The Hopeless Few Steam news

• Steam app typegame
• Steam App ID4259730
• PriceNo longer available on Steam Store
• Release dateQ3 2026
• DeveloperThe Quiet Kids
• PublisherThe Quiet Kids
• Parent gameNot available

Genres: Action, Indie

Company pages: Developer: The Quiet KidsPublisher: The Quiet Kids

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The Hopeless Few Steam news

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• Melee Combat Added - Demo Update 2.2 - 13 April 2026

  Demo Patch 2.2.0Added melee combat!6 new melee weapons: Rusty Axe, Combat Knife, Baseball Bat, Spiked Bat, Sickle, Crowbar.2 new Weapon Upgrades for melee weaponsNew Run Modifiers.Polished weapon equip/unequip transition.Added rescue flares attracting nearby zombie attention.Added auto-assignment to Quick Access for viable items on pickup.Added searchable trash piles that may contain random loot.Added more variety to zombie animations.Added equipped cargo smooth appear.Tweaked the main menu yes/no popup. Audio: Added barrel & grenade explosion audio and camera shake.Added toxic pool audio.Added jump and land voice & slight camera shake.Disabled survivor audio after they die.Fixed weird stepping audio before the intro popup is closed.Also disabled survivor ambience noises pre-popup.Added audio stinger on run end popup appearance.

• Demo Update 2.1 - 1 April 2026

  Disclaimer: If you've got some progress in the previous demo versions, it'll unfortunately get reset, as I just introduced save file encryption. I don't forsee anymore resets in the future. On the upside, the update introduces a lot Quality of Life improvements to make the process less cumbersome.Demo 2.1.0 log Made the game paused when reading a note / letter.More polish for player's movement & controls, to make it feel more "grounded".Grounded detection improvements.Added fall detection & animation change.Optimization for interactives targetting.Reduced item interaction distance.Made the Settings menu accessible in-run. (so you can adjust the volume or mouse sensitivity without going back to Main Menu)Hiding HUD when in Dialogue mode.Introduced save file encryption.Colliders fixes in Central Courtyard.Patch 2.1.1-2.1.3"Apply" button in the Settings menu now properly signalizes when th…

• Major Demo Update - Patch 2.0 - 28 March 2026

  Demo 2.0.0 Patch Log: Reworked that damn camera controller.Fixed crosshair offset when entering/exiting aiming.Made player movement / rotations smoother.Made it so loot item particles only emit when you're nearby.Added friendly-fire for central hub Survivors (you can kill them now 👀 )Survivors can now be attacked and killed by the Infected.Added barricades at entry gates. They can be both destroyed by the infected, and repaired by the player (repairing requires craftable Repair Kits).Added HUD interface for Survivor health status and Barricade integrity.Added readable notes scattered throughout the level.Improved enemy pathfinding and attack physics.Added Waves of infected that trigger at specific time points. This causes a randomized group of infected to besiege the Central Courtyard. For now on the first map trigger points are: 15m, 10m, 3m before the end.Camera and character control…

• Next Fest Update - Patch 1.5.0 - 25 February 2026

  Thank you to all the new people that tried out the demo and wishlisted the game. I can not thank you enough!In the meantime, the public demo has just been updated.Demo 1.5.0 log Implemented a Dialogue System (for Cain and Dr. Sera).Animation transitions polish (both for the player and the infected).Disabled run ability for the Old Infected.Implemented Steamworks API.Quicker Main Menu loading.Added Camera Sensitivity setting.Various minor tweaks.

• Demo Patch 1.4.0 and 1.4.1 - 16 February 2026

  Hey there, continuing with the QoL and other improvements for the public demo. The level design work on the first location is more-or-less complete now.Demo 1.4.0 & 1.4.1 log:Added HUD info about secured and non-deposited salvage score.Level design work - the first map is almost complete.More fixes for upgrading backpacks and transfering items.Fixed enemies dead positon defaulting to ground level instead of accurate floor level.

• Name Change and Patch 1.3.2 - 14 February 2026

  With the help of the amazing Steam support I've changed the game's name to The Hopeless Few, which hopefully represents what the game's about at first glance more than the old name.Alongside I've updated all the capsule art and such, along with the in-game logo - which means another patch. Below's the detailed patch log.Demo Patch 1.3.2Nerfed the Fat Infected's acid spray to only trigger every few hits.Added area hints on how to open the gates.Fixed missing "Use" action for painkillers.Item naming changes.UI polish for run mods selection to make it more intuitive.Updated in-game logo.1.3.3 PatchFixed left-over cargo UI after upgrading a backpack.Hopefully fixed an issue with dead zombies staying in an upright position.

• Demo 1.3.0 Patch - 10 February 2026

  Another batch of improvements and fixes for the public demo. Please let me know if you have any thoughts or feedback!Demo 1.3.0 log Added vfx and audio feedback for arming and firing Rescue Flares.Fixed collision glitches in new room areas.Minor UI fixes.Level design work on the map #1.Fixed Crit weapon upgrade so it applies correctly.Slight visual feedback added when landing a crit.

• Demo 1.2.0 Patch - 5 February 2026

  As the Steam Next Fest is getting closer, I'm updating the public demo build. Please let me know if you have any feedback or thoughts at this point - it's very helpful as when solo-developing you can easily miss stuff due to the way you get used to play.Patch log:Added Acid Spray on hit for the Fat Infected. Lowered his movement speed.Added some player animations (weapon equipped, unequipping weapon, crouching in place).Added gates between layer 1 and 2 of the grid. They need to be opened with a remote control panel that can be found nearby.Some fixes and tweaks to animations / camera work.Player character visual changes.

• Demo 1.1 Patch - 3 February 2026

  Thank you a lot for the feedback! After the first wave of tweaking, today the public Demo got patched to version 1.1. The changes include quality of life improvements, bug fixes, balance changes and new audio effects. Below is a more extensive patch log:New areas added in some of the grid roomsNow items in the Central Courtyard get are randomized on each runAdded "Move to Inventory / Stash" context actions under right clickAdded new sound effects for UI and various other actionsWhen upgrading a backpack the items will be transfered to the new one nowFixed a bug with incorrect meters and values in the End Run screenFixed a bug with the Survive objective not getting completedFixed a bug when interacting with an already fired Rescue FlareFixed and balanced the Infected Leaper's damageOther minor tweaks and changes

• Public Demo Released - 26 January 2026

  The public demo for Grid Protocol has just went live. I'm hoping for all kinds of feedback at this point, as the game's getting ready for February Next Fest. Thank you for giving it a go!