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The Isle Tide Hotel
Developer Wales Interactive, Interflix Media
Explore a mysterious hotel and infiltrate a cult in this FMV detective game, featuring a cast from GoT, The Witcher, and more. Every decision counts as you gather clues and question guests. Can you unearth the ominous secrets at The Isle Tide Hotel before it's too late to save your missing daughter? From the Steam store page
147 reactions from 3 sources (Steam reviews, Bluesky, Lemmy) · newest Sep 30, 2026 · last updated Oct 8, 2026 · How this works
Audience score
62
Fresh
80 positive · 50 negative
95% range 53–69%
| Source | + | − | = |
|---|---|---|---|
| Steam reviews | 80 | 50 | 0 |
| Bluesky * | 6 | 0 | 7 |
| Lemmy * | 1 | 0 | 3 |
* shown, not counted in the score (label accuracy below our 85% bar or not yet audited).
Steam's own rating
Mixed
88 of 141 reviews positive (all languages, per Valve)
What players are saying
62% recommend · 82 yes, 50 no
Counted from the reviewers’ own thumbs up/down on the 132 English Steam reviews we collected, not by the AI. Valve’s all-language rating: Mixed (180 of 279 positive).
Players say the game requires multiple playthroughs to understand the story. [1][2][3] Some reviewers praise the acting and cast as a highlight. [1][4][5] Others criticize the pacing, writing, and confusing plot. [6][7][8]
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- [7]
tl;dr pretentious, terrible, pseudo-smart ChatGPT-Script that made me want to take a break from the FMV-genre altogether Overview You travel to the the Isle Tide Hotel to rescue your estranged daughter who has become entangled with a strange cult-like group. Interaction with its staff and guests leads to gradually uncovering that mysterious things are happening with everything seemingly being connected. The Good …
- [8]
I've enjoyed other games from this developer but I felt like this one was just very lazily or incapably put together. Nothing lands in these performances, whether comedic, tense or emotional. For a game that wants you to explore the mystery, everything is uncompelling and just happens with no timing or intrigue. The pacing in particular is abysmal, not only in the scenes but in the gameplay, like watching the PC …
- [1]
We all know Wales Interactive published one of the best FMV games, Late Shift. Then we got a couple of mediocre games after. This one brought them back to the top. The Isle Time Hotel is a new FMV about a man looking for his daughter. All he knows is she's locked in a hotel with a weird cult. This game needs to be played more than once to understand the entire plot, don't judge it from the first playthrough; trust …
- [3]
I had been waiting for this game to be released. Bought it the first day. Was concerned a bit because I read some negative reviews. Surprisingly, I liked it. You will not love this game at first sight. I was keep cringing and regretting on the very 1st play, not knowing whats behind of all. You have to KEEP RE-play in order to actually understand EACH characters' stories and find the bigger picture. So far, I …
- [17]
I'm giving this game a thumbs up. Although, I can also understand some not entirely enjoying some things in the game and the pacing it has at times. I started off the game completely blind. I didn't watch any videos nor play the demo before this game was released. Your first playthrough, if you go in as I did, will probably be very confusing. This is as they say a "FMV" game where the only gameplay is to choose from …
Summarised from 34 of the 149 public posts collected about this game; every point cites the posts behind it ([n] opens the post) and the split is counted from the posts’ own ratings. Updated Oct 13, 2026. How summaries are made
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The Isle Tide Hotel sits at 62% positive across 130 opinionated reactions from 3 sources. Fresh or rotten — where do you land?
Reactions
60 of 147 · most liked firstWe all know Wales Interactive published one of the best FMV games, Late Shift. Then we got a couple of mediocre games after. This one brought them back to the top. The Isle Time Hotel is a new FMV about a man looking for his daughter. All he knows is she's locked in a hotel with a weird cult. This game needs to be played more than once to understand the entire plot, don't judge it from the first playthrough; trust me, it is worth it.…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The first 15 minutes are cool, but the acting gets REALLY bad at some points. I really like the main actor and the receptionist, but the rest are not on their level. The dialogue makes little to no sense or is just completely over-the-top in a lot of the interactions, and the story is just not really coherent, or very good. I love well done FMVs (Contradiction, Late Shift), and wanted to like this, but I just couldn't stomach the main co-star (detective lady), supporting cast, or the story…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →NOW STREAMING: Playing this Wes Anderson-ass mystery FMV game, The Isle Tide Hotel! twitch.tv/the_jenna youtube.com/watch?v=
positive · AI labelView post →This was hands down my least favorite FMV from Wales Interactive, and I've played them all. It was slow, boring and overall painful to get through. Stream was not impressed either. Save your money and skip this one.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →tl;dr pretentious, terrible, pseudo-smart ChatGPT-Script that made me want to take a break from the FMV-genre altogether Overview You travel to the the Isle Tide Hotel to rescue your estranged daughter who has become entangled with a strange cult-like group. Interaction with its staff and guests leads to gradually uncovering that mysterious things are happening with everything seemingly being connected. The Good Stuff The main character looks like Gareth Southgate, which is…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →NOW STREAMING: FMVbruary continues with body-swapping mystery game, The Isle Tide Hotel. Probably the highest budget FMV we've played yet! twitch.tv/the_jenna youtube.com/watch?v=G3bxBfpCSWo
positive · AI labelView post →Definitely need to do more than 1 playthrough of this game before settling on if you like it or not. PLENTY of things to miss if you just do 1 run, hell even 2. Just finished my 6th and I still haven't seen everything. I will admit the story building seems rather rushed and it doesn't build up the mc enough for me to care about him but I still found the story fun :) It's a neat game and you can tell the devs put a lotta love into it! The cast is also very amazing. Found myself enjoying the…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Easily the worst one Wales Interactive has done. Bizarre, badly written, poorly acted, boring and the story makes no sense. As the cherry on top, I got stuck in an incredibly annoying maze section at the end - I did eventually get out but after a significant amount of frustration. Just awful, I'm requesting a refund.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Awful. High production value, but the script is so terrible the actors can't 'fix' it any way they could. It's all railroaded weirdness. What were they thinking? I loved many FMV adventures, many of them have limited choices, but at least the characters would make sense. The setting would make sense. 20 minutes in, and there's nothing here, just splatters of posh mystique tropes. Terrible storytelling.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →"The Isle Tide Hotel" is an interactive movie with an interesting premise, an initially confusing but then pretty captivating mystery to unravel, decisions that radically change the flow of the story, and some minor annoyances like occasional continuity issues and poor pacing. 1. Story & Setting Your daughter was captured by a mysterious, cult-like group of people. You infiltrate a remote hotel where they congregate, blend in, talk to the guests, search their rooms, and try to find your…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I've enjoyed other games from this developer but I felt like this one was just very lazily or incapably put together. Nothing lands in these performances, whether comedic, tense or emotional. For a game that wants you to explore the mystery, everything is uncompelling and just happens with no timing or intrigue. The pacing in particular is abysmal, not only in the scenes but in the gameplay, like watching the PC stand up/reset himself over and over to a 'base' position, just to break…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →One of the most boring and flavorless game by Wales Interactive. QUite short story with no plot twists. There are better and more interesting FMV games.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Dead Reset launched today on Steam—an FMV horror game. Yes, a genuine one—and it’s got more blood than an ‘80s slasher marathon.. Dead Reset launched today on Steam—an FMV horror game. Yes, a genuine one—and it’s got more blood than an ‘80s slasher marathon. Forget the SEGA CD grain—Dead Reset is filmed in glorious HD with real actors, real gore, and a camera that knows what to do with shadows. You play Cole Mason, an amnesiac surgeon stuck in a submerged medical bunker. You're forced to…
neutral · AI labelView post →This is one of the worse games from WI and I've played a bunch of them. It is shot nicely but it is super slow. Playing it is like trying to prod a slug through a football field. Every other animation has intro, the actual thing happening and then outro. Kinda like you would expect in an FMV game. Except the intros and outros are super long. That said, the game is predicated on repeating the same bits and endlessly retrying different things to get different branches and endings. That makes it…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →[Fanatical] Best of Platinum Collection - Build your own Bundle (Winter 2025). 3 for $9.99, 5 for $14.99, 10 for $28.99 - Amnesia: The Bunker - Botany Manor - Disco Elysium - DOOM - Dungeon Tycoon - DYSMANTLE - Edge of Sanity - Endless Alice - Fallout 3 - Game of the Year Edition - Fallout 76 - Fallout New Vegas: Ultimate Edition - Gestalt: Steam & Cinder - LEGO® Bricktales - Mini Settlers - Neongarten - Paradise Killer - REVEIL - RoboCop: Rogue City - SteamWorld Build - SteamWorld Dig…
neutral · AI labelView post →I would say this is one of not so good FMV games I played. Story makes no sence, acting is not good. Not good at all. After completing it I still do not understand what I saw - it looks like some random scenes assembled together with no intention to create some solid story. No, this is no for me.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I generally enjoy narrative point-and-click games but this one did not engage me at all. The story seemed disjointed and you never really had an opportunity to invest in one character too deeply. The lack of cohesion and interesting dialogue left me wanting more and an hour of play was enough for me to decide that I did not want to continue. I enjoy some of their other games but this game was not for me.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The Isle Tide Hotel is a live action interactive mystery that feels like a surreal blend of Wes Anderson aesthetics and a high stakes cult thriller. You play as an absent father who must infiltrate a strange hotel during the final night of a mysterious cult meeting to save his estranged daughter. The game is filmed entirely with a real cast and sets, which gives the experience a tangible, cinematic quality that traditional CGI often struggles to match. Every performance is intentionally…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Just look at the cover picture of this game here on the Steam page and you should know what kind of game this is. I pity the UK if this is what it is now in there. The case is made of diversity actors who stick out like sore thumbs. It's abysmal. It's also very boring and just attacks your intelligence and no interaction between people makes sense. All the new age stereotypes are here: The main white guy is stupid, weak, and a bad father, the shorthaired woman is a smart detective,…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Didn't much like this one even though this is a style of game I normally enjoy. There was little in the way of tutorial or explanation of what to expect and, while that is common enough, it caused me to get dragged through the story along what is, presumably, the shortest story path. This path ended in a door maze that was so slow and arduous to get through that I couldn't bring myself to start another play-through. I missed 80% of the story and the end bored me so much that I won't go back for…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I had been waiting for this game to be released. Bought it the first day. Was concerned a bit because I read some negative reviews. Surprisingly, I liked it. You will not love this game at first sight. I was keep cringing and regretting on the very 1st play, not knowing whats behind of all. You have to KEEP RE-play in order to actually understand EACH characters' stories and find the bigger picture. So far, I completed Hennessy, Jordan, and D's stories (not going to tell you her real name lol).…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →There was once a time in which I considered myself to be a happy supporter of wales interactive. I was proud when they gave me free keys to play their games, and continued buying their games with my own money long after they got mad at me and stopped giving me free keys for speaking plainly about Night Book and how much it sucked. What the hell did I just play? What is going on? Nothing makes sense. I can examine picture frames for hours. There are people in floral robes and you never even get…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →another game pushing trans crap
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Very slow paced. You only get the full story if you do the right order. Some of the puzzles don't have a logical way to solve them and are just random. Story has holes.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I have only played this twice and have found it really intriguing. I really appreciate being able to skip previously viewed scenes etc . I am reminded of Jean Cocteau's plays , especially the priestess character (ha don't judge me, I have forgotten her name) I will re play it as I found out so much more even just from the second play through. Yes, I recommend this. But definitely play more than once.... Kudos, Wales Interactive and thanks for making this discounted during the recent sale.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Interesting story but I slept in the middle of the game. it took too long for the game to spawn the choices. the casts are not bad, but the extras are all bad. The extras are like NPC. Literally like pokemon NPC, they stand/sit/hanging silently waiting for the main character to walk in front of them and they start to rambling about whatever their lines are in a single sentence without letting the main character talked. they need to act naturally all of them(mostly extras) it isnt so boring, it…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I wish I could give this a "meh" rating. I've played a LOT of FMV games and many of the ones that Wales Interactive have done in the past. Usually, I enjoy their games. I wasn't that fond of this one, sadly. Here's the basic storyline: You are Josh Malone and you get a letter from a mysterious private investigator who says that your daughter is missing. You are going to the Isle Tide Hotel to find what has happened to your daughter. Once you get there, you find a strange cast of characters…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →First playthrough doesn't make much sense of what's the story beneath this madness. I've read through reviews saying that following playthroughs help make sense of that. It shouldn't be like that. The acting was ok but sadly nothing extraordinary. Overall, I give this 3/10 coffee mugs. Warm coffee mugs. After it's been sitting around for half and hour and it's room temperature.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The premise is interesting, the acting is alright, the “things making sense” is eh. But what really kills it is that it is SLOW and JANKY. Wait for the actors to idle, make a decision, wait for the actors to idle some more, awkward cut that breaks the audio continuity, wait for the actors to idle some more, eventually they’ll get to (sort of) executing your decision. C’mon, it’s 2023. Get with it.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I don't think it is a particularly good FMV. It is plagued with pacing and editing problems, the whole experience feels like you are in slo-mo. The acting is all over the place and the story is just not that engaging. On the first playthrough you have no idea what's happening, as it all depends on one "twist," so it's probably intended. However, subsequent runs aren't any better, since they become a sort of weird achievement hunting to get everything you missed, albeit for completion's sake and…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →It's hard to recommend this game, but there are a few high notes that I think make it worthwhile. First of all, it takes little time to play. You can do a play-through in an evening. If you make the right choices early on, the mystery of the plot will unfold fairly early on, and the rest of the story will make sense. The acting is quite good, and if you think of it more as an interactive film, it's not the worst one you've seen. I find myself thinking about it for a long time after playing, and…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I dont recommend it at $20 but i would if it were cheaper, the game just isn't all that engaging, really short for the price and, when you do find them, puzzles are really easy and there really isn't any challenge in the game. i really want to like this more because i love FMV but i'm still looking for more. i completed my first play-through in about an hour.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Another enjoyable movie-like game from Wales Interactive. Wales Interactive FMV games are trustworthy to me regarding the fun, quality and intrigue you get with your purchase and this game is no exception. PROS • The cast is exceptional and fit every role really well. The characters are unique and very likeable which sometimes makes you second guess choices you may make and will definitely make you want to do multiple play throughs to see the different outcomes. • The writing is well done…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I normally like Wales Interactive games, but not this one. It is very slow with decisions (a long drawn out silence before the decision will pop up) so it feels quite clunky. There are also lots of drawn out silences within the dialogue. It's a lot of 'every character is acting wacky and strange, so the main character sticks out like a sore thumb', got quite bored quite quickly. The acting was pretty good, just the story fell short and it's slow/clunky.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →My uncle and his best mate Derick joined a cult after they met a bloke at a Working Men's Club in Doncaster. I remember my mum walking in at my birthday party the next day and saying "Mormons have taken your Uncle Terry". Years went by and then on a rainy morning during half-term whilst I was watching Bucky O’Hare and the Toad Wars with Gary our cat, Mum got a phone call from Yvonne our Family Liaison Officer saying they had found him in an allotment shed. He was missing a leg and wouldn't…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →An utterly strange and fascinating FMV. Without giving too much away about the plot, you have arrived at the Isle Tide Hotel, looking for a girl, but you will have to unravel the further reasons that led to you arriving there, and figure out just what is going on in this strange place. A well-executed mystery that is designed to be played through multiple times, to begin to piece together the plot. My first playthrough I was utterly perplexed by so many of the events, but I liked how further…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Meh. Strange story. Door riddle is annoying and slow.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →from the very beginning, you realize something weird is going on *0* After a while you realize how sad your situation is and you won't get out of it without consequences. By the way, here's an amazing fact: \ You'll have to do a lot of paperwork, puzzles, and complex dialogs. BUT! your answers don't affect the storyline (ba - dum - tss). Or, uh. at least... I haven't noticed much of an impact. THE ACTING IS WHAT I'M WILLING TO GIVE THIS GAME A 10\10 FOR! I love you guys! every emotion was…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I'm giving this game a thumbs up. Although, I can also understand some not entirely enjoying some things in the game and the pacing it has at times. I started off the game completely blind. I didn't watch any videos nor play the demo before this game was released. Your first playthrough, if you go in as I did, will probably be very confusing. This is as they say a "FMV" game where the only gameplay is to choose from a selection of choices your character will make during that scene. You watch…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →It's a good game, I liked it. I understand why it has a lot of negative reviews – a lot can be confusing after just one playthrough, and that's something people don't like. This game requires multiple playthroughs, with different endings, to fully grasp the game. I also couldn't find a full guide (there are walkthrough videos on YouTube, but they don't cover all the achievements), which might also be a turn-off for some players. I completed the game with all the achievements (it took me over 11…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Good FMV. The story can be hard to follow initially. Good acting and music. Story is original, but can seem strange. Acting and music are well done. Mechanics of the game are good and allow you you to tab through after the first successful pass through of the game. Decisions definitely matter.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →As an avid player of FMV (Full Motion Video) detective games, I was intrigued to embark on a journey through The Isle Tide Hotel, a mysterious and enigmatic setting developed by Wales Interactive and Interflix Media. Here's a detailed account of my experience, filled with twists, disappointments, and moments of intrigue. Firstly, let's discuss the visual aspect of the game. The introduction of the 4K DLC was a welcome addition, even for those without a 4K display like myself. Although I…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →It is my favourite FMV I think! The mystery is a slow, but the acting is great, the video is fantastic. I liked the concept and the different endings adding to the sum is wonderful. But, yes, it is not like Bloodshore, it is slower. A mystery, and I think it pays off once you get through all the paths. I guess I would recommend it if you are ok being confused for a bit, and just wonder about making bad choices before you get the gist. I like it, and I am trying to make you like it too. There.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I don't recommend this one. It's super confusing what is even going on. You are shown a video of maybe some kind of kidnapping going on. Then, this guy is trying to find out what happened to presumably the kidnapped girl. The whole story is disjointed and hard to follow. I found the choices that were given really random and not as well thought out as the other games by this same publisher. :(
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I love the Wales Interactive games. I love the replay-ability. Played 4 times with different story lines.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I can't for the life of me understand how this is steamdeck verified, it freezes every couple minutes near the end.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I've played other Wales Games, this one of their worst. Pass on this even if you've enjoyed other of their titles.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Great acting but way to short and you can't even talk to everyone. I got to the first end in three hours. Buy on a 5$ sale. Many better FMVS for length of game. To short to even get invested.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →If it is on sale for cheap, go for it. It's not terrible as long as you prepare for its flaws of slow pacing, zero time for decision making, and likely an ending that will feel incomplete. This was my first FMV game (not counting Netflix) and while it has a lot of potential and can tell a lot of effort was placed into its creation but it suffers from several major flaws - the biggest one being that there is almost zero time to select a choice. I played this with my mother and she had a great…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The Isle Tide Hotel, developed by Wales Interactive and Interflix Media, offers a unique blend of interactive storytelling through its full-motion video (FMV) format, setting it apart in the mystery and thriller genres. At its core, the game plunges players into the desperate search of Josh, a father determined to find his missing daughter Eleanor, whose disappearance is tied to a sinister cult operating within the eerie confines of a remote hotel. The narrative unfolds over a series of nights…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Don't call this the worst Wales Interactive game when "Mia and the Dragon Princess" is right there.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This is one of Wales Interactive's more slowly paced games. It requires a lot more patience than you might be used to or expecting, as well as having far more subtle nuance to the choice options. The vibe is akin to Kubrick, in both visual and actor direction. It's worth exploring all routes if you enjoy that vibe and I enjoyed slowly piecing together the mystery of the Isle Tide Hotel. As a heads up, tabbing through is only available once you've seen a scene and there are WI's classic minute…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →One of [Wales Interactive]'s better game titles This is an interactive film mystery that takes place in a period setting. I really liked the plot of this game but it is pretty niche and might not be everyone's cup of tea as there is not as much action in this as there is in other Wales Interactive titles. What I liked:The period setting. The sets, the props, and the costuming were all very good. The acting seems a bit off for the majority of the characters until you play the game multiple times…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →As someone who is a huge FMV fan and have played many other titles from Wales Interactive and other companies, I find this one to be outrageously boring. I would like to preface the rest of this by saying that I don't think you should completely disregard this game as bad because of what I am saying, as it may appeal to others and its not an objectively bad game. I personally just did not enjoy it and I am explaining why just in-case if someone has a similar viewpoint to me and might want to…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The story is very boring! i dont know what im playing after that lol.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The story is compelling and it has a slightly creepy angle to keep you motivated. The acting is sort of eh. But they aren't off putting in any sort of way. I'm new to this sort of game and so far I quite like it. Honestly, my only real complaint is that it is frequently crashing on the steam deck. I have to regularly exit the game and then come back in to proceed. That's a bit annoying.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →It's like a budget version of Eyes Wide Shut, the script is probably an output of an AI on drugs, the acting is a strange combination of weird, clumsy and creepy, and nothing makes any sense. Good for laughs or playing drunk, riduculously bad as a serious attempt to pass as an actual game.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Great FMV game, very well executed. The plot is a good example of the subject matter it touches on.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Nothing makes sense in this game, everything is stupid. I thought I was getting an interesting detective game what I got is a load of fake people the acting is too unreal. The choices you make will be random as you play this game clueless and using your gut feeling not evidence. I felt that I made every wrong choice and still got the ending I wanted because of a tedious puzzle which I solved. This isn't a detective game and the story makes little to no sense. 1/10 not recommended
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Since my original playthrough, I have completed the whole game, and it did grow on me with the further playthroughs. The biggest gripes I still have are the pacing and the writing. Once I was able to skip the parts I already saw, it did pick up the pace. However, I only found it redeeming after 100%. How many players will continue after the first run if it's bad? For context, my original negative review.…
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