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The Roach Hotel

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The Roach Hotel

Reviewed: 19 Jun 2026

PC

Hawt Combo · 2025

Ludograph rating

D

Caution

42 /100

Automated review
06010030Benefit →Low risk →B 27 · R 4
The Ludograph reading, plotted from the published benefit and risk sub-scores.

Growth (BDS)

27

Risk (RIS)

4

Daily limit

120min

Age guidance

13+

Developmental benefits

B1Cognitive
0.40
B2Social-emotional
0.00
B3Motor
0.35

The Roach Hotel offers an immersive horror experience that challenges players with environmental puzzles and exploration, fostering problem-solving, critical thinking, and spatial awareness. The narrative-driven search for a missing sister encourages engagement with the game's lore and environment.

Design risks

R1Compulsion-loop pressure
0.00
R2Monetization
0.13
R3Social risk
0.00

While primarily a single-player experience, the game's horror elements and jump scares may be intense for some players. The presence of microtransactions and future paid chapters introduces potential for ongoing spending, though the impact on gameplay is unclear.

Content (not in risk score)

R4.1Violence Level
0.33
R4.2Sexual Content
0.00
R4.3Language
0.00
R4.4Substance References
0.00
R4.5Fear / Horror
1.00

Content risk is displayed separately and does not affect the time recommendation.

Heads up

  • Monthly spendTypical real-money spend by engaged players: $0 – $10/mo.

Regulatory design checks · DSA — Not yet assessed·GDPR-K — Assessed: meets criteria·ODDS — Assessed: meets criteria

  • DSA:What Ludograph checks: whether the game's design gives minors the transparency the EU Digital Services Act expects: plain terms, honest defaults, and clear reporting routes.
  • GDPR-K:What Ludograph checks: whether age assurance and consent flows are designed for under-16s, in the spirit of GDPR Article 8.: Estimated from review data. No privacy or child-targeting concerns found.
  • ODDS:What Ludograph checks: whether paid random-reward drop rates are disclosed, as required in China, Japan and South Korea.: Estimated from review data. No paid random-reward mechanics found, so drop-rate disclosure requirements do not apply.

These reflect Ludograph's assessment of the game's design practices against each framework's criteria, not a legal compliance determination.

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Parents ask…

Is The Roach Hotel safe for kids?

Ludograph gives The Roach Hotel a rating of 42/100, recommended for ages 13 and up. There are notable risks worth knowing before letting kids play.

What age is The Roach Hotel appropriate for?

Ludograph's rubric recommends a minimum age of 13+ for The Roach Hotel, based on benefits, risks, and content review.

How long should kids play The Roach Hotel?

Our session recommendation for The Roach Hotel is up to 120 minutes per day. It is derived from the game's own structure (natural stopping points, compulsion-loop design, monetization pressure, and social dynamics), not from a universal screen-time dose.

Session recommendations are design-based heuristics. Evidence linking specific daily durations to child outcomes is limited, and context matters as much as time; treat this as a starting point for household rules, not a clinical threshold.

What are the main risks of The Roach Hotel?

While primarily a single-player experience, the game's horror elements and jump scares may be intense for some players. The presence of microtransactions and future paid chapters introduces potential for ongoing spending, though the impact on gameplay is unclear.