Solve the psychological horror mystery of Night Loops so you can finally end your night shift

If you've ever felt like you were working a shift that would never end, then you'll already have an idea of what life is like in Night Loops' labyrinthine Seaside Hotel, where your final hour from 5am is repeating in an endless time loop. 

As seen during the Ones To Play montage at the Future Games Show, Night Loops' monochromatic presentation and brooding synth soundtrack set a sinister tone for this psychological horror adventure. In order to break the cycle and finally see the dawn, you'll need to meet the hotel's unusual guests and enter their dreams, so you can ultimately discover the path to the truth of what's happening in this strange place.

To progress down this route you'll need to collect psychic masks, which can then be worn to possess the powers of the original owners. These may open doors, destroy obstacles, or encourage other guest to talk to you, but you'll have to experiment to see what they do. There are also many puzzles to solve, which are linked directly to the various hotel guests, so you may need to apply the knowledge you've gathered in order to proceed.

It's only by investigating these strange dreamscapes that you can begin to fathom the truth about the hotel and its owner, though with branching storylines and multiple endings there will be repeat playthroughs encouraged to see what fresh details you can uncover.

If you want to explore the Seaside Hotel for yourself then you can download the Night Loops demo on Steam now, with the full release due later in 2023.

If you’re looking for more excellent games from today's Future Games Show, have a look at our official Steam page.

Iain Wilson
Guides Editor

Iain originally joined Future in 2012 to write guides for CVG, PSM3, and Xbox World, before moving on to join GamesRadar in 2013 as Guides Editor. His words have also appeared in OPM, OXM, PC Gamer, GamesMaster, and SFX. He is better known to many as ‘Mr Trophy’, due to his slightly unhealthy obsession with amassing intangible PlayStation silverware, and he now has over 750 Platinum pots weighing down the shelves of his virtual award cabinet. He does not care for Xbox Achievements.

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