𝐇𝐨𝐩𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐂𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐃𝐞𝐦𝐨 – 𝐍𝐨𝐰 𝐚𝐯𝐚𝐢𝐥𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐨𝐧 𝐒𝐭𝐞𝐚𝐦! ːsteamhappyː Your apartment is trashed. Your parents are gone. You're 17, and the only clues are the ones you draw in the notebook you carry everywhere. 🎮𝐒𝐮𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐬 𝐄𝐧𝐠𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐡, 𝐊𝐨𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐧, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐒𝐢𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐢𝐟𝐢𝐞𝐝 𝐂𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐞. 🔗 𝐓𝐫𝐲 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐝𝐞𝐦𝐨 𝐧𝐨𝐰:
📌 Hope in the City Playtest is Live! 🔎 Join the Hope in the City Playtest We're continuing to gather feedback from players and would love to have you join the investigation. Play on FirstLook.gg: 🎮 Hope in the City will also be available on G.Round from September 10–24, 2026. 👉 Join our Discord Your feedback will help us identify bugs, technical issues, and polish the game ahead of launch.…
🎉 Hope in the City is an Official Selection at BIC Festival 2026! We're honoured to be part of Busan Indie Connect this year with the story of Hope, 17, who comes home to find her parents gone — a mystery that grows darker at every turn... 🔎 Wishlist on Steam: 💬 Join our Discord:
We're excited to share that Hope in the City is featured today in the 2026 The Indie Premier Digital Showcase ! 📺 Tune in live tonight at 7:00 PM ET on The Indie Premier's official YouTube channel . Don't forget to wishlist and follow Hope in the City on Steam to stay updated!
Hi everyone! As seen during the Women Led Games Showcase at Summer Game Fest, have a look at our Hope in the City exclusive Dev Commentary video. Creative Director Judith Cheung shares the story behind Hope in the City and her collaboration with Executive Producer and Writer Masha Yujiao Loftus and notebook artist Calista Antonio — and how the game is connected to their lived experiences, famil…
We are thrilled to announce that Hope in the City is part of the official Women-Led Games Showcase going live on June 4! 📅 Date: June 4th ⏰ Time: 4 PM PT | 7 PM ET To celebrate the event, our Creative Director, Judith Cheung , has put together an exclusive Developer Commentary video . 👉 Tune in to watch Judith share a behind-the-scenes look at the game's non-linear mystery, our authentic repr…
As just seen in the Best Indie Summer Showcase, have a look at the new gameplay trailer for a closer look at updated gameplay and new cutscene material. Gather clues, record observations, and piece together the truth using sketches in Hope's notebook. 💜 Don't forget to wishlist and follow the game if you haven't already!
We joined the Insider Gaming Show on May 28, 2026, for a 30-minute conversation with Creative Director Judith Cheung and Game Director Jason Loftus . They dive into the story, investigative mechanics, and hand-drawn visual approach behind Hope in the City — set in Northeast China, where 17-year-old Hope Song investigates her parents' disappearance. Gather clues, record observations, and piece t…
Hope's parents have vanished. No message, no explanation. In Hope in the City , you play as Hope — searching for hidden clues, using your deductive power to form critical insights, and achieving breakthroughs that uncover the dark world lurking beneath the city's surface. We've updated our Steam page with new screenshots and GIFs. Take a look — and add it to your wishlist. It helps more than yo…
Hello everyone! We are excited to announce that Hope in the City is officially part of the Steam Detective Fest ! From now until January 19 , Steam is celebrating the best in mystery and investigation, and we are honored to be featured. 🔍 Join the Investigation If you love deep narratives, secrets, and piecing together the truth, please consider adding Hope in the City to your Wishlist . It is…
📣We’re excited to share that Hope in the City is featured in the Big Winter Showcase! Get ready as we reveal never-before-seen gameplay from Hope in the City in Best Indie Game Winter Showcase. 🔥 If you’ve been waiting to see what’s next this is the one to watch! 📺 Watch it here:
In this post, we’re exploring one of the defining features of Hope in the City —Hope’s Sketchbook , a space where thoughts, memories, and discoveries intertwine. This mechanic sits at the core of how players experience the story, turning reflection itself into a form of gameplay. Mysteries in Hope in the City aren’t just solved—they’re understood. The Sketchbook allows players to gather fragmen…
We’re inviting you to take part in the Closed Alpha for Hope in the City ! This early prototype focuses on one of the game’s core mechanics : Crafting insights by combining thoughts in the protagonist’s sketchbook—a key tool for solving mysteries. What to Expect This is a concept prototype , not a full slice of the game. It’s designed to get early feedback on the usability and design of the Ske…
In Hope in the City , everything begins with Hope — our 17-year-old protagonist searching for answers after her parents’ disappearance. When we started designing her, we wanted her visual identity to reflect who she is at the start of the story: someone still untouched by the cynicism of the world she’s about to uncover. Many of the people she meets along the way have been shaped — and in some…
In Hope in the City , the art style does more than set the tone—it tells the story. The game’s distinctive triangulated look was inspired by the sharp, angular architecture of the real-world city where the narrative unfolds. Shenyang features both traditional Chinese structures, characterized by their distinctive pitched roofs, and modern buildings with very pronounced angular shapes. In design…
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