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Games like HOPE LEFT ME

If HOPE LEFT ME is your kind of game, the closest matches are Pictures at an Exhibition, Scarlet Wolf and Side Quest — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its atmospheric, bleak and contemplative. Each pick is ranked by what players of this game also play, shared genres and tags, and review-mined similarity — not a generic popularity list.

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About HOPE LEFT ME: You wake up in a mysterious place, alone and freezing to death, the only person around seems to be a weird girl with a long sleeve soviet jersey.

2023IndieCasual1.99 USDDeck PlayableWindows · Linuxby Astrophysics
HOPE LEFT ME — Steam game cover
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Ambiguous narrative that invites personal interpretationBleak frozen environments with strong moodBrief but emotionally resonant encounter with another characterAtmosphericBleakContemplative

Players who liked HOPE LEFT ME also play

Steam players who put hours into HOPE LEFT ME also tend to own these titles — a signal called collaborative filtering. imho.run cross-references millions of library ownership patterns to surface games whose real audiences overlap, regardless of whether their genre tags match.

  1. Pictures at an Exhibition

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for HOPE LEFT ME fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Casual with HOPE LEFT ME.

    Aozora Haru, a troubled, recently orphaned art student, finds it hard to attach much meaning to many of the things in his life. Through the meaningful bonds he has created with the people close to him, however, he begins to understand that life is much more important than it initially seems.

    2026IndieCasual7.99 USDSteam ↗
  2. Scarlet Wolf

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for HOPE LEFT ME fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Casual with HOPE LEFT ME.

    If you're ready to run and play a deadly game of hide-and-seek, then come on in and make yourself at home. Behind the door, endless oppressive corridors, filthy walls, deadly traps, and a ravenous creature eagerly waiting to get up close and personal with you await.

    2025ActionIndieAdventure3.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. Side Quest

    WHY THIS

    Third-strongest match for HOPE LEFT ME fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Casual with HOPE LEFT ME.

    In this comedic visual novel, take on a variety of side quests as one of the three legendary heroes (along with your marketable sidekick creature, Chomp) to regain your powers, defeat the son of the late demon lord, and save the most beautiful being in all of the land, the princess!

    2026IndieCasualSteam ↗
  4. Crime and Punishment

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 for HOPE LEFT ME fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Casual with HOPE LEFT ME.

    Dostoevsky’s complete, unabridged Russian text staged as a visual novel, with illustrated scenes and optional choices that preserve the original.

    2026IndieAdventureCasualSteam ↗
  5. 我感染HIV了吗

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #5 for HOPE LEFT ME fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Casual with HOPE LEFT ME.

    A word game, does not support the handle, the operation is the mouse and keyboard space. It can be said that it is very simple. The theme of obsessive-compulsive disorder and psychosis is a large text dialogue, which is more depressing. Please be careful if you don't like it.

    2022IndieCasual0.99 USDSteam ↗
  6. Panpu-ja

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #6 for HOPE LEFT ME fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Casual with HOPE LEFT ME.

    You control three employees of a cleaning company, carrying out their jobs, but be careful, as engaging in activities outside of work may lead to undesirable outcomes.

    2023IndieCasual0.90 USDSteam ↗
  7. Once Upon a Throne of Thorns

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #7 for HOPE LEFT ME fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Casual with HOPE LEFT ME.

    A dark fantasy boys' love / yaoi visual novel about an assassin who falls for the runaway prince he has been entasked with killing.

    2026IndieCasual13.49 USDSteam ↗
  8. Visual Novel Sisters

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with HOPE LEFT ME.

    Ranked #8 for HOPE LEFT ME fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Casual with HOPE LEFT ME.

    Visual novel based on the tale of two sisters.

    2021IndieAdventureCasual16.99 USDSteam ↗

Reviewers mention these as similar to HOPE LEFT ME

Surfaced from review text: when other players write 'if you liked X, try Y', we catch the name and resolve it back to a Steam game.

  1. SIGNALIS

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with HOPE LEFT ME.

    Reviewers of HOPE LEFT ME cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie with HOPE LEFT ME.

    A classic survival horror experience set in a dystopian future where humanity has uncovered a dark secret. Unravel a cosmic mystery, escape terrifying creatures, and scavenge an off-world government facility as Elster, a technician Replika searching for her lost dreams.

    2022ActionIndieAdventure19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with HOPE LEFT ME.

    Reviewers of HOPE LEFT ME cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie with HOPE LEFT ME.

    A short story about what sort of challenges everyday little things can be. Help the girl buy milk, be the first not to disappoint her.

    2020IndieAdventure1.49 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Undertale

    WHY THIS

    Shares multiple endings and an atmospheric mood with HOPE LEFT ME.

    Reviewers of HOPE LEFT ME cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie with HOPE LEFT ME.

    UNDERTALE! The RPG game where you don't have to destroy anyone.

    2015IndieRPG9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Yume Nikki

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with HOPE LEFT ME.

    Reviewers of HOPE LEFT ME cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie and Casual with HOPE LEFT ME.

    This is a game in which you traverse the extremely dark world inside a dream.

    2018IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. OMORI

    WHY THIS

    Reviewers of HOPE LEFT ME cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie with HOPE LEFT ME.

    Explore a strange world full of colorful friends and foes. When the time comes, the path you’ve chosen will determine your fate... and perhaps the fate of others as well.

    2020IndieAdventureRPG19.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Milk outside a bag of milk outside a bag of milk

    WHY THIS

    Shares multiple endings and a bleak mood with HOPE LEFT ME.

    Reviewers of HOPE LEFT ME cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie and Casual with HOPE LEFT ME.

    A sequel to Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk. Dive into demented and bizarre world once again and help the girl become a little happier.

    2021IndieCasual8.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below HOPE LEFT ME at current Steam store prices.

  1. POSTAL 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under HOPE LEFT ME on Steam right now. Shares Indie with HOPE LEFT ME.

    Live a week in the life of "The POSTAL Dude"; a hapless everyman just trying to check off some chores. Buying milk, returning an overdue library book, getting Gary Coleman's autograph, what could possibly go wrong?

    2012ActionIndieAdventure0.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Blood and Bacon

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under HOPE LEFT ME on Steam right now. Shares Casual with HOPE LEFT ME.

    This Co-op Shooter , has Day and Night levels, multiple maps, players will take on 25 enemy types and numerous bosses, like Gargantuan Monsters and Minibosses every 10 days as you explore, shoot and run for your life against the onslaught of porcine monstrosities.

    2016ActionAdventureCasual0.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. Peggle Deluxe

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under HOPE LEFT ME on Steam right now. Shares Casual with HOPE LEFT ME.

    Take your best shot with energizing arcade fun! Aim, shoot, clear the orange pegs, then sit back and cheer as 10 whimsical teachers guide you to Peggle greatness.

    2007Casual0.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. shapez

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under HOPE LEFT ME on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Casual with HOPE LEFT ME.

    shapez is an easy-going, minimalistic factory building game about the automation of shapes through extraction and satisfying production lines. Adapt to increasingly complex shapes and grow your factory across an infinitely expanding map. Your only limitation is your creativity!

    2020StrategyIndieSimulation0.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Shower With Your Dad Simulator 2015: Do You Still Shower With Your Dad

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under HOPE LEFT ME on Steam right now. Shares Indie with HOPE LEFT ME.

    "Shower With Your Dad Simulator 2015: Do You Still Shower With Your Dad?" is a fast paced shower-simulation where you shower with your 8-bit dad.It's good, clean fun!

    2015ActionIndieSimulation0.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. Insaniquarium Deluxe

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under HOPE LEFT ME on Steam right now. Shares Casual with HOPE LEFT ME.

    The craziest aquarium game ever! Tend to your fish, keep them happy and they'll reward you with coins and jewels. Buy tank upgrades or egg parts which hatch different in-tank pets. These pets can help you feed your fish, collect coins, or even protect against the aliens that will invade your tank.

    2006Casual0.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Montaro

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under HOPE LEFT ME on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Casual with HOPE LEFT ME.

    Montaro is a DOGE.

    2016IndieCasual0.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Bejeweled® 3

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under HOPE LEFT ME on Steam right now. Shares Casual with HOPE LEFT ME.

    The biggest, brightest Bejeweled ever! Discover all-new ways to play the world’s #1 puzzle game. Find your perfect match with 8 breathtaking game modes that meet all your moods.

    2010StrategyCasual0.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Free alternatives

Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.

  1. Doki Doki Literature Club!

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Casual with HOPE LEFT ME.

    The Literature Club is full of cute girls! Will you write the way into their heart? This game is not suitable for children or those who are easily disturbed.

    2017IndieFree To PlayCasualFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Life is Strange - Episode 1

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.

    Episode 1 now FREE! Life is Strange is an award-winning and critically acclaimed episodic adventure game that allows the player to rewind time and affect the past, present and future.

    2015ActionAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Helltaker

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with HOPE LEFT ME.

    Helltaker is a short game about sharply dressed demon girls.

    2020IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. ENA: Dream BBQ

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with HOPE LEFT ME.

    Experience surreal environments and inexplicable characters as ENA in a new wild world.

    2025IndieAdventureFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Casual with HOPE LEFT ME.

    Sonic the Hedgehog...was murdered!? Get to the bottom of the mystery in this brand-new adventure!

    2023IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Indigo Park: Chapter 1

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with HOPE LEFT ME.

    Explore the abandoned childhood wonder of Indigo Park! Guided by Rambley the Raccoon, help restore power to the destroyed amusement park while you run from the reason it shut down.

    2024ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. STRAFTAT

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.

    STRAFTAT is a 1v1/2v2 ONLINE first person SHOOTER with quick rounds in over 350 MAPS ; Including all WEAPONS, proximity chat and 4 players FFA.

    2024ActionFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. The Looker

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with HOPE LEFT ME.

    You wake up, alone, on a strangely familiar island full of puzzles that will frustrate and annoy you.

    2022IndieFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Frequently asked about HOPE LEFT ME

Does HOPE LEFT ME run on Steam Deck?
HOPE LEFT ME is rated Playable on Steam Deck — it runs, but expect some manual adjustments (control remapping, text size, or graphics settings) for the best experience.
How much does HOPE LEFT ME cost?
HOPE LEFT ME is listed on Steam at 1.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to HOPE LEFT ME?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside HOPE LEFT ME are Pictures at an Exhibition, Scarlet Wolf, Side Quest.
Who developed HOPE LEFT ME?
HOPE LEFT ME was developed by Astrophysics and published by .orphans.

imho.run ranks Steam game alternatives using a mix of collaborative filtering (ALS / iALS / EASE / LightGCN), content scoring over genres, categories, Steam tags, developers, and publishers, plus AI-extracted vibes mined from review text. The page above is generated in seed mode anchored on HOPE LEFT ME.

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