Heartbound

Heartbound

Pirate Software · December 25, 2018 · Adventure, RPG, Story Rich, Indie, Pixel Graphics

Buy Heartbound from Steam at $9.99 — the cheapest of 1 store we compare.

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Heartbound price by region

Heartbound costs £6.75 in the United Kingdom, €7.15 in Europe (EUR), $9.99 in the United States, $9.99 in Georgia (USD), A$10.00 in Australia, NZ$10.00 in New Zealand, CA$11.25 in Canada, zł18.75 in Poland and R$20.00 in Brazil right now.

Cheapest Heartbound offer in each region, in local currency
RegionBest priceOfficial storeKey shopStores
United Kingdom £6.75 £6.75 — 1
Europe (EUR) €7.15 €7.15 — 1
United Statesyour region $9.99 $9.99 — 1
Georgia (USD) $9.99 $9.99 — 1
Australia A$10.00 A$10.00 — 1
New Zealand NZ$10.00 NZ$10.00 — 1
Canada CA$11.25 CA$11.25 — 1
Poland zł18.75 zł18.75 — 1
Brazil R$20.00 R$20.00 — 1

Each row is a real price from that region's own stores, not a currency conversion, so the figures are not directly comparable. Switch regions in the header to shop the one you buy in.

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About Heartbound

✦ AI summary

Follow Lore and his dog Baron through a deeply emotional adventure where your choices reshape the story, combat plays out through unique mini-games tailored to each enemy, and you'll uncover memories of those you encounter. This non-traditional RPG ditches levels and experience for skill-based combat that shifts based on your relationships, packed with cryptic puzzles, pixel art worlds, and the kind of emotional weight that makes you question every action you take.

Heartbound is a non-traditional role-playing game about a boy, his dog, secrets, and sanity.
  • Follow Lore and Baron on their adventures through time and space.
  • Handle combat through a series of unique mini-games with varying objectives.
  • Change the story through exploration and interaction with the world.
  • A massive series of optional cryptographic puzzles that can be solved as a community.
  • Varying environments with unique pixel art, an inspired soundtrack, and tons of extra socks.
  • That awful feeling when you do something terrible to someone who loves you.
  • More gags than you can shake a stick at. Binder can lend you one of his if you don't bring your own.
  • Advanced sadness.
Heartbound does not use the traditional systems of Levels, Experience, or Consumables. Everything is skill-based and combat can change based on your relationships with others or things you have done. Weapons can be found throughout the world and they augment how much damage you deal in certain situations.

Every enemy you encounter has unique mini-games that you will not see anywhere else in the game. There are no random battles and a number of encounters are avoidable based on how you progress. Combat never ends in death and defeating someone allows you to see their memories from their perspective. What you do from there is up to you.

Heartbound — game info

Platforms
Windows, Linux / SteamOS
Steam Deck
Verified
Player modes
Single-player
Controller
Full controller support
PC Game Pass
Not included

What Steam players say

Recent verbatim reviews from Steam — separate from playze.io community reviews below.

Not recommended Aug 2, 2026
this game at this point is a scam, and steam has no business further allowing sales of this eternal demo.
101 found this helpful
Not recommended Aug 9, 2026
This game worked at Blizzard for 7 years.
58 found this helpful
Not recommended Aug 10, 2026
I played this game when it first released and loved it so much I went to kickstarter and backed it as well. I played it again when another update came out and liked that as well. Life got in the way as it does and I almost forgot I had this game waiting for me. Until I started hearing murmurs surrounding a "Pirate Software." I thought to myself: "Huh that kinda sounds like the dev for that one game I liked... Wow it's been a minute, I bet it's all finished now. I should play it!" Imagine my surprise when not only was that "Pirate Software" I heard about the very same dev for this game, but after nearly decade in early access the game STILL. WASN'T. FINISHED. I donated to the kickstarter knowing that there was a real risk that it would fall through, but also after I already got a demo that I enjoyed - I can't imagine the disappointment and betrayal of people who graciously donated and gave this game money with the trust and hope that it would become a reality. Not everyone GETS that opportunity and privilege, and I can't recommend a game not matter how much I liked it initially knowing that the one-in-a-million chance that was so graciously given to this game was squandered lik…
43 found this helpful
Not recommended Aug 25, 2026
bought this game when i was a teenager, now an adult and the game is still not finished. sad to see
42 found this helpful
Not recommended Aug 24, 2026
complete scam, game never launches, sells as if the game is launched but is still in development for over 5 years... couldn't refund cause i went afk for an hour. I really wish i could have my money back to buy a better game.
14 found this helpful
Not recommended Aug 23, 2026
pirate software can u finish ur ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ game I bought this so many years ago
13 found this helpful

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