Full game metadata
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Steam app type | game |
| Steam App ID | 4247380 |
| Live current players | 0 |
| SteamPulse tracked peak | 1 |
| Live count (today's peak floor) | 0 |
| Price | $1.99 |
| Free to play | No |
| Discount | 0% |
| Original price USD | $1.99 |
| Current price USD | $1.99 |
| Release date | Jan 16, 2026 |
| Developer | Goblin Catapult Studio |
| Publisher | Goblin Catapult Studio |
| Owners estimated | Not available |
| SteamSpy owner estimate minimum | Not available |
| SteamSpy owner estimate maximum | Not available |
| Review type | 4 user reviews |
| Positive review percent | 100% |
| Positive reviews | 4 |
| Negative reviews | 0 |
| Total reviews | 4 |
| Steam recommendations | Not available |
| Achievements | 13 |
| Average playtime forever | Not available |
| Windows support | Yes |
| macOS support | No |
| Linux support | No |
| Parent game | Not available |
| Store URL | https://store.steampowered.com/app/4247380/ |
Short description
A silly-but-violent 2D boss rush where a laser-shooting eyeball battles deranged cartoon monsters in bullet-hell chaos. Time your special attacks, recover mid-fight, and survive gory slapstick deaths again and again.
About this game
HearthWound is a hand-crafted 2D bullet-hell boss rush where every fight is a focused test of timing, pattern mastery, and precision dodging, built by two friends who love designing challenging, expressive boss encounters. No grinding. No filler. Just you, a wandering eye, and a series of handcrafted battles that reward patience, skill, and stubborn determination. If you enjoy learning attack patterns, squeezing through pixel-tight dodges, and improving one attempt at a time, HearthWound delivers that satisfying “one more try” feeling in its purest form. 🎥 Gameplay Preview These GIFs show the core of HearthWound: readable patterns, clean telegraphs, tight dodges, and expressive boss design. 🎯 What Makes HearthWound Unique 🩸 Handcrafted Multi-Phase Boss Fights Every boss is manually designed with unique mechanics, clear telegraphs, and escalating pressure phases. No randomness — every pattern is intentional, learnable, and challenging. ⚔️ Bullet-Hell Meets Soulslike Precision Fast projectiles, tight iframe dodges, punish windows, and high-stakes duels define the combat. Your success comes from reading patterns and reacting with precision, not grinding stats. 🔥 Special Attacks & Life Recovery Your main laser handles constant pressure, but your right-click Special Attack opens burst windows and counterplay moments. Use Life Gain (R) mid-fight — if you dare. Healing creates openings but exposes you to risk. 🎮 Crisp Readability & Fair Challenge Clear visuals, distinct rhythms, and intentional pacing help you survive even when the arena overflows with bullets. If you take a hit, you’ll know exactly why — and how to avoid it next time. 💛 Made by a Tiny Team with Big Passion HearthWound is built by two indie developers who grew up loving boss fights. Every pattern, sound, and visual cue is crafted with attention and heart. 🧪 Early Development Roadmap We’re actively working on: new bosses with unique mechanics more arenas and pressure phases improved telegraphs and visual clarity better dodging, hitboxes, and i-frames additional movement and combat options Your feedback directly shapes HearthWound’s direction — thank you for being part of the jour…
Supported languages
English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Arabic, Simplified Chinese, Portuguese - Brazil, Bulgarian, Danish, Indonesian, Dutch, Finnish, Traditional Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Spanish - Latin America, Polish, Hungarian, Norwegian, Portuguese - Portugal, Romanian, Russian, Thai, Turkish, Ukrainian, Vietnamese, Greek, Czech, Swedish, Afrikaans, Amharic, Albanian, Assamese, Azerbaijani, Bangla, Basque, Belarusian, Bosnian, Dari, Armenian, Estonian, Persian, Filipino, Welsh, Galician, Gujarati, Georgian, Hausa, Hindi, Croatian, Kannada, Catalan, Kazakh, Quechua, K'iche', Khmer, Konkani, Kyrgyz, Latvian, Lithuanian, Luxembourgish, Macedonian, Malayalam, Malay, Maltese, Maori, Marathi, Mongolian, Nepali, Odia, Punjabi (Gurmukhi), Punjabi (Shahmukhi), Kinyarwanda, Sinhala, Sindhi, Slovak, Slovenian, Sorani, Sotho, Swahili, Serbian, Tajik, Tamil, Tatar, Telugu, Tigrinya, Tswana, Turkmen, Urdu, Uyghur, Valencian, Wolof, Xhosa, Yoruba, Zulu, Cherokee, Uzbek, Hebrew, Igbo, Irish, Scots, Icelandic