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Fellow Magnates, after years of building, tweaking, and polishing together, the grand day is finally about to arrive - Hotel Magnate is officially checking out of Early Access and opening its doors for full release! In this update, were unveiling our launch date and brand-new trailer, showing off a huge lighting upgrade to make your hotels shine brighter than ever, sharing a roundup of fixes and quality-of-life improvements, and teasing whats next for Hotel Magnate at 1.0 and beyond. Lets roll out the red carpet!

\nMark Your Calendars: Hotel Magnate 1.0 Arrives!

Magnates, were thrilled to announce that Hotel Magnate is exiting Early Access on 23 September! We will be launching with a big Launch Discount, so make sure to Wishlist if you haven\'t already! \nThis is our long-promised 1.0 milestone, meaning the major features we set out to deliver are in the game.

To celebrate, weve cut a new trailer that better reflects the current state of Hotel Magnate, from cosy lobby nooks to bustling back-of-house chaos. If you can share the trailer to spread the word and help us give 1.0 the grand opening it deserves!\nWhile were reaching 1.0, our journey isnt over: post-launch updates and fresh content are absolutely on the itinerary. From the bottom of our hearts, thank you. Your feedback, bug reports, creativity, and patience have shaped this game in countless ways. We genuinely couldnt have done it without you.

\nYour Hotels, But Brighter: A Major Lighting Overhaul

Your hotels are about to glow up, literally. Weve drastically improved lighting and overall visuals by adding lights to many objects across the game, which makes spaces feel richer, warmer, and more alive whether youre designing a luxe suite or a humble hallway. In the past we ran into engine limitations that held us back here, but after a lot of tinkering and a few clever workarounds, weve found a strong middle ground that brings a big visual boost without blowing out performance. As always, please let us know if you see anything odd with lights or experience major performance issues so we can keep tuning.

Polish and Improvements

Weve shipped a handy batch of polish to help smooth things out before 1.0. UI scaling behaves far better on larger resolutions, wall-mounted objects should now snap correctly, and youll find a new toggle to turn Camera Blur on or off to suit your preference. Weve also overhauled the Game Settings menu, adding new options (including Input settings) to make customising your experience quicker and clearer. \n

[img src=\"https://cdn.cloudflare.steamstatic.com/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/32706897/1fcdbbdb7d84c3d68cefb74499b63b2d1d32d4fb.png\"][/img]A quick note for our Mac Magnates: were still wrestling with our Mac build. Our engine removed cloud builds for our version, so were setting up a manual build machine and sourcing a suitable Apple workstation. Its not the glamour side of game dev, but were on it and will keep you updated.

1.0: Whats Being Worked On?

Ahead of 1.0 were working on a few things like Steam Achievements and Cloud Saves, so your milestones feel great to earn and your progress travels with you. Alongside that, were working on improved career mode quests and tutorial as well as continuing a big pass on performance and bug fixes to keep everything running smoothly as more Magnates join the fun. And yes, weve got our eyes on adding more decorative furniture to broaden your styling toolkit; that said, stability and performance come first, so expect those dcor drops after the core tune-ups land.

A Heartfelt Thank You to Our Magnates

Thank you, Magnates. The road from Early Access to 1.0 has been long and occasionally bumpy, but your support, ideas, and encouragement have kept us going. As a small gesture of appreciation, we lowered the price of Hotel Magnate in June, and well also be running a generous launch discount when we hit 1.0. If youve been waiting to build the hotel of your dreams (or to upgrade your existing empire), 23 September is your day, so if you haven\'t already make sure to Wishlist!.

See you at check-in,\n The Hotel Magnate Team

\nDon\'t forget to join us on our Discord , where you can chat with fellow fans and the devs!