The Dark Pictures Anthology: Little Hope

Branching cinematic horror in a fogbound town with witch-trial visions

Supermassive Games · Published by BANDAI NAMCO Entertainment Europe · Released Oct 29, 2020

Reviews: Mostly Positive; 74% of 11K
Recent reviews: Mostly Positive; 75% of 49 in 30 days
Playing now: 16; peak 24h 18
Steam Deck: Unsupported
Last update: 3 years ago; Dec 19, 2022

Free demo available, 0 playing it now: get the demo.

What is The Dark Pictures Anthology: Little Hope?

This standalone cinematic horror game follows four college students and their professor, who are stranded in an abandoned town surrounded by fog. You explore, make choices and respond to quick-time events while trying to escape apparitions and make sense of visions tied to seventeenth-century witch trials. You can play alone, online with a friend or offline with up to five friends.

For you if...

+you enjoy replaying branching stories to find different outcomes
+you like horror built around mystery rather than combat
+you want to make story decisions alongside friends

Not for you if...

−you want fast-paced horror without long stretches of walking
−you prefer direct combat to quick-time action scenes

What players say

74% of 10,793 reviews are positive · 75% of 49 in the last 30 days

Players praise the eerie atmosphere and mystery, and some find the ending surprising. Others say the ending undermines their choices; players also report awkward aiming prompts and bugs.

Screenshots and trailer

The Dark Pictures Anthology: Little Hope system requirements

As published by the developer.

Minimum

OS: Windows 10 64bit
Processor: Intel Core i5-3470 or AMD FX-8350
Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 750 Ti or AMD Radeon HD 8570
Memory: 8 GB RAM
Storage: 80 GB available space
DirectX: Version 12
Notes: Estimated performance: 1080p/60fps with graphics settings at "Low". Framerate might drop in graphics-intensive scenes. - 64-bit processor and operating system are required.

OS: Windows 10 64-bit
Processor: Intel Core i5- 8400 or AMD Ryzen 5 1600
Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 or AMD Radeon RX 580
Memory: 8 GB RAM
Storage: 80 GB available space
DirectX: Version 12
Notes: Estimated performance: 1080p/60fps with graphics settings at "High". Framerate might drop in graphics-intensive scenes. - 64-bit processor and operating system are required. - Windows 10 (Version 1809 or later) and a 4GB VRAM GPU (graphics board or video card) are required for DirectX 12 API.

PC version details

DRM, required accounts, controller support and Steam features.

DRM: None declared on Steam
Controller: Full controller support
Platforms: Windows
Achievements: 30
Steam features: Cloud saves, Family Sharing, Trading cards
Age rating: 17+

Steam Deck: Unsupported

Not supported on SteamOS

Multiplayer and co-op

Languages

Full audio: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Russian. Text only: Arabic, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese - Brazil, Simplified Chinese, Spanish - Latin America, Traditional Chinese.