The Lost Art of Innkeeping
Released Jul 2020
Can you transform a dilapidated old manor into a 5-star inn while solving the mysteries lurking behind its doors? Meet amusing guests, discover new areas and upgrades, complete mini-quests, and find items and beautiful paintings that will help you achieve your goals!
98% positive · 125 reviews
Done
All announced content has been released
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Done
All announced content has been released
High confidence
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Steam $4.99
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Evaluation
The Lost Art of Innkeeping launched on July 29, 2020 as a complete, self-contained indie adventure with a defined story, multiple endings, and a New Game+ mode. The developer released one post-launch feature patch on November 22, 2020 (Version 1.2), which added garden upgrades, a new player choice, and bug fixes. No further updates to the game itself have been made since then.
All developer communications after November 2020 are focused exclusively on the sequel, The Hidden Art of Innkeeping — which was announced in June 2023, received a Steam store page in September 2023, had a playable demo in January 2024, and launched on September 3, 2024 (as noted in the store description). The store page for The Lost Art of Innkeeping directly references the sequel's release as a separate product, making clear there are no plans to add content to this game.
There are no unreleased DLC entries, no announced future updates, and no developer roadmap pointing to additional content. The game shipped as a finished product and received a single content-adding patch before the developer moved on to the sequel.
Evidence
Store description announces the sequel, The Hidden Art of Innkeeping, releasing September 3, 2024 — indicating the developer's focus has moved to a separate product, not updates to this game.
Developer announces work on a sequel, The Hidden Art of Innkeeping, noting they had other projects after releasing Lost Art. No mention of further updates planned for Lost Art.
Media
Details
Developer
Publisher
SeaPhoenix
Achievements
48
Platform
Windows
Controller
partial support
Steam Deck
Not rated
Players
Single-player
About this game
You’ve just inherited Cascade Manor from your eccentric aunt, but not only is it in a dismal condition, you have only 30 days to pay off the loan your aunt took out shortly before her death.
You decide to convert the manor into an inn, but while you’re busy trying to satisfy the needs of your unusual and persnickety guests, you discover that there is more to the manor than meets the eye...
About 4 hours for one playthrough (multiple endings available).
This game is an extension of a short demo for the 2017 Indie Game Maker Contest, The Rock and the Rose (which won 2nd prize), with many more new items, areas, characters and upgrades, additional gameplay elements, a richer storyline, achievements, higher-resolution artwork, and improved pixel art and UI.
The sequel, The Hidden Art of Innkeeping, will be released on Sep 3, 2024!
You decide to convert the manor into an inn, but while you’re busy trying to satisfy the needs of your unusual and persnickety guests, you discover that there is more to the manor than meets the eye...
Highlights
- Explore the manor and its surroundings, and unlock new rooms and discover new areas.
- Hire an interesting cast of characters to work at your inn.
- Meet a gaggle of guests with unique personalities, including adventurers, inventors, opera singers, fairies, penguins, and many others.
- Complete mini-quests such as hunting down the ghost haunting the manor, finding coal for the blacksmith, restoring an ancient temple, and more!
- Configure guest rooms, purchase amenities, and upgrade the manor and nearby village to keep your guests happy.
- Design advertisements to attract more guests, but be warned, false advertising will not be taken lightly either by the authorities or your visitors!
- Find items and beautiful paintings that will help you pay off the loan and solve the mystery of your aunt's puzzling behavior.
- Replay the game with a New Game+ and discover several exciting new items and guests, and experience different outcomes and multiple endings based on your choices and actions.
- Unlock achievements, master the art of innkeeping, and become the owner of a 5-star inn that caters even to royalty!
Playtime
About 4 hours for one playthrough (multiple endings available).
Note
This game is an extension of a short demo for the 2017 Indie Game Maker Contest, The Rock and the Rose (which won 2nd prize), with many more new items, areas, characters and upgrades, additional gameplay elements, a richer storyline, achievements, higher-resolution artwork, and improved pixel art and UI.
The sequel, The Hidden Art of Innkeeping, will be released on Sep 3, 2024!
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Last evaluated Jun 25, 2026
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