Phoenix Hope

Side-view colony strategy with daytime building and nighttime monster defense

Honorable Pixel · Released Dec 14, 2021 · Early Access

Early Access, no updates for over a year

Reviews: Mixed; 66% of 174
Recent reviews: Not enough recent
Players: 0; daily peak, Oct 28, 2026
Steam Deck: Playable
Last update on Steam: 2 years ago; Oct 31, 2023
Minimum PC: GeForce GT 640; 4 GB RAM · 0.4 GB disk; Full requirements

What is Phoenix Hope?

Phoenix Hope is a single-player, side-view real-time strategy game about rebuilding humanity after creatures invade through portals. You issue orders rather than directly control settlers, organize resource production, position warrior squads, and send expeditions for supplies and recruits. It is in Early Access.

For you if...

+you enjoy detailed resource management and freely placing buildings

Not for you if...

−you want quick progress without a steep learning curve

What players say

66% of 174 reviews are positive

Players praise the pixel art and the depth of the colony systems. Recent reviews chiefly complain about the long absence of updates, with many players describing development as abandoned.

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Phoenix Hope system requirements

Minimum: GeForce GT 640, 4 GB RAM, 0.4 GB of disk space.

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Minimum

OS: Windows 7 or later
Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo or similar
Graphics: GeForce GT 640
Memory: 4 GB RAM
Storage: 400 MB available space
DirectX: Version 11

Does Phoenix Hope have co-op or multiplayer?

No: single-player only, no multiplayer modes declared.

Single-player

Does Phoenix Hope run on Steam Deck?

Playable Playable: it runs on Steam Deck with some adjustments.

Sometimes shows mouse, keyboard or non-Deck controller icons
Some text entry requires manually opening the on-screen keyboard
Some in-game text is small and may be hard to read
All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck

PC version details

DRM: None declared on Steam
Controller: Keyboard and mouse
Platforms: Windows
Achievements: 20
Steam features: Cloud saves, Family Sharing
Languages: Text only: English, Russian.

Does Phoenix Hope use AI-generated content?

No AI-generated content is disclosed on the game's Steam page.

Self-reported by the developer under Steam rules: it covers AI content that ships in the game, not tools used to make it. Steam page checked on Oct 27, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam