Calling all those nostalgic for the 2000s! Habbo Hotel is back with a brand-new version, Habbo Hotel Origins, available now on your usual browsers. This initiative, launched by developer Macklebee, offers a plunge into the past, faithfully recreating the gaming experience as it existed in 2005. It's a real trip back in time that will delight old users and intrigue new ones.
Launched twenty-four years ago, Habbo Hotel has established itself as an essential social space. With Habbo Hotel Origins, Macklebee offers a real plunge into this nostalgic virtual world, recreating the original pixelated environment using files found on an old server. The game has been entirely rewritten in Unity to replace obsolete Flash technology. This unique project, which took six months of intensive work, aims to preserve the authenticity and magic of the original experience.
Habbo Hotel Origins is aimed primarily at adults who have grown up with this iconic game. Macklebee has also integrated a "democratic forum" so that the community can influence the development of the game, while maintaining the simplicity and charm of the initial version. This relaunch is not a temporary initiative, but a bet on the future, coexisting with current versions of the social game, including Habbo X, a Web3 version based on NFTs. This approach shows the developer's attachment to its historical work, while looking to the future.
This return to our roots is part of a wider trend of 2000s revival, a phenomenon amplified by the Covid pandemic which saw a massive increase in social gaming users. With Habbo Hotel Origins, the idea is to capitalize on this nostalgia by offering an authentic, community-based experience. So, are you ready to rediscover the world ofHabbo as it was in 2005?
Official website
origins.habbo.com
