Hoping this Finds You Well

Hoping this Finds You Well

Alexis Royce · May 1, 2024 · Visual Novel, Pirates, Cute, Hand-drawn, Romance

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Hoping this Finds You Well price

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About Hoping this Finds You Well

An experiment in letter writing, meant to evoke the distinctly sweet homoeroticism of Victorian and Edwardian literature. Follow the correspondence of two professors, in the months before one of them makes a decision he'll never be able to take back.
  • A visual novel with a cute mechanic: Slide the letters back and forth across the screen, to experience the time the letter is written, and when it is read!
  • About 10,000 words in length,
  • A fantasy setting with pirates and demons,
  • A gentle, clean romance with two scientists, one of them arguably quite mad!

Hoping this Finds You Well — game info

Platforms
Windows, macOS
Steam Deck
Playable
Player modes
Single-player
PC Game Pass
Not included
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What Steam players say

Recent verbatim reviews from Steam — separate from playze.io community reviews below.

✦ AI summary

Players consistently praise this free game as a charming, heartwarming experience centered on a correspondence between two characters, with particular love for the unique letter-sliding mechanic and the emotional character development. Common complaints note that it's not a traditional "game" in the gameplay sense, but those who go in expecting a narrative experience find the writing and relationship progression genuinely engaging and emotionally satisfying.

Recommended Apr 12, 2026
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Recommended Apr 26, 2026
[strike] have you ever loved? [/strike]
1 found this helpful
Recommended Apr 13, 2026
was kicking my feet and happy as can be, loved this so much.
1 found this helpful
Recommended Dec 15, 2025
Super cute!! I love Hawley and Harold and figuring out bits of world building from context clues. The gimmick of sliding the letter back and forth is very fun and makes you appreciate the expressions even more.
1 found this helpful
Recommended Oct 16, 2025
This game was wonderfully captivating. Seeing their correspondence change as they grew closer was fantastic.
1 found this helpful
Recommended Aug 25, 2026
Hoping this Finds You Well is a short, literature-inspired visual novel that turns written correspondence into the heart of both its storytelling and interaction. Developed and published by Alexis Royce, the game follows two professors whose relationship develops through letters during the months leading toward an important decision. Rather than relying on dramatic confrontations or constant face-to-face dialogue, it explores affection through distance, anticipation, carefully chosen words, and the uncertainty of how another person might respond. This understated approach gives the experience a distinctive personality, particularly for players who enjoy narrative games built around reading and character relationships. The story draws noticeable inspiration from Victorian and Edwardian literature, but it does not simply imitate a conventional period romance. Its world introduces scientists alongside pirates, demons, magic, sailing, and alternate-history elements, creating a setting that feels deliberately eccentric. These ingredients provide some welcome playfulness while preventing the romance from becoming excessively serious or sentimental. The two central characters are intelle…

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