Weathered dark-wood panelling, steaming baths that evaporate away the day's troubles, diverse clientele from faraway realms seeking rest after untold travels; there are many identifiers of what can be called the Studio Ghibli or, more specifically, the 'Spirited Away' aesthetic, and it's a perfect palette for games in the cozy and management genres.
Plenty of games have been inspired by the Ghibli style over the years, but few embrace it quite as wholly as Hotel Galactic, the upcoming management game from Ancient Forge that sees you build a spa hotel for an endless procession of interplanetary clientele. Set on an island drifting through the cosmos, the game sees you harvesting resources, building pastures for livestock, and, of course, building out the space tourist retreat of your dreams with modular building mechanics.
