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Hope in the City: Sketch the Truth and Find Your Missing Parents

Investigate a ransacked home and turn your sketches into evidence to solve a dark family mystery.

By Rottie
Hope in the City: Sketch the Truth and Find Your Missing Parents

Imagine finishing high-stakes national exams only to walk into a completely ransacked home and discover your parents have vanished. That is the chilling premise of Hope in the City, an upcoming indie adventure from developer Lofty Sky Entertainment Inc. that puts a creative spin on the detective genre.

Instead of relying on standard forensic tools, protagonist Hope Song uses her artistic eye to piece together the truth. Players must examine crime scenes and transform hand-drawn sketches into concrete evidence, slowly uncovering a conspiracy that grows stranger and darker with every resolved question.

  • Investigate a deeply personal mystery through the eyes of a 17-year-old artist
  • Convert atmospheric sketches and observations into actionable clues
  • Unravel a narrative-driven plot that twists from a missing persons case into something much bigger
  • Experience a fresh take on indie investigative adventures

If you love narrative-heavy mysteries with a unique visual framing device, this one deserves a spot on your Steam wishlist.
Resources: Hope in the City on Steam