Alex's Hope & Alex's Solitude

A visual novel about depression, rejection, and finding hope

Violet Horizons Productions · Released Feb 23, 2024

Reviews: Very Positive; 91% of 78
Recent reviews: Not enough recent
Players: 0; daily peak, Oct 28, 2026
Steam Deck: Playable
Last update on Steam: 2 years ago; Jul 1, 2024
Minimum PC: DirectX 11 GPU; 2 GB RAM · 0.4 GB disk; Full requirements

What is Alex's Hope & Alex's Solitude?

This free, single-player visual novel follows a boy struggling with a lack of love and a girl struggling to fit in. You read two separate short stories totaling about 7,400 words, illustrated with hand-drawn characters and backgrounds.

For you if...

+you prefer reading personal stories to action-heavy gameplay

Not for you if...

−you avoid stories involving suicidal thoughts, self-harm, or substance abuse

What players say

91% of 78 reviews are positive

Players praise the relatable characters and emotional writing, with some also highlighting the music. Some find the girl's story less convincing than the boy's.

Screenshots and trailer

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Alex's Hope & Alex's Solitude system requirements

Minimum: DirectX 11 GPU, 2 GB RAM, 0.4 GB of disk space.

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Minimum

OS: Windows 7 or higher
Processor: 2.0 Ghz 64-bit Intel-compatible
Graphics: OpenGL 3.0 or DirectX 11
Memory: 2 GB RAM
Storage: 400 MB available space

Does Alex's Hope & Alex's Solitude have co-op or multiplayer?

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

Single-player

Does Alex's Hope & Alex's Solitude run on Steam Deck?

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

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, macOS, Linux
Achievements: 3
Steam features: Family Sharing
Languages: Full audio: English.

Does Alex's Hope & Alex's Solitude 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