Underplayed Gems

Anode Heart (2023)

Anode Heart cover
Developer
Stove Powered Games
Platforms
Windows, macOS
Genres
Adventure, Indie, RPG
Rating
4.5 of 5, 460 player ratings
Typical playtime
about 23 hours
Where to get it
Steam

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How it feels

A nostalgic robot joins cute creatures in a colorful, turn-based adventure through a blended virtual and physical world, uncovering lost memories.

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What players say

Players call it a modern Digimon World game with a strategic TP combat system and lots of missable content. Some find the stat mechanics overly complex and poorly explained, and one reviewer warns that the recruitment process wastes inventory before warning the player a monster can't be caught.

Screenshots

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