Heartbound

Honestly, whatever your individual thoughts on the dev himself are, I just can't bring myself to recommend this title. Objectively, the individual aspects of the game are fine, but are used so sparsely that it wastes much of the potential the game has. That's not to mention the fact that development has effectively come to a screeching halt ages ago, with little to no meaningful updates in a long time. I understand that game development is not easy, and writing less so, but I struggle to understand a game that borrows many notes from its inspirations having been in development for nearing 11 years with the last large update having been roughly half of that ago. I remain cautiously optimistic for the eventual release of a final product, but also possess the realistic disposition that with the passage of time that grows increasingly unlikely.

I bought this game over five years ago and almost nothing new has been added since other than constant bug fixes. There is almost no plot and the entire story is undermined by the current final boss. Gameplay unfortunately boils down to a fetch quest :(. No matter your thoughts on the Dev, I do not suggest this game as it is a complete waste of time.

Basically a scam.

Bought this game when the early access dropped like a decade ago. Even if I could find Thor’s personal actions excusable, waiting 10+ years for an indie game is not. Steam was right to mark the EA as abandoned, even now most patches are one line about a language fix. If the game comes out, i wouldnt even recommend picking it up on sale.

Story? What story? Updates? What updates? Combat? What combat? Choices? What choices?

Updates are basically nothing, this game will never come out.

Abandonware. Thor can't code but pretends to. Game will never be finished.