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Nightmares from the Deep: The Cursed Heart

Nightmares from the Deep: The Cursed Heart

Would you like to enter a thrilling Pirates world where danger lurks in every corner?You are a museum owner pursuing an undead pirate who kidnapped your daughter. You quickly realize that the villain is entangled in a tragic, centuries-old love story, and wants to resurrect his mistress with the gir

Released Feb 5, 2014 Developer Artifex Mundi Platforms Windows · Mac · Linux Hidden ObjectAdventureCasualPoint & ClickPuzzle
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What players say

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

91.7%positive1,594 reviews
Recommended · 0 found this helpful

“masterpiece”

— a player, Steam review · 21 hrs played
Recommended · 0 found this helpful

“Played only a little but damn these games shouldn't have been delisted I really want Artifex to remaster and relaunch some of their older titles they're really great albeit dated”

— 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.

15achievements
25.5%median completion
8.1%rarest: RULER O' THE SEAS
59.3% of players 55.6% of players 54.6% of players 50.8% of players 50.8% of players 49.5% of players 43.0% of players 25.5% of players 16.5% of players 16.0% of players 15.4% of players 15.1% of players 13.4% of players 10.2% of players 8.1% of players 59.3% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
59.3%PLAYTIME — Impressive work, mate, ye finished that game in under a minute!
55.6%LUCKY ROLL — Three games and zero skips--the odds certainly be in yer favor now!
54.6%RULE O' THREE — All 3 in 3 seconds? Ye see pretty good for a bloke with an eyepatch!
Rarest badges of honor
8.1%RULER O' THE SEAS — Congratulations on plunderin’ every last Achievement, me bucko!
10.2%MAHJONG MASTER AND COMMANDER — Ye’ve finished all the games o’ Mahjong. Well played, sir!
13.4%MAHJONG FIRST MATE — Ye’ve left the first half o’ the Mahjong games in yer wake! Arr!

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.

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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.

Jun 25, 2019
Irony Curtain: Revolutionary Update #3

https://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/2445875/0679ca2ecf1440ea52d12ad22f988e36ad100dc0.pngComrades! Here comes another glorious update! If you appreciate our work for the

May 31, 2019
Irony Curtain reviews digest (SPOILER: they're awesome!)

https://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/2445875/be46e640de8b4e8f637a1d4b5efd736db220e959.gif Comrades! It’s been over two weeks since Matryoshka has opened the Iron(y) Curta

May 23, 2019
Irony Curtain: Revolutionary Update #2

https://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/2445875/375413d170e1fecd53f43b340be030e3b2270c3a.png Comrades! Our Leader has granted us another glorious update! If you appreciate o

May 18, 2019
Irony Curtain's Revolutionary Update #1

https://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/2445875/52679d771842d780f840cc356285c2a4fc113f66.png Comrades! Thank you for purchasing the Irony Curtain: From Matryoshka with Love!

May 16, 2019
Irony Curtain Premiere TODAY with 10% OFF!

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Screenshots

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Facts & details

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

GenresAdventure, Casual
Player tagsHidden Object · Adventure · Casual · Point & Click · Puzzle · Pirates · Female Protagonist · Horror · Singleplayer · Mystery · Fantasy · Story Rich (SteamSpy community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Steam Achievements · Steam Trading Cards · Steam Cloud · Family Sharing
LanguagesEnglish * , French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Portuguese - Portugal, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Simplified Chinese *
Achievements15
Estimated owners100,000 – 200,000 (SteamSpy)
Official sitehttp://www.artifexmundi.com/page/piraci/
Minimum system requirements (PC)

Minimum: OS *: Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8 Processor: 1.5 GHz Memory: 512 MB RAM Graphics: 128 MB VRAM DirectX: Version 9.0 Storage: 1 GB available space