Open now · By request
Cauldron Inn playtest
by Oxygen Chick
Find yourself in the role of a prisoner in a dark fairy-tale hotel. Search for anomalies to escape. Collect the charms someone sends you, and beat the demon at his own puzzle games.
It's free to ask. The developer chooses who gets in.
- Access
- By request
- On playtest since
- Aug 13, 2026
- Planned release
- Coming soon
- Developer
- Oxygen Chick
- Platforms
- Windows
- Players
- Single-player
- Languages
- English, German, Japanese, Korean and 5 more
How to join the Cauldron Inn playtest
- Open the game's Steam page with the Request access button. Sign in to Steam if it asks.
- Request access to the Cauldron Inn playtest there. It's free and doesn't commit you to anything.
- The developer lets players in, often in batches, so it can take a while. Steam emails you when you're in, and the playtest appears in your library.
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How AI is used
AI was used in the creation of some sound effects, several non-key environment objects, and a few background elements. The musical theme uses AI for a stylized arrangement (vintage piano style), but the melody and the original composition were created manually by the developer. All story illustrations were made by the artist.
The developer's own words, from Steam.
About Cauldron Inn
"Cauldron Inn" is a narrative-driven fairy-tale psychological horror featuring anomaly detection and mini puzzle games. You find yourself trapped in an early 20th-century hotel. To escape, you must spot the differences hidden in the reality around you.
Introduction
Fleeing from something unknown yet unmistakably sinister, you seek shelter in a dark hotel that mysteriously appears in the forest. But what seemed like a temporary escape turns out to be a trap. You must find a way out.
Search for anomalies to escape
Hotel has no intention of letting you leave. Fight back. Search for changes in your surroundings. If you spot one, ring the bell in your room to dispel it. If nothing has changed, take a nap. Every correct choice pushes time forward.
Survive 8 hours in the hotel to escape.
What is this place? How did you end up here?
Recover the memories stolen from you and unravel the full story. Someone outside is helping you do it. Find and collect the charms they send your way.
From the game's Steam page.
