THE SPIRIT LIFT is a premium strategy game developed and published by prettysmart games. It is a retro-inspired horror deck-building roguelike adventure game set in the eerie Vexington Hotel on graduation night. A mysterious, magical elevator propels a group of teenagers through multiple haunted floors filled with supernatural enemies, unsettling events, and hidden secrets.

In THE SPIRIT LIFT, you assemble a team of three teens, each with unique abilities and a custom starting card deck, and use strategic card combat to battle ghosts and monsters while exploring randomly generated hotel corridors. 

Procedural floors and eerie events

THE SPIRIT LIFT is a retro-style horror roguelike deck-builder video game that is set in a creepy 1990s haunted hotel. This game sends a party of three teenage characters up a mysterious elevator through 13 procedural floors full of supernatural threats, eerie events, and boss battles. You build and customize your strategy through equipment cards and character-specific decks, with each run offering new layouts, secrets, and narrative twists.

Each teenager’s unique abilities are shaped by their relationships and personal histories, enabling them to use their individual strengths to navigate and avoid dangerous situations. Death isn’t the end — losing just sends the night back to the start, earning you Spirit Points to unlock new characters, cards, and upgrades, so every run still pushes you forward. The graphics lean into a retro-inspired aesthetic, featuring 3D environments.

This evokes a spooky 1990s haunted hotel, blending nostalgic visuals with modern touches to create an eerie yet approachable world. Additionally, this game features a set of 24 Steam achievements that you can unlock by exploring its haunted hotel, defeating bosses, completing challenges, uncovering secret endings, and more. However, the game’s repetitive encounters and limited enemy variety can make later runs feel less fresh.

Cards, secrets, and haunted floors await

THE SPIRIT LIFT is a retro-inspired horror deckbuilding roguelike that immerses players in the eerie Vexington Hotel. Guiding a team of three teens with unique abilities through 13 haunted floors, players engage in strategic card combat, uncover secrets, and collect upgrades. Its nostalgic 1990s aesthetic, procedural layouts, and 24 Steam achievements enhance replayability, though repetitive encounters and limited enemy variety can lead to boredom in later runs.