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Alex's Hope & Alex's Solitude

Alex's Hope & Alex's Solitude

A boy regains his hope and a girl finds herself in solitude. A kinetic novel that will take you through their darkest days and immerse you in their deepest emotions.

Released Feb 23, 2024 Developer Violet Horizons Productions Platforms Windows · Mac · Linux Visual NovelPsychological HorrorAnimeHand-drawnFree to Play
View on Steam ↗ Free (US · as of 2026-09-27)

What players say

Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-27.

94.4%positive72 reviews
Recommended · 3 found this helpful

“I genuinely did not expect Alex’s Hope & Alex’s Solitude to hit me as hard as it did. This is one of those visual novels that quietly gets under your skin and stays there long after you’ve put it down. There’s something incredibly raw about the story and the way it portrays…”

— a player, Steam review · 1 hrs played
Recommended · 1 found this helpful

“This game has something unique to it. The fact that it has two stories, one in which it explains why you shouldn't always feel like you're doing only bad things and that you can do good things in bad ones, learn to face the consequences of your actions and learn to recognize…”

— a player, Steam review · 1 hrs played
Recommended · 1 found this helpful

“two short stories about hanging on and staying true to yourself, hoping for a new and brighter day”

— a player, Steam review · 0 hrs played
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Achievement stats

Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-09-27.

3achievements
88.0%median completion
85.4%rarest: Solitude
89.7% of players 88.0% of players 85.4% of players 89.7% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
89.7%A Soft Friend — Pet the cat
88.0%Hope — Finish Alex's Hope
85.4%Solitude — Finish Alex's Solitude
Rarest badges of honor
85.4%Solitude — Finish Alex's Solitude
88.0%Hope — Finish Alex's Hope
89.7%A Soft Friend — Pet the cat

Latest official news

Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.

Nov 04, 2024
The demo for Alex's Journey to the Grave is released!

Hi everyone!! After a whole lot of work, the demo for Alex's Journey to the Grave is officially released today! Here's the link! The demo consists of Act 1 out of 6 that will be in the full game, whic

Oct 09, 2024
Alex's Journey to the Grave demo is releasing this month! + Playtest!

Hi everyone! We at Violet Horizons have recently finished a nearly-complete build of the first act of Alex's Journey to the Grave, which will serve as our demo release for the game, and we're looking

Jul 01, 2024
AH&AS Patch 1.0.1 (and future development update!)

Hi all, sorry to stay quiet for so long! We really appreciate all the supportive reviews for Alex's Hope & Alex's Solitude, our first ever visual novel! This is just a very small update to tweak some

Feb 22, 2024
Alex's Hope & Alex's Solitude is releasing tomorrow!

Alex's Hope & Alex's Solitude is scheduled to release at 12:00pm CST tomorrow, February 23rd! In preparation for the release we've also released a trailer for Alex's Solitude, check it out on the stor

Screenshots

Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.

Facts & details

From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-09-27.

GenresCasual, Indie
Player tagsVisual Novel · Psychological Horror · Anime · Hand-drawn · Free to Play · Psychological · Emotional · 2D · Story Rich · Atmospheric · Stylized · Casual (Steam store community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Steam Achievements · Family Sharing
LanguagesEnglish * *
Achievements3
Official sitehttps://violethorizons.com/
Minimum system requirements (PC)

Minimum: OS *: Windows 7 or higher Processor: 2.0 Ghz 64-bit Intel-compatible Memory: 2 GB RAM Graphics: OpenGL 3.0 or DirectX 11 Storage: 400 MB available space