At its core, Heartbound is a charming indie game about a boy and his dog. It takes place from a top-down perspective, just like the old-school 16-bit style roleplaying games that inspired it.

Streamer and developer Jason Thor "PirateSoftware" Hall is a long-standing figure in the gaming industry with experience at studios, including Blizzard Entertainment. In the 2024 Streamer Awards, he ...

Marcus Estrada is a Contributor from USA writing for the Digital Publication Hardcore Gamer. His favorite genres include horror, visual novel, rhythm and platformer. When it comes to many indie RPGs, ...

At first glance, Heartbound looks like a nostalgia trip. Its Steam page describes it as a “non-traditional RPG,” with hand-drawn pixel-art graphics and a jazzy, catchy chiptune soundtrack, in the ...

The developer of RPG Heartbound has a deep love of secrets and crypto puzzles, and as such has hidden information and things within every single thing created in regards to the game. From public ...

Leif Conti-Groome is a staff writer at DualShockers who mainly focuses on indie games and crowdfunding campaigns. He was a contributor to the niche game podcast Total Control and he frequently lends ...

Pirate Software's claim that Heartbound can run on a smart fridge has been scrutinized. The game isn't natively running on the fridge's hardware. Instead, it's mirrored from another device, like a ...

Lou Contaldi specializes in both reviews and the business behind gaming. He began writing about tech and video games while getting his Juris Doctor at Hofstra University School of Law. He is maybe the ...