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On a distant edge of an unknown planet, an abandoned structure sits in silence. Constructed by an unmanned research vessel sent from Earth, the Lun Infinus station was designed to run simulations for a five year period, exploring possibilities of human colonization in the case that Earth became uninhabitable.

The Desolate Hope is a rpg, adventure and free to play game developed and published by Scott Cawthon.
Released on May 05th 2014 is available in English only on Windows.

It has received 1,620 reviews of which 1,489 were positive and 131 were negative resulting in a rating of 8.7 out of 10. 😎

The game is free to play on Steam.


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Windows
  • OS *: XP, Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8
  • Processor: 2 GHz Intel Pentium 4 or AMD Athlon or equivalent
  • Memory: 1 GB RAM
  • Graphics: 1 GB
  • Storage: 1 GB available space

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March 2025
Simultaneously ugly and gorgeous at once. A weird and 'old' feeling indie with a very strong identity, concept, and worldbuilding. Well written and surprisingly moving at times. The lack of controller support was annoying for me, but I set up a mapping myself with some software for it; I suspect this won't be a problem for most players though. My only real complaint is that the boss fights are HARD and the mechanics for these are not very well explained, so I found myself looking up a strategy guide to improve. Wacky, but also extremely memorable. And for free, it's easy to recommend a play here.
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Frequently Asked Questions

The Desolate Hope is free to play on Steam.

The Desolate Hope is not on sale because is already free to play on Steam.

The Desolate Hope received 1,489 positive votes out of a total of 1,620 achieving a rating of 8.74.
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The Desolate Hope was developed and published by Scott Cawthon.

The Desolate Hope is playable and fully supported on Windows.

The Desolate Hope is not playable on MacOS.

The Desolate Hope is not playable on Linux.

The Desolate Hope is a single-player game.

The Desolate Hope does not currently offer any DLC.

The Desolate Hope does not support mods via Steam Workshop.

The Desolate Hope does not support Steam Remote Play.

The Desolate Hope is enabled for Steam Family Sharing. This means you can share the game with authorized users from your Steam Library, allowing them to play it on their own accounts. For more details on how the feature works, you can read the original Steam Family Sharing announcement or visit the Steam Family Sharing user guide and FAQ page.

You can find solutions or submit a support ticket by visiting the Steam Support page for The Desolate Hope.

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The Desolate Hope
8.7
1,489
131
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Developer
Scott Cawthon
Publisher
Scott Cawthon
Release 05 May 2014
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