# Games like 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.

## Similar games, ranked

The full ranked list, 24 games, best match first (the HTML page shows the top 8 as cards).

1. [The Descendant](https://imho.run/games/351940/the-descendant) — Same atmospheric mood as The Desolate Hope. 344 Steam reviews, 75% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/351940/)
2. [The Talos Principle](https://imho.run/games/257510/the-talos-principle) — Also Robots, like The Desolate Hope. 16,978 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/257510/)
3. [Static Dread: The Lighthouse](https://imho.run/games/3298940/static-dread-the-lighthouse) — Shares time pressure with The Desolate Hope. 356 Steam reviews, 89% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3298940/)
4. [Subsurface Circular](https://imho.run/games/676820/subsurface-circular) — A frequent pick in The Desolate Hope players' libraries, and another Indie. 1,353 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/676820/)
5. [Dex](https://imho.run/games/269650/dex) — A frequent pick in The Desolate Hope players' libraries, and another RPG. 1,492 Steam reviews, 84% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/269650/)
6. [The Fall Part 2: Unbound](https://imho.run/games/510490/the-fall-part-2-unbound) — A frequent pick in The Desolate Hope players' libraries, and another Action. 491 Steam reviews, 80% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/510490/)
7. [Magrunner: Dark Pulse](https://imho.run/games/209630/magrunner-dark-pulse) — Same atmospheric mood as The Desolate Hope. 209 Steam reviews, 78% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/209630/)
8. [Pathologic 3](https://imho.run/games/3199650/pathologic-3) — Also Surreal, like The Desolate Hope. 994 Steam reviews, 87% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3199650/)
9. [Observation](https://imho.run/games/906100/observation) — Same atmospheric mood as The Desolate Hope. 2,478 Steam reviews, 79% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/906100/)
10. [ECHO](https://imho.run/games/551770/echo) — Same atmospheric mood as The Desolate Hope. 1,066 Steam reviews, 80% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/551770/)
11. [SUNLESS SEA](https://imho.run/games/304650/sunless-sea) — Same atmospheric mood as The Desolate Hope. 5,627 Steam reviews, 84% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/304650/)
12. [NODE The Last Favor of the Antarii](https://imho.run/games/2757670/node-the-last-favor-of-the-antarii) — Also Robots, like The Desolate Hope. 110 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2757670/)
13. [Master Reboot](https://imho.run/games/251850/master-reboot) — Also Surreal, like The Desolate Hope. 330 Steam reviews, 75% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/251850/)
14. [Timespinner](https://imho.run/games/368620/timespinner) — Same atmospheric mood as The Desolate Hope. 1,643 Steam reviews, 85% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/368620/)
15. [The Turing Test](https://imho.run/games/499520/the-turing-test) — A frequent pick in The Desolate Hope players' libraries, and another Adventure. 4,166 Steam reviews, 87% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/499520/)
16. [Machinarium](https://imho.run/games/40700/machinarium) — Also Robots and Surreal, like The Desolate Hope. 4,783 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/40700/)
17. [Atomic Heart](https://imho.run/games/668580/atomic-heart) — Also Robots, like The Desolate Hope. 12,972 Steam reviews, 78% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/668580/)
18. [Outer Wilds](https://imho.run/games/753640/outer-wilds) — Same atmospheric mood as The Desolate Hope. 50,025 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/753640/)
19. [Monolith](https://imho.run/games/1542390/monolith) — Also Robots, like The Desolate Hope. 150 Steam reviews, 69% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1542390/)
20. [Phoning Home](https://imho.run/games/431650/phoning-home) — Also Robots, like The Desolate Hope. 428 Steam reviews, 68% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/431650/)
21. [REPOSE](https://imho.run/games/3002510/repose) — Also Surreal, like The Desolate Hope. 103 Steam reviews, 93% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3002510/)
22. [The Darkest Tales](https://imho.run/games/1307690/the-darkest-tales) — Also Surreal, like The Desolate Hope. 199 Steam reviews, 74% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1307690/)
23. [Liminal Universe](https://imho.run/games/3151400/liminal-universe) — Also Surreal, like The Desolate Hope. 75 Steam reviews, 61% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3151400/)
24. [ANIMAL WELL](https://imho.run/games/813230/animal-well) — Also Surreal, like The Desolate Hope. 12,616 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/813230/)

## Machine-readable

The same ranked list as JSON from the imho.run API for AI assistants (GET, no key, same site as this page):

- Top 20: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=298180&n=20
- Co-op games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=298180&n=20&coop=true
- Free games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=298180&n=20&free=true
- Facts about this game: https://imho.run/api/agent/game-facts?q=298180
- This page as markdown: https://imho.run/md/game/298180
- API docs: https://imho.run/developers (OpenAPI: https://imho.run/openapi.json, MCP: https://imho.run/mcp)

## 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.

## Game info

- **AppID:** 298180
- **Developer:** Scott Cawthon
- **Publisher:** Scott Cawthon
- **Genres:** Action, Indie, Adventure, RPG
- **Categories:** Single-player, Family Sharing
- **Released:** May 5, 2014
- **Free to play:** yes
- **Platforms:** windows

## Links

- [Full page with filters and more lists](https://imho.run/games/298180/the-desolate-hope)
- [The same list as JSON, no key](https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=298180&n=20) — the API for AI assistants, see https://imho.run/developers
- [Steam store](https://store.steampowered.com/app/298180/)
- [Personalized recommendations](https://imho.run/) — sign in with Steam or paste a SteamID for a library-aware ranking

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