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HOPE 01

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96%Game Brain Score
Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, optimization
96% User Score Based on 93 reviews

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HOPE 01 is a single player survival role playing shooter game with horror and post-apocalyptic themes. It was developed by Bending Boy Games and was released on September 15, 2026. It received overwhelmingly positive reviews from players.

EXPLORE THE HAB CLUSTER, FIND HAB 01!Wake up in a deteriorating underground facility with nothing but a mysterious request to find HAB 01. Explore the perilous interconnected labyrinth of what once was, help survivors, and ultimately dictate the fate of humanity with multiple endings. SHOOT & DODGE YOUR WAY THROUGH DANGEROUS ENEMIES AND BOSSESUtilize various items to dispatch the dangero…

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96%Audience ScoreBased on 93 reviews
gameplay10 positive mentions
optimization3 negative mentions
  • Deep, satisfying gameplay loop combining extraction shooter and survival horror elements with a strong sense of exploration and loot management.
  • Extensive content including a large handcrafted map, varied enemies, multiple bosses, diverse weapons and gadgets, crafting/scanning/upgrading system, and several endings.
  • Developer is highly responsive and active, frequently fixing bugs and engaging with the community, adding to a polished and continuously improving experience even in Early Access.
  • Performance and optimization issues on some systems causing stuttering and frame drops; lack of graphics and resolution settings.
  • Some control and UI quirks such as unintuitive controls, awkward inventory management (drag and drop without quick pick-up), inability to bind mouse buttons, and slow reload animations.
  • Quality of life improvements needed, including better in-game guidance/map, faster or more flexible extraction mechanics, and more convenient inventory sorting and management.

  • gameplay

    27 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    37% positive mentions, 52% neutral mentions, 11% negative mentions

    The gameplay offers a satisfying and engaging loop that blends extraction shooter and metroidvania elements, featuring diverse gear, cool gadgets, and solid mechanics. While generally polished and enjoyable, it suffers from minor issues like awkward controls, lack of certain quality-of-life features, occasional glitches, and some optimization problems. Overall, the gameplay is fun, challenging, and promising, especially given its current state as a foundation for future updates.

    • “There are things missing (there's functionally no options menu, I don't believe multiple saves are supported, some controls around the knife are a bit awkward), but the core gameplay loop feels satisfying, the item variety is nice, and the gadgets are interesting and cool.”
    • “The gameplay loop is incredibly satisfying; as someone who has enjoyed other extraction shooter-style games, the world, art, and sound design are fantastic.”
    • “Sure, I could tell there are a lot of reused assets and some weirdly long corridors to pad out the content, but mechanics and gameplay-wise, it already feels complete enough.”
    • “I finally got 1 ending after 30 hours of gameplay and it was just 1 of several endings.”
    • “Navigating the menu requires a great deal of time at first and I imagine anyone that sees the gameplay will be immediately turned off by it because it does not pause the game.”
    • “You kinda just get thrown into the gameplay tutorial and find a vague note telling you to find something.”

  • story

    10 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    40% positive mentions, 30% neutral mentions, 30% negative mentions

    The story is engaging and organically integrated through quests that encourage exploration, though it lacks direct guidance or traditional narrative elements like cutscenes. While the quests add depth and extend gameplay, some feel secondary to the core weapons-focused gameplay. Overall, the story complements the enjoyable and approachable gameplay loop without overshadowing it.

    • “Overall great price, fun gameplay loop and an interesting story.”
    • “I'm 35 hours in and I think there's still half of the facility left to explore as well as quests to complete, so there'll be a good chunk of game time for most folks.”
    • “This is a very good, simplified extraction shooter with interesting organic storytelling.”
    • “There is no direct story guidance, or even an introduction to the plot via cutscene.”
    • “It really feels like this game was a weapons sandbox first and the quests were just handwaved in as an afterthought to pad out play time.”
    • “The quests in the game push you towards exploring new areas but usually consist of repetitive tasks involving common materials, lacking meaningful narrative depth.”

  • graphics

    5 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    60% positive mentions, -20% neutral mentions, 60% negative mentions

    The game features a consistent and charming retro arcade-style art direction with detailed pixel graphics. While some users note the absence of graphics and resolution settings, the visual style is generally well-received and recommended for fans of pixel art.

    • “The art style and direction is consistent and lovely to look at, an arcade-y retro feel with a lot of attention to detail.”
    • “Love the art style, love the setting, love the gameplay.”
    • “It's tough for sure, don't let the graphics fool you.”
    • “At the very least, where are the graphics and resolution settings?!”
    • “It's tough for sure; don't let the graphics fool you.”
    • “So yeah, 100% recommend unless you personally don't like pixel graphics (though if you can get past that then I still recommend).”

  • optimization

    4 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    25% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 75% negative mentions

    The game's optimization is mixed, with some users experiencing significant performance issues and lag, while others report smooth gameplay and efficient resource use. Overall, improvements are needed to ensure consistent performance across all scenarios.

    • “Optimized very well, can play for quite a while unplugged.”
    • “The game performance is atrocious.”
    • “I will change the negative review if they fix the performance issues.”
    • “Once when I kept tabbing out and back in, it started being a bit laggy, but other than that I haven't had any performance issues.”

  • atmosphere

    4 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    75% positive mentions, 25% neutral mentions, 0% negative mentions

    The game features a highly immersive and atmospheric environment, with ambient sounds effectively enhancing its eerie mood. While in-game music is subdued during exploration, this choice supports the overall atmosphere, though some players desire a calming track for safe zones. Overall, the blend of sound design and gameplay creates a captivating and charming experience.

    • “Immersive UI and very atmospheric environments.”
    • “In-game music takes a backseat to ambient sounds while exploring, which helps build the eerie atmosphere of the game. A soothing 'safe room' style track would be nice while in your hideout.”
    • “Great atmosphere, sounds, and gameplay mixing the metroidvania and extraction shooter genres.”

  • grinding

    4 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    0% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 100% negative mentions

    Grinding in the game is mixed, with some players finding the progression meaningful despite the required effort, while others feel the grinding is excessive and detracts from enjoyment, compounded by tedious mechanics lacking quality-of-life improvements.

    • “Really wanted to like this game but it's quite grindy and just unenjoyable to play.”
    • “The upgrades and progression feel meaningful even if some grinding is required.”
    • “Wish there was a shift click to move stuff around; it's tedious for no reason really.”

  • stability

    2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    0% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 100% negative mentions

    The game demonstrates strong stability with frequent and prompt bug fixes from the developers, who actively engage with the community. While minor gameplay and visual glitches persist, overall stability is excellent.

  • music

    2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    0% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 100% negative mentions

    The game's music subtly supports its eerie atmosphere by taking a background role to ambient sounds, enhancing immersion during exploration. However, some users feel the absence of a soothing, safe room-style track in the hideout is a missed opportunity. Overall, the minimal music presence is intentional but noticeable.

    • “In-game music takes a backseat to the ambient sounds while exploring, which helps build an eerie atmosphere, but a soothing 'safe room' style track would be nice while in your hideout.”
    • “The lack of ambient music is very noticeable.”
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Play Times

30h Median play time
24h Average play time
12-30h Spent by most gamers
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HOPE 01 is a survival role playing shooter game with horror and post-apocalyptic themes. Common tags for HOPE 01 include indie, 2d, female protagonist, loot, metroidvania and others.

HOPE 01 is available on PC, Windows and Linux.

On average players spend around 24 hours playing HOPE 01.

HOPE 01 was released on September 15, 2026.

HOPE 01 was developed by Bending Boy Games.

HOPE 01 has received overwhelmingly positive reviews from players. Most players liked HOPE 01 for its gameplay but disliked it for its graphics.

HOPE 01 is a single player game.

Similar games include Project S.U.N.D.I.A.L, Quasimorph: End of Dream, Iron Dungeon, Dreadweave, ZERO Sievert and others.