Hope in the City just dropped a shiny new launch trailer at the Golden Joystick Awards, with Game Director Jason Loftus and Creative Director Judith Cheung taking to the stage to reveal that the game is also out right now.
That's right, if you're looking for a new detective game with a big old mystery to solve, then Hope in the City is available right now on Steam and Xbox Series X, and it's also on Game Pass.
This stylish narrative game follows a young girl called Hope who arrives home to find her parents missing and the apartment torn apart. Initially believing it's just a simple break-in, Hope starts to uncover the complicated truth behind her parents' disappearance.
As you piece together information and discover items, you can begin to combine Hope's observations into insights that can open up dialogue paths with the people she meets in her investigation.
Having played the demo myself, it's a really cool blend of classic point-and-clicks (but much more serious in tone) and narrative games like those from Telltale, all wrapped up in a stunning low-poly art style that just brings the world to life.
"As indie developers, we know how important it is to make the most of the resources you have," said Jason Loftus, Game Director at Lofty Sky Entertainment. "That's something we see in Hope herself. She doesn't have the tools of a traditional detective, but she finds her own way with the unique skills she has. We're incredibly proud of what our team has created, and being able to launch the game from the stage of the Golden Joystick Awards is a special moment for us."
The game is also set in Northeast China, with more than 100 hand-drawn traditional illustrations from the region appearing in Hope's notepad, grounding the game in the country's culture. Not to mention that its also fully voiced by an all-Asian cast, and includes text localization in Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Japanese, and Korean, with additional languages to come.
