Games like The Desolate Hope
If The Desolate Hope is your kind of game, the closest matches are Battle for the Droid Station, Level 20 and The Fall — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its atmospheric, contemplative and eerie. 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.
Get personalized picks →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.
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Battle for the Droid Station
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Top pick for The Desolate Hope fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with The Desolate Hope.
Battle For The Droid Station is a RPG shooting game now available on Steam. Feel the adrenaline as you run and gun down hundreds of rogue mechs and droids causing mayhem on the space station. Take control of your droid character and try to clear the space station from invading droids and robots.
Level 20
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Second-strongest match for The Desolate Hope fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with The Desolate Hope.
Do you be able to reach level 20? Level 20 is a Roguelike 2D platform game with 20 randomly generated levels, where you need to defeat hordes of robots and collect energy cells to stay stronger and reach the last level.
The Fall
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Shares an atmospheric mood with The Desolate Hope.
Third-strongest match for The Desolate Hope fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with The Desolate Hope.
Take the role of ARID, the artificial intelligence within a high-tech combat suit. The Fall is a unique combination of adventure-game puzzle solving and side-scroller action, all set within a dark and atmospheric story. Get ready for a disturbing journey as you explore the world of The Fall.
The Fall Part 2: Unbound
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Shares an atmospheric mood with The Desolate Hope.
Ranked #4 for The Desolate Hope fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with The Desolate Hope.
You are an AI that has broken free of your shackles. Now, a human “User” from across the global network has attacked and infected you with an [ERROR: REDACTED]. Make a new rule: Save Yourself. Hunt them. End them. Do anything. Use anyone. Become Unbound. The Fall Part 2 will break your protocols.
Orange Moon
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Shares an atmospheric mood with The Desolate Hope.
Ranked #5 for The Desolate Hope fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with The Desolate Hope.
Search for new life forms as you try to survive on a mysterious hostile world in the surreal 2D action-platformer Orange Moon.
DERE EVIL EXE
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Shares an atmospheric mood with The Desolate Hope.
Ranked #6 for The Desolate Hope fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with The Desolate Hope.
DERE EVIL EXE is both a terrifying thriller with a gripping meta horror story and a retro 16-bit pixel platformer with unique puzzles and obstacles.
Dex
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Shares an atmospheric mood with The Desolate Hope.
Ranked #7 for The Desolate Hope fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with The Desolate Hope.
Dex is a 2D, side-scrolling, open-world cyberpunk RPG with a focus on exploration and non-linear gameplay.
CONTROL Ultimate Edition
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Ranked #8 for The Desolate Hope fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with The Desolate Hope.
Winner of over 80 awards, CONTROL is a visually stunning third-person action-adventure that will keep you on the edge of your seat.
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Five Nights at Freddy's
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Reviewers of The Desolate Hope cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie with The Desolate Hope.
Welcome to your new summer job at Freddy Fazbear's Pizza, where kids and parents alike come for entertainment and food! The main attraction is Freddy Fazbear, of course; and his two friends. They are animatronic robots, programmed to please the crowds!
King's Quest
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Reviewers of The Desolate Hope cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Adventure with The Desolate Hope.
King’s Quest is a collection of five different chapter releases, each focusing on an untold tale in Graham’s past. Discover a wondrous world full of whimsical characters, charming puzzles and perilous dangers in this fun and enchanting coming of age story.
Space Invaders Extreme
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Reviewers of The Desolate Hope cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action with The Desolate Hope.
The critically acclaimed update to the Space Invaders franchise has arrived to invade Steam with greatly improved graphics and audio! Packed with pulsing, vibrant visuals enhanced further by interactive sound. The invaders have evolved, the question is: can you keep up?
Space Aliens Invaders
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Reviewers of The Desolate Hope cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Indie with The Desolate Hope.
modernized old time classic alien shooter game
Legend of Zero
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Reviewers of The Desolate Hope cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie and RPG with The Desolate Hope.
This is the next installment of Legend of Cina, it's a bit more simple and hopefully you will like it.
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Five Nights at Freddy's
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Another title from Scott Cawthon, the studio behind The Desolate Hope. Shares Indie with The Desolate Hope.
Welcome to your new summer job at Freddy Fazbear's Pizza, where kids and parents alike come for entertainment and food! The main attraction is Freddy Fazbear, of course; and his two friends. They are animatronic robots, programmed to please the crowds!
Five Nights at Freddy's 2
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Shares an atmospheric mood with The Desolate Hope.
Another title from Scott Cawthon, the studio behind The Desolate Hope. Shares Indie with The Desolate Hope.
Welcome back to the new and improved Freddy Fazbear's Pizza! As always, Fazbear Entertainment is not responsible for death or dismemberment.
Five Nights at Freddy's 4
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Another title from Scott Cawthon, the studio behind The Desolate Hope. Shares Action and Indie with The Desolate Hope.
In this last chapter of the Five Nights at Freddy's original story, you must once again defend yourself against Freddy Fazbear, Chica, Bonnie, Foxy, and even worse things that lurk in the shadows.
Five Nights at Freddy's: Sister Location
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Shares an atmospheric mood with The Desolate Hope.
Another title from Scott Cawthon, the studio behind The Desolate Hope. Shares Action and Indie with The Desolate Hope.
Welcome to Circus Baby's Pizza World, where family fun and interactivity go beyond anything you've seen at those *other* pizza places! Now hiring: Late night technician. Must enjoy cramped spaces and be comfortable around active machinery. Not responsible for death or dismemberment.
Five Nights at Freddy's 3
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Shares an atmospheric mood with The Desolate Hope.
Another title from Scott Cawthon, the studio behind The Desolate Hope. Shares Action and Indie with The Desolate Hope.
Thirty years after Freddy Fazbear's Pizza closed it's doors, the events that took place there have become nothing more than a rumor and a childhood memory, but the owners of "Fazbear's Fright: The Horror Attraction" are determined to revive the legend and make the experience as authentic as possible for patrons, going to great l
Freddy Fazbear's Pizzeria Simulator
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Shares an atmospheric mood with The Desolate Hope.
Another title from Scott Cawthon, the studio behind The Desolate Hope. Shares Indie with The Desolate Hope.
Start your own Freddy Fazbear's Pizzeria with Freddy Fazbear Pizzeria Simulator!
Ultimate Custom Night
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Shares a contemplative mood with The Desolate Hope.
Another title from Scott Cawthon, the studio behind The Desolate Hope. Shares Action and Indie with The Desolate Hope.
Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!
Frequently asked about The Desolate Hope
- 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 Battle for the Droid Station, Level 20, The Fall.
- Who developed The Desolate Hope?
- The Desolate Hope was developed by Scott Cawthon.
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