Arima Lodge

Casual· Adventure· Interactive Fiction· Visual Novel

Released Dec 2024

One of Arima Lodge's bellhops rides the elevator for his usual shift, but, after a man rushes into the elevator and compels him to get to the rooftop instead, he starts to realize something very serious is amiss.

89% positive · 127 reviews

Done

All announced content has been released

High confidence

Done

All announced content has been released

High confidence

Where to get it

Free on Steam

Steam Free

Evaluation

Arima Lodge is a free-to-play short story game that launched on December 10, 2024. The store description clearly frames it as a self-contained experience: a roughly 5-minute narrative set entirely within an elevator, with a defined beginning and end. There is no mention of additional content, expansions, seasons, or any post-launch plans. The only post-launch activity was a Turkish localization update on December 15, 2024 — a minor quality-of-life addition that does not suggest ongoing content development. No DLC has been listed, no roadmap has been published, and the developer has made no announcements about future content. This game launched as a complete, finished product.

Evidence

Store description presents the game as a self-contained 5-minute story experience with no mention of future content, expansions, or ongoing development plans.

description · Dec 10, 2024 source development ending

high

Turkish localization added five days after launch. Only post-launch communication from the developer; no content announcements included.

news post · Dec 15, 2024 source ambiguous

low

Media

Details

Developer

Praenaris

Publisher

Praenaris

Achievements

Platform

Windows, Linux

Controller

—

Steam Deck

Playable

Players

Single-player

Casual Adventure Interactive Fiction Visual Novel Incremental Time Management 3D Cartoony Colorful Noir Third Person Alternate History Conspiracy Dystopian Lore-Rich

About this game

Context

Within the domed city of a nearby future, Kai the bellhop rides the elevator of Arima Lodge, the hotel he works at, up from the ground floor to get a relief. However, after a secretive man rushes into the elevator and compels him to get to the 100th floor —the rooftop— instead, he starts to realize something very serious is amiss.

Gameplay

Arima Lodge is a free to play short 5-minute-long story with a locked camera that occurs completely within an elevator. It has limited dialogue options from the perspective of Kai the bellhop, and QTE events on screen to open and close the elevator doors whenever a new character enters.