Tin Hearts Review

Tin Hearts is a puzzle adventure game created by some of the former developers of the Fable series. Although this point is mentioned in the game’s advertisements, you will not see a complex role-playing game. The only thing Tin Hearts has in common with Fable is the Victorian-like era in which both games take place. Don’t be sad about this because the game is very entertaining and can satisfy at least puzzle fans.

Tin Hearts is actually a virtual reality game. For this reason, its user interface and controls fit the same model of games and this makes messing with it difficult. From walking in the environment to selecting and moving objects, everything is slow and somewhat complicated. These cause the gameplay to be accompanied by unnecessary challenges. Even doing things like creating a save profile is difficult because of immersive sim issues. Overall, it will take some time to get used to the game’s user experience. At least on the Switch console on which we experienced the game.

As mentioned, the game wants to be an immersive experience. That is, it uses anything to make the audience feel that he is in the game world. The game has been largely successful in this regard. With all the problems that were mentioned and the late start of the story, there is still a beautiful setting to see. You just have to at least complete one-third of the game to find it!

Tin Hearts has around 50 levels, which are not exhausting at all. In each one, you have to guide a series of mechanical toy soldiers to get from point A to point B. The more you advance in the game, the more complicated paths and new mechanisms to play with. Elements like speeding up time or turning it back will also help you to make up for your mistakes. The environmental conditions stand in the way of your toy soldiers, but if you clear the way, each stage ends quickly. Of course, in addition to logical problem solving, the game provides you with hints, so you can solve the puzzles more or less by trial and error. Overall, the gameplay is neither too hard nor too easy. There has been no shortage of similar games. But this game has its own charm.

Tin Hearts is artistically impressive. The visuals are technically acceptable for an independent game, especially on Nintendo Switch, but the most important thing is its art. The game takes place in a world of Victorian art. You don’t see the outside much, but closed environments and rooms have interesting and varied internal architecture. Plus a piece of nice and moody classical music makes you attach to the game even more. Especially since the focus on the violin makes everything more Victorian.

Tin Hearts is a must-play. A title that is not relaxing but not thrilling too. It challenges both your mind and your heart. The game compensates for the difficult approach of a puzzle game with its warm atmosphere. The only obstacle to playing the game is its 30 dollars price tag. It’s at least 5 dollars more than the usual price for an indie game. You can even buy discounted AAA games with this money. Maybe it’s better to wait a little to get Tin Hearts at a discount, it depends on your budget.

The review code was provided by the publisher