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Hope Lake

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.

Released Jun 3, 2016 Developer Far Mills, Mysterytag Publisher RunServer Platforms Windows Hidden ObjectAdventureCasualIndiePoint & Click
View on Steam ↗ $7.99 (US · as of 2026-09-25)

What players say

Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-02 · quoted reviews as of 2026-05-13.

73.3%positive547 reviews
Recommended · 1 found this helpful

“Kicked the water, barn popped out of bubbles. Built a bridge, fell, turned into frog, wife digs it. Now nightly croon country quacks. Eight lilypads out of ten, dive in smiling!”

— a player, Steam review · 5 hrs played
Recommended · 0 found this helpful

“Nice little time waster”

— a player, Steam review · 4 hrs played
Not recommended · 0 found this helpful

“Well, it's 2026, and apparently the only fix for a game-breaking bug reported TEN FREAKIN' YEARS AGO, hours into the game, is to restart the entire game from the start. So yeah, don't buy it unless you enjoy frustration and rage. What an absolute waste of time. Bug = there's a…”

— a player, Steam review · 8 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 2026-09-19.

30achievements
66.5%median completion
57.1%rarest: Animals
83.0% of players 82.4% of players 80.7% of players 78.3% of players 76.4% of players 73.4% of players 72.9% of players 72.4% of players 70.3% of players 70.0% of players 69.7% of players 68.6% of players 68.1% of players 68.0% of players 67.7% of players 66.5% of players 64.6% of players 64.1% of players 63.7% of players 63.7% of players 63.6% of players 63.4% of players 63.2% of players 63.1% of players 63.0% of players 62.9% of players 62.8% of players 62.7% of players 62.6% of players 57.1% of players 83.0% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
83.0%Fuel up your car — Gas up the car
82.4%First evidence — Handkerchief evidence found
80.7%Flashlight — Took the flashlight
Rarest badges of honor
57.1%Animals — Animals puzzle completed
62.6%Mystery person — Identified the mystery person
62.7%Rescue — Stopped Peter and saved Emily!

Price tracking

US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-08-12. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.

$7.99current · sampled 2026-09-25 21:36 UTC
$1.59lowest since tracking began2026-08-31
US7.99 USD
EU7.99 EUR
UK5.59 GBP
Australia11.50 AUD
Canada8.79 CAD
Japan798 JPY
Brazil15.99 BRL
China31.00 CNY

Regional prices at last sample, in local currency — Steam sets each region's price independently.

Brazil≈$3.1 China Japan Canada UK US Australia EU≈$9.1

Cheapest → most expensive, converted to USD at ECB reference rates (2026-09-25). Relative comparison only.

$0 $5 $10 08-12 08-21 08-30 09-08 09-16 09-25

Latest official news

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

Dec 24, 2020
New Christmas game

Ho-ho-ho, gamers! Christmas is here! "Where the treetops glisten" Just check out our new Christmas themed Game and Bundle: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1490790/Christmas_Adventures_A_Winter_Nigh

Dec 25, 2017
Special Holidays Deals!

Ho-ho-ho, gamers! Happy Holidays and a Happy New Year! Check out our special holiday deals: http://store.steampowered.com/bundle/5132/Far_Mills http://store.steampowered.com/bundle/2524/Argali_Enterta

Dec 25, 2017
Special Holidays Deals!

Ho-ho-ho, gamers! Happy Holidays and a Happy New Year! Check out our special holiday deals: http://store.steampowered.com/bundle/5132/Far_Mills http://store.steampowered.com/bundle/2524/Argali_Enterta

Oct 23, 2017
New Game!

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Oct 23, 2017
New Game!

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Screenshots

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Facts & details

From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-13.

GenresAdventure, Casual, Indie
Player tagsHidden Object · Adventure · Casual · Indie · Point & Click · Female Protagonist · Puzzle · Detective · Mystery · Crime · Atmospheric (SteamSpy community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Steam Achievements · Steam Trading Cards · Family Sharing
LanguagesEnglish * , German, Czech, Polish, Russian * *
Achievements30
Minimum system requirements (PC)

Minimum: OS *: Windows XP Processor: 1.4 GHz Memory: 512 MB RAM DirectX: Version 9.0c Storage: 2 GB available space Sound Card: Any