Hoa
2D puzzle-platformer with hand-painted scenery and gentle exploration
Skrollcat Studio · Published by PM Studios, inc., CE-Asia · Released Aug 24, 2021
- Reviews
- Very Positive
- 89% of 3,164
- Recent reviews
- Very Positive
- 88% of 18 in 30 days
- Players
- 2
- daily peak, Nov 7, 2026
- Steam Deck
- Verified
- Last update on Steam
- 5 years ago
- Oct 12, 2021
What is Hoa?
Hoa is a 2D puzzle-platformer set in a hand-painted world of nature and magical creatures. You explore, jump between platforms, and solve puzzles as Hoa travels back to where her journey began.
For you if...
- +you prefer gentle platforming and exploration-based puzzles
- +you like hand-painted scenery and a calm soundtrack
- +you want a short, low-pressure single-player game
Not for you if...
- −you want challenging platforming throughout the game
- −you expect complex puzzles or a detailed story
What players say
89% of 3,164 reviews are positive · 88% of 18 in the last 30 days
Players praise the hand-painted art, music, and calm pace. Many complain about the short length and simple gameplay, and say the final section's reversed controls are frustrating.
How many players finish Hoa?
39% of Steam players have unlocked «Home», the achievement for finishing the main story.
Share of everyone who owns the game on Steam, including those who barely played it. Updated weekly.
Screenshots and trailer
Hoa system requirements
Minimum: HD 7870, 4 GB RAM, 8 GB of disk space.
As published by the developer.
Can my PC run Hoa?
Tell us your graphics card once and every game page will answer this for you.
Set up my PC →Minimum
- OS
- Windows 7 (64bit)
- Processor
- AMD / Intel CPU running at 2.8 GHz or higher
- Graphics
- AMD/NVIDIA graphic card, with at least 2GB of dedicated VRAM and with at least DirectX 11 and Shader Model 5.1 support: AMD Radeon HD 7870 or NVIDIA GeForce GTX 760 or newer is recommended.
- Memory
- 4 GB RAM
- Storage
- 8 GB available space
- DirectX
- Version 11
Recommended
- OS
- Windows 10 (64bit)
- Processor
- AMD / Intel processor running at 3.5 GHz or higher
- Graphics
- AMD/NVIDIA dedicated graphic card, with at least 4GB of dedicated VRAM (or more) and with at least DirectX 11 and Shader Model 5.1 support: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti or AMD Radeon R9
- Memory
- 8 GB RAM
- Storage
- 8 GB available space
- DirectX
- Version 11
Does Hoa have co-op or multiplayer?
No: single-player only, no multiplayer modes declared.
Does Hoa run on Steam Deck?
Verified Yes, Verified by Valve: it works on Steam Deck out of the box.
- All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
- Shows Steam Deck controller icons
- In-game text is legible on Steam Deck
- Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck
PC version details
- DRM
- None declared on Steam
- Controller
- Full controller support
- Platforms
- Windows, macOS
- Achievements
- 18
- Steam features
- Family Sharing
- Languages
- Text only: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Simplified Chinese, Vietnamese, Korean, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Thai, Traditional Chinese, Turkish.
Does Hoa 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 25, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam
Tags
- 2D Platformer
- Relaxing
- Atmospheric
- Hand-drawn
- Action-Adventure
- Cute
- Singleplayer
- Exploration
- Cartoon
- Adventure
- Indie
- Platformer
- Action
- Casual
- Nature
- Fantasy
Recent updates
- Oct 12, 2021 · Level Select, Window Mode & Bug Fixes!
- Jun 18, 2021 · 10 New Languages Set for Launch!
1 DLC available.
