Last updated on December 13th, 2025 at 04:47 pm
Haunted Hotel: Lost Time – Puzzle Game Review
Haunted Hotel: Lost Time is a Puzzle/Entertainment/Adventure game from Elephant Games AR LLC, first launched in 16th July 2020.
It’s rated 9+ and currently has 26+ ratings on the App Store.
What Makes Haunted Hotel: Lost Time Stand Out
Can you uncover the mysteries of “Haunted Hotel: Lost Time”? Test your skills in thrilling hidden object puzzles, explore mysterious locations and investigate the secret of the hotel which is stealing people’s years of life before it’s too late! Immerse into the unforgettable world of Haunted Hotel!
James and his girlfriend Jessica have been together for the whole year. They decide to celebrate this date and spend the weekend in a wonderful ‘Victorian Spa Hotel’. They are planning to spend great time there, and James is for a big commitment as he is ready to spend his whole life with Jessica. But his plan is dramatically disturbed when he finds out that the hotel is stealing time from everyone who stays here.
IS THIS THE END?
There isn’t much time left before the beloved couple is to go to their last home. James must do everything he can to save his love and his life!
HOW DID THE HOTEL STEAL TIME AND IS IT POSSIBLE TO BRING IT BACK?
Uncover the truth by solving engaging puzzles and mysterious mini-games.
FIND OUT THE DARK SECRET OF THE HOTEL OWNER AND HIS TRAGIC STORY
Complete hidden object scenes and enjoy spectacular mystic locations.
PLAY AS BERNARD’S BELOVED JOSEPHINE AND SEE WITH YOUR OWN EYES THE TRAGIC EVENTS OF THE PAST IN THE BONUS CHAPTER!
Witness the tragedy that destroyed the ‘Victorian Spa Hotel’ and the lives of everyone who stayed there that fatal night and enjoy your time in the bonuses of Collector’s Edition! Replay your favorite mini-games and HOPs!
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This Puzzle game offers engaging gameplay and regular updates for mobile players.
Player Feedback
As a newer release, Haunted Hotel: Lost Time is building its player community. Early feedback suggests .
Recent Updates & Development
Latest Update: 14th February 2025
Recent improvements include:
Minor bug fixes and performance improvements
Download & Availability
Haunted Hotel: Lost Time is available through the official App Store for iOS devices.
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Requirements: Requires iPhone 5s / iPad Air / iPad Air (Cellular) / iPad Mini 2 (Retina) / iPad Mini 2 (Retina, Cellular) / iPhone 6 / iPhone 6 Plus / iPad Air 2 / iPad Air 2 (Cellular) / iPad Mini 3 or later.
Compatible with iPhone and iPad devices.
Player Experience Highlights
Community Insight:
So we just started this game yesterday and still playing it today and we came into a problem while we were playing something popped up and it had a unlock button but we hit the x button and hit continue so we can keep playing the game but it kept doing to same thing. Are people supposed to pay to keep playing the game? Or is it an error? Please let us know asap.
Keeps freezing at the footprint puzzle. Wasted money on this game for it to not work properly. We have purchased several games and this will be our last one if this is cannot be resolved.
We should have heeded the reviews on this one, usually a big fan of their games, never had an issue before. We had the same Rogers locker issue that apparently a number of people have been having. Ok, deep breath. Ill play through again and hopefully will get past it the second time. But we couldnt even get there. This time, we got to the Study, tried to put the blind pull on the blinds, and absolutely couldnt. It was the only move we could make to go forward, its what the hint kept telling us to do, but it wouldnt work. Im not willing to play through a 3rd time to try to get past the issues.
UPDATE August 18th Out today! Welcome back, Mad Head! Nevertales 8: The Abomination has been released. Remember to show some love to this wonderful and quirky developer! Its been a long wait! Released today (7/24): Friendly Fox surprised us this morning with Bridge to Another World: Glass! Its 1.2 gigs and should be fabulous. We wanted to give those of you who are extremely depressed over the pandemic some welcome news! Time for Elephant trivia, especially for newer gamers. The series Mystery Trackers features Agent Brown, a crime fighter with a sidekick named Elf. In Grim Tales we play as time traveling Detective Anna Gray, along with her talking skull. Finally, in Haunted Hotel, Detective James Blackthorn always investigates crime when he should be enjoying a vacation. Put these three investigators together, and it gives you another series: Detectives United! On to the game. The latest installment in the series was very haunting, and reminiscent of an old film, Lost Horizons. Whoever tried to leave the island of Shangri-la aged rapidly and died. We wont ruin the ending of the game but this one left us a both happy and sad at the same time, because in addition to the horror genre the storyline was a tragic tale of romance derailed. This game was terrific. It was a bit longer and we didnt feel cheated out of $6.99 for a change. The HO scenes had variety, but they werent very unusual or novel. We enjoyed the selection of puzzles and games. As per Elephant, there was definitely a puzzle to suit every player. Of course we saw a ton of tasks at each location and plenty of collectibles. The map functioned perfectly, for a nice change. However we did encounter some touchscreen sensitivity issues. Sometimes it was difficult to manipulate certain puzzles and apply inventory. Other than that we didnt face any other hurdles. Our true rating will be 4.5 stars, and the deduction was for the technical issues. We loved the storyline and the Victorian graphics, and it was a great game. Play and enjoy. Update: we will hopefully see the release of Dark Romance: Ashville this week (week of 7/27). It was delayed on the App Store due to technical problems. Naturally.
Had no issues played straight through the game and bonus game. A bit short but loved the collectibles, puzzles and loaded scenery. Love it keep them coming.
Fantastic game!! This is amust buy game. Definitely one of our favorite series. Looking forward to the next release. Great job Elephant and thank you for working hard to put out new releases quickly without issues.
Update: restarted when through fine… Great game! Didnt get through the trial key puzzle wouldnt work, but bought it anyway our mistake…. Cant get the ring with the tongs… No way to move forward.
Just got the game, ran into the rogers bug. Checked if there was an update, doesnt appear to be one. Unfortunate, since it was a good game until you cant progress any more.
Update 7/19. We replayed the entire game to check for quality control and found a problem at the end of the bonus chapter. The second rose that was needed to enter the hotel disappeared from inventory. Only solution was to reset the bonus chapter and replay. Annoying, so we are lowering our rating to 3. Second update. If not for the reset need in the locker room this would have been a 5. It is the best game from this developer in a long time. Interesting and varied puzzles and HOGs. Also a good length to the game and bonus chapter. Keep up with this and you have a winner. Update 7/18 – we reset the game and finally got it to unlock. – In the swimming pool area the locker will not unlock. We even consulted the strategy guide which we rarely do, and even after selecting the correct buttons nothing happens. Am we missing something.
Some tasks get stuck and if you wait long enough eventually you can complete it. However, currently stuck in the pool room trying to enter the ROGERS code on the push buttons and absolutely will not solve. Have waited days, have restarted, and this task will not work. We already paid for this game so this is exceptionally frustrating that we cannot continue on.
Main game was really short. Bonus game where you had to use a skull key on a skull failed because even using the hint, which clearly indicated where the key was to be used did not allow the key to be taken from inventory and placed in the keyhole of the skull. All in all, not a very satisfying game and not what we are used to seeing from Eleohant.
Nothing to do. No hint to help. At locker where it spells ROGERS. Clearly you need to press the buttons below in the correct order. We used our HINT to prove we were starting on the correct R.,,…. Yet we cant get past it. Very unfortunate – as we were enjoying the game otherwise. We will take our $$ back now.
Unable to open Rogers locker; also it took some time to pick up a ring from fireplace.
Sadly, couldnt finish the game because a bug or glitch that doesnt allow the Rogers locker to complete. All spellings tested, nothing works. Found other users with this issue online. Wish we hadnt paid for this game.
User feedback from Apple App Store
App Details
- Version: 1.1.0.20
- Size: 788.59 MB
- iOS: 12.0 or later
- Languages: NL, EN, FR, DE, IT, JA, KO, PT, RU, ES
- Content Advisory: Infrequent/Mild Cartoon or Fantasy Violence, Infrequent/Mild Horror/Fear Themes
- Developer: Elephant Games AR LLC
Last updated: 14th February 2025 | Genre: Puzzle, Entertainment | Developer: Elephant Games AR LLC