HOPE: Unlived Life

August, the story's protagonist, is devastated and crushed. Happiness and youth are behind, a difficult adult life and an endless stream of problems are ahead. The routine torments August, each new day is similar to the previous one. He has neither a goal nor a dream. Will someone help him? Maybe... Family? August's father is an aggressive and abusive man. He lost contact with his son after the death of August's mother, and no matter how much he tried to restore it, everything was in vain. Every time their conversation turns into a quarrel with broken dishes. And then they try to took the initial step toward reconciliation. Is it possible to find a common ground in their case? Or a good old buddy? August and Semyon have been best friends for many years. But adult life changed everything, ice appeared between them. And now they are connected only by drinking, gambling and a common trouble – an empty future. They can fall to the social bottom or hit the jackpot - all ways depend on the will of chance. An ex-girlfriend? She is August's school dream. The girl he had been happy with all his youth. He wanted to build a future with her, start a family. But mutual misunderstandings did not allow this to come true. Now the feelings are buried, and the only question is whether August will be able to dig them out, because now Chloe needs help. Childhood love? Jose. Once a sweet friend of the family, she became a real French hottie. Her flirty smile can charm anyone, and August was no exception. French beauty is full of energy, goals and aspirations. And August has a chance to restore their relationship, turn a childhood crush into adult love. Is it possible for him to stay on the wave of adventures? Next-door girl? Alena appeared in August's life as quickly as she disappeared. A mysterious girl who wants to make friends with the main character, but constantly keeps something back. Or are there so many skeletons in her closet that there is no other choice? In any case, August will have to solve the main question — whether he can trust a charming, but very ambiguous girl. But August has something special inside... A feeling of deja-vu. This girl… What was her name? Maybe it all happened once before? Project Features: - Unique visual style: beautiful CG art, dozens of variations of sprites, a variety of backgrounds. - A large number of choices in the game: time-based choices, item-based choices, and more than 15 endings. - Code features: parallax effect, point-and-click elements with full-fledged walking through locations, equipment, item search, phone. - Additional games: lock breaking, card games, shooting gallery, QTE, in-game computer and many others. - Original soundtrack by Denis Osterman. - Several hundred compositions and sound effects in the full version of the game, striving for cinematic sound. We are planning 3 chapters. The release of Chapter 1 is aimed at 2024-2025.