Rank 01Why this
Same atmospheric mood as The Desolate Hope.
- $14.99 (Price checked Oct 31)
- Deck Verified
- 2016
Games like The Desolate Hope
- 18 games
- Updated May 4, 2026
Players who liked The Desolate Hope also play
The closest matches to The Desolate Hope: The Descendant, The Talos Principle, Static Dread: The Lighthouse, Subsurface Circular, and Dex. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
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Rank 02- $29.99 (Price checked Nov 4)
- Deck Playable
- 2014
Rank 03Why this
Shares time pressure with The Desolate Hope.
- $10.90 (Price checked Nov 4)
- Deck Verified
- 2025
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- Released: 2014
- Developer: Scott Cawthon
- Price: Free to play
- Steam Deck: Deck Playable
- 93% of 1,304 reviews
- Genres: Action, Indie, Adventure, RPG
- Platforms: Windows
Players highlight
- Art style is nostalgic and distinct
- Boss fights are frenetic and complex
- Music perfectly matches the atmosphere
- Atmospheric
- Contemplative
- Eerie
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About The Desolate Hope
The closest matches to The Desolate Hope: The Descendant, The Talos Principle, Static Dread: The Lighthouse, Subsurface Circular, and Dex. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
If The Desolate Hope is your kind of game, the closest matches are The Descendant, The Talos Principle and Static Dread: The Lighthouse — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers describe it as atmospheric, contemplative and eerie, and single out its active time battle and boss order strategy. 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.
About The Desolate Hope: 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.
Is The Desolate Hope worth buying?
Players recommend it
A summary of what players say, not a promise you'll like it. Every signal is listed below.
- 93% of 1,304 Steam reviews are positive.
- We don't track this game's daily reviews yet, so this is the all-time picture.
- Free to play.
- People who recommend it had played a median of 8 h when they wrote their review.
- Steam Deck Playable: works, with some rough edges.
What fans praise · Themes mined from positive reviews
- Art style is nostalgic and distinct
- Boss fights are frenetic and complex
- Music perfectly matches the atmosphere
- Story has unexpected but logical twists
Top critical reviews
The most up-voted negative English reviews in our sample, quoted as written.
“I really wanted to like this game, but I had to give up when I realised that it's 80% grind, 20% turn-based/real-time hybrid fighting game. I really like the graphics and the level design, but it's far too repetitive and far too grindy.”
“i love the look and environment and thats the reason i got the game, the platform side is a little stale but far from bad. the is issue i had with this game is the combat, its cool and flashy and unique but i have no clue whats going on…”
People who play it also play: The Descendant, The Talos Principle, Static Dread: The Lighthouse
Frequently asked about The Desolate Hope
Can I run it?
Does The Desolate Hope run on Steam Deck?
The Desolate Hope is rated Playable on Steam Deck — it runs, but expect some manual adjustments (control remapping, text size, or graphics settings) for the best experience.
Is The Desolate Hope free to play?
Yes — The Desolate Hope is a free-to-play title on Steam. You can install and play it without buying anything, though some games include optional in-app purchases.
What games are most similar to The Desolate Hope?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside The Desolate Hope are The Descendant, The Talos Principle, Static Dread: The Lighthouse.
Who developed The Desolate Hope?
The Desolate Hope was developed by Scott Cawthon.