Hope in the City (2026)

Developer: Lofty Sky Entertainment
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PC (Microsoft Windows)
Genres: Puzzle, Adventure, Indie
Where to get it: Steam

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How it feels

You play as a watchful teenager quietly scanning ordinary rooms for clues, slowly peeling back the calm surface of home to reveal something unsettling underneath.

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About

17-year-old Hope Song returns home from school to find her parents missing. Use Hope’s observant eye as an artist to investigate, piece together clues, and uncover a dark world beneath the surface of her peaceful life in this non-linear narrative mystery game.

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