The city is collapsing, people are becoming shells of their former selves, a tormented couple is struggling to distinguish nightmares from reality and it all started with…well, the strange thing is, we are struggling to remember…. 

A Void Hope is a short and immersive experience best enjoyed in a single sitting on a rainy, dark night. The game follows a couple trying to find a cure for an unknown affliction that seems to affect people’s memories, forcing them to venture into dark and dangerous streets and explore abandoned buildings in a collapsing city filled with delightfully detailed degradation rendered in Elden Pixels’ gorgeous retro-inspired pixel art style. 

A Void Hope’s compelling mystery and carefully-crafted ambience is supported by puzzle platforming mechanics that require you to solve puzzles and find items as you traverse the city. There are dangerous threats wandering the streets too, but your goal is to avoid conflict in this narrative-focused adventure where unwinding the threads of the unknown by exploring the secrets of the city’s physical space, along with the psychological space of your struggling protagonists, will be your primary focus.     

A Void Hope’s haunting aesthetic is aurally enhanced thanks to Elden Pixels’ collaboration with renowned synthwave artist Waveshaper, who previously worked on the soundtrack for Furi. His soundtrack accompanies you throughout your journey, enhancing the eerie and evocative landscape at every step. The music combines with sound design from Little Nightmares Audio Designer Christian Björklund and a story by science fiction and horror writer Frida Windelhed to create a seductively chilling ambiance that is as emotionally engaging as it is aesthetically pleasing.

Interested fans can check out a playable demo on Steam.

Key Features:

• An immersive experience: Solve puzzles, find items and progress through the story in this world brimming with mysterious ambiance
• Something lurks in the shadows: Crisp retro aesthetics combined with atmospheric lighting shows a world in darkness but with small slivers of hope
• Avoid combat, embrace exploration: Delve into an adventure filled with danger and make your way through the city avoiding the threats that come your way
• A haunting soundtrack: Composed by synthwave mastermind Waveshaper, an eerie and evocative landscape of music accompanies your every step

A Void Hope is coming to Nintendo Switch and PC (Steam) on February 29, 2024.