There are only 6 days left before Propagation: Paradise Hotel kicks off and we thought it might be a good time to answer a few of your recurrent questions about the game. Hopefully we cover most of it !
IS IT GONNA BE SCARY ?
YES. I’m not gonna lie, your stay at the Paradise Hotel will be a little… uncomfortable if I may say. It will be overwhelming and there will be blood. But the thing that is gonna be persistent is the extreme tension. Be prepared to jump out of your skin and hide somewhere safe !
IS IT A STATIC WAVE SHOOTER ?
NO. How can you find Ashley in the Paradise Hotel without moving ? Get your best shoes on and get ready to move, well at least in the game. But we know some of you might apprehend motion sickness, this is why we’ve included the teleportation option.
IS IT GONNA BE HARD ?
IT CAN BE. Obviously we want the Paradise Hotel to be as welcoming as it can be. Whether you are looking for a quiet exploration or a harder challenge, you will be able to choose from 4 difficulty levels : Easy - Normal - Hard - Nightmare. Hopefully it will let all of you have an enjoyable experience.
HOW MUCH TIME DOES IT TAKE TO FINISH THE GAME ?
Depending on how easily scared or distracted by the Hotel’s lovely surroundings you are, you can expect a few hours of tension. But from what we’ve seen so far, the average player will complete the game in about 4 hours on a standard difficulty. It could take up to 7 hours to get all achievements done. Don’t hesitate to tell us about your experience on Discord !
IS THERE A CO-OP MODE ?
NO. And for one reason only, we wanted to create an immersive experience where the player is the only hero of the story. You won’t be able to count on anybody else but yourself to survive inside the Paradise Hotel, and trust me it’s gonna be a real journey.
HOW MUCH IS THE GAME ?
Don’t be afraid of the not so clean bedsheets and the lack of food, book your stay at the Paradise Hotel for $19.99 (19,99€). Just make sure to be well fed and well rested before playing and everything will go fine !
It is with great pleasure that we can share with you the official gameplay trailer for Propagation: Paradise Hotel. Learn a bit more about the game mechanics, the hotel’s darkest places and its new population before the game is released on May 4th.
NIGHTMARE HOTEL
It is no secret that the Paradise Hotel is no paradise at all. Although it could be frightening, please make sure you visit every accessible room and facility (yes, even the vents)... It might seem like you and Owen are by yourself there, but you will meet other characters that might be of help throughout the story. By the way, keep track of where you are by using your map !
KEY ITEMS
Once you discover that you and Owen aren’t the only two survivors inside the hotel anymore, you will have to find your sister Ashley. While wandering in the darkest places of the hotel, it is strongly recommended to gather a number of resources in order to safely progress in the story.
In this gameplay trailer, you can actually see some of the key items of the game. Do not neglect these objects: battery, ammunition and bottle of antiseptic, as you will need them to survive the very strange hotel’s clientele.
If you ever feel trapped or too scared to keep going, remember that your sister is counting on you.
Obviously if you need any help you can always get in touch with our DevTeam on Discord !
We are very excited to share with you guys that Propagation: Paradise Hotel will launch on May 4th. We decided to produce a proper cinematic trailer for this special occasion. It has been a work in progress for a while but we are ready to let you enjoy it.
As you might already know, Propagation: Paradise Hotel is a solo VR adventure in which the player will be emotionally challenged through an anxious and horrifying atmosphere. Our goal is to propose an immersive experience inside the Paradise Hotel where Emily is desperate to find her twin sister Ashley.
The player will have to explore every corner of the Hotel, especially the darkest ones, in order to gather resources, key items and solve some puzzles. Sometimes it won’t be possible to run, you will have to confront and survive terrifying encounters. This is why every resource has to be used wisely. Don’t say we didn’t tell you 🙂
Thanks to all of you that gave us feedback and suggestions throughout the Closed Beta process, Propagation: Paradise Hotel will be available to play on May 4th.
Propagation Paradise Hotel closed beta officially announced!
Hello everyone!
It is with great excitement that we've decided to give you the opportunity to play a beta version of Propagation: Paradise Hotel. Indeed, we will be entering a closed beta phase very soon and we are looking for players to take part in the adventure.
This Beta is a unique opportunity to be among the first ones to play this new opus, and also to help us improve it and give us your feedback.
We are looking for experienced and passionate players here to test the game, so if you are a fan of horror games and own a VR headset, this is an opportunity you don’t want to miss!
To participate in the closed beta, you need to join our Discord and fill out a short form. If you are selected, you will receive an email with all the information to download and play the game.
Make sure to join our community to receive the latest updates and chat with other players!
We look forward to welcoming you to the Paradise Hotel and reading your feedback to improve the game before its official release! Feel free to refer this to your friends who may also be interested.
Thanks a lot for all your support and messages, we read them all! Don't hesitate to ask us questions, we are happy to answer them!
Propagation Paradise Hotel closed beta officially announced!
Hello everyone!
It is with great excitement that we've decided to give you the opportunity to play a beta version of Propagation: Paradise Hotel. Indeed, we will be entering a closed beta phase very soon and we are looking for players to take part in the adventure.
This Beta is a unique opportunity to be among the first ones to play this new opus, and also to help us improve it and give us your feedback.
We are looking for experienced and passionate players here to test the game, so if you are a fan of horror games and own a VR headset, this is an opportunity you don’t want to miss!
To participate in the closed beta, you need to join our Discord and fill out a short form. If you are selected, you will receive an email with all the information to download and play the game.
Make sure to join our community to receive the latest updates and chat with other players!
We look forward to welcoming you to the Paradise Hotel and reading your feedback to improve the game before its official release! Feel free to refer this to your friends who may also be interested.
Thanks a lot for all your support and messages, we read them all! Don't hesitate to ask us questions, we are happy to answer them!
Gameplay video: a deeper look at the Paradise Hotel!
That’s for us the occasion to introduce you to a bunch of new things in the game.
As many of you have noticed, we have shown you some of the worst encounters you can expect in the Paradise Hotel. However, there may be worse things lurking in the hotel.
Fortunately, to defend yourself, you can not only count on your handgun, as you can see in this gameplay sequence, but also on a new weapon which will be extremely useful to survive during your adventure.
Also in this video, we have shown you that new gameplay mechanics, such as the use of tools will help you to get out of this nightmare. For instance, some of these tools will enable you to access certain areas of the hotel. We have been creating and tailoring several types of environments with the goal to keep you immersed at all times.
To survive, you will sometimes have to use your brain in order to progress in your adventure. Read the notes found along the way as they will definitely be helpful to solve some puzzles.
Let's move on to the slightly more hidden elements that you may not have noticed.
We are very proud of the Propagation: Paradise Hotel user interface created by Guilhem, our UI designer. His job is to make sure that the interface is not too intrusive to keep you immersed in the right atmosphere, according to the art direction. We'll do a steam hub post later to show you more of the UI-related work and how we’ve applied it to Propagation: Paradise Hotel.
Obviously, one of the most important things about our appearance at the UploadVR Showcase is the first time you see our main character: Emily. We’ve spent a lot of time creating her and everyone in the team chipped in to bring her to life.
Finally, we are extremely happy and proud to work with the talented artist Dean Kopri for the music in Propagation: Paradise Hotel. By the way, the music he custom made for this video has the same vibe as the music you’ll hear in the game.
This video is very important to us, and we sincerely hope you had as much fun watching it as we took producing it. Don't hesitate to tell us what you thought of it in the comments and thank you so much for your support.
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Learn more about Propagation: Paradise Hotel during the next UploadVR Showcase!
Hello everyone!
We are slowly getting closer to Propagation: Paradise Hotel release date, so it’s time for us to announce that we will be present at the UploadVR showcase on December 7th, 11am PST / 8pm CET.
The UploadVR Showcase is one of the biggest VR online event in the world and we are really happy to unveil our work during this show!
This next UploadVR Showcase is for us an opportunity to reveal more about Propagation: Paradise Hotel and I have to admit that we are very excited to show you this new exclusive content!
Don't miss this event to learn more about Propagation: Paradise Hotel and take a sneak peek of what awaits you in this terrifying adventure!
Wishlist Propagation: Paradise Hotel to see all updates!
Join us on Discord to chat with the development team and follow us on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram to get all the latest news!
See you next week!
Item gathering explained
Further in the gameplay mechanics
First of all, we want to thank everyone who is following Propagation: Paradise Hotel’s development. Day after day, you are more and more numerous to add this experience to your wishlist and it makes us even prouder of our work. As an indie studio, this proximity with you means a lot!
As we said in our last steam hub post, the game is now at an advanced state of development and now, we feel more comfortable to share content about our work, as shown in this article about the item gathering mechanic.
Gathering and managing resources
All along your adventure in the Paradise Hotel, you will have to use the gathered resources wisely. There are three different resources: Ammunition, Antiseptic and Batteries. Let's have a look at how you will have to use them.
Piece of advice: never run out of ammo
As we already showed you in a previous blog post about the gun mechanic, ammunition will have a key role in your adventure. Read more about gun mechanic here:
In Propagation:Paradise Hotel, you'll have to gather ammunition by finding it in different places (lockers, drawers...).
Your flashlight is your best friend.
A you can imagine, you'll probably find yourself in dark environments while exploring the Paradise Hotel. In such situations, make sure you always have batteries for your flashlight to keep progressing through the game.
Using your flashlight will quickly drain its battery and you will have to insert a new one if you don't want to stay in the darkness. Wisely managing the use of your flashlight is great advice to move forward in the Paradise Hotel. Since we work on VR experiences, the power of a light beam in dark environments will undoubtedly create a more nerve-wracking atmosphere!
Don't go out without your spray!
During your stay in the Paradise Hotel, some encounters may be painful. You'll need enough antiseptic to heal you from bleeding. Using antiseptic vials to reload your healing spray will guarantee that you reach the next step of the adventure.
To conclude, you will find all these resources in limited number! It will be very important for you to manage these resources. Running out of ammo or battery for your lamp will certainly create very stressful situations where each one of your decisions will be important!
As always, thank you so much for your support!
The whole team of WanadevStudio is focused on working on the VR experience you want to play. We are doing our best to improve each component of our previous work and as a small indie studio, it takes time.
We warmly thank you for all the kindness you sent us on every channels. We cant wait to share you more footage videos.
10 month ago, we announced that we were working on a new Propagation game Propagation: Paradise Hotel. Today, we have something important to tell you.
We would like to thank you all for the love and support you have given us since the reveal. Please feel free to send us all your questions, we will be glad to answer them!
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Hello everyone! Until the launch of Propagation: Paradise Hotel, we want to show you the game more from "inside".
In this first topic, we're going to focus on one of the most anticipated mechanics of this upcoming game: the Gun gameplay!
Our goal with Propagation: Paradise Hotel is to offer a scary experience while providing a simple, yet complete mechanic. As the Wii was at one time, VR allows us to offer an experience that is closer to reality and fun.
That's why making the reloading system more complex than in PropagationVR became a logical evolution, in order to move away from the Arcade style of the first opus and to get much closer to the oppressive atmosphere present in the survival horror game style.
This reloading mechanic is definitely the feature you asked us for the most! That's why we made it a point to take care of it and go in that direction.
But we wanted to go further than that! The gun and its mechanics should be an integral part of the atmosphere of the game, making the feature more complex brings a strong tension in the fight scenes. So you'll have to overcome your fear and the stress of the situation to get through it!
We relied a lot on the concepts of Shinji Mikami (game designer of the Resident Evil series) to make the basis of our gun gameplay. One of his key concepts is that the player should have new stages of difficulty and horror as soon as he has mastered one. We definitely wanted the gun to be one of the steps to completing your adventure!
During our 1st gameplay teaser (find it here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=DEkFKsEyoJM) many of you told us that the "T-Cup" grip was not optimal and very little used in the handling of a firearm.
So we put ourselves in the shoes of Emily, the main character of this adventure. And what would a civil with a gun do, if not repeat what he saw in a movie?
So we decided to leave this grip for people who like her would do this instinctively.
However, you may encounter people who are experts in handling weapons in Propagation: Paradise Hotel... But we'll save that for another topic which is available here :
