Could Heartbound Be the Next Undertale?

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. Comparisons to recent indie hits like OneShot and Undertale are obvious, but aren’t actually the chief inspirations for this latest experimental endeavor.

“The biggest inspirations for me were things that I personally went through in my life,” explains Jason Thor Hall, Game Director at Pirate Software, and lead programmer on the project. “Seeing how people deal with trauma and mental issues was a big factor and just learning how to gamify those topics in a way that's relatable but not overbearing. In terms of specific games from a narrative and design perspective, I loved Secret of Evermore, Secret of Mana, Earthbound, and Chrono Trigger.”

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