Rank 01Why this
Also Detective and Hidden Object, like Hope Lake.
- $6.99 (Price checked Oct 31)
- 2016
Games like Hope Lake
- 16 games
- Updated May 4, 2026
Players who liked Hope Lake also play
The closest matches to Hope Lake: Riddles Of The Past, Dark Heritage: Guardians of Hope, 3D Escape Room: Detective Story, Queen's Quest: Tower of Darkness, and Nancy Drew®: Warnings at Waverly Academy. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
- Rank 01
Rank 02Why this
Shares fast travel map and hidden object scenes with Hope Lake.
- $14.99 (Price checked Oct 31)
- 2015
Rank 03Why this
Shares environmental clue collection and inventory based puzzles with Hope Lake.
- $7.99 (Price checked Oct 31)
- Deck Playable
- 2025
Rank 04 
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Nancy Drew®: Warnings at Waverly Academy
Why this: Shares mini games with Hope Lake.
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True Fear: Forsaken Souls Part 3
Why this: Shares hidden object scenes and inventory based puzzles with Hope Lake.
The full ranked list: top 24 games like Hope Lake
Best match first, as plain text. The same list for AI assistants:
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- 2Dark Heritage: Guardians of Hope
Shares fast travel map and hidden object scenes with Hope Lake.
- 58% of 59 reviews
- 33D Escape Room: Detective Story
Shares environmental clue collection and inventory based puzzles with Hope Lake.
- 64% of 56 reviews
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- 5
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- 8True Fear: Forsaken Souls Part 3
Shares hidden object scenes and inventory based puzzles with Hope Lake.
- 91% of 240 reviews
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- 10
- 11
- 12Sherlock Holmes: Crimes and Punishments
Also Crime and Detective, like Hope Lake.
- 90% of 2,301 reviews
- 13
- 14
- 15New York Mysteries: The Lantern of Souls Collector's Edition
Genres: Adventure, Casual
- 92% of 119 reviews
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- 21Grim Legends 2: Song of the Dark Swan
Shares hidden object scenes and hint system with Hope Lake.
- 96% of 390 reviews
- 22Alex Hill: Whispers at White Oak Inn
Shares inventory based puzzles and mini games with Hope Lake.
- 94% of 349 reviews
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- Released: 2016
- Developer: Far Mills, Mysterytag
- Price: $7.99checked Oct 31
- 65% of 252 reviews
- Genres: Indie, Adventure, Casual
- Platforms: Windows
Players highlight
- Achievements are doable and rewarding
- Atmosphere and soundtrack enhance immersion
- Journal tracks clues and tasks
- Atmospheric
- Contemplative
- Eerie
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Why this: Same atmospheric mood as Hope Lake.
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Why this: Shares hint system with Hope Lake.
Goetia
Why this: Shares environmental clue collection with Hope Lake.
Dark Angels: Masquerade of Shadows
Why this: Shares hidden object scenes and mini games with Hope Lake.
Puzzle Agent 2
Why this: Same eerie mood as Hope Lake.
Black Mirror II
Why this: Shares inventory based puzzles with Hope Lake.
Abscission
Why this: Also Crime and Detective, like Hope Lake.
About Hope Lake
The closest matches to Hope Lake: Riddles Of The Past, Dark Heritage: Guardians of Hope, 3D Escape Room: Detective Story, Queen's Quest: Tower of Darkness, and Nancy Drew®: Warnings at Waverly Academy. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
If Hope Lake is your kind of game, the closest matches are Riddles Of The Past, Dark Heritage: Guardians of Hope and 3D Escape Room: Detective Story — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers describe it as atmospheric, contemplative and eerie, and single out its environmental clue collection and fast travel map. 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 Hope Lake: The Hope Lake Boarding School was abandoned long ago, when one of its teachers drowned by accident. Many years later, all of the female students began to disappear, one by one. Visit the place where it all began. Try to pick up the maniac's trail and put a stop to his crime spree.
Is Hope Lake worth buying?
Players are split
A summary of what players say, not a promise you'll like it. Every signal is listed below.
- 65% of 252 Steam reviews are positive.
- We don't track this game's daily reviews yet, so this is the all-time picture.
- Price: $7.99 (checked Nov 7).
- People who recommend it had played a median of 5 h when they wrote their review.
- Critics had played a median of 4 h before their negative review.
What fans praise · Themes mined from positive reviews
- Achievements are doable and rewarding
- Atmosphere and soundtrack enhance immersion
- Journal tracks clues and tasks
- Story revolves around a dark boarding school mystery
People who play it also play: Riddles Of The Past, Dark Heritage: Guardians of Hope, 3D Escape Room: Detective Story
Frequently asked about Hope Lake
Can I run it?
How much does Hope Lake cost?
Hope Lake is listed on Steam at 7.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Hope Lake?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Hope Lake are Riddles Of The Past, Dark Heritage: Guardians of Hope, 3D Escape Room: Detective Story.
Who developed Hope Lake?
Hope Lake was developed by Far Mills, Mysterytag and published by RunServer.