Heavy Hearts is a gripping narrative-driven RPG set in a brutal post-apocalyptic world where humans teeter on the brink of extinction. You play as Luccia, one of the last surviving humans, navigating a landscape dominated by Orcs, Lycans, Drakes, and other creatures who hunt your kind for slave labor or pleasure. Your mission is to uncover the truth behind humanity's downfall, prevent its total extinction, and ensure its future by any means necessary—including repopulation, which may involve mixed-species offspring. Your choices shape this dark journey of survival and rebirth.
A Rich Post-Apocalyptic World and Story
1. The game unfolds in a meticulously crafted world where humans are a rare and hunted resource, forcing you to explore dangerous territories ruled by powerful factions like the Orcs, Lycans, and Draques, each with unique cultures and motivations for capturing humans
2. Luccia's primary goal is to investigate the mysterious events that led to humanity's near-extinction, a quest that involves uncovering ancient secrets, navigating political intrigue between creature clans, and making moral choices that influence the world's fate
3. Beyond survival, a key narrative pillar is the ambitious goal to repopulate the human race, with the game exploring themes of legacy and renewal through relationships that can lead to offspring, including unique mixed-species children who may inherit special traits
Deep Gameplay Mechanics and Systems
1. Gameplay combines exploration, strategic dialogue choices, and a flexible combat system that allows you to approach encounters through stealth, diplomacy, or tactical force, depending on your skills and the factions you encounter
2. A central mechanic involves managing Luccia's health, stamina, and morale, where building shelters and forming alliances are crucial for long-term survival and unlocking new story branches and abilities
3. The game features a dynamic relationship system where your interactions with other characters—whether human survivors or potential allies among the creature clans—significantly impact the story's direction, available resources, and even the genetic diversity of the new generation
Character Progression and Customization
1. Luccia evolves based on your playstyle, with skill trees dedicated to combat proficiency, survival instincts, social persuasion, and biological knowledge, the latter directly influencing the repopulation project's success and the traits of offspring
2. Your choices in partners and how you raise the next generation introduce a unique "Legacy" system, where the attributes and loyalties of the children can open up new gameplay options and story resolutions in the game's later stages
3. The game offers extensive customization for your base of operations, which serves not only as a safe haven but also as a developing community whose growth reflects your progress in securing a future for humanity
Unique Content and Replayability
1. Heavy Hearts stands out with its mature handling of themes like extinction, consent, and species integration, presenting a thought-provoking narrative that goes beyond typical post-apocalyptic settings
2. With multiple major factions to ally with or oppose, and numerous endings determined by your key decisions regarding survival, relationships, and repopulation, the game encourages multiple playthroughs to experience all possible outcomes
3. The inclusion of a detailed "Genealogy" chart tracks the descendants you help create, making each playthrough personally unique and adding a profound layer of consequence to your role as the potential savior of a species
