The Desolate Hope
Worth it · RPG · 2014
Steam Deck PlayableThe verdict
PLAY IT.
Worth it, and it costs nothing.
- PriceS
- Free to play
- ReviewsS
- 93% of 1,852
- Genre rank
- Top 2% RPG
Holding it back: Reach
Time and effort
- Main story
- 8h
- To 100%
- 9.5h 1.2x the story
Players and genre
- Online
- 2 now
- Better reviewed
- 96% of its genre
Price and player charts
The value story
The value story
Its score puts it in the top 2 percent of the games it competes with. It is better reviewed than 96 percent of its genre. Among the games that feel like it, Drova - Forsaken Kin ($24.99, scores 83) beats it on value, while it beats Infernax ($9.99, scores 81).
It is still busy. 2 players were online when we last checked, on Nov 5, 11:50 UTC, across 35 days of weekly checks.
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What drives the score
Grades: S best, D weakest
S is the best grade and D the weakest, judged as a buyer. ▲ raises the score, ▼ lowers it, ? is an input we do not have, • is a fact this genre's score does not use. How the grades work
What players say
This game is absolute masterpiece, I love graphics and soundtracks. When I play first time, I was confused, because bosses was that hard, but now I finally understand this game and it's really fun to play.
2 more reviews
Honestly I started just for the cool robots and the funny coffee machine. This game is a hidden gem and a fantastic story. In another timeline this could have been Scott's viral game.
gorgeous art style, interesting story, and gameplay is rlly fun too! it looks confusing at first but its fun to level up your characters and the combat system is fast-paced and keeps you busy (i had to google how to beat the last boss). scott cawthon plz make a sequel to the desolate hope the visuals and atmosphere are unmatched
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About the game
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.
Minimum specs
Minimum on the Steam store: 1 GB of memory, 1 GB, 1 GB of storage. Windows only.
No data upstream: critic score (Metacritic), achievement curve (Steam global achievements).
Cite this score
The Desolate Hope scores 82/100 on the BANG Score (worth it) as of Nov 8, 2026. The BANG Score rates what a game is worth for the money. Via Steam BANGERS. https://steambangers.com/game/298180/the-desolate-hopeReviews set the ceiling, and the size of the player base moves the BANG Score inside it. How it works, and where it is weak → Steam reviews as of Nov 1. A number here look wrong? Tell me and I will check the inputs.