The Spectrum Retreat is a new indie narrative slash puzzle experience that presents a fascinating premise - waking up in a gorgeous art-deco inspired hotel that isn't what it seems. Now, that particular mystery is solved pretty quick which leads into a puzzle side of the game that is reminiscent of Portal and Q.U.B.E.

And it's these two sides of the experience that unfortunately don't come together in the end.

With The Spectrum Retreat you get essentially two games - one a guided narrative with little to no focus placed on exploration or interactivity, and one that is a series of puzzle rooms along the lines of the original Portal or Q.U.B.E. A puzzle game that deals in clinical tech environments and various colour-based challenges to navigate through and reach an exit. And we say two games because the shift between the two styles happens regularly and has the jarring ability to create the feeling of separate experiences tied together kind of flimsily. Where the extended puzzle sequences, that offer both genuine challenge and memorable designs, are authentication rooms that need to be solved to gain deeper access into the simulation.

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