# Hot Springs Story

> Build and manage the ultimate Japanese hot springs inn.

## Game facts

- Developer: Kairosoft Co.,Ltd
- Publisher: Kairosoft Co.,Ltd
- Release status: Released
- Release date: Mar 28, 2022
- Region for this schedule: GLOBAL
- Platforms: PC and MOBILE
- Genres: casual, Simulation, Strategy, Management
- Steam Deck: Verified (Steam, checked Nov 4, 2026: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1823710/)
- Languages: Interface: European Portuguese, Russian (Russia), European Spanish, Turkish (Türkiye), Thai (Thailand), German (Germany), Korean (South Korea), Chinese (China), American English, French (France), Italian (Italy), Japanese (Japan), Chinese (Taiwan) (IGDB, checked Nov 4, 2026: https://www.igdb.com/games/hot-springs-story)

## AI Review Analysis

Analyzed Sep 2, 2026

### Strengths

- A management structure centered on expanding a hot-spring ryokan and increasing profits and customer satisfaction through facility and decoration placement combinations
- The fun of arranging and optimizing layouts using adjacency bonuses and scenic effects between facilities
- A relaxing, low-pressure experience with simple and intuitive controls

### Weaknesses

- Fewer new decisions are available in the late game, which is spent mostly idling or waiting
- There are few types of facilities and decorations, and buildings cannot be rotated or precisely repositioned
- Moving a building requires demolishing and rebuilding it, while existing bonuses are reset, making construction inconvenient

## Links

- [Hot Springs Story on WAME](https://www.wame.is/game/4677)
- [Player reviews](https://www.wame.is/game/4677/reviews)

Updated: 2026-11-09T20:55:38.352Z