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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 unin
View on Steam ↗ Free (US · as of 2026-07-26)What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Data as of 2026-05-20.
“genuinely who would prefer fnaf over ts 😭✌️”
— a player, Steam review · 2 hrs played“First of all, this game is wild. The platforming is kinda whatever, and the exploration is fine, with some cool surprises here. Where this game truly shines are the insane boss battles. Buffs. Debuffs. High speed fights. The incredible music. There's also a really neat story in…”
— a player, Steam review · 20 hrs played“This game is weird as hell but I kinda like it? I'm not sure”
— a player, Steam review · 0 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live count fetched 2026-07-23 23:55 UTC · history via SteamCharts.
Price tracking
US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-07-25. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-20.
| Genres | Action, Adventure, Indie, RPG |
| Player tags | RPG · Adventure · Free to Play · Robots · Indie · Platformer · Action · Sci-fi · Singleplayer · 2D · Horror · Atmospheric (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Family Sharing |
| Languages | English |
| Estimated owners | 500,000 – 1,000,000 (SteamSpy) |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: OS *: XP, Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8 Processor: 2 GHz Intel Pentium 4 or AMD Athlon or equivalent Memory: 1 GB RAM Graphics: 1 GB Storage: 1 GB available space