- Heartbeats Official Release! - 3 March 2025
You can now face your Heart in the full experience! After the latest adjustments, we can finally say that the development is complete! All that's left now is to play! Enjoy: 5 unique characters, each with their own goals and skins Every run is different from the last, for a varied experience A constant challenge to stay on top of the global leaderboards Dynamic music and sound that adapt to the flow of the game We’re truly excited to share this news and to bring you the game in its final form! A huge thank you to everyone who supported us and believed in us, giving us the push to reach this point. Thank you so much!! Now... it's time to overcome the anxiety!
- Heartbeats: Build your Ego! - 11 January 2025
Hi everyone, how’s it going? The year has just begun, and we’re thrilled to share a brand-new early access update with you! We’ve taken our time with this release, but here we are. We’re officially introducing a new character: Ego. Ego’s concept revolves around power and cycles. While shooting, Ego becomes slower but gains power. Use their ability to release the power you’ve gathered for devastating effects. Sounds exciting, right? Don’t wait, try Ego now! Gameplay and Features Updates New Character: Ego! Unlocking Valor and Kai is now easier. Added new spawn symbols for better clarity. Enjoy an alternative soundtrack during key moments in the game. It’s been an incredible three months of updates! Your feedback means a lot to us, don’t hesitate to reach out with your thoughts or questions. Thank you for being part of this journey! 🎮
- Heartbeats: You're looking good! - 30 November 2024
Thanks for your patience, here's the new early access update for Heartbeats! In this one, we've introduces tons of feedbacks, graphics updates and inner weapon balancing. It's big, so let's dive in! Gameplay and Features Updates! Effects The on-screen multiplier now bounces to the beat and changes color based on the BPM threshold. Scores displayed on screen now grow in size proportionally to the score earned. Spawns now fill radially from the center of the screen instead of bottom-up. A new mechanic introduced in the last update allows you to earn an extra life or score at the end of Nightmare mode. This now includes clear on-screen feedback when it happens. Characters The Harmony ability is now more precise and reliable. The spread between the bullets is much less random. Kai can now shoot up to four bullets, with an increased shooting rate and extended range. The Valor ability has bee…
- Heartbeats: Keep Breathing! - 14 November 2024
Hello! Finally here’s the first early access update for Heartbeats! In this update, we’ve implemented much of the feedback you shared with us on Discord and at Lucca Comics. You’ve been a big part of shaping these updates, are you excited? Nightmare Mode Tweaks: You no longer lose life in Nightmares, and you actually gain a life if you take down the Nightmare! Localization: Heartbeats is now available in Chinese and Portuguese! Special thanks to prindaisynha ! Gameplay and Feature Updates! - Updated tutorial for improved clarity - Fixed a bug with BPM in credits - Fixed an issue with stage selection - Resolved a bug with Killchain progression - Added gamepad analog navigation for character selection and leaderboard - Improved Leaderboard selection for global and friends categories - In the boss fight’s 4th phase, veins now spawn correctly as Traumas - Adjusted spawn size for pointing ha…
- Hotfix Localization - 28 October 2024
We've fixed a small bug affecting locale selection on startup for localization. Sorry for the inconvenience!
- EARLY ACCESS is OUT NOW! - 28 October 2024
Heartbeats is now available in Early Access! Dive into your inner thoughts and face yourself in this anxiety-inducing twin-stick shooter. Your chest is pounding... will you resist the panic?
- Lucca Comics and Games 2024! - 25 October 2024
We'll have exclusive content and more to share, and we're beyond excited to meet you face-to-face to talk about the game! We can’t wait to see you there!
- Heartbeats at Steam Next Fest! - 14 October 2024
Join us at Steam Next Fest to experience Heartbeats! Dive into our game with a free demo that explores themes of panic attacks, anxiety, and resilience. Test your limits in this anxiety-inducing twin-stick shooter and prove that you are the most resilient person in the world 👁️ Will you be able to resist?
- Early Access from October 28th! - 9 October 2024
We’re thrilled to share some big news from our studio! Heartbeats will officially be available in Early Access from October 28th! Steam Next Fest and new Gameplay Trailer! We will be also present at the Steam Next Fest from October 14th - 21st! Make sure to join in! With this announcement, we’re also dropping a brand-new gameplay trailer! You can find it on the store page of the game! Want to help us? We’re working hard to deliver a great game experience at launch! Other than Wishlisting the game and trying out the Demo, you can help even more by spreading the word to friends who might be interested or by playing the demo together for a fun challenge! Thanks again for being a part of this journey! ❤️
- Heartbeats Demo Update! - 3 October 2024
Welcome back to another weekly update for Heartbeats! This week, we’re excited to announce several major updates to enhance your demo experience. As mentioned on our Discord, this will likely be our last major update for the demo as we focus on bringing even more exciting features. Full changelog below: Quality of Lifes New! Tutorial! It's now clearer what's going on. New! Nightmare Mechanic! From now on, if you lose a life while inside a nightmare, the nightmare will end. New! 40,000 Achievement! Get ready to flex those gaming skills! So buckle up, because we’re shifting into high gear as we race toward the official release!
- Heartbeats Demo Update! - 26 September 2024
Welcome back with this new weekly update! We are cooking hard to deliver the best experience possible and making exciting progress on boss mechanics! In the meantime, we've made a few minor improvements to the demo, especially with the leaderboards. Quality of Life Leaderboard usernames now fit better in both Global and Friends views! Fixed a bug where the last element on a leaderboard page wasn’t showing. Fixed a bug where an additional, empty leaderboard page was being displayed. New Rich Presence in Options, Leaderboard and Inner Weapon selection! Make sure to join our Discord to get more detailed updates!
- Heartbeats Demo Update! - 19 September 2024
Here we are with the weekly update! Here at First Impact Studio, we never stop delivering updates and making space for your ideas to fit into the game. After many, many (did I already say many?) requests, our programmer just unleashed their inner power ( caffeine ) and delivered a complete leaderboard updgrade. You heard right. The game now support not only local scoring but global and friends too. Unleash your inner self and keep your heartbeats high. Full changelog below: Quality of Life New! Killchain break animation! The sound now fit better with the art! New! Leaderboard Revamped! Keep an eye on your friends and climb to the top! Make sure to join our Discord, send your feedback, and first to get early updates!
- Heartbeats Demo Update! - 12 September 2024
Welcome back to the weekly update! We’re always here with fresh news to keep you in the loop! Last week, we launched our "Open Localization Program" to help you introduce new languages based on your needs. It was a huge success! Thanks to Nolan, Heartbeats now has full French support! If you wanna get involved in the program, make sure to join our Discord first! Updates We've done some *bip* *bup* *clank* ("fix" sounds boring) with a full changelog below. Quality of Life New! Full French Localization Support ( Nolan ❤️ ) New! Added an Epilepsy Warning at startup, just to keep everyone safe. New! Bullets now vanish more smoothly during stage transitions and other game moments. New! The Tutorial reset now matches the in-game reset better, so it feels more consistent. Fixes UI Prompts are now a bit bigger. You don’t have to squint to see them! Fixed a bug with Harmony shooting. Bullets wer…
- Heartbeats Demo Update! - 4 September 2024
This week has been intense! Last week, we released the demo, and you provided us with tons of helpful feedback that will significantly aid in the development of the game. By the way, if you haven't done so yet, hop on our Discord and let us know your thoughts about the demo! We've fixed some bugs and made adjustments to create a smoother, more accessible experience while keeping your heart engaged. For additional details, please check out the full changelog below. Updates Fixes Fixed a bug that prevented the game from continuing after pressing "retry" following the tutorial. Quality of Life You can now exit the tutorial at any time, so if you accidentally enter it, you're no longer stuck watching the whole sequence. The timing of the tutorial sequence has been shortened, making it more responsive and less frustrating. Accessibility Added a slider to adjust the game's master volume. But…
- DEMO IS OUT! - 29 August 2024
In Heartbeats you can take revenge on anxiety. Try to beat the Demo of this anxiety-inducing twin-stick shooter and show the world how resilient you are. Train yourself to be able to take out your Heart when the time comes... https://store.steampowered.com/app/2966430/Heartbeats/
