# Hopeless: The Dark Caves

> Action

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/id1150872818](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id1150872818)

## Overview

- **ID:** `id1150872818`
- **Platform:** Apple
- **Type:** Apple app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Upopa Entertainment Ltd
- **Category:** Action
- **Rating:** 4.10 / 5 (845 ratings)
- **Version:** 4.7.0
- **Last updated:** 2026-07-29
- **First published:** 2018-08-18
- **Size:** 173 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-14
- **Store listing:** [Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/hopeless-the-dark-caves/id1150872818)
- **Privacy policy:** [http://www.upopa.com/games/hopeless/privacypolicy/HoplessTheDarkCavePrivacyPolicy22Jun16.htm](http://www.upopa.com/games/hopeless/privacypolicy/HoplessTheDarkCavePrivacyPolicy22Jun16.htm)

## Description

Hopeless: The Dark Caves is a fast-paced action shooter where a lone blob must survive waves of blob-eating monsters in a dark cavern. Trust your reflexes, aim true, and remember: don't shoot your fellow blobs as you fight to rescue the stranded.

Arm yourself with guns, lasers, and fairy dust, and unleash everything in your arsenal to overcome the onslaught. Survive, save the Hopeless blobs, and guide them from the darkness to the light.

## Rankings

- #62,004 — Overall

## Review summary

Reviewers largely condemn the latest Hopeless: The Dark Caves update, calling it a far cry from the original. Key criticisms focus on drastic changes to mechanics and art, heavy ad/microtransaction pressure, and loss of the original free-aim, challenging gameplay. Fans long for the old version and its personality, and some note difficulty accessing legacy builds. Overall sentiment is strongly negative, with a clear call to revert to the original experience.

### Pros

- Nostalgia for the original gameplay and its personality.
- Original mechanics offered free aiming and more challenging, skill-based play.
- Some reviewers note the pre-update version did not require internet and had no ads (a positive attribute)

### Cons

- The update drastically changed the game, diverging from the beloved original in mechanics, art, and feel.
- Ad-heavy monetization and microtransactions are widely criticized, with many mentioning ads that interrupt or don’t reward progress.
- Loss of core mechanics like free aiming and the resulting decrease in challenge and skill-based play (auto-aim, fixed crosshair, etc.).
- Perceived decline in quality and art, with cheaper visuals and less engaging design compared to the original.
- Difficulty accessing the legacy version (removal from the store; need to rely on purchase history) and reports of crashes/bugs with the new version

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