The Black Heart

Buy96%

Very Positive · 343 player reviews · Low confidence

Reviews look positive, but there are only a few so far.

Steam Deck Verified
  • Windows

Andrés Borghi · Combat · Oct 21, 2021

Player review score
96%
Very Positive
Price
$9.99
Playing right now
All-time peak
Not charted

Steam only charts its most-played games, and this one isn’t among them.

Achievements
0
total to unlock
Steam does not publish achievement rarity.
Languages
3
Full audio0 of 3
Subtitles3 of 3

Should I buy The Black Heart?

Buy it if you like
  • Story: 30 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Gameplay: 19 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Characters: 16 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Difficulty: 5 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Multiplayer: 4 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Interface: 3 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 343 player reviews · updated

What players think

The recurring themes across 136 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
60% of themes are praise10% are divided30% are complaints
Story
Players who bring up Story mostly praise it.
30 of 136 sampled reviews raised it
Also the story could definitely be described as edgy-it's not overboard but its certainly noticeable-this was actually a positive for me and I enjoyed it alot, but it could definitely be a turn off for some.
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
19 of 136 sampled reviews raised it
Every fighter offers a different playstyle, encouraging players to experiment with the roster to find their preferred approach.
Characters
Players who bring up Characters mostly praise it.
16 of 136 sampled reviews raised it
Each character plays extremely different than the rest, enough to justify the small roster.
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
9 of 136 sampled reviews raised it
The thing that drew my attention to the game in the first place were the visuals, I've never seen any other fighting game with an explicit "horror" style and I can say this certainly pulls it off.
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
8 of 136 sampled reviews raised it
Sound effects provide weight to each strike, helping combat feel satisfying from start to finish.
Combat
Players who bring up Combat mostly praise it.
4 of 136 sampled reviews raised it
streamlined combat system with relative combo freedom and easy-ish motions (quarter circle, dragon punch at most);

Theme by theme

Scored on what reviews say about each topic, not the thumbs.

Players love
Story30 reviews
Gameplay19 reviews
Characters16 reviews
Graphics9 reviews
Audio8 reviews
Combat4 reviews
Divided opinion
Co-op
75% still recommend
Players complain
Difficulty
100% still recommend
Multiplayer
100% still recommend
Interface
100% still recommend

What you get

Can you play it alone, does a controller work, does it run on your machine.

Play modes

  • Co-op
  • Multi-player
  • PvP
  • Shared/Split Screen
  • Shared/Split Screen Co-op
  • Shared/Split Screen PvP
  • Single-player

Controller

  • Full controller support

Store features

  • Family Sharing
  • Remote Play Together
  • Steam Trading Cards

Platforms

  • Windows

Valve device support

Steam DeckVerified
SteamOSPlayable
Steam MachineVerified

Should I buy it now?

Based on Steam price history.

Prices have been lower
$9.99

The lowest we've tracked is $3.99.

7 points recordedtoday · $9.99

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