The Desolate Hope similar games & best alternatives

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The Desolate Hope

PC (Microsoft Windows) • 2014

Should you play it?

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.

What works

  • Unique genre blend
  • Engaging and challenging combat
  • Strong narrative and atmosphere
  • Beautiful and distinctive art style
  • Free to play

Things to keep in mind

  • Some repetitive gameplay sections
  • Steep learning curve without tutorials
  • Time limit may cause pressure
  • Platforming can feel clunky
  • Lack of pause function and ui quirks

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feels the closest overall

  • Oddworld: Abe's Exoddus®

  • Miasma Chronicles

  • SteamWorld Heist

  • Warhammer 40,000: Chaos Gate - Daemonhunters

  • Fortune's Run

  • Beyond Galaxyland

Less leadership-focused

Games that feels like The Desolate Hope but with less leadership over others

  • Tails of Iron

  • Somber Echoes

  • ENDER LILIES: Quietus of the Knights

  • Blade Assault

  • Mandragora: Whispers of the Witch Tree

  • Vigil: The Longest Night

Choose your own criteria ->

From the same developer

From the same developer, ranked by motivational fit.

  • Five Nights at Freddy's: Sister Location

  • Five Nights at Freddy's 3

  • Ultimate Custom Night

  • Freddy Fazbear's Pizzeria Simulator

  • Five Nights at Freddy's 2

Similarity map

How to use the graph

Similarity map

Each dot is a game placed from its motivation profile relative to this page’s game. Direction shows which motivation differs most; distance along that axis shows how large the gap is.

  • Purple star: this page’s game at the centre — everything is relative to it.
  • Direction: each axis is a main motivational difference vs this game (e.g. more / less competitive).
  • Distance on an axis: how large that difference is (ring scales show +/− points).
  • Coloured chips: click to highlight games that mainly differ on that motivation; click again to reset.
  • Dotted line: link between this page’s game and the one selected for comparison.
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  • Scroll or double-click the chart to zoom.

How to read the map This is a polar difference map: direction = which motivation differs, and distance = how much (same units as the sidebar deltas).

The Desolate Hope: Less representative of its motivational profile, with noticeable differences. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Violence, Survival, Fellowship, Intimacy. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Cooperation, Leadership. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Relaxation.

Last update: 04/08/2026