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Hotel Las 8 Esmeraldas

A 3D point-and-click adventure with irreverent, down-to-earth humour. Laro wakes up on a beach on Spain’s Cantabrian coast, soaking wet, in his underpants and with no memory. To get home he’ll have to work as a bellhop in the most outrageous hotel on the coast.

In development. News coming very soon.

Laro, the bellhop in a red uniform, in front of green and gold rings
Hotel Las 8 Esmeraldas promotional pendant with glowing green rings

Two ways into the hotel

Entrance to the Las 8 Esmeraldas hotel Laro in front of the hotel façade in 3D Hotel bedroom in 3D Hotel beach 3D scene with palm trees in the rain, in black and white Hotel Las 8 Esmeraldas arcade machine showing character selection

Graphic adventure

Hotel Las 8 Esmeraldas

Six episodes of mystery with the script already locked. Time moves forward when you solve key puzzles, and a room that’s empty in the afternoon can change completely after dark.

Development images, not final.

Arcade 8 logo on a starry background
Pixel-art sprites of a character in a blue suit Pixel-art sprites of a character in a shirt and tie

Mobile arcade

Arcade 8 Esmeraldas

The arcade machine will also be inside the hotel.

Provisional art.

So what on earth do you do in this game?

Here your most powerful weapons are your wits, your patience and your talent for combining things that make no sense whatsoever.

The verbal tug-of-war

The dialogue is the gameplay: cheek, reverse psychology and sharp comebacks. One wrong answer and you’re out on the street.

Digital hoarder syndrome

Pick up, examine and combine whatever you find. Can a sobao pasiego sponge cake open an electronic lock? In this hotel, yes.

Laro’s Brain

Collectible cards with places, characters and situations, plus sarcastic notes from your own brain.

The Wardrobe

Every outfit changes how the world reacts to you, from a giant uniform to a stolen moustache.

Musical hypnosis

Learn melodies and play them on your flute to solve puzzles or control the characters’ minds.

The Laro-Radar

Your Laro-sense highlights what matters in each scene. It does wear Laro out, though, so use it wisely.

Guests, co-workers and neighbours. Each one crazier than the last.

Hotel Las 8 Esmeraldas character: Laro, the bellhop in a red uniform Hotel Las 8 Esmeraldas character: older woman in a patterned dress Hotel Las 8 Esmeraldas character: tourist in a Hawaiian shirt and straw hat Hotel Las 8 Esmeraldas character: red-haired woman in a pink dress Hotel Las 8 Esmeraldas character: heavy-set man with a doughnut Hotel Las 8 Esmeraldas character: cook in a hat and apron Hotel Las 8 Esmeraldas character: waiter in a brown apron and bow tie Hotel Las 8 Esmeraldas character: blonde woman in a blue suit Hotel Las 8 Esmeraldas character: woman in a blue blouse and brown skirt Hotel Las 8 Esmeraldas character: dishevelled old woman in pyjamas and striped socks Hotel Las 8 Esmeraldas character: tattooed man in a grey T-shirt Hotel Las 8 Esmeraldas character: singer in a white dress with a microphone Hotel Las 8 Esmeraldas character: bearded man with an eyepatch and blue suit Hotel Las 8 Esmeraldas character: older man in a grey suit Hotel Las 8 Esmeraldas character: young man in a black jumper and jeans Hotel Las 8 Esmeraldas character: blond young man in a pale waistcoat Hotel Las 8 Esmeraldas character: bodybuilder in a sarong Hotel Las 8 Esmeraldas character: man with a long beard and overalls Hotel Las 8 Esmeraldas character: blonde woman in a pink blouse Hotel Las 8 Esmeraldas character: waitress in an apron and red skirt

The hotel’s wildlife

Laro

The reluctant hero

An ordinary, absent-minded guy who wants decent clothes and the new Game Station 74.

Lieutenant Job

The guardian of decorum

Afternoon receptionist and ex-military (or so he says), with zero tolerance for underpants in the lobby.

Antón

The king of night-shift skiving

Night receptionist. A good-natured soul who can sleep through a storm.

Iribarri

The maintenance philosopher

He fixes disasters, tends the greenhouse and has an excessive fondness for his hens.

Lucía Labelle

The scorned diva

The manager’s niece, with an ego that creates storm microclimates over her head.

Morgan

The manager

An imposing man who abhors any lapse in decorum. And that’s all we can say for now.

Cast of Hotel Las 8 Esmeraldas characters around Laro

2D concept art

Library with green curtains, a chandelier and a large desk Garden with a fountain and columns Flower arch for a beach wedding Attic with a throne and telescope

Everything might come in handy

Hotel Las 8 Esmeraldas game item: golden key with green spirals Hotel Las 8 Esmeraldas game item: scroll with a seal Hotel Las 8 Esmeraldas game item: black console Hotel Las 8 Esmeraldas game item: portable speaker Hotel Las 8 Esmeraldas game item: torch Hotel Las 8 Esmeraldas game item: plate of seafood Hotel Las 8 Esmeraldas game item: beer bottle Hotel Las 8 Esmeraldas game item: yellow flower Hotel Las 8 Esmeraldas game item: bunch of flowers Hotel Las 8 Esmeraldas game item: shield with crossed swords Hotel Las 8 Esmeraldas game item: pink squid Hotel Las 8 Esmeraldas game item: metal bucket Hotel Las 8 Esmeraldas game item: black pot Hotel Las 8 Esmeraldas game item: empty sack Hotel Las 8 Esmeraldas game item: full sack Hotel Las 8 Esmeraldas game item: potato Hotel Las 8 Esmeraldas game item: grey rag Hotel Las 8 Esmeraldas game item: brown hat Hotel Las 8 Esmeraldas game item: folded red bellhop uniform Hotel Las 8 Esmeraldas game item: black cable Hotel Las 8 Esmeraldas game item: screwdriver Hotel Las 8 Esmeraldas game item: one-euro coin Hotel Las 8 Esmeraldas game item: five-euro note Hotel Las 8 Esmeraldas game item: pink doughnut

From 2D to 3D

The hotel started out in 2D and is being rebuilt in 3D, room by room. Here’s the workshop so far, from the map of Villa Marina to the very last item.

Hand-drawn map of the beach, the hotel and the town of Villa Marina Concept of the town square during a festival 3D bedroom with a bed, wardrobe and spiral staircase 3D laboratory with flasks and a glowing capsule Stage, lifeguard tower, beach bar and boat in 3D Spiral staircase and bookcase in 3D Pink squid in 3D Suit of armour with a sword in 3D