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Heartbound

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App ID 567380
App Type Game
Developer
Publisher Pirate Software
Franchise Pirate Software
Supported Systems Windows Linux
Technologies GameMaker Engine
Last Changenumber 31675655
Last Record Update 15 October 2025 – 03:06:21 UTC ()
Release Date 25 December 2018 – 02:42:00 UTC ()
😐 56.74%
3k reviews
0
In-Game
🗺️ Adventure 🎲 RPG 📚 Story Rich 👾 Pixel Graphics 🐤 Early Access

Heartbound is a non-traditional role-playing game about a boy, his dog, secrets, and sanity.

Additional Information

Developer Pirate Software
metacritic_name Heartbound
controller_support full
community_visible_stats Yes
ReleaseState released
Publisher Pirate Software
eulas
0 ↴
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nameHeartbound EULA
urlhttps://store.steampowered.com//eula/567380_eula_0
Store Release Date 25 December 2018 – 02:42:37 UTC ()
osarch 64
community_hub_visible Yes
Social Media https://discord.gg/piratesoftware
https://www.twitch.tv/piratesoftware
https://x.com/PirateSoftware
https://www.youtube.com/piratesoftware/
Primary Genre RPG (3)
Store Genres Action (1), Adventure (25), Indie (23), RPG (3), Early Access (70)
Steam Release Date 25 December 2018 – 02:42:00 UTC ()
Store Asset Modification Time 15 July 2025 – 20:53:22 UTC () (1752612802)
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review_score 5
review_percentage 57
Detected Technologies (?) GameMaker Engine
Steam Deck Compatibility
  • Steam Deck:
  • All functionality is accessible when using the default controller configuration
  • This game shows Steam Deck controller icons
  • In-game interface text is legible on Steam Deck
  • This game's default graphics configuration performs well on Steam Deck
  • Note: This game does not default to external Bluetooth/USB controllers on Deck, and may require manually switching the active controller via the Quick Access Menu
  •  
  • SteamOS:
  • This game runs successfully on SteamOS
  • Note: This game does not default to external Bluetooth/USB controllers on SteamOS, and may require manually switching the active controller via the Quick Access Menu
  •  
  • category: Verified
  • steamos_compatibility: Compatible
  • test_timestamp: 13 September 2023 – 00:00:00 UTC
  • tested_build_id: 12105439
  • configuration:
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    requires_non_controller_launcher_nav0
    primary_player_is_controller_slot_01
    non_deck_display_glyphs0
    small_text0
    requires_internet_for_setup0
    requires_internet_for_singleplayer0
    recommended_runtimenative
    requires_h2640
    requires_voice_files0
    gamescope_frame_limiter_not_supported1
    hdr_support0
controllertagwizard Yes
Early Access Release Date 25 December 2018 – 00:00:00 UTC ()
First seen on SteamDB 15 December 2016 – 20:58:15 UTC (), in changelist #2543583

Supported Languages

6 Languages Interface Full Audio Subtitles
English Yes Yes
Portuguese - Brazil Yes Yes
French Yes Yes
Russian Yes Yes
Spanish - Latin America Yes Yes
Japanese Yes Yes

Tags

🗺️ Adventure 🎲 RPG 📚 Story Rich 🌱 Indie 👾 Pixel Graphics 🐤 Early Access 🏽 2D 🧞 Choices Matter 👤 Singleplayer 🕴 Psychological Horror 🧩 Puzzle 🚶 Walking Simulator 😱 Horror 😃 Funny 🌫 Atmospheric 🎶 Great Soundtrack 💥 Action 🌸 Anime 🤡 Comedy 🧸 Cute

Categories

Single-player Steam Achievements Steam Trading Cards Family Sharing Early Access

Hardware Categories

Full Controller Support DualShock Controllers (USB Only) DualShock Controllers DualSense Controllers (USB Only) DualSense Controllers

Assets

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timestamp15 July 2025 – 20:53:29 UTC
Trailers
100240 ↴
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Depots

ID Configuration Size DL.
228989 Windows Shared InstallDepot from 228980VC 2022 Redist No size
228990 Windows Shared InstallDepot from 228980DirectX Jun 2010 Redist No size
567381 Windows Heartbound - Windows 384.27 MiB 307.16 MiB
567383 Linux Heartbound - Linux 387.59 MiB 307.44 MiB

Total size on disk is 771.86 MiB and total download size is 614.60 MiB.

Total size on disk is 384.27 MiB and total download size is 307.16 MiB, when filtered to Windows, English, no DLC depots.

Branches

Name Description Build ID Time Updated
public 20181947 30 September 2025 – 01:34:09 UTC

Other

Name Value
baselanguages English, French, Spanish - Spain, Russian, Portuguese - Brazil
hasdepotsindlc 0
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