Hope Lake
Hidden-object detective adventure investigating disappearances at an abandoned boarding school
Far Mills, Mysterytag · Published by RunServer · Released Jun 3, 2016
- Reviews
- Mostly Positive
- 72% of 521
- Recent reviews
- Not enough recent
- Players
- 1
- daily peak, Oct 30, 2026
- Steam Deck
- Untested
- Last update on Steam
- 10 years ago
- Jun 4, 2016
What is Hope Lake?
Hope Lake is a single-player, point-and-click adventure about female students disappearing years after a teacher’s drowning. You investigate an abandoned boarding school, exploring 48 locations, searching hidden-object scenes, and solving minigames with help from a flashlight and an interactive map.
For you if...
- +you enjoy detective stories with a dark atmosphere
Not for you if...
- −you want difficult puzzles that require complex problem-solving
What players say
72% of 521 reviews are positive
Players praise the artwork and music. They complain about mislabeled hidden objects and clicks that fail to register. A recent reviewer also reports a progress-blocking chest bug that requires restarting from the beginning.
Screenshots and trailer
Hope Lake system requirements
Minimum: 0.5 GB RAM, 2 GB of disk space.
As published by the developer.
Can my PC run Hope Lake?
The published requirements do not name a graphics card we can compare.
Set up my PC →Minimum
- OS
- Windows XP
- Processor
- 1.4 GHz
- Memory
- 512 MB RAM
- Storage
- 2 GB available space
- DirectX
- Version 9.0c
Recommended
- OS
- Windows 7
- Processor
- 1.6 GHz
- Memory
- 512 MB RAM
- Storage
- 2 GB available space
- DirectX
- Version 9.0c
Does Hope Lake have co-op or multiplayer?
No: single-player only, no multiplayer modes declared.
Does Hope Lake run on Steam Deck?
Untested Not yet tested by Valve on Steam Deck.
PC version details
- DRM
- None declared on Steam
- Controller
- Keyboard and mouse
- Platforms
- Windows
- Achievements
- 30
- Steam features
- Family Sharing, Trading cards
- Languages
- Full audio: English, Russian. Text only: German, Czech, Polish.
Does Hope Lake 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
