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Heaven's Vault

Heaven's Vault

An archaeologist uncovers a lost history in an ancient space Nebula. Award-winning narrative adventure game with hieroglyphic language puzzles, from the creators of 80 DAYS.

Released Apr 16, 2019 Developer inkle Ltd Platforms Windows AdventureNarrativeMysteryFemale ProtagonistSci-fi
View on Steam ↗ $24.99 (US · as of 2026-07-26)

What players say

Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Data as of 2026-05-20.

85.5%positive2,209 reviews
Recommended · 15 found this helpful

“Replayed it after a few years because of Chants of Sennaar, and the worldbuilding is still astonishing. Gameplay wise it's very easy p'n'c game, go there do this, go that way talk with that npc... The decisions won't affect the end game but helps building and deepening Aliya's…”

— a player, Steam review · 30 hrs played
Recommended · 8 found this helpful

“I spent the first third of the game worried that I would break things, and then I freed myself to be somewhere between "chaotic neutral" and "chaotic good". It wasn't always obvious which decisions mattered and which didn't, and getting over that (mild) anxiety was the key. I…”

— a player, Steam review · 18 hrs played
Not recommended · 50 found this helpful

“As other reviews have noted, Heaven's Vault has fantastic worldbuilding coupled with absolutely abysmal gameplay. Everything from dialogue to walking to sailing to checking language puzzles is agonizingly slow and tedious, and even elements that should feel fun (like…”

— a player, Steam review · 3 hrs played
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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.

44achievements
29.8%median completion
3.7%rarest: Breaking In
91.1% of players 78.9% of players 73.8% of players 70.9% of players 56.3% of players 52.9% of players 50.0% of players 49.2% of players 48.1% of players 45.3% of players 45.1% of players 43.4% of players 40.7% of players 39.1% of players 36.5% of players 36.2% of players 34.7% of players 34.5% of players 34.1% of players 31.9% of players 30.9% of players 30.2% of players 29.8% of players 28.8% of players 27.9% of players 27.9% of players 26.7% of players 23.5% of players 20.5% of players 19.9% of players 19.8% of players 19.7% of players 18.2% of players 16.8% of players 16.1% of players 15.8% of players 13.7% of players 13.1% of players 9.8% of players 8.6% of players 7.8% of players 7.5% of players 4.1% of players 3.7% of players 91.1% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
91.1%Meet Six — Another robot to add to the collection...
78.9%People: Huang — Meet a friendly scholar
73.8%Maersi — A moon of fresh air and pigs
Rarest badges of honor
3.7%Breaking In — A spot of burglary
4.1%The Gates of Iox — Seal the University
7.5%Enrollment — Bring a new student to the University

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.

$24.99current · sampled 2026-07-26 08:39 UTC
$24.99lowest since tracking began2026-07-11
US24.99 USD
EU21.99 EUR
UK19.99 GBP
Australia35.95 AUD
Canada28.99 CAD
Japan2,570 JPY
Brazil47.49 BRL
China80.00 CNY

Regional prices at last sample, in local currency — Steam sets each region's price independently.

Brazil≈$9.3 China Japan Canada US EU Australia UK≈$27

Cheapest → most expensive, converted to USD at ECB reference rates (2026-07-24). Relative comparison only.

$0 $25 $50 07-11 07-13 07-16 07-19 07-22 07-26

Latest official news

Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.

May 09, 2026
Heaven's Vault Book 4 is out now!

Today, the Heaven's Vault sequence reaches its end. What began as a game expanded into a duology of novels, The Loop and The Vault, which deepened and extended the game's world. Last year we went furt

Apr 16, 2026
Cover reveal!

It's Heaven's Vault's 7th birthday today!To celebrate we wanted to share a first look at the next HV-related release from us, which will be the fourth (and final) book in the novellisation sequence. H

Dec 28, 2025
Book IV - sign up to hear when it launches

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May 29, 2025
The Flood has Arrived!

Heaven's Vault has opened. The waters have risen. The flood is here. New moons mean new discoveries and new secrets. But while the Nebula is changing, so is Aliya herself... Go beyond the game with th

May 15, 2025
Heaven's Vault - Book 3 - Launches 29th May!

The third Heaven's Vault novel has a launch date: 29th May. Rejoin Aliya and Six as they explore the flooded Nebula. A place of old stories and new secrets... The book launches worldwide on the 29th M

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Screenshots

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Facts & details

From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-20.

GenresAdventure, Indie
Player tagsAdventure · Narrative · Mystery · Female Protagonist · Sci-fi · Choices Matter · Point & Click · Interactive Fiction · Puzzle · Atmospheric · Exploration · Singleplayer (SteamSpy community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Full controller support · Remote Play on TV · Family Sharing
LanguagesEnglish * *
ControllerFull support
Achievements44
Estimated owners200,000 – 500,000 (SteamSpy)
Official sitehttp://www.inklestudios.com/heavensvault
Minimum system requirements (PC)

Minimum: OS *: Windows 7 or later Processor: SSE2 instruction set support Memory: 4 GB RAM Graphics: Nvidia Geforce GTX 660 / AMD Radeon HD 7850, 2+ Gb of vram DirectX: Version 10 Storage: 5 GB available space Additional Notes: Not recommended for Intel HD GPUs