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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.
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-27.
“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“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“two short stories about hanging on and staying true to yourself, hoping for a new and brighter day”
— a player, Steam review · 0 hrs playedAchievement 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.
Latest official news
Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.
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
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
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
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.
| Genres | Casual, Indie |
| Player tags | Visual Novel · Psychological Horror · Anime · Hand-drawn · Free to Play · Psychological · Emotional · 2D · Story Rich · Atmospheric · Stylized · Casual (Steam store community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Steam Achievements · Family Sharing |
| Languages | English * * |
| Achievements | 3 |
| Official site | https://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