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* While rather small in comparison to some of the other examples, the Null Chamber from ''[[Website/GaiaOnline zOMG]]'' serves as both a respawn point, a transportation hub (provided you've attuned yourself to the relevant crystal), and the only place in the game world that allows you to power up and rearrange your rings.

** ''VideoGame/PhantasyStarOnline2'' has the ARKS Ship, which is divided into a Gate Area where players select quests to undertake, a Shop Area with a variety of stores, and a Casino Area [[MinigameZone with minigames]]. The former two areas have monitors which advertise additions added to the game in patches, media that the game does cross-promotion with, and occasionally shows fan-made videos uploaded to Website/NicoNicoDouga.

* ''VideoGame/EternalDarkness'': The Roivas Mansion takes a unique approach. The game's chapters, true to their literal context, are within a book (the Tome of Eternal Darkness) and describe events that happened to other characters in the past. Thus, the protagonist (Alexandra Roivas) only gets to explore the Mansion proper, even during the final chapter.

* ''VideoGame/PrincessPeachShowtime'' has the Sparkle Theater's lobby where the upper levels can be accessed from, housing a number of Staff Member Theets including a dressmaker Theets who runs a shop where the player's can purchase various dress patterns and ribbon color options for Stella.

*** Shanghai Disneyland is the only Castle Park to lack a Central Plaza; instead, the hub there is a Land in it of itself, called the Garden of Imagination.

** Central Plaza, located at the end of Main Street, USA in both Disneyland and Disney World, connects directly to the four major themed "lands"--[[JungleJapes Adventureland]], [[TheWildWest Frontierland]], [[{{Magicant}} Fantasyland]], and {{Tomorrowland}}. It even has The Hub as an alternate name.
** The novel ''Utopia'' has the titular theme park being very similar to this.

* ''VideoGame/SuperKiwi64'': The secluded area where the airplane landed grants access to all levels in the game (which can also be entered in any order). Interestingly, it has no music on its own; instead, when the kiwi approaches the entrance to a level pair, their shared music will play (by default, the music that plays is that of the first two levels).

** In ''VideoGame/MystVEndOfAges'' the various game worlds are connected by interdimensional platform things to the first area, on K'veer.

* ''VideoGame/ForzaHorizon'' has the Festival Hub, while the sequel is more decentralized.

* Oppy's Garage serves as the hub in ''VideoGame/PacificDrive'' where the Driver can upgrade and repair their car during their trek through the ScavengerWorld that is the Olympic Exclusion Zone.

* ''VideoGame/LiesOfP'' utilizes Hotel Krat as P's main base of operations and has become a safe haven to a few survivors of the Puppet Frenzy. Here, P can upgrade his stats (through Sophia, at least until the final chapter and location of the game), weapons (through Eugenie) and P-Organ (throguh Gepetto until the final 3rd of the game). P can also purchase consumable items from Polend.ina, interact with Spring the cat, play the piano in Antonia's room, talk with Antonia and listen to records accquired from various sidequests that allow him to gain humanity. As the player progresses through the game from Chapter III onwards, more survivors are or can be directed to the Hotel such as engineering scion Venigini (who can decode Cryptic Vessels that P can find during his adventures) with his loyal butler Pulchella (who can provide small weapon buffs), Giangio (who gives status buffs for fighting in exchange for Gold Coin Fruit), Alidoro the Hound (who sells boss weapons in exchange for their respective Ergo plus amulets that grant status effects), Belle (a soldier who became trapped in Krat during the early days of the Puppet Frenzy) and Rookie Explorer Hugo (a big fan of Alidoro and under certain circumstances, can become the new boss weapons vendor)

* Oppy's Garage serves as the hub in ''VideoGame/PacificDrive'' where the Driver can upgrade and repair their car through their trek through the ScavengerWorld that is the Olympic Exclusion Zone.

* ''VideoGame/DemonsSouls'' has the Nexus which houses The Maiden In Black plus a few helpful NPCs. The place slowly gains more NPCs throught various sidequests and interactions through the game.

* ''VideoGame/LiesOfP'' utilizes Hotel Krat as P's main base of operations and has become a safe haven to a few survivors of the Puppet Frenzy. Here, P can upgrade his stats (through Sophia, at least until the final chapter and location of the game), weapons (through Eugenie) and P-Organ (throguh Gepetto until the final 3rd of the game). P can also purchase consumable items from Polendina, interact with Spring the cat, play the piano in Antonia's room and listen to records that allow him to gain humanity. As the player progresses through the game from Chapter III onwards, more survivors are or can be directed to the Hotel such as engineering scion Venigini (who can decode Cryptic Vessels that P can find during his adventures) with his loyal butler Pulchella (who can provide small weapon buffs), Giangio (who gives status buffs for fighting in exchange for Gold Coin Fruit), Alidoro the Hound (who sells boss weapons in exchange for their respective Ergo plus amulets that grant status effects), Belle (a soldier who became trapped in Krat during the early days of the Puppet Frenzy)

* ''VideoGame/LiesOfP'' utilizes Hotel Krat as P's main base of operations and has become home to a few survivors of the Puppet Frenzy. Here, P can upgrade his stats (through Sophia, at least until the final chapter and location of the game), weapons (through Eugenie) and P-Organ (throguh Gepetto until the final 3rd of the game). P can also purchase consumable items from Polendina, interact with Spring the cat, play the piano in Antonia's room and listen to records that allow him to gain humanity.