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Heartbound
Heartbound is a non-traditional role-playing game about a boy, his dog, secrets, and sanity.
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Data as of 2026-05-20.
“I enjoy it, not ground breaking but better than most modern slop.”
— a player, Steam review · 1 hrs played“Long story short, I like it! Short story long, It's a very interesting, fun and engaging game. But I can imagine it not being everyone their cup of tea. For that I recommend to play the free demo as that gives a great indication on if you will or won't enjoy the game. Gameplay…”
— a player, Steam review · 12 hrs played“Wish I could get my money back. Kickstarted this game way back in 2018 and have nothing to show for it. Updates add nothing. At this point, there should be a mass refund and removal from the store until it's finished.”
— a player, Steam review · 5 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live count fetched 2026-07-24 00:24 UTC · history via SteamCharts.
Achievement stats
Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-07-25.
Price tracking
US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-07-11. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.
Regional prices at last sample, in local currency — Steam sets each region's price independently.
Cheapest → most expensive, converted to USD at ECB reference rates (2026-07-24). Relative comparison only.
Latest official news
Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.
Patch 1.0.9.655
This is the monthly update build for June 2026. This month I focused on finishing the first room for Muspelheim as well as internal tooling. The "Firepipes" room is now completely done as a result and
Patch 1.0.9.654
This is the monthly update build for May 2026. Most of my work this month was doing implementation for some of the penguins and feeling out how they should interact. I really like how their language s
Patch 1.0.9.653
This is the monthly update build for April 2026. Most of my work this month was on fleshing out characters for Chapter 4 and making more content for the ARG. For those not interested in the ARG we hav
Patch 1.0.9.652
This is the monthly update build for March 2026. Worked on fleshing out a lot of the alternate routes for The Aspects encounter. There is a ton more I want to do here so I will be polishing it up off
Patch 1.0.9.651
This is the monthly update build for February 2026. This one adds a ton of polish and new art to the final combat scene in Animus. It also sets up all of the components to work on new areas in Jotunhe
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-20.
| Genres | Action, Adventure, Indie, RPG, Early Access |
| Player tags | Story Rich · RPG · Adventure · Indie · Great Soundtrack · Pixel Graphics · Choices Matter · 2D · Singleplayer · Action · Early Access · Puzzle (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Steam Achievements · Full controller support · Steam Trading Cards · Family Sharing |
| Languages | English, Portuguese - Brazil, French, Russian, Spanish - Latin America, Japanese |
| Controller | Full support |
| Achievements | 31 |
| Estimated owners | 100,000 – 200,000 (SteamSpy) |
| Official site | https://www.gopiratesoftware.com/games/Heartbound/ |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system Processor: 1.2Ghz+ Memory: 4 GB RAM Graphics: 512MB Storage: 500 MB available space Additional Notes: This game is locked to 60 frames per second.