History VideoGame / TheDesolateHope

* MiniGame: One of the derelict's abilities during combat is to launch a minigame, which are then used to boost the top-right boost meters.

* TimedGame: The station has 15 days worth of power remaining.

** [[spoiler: '''The SixthRanger''': Amos. He [[GuideDangit requires some exploring to get]], and only shows up at random even when you get him, but easily makes up for it by his programs being THE most powerful ones in the game. He can completely heal/revive the party, defend them against all debuffs, stop the boss's charge meter from getting full, set up an timed ice bomb that increases it damage as damage is dealt to the enemy, or simply unleash a very damaging ice attack.]]

* DeathSeeker: Mirad is one, though replace 'death' with 'sleep mode', though it's the same to her. She explains that she can't activate her sleep mode because the people that made the Derelicts made sure that they couldn't activate it until they fulfill their mission, [[KickTheDog even making loopholes in their programming to make sure.]] Mirad would wish nothing more than to be able to rest once and for all. [[spoiler: She gets her wish at the end of the game.]]
* DeepSleep: [[spoiler: All the Derelicts are in 'sleep mode' at the end of the game.]]

* HiddenInPlainSight: Hey, do you want to know where Sample 217 is? [[spoiler: It's the metal case in the background of Atmos' room.]]
* AnIcePerson: Amos, since his room is frozen over. [[spoiler: Once you unlock him, he has several ice-based attacks.]]

* PosthumousCharacter: Amos. [[spoiler: You can retrieve a chip off of him to help you in battles, however.]]
* SceneryPorn

* TechnologyPorn

* BonusBoss: [[spoiler:Dummy's Revenge]]. It has [[DamageSpongeBoss tons of health]], [[OneHitKill kills your derelicts in one hit]][[note]][[SubvertedTrope Unless they have a lot of health]][[/note]], [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking and you can't hack its speed stat]].

** If anything, Malenz can even be thought as a sort of [[DeconstructedTrope deconstruction]] of ''why'' dark is no longer evil (or, in his case, realist): He was suppose to be the realist of the group, starting out with simulated miners mining simulated ore. But years of no contact with Earth and the virus ravaging at his systems made him realize that [[DespairEventHorizon all life is meaningless, because to him, all life wants you to die]]. So he retreated into a little fantasy world, like a little kid playing with toys, and doesn't really care if the virus destroys him or not. [[TheWoobie Poor guy]].

* AnIcePerson: Amos, since his room is frozen over. [[spoiler: Once you unlock him, he has several ice-based attacks.]]

* SpiritualSuccessor: The game is this to ''VideoGame/TheDesolateRoom'', an earlier game by Scott, which can be downloaded [[http://gamejolt.com/games/the-desolate-room/96922 here.]]

So, what's the story? Well, on the edge of an unknown planet sits the Lun Infinus, a huge unmanned station. In it lies five...er, four Derelicts, huge sentient robots. They were created during Earth's golden age, programmed by the world's brightest scientists to run simulations which would explore the possibilities of off-world expansion, in case the Earth was ever made uninhabitable. Unfortunately, it seemed that humanity lost interest in the project, as the last transmission came in thirty years ago. Did we mention that they were only suppose to run the simulations for only five years? Since they've been running for so long, the simulations have gotten a bit... weird. Adding to their list of problems is a computer virus that's recently been overtaking the station, forcing the Derelicts to use more and more of their CPU power to fight it off.

* BonusBoss: [[spoiler:Dummy's Revenge]]. It has [[DamageSpongeBoss tons of health]], [[OneHitKill kills your derelicts in one hit]][[note]][[SubvertedTrope Unless they have a lot of health]][[/note]], [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking and you can't hack its speed stat]].]]

'''The Desolate Hope''' is a video game made by Creator/ScottCawthon, whom you might know as the creator of the ''VideoGame/FiveNightsAtFreddys'' games, The Desolate Hope is a Metroidvania/Boss Game/Top-Down View Shooter/...well, it's [[GameplayRoulette a lot of things]], but its main focus is on the boss battles.

* [[spoiler:BonusBoss: Dummy's Revenge. It has [[DamageSpongeBoss tons of health]], [[OneHitKill kills your derelicts in one hit]][[note]][[SubvertedTrope Unless they have a lot of health]][[/note]], [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking and you can't hack its speed stat]].]]

* SpiritualSuccessor: The game is this to ''The Desolate Room'', an earlier game by Scott.

Created by Scott Cawthon, which you might know as the creator of ''VideoGame/FiveNightsAtFreddys'', The Desolate Hope is a Metroidvania/Boss Game/Top-Down View Shooter/...well, it's [[GameplayRoulette a lot of things]], but its main focus is on the boss battles.

So, what's the story? Well, on the edge of an unknown planet sits the Lun Infinus, a huge unmanned station. In it lies five...er, four Derelicts, huge sentient computers. They were created during Earth's golden age, programmed by the world's brightest to run simulations to explore the possibilities of off-world expansion in case the Earth was turned uninhabitable. Unfortunately, it seemed that interest in the project faded in time, as they haven't received a transmission from Earth for about 30 years. Did we mention that they were only suppose to run the simulations for only five years? As a result, the simulations have turned a little...weird. Then to add to their problems is that virus that popped up all of the sudden, making them use more and more of their precious CPU power in order to fight it off.

So, in order to fight off the virus while also trying to keep the Derelicts properly maintained, Coffee (a walking, talking, pot of Deadpan Snarking-flavored expresso) has been making Digital-Counterparts, or a "D-Co", with whatever non-vital CPU he can scrape by with. Eventually the virus gets the best of them, but maybe the ninth one will be able to get the job done...

You control Coffee's body (NOT Coffee himself, he's devoting his CPU to much more important things, like flagging where the virus is). You start in Lun Infinus itself, and have to go inside each Derelicts' room in order to download yourself into their simulation. At first, you only have access to Malenz, but after you defeat your first boss virus then you get free access to the other robots: Mirad, Alphus, and Bio-Beta (Don't bother going into Amos' room, he broke down before he was able to get his simulation up. Doesn't stop his body from draining power though...). During the night cycle you can go out and recover objects to bring to the Derelicts, which in turn make them devote more of their CPU to you during your battles, leveling them up.

But all this is really just to prepare you for the boss battles, where digital representations of the bots come to battle a super-powerful aspect of the virus. It plays like a fast-paced JRPG battle, where you select options using your mouse. To prepare for these battles, you buy upgrades at the game's merchants using the bits you gather. As the bosses get harder and harder, you have to keep on grinding and grinding in order to keep up. Oh, and you only have a fortnight before the station permanently runs out of power. Are you the last hope in this desolate station? Only you can prove that...

Available on [[http://store.steampowered.com/app/298180/ Steam]] right now.

'''WARNING: This game features bright, flashing lights in its boss fights. If you have a record of seizures due to this, please take caution before playing this.'''

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!!The Desolate Hope contains examples of:

** ''The Medic'': Mirad. Instead of just straight healing, she can also store up energy charges, store up a button that makes your team invincible, or store away a revive to get your team back up if Malenz can't get them back up. Does not have a lot of attacks, though.
** ''The Buffer'': Malenz. He has access to Spikeplate (double damage), Armorplate (double defense), and Megacharge (gives every other Derelict a COMPLETELY FULL charge meter). Like Mirad, he's also the only one who can revive the others.
** ''The Debuffer'': Bio-Beta. His attacks can slow down the boss, burn it for damage over time, break down its strength and defense, or render it helpless by turning it into a toy for a time.
** ''The Jack of All Trades''/''The Summoner'': Alphus. His powers mostly consist of bringing up a program that last for a short period of time, which can be defensive or offensive. For example, he can bring up a wall to protect the team for damage, or bring up a program that will periodically shock and slow the enemy.
** [[spoiler: ''The Sixth Ranger'': Amos. He [[GuideDangit requires some exploring to get]], and only shows up at random even when you get him, but easily makes up for it by his programs being THE most powerful ones in the game. He can completely heal/revive the party, defend them against all debuffs, stop the boss's charge meter from getting full, set up an timed ice bomb that increases it damage as damage is dealt to the enemy, or simply unleash a very damaging ice attack.]]
* AnIcePerson: Amos, since his room is frozen over. [[spoiler: And most of his attacks reflect his chilled over condition.]]
* ArtificialHuman: Bio-Beta wants to recreate a better humanity (he has no idea if they're all dead or not, but by the time we get to meet him he really doesn't care if they are). Unfortunately, he only has two body samples to work with, so he's having...a little trouble with that. Now, where did that dang sample 217 go off to...

* {{Cap}}: 2,147,483,647 bits, naturally. However, the counter stops at 999,999,999 bits; just one away from a billion.

Created by Scott Cawthon, which a majority of you will know as the creator of ''VideoGame/FiveNightsAtFreddys'', The Desolate Hope is a Metroidvania/Boss Game/Top-Down View Shooter/...well, it's [[GameplayRoulette a lot of things]], but its main focus is on the boss battles.

* BeeAfraid: The Alphodomes's fall dome has these as an exclusive enemy.

* [[spoiler:BonusBoss: Dummy's Revenge. It has tons of health, kills your derelicts in one hit[[note]][[{{Subverted}} Unless they have a lot of health]][[/note]], [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking and you can't hack its speed stat]].]]

* ArtificialHuman: Bio-Beta wants to recreate a better humanity (he has no idea if they're all dead or not, but by the time we get to meet him he really doesn't care if they are). Unfortunately, he only has two body samples to work with, so he's having...a little trouble with that. Now, where did that dang sample 217 go off to...

* [[spoiler:BonusBoss: Dummy's Revenge. It has tons of health, kills your derelicts in one hit[[note]][[{{Subverted}} Unless you have a lot of health]][[/note]], [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking and you can't hack its speed stat]].]]

* [[spoiler:BonusBoss: Dummy's Revenge. It has tons of health, kills you in one hit[[note]][[SubvertedTrope Unless you have a lot of health]][[/note]], [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking and you can't hack its speed stat]].]]

* AnIcePerson: Amos, since his room is frozen over. [[spoiler: And most of his attacks reflect his chilled over condition.]]