Heartstop

Heartstop is a very moving and very challenging game. If you enjoy narrative titles that have difficult decisions and very deeply conceived characters, then Heartstop is a game you will love.

This game's writing impressed me. I wasn't sure what to expect given the low number of reviews, but the concept intrigued me. While the script could certainly be tidied up (there are some spelling errors and occasionally the dialogue is a little stiff), there is a lot of great emotional writing. I teared up at a couple endings, and had chills go down my back during a couple as well. I was also curious to unravel the mystery the whole time, and I actually am satisfied with the answers the game provides. My play time is significant for a game this length, one playthrough will last you about a few hours if you read at a decent pace, but I just had to see all the game had to offer. There's a very intriguing subtext to the game that you can really only piece together after getting multiple endings as well; Various little details, dialogue or visuals that only make sense in hindsight, etc. It's really engaging, and was enough to get me to play 3 times just to see all the little clues and changes I could find. The way the game lets you know exactly what influences changes in the story when it happens is a nice touch too. There's a multitude of choices to influence the story…

Without having seen all the endings (but at least the major ones that involve [spoiler]sacrificing yourself or Mollie and either sticking with it or backing out[/spoiler]), I really enjoyed this. I'm not sure I want to see any other endings, though, even for completion, as the former two were difficult enough, to say nothing of the latter (unthinkable!). So, it's probably going to make you cry if you're given to that, as it's majorly bittersweet in most aspects, made more so in how relatable I think most people will find the characters. However, unlike many narrative-heavy games, it earns those moments of joy or sadness by not having any deus ex machinas or last-minute revelations to set things right or wrong — just flawed people trying to make the best of a terrible situation that they aren't responsible for creating. You're given a pretty wide range of decisions — possibly a little too wide at times, as I think the number of choices could be cut down slightly — in guiding Cora through her various challenges. But, due to the variety of choices you're given, it has high replayability. And the choices you make almost entirely feel that they lead up to a given outcome, making them f…

Ignore my first achievement I ♥♥♥♥♥♥ up, great game btw. Love the art.

Heart wrenching lesbian horror story.

Absolutely a fantastic game! To put it briefly, if you have played the To The Moon series and enjoyed them, then go ahead and get this game. If you liked To The Moon, you will like this. What we have here is a good example of what RPG Maker can do for a story-telling centered game. The world has frozen and you're the only person left moving....or are you? Dive into the mystery of what happened, build a bond (or don't), and experience multiple endings based on your actions and decisions. The way the characters reference prior events is really well done here...it honestly makes me wonder how certain situations would play out if I had picked a different option three or four chapters earlier. I honestly wish there was a chapter select, although the game really isn't that long. Although the storyline (from what I can tell) is mostly linear, this high level of variety ensures that you actually COULD replay this game just to see the effects of your various choices. The music and writing is great here. There is some nudity (mostly pixel nudity, but at least one instance that I recall that is based on their portraits). If you want a (potential) love story with a sci-fi mystery …