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Heartworm
Pass through the threshold and enter a world born of memories. Defend yourself with a camera while solving death’s mysteries in a reverent evolution of 90’s survival horror, integrating both fixed cameras and over the shoulder perspectives.
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-25.
“A good indie survival horror inspired by Resident Evil, Silent Hill and maybe... American McGee's Alice? The whole thing is an exploration of the heroine's mental issues and personal traumas. The world you're exploring is resembling places familar to the heroine, but often…”
— a player, Steam review · 7 hrs played“I almost skipped this game; the camera being the main form of combat didn't appeal to me initially. Luckily, I saw some videos on release day to change my mind and I made the day 1 purchase. Survival horror, tank controls, and fixed camera is my favorite genre. It's been such a…”
— a player, Steam review · 41 hrs played“A Rather Docile Survival Horror I remembered playing the demo of this game during Steam's October Nextfest 2024. The demo gameplay was solid. You could easily see the influence of Silent Hill (levels and encounters revolve around the protagonist's past) and Fatal Frame (using a…”
— a player, Steam review · 7 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live data self-collected from the Steam API · history through 2026-08 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 2026-09-26.
Price tracking
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Latest official news
Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.
Minor bug fix - Involuntary movement bug finally fixed
- Fixed a rare but very annoying and game breaking issue that only affected some users, where the character would move in circles/on their own. This bug was extremely difficult to catch because I was
Unity Security Update/Small Bug Fix Patch
Hi all, Due to the recently found potential security vulnerability in some Unity versions ( https://unity.com/security/sept-2025-01 ) I had to update the engine version, so that is the main focus of t
Save/Load Hotfix
An issue was reported where sometimes loading the game would lead to a black screen. A player submitted their save file and I was able to solve the issue - turns out there was a minor reference error
Heartworm 1.1 Update
Hey Everyone! The Heartworm 1.1 Update is here! You can grab it for 15% off right now during the Steam Autumn sale. You can also now purchase the game’s soundtrack - featuring 60 original songs writte
The Heartworm 1.1 Update Release Date
Hey Everyone! The 1.1 Update is coming soon with a 15% discount for Heartworm - due out September 29th to coincide with the Steam Autumn sale. The main feature included is a new, optional increased di
Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-09-25.
| Genres | Action, Adventure, Indie |
| Player tags | Adventure · Psychological Horror · Survival Horror · Action-Adventure · Exploration · Narrative · Puzzle · Female Protagonist · Horror · Singleplayer · Emotional · Third-Person Shooter (Steam store community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Steam Achievements · Full controller support · Custom Volume Controls · Gamepad Recommended · Playable without Timed Input · DualShock Controller Support · DualShock Controller Support |
| Languages | English * , French, German, Japanese, Portuguese - Brazil, Spanish - Latin America * |
| Controller | Full support |
| Achievements | 19 |
| Official site | https://heartwormgame.com/ |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: OS *: Windows 7 (SP1+) or Windows 10 Processor: x86, x64 architecture with SSE2 instruction set support Memory: 8 GB RAM Graphics: DX10, DX11, DX12 capable DirectX: Version 10 Storage: 8 GB available space