The Wild at Heart
Moonlight Kids · 2021 · Story Rich, Puzzle, 2D, Hand-drawn, Action-Adventure
PC
Overwhelmingly Positive95% · 70976Metacritic
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About The Wild at Heart
Wield an ever-growing herd of quirky creatures to rebuild broken paths, battle perilous beasts, and solve peculiar puzzles in a rich, interconnected world. Join two young runaways as they unravel the mysteries of a lost realm in this nostalgic storybook fantasy!
Amass your Horde
Collect and deploy a swarm of quirky Spritelings; small magical creatures for you to command. Break stuff, collect loot, fight enemies, build new paths, and more!
Explore
A unique and sequestered world rich with centuries full of lore. Woods, caves, coastline, ancient shrines... The Deep Woods is full of puzzles to be solved and secrets waiting to be uncovered.
Collect & Craft
Gather rare resources like magical crystals, scrap, electrical components and more to build new structures, items, and upgrades!
Battle
Take on precarious wildlife and supernatural foes with the unique abilities of your Spriteling swarm and your trusty vacuum, the Gustbuster!
Nightfall
"The dark is bad!" - A common saying among the denizens of the Deep Woods, and for good reason. Malevolent beings lurk in the shadows here and you may just find yourself wanting to stay near a campfire light until sunrise.
Amass your Horde
Collect and deploy a swarm of quirky Spritelings; small magical creatures for you to command. Break stuff, collect loot, fight enemies, build new paths, and more!
Explore
A unique and sequestered world rich with centuries full of lore. Woods, caves, coastline, ancient shrines... The Deep Woods is full of puzzles to be solved and secrets waiting to be uncovered.
Collect & Craft
Gather rare resources like magical crystals, scrap, electrical components and more to build new structures, items, and upgrades!
Battle
Take on precarious wildlife and supernatural foes with the unique abilities of your Spriteling swarm and your trusty vacuum, the Gustbuster!
Nightfall
"The dark is bad!" - A common saying among the denizens of the Deep Woods, and for good reason. Malevolent beings lurk in the shadows here and you may just find yourself wanting to stay near a campfire light until sunrise.
What Steam players say
Recent verbatim reviews from Steam — separate from playze.io community reviews below.
This game checks all the boxes in what I consider to be an amazing cozy game imo. The art style is very reminiscent of children's book illustrations that I adore so much. The soundtrack is fantastic, I've been listening to it for years before I even played the full game. The story is very simple but that's its charm. in conclusion I love this game so much and I had a blast playing it, I can see myself replaying it in the future^^1 found this helpful
UX's top-notch! The gameplay feels rewarding. The late-game unlockables are perfect for achievement-hunting. Unfortunately, the story loses its way after a strong start.1 found this helpful
Great game for children and adults alike. The sound shift towards the night gave a nice chill.1 found this helpful
good story, art and simple mechanics. Not the most polished coding.1 found this helpful
Chill game, not hard, but not outright easy either. Basically a whimsical Pikmin clone, but I liked the clone better than the original, very fun. The game eventually gives you an upgrade for the map so you can see where all the treasures are. Very appreciated.1 found this helpful
Very chill. Nice art work. Good simple game with a deep story. Worth it! I actually wish the game didn't end so soon but there are some clues the there may potentially be a part 2.1 found this helpful
