Red-clad defenders meet blue raiders on a beach as their boats land below a Hellenistic temple

The Hope

Rome's peace stops at the shore. Lead the last ships west from a burning harbour in Kilikia, and hold each beach with a handful of squads.

Coming soon to Steam

See it move

Every island is one short, desperate stand

An enemy boat full of raiders nearing the shore while two squads wait on the hill

Read the boats

They come in from the open sea. You see where they will land, and you have a few seconds to get in their way.

Infantry plunging from a stone wall onto the enemy below

Use the ground

Infantry plunge from high ground. Pikemen charge through a rank. Archers loose a volley all at once.

A house burning on a sandy island while squads rush up the steps

Keep the houses standing

Every house left standing pays coin. A burning one pays nothing. Retreat a broken squad by boat, or stand and lose them.

The upgrade screen with a commander's portrait and class skills

Bury your commanders

Each squad follows a commander with a name, a class and a temperament. When one falls, they stay fallen.

Eighty islands, sailing west

The campaign starts on the right, at the burned harbour in Kilikia, and ends in the open Aegean.

  1. KilikiaIslands 1–10Fast pirate hemioliai
  2. PamphyliaIslands 11–20Siege boats offshore
  3. PisidiaIslands 21–30Columns over land
  4. LykiaIslands 31–40Archer boats
  5. KariaIslands 41–50Storms that hide sails
  6. IoniaIslands 51–60Swarms from every gate
  7. LydiaIslands 61–70Galatians at the carnyx
  8. The AegeanIslands 71–80Night raids by torchlight

From the islands

  • Night raid on a torch-lit harbour
  • Battle on a snow-covered island
  • Desert riders charging a stone stair
  • A bomb bursting during a storm landing
  • Archers loosing a volley from a wall in the rain
  • A whole island in battle with the squad cards on screen

Press kit

Game
The Hope
Genre
Real-time island defence
Platforms
Windows and macOS, on Steam
Release
To be announced
Languages
English, Turkish, German, French, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, Russian, Japanese, Simplified Chinese
Contact
armankara19@gmail.com

About the game

The Hope is a real-time tactics game played on small diorama islands. Boats come in from the open sea, and you have a few seconds to put your squads in their way. Hold the beach, keep the houses from burning, and sail on before the next wave of raiders finds you.

The campaign crosses 80 islands in 8 regions of the Hellenistic coast, with 12 commanders on the roster and up to 4 squads in a battle. A fallen commander is gone for good.

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Logo, trailer and all 12 screenshots.

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