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The Spirit Lift

prettysmart games · 2026

The Spirit Lift

Session Respect Score

AI estimate · 0/5 votes
0.0/ 10

"A deck-building rogue-like where you climb a haunted hotel in discrete runs, perfect for gaming in chunks between life's demands."

Best session: 20-45 minutes

Minimum session

15 min

Pausability

At save points

Resume friendliness

Some reorientation

FOMO pressure

Zero FOMO

Focus required

Intense

Session structure

Self-contained runs

Each run to a new floor acts as a natural stopping point—use these as your session breaks to fit gaming around your schedule.

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About

The Spirit Lift is a deck-building rogue-like horror adventure in a haunted hotel. Ascend 13 floors in a ghostly elevator. Use equipment cards to battle monsters. Make it to the villain at the top… or die trying!

Single playerFirst personHorror

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Community Session Data

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Context Tags

No sound needed? One-handed? Good for commutes? Players vote.

🔇No sound OK
🤚One-handed
🎵Background game
🚇Commute friendly
✈️Plane friendly
💤Suspend & resume
Quick to boot
☁️Cloud save
👶Kid can watch
🛋️Couch co-op
🎤No voice chat needed
🌙Solo after bedtime
🎙️Podcast game
🧘Zen mode
🥱Brain off
🔁Satisfying grind
🧒Kid co-op

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The Spirit Lift — Session FAQ

How long does a session of The Spirit Lift take?
The minimum meaningful session for The Spirit Lift is approximately 15 minutes. This is the shortest play window where you can make real progress or have a satisfying experience, based on community data.
Can you pause The Spirit Lift?
The Spirit Lift uses save points or manual saves. You'll need to reach a checkpoint before exiting to avoid losing progress — factor this into your session planning.
Does The Spirit Lift pressure you to keep playing?
The Spirit Lift has no FOMO mechanics — no timed events, live content, or narrative cliffhangers. You can stop whenever you want without feeling like you're missing out.
What is The Spirit Lift's Session Respect Score?
The Spirit Lift has a Session Respect Score of 7.7/10. This score combines minimum session length, pausability, FOMO level, and pickup friendliness into a single metric for how well the game fits busy schedules.

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