{"id":67977,"date":"2026-06-09T17:38:57","date_gmt":"2026-06-09T08:38:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/?p=67977"},"modified":"2026-06-09T17:42:51","modified_gmt":"2026-06-09T08:42:51","slug":"swerys-hotel-barcelona-breaks-free-from-mixed-steam-rating-following-large-scale-update-and-removal-of-gen-ai-content","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/swerys-hotel-barcelona-breaks-free-from-mixed-steam-rating-following-large-scale-update-and-removal-of-gen-ai-content\/","title":{"rendered":"SWERY\u2019s\u00a0Hotel Barcelona breaks free from\u00a0\u201cMixed\u201d\u00a0Steam\u00a0rating\u00a0following large scale update and\u00a0removal of gen-AI content\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>After spending months with a \u201cMixed\u201d rating on Steam, director&nbsp;Hidetaka&nbsp;\u201cSWERY\u201d&nbsp;Suehiro&nbsp;was proud to announce that&nbsp;White Owls\u2019s action roguelike game,&nbsp;<strong>Hotel Barcelona<\/strong>,&nbsp;achieved a&nbsp;\u201cMostly Positive\u201d&nbsp;rating&nbsp;on June 8. SWERY attributed the game\u2019s&nbsp;more favorable reception&nbsp;to several factors, including the massive&nbsp;\u201cUnder New Management\u201d&nbsp;patch&nbsp;from March,&nbsp;as well as&nbsp;support,&nbsp;feedback&nbsp;and reviews from players.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-x wp-block-embed-x\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">WE DID IT!!<br><br>HOTEL BARCELONA has finally escaped \u201cMixed\u201d on Steam and reached \u201cMostly Positive.\u201d<br><br>Since Under New Management in March, every player, review, and bit of support helped us get here.<br>The curse of MIXED is broken.<br>Thank you!<br><br>CHECK-IN &amp; DESTROY!!<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/hashtag\/HotelBarcelona?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#HotelBarcelona<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/SIbnacG6Kn\">pic.twitter.com\/SIbnacG6Kn<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Hidetaka SWERY SueHERO (@Swery65) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Swery65\/status\/2063967229742649752?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 8, 2026<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>When Hotel Barcelona&nbsp;initially&nbsp;released last September, many players praised it for its world-building,&nbsp;presentation, and&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/swery65-details-the-development-of-hotel-barcelonas-unique-slasher-phantom-system\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">unique Slasher Phantom system<\/a>&nbsp;that lets you fight alongside deceased versions of yourself.&nbsp;Unfortunately, issues with game balance&nbsp;and&nbsp;optimization, coupled with&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/swery65-confirms-that-all-ai-generated-content-from-hotel-barcelona-has-been-removed\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">the use of AI-generated content<\/a>,&nbsp;led to&nbsp;divided&nbsp;reception, netting it a \u201cMixed\u201d rating on Steam.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Eager to turn the game&#8217;s reputation in a more positive direction, White Owls&nbsp;dedicated the first few&nbsp;post-launch&nbsp;months&nbsp;to listening to user feedback and implementing updates to address the most immediate issues&nbsp;(the developers also made sure that all AI-generated content was removed&nbsp;from the game).&nbsp;These updates culminated in&nbsp;March\u2019s&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/store.steampowered.com\/news\/app\/2286600\/view\/509607220045938695?l=english\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Under New Management<\/a>&nbsp;patch, which drastically&nbsp;changed the flow of movement and combat, as well as enemy and level balance.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"HOTEL BARCELONA: Under New Management | Relaunch Trailer\" width=\"1160\" height=\"653\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/V7DQo4yjxTc?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Work&nbsp;on&nbsp;Hotel Barcelona is far from over. 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