Particle Hearts

I got the platinum trophy on the PS5 and now am working on all achievements on Steam. You can tell a lot of love and care went into this game and there was a lot of passion behind it. The visual style is beautiful, the world is fun to explore, the music is amazing, and the story is mysterious and compelling. Make sure you get all the chimes in each level to really get all you can out of the story. Highly recommended!

Primarily played on PS5 at launch but picked up again on Steam to have ready for Steam Deck. Steam Next Demo ran perfectly on Steam Deck which is where I'll play the Steam version on. Beautiful game with a good soundtrack, enjoyable puzzling platforming style game that wears its Team ICO inspiration well. Game had more platforming than I was anticipated which was very welcoming to me as I love me some good platforming. Very nicely told story that makes good use of collectibles to help augment the proceedings (plus they are well placed so they aren't a laborious treasure hunt every level. Very much enjoyed my time with it on PS5 (got Platinum trophy in around 8 hours according to PSN) and will replay on Steam Deck. I recommend as its both a gorgeous game but also plays well, runs well and is just a nice time. Edit Update (8/28): Just wanted to quick update after playing first level on Steam Deck. It ran perfectly just as the Steam Next Fest demo did. Had the 2nd level of stats ...

Rarely ever write reviews but felt this warranted one. This game was beautiful and had me all in my feels. Game shifts from charming to sad to haunting. Puzzles are well done and the art direction for the game is really unique. It's a short but sweet experience. I finished at 6.6 hours, but it's one of those games that just grabbed me.

A very gorgeous game that really shows that particle effects can be used for a lot more than just making combat look more exciting. The game is really good at implying the mystery of things early on, and the puzzles are a good means of teaching more about the mechanics and how they can interact. The music is also good enough that I hope the soundtrack goes up for sale at some point. I expect to come back later to go after any wind chimes I miss in my first playthrough.

A SUPER good game made only by four people. The gameplay, music, and art are all really impressive.

Not a bad little game. Art is beautiful matched with an equally beautiful soundtrack. I didn't find the puzzles very difficult but I liked the execution of them. Puzzles included some platforming, memorization, and timing with some incorporation of skills you acquire through the story, reminiscent of Breath of the Wild or Fenyx Rising puzzle dungeons. Story was pretty bare bones but had a few thought provoking moments. I would recommend to someone that likes walking sims, light puzzles, good music, and nice environments to look at.

A beautiful indie game and a breath of fresh air in the realm of copy-cat always-online multiplayer slop. Looking forward to discovering all of the chimes scattered throughout the gorgeous levels. Amazing musical score also. Kudos to the game designer/developer! Playing on Silicon Mac and everything runs butter smooooth.