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The HeartBeat

98% positive of 109 Steam reviews

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Released
2020
Steam Deck
Not tested
Platforms
Steam

Made by 猫柚工作室.

About the game

The Heartbeat is a lightweight political simulation game that incorporates rhythmic, text-oriented options. All the player has to do in the game is keep himself and the city alive as much as possible.

Tagged by players

  • Rhythm
  • Word Game
  • Cyberpunk
  • Experimental
  • Political Sim
  • Text-Based
  • Time Management
  • Visual Novel
  • Immersive Sim
  • Incremental
  • Multiple Endings
  • Cats

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What players say

  • Recommended
    Overall a pretty interesting game. It's not very long, but it's priced accordingly. You can finish the game in five minutes if you only play it once, as each playthrough is only five minutes long before your heart gives out. But you are intended to playthrough multiple times and choose your decisions according to what you would see as leading to the best outcome for the city. If you don't like stress I wouldn't…

    41 min played when written. 55 found it helpful.

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  • Recommended
    Despite being a really short game, I like this one. Your artificial heart gives you just enough time to answer your secretary's questions before it gives out, and depending on your answers, you can get a handful of different endings that either save or doom your city. The main goal is to stop the Coro- sorry, *Prion* virus from spreading, but you can get some interesting different final results based on your…

    3 h played when written. 11 found it helpful.

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