Heartfall — A Tale in Three Lives ▶ Trailer
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CasualIndieRPGFree To PlayVisual NovelStory RichChoices MatterMultiple EndingsFantasy

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Game description

From making new friends — or enemies — to exploring this island for secrets, how will your story end? Play as Grian in this visual-novel RPG and encounter new, shocking twists that you wouldn’t expect!

Basic info

DeveloperKazehita
PublisherKazehita
PlatformsWindows · macOS · Linux
Release dateOct 15, 2026
Price

Minimum specs

OSWindows 10
ProcessorAMD Athlon Silver 7120U/10; Intel Processor N100
Memory6 GB
GraphicsAMD Radeon 610M; Intel Graphics UHD 630/ 24EU; Nvidia GeForce 110MX
Storage3 GB
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Review Analysis Score

Based on 263 reviews from the past 1 year

94.2/ 100
Top 5%

Steam rating: Very Positive (99%)

Review analysis summary (Reviewed Oct 31, 2026)

Fans of this free story game, told across three lives with many routes and endings, rate it 94.2, top 5% of games we analyzed.

👍 Strengths

78 reviews praise the visuals, calling the art style, character designs and background art wonderfully made. Visuals & Sound ranks 11th of 1249. 64 say the writing is genuinely great, with world building that is engaging to follow, and Story & World ranks 9th of 1096. 50 say they are loving it and having fun, and some joke that they now spend all their free time on it. Others mention stunning music, cute maps and the pull of chasing every ending.

👎 Where it falls short

Complaints are few. 20 reviews report bugs, such as softlocks, character pathing issues and occasional crashes, though several still call the game worth it. Tech & Support ranks 563rd of 1399. 5 mention clunky controls, such as skipping dialogue by accident with the space key and wanting a dialogue log. 3 feel the story is linear and railroady, with choices that carry little weight, and a few note there is little gameplay beyond point and click. Gameplay ranks 218th of 1396.

Representative reviews Original reviews ↗

“beautiful art style, character design and background art wonderfully made” · 78 reviews
“writing is genuinely great and world building engaging to see” · 64 reviews
“absolutely loving it, spending all free time on it” · 50 reviews

How it holds up

−50+5

Controls, difficulty, progression and depth
Mentioned in 20% of reviews · Top 20% of the games we've analyzed

Strategy +3.95 · Depth of builds, tactics, and meaningful choices
Positive “meaningful choices create varied storylines and alliances beyond source material” · 3 reviews

Progression 2% · Difficulty 0% · Onboarding 5% · Freedom 6% · Controls & feel 3%

Plot, characters and the world
Mentioned in 67% of reviews · Top 1% of the games we've analyzed

Story +4.45 · Plot, quests, writing, and the ending
Positive “writing is genuinely great and world building engaging to see” · 64 reviews
Negative “one storyline sent through grief and confusion” · 2 reviews

Characters 22% · World 14%

How much there is to do, variety and replay value
Mentioned in 36% of reviews · Top 5% of the games we've analyzed

Replayability +4.16 · Reasons to play again — runs, randomness, New Game+
Positive “multiple endings provide strong replayability value” · 18 reviews

Volume 13% · Variety 3%

Graphics, art style, music and sound
Mentioned in 58% of reviews · Top 1% of the games we've analyzed

Visuals +4.59 · Graphics, art style, and animation
Positive “beautiful art style, character design and background art wonderfully made” · 78 reviews

Audio 24%

Playing with others, the community and servers

Not enough data — only 5% of reviews mention this.

Playing together +4.67 · Fun of playing with friends, teammates, or rivals

Community 2% · Servers & Connection 0%

Pricing, cheaters, balance and matchmaking
Mentioned in 5% of reviews · Top 10% of the games we've analyzed

Pricing +0.27 · Whether the price, DLC and microtransactions are reasonable, and how much paying gives you an edge
Positive “it's free with amazing music and artwork” · 2 reviews

Anti-cheat 0% · Balance 0% · Matchmaking 0%

Bugs, performance and developer support
Mentioned in 13% of reviews · Top 50% of the games we've analyzed

Stability -0.13 · Crashes, freezes, save loss, and game-breaking bugs
Negative “numerous bugs including softlocks and character pathing issues” · 20 reviews

Performance 2% · Developer support 1%

Grey means too few reviews mention it to trust. — means almost no reviews mention it.

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