Hope in the City launches today on PC: requirements and which GPUs run it

Hope in the City launches today, November 11, on Steam and Xbox. It is a narrative mystery adventure from Lofty Sky Entertainment: you play Hope Song, a 17-year-old in Shenyang, China, who comes home from school to a ransacked apartment and two missing parents. The investigation runs through her drawings: you capture what you notice as sketches in her notebook and combine them until the case takes shape. The launch was planned for November 10 and the studio moved it one day, with the same platforms. For PC players the news is good: it asks for very little.

Hope in the City PC requirements

These are the official requirements from the Steam page:

One note on the OS: the minimum says Windows 7, but the same page points out that starting January 1st, 2024, the Steam client only supports Windows 10 and later. The game is Windows only, with no Mac or Linux version.

Which GPUs run it

With a GTX 1060 as the recommended card, almost any gaming PC from recent years gets in. canirun grades are measured against the recommended requirement:

• GTX 1650 and RX 580: clear the minimum and grade C (Tight) against the recommended. Playable, with less headroom.
• GTX 1060 6GB: B (Solid), it is the recommended card itself.
• RTX 3050, RTX 2060 and Arc B580: A (Smooth).
• RTX 4060 and up: S (Overkill).

If you have a GTX 1650, an RTX 3050 or an RTX 4060, see what else your card runs. And if you want more games that run on modest hardware, check the low-end PC games list.

What about the Steam Deck?

Valve has not verified it yet. By our spec-based estimate, the Deck clears the minimum but grades F against the recommended: it gets in, but it will struggle. Once Valve rates it, you will see it on the game’s Steam Deck page.

Try the demo first

The demo is still available on the Steam page, and it is the most direct way to see how the game runs on your machine. For Steam Next Fest, October 19 to October 26, the studio updated it: it added Traditional Chinese and Japanese, improved the camera and the controls in the apartment, and added two modes, Story Mode for a more casual run and Detective Mode for a more challenging one.

The team behind the game previously made Sky of Tides, the 2026 GDC Best in Play winner, and Eternal Spring, nominated for a Peabody Award in 2024.

Can your PC run Hope in the City?

Here is how your PC grades against Hope in the City’s requirements:

Game	Rec. GPU score	Rec. RAM	Min. RAM	Your PC
Hope in the City	9,500	8 GB	4 GB	?

The full game page shows your grade with your detected GPU and RAM.

Sources: Hope in the City on Steam, Steam: release date moves to November 11, Steam: Next Fest demo