The Hotel (Liam Tingle)

The Hotel is a compact C++ puzzle game created as a university low-level programming assignment. Despite its modest scope, it delivers a solid cognitive workout: players must engage in logical problem-solving and spatial reasoning to navigate hotel-themed puzzles, and the structured challenge encourages sequential critical thinking and working memory. Because puzzles must be understood before progress is possible, the game rewards careful reading and methodical planning rather than reflexes or spending. It is a clean, zero-monetization experience with no dark patterns.

Risks are extremely low across all categories. There is no monetization whatsoever, no social features, no stranger interaction, and no manipulative retention mechanics. The only minor dopamine-adjacent concern is mild escalating commitment as puzzles build in difficulty, and slight loss-aversion if progress is lost on failure — both typical and developmentally benign in puzzle game contexts. Content is entirely inoffensive.