‘Hotel Barcelona’ Is A Bonkers Horror Game Led By Two Famous Japanese Creators
Update: Now set for September 2025
by Ben Kerry & Fraser Gilbert Yesterday, 4:30pm
Update [Thu 10th Jul 2025, 4:30pm]: Remember this?! It’s just been announced today that Hotel Barcelona will be launching in September 2025, with the game now available to wishlist on Xbox. A new trailer was also shared a few months ago, which you can watch at the top of the article.
Here are a few more details on the game itself:
“Justine, a rookie U.S. Marshal, thought this was just another routine case. But when her car crashes in a freak accident at the edge of nowhere, she finds herself trapped in a twisted new world: HOTEL BARCELONA. In this blood-soaked 2.5D sidescroller straight from your nightmares: Battle through insane horror-themed floors! Face killers inspired by the nastiest corners of your local video store! Every time you die, your past self fights beside you – like a ghost with a grudge!”
Original Story: Xbox’s Tokyo Game Show 2023 broadcast has now wrapped up, and one of the livestream’s closing reveals was that bonkers horror title Hotel Barcelona is officially coming to Xbox next year.
First announced years ago but now properly unveiled, Hotel Barcelona contains “2.5D slasher film parodic action”, and it’s coming from two very famous Japanese game development minds. Swery65 (Deadly Premonition, D4: Dark Dreams Donāt Die) and Suda51 (Lollipop Chainsaw, Shadows of the Damned) are teaming up to bring this chaotic action game to life.
Below are some in-game screenshots from Hotel Barcelona ahead of its 2024 release on Xbox Series X|S, and we’ve dropped the brand-new gameplay trailer up above.
Are you into this? Let us know what you make of Hotel Barcelona coming to Xbox down below.
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Ben is a News Writer at Pure Xbox, and is a fan of action, racing and straight-up shootin’ in any Xbox game he can get his hands on. When he’s not clutching an Xbox controller like his life depends on it, Ben spends his time listening to music that’s far too old for him, watching football on the telly and probably eating somewhere.
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