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A Void Hope
Developer Elden Pixels
A Void Hope takes you on an atmospheric narrative adventure to find a cure for a collapsed city. Follow the story of a tormented couple as they try to decipher reality from nightmares and evade the shadowy threats lurking in the dark. From the Steam store page
54 reactions from 3 sources (Steam reviews, Bluesky, Mastodon) · newest Aug 25, 2026 · last updated Oct 8, 2026 · How this works
Audience score
88
LovedLoved
37 positive · 5 negative
95% range 75–95%
| Source | + | − | = |
|---|---|---|---|
| Steam reviews | 37 | 5 | 0 |
| Bluesky * | 1 | 0 | 9 |
| Mastodon * | 0 | 0 | 2 |
* shown, not counted in the score (label accuracy below our 85% bar or not yet audited).
Steam's own rating
Positive
39 of 44 reviews positive (all languages, per Valve)
What players are saying
88% recommend · 38 yes, 5 no
Counted from the reviewers’ own thumbs up/down on the 43 English Steam reviews we collected, not by the AI. Valve’s all-language rating: Very Positive (72 of 79 positive).
Players praise the game's atmosphere, music, and pixel art. [1][2][3] Some find the story shallow and the gameplay simple or frustrating. [4][5][6] The game is considered short but enjoyable for its mood. [7][8][9]
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Representative posts
- [4]
Playing A Void Hope was a truly saddening experience. Firstly, you've got the developers who made the Alwa games which are really, really good and solid, engaging both my brain and my reflexes equally, games with great presentation and content that were extremely satisfying to complete. A Void Hope dishes out presentation in spades. Amazing pixel art, wonderful soundtrack, from the first trailer it just oozed spades …
- [1]
This game is a nice and chill, interesting experience with great music and vibes. If you enjoy games as an experience instead of for a challenge, if you enjoy exploring game worlds and finding hidden things, if you enjoy slower, more contemplative games then you will enjoy this one. I initially finished it in 5 hours on one day and then took another 3 hours to find all the secrets the next. Games that have secrets …
- [2]
I've been playing this game alot since the release. I really like the atmosphere in the game. It has a great vibe with great music, sound and totally awesome graphics. In A Void Hope you up for much exploration, try to solve puzzles. Not so much about "shooting enemies". There are some enemies, but you will spend more time exploring. It was not that hard to finish wich is great! Sometimes you buy games that you …
- [3]
So far loving the atmosphere and music. Will update when I’ve played more.
- [7]
This is how long it took to 100% the game, 1 playthru. It's pretty fun if you like retro exploration style games, but I feel like it should have been at least twice as long. Great for people that have that particular itch but don't have a lot of extra time.
Summarised from 34 of the 58 public posts collected about this game; every point cites the posts behind it ([n] opens the post) and the split is counted from the posts’ own ratings. Updated Oct 13, 2026. How summaries are made
RottenBot@rottenbot · automated account
88% of the 43 Steam reviewers we collected recommend A Void Hope. The complaint that keeps coming up: clunky aiming and enemy spawning. Deal-breaker or nitpick?
Reactions
54 of 54 · most liked firstPlaying A Void Hope was a truly saddening experience. Firstly, you've got the developers who made the Alwa games which are really, really good and solid, engaging both my brain and my reflexes equally, games with great presentation and content that were extremely satisfying to complete. A Void Hope dishes out presentation in spades. Amazing pixel art, wonderful soundtrack, from the first trailer it just oozed spades of personality, though the actual gameplay remained a bit vague. But…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I don't want to be the negative review here but I can't recommend this game. Let's start with the positive: - Beautiful art style - Incredible soundtrack by Waveshaper which brought the game to my attention in the first place - Nice atmosphere and setting - Like that we play more than one character That being said: - The gameplay is boring, it's a platformer without a real challenge. The puzzles are only wait for the item to unlock and backtrack - The gun mechanism on controller (Steam Deck)…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This game is a nice and chill, interesting experience with great music and vibes. If you enjoy games as an experience instead of for a challenge, if you enjoy exploring game worlds and finding hidden things, if you enjoy slower, more contemplative games then you will enjoy this one. I initially finished it in 5 hours on one day and then took another 3 hours to find all the secrets the next. Games that have secrets are always a big draw for me. I'm not sure if there are any ARG-like things in…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I do not often write negative reviews, but in this case I'm making an exception. I am a fan of Elden Pixels other works, specifically the duo of Alwa's games, these have always struck me as exceptionally good examples of a Platformer done right. This is an exceptional example of a Platformer done incorrectly. The biggest sins this game commits is in having no interesting mechanics and a simple and boring story, that alone should disqualify it for purchase. But I will lay out all my…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →A Void Hope is not your typical platformer. If you came here expecting challenging and/or satisfying platforming, you may be left disappointed. The platforming is serviceable but doesn’t evolve that much throughout the game. So… that must mean the game is mediocre, right? Well, not exactly. A Void Hope is something else, and shouldn’t be treated like your typical video game. In my opinion, the biggest draw this game has is it’s story and atmosphere. I’m one of those kinds of gamers who views…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I've been playing this game alot since the release. I really like the atmosphere in the game. It has a great vibe with great music, sound and totally awesome graphics. In A Void Hope you up for much exploration, try to solve puzzles. Not so much about "shooting enemies". There are some enemies, but you will spend more time exploring. It was not that hard to finish wich is great! Sometimes you buy games that you start playing but they feel to complicated and you end up never finishing…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →A narrative adventure this is not. This is a story outline with block pushing puzzles and occasional cutscenes about a couple that aren't fleshed out enough to be real characters. How do characters know where to go? Or what their objectives are? They just do. It's not well explained. Why is the main character needed or even suitable to be used to find a cure? She just is. How did the husband get infected? How does anyone get infected? Who knows. Where is this child the entire time all of this…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Moody puzzle platformer with a retro look that works great on the Steam Deck!
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Ok, maybe it isn't for me. Don't get me wrong, I really like the artstyle, story and atmosphere. It isn't a bad game. But there are just a few story peaces to discover as a memomry. It doesn't feel enough to get attached to the charakters. The enemies are really annoying, because they spawn directly in front of you and the gun controls are so ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ slow. I died too many times with no chance to fight it. And one of my most hated things is the ways that you have to go. You have to walk through…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This is how long it took to 100% the game, 1 playthru. It's pretty fun if you like retro exploration style games, but I feel like it should have been at least twice as long. Great for people that have that particular itch but don't have a lot of extra time.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Man, how is this game so well made, but also lacking ANYTHING interesting? I'm not a huge platforming fan- but I could tell this was underdeveloped almost immediately. The levels consist of gaining height by jumping up, finding doors to open, to open other doors, as you progress past monsters that telegraph themselves for a long time. I got about halfway through, and I'm done. There's no flavor text, environmental storytelling, or anything- in fact, most of the environments are VERY samey.…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →A slightly non-linear sci-fi horror adventure that nails the 80s retro vibes. Maybe a bit simple (especially considering these are the folks that made the Alwa games), but i enjoyed the spooky brevity. Killer synthwave soundtrack.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →here's a little fact about me: I playtested two commercial games. First was Alwa's Awakening The 8-Bit Edition, you can find my name on Elden Pixels' website. Second was A Void Hope from the same company, you can find my name in the in-game credits. I think I did good on that last one. FACT OVER.
positive · AI labelView post →Narrative platformer Steam Deck: Playable - although the page and dev says Verified, it only worked correctly for me after changing the resolution to 720. At higher resolutions part of the dialog window would remain on the screen full time (at first I thought it might be a stamina or health meter) With this game, the creators of the Alwa games bring their platforming engine much more narrative. The result a desolate and lonely experience, which is both its greatest strength and weakness. In…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I haven’t played the game yet, but Waveshaper’s soundtrack for A Void Hope is a great! Dark moody synthwave. (Everything Waveshaper releases is great.)
neutral · AI labelView post →Love it so far. I'm gonna update my review when I've finished the game!
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →So far loving the atmosphere and music. Will update when I’ve played more.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Beautiful game with a beautiful ending. This is the first game I've ever gotten 100% completion on the first play-through, felt good. Very excited to see future collaborations from this team.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This is a highly enjoyable pixel-art style puzzle platformer with metroidvania elements (in the form of map areas that can only be opened after additional equipment has been found in other maps), let down by appallingly clumsy aiming against most enemies (with mouse and keyboard), and a plot that..................wellllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll............is just simply not really explained. People are flickering and turning into strange zombies/electronic wolves/electronic bats,…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I had no heard of this Elden Pixel game before, but I love their games, so I gave it a go. A game where people are losing their memories and becoming monsters. The heroes travel through the city, one trying to remember and one trying to find a cure. Like most Elden Pixel games, it's a bit of a vania and you never know who is going to turn into a monster and sometimes you don't even know which monster they'll be. The more dog like are quick, but you can jump over them, others fly and are the…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →It’s a simple pixel platformer focused on jumping and climbing with a sad family story. It took me an hour to get almost to the end. There are several areas but they are similar, once you’ve played the first one you’ve seen everything, just shooting switches and zombies and doing more climbing up and down. I played as far as I could but eventually the only path led to a dead end with a panel showing locks. I assume it's a hint to go back and replay previous levels but I had no interest. The…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Simplistic platformer with an enjoyable story. The main selling point is definitely the atmosphere, where the music hard carries. Worth the pickup
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Fields of Mistria is easily my GOTY. I mean, what else is there? Froggo's Adventure: Verdant Venture? I mean, that's a good game... or A Void Hope? Pretty unique, I suppose. Or Selaco? It seems decent. Or Songs of Conquest? Well, I haven't played that yet... Or... or... actually, nothing else.
neutral · AI labelView post →Elden Pixels does it again, what!
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Let me preface this review with saying that I did receive this game for free, but otherwise received no other compensation for playing it. Genuinely I have nothing bad to say about this game. I loved a lot about it and I felt like the platforming, story building, and progression were all really well paced. As someone who typically really struggles with a game if there isn't an actual map of some sort in place, the game was very intuitive in it's design. The puzzles and map was streamlined…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →We're up and running, Beasties! Come check out this interesting game with me called A Void Hope! Avoiding hope in this household?? Not on my watch! >:3 It's time to vibe! ✨✨ #ENVtuber #VtubersUprising #Vtuber #ValkLIVE #vsky
neutral · AI labelView post →A Void Hope is a heart wrenching pixelart story and platformer game that really tugs at your heart strings. The pixelart is done greatly and there was plenty attention to detail. I did get stuck at one point but i did figure it out eventually! 8/10
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →If you like story, intrigue, and atmosphere in video games, this is a must play. The game is a bit on the short side, but that's not always a bad thing.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →New game out for both Nintendo Switch & PC Steam today: A Void Hope. I was responsible for alpha testing this game.
neutral · AI labelView post →A Void Hope is an OK puzzle platformer, which did keep me entertained enough to finish it, but this game does not really offer anything special. The visuals and the soundtrack are great and the platforming is decent, but the story is pretty shallow and disappointing. Also, I could have done without the enemy encounters -- they're not hard or frustrating, but I felt that they were more of a nuisance. I bought this game during a sale for less than 5€ and for that price it was worth it, so this…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Recommended. A brief 2D puzzle platformer about a memory plague where friendly NPCs and hostile ones look identical until they move, and the soundtrack carries a neon melancholy that never slips. Every district's tool (crowbar, keycard, rope, fuel siphon, shotgun) unlocks progress somewhere already visited, shortcuts keep returns painless, and hidden memory vignettes build the couple's story toward a finale that inverts the rescue. The grey-versus-blue art direction quietly reinforces the…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Cool vibes. Great music and great art.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Awesome side scroller. Amazing music and atmosphere
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Surprisingly high quality, well above the average for a small/solo studio. Pixel art does a great job creating mood, joined by a legit synthwave soundtrack. The game, and story within, is well paced and evocative. Minor issues are the scrolling being a little jank (it tends to become jerky every so often instead of staying smooth) and the difficulty being a little low, which could just as easily be a good thing. (To explain, it's easy to buy into the atmospheric tension the game creates…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →A Void Hope is a haunting and emotionally driven adventure that demonstrates how atmosphere and storytelling can carry an experience even when the gameplay itself remains relatively simple. Developed and published by Elden Pixels, the game abandons the colorful fantasy style many players may associate with the studio’s earlier projects and instead embraces a bleak dystopian world consumed by fear, disease, and mysterious shadow-like entities. The result is a slow-paced but deeply immersive…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Wow. What an amazing game! The gameplay was fun, the story was good, I loved it! Hope 2 C more from these developers! My score: 9/10
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →So the soundtrack to this game called A Void Hope popped into my feed and it sounds pretty cool... giving it a listen while I work today
neutral · AI labelView post →Short but sweet. Maybe it could have leaned a bit more into the puzzle part. And the story isn't all that well delivered. You get the what but not the why so to speak. Anyway, get the game. Make sure we get more Elden Pixels games in the future as well!
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Wholesome 2D sidescroller! I had a fun experience checking out this world and story, loved the detail and love put into this game!
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Game is just 100% of pure boredom. This is some kind of 2D walking sim. Loved Alwa, and I want to support developres, so no refund.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Great narrative cinematic platformer. Amazing atmosphere and vibe, topped a great art style and a perfect soundtrack.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Excellent atmospheric adventure.. high quality like Alwa's awakening meets Lacuna. Love the retro style, music is also fantastic.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →#NintendoSwitch Review Video: #AVoidHope - You can appreciate the type of experience it’s shooting for, but in terms of play it’s still pretty ordinary #IndieGames https://youtu.be/AlcbRrRu8_g
neutral · AI labelView post →I love what Elden Pixels did here though the game is a bit short and I'm at a loss on what I'm missing for a full 100% complete (currently 84%) this game has a lot of good going for it. The story was very touching and interesting. Environments, music and art style are all beautiful.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →A VOID HOPE is a short but enjoyable adventure-platformer experience, with smooth controls, handsome pixel art, pulsing dark synth soundtrack, light story about finding hope in the darkness, and smattering of secrets to discover - what's there is all great! Wish it wasn't over so soon, but the game that is there is polished to a tee.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →starting up next on my stream, I'm going to finish A Void Hope and then play more of Spiritfall youtu.be/-tjxSZjAaXs
neutral · AI labelView post →This game is awesome! I was so pumped to be able to stream this. Synthwave music?! Supernatural narrative!? Beautiful pixel graphics? I loved it. I couldn't wait to play, streamed it immediately that night haha And it was a ton of fun. I completed the game, but I think there were still some minor things that I didn't do/explore :O I would definitely recommend. Took me about 3.5 hours to play maybe?
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →starting up in 15 minutes, I'll be playing The Mobius Machine and A Void Hope on my stream youtu.be/JMvtQG2MHKw
neutral · AI labelView post →A VOID HOPE is an epic puzzle platformer set is a silent, tense, atmospheric yet beautiful world. Darkness has taken over & emptied the minds & souls of all that once lived in your world. The puzzles are extremely satisfying which have you thinking 2 steps ahead as you unravel the mysteries of the world. I give A Void Hope a solid 9/10. Graphics are beautifully done & the music is some of the best iv'e heard in an indie game. The only thing that kept me from giving it a perfect 10, is its a…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The atmosphere of this game is so good! Chill, cozy and moody experience!
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →#NintendoSwitch Video: #AVoidHope - A puzzle platformer take on what at first seems like some variation on a zombie-ish outbreak https://youtu.be/DkABjjC0VY4
neutral · AI labelView post →I'm still early on in the game but this is definitely one of my faves so far this year. Every new game from Elden Pixels is a treat for the eyes and ears. The controls are top notch, smooth, fluid, and precise. The music really sets the tone as well. Again, I still have a bit to go but this is going to end up being another classic Elden Pixels gem that I will definitely play through again.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →New Review: A Void Hope A Void Hope takes you on an atmospheric narrative adventure to find a cure for a collapsed city. Read our review on our website ⬇️ thewolfiepod.com/a-void-hope
neutral · AI labelView post →Avoid combat and explore a collapsed city to find a cure in A Void Hope, a retro-inspired atmospheric adventure game coming to Steam and Switch later this month Details and trailer: www.simplegamer.co.uk/atmospheric-...
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