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Is The Black Heart worth it for you?
We tell you who should skip it, too.
Play it if you…
Good fit- Fans of 2D fighting games who want combo-based battles
- Players who enjoy gothic worlds with graphic pixel art
- Fighting-game players interested in a story about competing claims to a source of power
Skip it if you…
Saves you a refund- Players seeking a fighting game with a large roster beyond the six creatures named in the story
- Players who prefer relaxed or nonviolent gameplay rather than cruel versus battles
- Players looking for exploration-led adventure, climbing, or multiplayer shooting
Our take on The Black Heart
The focus on versus fighting gives up the broader exploration and mission variety found in action-adventure games. Its gothic setting, pixelated blood, and tragic music also trade lighter presentation for a darker tone.
What is The Black Heart?
The Black Heart is a versus 2D fighting game set in a gothic parallel dimension.
After the ruler of this world is murdered, a creature called Final tears out the heart that held the power used to create it. Six creatures from both worlds pursue Final, each seeking the heart for personal reasons and the enormous power it is said to contain. The game focuses on versus battles, fluid movement, combos, pixelated blood, unusual illustrated landscapes, and tragic, epic music. Its story combines the hunt for the stolen heart with a wider conflict involving the ruler’s death and the forces behind the parallel world. This release updates the game for modern specifications and includes visual and audio improvements.
How The Black Heart plays
- 01Six-creature conflict
- Creatures from the human world and the parallel dimension pursue Final and the stolen heart for their own purposes.
- 02Combo-based fighting
- Battles use fluid combat and chained attacks in a style associated with classic Capcom fighting games.
- 03Gothic audiovisual style
- The presentation combines pixelated blood, unusual pictorial landscapes, and tragic, epic music.
- 04Story-focused setting
- The plot centers on a murdered ruler, a stolen source of power, and a parallel world.
- 05Updated release
- This edition includes visual and audio improvements intended for modern specifications.
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The Black Heart: platforms & release
Is The Black Heart worth it?
It is worth it if: fans of 2D fighting games who want combo-based battles. Skip it if: players seeking a fighting game with a large roster beyond the six creatures named in the story.
Where can I download The Black Heart?
Use the Download Now button on this page: it opens The Black Heart's store page, where you can choose how to get it.
What platforms is The Black Heart on?
Windows only.
