HeartWare (2024)
- Developer
- Sabiá Studios
- Platforms
- Windows, macOS, Linux
- Genres
- Casual, Indie, RPG, Simulation, Free To Play
- Rating
- 3.6 of 5, 32 player ratings
- Typical playtime
- about 31 minutes
- Where to get it
- Steam
The catalog in 3D
The same catalog has a room you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real games from it when you tell them what you feel like playing. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this game is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A gentle, introspective visual novel where your choices gently shape a personal journey of connection and self-discovery.
interactive fictionchoice-drivennarrative-focusedemotionalreflectiveatmosphericquiet
What players say
Players describe HeartWare as a very short free visual novel heavily inspired by Doki Doki Literature Club, using meta tricks like a fake crash screen. Opinions split on whether its writing works, though the translation into multiple languages is widely criticized as garbled.
Screenshots
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