Heartbound is a non-traditional role-playing game about a boy, his dog, secrets, and sanity.
- Story Rich (102)
- RPG (101)
- Adventure (100)
- Indie (90)
- Great Soundtrack (87)
- Pixel Graphics (79)
- Choices Matter (69)
- Action (60)
- 2D (57)
- Singleplayer (53)
- Early Access (50)
- Puzzle (32)
- Psychological Horror (28)
- Funny (17)
- Horror (12)
- Atmospheric (10)
- Cute (5)
Early Access | Dec 24, 2018 |
Price | $ 9.99 Top 30% |
Steam Rating (Steam Purchases / All) | 95.9% (overwhelmingly positive) Top 10% / 96.2% Top 5% |
Steam DB Rating (Steam Purchases / All) | 90.9% Top 3% / 91.3% Top 2% |
Reviews (Steam Purchases / All) | 1.5K Top 10% / 1.8K Top 10% |
Curators | 37 reviews Top 15% |
Median Play Time | 5 hours Top 30% |
Play Time per Dollar | 30 minutes |
Followers | 20.7K Top 5% |
Owners | ± 42.5K Top 25% |
Copies Sold | ± 33K Top 20% |
Gross Revenue ($) | ± 282K Top 15% |
Rating and Reviews (Monthly)
This graph shows Heartbound's Steam rating and reviews between December 2018 and December 2023. Steam's rating is very stable, varying from 96.1% (December 2023) to 97.3% (March 2020).
With 1.8K reviews Top 10%, Heartbound could be an indie success or even a small AAA success. Peaks in the chart suggest that major updates or discounts happened. Most of the peaks took place in November.
Review Languages
This donut graph displays the languages of Heartbound's Steam reviews. The most popular language is English (70%), followed by Portuguese - Brazil (15%). There is a healthy diversity in the review languages, with 23 different languages represented. The game is available in 6 languages. Unless the game has a lot of dialogues, translating is usually not a lot of work compared to completing a game, therefore adding more translations is generally recommended.
Time Played
This chart displays the time played in Heartbound, comparing positive and negative reviews. The reviews during the game's time in Early Access are visible too. The time in game is acceptable, with 11 hours in the 80th percentile.
The negative reviews play time is 2 times lower than the positive reviews median play time.
Players' Feedback
Game's Strengths | Game's Weaknesses |
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The intention behind these pros & cons isn't to establish a balanced evaluation of the game, but rather to assist developers in identifying enhancement opportunities. The game's score of 95.9% Top 10% should be considered while evaluating them.
Take into account that list was generated using AI on a small sample of Heartbound's Steam review data, it is not meant to be exhaustive. Additionally, remember that not all issues need to be fixed, sometimes the best approach is to communicate better to manage the player's expectations.