You Are Hope

About

You Are Hope lets you guide a character through a life that lasts 60 years, real time, before passing the baton to new players. As a baby, adult, or lone survivor, you hunt, farm, build shelter, and craft tools to endure harsh environments. Your progress becomes a legacy for children and grandchildren, who inherit your work as they take over the next chapter. Whether you’re starting in a desolate wilderness or a thriving settlement, every action shapes a shared world where cooperation and resource management keep your family line alive. What sets it apart is the seamless handoff between players, creating a living history of collective effort. Generations build on each other’s work, with no single player controlling the full story. The slow, methodical pace and focus on long-term impact foster a quiet sense of accomplishment. While challenges like managing time limits and unpredictable player interactions can test patience, the game’s community-driven evolution and family tree tracking offer a rare blend of personal and shared storytelling.

Storyline

One important thing you do in this game is to name your children (who are also players). "You are Hope" is what a mother would say when she gives the name 'Hope' to her baby. You are born either as a baby to one of the other players, or as a young woman if no suitable mother is found. Every minute of real time is one year in the game and your maximum age is 60 years. A single life is limited, but the things you make during your lifetime are left for your children and grandchildren once you are gone. Try to make life a little bit easier for those who come after you, so your family line will have a chance to prosper for generations to come. Sometimes you will spawn alone in the wilderness. You need to build a fire to stay warm and trap rabbits to get meat and furs for clothes. A sharp stone may be your best friend in the beginning. Try to find a good spot to settle and grow some food, because other players may soon arrive as your children, and will need to be taken care of until they are grown enough to help you. Sometimes you will be born in a sprawling city, with farmers, cooks, blacksmiths, shepherds and hunters. There will be clothes and equipment ready for you, prepared by players who may be your grandparents or distant relatives. Maybe you will gather some friends and set out to start a settlement of your own, maybe you will inherit a farm job from your uncle, or maybe you will slay bears and wolves. The choices are endless, but remember: unless you leave the world better after you have lived than when you arrived, you have not really achieved anything. Every life you play will put you in contact with new players. Some are more experienced than you, some are less. Some will teach you and some will learn from you. Some may even be disruptive to the civilization you are building, and will need to be dealt with accordingly. It will be up to you and your fellow players to shape the world for a brief moment in time, before the following generations take over. After your game life is over, you can look at your family tree and see how your descendants are doing. You can take pride in each of your younger relatives who survives into adulthood and in each new generation that follows you, knowing that you helped make it happen.