This is Not a Hotel
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🏳️🌈 Why it’s here
What we found
- Queer themes
According to the game’s own description
“gender essentialism (metaphorical), conversion therapy (metaphorical), transphobia (metaphorical)” - Tagged queer by its creator
According to the creator’s own tags on itch.io
“itch.io tags: lgbt, lgbtqia, queer, transgender”
🤝 Inclusive design ⓘInclusive design is separate from a game’s queer labels. It marks games whose design is deliberately inclusive even when not queer-themed: romance or marriage mechanics with no gender constraint, character creation without a forced gender binary, gender-neutral rules language, or table safety tools. Each marker shows where we found it.
- Safety tools (X-card, lines & veils, session zero)
According to the game’s rulebook
Description
CONCEPT: It had been a long day on the road. Highway hypnosis had set in and you had to get off the road. The old hotel was rundown, but it had a VACANCY sign. The manager at the front desk glared as you checked in, but you assumed that it was just the late hour. You climbed grimy stairwells and walked a maze of hallways with flickering overhead lights. The room wasn't clean, but you were eventually able to get to sleep. When you woke up it was still dark outside, though your watch said it was already eight in the morning. You could see nothing -- no parking lot, no highway, no sun. Trapped in a liminal space full of monsters, the only way you're going to find an exit is through finding each other in the chaos, working together, and overcoming the "hotel" and its attempts to subsume you into its structure. CONTENT WARNING: body horror, enforced conformity, gender essentialism (metaphorical), conversion therapy (metaphorical), transphobia (metaphorical). REQUIREMENTS: At least four players. A copy of the booklet for each player and a standard deck of playing cards with the jokers removed. This is a Trifold Manifesto game -- creating community with minimalist games. Trifold Manifesto by Erin Gumiho https://erin-gumiho.itch.io/the-trifoldImage sourced from Dollarphotoclub.