Toronto, Canada - September 25, 2026 - Lofty Sky Entertainment, which recently announced that its upcoming narrative mystery game, Hope in the City, will release on November 10th on XBOX and Steam, is excited to reveal its voice cast. The game is also part of the Game Devs of Color 2026, with its broadcast held at 3:50 PM EST on Friday the 25th, where the team will be featured on stream.
Link of the broadcast: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WJkGIAcDeWg
The voice cast includes:
- Angela Tran as Hope Song — international VO credits including Genshin Impact and Funimation's Kingdom
- Chelly Li as Leah Liu — international VO credits including PJ Masks: Mayhem on Mystery Mountain (Hasbro) and ATLA: Sky of Tides
- Courtney Lin as Lin Meng — the voice of Princess Peach (Nintendo) and Draculaura (Monster High)
- Monique Burias Shi as Aunt Miao and Ms. Wan — known for Fire Emblem: Fortune's Weave and Monster Hunter Wilds
- Ping Liu as Teacher Zhao — Mama Duck, Reset, and commercial work for Cedars-Sinai International and BuzzFeed's Tasty
- Braydon Ciecko as Li Tao — rising voice actor building his credits across fan projects
- William Jung as Police Officer Zhou Kai — Korean-Canadian actor, marking his voice acting debut
- Brent Mukai as the Man in the Alley — known for Demon Slayer, One Piece, and Monster Hunter Wilds
- Jimmie Yamaguchi as Teacher Yang — 20-year industry veteran, voice of Yasuo in 2XKO
- Rochelle Ma as Li Ping — award-winning actress, Li Chun (ReelWorld Film Festival)
- Huy Pham as Tang Wei — Rhomfaya: The Rays of Liberty and Ferocious
- Lynn Xiong as Han Mei (Mom) — 20+ years across film and voice acting
- Patrick Langner as Sun Huifeng — SAG-E Asian-American voice actor, known for Munroe (Ersatz), Druk (Alaris), and Pride (Lost in Limbo)
With the game being featured in GDoC we're thrilled to celebrate the amazing work of our Asian cast, including several from Northeast China (and even Shenyang City itself), where the story is set! Jason, Lofty Sky's CEO
Hope in the City follows Hope Song as she searches for her missing parents through the streets and back alleys of the Chinese city of Shenyang, stepping into the darkness lurking beneath the city's peaceful facade. The game releases November 10th, 2026, day one on Steam and XBOX.
Any press, streamers or other content creators interested in covering Hope in the City can request a review code here: Form.
Press kit: HITC Press Kit
Store Link: HITC Steam Page
Press contact: Thomas Vermeil - pr@naga-games.agency
About the game
Hope in the City is an impactful narrative mystery game made by the team behind the 2026 GDC Best in Play Winner Sky of Tides and the Annie Award-nominated Eternal Spring. When 17-year-old Hope Song comes home to find her parents gone, she refuses to wait for answers; she becomes the investigator herself.
Sketching clues into her notebook and connecting them into breakthroughs, Hope uncovers the dark secrets hiding just beneath her city's calm, familiar surface. Set in the city of Shenyang China, players explore its beautiful streets in a bold, colorful and stylized visual identity with an edge.
Dive into a deep narrative mystery where every sketch reveals a little more of the truth.
Key features
- Sketchbook-Based Investigation: Gather clues, record observations, and piece them together through sketches in Hope's notebook.
- Thought-Building Mechanic: Turn scattered observations into insights, then chain them into breakthroughs to advance the case.
- Complex Case Structure: Pursue leads in the order you choose as you dig into your parents' disappearance.
- Exploration-Driven Discovery: Explore a seemingly calm and beautiful city with a unique design to uncover the clues and secrets hidden beneath its surface.
- Story-Driven Progression: Custom cutscenes trigger as you solve the mystery, tying investigation progress directly to narrative reveals.
Wishlist Hope in the City on Steam, follow Lofty Sky on X or join their Discord for more information and exciting cryptics to win keys or secret teasers.
About the Studio
Lofty Sky Games is a Toronto-based award-winning studio producing games, animation, VR, and documentary content. Our work has represented Canada at the Academy Awards®, won GDC Pitch and GDC Best in Play, and earned nominations from the Canadian Screen and Canadian Game Awards.
Produced with the participation of the Canada Media Fund and the support of Ontario Creates.
