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Mature content
Casual · Black Heart Games LLC

Messy Hearts

Messy Hearts
Mature content
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Positive · 91% of 11
DeveloperBlack Heart Games LLC
GenreCasual
ControllerFull
Chip's verdict · US updated 28 days ago
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Player reviews 91% positive of 11
Quality score 91/100 · small sample

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About this game

What this game is, in the developer's words

Messy Hearts is a pixel-art visual novel about a complicated coworker friendship. Through journal-style narration, Florence unpacks romance, trauma, and some messy boundaries in a deeply personal story of mental health and heartbreak.

In this retro-inspired, pixel art, cozy visual novel, a workplace friendship begins to unravel.

Welcome to VOLUME 1 of Messy Hearts

Follow two coworkers as their connection deepens, blurs, and ultimately breaks. Set during a painful chapter of life, Messy Hearts explores mental health, trauma, blurry boundaries, and the complicated ways people can hurt each other.

A Messy Life in a VN

You play as Florence, a game dev, parent, and lonely person trying to stay afloat in a life that is full to the brim with stress and vulnerability.

When a married coworker suddenly offers unexpected friendship, Florence finds comfort in their growing connection. Their friendship slowly twists into something painful and disorienting, and a slow-motion collision unfolds that they both pretend not to see coming.

This is an all-too-common story, told through fictional characters, and inspired by painful relationships.

How to Play

Messy Hearts is a single-player narrative with a select few choices along the way. Do we exercise control while life is being a whirlwind, or do we lean into the chaos and suffer the emotional consequences? Either way, this timeline is a doozy. 

Told in a comic book-style format with pixel art, the game invites players to click through Florence’s memories and conversations like pages of a journal or a back-and-forth thread.

Collect characters and journal entries, and stop and see the sights in this slice-of-life story inspired by real events.

Florence's world awaits. Grab a blanket and a hot beverage of choice for this cozy, nostalgic retro game. Dive into a chaotic little life and learn a cautionary tale along the way: trust must be earned.

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Steam reviews Positive · 91%
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ControllerFull
Requirements
System requirements platform
Minimum
Minimum:
  • Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
  • OS *: Windows 7 SP1+
  • Processor: 1.2 GHz processor
  • Memory: 2 GB RAM
  • Graphics: Integrated graphics (e.g. Intel HD Graphics 4000 or later)
  • DirectX: Version 10
  • Storage: 300 MB available space
  • Sound Card: Any
  • Additional Notes: Runs on most modern systems — very lightweight.
Recommended
Recommended:
  • Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
Minimum
Minimum:
  • OS: macOS 10.13 High Sierra+
  • Processor: Apple M1 or Intel Core M
  • Memory: 2 GB RAM
  • Graphics: Integrated graphics (Intel HD Graphics 4000 or later)
  • Storage: 300 MB available space
  • Sound Card: Any
  • Additional Notes: Runs on most modern systems — very lightweight.
Recommended
Recommended:
    Minimum
    Minimum:
    • OS: Ubuntu 18.04+ or equivalent
    • Processor: 2.0 GHz Dual Core or better
    • Memory: 2 GB RAM
    • Graphics: OpenGL 3.2 compatible GPU (Intel HD 4000 or better)
    • Storage: 300 MB available space
    • Sound Card: Any
    • Additional Notes: Should work on most modern 64-bit Linux systems.
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      DeveloperBlack Heart Games LLC
      PublisherBlack Heart Games LLC
      ModesSingle-player
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