Fit check
Is Tin Hearts worth it for you?
We tell you who should skip it, too.
Play it if you…
Good fit- Puzzle-adventure players who want a story-led experience rather than combat-focused action
- Players who enjoy guiding groups through environmental challenges and experimenting with routes
- Virtual reality players seeking a dedicated version with direct interaction and exploration
Skip it if you…
Saves you a refund- Players seeking fast action, combat systems, or open-ended movement may find the puzzle-led structure restrictive
- Players looking for short, simple challenges may not enjoy a campaign built around more than 50 evolving puzzles
- Players who do not want a narrative centered on family, memory, and emotional loss may find its story focus unsuitable
Our take on Tin Hearts
The relaxed tone and readily available hints frame Tin Hearts as gentle puzzle play, but its four-act structure and evolving set of more than 50 puzzles point to a substantial narrative campaign rather than a small collection of simple diversions.
What is Tin Hearts?
Guide a troop of tin soldiers through more than 50 puzzles set across four acts in a Victorian home.
Arrange routes with inventions such as toy cannons, trampoline drums, balloon machines, and a power glove, while directing soldiers toward their destination. A controllable Mr Soldier can leave formation to scout areas and uncover additional details. Time controls let players pause, rewind, and fast-forward actions, and hints are available during puzzle solving. The story follows inventor Albert J. Butterworth through memories, photographs, and handwritten letters, exploring family, love, compromise, and the Guild of Toy Makers. Soldiers can bounce, glide, and soar through locations including a garden and basement. A separate version is built for virtual reality platforms.
How Tin Hearts plays
- 01Time Manipulation
- Pause, reverse, or accelerate events to inspect results and alter puzzle outcomes.
- 02Toy Inventions
- Use devices including cannons, drum trampolines, balloon machines, and a power glove to create routes.
- 03Independent Soldier
- Control Mr Soldier separately from the troop to scout locations and find additional discoveries.
- 04Four-Act Story
- Uncover Albert J. Butterworth’s history through memories, photographs, and handwritten correspondence.
- 05Virtual Reality Version
- The VR edition supports direct interaction with mechanics and closer inspection of the environments and toys.
Tin Hearts compared to similar games
Tin Hearts uses toy soldiers, inventions, time controls, and narrative exploration to structure its puzzles, while Jusant centers on climbing tools, stamina management, and route-finding up a tower. Both combine environmental puzzles with exploration, but their core interactions differ: Tin Hearts redirects moving units, whereas Jusant focuses on climbing and discovering paths.
Tin Hearts: platforms & release
Is Tin Hearts worth it?
It is worth it if: puzzle-adventure players who want a story-led experience rather than combat-focused action. Skip it if: players seeking fast action, combat systems, or open-ended movement may find the puzzle-led structure restrictive.
Where can I download Tin Hearts?
Use the Download Now button on this page: it opens Tin Hearts's store page, where you can choose how to get it.
What platforms is Tin Hearts on?
Windows only.
