Stunning art and robot designs
Mentioned in ~2 in 5 positive reviews
“the backgrounds are so beautiful. I would always just stop and look at the backgrounds because they were so breathtaking.”
Steam review · 17 h played ↗
The Desolate Hope
Worth buying? What 221 Steam reviews say.Worth buying? Here’s what 221 Steam reviews actually say.
Very Positive · 93%Very Positive · 93%Scott Cawthon2014Platformer · RPG · Adventure
Free to play
Open on Steam ↗US Steam price, checked 5 h ago
The verdict
A free, weird sci-fi platformer/RPG hybrid with stunning art, music and a moving story, but unexplained, grindy and awkward to control. Skip it if you need tutorials or polish.
Great for
Fans of Scott Cawthon, sci-fi story and art lovers who don't mind figuring out systems with a guide
Main risk
Cryptic, unexplained mechanics and clunky controls make it confusing and frustrating early on
What players love
Moving story with a great twist
Mentioned in ~1 in 3 positive reviews
“the story is immaculate and I genuinely didn't think a game as old as this would be as good as it was”
Steam review · 16.6 h played ↗
Great soundtrack and atmosphere
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 positive reviews
“The music is a masterpiece of its own. Many tracks are worth listening to outside the game.”
Steam review · translated · 10.8 h played ↗
Varied genre mix
Mentioned in ~1 in 7 positive reviews
“The biggest thing I like is how many different types of gameplay are packed into one game.”
Steam review · 1.6 h played ↗
Fast, deep boss battles
Mentioned in ~1 in 9 positive reviews
“the ways that different attacks work together is so amazing and the fast pace virus fights are addictive”
Steam review · 4 h played ↗
Free and great value
Mentioned in ~1 in 11 positive reviews
“It's insane that this game is free. This is one of the highest quality games i have ever played on Steam.”
Steam review · 1.1 h played ↗
What players complain about
Poor explanation, confusing progression
Mentioned in ~1 in 3 negative reviews
“No Tutorial , where to go what to do , no idea.”
Steam review · 0.2 h played ↗
Awkward controls
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 negative reviews
“You can't reconfigure, so if you don't have an englisch keyboard layout, you may end up with a pretty weirt control scheme.”
Steam review · 0.5 h played ↗
Grindy and repetitive
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 negative reviews
“it's 80% grind, 20% turn-based/real-time hybrid fighting game”
Steam review · 0.6 h played ↗
Esc closes game, no settings menu
Mentioned in ~1 in 6 negative reviews
“There is no settings menu at all and pressing escape at any point closes the game without warning or confirmation.”
Steam review · 0.4 h played ↗
Brutal, unfair boss fights
Mentioned in ~1 in 6 negative reviews
“most bosses will outpace you every time by immediately wiping your team despite team level”
Steam review · 6.2 h played ↗
Boring, clunky platforming
Mentioned in ~1 in 7 negative reviews
“it is a boring, awkward, clunky platformer”
Steam review · 0.3 h played ↗
System requirements
From the Steam store page
Steam Deck: Unknown1 GB
Minimum
OSXP, Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8
Processor2 GHz Intel Pentium 4 or AMD Athlon or equivalent
Memory1 GB RAM
Graphics1 GB
Storage1 GB available space
OSXP, Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8
Processor2 GHz Intel Pentium 4 or AMD Athlon or equivalent
Memory1 GB RAM
Graphics1 GB
Storage1 GB available space
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