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Groovy Snail Studios · Published by Groovy Snail Studios · Official site ↗
Positive — 100% positive (16 reviews) · 12 achievements
Last updated 7 Oct 2026
Synthetic Hopes is a puzzle game with original and systemic mechanics sparkled with a few platforming action sequences. You are an enslaved android with a shot at freedom in a dystopian cyberpunk setting. Learn the ways of the world and maybe you'll have a chance to break the cycle!
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Action, Adventure · 2025 · More £5 - £15 games
Embark on a journey to freedom as Synthetic Hopes challenges you with intricate puzzles and thrilling action sequences in a cyberpunk world. Navigate the enslaved android's path towards liberation, learning the harsh truths of your dystopian setting.
About this game
Synthetic Hopes is a puzzle game with original and systemic mechanics sparkled with a few platforming action sequences. In a cyberpunk world where androids have been reduced to slavery, you are a first-generation model that finally has a shot at freedom.
Escape the lights to advance. Pickup and combine elements to create new mixtures. Clear obstacles and create paths where there is none. Learn the ways of the world and maybe you’ll have a chance to break the cycle!
Features
150+ puzzles to solve by mixing colors and states of matter, with a range of systemic mechanics.
Forgiving platforming and checkpoint system so you will spend most of your time actually learning and solving puzzles instead of trying to execute sequences perfectly.
A story about meaning, resilience and facing overwhelming odds.
Original art and soundtrack that set the both hopeful and dystopian cyberpunk setting.
A colorblind mode : as the game is very focused on colors and their combinations, a colorblind mode will add shapes to the colors so that you can still play if they’re hard to distinguish.
System Requirements
Will my PC run this? →Minimum
- OS *: Windows 7/8/10/11
- Processor: Intel Core i5
- Memory: 4 GB RAM
- Graphics: NVIDIA GTX 970
- DirectX: Version 11
- Storage: 1 GB available space
Supported Languages
*languages with full audio support
Latest news
Patch NotesOfficial
Synthetic Hopes - Patch 1.1.1
Hi everyone! Quick update to fix a Unity security issue (CVE-2025-59489). Have fun!Read full article on Community Announcements (Groovy Snail Studios)Patch NotesOfficial
Synthetic Hopes - Patch 1.1
Patch 1.1 - Update Hi everyone! In this update, a new UI option for speedrunners and achievements chasers as well as some bug fixes. What changed: New UI option "Counters" under Display > Interface that displays current save time played, deaths and colorins used in game. Fixed end game spheres already validated but still spawning after death. Fixed a door not appearing from the lab hub, this allowed the player to skip a room entirely. Have fun!Read full article on Community Announcements (Groovy Snail Studios)Patch NotesOfficial
Synthetic Hopes - Patch 1.0.3
Patch 1.0.3 - Hotfix Hi everyone! In this update, new bug fixes and fixes of fixes. What changed: Fixed again some light hitboxes in lab pools that could kill the player even though the water was colored the right way Fixed some short cinematics where you could control the player by pausing and unpausing. Respawning as also been blocked in those. Added some killboxes in a rotating set. Have fun!Read full article on Community Announcements (Groovy Snail Studios)Patch NotesOfficial
Synthetic Hopes - Patch 1.0.2
Patch 1.0.2 - Hotfix Hi everyone! Back with a new update focused on fixing bugs and some uninteresting skips based on player feedback. What changed: Fixed some light hitboxes and shadows in the pools in the lab section Fixed a skip in the lab where you could trigger the fall of a platform from below Slowed down the boxes with cameras attached at the end of the lab. They also aim down instead of at an angle to make it fairer. Fixed a bunch of cameras' hitboxes where you could barely slip past with a well timed jump Added some killboxes in rotating sets to prevent the player from being stuck Have fun!Read full article on Community Announcements (Groovy Snail Studios)Patch NotesOfficial
Synthetic Hopes - Patch 1.0.1
Patch 1.0.1 - HotfixHello everyone! Big thanks to everyone that started playing Synthetic Hopes. This updates includes small fixes based on player experience and feedbacks. What changed:Fixed softlock in the last environment where light switches wouldn't reset after death and could lock you of picking up resourcesFixed softlock in the labyrinthic rotating set where you would get stuck in walls after respawning.Slowed down rotating obstacles towards the end of the game to make it a bit easierRead full article on Community Announcements (Groovy Snail Studios)
