

Hire staff and put them on shifts so the place runs seamlessly around you. Leave reception empty and backpackers queue for hours, then tank your ratings. And don’t forget to remake the beds, or you’ll have guests pitching tents outside just to get a quick snooze in.

Put on events to bring the vibe

Board game nights. Networking sessions for the start up hopefuls Pick a space, pick a time, send a staff member out to promote it. A pub crawl leaves your toilets in a questionable state by 2am. A speed dating night occasionally ends in romance. Watch parties fill the lounge for a sports final or a reality TV reunion.

Different destinations mean different challenges

A beachy town fills with digital nomads on three month stays. Edinburgh gives you the festival crowd and Scottish weather. Other locations send you travellers who booked a hostel and expected a hotel. Perhaps there’s a lake? Or a mountain? There’s so many places to discover and build a humble hostel. Each location brings its own guests, events, activities and challenges.

Mature Content Description

The developers describe the content like this:

Contains cartoon depictions of alcohol consumption.

System Requirements

Windows
macOS
SteamOS + Linux
    Minimum:
    • Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
    • OS: Windows 10 64-bit (1903+) or Windows 11
    • Processor: Dual-core 2.0 GHz (Intel Core i3 or equivalent)
    • Memory: 4 GB RAM
    • Graphics: Integrated GPU with OpenGL 3.3 / WebGL2 support (Intel HD 4000 / UHD 620 or better)
    • Storage: 1 GB available space
    • Sound Card: Integrated, DirectSound compatible
    Recommended:
    • Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
    Minimum:
    • Requires an Apple processor
    • OS: macOS 11 (Big Sur) or later
    • Processor: Apple Silicon (M1 or later)
    • Memory: 4 GB RAM
    • Graphics: Integrated (Apple GPU)
    • Storage: 1 GB available space
    • Sound Card: integrated
    Recommended:
    • Requires an Apple processor
    Minimum:
    • OS: Ubuntu 20.04 LTS or later (64-bit), AppImage
    • Processor: Dual-core 2.0 GHz
    • Memory: 4 GB RAM
    • Graphics: Mesa driver, OpenGL 3.3 / WebGL2 (Intel/AMD/Nvidia integrated fine)
    • Storage: 1 GB available space
    • Sound Card: Integrated, ALSA/PulseAudio
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